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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt
The Company adopted an accounting standards update to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs effective January 1, 2016. The standard requires, on a retrospective basis, all costs incurred to issue debt, excluding line-of-credit arrangements, to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability. As a result, Other assets, net—Deferred charges and other assets, net and Long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 have been adjusted to $176,625 and $758,148, respectively, from the originally reported $173,384 and $764,115, respectively, to reflect the retrospective application of the new accounting guidance.
Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Principal
Amount
 
Unamortized
Premium,
Discount
and Debt
Issuance
Costs
(1)
 
Net
Long-term
Debt
 
Principal
Amount
 
Unamortized
Discount
and Debt
Issuance
Costs
 (1)
 
Net
Long-term
Debt
Revolving credit facility
 
$
325,000

 
$

 
$
325,000

 
$

 
$

 
$

4.625% senior notes due 2021 (the
   "4.625% Westlake 2021 Senior Notes")
 
624,793

 
28,463

 
653,256

 

 

 

4.625% senior notes due 2021
   (the "4.625% Subsidiary 2021 Senior
   Notes")
 
63,207

 
3,036

 
66,243

 

 

 

3.60% senior notes due 2022
 
250,000

 
(1,976
)
 
248,024

 
250,000

 
(2,232
)
 
247,768

4.875% senior notes due 2023 (the
   "4.875% Westlake 2023 Senior Notes")
 
433,793

 
13,958

 
447,751

 

 

 

4.875% senior notes due 2023
   (the "4.875% Subsidiary 2023 Senior
   Notes")
 
16,207

 
562

 
16,769

 

 

 

3.60% senior notes due 2026
   (the "3.60% 2026 Senior Notes")
 
750,000

 
(10,918
)
 
739,082

 

 

 

Loan related to tax-exempt waste
   disposal revenue bonds due 2027
 
10,889

 

 
10,889

 
10,889

 

 
10,889

6 ½% senior notes due 2029
 
100,000

 
(934
)
 
99,066

 
100,000

 
(989
)
 
99,011

6 ¾% senior notes due 2032
 
250,000

 
(1,913
)
 
248,087

 
250,000

 
(2,002
)
 
247,998

6 ½% senior notes due 2035 (the "6 ½%
   2035 GO Zone Senior Notes")
 
89,000

 
(851
)
 
88,149

 
89,000

 
(884
)
 
88,116

6 ½% senior notes due 2035 (the "6 ½%
   2035 IKE Zone Senior Notes")
 
65,000

 
(610
)
 
64,390

 
65,000

 
(634
)
 
64,366

5.0% senior notes due 2046 (the "5.0%
   2046 Senior Notes")
 
700,000

 
(26,121
)
 
673,879

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net
 
$
3,677,889

 
$
2,696

 
$
3,680,585

 
$
764,889

 
$
(6,741
)
 
$
758,148

_____________
(1)
Includes unamortized debt issuance costs of $21,286 and $5,967 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Credit Agreement
On August 23, 2016, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company, the other borrowers and guarantors referred to therein, the lenders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), the issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Under the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have committed to provide an unsecured five-year revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,000,000. The Credit Agreement replaced the Company's existing $400,000 senior secured third amended and restated credit facility, dated as of July 17, 2014, by and among the Company, the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as agent, and the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers. The Credit Agreement includes a $150,000 sub-limit for letters of credit, and any outstanding letters of credit will be deducted from availability under the facility. The Credit Agreement also provides for a discretionary $50,000 commitment for swing line loans to be provided on a same-day basis. The Company may also increase the size of the facility, in increments of at least $25,000, up to a maximum of $500,000, subject to certain conditions and if certain Lenders agree to commit to such an increase.
At September 30, 2016, the Company had $325,000 of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest, at the Company's option, at either (a) LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.0% to 1.75% that will vary depending on the credit rating of the Company or (b) Alternate Base Rate plus a spread ranging from 0.0% to 0.75% that will vary depending on the credit rating of the Company. The Credit Agreement also requires an undrawn commitment fee ranging from 0.10% to 0.25% that will vary depending on the credit rating of the Company. The interest rate on the outstanding revolving credit facility was 2.05% at September 30, 2016. The Credit Agreement matures on August 23, 2021. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $76,581 and borrowing availability of $598,419 under the Credit Agreement.
The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by current and future material domestic subsidiaries of the Company, subject to customary exceptions. The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a quarterly total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default and if and for so long as an event of default has occurred and is continuing, any amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement will accrue interest at an increased rate, the Lenders can terminate their commitments thereunder and payments of any outstanding amounts could be accelerated by the Lenders. As of September 30, 2016, the Company is in compliance with the total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant.
3.60% Senior Notes due 2026 and 5.0% Senior Notes due 2046
On August 10, 2016, the Company completed its private offering of $750,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.60% senior notes due 2026 (the "3.60% 2026 Senior Notes") and $700,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.0% senior notes due 2046 (the "5.0% 2046 Senior Notes"). The 3.60% 2026 Senior Notes and the 5.0% 2046 Senior Notes are the Company's senior obligations and are guaranteed on a senior basis by certain of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries. The 3.60% 2026 Senior Notes and the 5.0% 2046 Senior Notes and guarantees are unsecured and rank equally with the Company's existing and future senior unsecured obligations and each guarantor's existing and future senior unsecured obligations. The Company has entered into a registration rights agreement in which it has agreed to file an exchange offer registration statement or, under specified circumstances, a shelf registration statement, with the SEC with respect to the 3.60% 2026 Senior Notes and the 5.0% 2046 Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the Merger and to repay amounts under the term loan facility dated February 27, 2015 entered into by Axiall Holdco, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiall), as the borrower, with the financial institutions party thereto. The indenture governing the 3.60% 2026 Senior Notes and the 5.0% 2046 Senior Notes contains customary events of default and covenants that will restrict the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' ability to (1) incur certain secured indebtedness, (2) engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions and (3) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of the Company's or their assets.
Exchange Offers
On September 7, 2016, the Company completed offers to exchange (the "Axiall Exchange Offers") any and all of the $688,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 4.625% senior notes due 2021 (the "4.625% Subsidiary 2021 Senior Notes") issued by Eagle Spinco Inc. ("Eagle Spinco"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiall, and the $450,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 4.875% senior notes due 2023 (the "4.875% Subsidiary 2023 Senior Notes" and, together with the 4.625% Subsidiary 2021 Senior Notes, the "Subsidiary Notes") issued by Axiall for new senior notes issued by the Company having the same maturity and interest rates as the Subsidiary Notes. The 4.625% Subsidiary 2021 Senior Notes and the 4.875% Subsidiary 2023 Senior Notes were assumed at fair value, which resulted in a premium on the Subsidiary Notes of $33,540 and $15,750, respectively. In the Axiall Exchange Offers, $624,793 aggregate principal amount of the 4.625% Subsidiary 2021 Senior Notes and $433,793 aggregate principal amount of the 4.875% Subsidiary 2023 Senior Notes were exchanged, respectively, for $624,793 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% senior notes due 2021 (the "4.625% Westlake 2021 Senior Notes") and $433,793 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2023 (the "4.875% Westlake 2023 Senior Notes") issued by the Company, leaving outstanding $63,207 aggregate principal amount of the 4.625% Subsidiary 2021 Senior Notes and $16,207 aggregate principal amount of the 4.875% Subsidiary 2023 Senior Notes. The Subsidiary Notes are the senior unsecured obligations of Axiall and Eagle Spinco, respectively. The 4.625% Westlake 2021 Senior Notes and the 4.875% Westlake 2023 Senior Notes are the Company's senior obligations and are guaranteed on a senior basis by certain of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries. The 4.625% Westlake 2021 Senior Notes and the 4.875% Westlake 2023 Senior Notes and guarantees are unsecured and rank equally with the Company's existing and future senior unsecured obligations and each guarantor's existing and future senior unsecured obligations. The Company has entered into a registration rights agreement in which it has agreed to file an exchange offer registration statement or, under specified circumstances, a shelf registration statement, with the SEC with respect to the 4.625% Westlake 2021 Senior Notes and the 4.875% Westlake 2023 Senior Notes. The indenture governing the 4.625% Westlake 2021 Senior Notes and the 4.875% Westlake 2023 Senior Notes contains customary events of default and covenants that will restrict the Company's and certain of its subsidiaries' ability to (1) incur certain secured indebtedness, (2) engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions and (3) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of the Company's or their assets.
Bridge Loan Agreement
In June 2016, in connection with the Axiall acquisition, the Company entered into a commitment letter with various lenders pursuant to which such lenders agreed to provide for a senior unsecured bridge loan facility of up to $1,765,000 in the aggregate. Also in June 2016, the Company paid structuring and other fees of approximately $9,700 in connection with the senior unsecured bridge loan facility. On August 26, 2016, the Company terminated the senior unsecured bridge loan facility and expensed the remaining $8,900 of structuring and other fees paid for the senior unsecured bridge loan facility. This amount is included in other income, net, in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.