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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
 
As of the indicated dates, the principal amount of QEP’s senior notes consisted of the following:
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Revolving Credit Facility due 2019
$

 
$
480.0

Term Loan due 2017

 
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
2,221.8

 
3,001.8

Less unamortized discount
(3.7
)
 
(4.3
)
Total long-term debt outstanding
$
2,218.1

 
$
2,997.5


 
Of the total debt outstanding on December 31, 2014, 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. The revolving credit facility matures on December 2, 2019.
 
QEP's Credit Facility

QEP’s unsecured revolving credit facility, which matures in December 2019, provides for loan commitments of $1.8 billion from a group of financial institutions. The credit facility provides for borrowings at short-term interest rates and contains customary covenants and restrictions.

On December 2, 2014, QEP entered into the Fourth Amendment to its Credit Agreement, which increased the aggregate principal amount of commitments to $1.8 billion, extended the maturity date to December 2, 2019, and made minor adjustments to other provisions and covenants.

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, QEP's weighted-average interest rates on borrowings from its credit facility were 2.23% and 2.22%, respectively. At December 31, 2014, QEP had no borrowings outstanding and had $3.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. At December 31, 2013, QEP had $480.0 million outstanding and QEP had $3.8 million in letters of credit outstanding under the credit facility. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, QEP was in compliance with the covenants under the credit facility.

Term Loan

On December 2, 2014, QEP repaid and terminated its $600.0 million term loan with a portion of the proceeds from the Midstream Sale. The term loan facility provided borrowings at short-term interest rates and contained covenants, restrictions and interest rates that were substantially the same as QEP’s revolving credit facility. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, QEP's weighted-average interest rates on borrowings from the term loan were 2.28% and 2.22%, respectively.
 
Senior Notes

At December 31, 2014, 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 indentures governing QEP's senior notes contain customary events of default and covenants that may limit QEP's ability to, among other things, place liens on its property or assets.