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DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
DEBT
5.
DEBT

Debt outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revolving Credit Facility maturing May 2026. Interest payable
periodically at variable interest rates.

 

$

 

 

$

 

Term Loan A maturing May 2026. Interest payable periodically
at variable interest rates
. The rate at September 30, 2022 and
    December 31, 2021 was
6.6% and 1.4%, respectively. Unamortized
    debt issuance costs amounted to $
1.4 million at September 30, 2022.
    The Term Loan A was paid-down and the maturity was extended in
    the second quarter of 2022 in connection with an amendment and
    restatement of the Bank Credit Facility, as further described below.

 

 

97,500

 

 

 

170,000

 

Term Loan B. Interest was payable periodically at variable
interest rates.
 The rate at December 31, 2021 was 5.5%.
    Unamortized debt issuance costs amounted to $
2.0 million
    at December 31, 2021. The Term Loan B was repaid in the
    second quarter of 2022, as further described below.

 

 

 

 

 

128,750

 

4.625% Senior Notes maturing May 2023. Unamortized debt
    issuance costs amounted to $
0.1 million and $0.4 million at
    September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

166,519

 

 

 

173,650

 

4.75% Senior Notes maturing October 2027. Unamortized debt
    issuance costs amounted to $
2.0 million and $2.3 million at
    September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

8.25% Senior Notes maturing April 2026. Unamortized debt
    issuance costs amounted to $
10.0 million and $12.9 million at
    September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

641,535

 

 

 

675,000

 

4.43% Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note
    maturing
January 2040. Unamortized debt issuance costs
    amounted to $
2.8 million and $3.0 million at September 30, 2022 and
    December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

151,555

 

 

 

154,532

 

Total debt

 

 

1,307,109

 

 

 

1,551,932

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(16,339

)

 

 

(20,588

)

Unamortized original issue premium (discount)

 

 

724

 

 

 

(3,922

)

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

(177,556

)

 

 

(35,376

)

Long-term debt, net

 

$

1,113,938

 

 

$

1,492,046

 

 

Bank Credit Facility. On May 12, 2022, CoreCivic entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (referred to herein as the "New Bank Credit Facility") in an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million, consisting of a $100.0 million term loan (the "New Term Loan A") and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $250.0 million (the "New Revolving Credit Facility"). The New Bank Credit Facility replaced the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Previous Bank Credit Facility"), which was in an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion and consisted of a term loan with an original principal balance of $200.0 million and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $800.0 million. The New Bank Credit Facility extends the maturity to May 2026 from the April 2023 maturity under the Previous Bank Credit Facility. The New Bank Credit Facility includes an option to increase the availability under the New Revolving Credit Facility and to request term loans from the lenders in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) $200.0 million and (b) 50% of consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four-quarter period, subject to, among other things, the receipt of commitments for the increased amount. At CoreCivic's option, interest on outstanding borrowings under the New Bank Credit Facility is based on either a base rate plus a margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.5%, or at the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index ("BSBY") rate plus a margin ranging from 2.75% to 4.5% based on the Company’s then-current total leverage ratio. The New Revolving Credit Facility includes a $25.0 million sublimit for swing line loans that enables CoreCivic to borrow at the base rate from the Administrative Agent on same-day notice. CoreCivic recorded a charge of approximately $0.8 million during the second quarter of 2022 for the write-off of a portion of the pre-existing loan costs associated with the Previous Bank Credit Facility.

Based on CoreCivic's total leverage ratio, loans under the New Bank Credit Facility currently bear interest at a base rate plus a margin of 2.25% or at the BSBY rate plus a margin of 3.25%, and a commitment fee equal to 0.45% of the unfunded balance of the New Revolving Credit Facility. The New Revolving Credit Facility also has a $100.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. As of September 30, 2022, CoreCivic had no borrowings outstanding under the New Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2022, CoreCivic had $16.8 million in letters of credit outstanding resulting in $233.2 million available under the New Revolving Credit Facility. The New Term Loan A requires scheduled quarterly principal payments through December 2025, and is pre-payable without penalty. As of September 30, 2022, the outstanding balance of the New Term Loan A was $97.5 million.

The New Bank Credit Facility requires CoreCivic to meet certain financial covenants, including, without limitation, a total leverage ratio of not more than 4.50 to 1.00 (from 5.50 to 1.00 under the Previous Bank Credit Facility) for which the Company may net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents not exceeding $100.0 million when calculating, a secured leverage ratio of not more than 2.50 to 1.00 (from 3.25 to 1.00 under the Previous Bank Credit Facility) for which the Company may net unrestricted cash and cash equivalents not exceeding $100.0 million when calculating, and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00 (unchanged from the Previous Bank Credit Facility). As of September 30, 2022, CoreCivic was in compliance with all such covenants. The New Bank Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of CoreCivic's domestic restricted subsidiaries, 65% of the capital stock (or other ownership interests) of CoreCivic's "first-tier" foreign subsidiaries, all of the accounts receivable of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries, and substantially all of the deposit accounts of the Company and its domestic restricted subsidiaries. In the event that (a) the consolidated total leverage equals or exceeds 4.00 to 1.00 or (b) the Company incurs certain debt above a specified threshold, certain intangible assets and unencumbered real estate assets that meet a 50% loan-to-value requirement are required to be added as collateral. In addition, the New Bank Credit Facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, payment of dividends and other customary restricted payments, permitted investments, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, mergers and consolidations, liquidations, prepayments and modifications of other indebtedness, liens and other encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The New Bank Credit Facility is subject to certain cross-default provisions with terms of CoreCivic's other unsecured indebtedness, and is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of a change of control.

Senior Secured Term Loan B. On December 18, 2019, CoreCivic entered into a $250.0 million Senior Secured Term Loan B (the "Term Loan B" and, together with the New Bank Credit Facility, the "Credit Agreements"), which required quarterly scheduled principal payments until the scheduled maturity on December 18, 2024. During October 2021 and in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan B, CoreCivic repaid $90.0 million of the then-outstanding balance of the Term Loan B using cash on hand. As a result, the Company recorded a charge in the fourth quarter of 2021 of $4.1 million for the pro rata write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and the original issue discount. On May 19, 2022, CoreCivic voluntarily repaid in full the outstanding principal balance under the Term Loan B amounting to $124.1 million, and satisfied all of the Company's outstanding obligations under the Term Loan B credit agreement. The Company did not incur any prepayment penalties in connection with the repayment of the Term Loan B. The prepayment was made in full with cash on hand. The Term Loan B bore interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 4.50%, with a 1.00% LIBOR floor (or, at CoreCivic's option, a base rate plus 3.50%). The Term Loan B was secured by a first lien on certain specified real property assets, representing a loan-to-value of no greater than 80%. The Term Loan B was originally issued at a price of 95% of the principal amount of the Term Loan B, resulting in a discount of $12.5 million, which was amortized into interest expense over the term of the Term Loan B. CoreCivic capitalized approximately $5.1 million of costs associated with the issuance of the Term Loan B. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a charge of $6.0 million for the write-off of the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs, original issue discount, and fees associated with the voluntary repayment of the Term Loan B.

Senior Notes. Interest on the $166.5 million remaining principal balance outstanding on CoreCivic's 4.625% senior notes issued in April 2013 with an original principal amount of $350.0 million (the "4.625% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in May and November of each year. The 4.625% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on May 1, 2023. Interest on the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 4.75% senior notes issued in October 2017 (the "4.75% Senior Notes") accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 4.75% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on October 15, 2027. Interest on the $641.5 million remaining aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 8.25% senior notes issued in April and September 2021 with an original principal amount of $675.0 million (the "8.25% Senior Notes"), as further described hereinafter, accrues at the stated rate and is payable in April and October of each year. The 8.25% Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on April 15, 2026.

The 4.625% Senior Notes, the 4.75% Senior Notes, and the 8.25% Senior Notes, collectively referred to herein as the "Senior Notes", are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by all of the Company's existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee the New Bank Credit Facility. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the 4.625% Senior Notes and the 4.75% Senior Notes at any time prior to three months before their respective maturity date at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. Thereafter, the 4.625% Senior Notes and the 4.75% Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. The Company may redeem all or part of the 8.25% Senior Notes at any time prior to April 15, 2024, in whole or in part, at a "make-whole" redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. Thereafter, the 8.25% Senior Notes are redeemable at CoreCivic's option, in whole or in part, at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 104.125% beginning on April 15, 2024 and 100% beginning on April 15, 2025, plus, in each such case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

On April 14, 2021, the Company completed an underwritten registered offering of $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the "Original 8.25% Senior Notes"). The Original 8.25% Senior Notes were priced at 99.0% of face value and as a result have an effective yield to maturity of 8.50%. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Original 8.25% Senior Notes totaled approximately $435.1 million, after deducting the original issuance and underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The Company used a significant amount of the net proceeds from the offering of the Original 8.25% Senior Notes (i) to redeem all of the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of CoreCivic's 5.0% senior notes issued in September 2015 (the "5.0% Senior Notes"), including the payment of the applicable "make-whole" redemption amount of $15.5 million and accrued interest, and (ii) to otherwise repay or reduce its other indebtedness, including repurchasing $149.0 million of its 4.625% Senior Notes at an aggregate purchase price of $151.2 million in privately negotiated transactions, reducing the outstanding balance of the 4.625% Senior Notes, which was originally $350.0 million, to $201.0 million. In the second and fourth quarters of 2021, the Company purchased an additional $27.3 million of its 4.625% Senior Notes, in the aggregate, at par in open market purchases, further reducing the outstanding balance of the 4.625% Senior Notes to $173.7 million. In addition, in the second and third quarters of 2022, the Company purchased an additional $7.1 million of the 4.625% Senior Notes at a weighted average purchase price approximately equal to par in open market purchases, reducing the outstanding balance of the 4.625% Senior Notes to $166.5 million as of September 30, 2022. CoreCivic recorded a charge of $0.1 million during the third quarter of 2022 for the write-off of a pro-rata portion of the pre-existing loan costs associated with the open market purchases of the 4.625% Senior Notes, net of discounts to the principal balance of notes purchased.

The "make-whole" redemption amount paid in connection with the redemption of the 5.0% Senior Notes, originally scheduled to mature on October 15, 2022, and the aggregate price paid for the 4.625% Senior Notes in excess of the principal amount of the notes repurchased resulted in charges of $19.2 million during the second quarter of 2021, including costs associated with the repurchases and the proportionate write-off of existing debt issuance costs. The remaining net proceeds were used to pay down a portion of the amounts outstanding under the Previous Bank Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes.

On September 29, 2021, CoreCivic completed an underwritten registered tack-on offering of $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Additional 8.25% Senior Notes") at an issue price of 102.25% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest from the April 14, 2021 issue date for the Original 8.25% Senior Notes, resulting in an effective yield to maturity of 7.65% for the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes. The Additional 8.25% Senior Notes and the Original 8.25% Senior Notes, together the 8.25% Senior Notes, constitute a single class of securities and have identical terms, other than issue date and issue price. The issuance of the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes increased the total aggregate principal amount of 8.25% Senior Notes outstanding to $675.0 million. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes totaled approximately $225.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses and including the original issuance premium. The net proceeds from the offering of the Additional 8.25% Senior Notes were used to pay down our Previous Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes. In the third quarter of 2022, the Company purchased $33.5 million of the 8.25% Senior Notes at a weighted average purchase price approximately equal to par in open market purchases, reducing the outstanding balance of the 8.25% Senior Notes to $641.5 million as of September 30, 2022. CoreCivic recorded a charge of $0.7 million during the third quarter of 2022 for the write-off of a pro-rata portion of the pre-existing loan costs associated with the open market purchases of the 8.25% Senior Notes, net of discounts to the principal balance of notes purchased.

Lansing Correctional Facility Non-Recourse Mortgage Note. On April 20, 2018, CoreCivic of Kansas, LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly-owned unrestricted subsidiary of the Company, priced $159.5 million in aggregate principal amount of non-recourse senior secured notes of the Issuer (the "Kansas Notes"), in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The private placement closed on June 1, 2018. The Company used the proceeds of the private placement, which were drawn on quarterly funding dates beginning in the second quarter of 2018, to fund construction of the Lansing Correctional Facility, along with costs and expenses of the project. The Kansas Notes have a yield to maturity of 4.43% and are scheduled to mature in January 2040, 20 years following completion of the project, which occurred in January 2020. Principal and interest on the Kansas Notes are payable in quarterly payments, which began in July 2020 and continue until maturity. CoreCivic may redeem all or part of the Kansas Notes at any time upon written notice of not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment, with a "make-whole" amount, together with interest on the Kansas Notes accrued to, but not including, the redemption date. CoreCivic capitalized approximately $3.4 million of costs associated with the private placement. Because the Issuer has been designated as an unrestricted subsidiary of the Company under terms of the Company's Credit Agreements, the issuance and service of the Kansas Notes, and the revenues and expenses associated with the facility lease, do not impact the financial covenants associated with the Company's Credit Agreements. As of September 30, 2022, the outstanding balance of the Kansas Notes was $151.6 million.

 

Debt Maturities. Scheduled principal payments as of September 30, 2022 for the remainder of 2022, the next five years, and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):

 

2022 (remainder)

 

$

2,400

 

2023

 

 

178,290

 

2024

 

 

14,722

 

2025

 

 

17,698

 

2026

 

 

715,985

 

2027

 

 

256,855

 

Thereafter

 

 

121,159

 

Total debt

 

$

1,307,109