DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

DEBT [Abstract]

DEBT

NOTE 6: DEBT

Debt at December 31 is detailed as follows:

	Effective
in millions	Interest Rates	2022	2021
Short-term Debt
Bank line of credit expires 2027 1		$            100.0	$                0.0
Commercial paper expires 2027 1		0.0	0.0
Total short-term debt		$            100.0	$                0.0
Long-term Debt
Bank line of credit expires 2027 1		$                0.0	$                0.0
Commercial paper expires 2027 1		550.0	0.0
Delayed draw term loan due 2026		550.0	1,100.0
4.50% notes due 2025	4.65%	400.0	400.0
3.90% notes due 2027	4.00%	400.0	400.0
3.50% notes due 2030	3.94%	750.0	750.0
7.15% notes due 2037	8.05%	129.2	129.2
4.50% notes due 2047	4.59%	700.0	700.0
4.70% notes due 2048	5.42%	460.9	460.9
Other notes	0.37%	1.8	9.5
Total long-term debt - face value		$         3,941.9	$         3,949.6
Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs		(66.2)	(69.6)
Total long-term debt - book value		$         3,875.7	$         3,880.0
Less current maturities		0.5	5.2
Total long-term debt - reported value		$         3,875.2	$         3,874.8
Estimated fair value of long-term debt		$         3,671.9	$         4,418.5

¹ Borrowings on the bank line of credit and commercial paper are classified as short-term if we intend to repay within twelve months and as long-term if we have the intent and ability to extend payment beyond twelve months.

Discounts and debt issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest method over the terms of the respective notes resulting in $6.1 million and $13.9 million of net interest expense for these items for 2022 and 2021, respectively.

DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN, LINE OF CREDIT AND COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM

In June 2021, concurrent with the announcement of the pending acquisition of U.S. Concrete (see Note 19 for additional information), we obtained a $2,200.0 million bridge facility commitment from Truist Bank. Later in June 2021, we entered into a $1,600.0 million unsecured delayed draw term loan with a subset of the banks that provide our line of credit and terminated the bridge facility commitment. The delayed draw term loan was drawn in August 2021 for $1,600.0 million upon the acquisition of U.S. Concrete, was paid down to $1,100.0 million in September 2021 and was further paid down to $550.0 million in August 2022 (amounts repaid are no longer available for borrowing). In March 2022, the delayed draw term loan was amended to extend the maturity date from August 2024 to August 2026. The delayed draw term loan contains covenants customary for an unsecured investment-grade facility and mirror those in our line of credit. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the delayed draw term loan covenants.

Financing costs for the bridge facility commitment and the delayed draw term loan totaled $13.3 million, $9.4 million of which was recognized as interest expense in 2021. Borrowings on the delayed draw term loan bear interest, at our option, at either the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a margin ranging from 0.075% to 1.250% or Truist Bank’s base rate (generally, its prime rate) plus a margin ranging from 0.000% to 0.250%. The margins are determined by our credit ratings. As of December 31, 2022, the margin for SOFR borrowings was 0.875%, and the margin for base rate borrowings was 0.000%.

Our unsecured line of credit was amended in March 2022 to extend the maturity date from September 2025 to September 2026. It was further amended in August 2022 to increase the borrowing capacity from $1,000.0 million to $1,600.0 million and extend the maturity date from September 2026 to August 2027. Our line of credit contains covenants customary for an unsecured investment-grade facility. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the line of credit covenants.

Borrowings on the line of credit bear interest, at our option, at either SOFR plus a margin ranging from 1.000% to 1.625% or Truist Bank’s base rate (generally, its prime rate) plus a margin ranging from 0.000% to 0.625%. The margins are determined by our credit ratings. Standby letters of credit, which are issued under the line of credit and reduce availability, are charged a fee equal to the margin for SOFR borrowings plus 0.175%. We also pay a commitment fee on the daily average unused amount of the line of credit that ranges from 0.090% to 0.225% determined by our credit ratings. As of December 31, 2022, the margin for SOFR borrowings was 1.125%, the margin for base rate borrowings was 0.125%, and the commitment fee for the unused amount was 0.100%.

In August 2022, we established a $1,600.0 million commercial paper program through which we borrowed $550.0 million that was used to partially repay the delayed draw term loan. Commercial paper borrowings bear interest at rates determined at the time of borrowing and as agreed between us and the commercial paper investors.

As of December 31, 2022, our available borrowing capacity under the line of credit was $1,421.4 million. Utilization of the borrowing capacity was as follows:

$100.0 million was borrowed

$78.6 million was used to support standby letters of credit

TERM DEBT

Essentially all of our $3,941.9 million (face value) of term debt (which includes the $550.0 million delayed draw term loan and the $550.0 million commercial paper) is unsecured. All of the covenants in the debt agreements are customary for investment-grade facilities. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all term debt covenants.

In connection with the August 2021 acquisition of U.S. Concrete, we assumed $434.5 million (fair value) of senior notes due 2029 and retired these notes in September 2021.

The total scheduled (principal and interest) debt payments, excluding the line of credit, for the five years subsequent to December 31, 2022 are as follows:

in millions	Total	Principal	Interest
Scheduled Debt Payments (excluding the line of credit)
2023	$          184.6	$            0.5	$        184.1
2024	182.1	0.5	181.6
2025	561.7	400.5	161.2
2026	689.8	550.4	139.4
2027	1,059.6	950.0	109.6

STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT

We provide, in the normal course of business, certain third-party beneficiaries with standby letters of credit to support our obligations to pay or perform according to the requirements of an underlying agreement. Such letters of credit typically have an initial term of one year, typically renew automatically, and can only be modified or canceled with the approval of the beneficiary. Our standby letters of credit are issued by banks that participate in our $1,600.0 million line of credit and reduce the borrowing capacity thereunder. Our standby letters of credit as of December 31, 2022 are summarized by purpose in the table below:

in millions
Standby Letters of Credit
Risk management insurance	$          71.5
Reclamation/restoration requirements	7.1
Total	$          78.6