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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
 
As of the indicated dates, the principal amount of QEP’s debt, including amounts outstanding under its and QEP Midstream's revolving credit facilities, QEP's term loan and QEP's senior notes consisted of the following:
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in millions)
QEP's revolving credit facility due 2016
$
480.0

 
$
690.0

QEP Midstream's revolving credit facility due 2018

 

Term loan due 2017
300.0

 
300.0

6.05% Senior Notes due 2016
176.8

 
176.8

6.80% Senior Notes due 2018
134.0

 
134.0

6.80% Senior Notes due 2020
136.0

 
136.0

6.875% Senior Notes due 2021
625.0

 
625.0

5.375% Senior Notes due 2022
500.0

 
500.0

5.25% Senior Notes due 2023
650.0

 
650.0

Total principal amount of debt
3,001.8

 
3,211.8

Less unamortized discount
(4.3
)
 
(4.9
)
Total long-term debt outstanding
$
2,997.5

 
$
3,206.9


 
Of the total debt outstanding on December 31, 2013, the revolving credit facility due August 25, 2016, QEP's Midstream's revolving credit facility due August 14, 2018, the term loan due April 18, 2017, the 6.05% Senior Notes due September 1, 2016, and the 6.80% Senior notes due April 1, 2018 will mature within the next five years.
 
Credit Facilities

QEP's Credit Facility
QEP's revolving credit facility, which matures in August 2016, provides for loan commitments of $1.5 billion from a group of financial institutions. The credit facility provides for borrowings at short-term interest rates and contains customary covenants and restrictions. The credit facility also contains an accordion provision that would allow for the amount of the facility to be increased to $2.0 billion and for the maturity to be extended for two additional one-year periods, with the agreement of the lenders.

During the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, QEP's weighted-average interest rate on borrowings from its credit facility was 2.22% and 2.08%, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, QEP was in compliance with the covenants under the credit agreement. At December 31, 2013, there was $480.0 million outstanding and QEP had $3.8 million in letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. At December 31, 2012, there was $690.0 million outstanding and QEP had $4.1 million in letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility.

QEP Midstream's Credit Facility
On August 14, 2013, QEP Midstream entered into a $500.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with a group of financial institutions, which matures on August 14, 2018. QEP Midstream's credit facility contains an accordion provision that allows for the amount of the facility to be increased to $750.0 million with the agreement of the lenders. QEP Midstream's credit facility is available for QEP Midstream's working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes, including distributions. Substantially all of QEP Midstream's assets, excluding equity in and assets of certain joint ventures and unrestricted subsidiaries, are pledged as collateral under the credit facility. In addition, the credit facility contains restrictions and events of default customary for agreements of this nature.

There have been no borrowings under QEP Midstream's credit facility, and at December 31, 2013, QEP Midstream was in compliance with the covenants under the QEP Midstream credit facility agreement.

QEP is not a borrower or guarantor of QEP Midstream's credit facility. In addition, QEP is not subject to any of the restrictions or covenants contained in QEP Midstream's credit agreement. Outstanding indebtedness under QEP Midstream's credit facility is not included in the definition of indebtedness under QEP's credit facility.

Term Loan

QEP's $300.0 million term loan facility provides for borrowings at short-term interest rates and contains covenants, restrictions and interest rates that are substantially the same as QEP’s revolving credit facility. The term loan matures in April 2017, and the maturity date may be extended one year with the agreement of the lenders. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, QEP's weighted-average interest rate on borrowings from the term loan was 2.22% and 2.05%, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, QEP was in compliance with the covenants under the term loan credit agreement.
 
Senior Notes

At December 31, 2013, the Company had $2,221.8 million principal amount of senior notes outstanding with maturities ranging from September 2016 to May 2023 and coupons ranging from 5.25% to 6.875%. The senior notes pay interest semi-annually, are unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with all of our other existing and future unsecured and senior obligations. QEP may redeem some or all of its senior notes at any time before their maturity at a redemption price based on a make-whole amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The indenture governing QEP's senior notes contains customary events of default and covenants that may limit QEP's ability to, among other things, place liens on its property or assets.