LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt, net consists of the following:



	September 24, 2016			December 26, 2015
	(in thousands)
Term loans	$	641,875		$	390,000
Revolving credit facility	596,329			446,041
Other long-term debt	197			193
Total debt	1,238,401			836,234
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(24,572		)	(15,193		)
Long-term debt	1,213,829			821,041
Debt discount and debt issuance costs	(8,139		)	(6,805		)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,205,690		$	814,236

As of September 24, 2016 and December 26, 2015, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s debt was 1.95% and 1.33%, respectively.

In April 2015, the Company amended and restated the $970M Credit Facility, creating a $1.3 billion facility ($1.3B Credit Facility) that provided for a $400.0 million term loan and a $900.0 million multi-currency revolving facility. The interest rates applicable to term loans and revolving loans under the Company’s $1.3B Credit Facility were, at the Company’s option, equal to either the alternate base rate (which is the higher of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or (3) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1%), or the adjusted LIBOR rate plus an interest rate margin based upon the Company’s leverage ratio.

On March 30, 2016, the Company amended and restated its $1.3B credit facility creating a $1.65 billion credit facility ($1.65B Credit Facility) which (1) extends the maturity date for the credit facility and (2) makes certain other amendments in connection with the Company’s acquisition of WIL Research. The amendment was accounted for as a debt modification with a partial extinguishment of debt. In connection with the transaction, the Company has capitalized approximately $3.3 million and expensed approximately $1.4 million of debt issuance costs.

The $1.65B Credit Facility provides for a $650.0 million term loan and a $1.0 billion multi-currency revolving facility. The term loan facility matures in 19 quarterly installments with the last installment due March 30, 2021. The revolving facility matures on March 30, 2021, and requires no scheduled payment before that date. Under specified circumstances, the Company has the ability to increase the term loan and/or revolving line of credit by up to $500 million in the aggregate.

The interest rates applicable to term loan and revolving loans under the $1.65B Credit Facility are, at the Company’s option, equal to either the base rate (which is the higher of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (3) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1%) or the adjusted LIBOR rate plus an interest rate margin based upon the Company’s leverage ratio.

The $1.65B Credit Facility includes certain customary representations and warranties, events of default, notices of material adverse changes to the Company’s business and negative and affirmative covenants. These covenants include (1) maintenance of a ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) less capital expenditures to consolidated cash interest expense, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, of no less than 3.50 to 1.0 as well as (2) maintenance of a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, of no more than 4.25 to 1.0 with step downs to 3.50 to 1.0 by the last day of the three months ended December 30, 2017. As of September 24, 2016, the Company was compliant with all covenants.

The obligations of the Company under the $1.65B Credit Facility are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Letters of Credit

As of September 24, 2016 and December 26, 2015, the Company had $5.1 million and $4.9 million in outstanding letters of credit, respectively.

Capital Lease Obligations

The Company’s capital lease obligations amounted to $28.9 million and $33.6 million as of September 24, 2016 and December 26, 2015, respectively.