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Debt and Other Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt and Other Obligations [Abstract]  
Debt and Other Obligations
Debt and Other Obligations
 
Original
Issue Date
 
Contractual
Maturity
Date (d)
 
Outstanding
Balance as of
 March 31, 2014
 
Outstanding
Balance as of
December 31, 2013
 
Stated Interest
Rate as of
March 31, 2014(a)(d)
 
Bank debt - variable rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012 Revolver
Jan. 2012
 
Nov. 2018/Jan. 2019
 
$
368,000

(b) 
$
374,000

 
2.2
%
 
Tranche A Term Loans
Jan. 2012
 
Nov. 2018/Jan. 2019
 
658,359

 
662,500

 
2.2
%
 
Tranche B Term Loans
Jan. 2012
 
Jan. 2019/Jan. 2021
(e) 
2,856,990

(e) 
2,864,150

 
3.3
%
 
Total bank debt
 
 
 
 
3,883,349

 
3,900,650

 
 
 
Securitized debt - fixed rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 2010 Tower Revenue Notes
Jan. 2010
 
2035 - 2040
(c) 
1,900,000

 
1,900,000

 
5.8
%
 
August 2010 Tower Revenue Notes
Aug. 2010
 
2035 - 2040
(c) 
1,550,000

 
1,550,000

 
4.5
%
 
2009 Securitized Notes
July 2009
 
2019/2029
 
175,071

 
179,792

 
7.4
%
 
WCP Securitized Notes
Jan. 2010
 
Nov. 2040
(c) 
279,730

 
286,171

 
5.6
%
 
Total securitized debt
 
 
 
 
3,904,801

 
3,915,963

 
 
 
Bonds - fixed rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.125% Senior Notes
Oct. 2009
 
Nov. 2019
 
498,390

 
498,332

 
7.1
%
 
5.25% Senior Notes
Oct. 2012
 
Jan. 2023
 
1,649,970

 
1,649,970

 
5.3
%
 
2012 Senior Notes
Dec. 2012
 
Dec. 2017/Apr. 2023
 
1,500,000

 
1,500,000

 
3.4
%
 
Total bonds
 
 
 
 
3,648,360

 
3,648,302

 
 
 
Other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital leases and other obligations
Various
 
Various
 
136,816

 
129,585

 
Various

 
Total debt and other obligations
 
 
 
 
11,573,326

 
11,594,500

 
 
 
Less: current maturities and short-term debt and other current obligations
 
 
 
 
105,467

 
103,586

 
 
 
Non-current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations
 
 
 
 
$
11,467,859

 
$
11,490,914

 
 
 
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(a)
Represents the weighted-average stated interest rate.
(b)
As of March 31, 2014, the undrawn availability under the $1.5 billion 2012 Revolver is $1.1 billion.
(c)
If the respective series of such debt is not paid in full on or prior to an applicable date then Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the indenture) of the issuers of such notes will be used to repay principal of the applicable series, and additional interest (of an additional approximately 5% per annum) will accrue on the respective series. See the 2013 Form 10-K for additional information regarding these provisions.
(d)
See the 2013 Form 10-K, including note 7, for additional information regarding the maturity and principal amortization provisions and interest rates relating to the Company's indebtedness.
(e)
During January 2014, the Company amended the 2012 Credit Facility by extending the maturity date on a portion of the Tranche B Term Loans, including Incremental Tranche B Term Loans, to January 2021. As of March 31, 2014, the Company's Tranche B Term Loans, including the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans and the Incremental Tranche B-2 Term Loans, consist of $2.3 billion aggregate principal amount due January 2021 and $569.8 million aggregate principal amount due January 2019.

See note 13 for a discussion of the April 2014 issuance of $850.0 million of senior notes due in April 2022 ("4.875% Senior Notes"), the April 2014 repayment of $300.0 million of the January 2010 Tower Revenue Notes with an anticipated repayment date in January 2015, and the May 2014 redemption of all of the previously outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes (collectively, "2014 Refinancings").
Contractual Maturities
The following are the scheduled contractual maturities of the total debt and other long-term obligations outstanding as of March 31, 2014. These maturities reflect contractual maturity dates and do not consider the principal payments that will commence following the anticipated repayment dates on the Tower Revenue Notes and the rapid amortization date on the WCP Securitized Notes. See also note 13.
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
Years Ending December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized Adjustments, Net
 
Total Debt and Other Obligations Outstanding
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
Thereafter
 
Total Cash Obligations
 
 
Scheduled contractual maturities
$
76,614

 
$
100,664

 
$
115,313

 
$
613,459

 
$
992,133

 
$
9,670,144

 
$
11,568,327

 
$
4,999

 
$
11,573,326


Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs
The components of "interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs" are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Interest expense on debt obligations
$
125,519

 
$
127,449

Amortization of deferred financing costs
5,641

 
9,047

Amortization of adjustments on long-term debt
(955
)
 
11,436

Amortization of interest rate swaps(a)
16,182

 
16,262

Other, net of capitalized interest
13

 
175

Total
$
146,400

 
$
164,369


    
(a)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).