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Debt and Other Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Debt and Other Obligations [Abstract]  
Debt and Other Obligations
Debt and Other Obligations
 
Original
Issue Date
 
Contractual
Maturity
Date (a)
 
Balance as of
March 31, 2016(e)
 
Balance as of
December 31, 2015(e)
 
Stated Interest
Rate as of
March 31, 2016(a)
Bank debt - variable rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Revolver
Jan. 2016
 
Jan. 2021
 
$
210,000

(b) 
$

 
1.8
%
2016 Term Loan A
Jan. 2016
 
Jan. 2021
 
1,989,788

(b) 

 
1.8
%
2012 Revolver
Jan. 2012
 
Jan. 2019
 

(b) 
1,125,000

 
N/A

Tranche A Term Loans
Jan. 2012
 
Jan. 2019
 

(b) 
627,846

 
N/A

Tranche B Term Loans
Jan. 2012
 
Jan. 2021
 

(b) 
2,219,602

 
N/A

Total bank debt
 
 
 
 
2,199,788

 
3,972,448

 
 
Securitized debt - fixed rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured Notes, Series 2009-1
July 2009
 
Aug. 2019
 
65,523

 
70,219

 
6.3
%
Secured Notes, Series 2009-2
July 2009
 
Aug. 2029
 
68,678

 
68,658

 
9.0
%
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2010-2
Jan. 2010
 
Jan. 2037
(c) 
349,363

 
349,171

 
5.5
%
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2010-3
Jan. 2010
 
Jan. 2040
(c) 
1,242,834

 
1,242,368

 
6.1
%
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2010-5
Aug. 2010
 
Aug. 2037
(c) 
298,967

 
298,774

 
4.2
%
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2010-6
Aug. 2010
 
Aug. 2040
(c) 
992,198

 
991,749

 
4.9
%
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2015-1
May 2015
 
May 2042
(c) 
296,095

 
295,937

 
3.2
%
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2015-2
May 2015
 
May 2045
(c) 
690,504

 
690,247

 
3.7
%
Total securitized debt
 
 
 
 
4,004,162

 
4,007,123

 
 
Bonds - fixed rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.250% Senior Notes
Oct. 2012
 
Jan. 2023
 
1,635,517

 
1,634,989

 
5.3
%
2.381% Secured Notes
Dec. 2012
 
Dec. 2017
 
497,521

 
497,160

 
2.4
%
3.849% Secured Notes
Dec. 2012
 
Apr. 2023
 
990,241

 
989,895

 
3.9
%
4.875% Senior Notes
Apr. 2014
 
Apr. 2022
 
839,012

 
838,579

 
4.9
%
3.400% Senior Notes
Feb. 2016
 
Feb. 2021
 
594,888

(d) 

 
3.4
%
4.450% Senior Notes
Feb. 2016
 
Feb. 2026
 
889,057

(d) 

 
4.5
%
Total bonds
 
 
 
 
5,446,236

 
3,960,623

 
 
Other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital leases and other obligations
Various
 
Various
 
215,813

 
209,765

 
Various

Total debt and other obligations
 
 
 
 
11,865,999

 
12,149,959

 
 
Less: current maturities and short-term debt and other current obligations
 
 
 
 
87,823

 
106,219

 
 
Non-current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations
 
 
 
 
$
11,778,176

 
$
12,043,740

 
 
    
(a)
See the 2015 Form 10-K, including note 8, for additional information regarding the maturity and principal amortization provisions and interest rates relating to the Company's indebtedness.
(b)
In January 2016, the Company completed a Senior Unsecured Credit Facility ("2016 Credit Facility"), comprised of (1) a $2.5 billion Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility ("2016 Revolver") maturing in January 2021, (2) a $2.0 billion Senior Unsecured Term Loan A Facility ("2016 Term Loan A") maturing in January 2021 and (3) a previously outstanding $1.0 billion Senior Unsecured 364-Day Revolving Credit Facility ("364-Day Facility") maturing in January 2017.  The 2016 Credit Facility bears interest at a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.125% to 2.000%, based on the Company's senior unsecured debt rating. The Company used the net proceeds from the 2016 Credit Facility (1) to repay the previously outstanding 2012 Credit Facility, and (2) general corporate purposes. In February 2016, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the 2016 Senior Notes offering to repay in full all outstanding borrowings under the previously outstanding 364-Day Facility. As of March 31, 2016, the undrawn availability under the 2016 Revolver was $2.3 billion. See note 12.
(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 2015 Form 10-K for additional information regarding these provisions. See note 12.
(d)
In February 2016, the Company issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes ("2016 Senior Notes"), which consist of (1) $600.0 million aggregated principal amount of 3.40% senior notes with a final maturity date of February 2021 and (2) $900.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.45% senior notes with a final maturity date of February 2026. The Company used net proceeds from the 2016 Senior Notes offering, together with cash on hand, to (1) repay in full all outstanding borrowings under the previously outstanding 364-Day Facility and (2) to repay $500.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the 2016 Revolver.
(e)
Balances reflect debt issuance costs as a direct reduction from the respective carrying amounts of debt, with the exception of debt issuance costs associated with the Company's revolving credit facilities. See note 2.
See note 12 for a discussion of the Company's May 2016 refinancing activities.
Contractual Maturities
The following are the scheduled contractual maturities of the total debt and other long-term obligations of the Company outstanding as of March 31, 2016. 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.
 
Nine Months Ending
December 31,
 
Years Ending December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized Adjustments, Net
 
Total Debt and Other Obligations Outstanding
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
Thereafter
 
Total Cash Obligations
 
 
Scheduled contractual maturities
$
76,484

 
$
598,573

 
$
132,647

 
$
136,629

 
$
200,502

 
$
10,817,732

 
$
11,962,567

 
$
(96,568
)
 
$
11,865,999


Purchases and Redemptions of Long-Term Debt
The following is a summary of purchases and redemptions of long-term debt during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
Principal Amount
 
Cash Paid(a)
 
Gains (Losses)(b)
2012 Revolver (c)
$

 
$

 
$
(1,930
)
Tranche A Term Loans
629,375

 
629,375

 
(1,498
)
Tranche B Term Loans
2,247,015

 
2,247,015

 
(27,122
)
Total
$
2,876,390

 
$
2,876,390

 
$
(30,550
)
    
(a)
Exclusive of accrued interest.
(b)
Inclusive of $30.5 million related to the write off of deferred financing costs.
(c)
See discussion of the repayment of the Company's 2012 Credit Facility above.
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,
 
2016
 
2015
Interest expense on debt obligations
$
122,167

 
$
122,703

Amortization of deferred financing costs and adjustments on long-term debt
5,106

 
4,738

Amortization of interest rate swaps(a)

 
7,491

Other, net of capitalized interest
(895
)
 
(493
)
Total
$
126,378

 
$
134,439


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