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Debt
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

 
As of May 31
 
As of February 29
(In thousands)
2016
 
2016
Revolving credit facility
$
1,255

 
$
415,428

Term loan
300,000

 
300,000

3.86% Senior notes due 2023
60,000

 

4.17% Senior notes due 2026
120,000

 

4.27% Senior notes due 2028
120,000

 

Finance and capital lease obligations
432,286

 
414,654

Non-recourse notes payable
9,834,322

 
9,527,750

Total debt
10,867,863

 
10,657,832

Less: current portion
(333,435
)
 
(315,509
)
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs
(23,096
)
 
(21,665
)
Long-term debt, net
$
10,511,332

 
$
10,320,658



In connection with our adoption of ASU 2015-03, as discussed in Note 2, we have presented all debt issuance costs, with the exception of those related to our revolving credit facility, as a reduction of the carrying amount of the related debt liability. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.

Revolving Credit Facility.    We have a $1.20 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “credit facility”) with various financial institutions that expires in August 2020. Borrowings under the credit facility are available for working capital and general corporate purposes.  Borrowings accrue interest at variable rates based on LIBOR, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing, and we pay a commitment fee on the unused portions of the available funds.  Borrowings under the credit facility are either due “on demand” or at maturity depending on the type of borrowing.  Borrowings with “on demand” repayment terms are presented as short-term debt while amounts due at maturity are presented as long-term debt with expected repayments within the next 12 months presented as a component of current portion of long-term debt.  As of May 31, 2016, the unused capacity of $1,198.7 million was fully available to us.
 
Term Loan.    We have a $300 million term loan that expires in August 2020.  The term loan accrues interest at variable rates based on the LIBOR rate, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate and interest is payable monthly.  As of May 31, 2016, $300 million remained outstanding and was classified as long-term debt as no repayments are scheduled to be made within the next 12 months.  Borrowings under the term loan are available for working capital and general corporate purposes.  We have entered into an interest rate derivative contract to manage our exposure to variable interest rates associated with this term loan.

Senior Notes. On April 27, 2016, we entered into a note purchase agreement to issue and sell an aggregate of $500 million principal amount of senior unsecured notes in a private placement to certain accredited investors. On April 27, 2016, we issued and sold under this note purchase agreement $300 million of senior unsecured notes. Borrowings under these notes are available for working capital and general corporate purposes. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually. On June 22, 2016, we issued and sold the remaining $200 million of senior unsecured notes.
 
Finance and Capital Lease Obligations.  Finance and capital lease obligations relate primarily to stores subject to sale-leaseback transactions that did not qualify for sale accounting, and therefore, are accounted for as financings.  The leases were structured at varying interest rates and generally have initial lease terms ranging from 15 to 20 years with payments made monthly.  Payments on the leases are recognized as interest expense and a reduction of the obligations.  We have not entered into any new sale-leaseback transactions since fiscal 2009. During fiscal 2017, finance lease obligations were increased by $20.4 million related to leases that were modified or extended beyond their original lease term. Upon modification, the amortization of the obligation is reset, resulting in more of the lease payments being applied to interest expense in the initial years following the modification.
 
Non-Recourse Notes Payable.  The non-recourse notes payable relate to auto loan receivables funded through term securitizations and our warehouse facilities.  The timing of principal payments on the non-recourse notes payable is based on the timing of principal collections and defaults on the securitized auto loan receivables. The current portion of non-recourse notes payable represents principal payments that are due to be distributed in the following period.
 
As of May 31, 2016, $8.36 billion of non-recourse notes payable was outstanding related to term securitizations.  These notes payable accrue interest predominantly at fixed rates and have scheduled maturities through November 2022, but may mature earlier, depending upon the repayment rate of the underlying auto loan receivables. 
 
As of May 31, 2016, $1.47 billion of non-recourse notes payable was outstanding related to our warehouse facilities. The combined warehouse facility limit was $2.50 billion, and unused warehouse capacity totaled $1.03 billion.  Of the combined warehouse facility limit, $1.00 billion will expire in August 2016 and $1.50 billion will expire in February 2017.  The return requirements of warehouse facility investors could fluctuate significantly depending on market conditions.  At renewal, the cost, structure and capacity of the facilities could change.  These changes could have a significant impact on our funding costs.
 
See Notes 2 and 4 for additional information on the related securitized auto loan receivables.
 
Capitalized Interest.    We capitalize interest in connection with the construction of certain facilities.  For the three months ended May 31, 2016 and 2015, we capitalized interest of $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
 
Financial Covenants.  The credit facility, term loan and senior note agreements contain representations and warranties, conditions and covenants.  We must also meet financial covenants in conjunction with certain of the sale-leaseback transactions.  Our securitization agreements contain representations and warranties, financial covenants and performance triggers.  As of May 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all financial covenants and our securitized receivables were in compliance with the related performance triggers.