Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Components of long term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2012			2011
Credit Facility:
Term loan A	$	750,000		$	—
Term loan B		5,219,062			5,949,383
Revolving credit loans		—			30,000
8 7/ 8% Senior Notes due 2015		931,016			1,777,617
8% Senior Notes due 2019		2,024,694			1,000,000
Receivables Facility		300,000			—
Capital lease obligations		48,767			48,361
Other		45,465			41,143
Total debt		9,319,004			8,846,504
Less current maturities		(75,388	)		(63,706	)
Total long-term debt	$	9,243,616		$	8,782,798

Redemption Price of 8.875 % Senior Notes in Long Term Debt

After July 15, 2011, CHS is entitled, at its option, to redeem all or a portion of the 8  ⁷/8% Senior Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount on the redemption date), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on July 15 of the years set forth below:

Period	Redemption Price
2011		104.438	%
2012		102.219	%
2013 and thereafter		100.000	%

Redemption Price of 8 % Senior Notes in Long Term Debt

On and after November 15, 2015, CHS is entitled, at its option, to redeem all or a portion of the 8% Senior Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount on the redemption date), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on November 15 of the years set forth below:

Period	Redemption Price
2015		104.000	%
2016		102.000	%
2017 and thereafter		100.000	%