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Exchangeable Senior Notes
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Exchangeable Senior Notes DEBT
In May 2021, the Operating Partnership executed its initial public bond issuance by selling $450.0 million principal amount of 2.550% Senior Notes due 2031 (the "Notes Due 2031"). Interest on the Notes Due 2031 is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Notes Due 2031 will mature on June 1, 2031, and the Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes Due 2031 at its option and sole discretion at any time prior to March 31, 2031 for cash equal to the outstanding principal amount plus the present value of the remaining scheduled interest payments, plus any accrued but unpaid interest.
In September 2021, the Operating Partnership executed a public bond issuance by selling $600.0 million principal amount of 2.350% Senior Notes due 2032 (the "Notes Due 2032"). Interest on the Notes Due 2032 is paid semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The Notes Due 2032 will mature on March 15, 2032, and the Operating Partnership may redeem the Notes Due 2032 at its option and sole discretion at any time prior to March 15, 2032 for cash equal to the outstanding principal amount plus the present value of the remaining scheduled interest payments, plus any accrued but unpaid interest.
The Operating Partner may redeem the Notes Due 2031 and/or the Notes Due in 2032 in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the Operating Partnership’s option and sole discretion, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed and (ii) a make-whole premium calculated in accordance with the indenture governing the notes, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the applicable redemption date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or after the date three months prior to the maturity date of the applicable notes, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the applicable redemption date.
Certain events are considered events of default, which may result in the accelerated maturity of the Notes Due 2031 and/or the Notes Due 2032, including, among other things, a default for 30 days in the payment of any installment of interest under the notes or a default in the payment of the principal amount or redemption price due with respect to the notes, when the same become due and payable.
The Notes Due 2031 and the Notes Due 2032 are unsecured, and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company, ESS Holdings Business Trust I, and ESS Holdings Business Trust II (the "Guarantors," and together with the Operating Partnership, the "Obligated Group"), on a joint and several basis. The guarantee of the Notes Due 2031 and the Notes Due 2032 will be a senior unsecured obligation of each Guarantor. The Guarantors have no material operations separate from the operation of the Operating Partnership and no material assets, other than their respective investments directly or indirectly in the Operating Partnership, and therefore the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Obligated Group are not materially different than those reported in the Company's financial statements.
The components of term debt are summarized as follows:
Term DebtDecember 31, 2021December 31, 2020Fixed Rate
Variable Rate (2)
Maturity Dates
Secured fixed-rate (1)
$930,830 $1,112,220 
2.46% - 4.23%
June 2022 - February 2030
Secured variable-rate (1)
392,679 1,081,551 
1.10% - 2.45%
April 2022 - May 2027
Unsecured fixed-rate3,575,000 2,525,000 
2.02% - 4.39%
February 2024 - March 2032
Unsecured variable-rate550,000 100,000 
1.05%
February 2024 - October 2026
Total5,448,509 4,818,771 
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs(25,762)(21,468)
Total$5,422,747 $4,797,303 
(1) The loans are collateralized by mortgages on real estate assets and the assignment of rents.
(2) Basis rate is 30-day USD LIBOR

At December 31, 2021, the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 22, 2021 (the "Credit Agreement") are as follows:
Debt CapacityMaturity Date
Revolving Credit Facility$1,250,000 June 2025
Tranche 1 Term Loan Facility (1)
400,000 January 2027
Tranche 2 Term Loan Facility (1)
425,000 October 2026
Tranche 3 Term Loan Facility (1)
245,000 January 2025
Tranche 4 Term Loan Facility (1)
255,000 June 2026
Tranche 5 Term Loan Facility (1)
425,000 February 2024
$3,000,000 
(1) The term loan amounts have been fully drawn as of December 31, 2021.

Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company may request an extension of the term of the revolving credit facility for up to two additional periods of six months each, after satisfying certain conditions.

As of December 31, 2021, amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility bore interest at floating rates, at the Company’s option, equal to either (i) LIBOR plus the applicable Eurodollar rate margin or (ii) the applicable base rate which is the applicable margin plus the highest of (a) 0.0%, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (c) U.S. Bank’s prime rate or (d) the Eurodollar rate plus 1.00%. Per the Credit Agreement, the applicable Eurodollar rate margin and applicable base rate margin are based on the Company’s achieved debt rating, with the Eurodollar rate margin ranging from 0.7% to 2.25% per annum and the applicable base rate margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.60% per annum.

The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by the Company and is not secured by any assets of the Company. The Company's unsecured debt is subject to certain financial covenants. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants.
The following table summarizes the scheduled maturities of term debt, excluding available extensions, at December 31, 2021:
2022$311,412 
2023486,688 
2024496,407 
2025447,266 
2026802,104 
Thereafter2,904,632 
$5,448,509 
All of the Company’s lines of credit are guaranteed by the Company. The following table presents information on the Company’s lines of credit, the proceeds of which are used to repay debt and for general corporate purposes, for the periods indicated:
As of December 31, 2021
Revolving Lines of CreditAmount Drawn Capacity Interest Rate Maturity
Basis Rate (1)
Credit Line 1 (2)
$55,000 $140,000 1.6%7/1/2023
LIBOR plus 1.45%
Credit Line 2 (3)(4)
480,000 1,250,000 1.0%6/20/2025
LIBOR plus 0.85%
$535,000 $1,390,000 
(1) 30-day USD LIBOR
(2) Secured by mortgages on certain real estate assets. One two-year extension available.
(3) Unsecured. Two six-month extensions available.
(4) Basis Rate as of December 31, 2021. Rate is subject to change based on our investment grade rating.
EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES
In September 2015, the Operating Partnership issued $575,000 of its 3.125% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2035. Costs incurred to issue the 2015 Notes were approximately $11,992, consisting primarily of a 2.0% underwriting fee. These costs were amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over five years, which represented the estimated term based on the first available redemption date, and were included in exchangeable senior notes, net, in the consolidated balance sheets. The 2015 Notes were general unsecured senior obligations of the Operating Partnership and were fully guaranteed by the Company. Interest was payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The Notes bore interest at 3.125% per annum and contained an exchange settlement feature, which provided that the 2015 Notes could, under certain circumstances, be exchangeable for cash (for the principal amount of the 2015 Notes) and, with respect to any excess exchange value, for cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s option.
The Operating Partnership could redeem the 2015 Notes at any time to preserve the Company’s status as a REIT. In addition, on or after October 5, 2020, the Operating Partnership could redeem the 2015 Notes for cash, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, upon at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior written notice to the holders of the 2015 Notes. The holders of the 2015 Notes had the right to require the Operating Partnership to repurchase the 2015 Notes for cash, in whole or in part, on October 1 of the years 2020, 2025 and 2030, (unless the Operating Partnership had called the 2015 Notes for redemption), and upon the occurrence of certain designated events, in each case for a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2015 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, the 2015 Notes could have been exchanged during any calendar quarter, if the last reported sale price of the common stock of the Company was greater than or equal to 130% of the exchange price for at least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. The Company redeemed all outstanding 2015 Notes on November 2, 2020.
GAAP requires entities with convertible debt instruments that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. The Company therefore accounted for the liability and equity component of the 2015 Notes separately. The equity components were included in paid-in capital in stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets, and the value of the
equity components were treated as original issue discount for purposes of accounting for the debt components. The discount was amortized as interest expense over the remaining period of the debt through its first redemption date, October 1, 2020 for the 2015 Notes. The effective interest rate on the liability components of the 2015 Notes was 4.0%, which approximates the market rate of interest of similar debt without exchange features (i.e. nonconvertible debt) at the time of issuance.
The amount of interest cost recognized relating to the contractual interest rate and the amortization of the discount on the liability component for the Notes were as follows for the periods indicated:
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 202120202019
Contractual interest$— $13,476 $17,968 
Amortization of discount— 3,675 4,742 
Total interest expense recognized$— $17,151 $22,710 

Repurchase of 2015 Notes

On October 1, 2020, the holders of $71,513 principal amount of the 2015 Notes exchanged their Notes. The Company paid cash of $71,513 for the principal amount and issued 124,819 shares of common stock with a value of $13,495 for the exchange value in excess of the principal amount. On November 2, 2020, the holders of an additional $503,432 principal amount of the 2015 Notes exchanged their Notes. The Company paid cash of $503,487 for the principal amount and issued 1,198,962 shares of common stock with a value of $138,900 for the exchange value in excess of the principal amount. Also on November 2, 2020, the Company redeemed the remaining $55 of outstanding principal amount of the 2015 Notes for cash.

The Company allocated the value of the consideration paid to repurchase the 2013 Notes and the 2015 Notes (1) to the extinguishment of the liability component and (2) to the reacquisition of the equity component. The amount allocated to the extinguishment of the liability component is equal to the fair value of that component immediately prior to extinguishment. The difference between the consideration attributed to the extinguishment of the liability component and the sum of (a) the net carrying amount of the repurchased liability component, and (b) the related unamortized debt issuance costs, is recognized as a gain on debt extinguishment. The remaining settlement consideration is allocated to the reacquisition of the equity component of the repurchased 2013 Notes and 2015 Notes and recognized as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.
Information about the repurchases is as follows:
For the Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Principal amount repurchased$— $575,000 $— 
Amount allocated to:
  Extinguishment of liability component$— $575,000 $— 
  Reacquisition of equity component— — — 
Total consideration paid for repurchase$— $575,000 $— 
Exchangeable senior notes repurchased$— $575,000 $— 
Extinguishment of liability component— (575,000)— 
Discount on exchangeable senior notes— — — 
Related debt issuance costs — — — 
Gain/(loss) on repurchase$— $— $—