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World Color Press Insolvency Proceedings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
World Color Press Insolvency Proceedings [Abstract]  
World Color Press Insolvency Proceedings
World Color Press Insolvency Proceedings

The Company continues to manage the bankruptcy claim settlement process for the Quebecor World Inc. ("QWI") bankruptcy proceedings in the United States and Canada (QWI changed its name to "World Color Press Inc." upon emerging from bankruptcy on July 21, 2009). To the extent claims are allowed, the holders of such claims are entitled to receive recovery, with the nature of such recovery dependent upon the type and classification of such claims. In this regard, with respect to certain types of claims, the holders thereof are entitled to receive cash and/or unsecured notes, while the holders of certain other types of claims are entitled to receive a combination of Quad/Graphics common stock and cash, in accordance with the terms of the World Color Press acquisition agreement.

With respect to claims asserted by the holders thereof as being entitled to a priority cash recovery, the Company has estimated that approximately $1.4 million and $2.5 million of such recorded claims have yet to be paid as of December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, and this obligation is classified as amounts owing in satisfaction of bankruptcy claims in the consolidated balance sheets.

With respect to unsecured claims held by creditors of the operating subsidiary debtors of Quebecor World (USA) Inc. (the "Class 3 Claims"), each allowed Class 3 Claim will be entitled to receive an unsecured note in an equaling 50% of such creditor's allowed Class 3 Claim, provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of all such unsecured notes cannot exceed $75.0 million. Each allowed Class 3 Claim will also receive accrued interest and a 5% prepayment redemption premium thereon (the total aggregate maximum principal, interest and prepayment redemption premium for all Class 3 Claims is $89.2 million). In connection with the World Color Press acquisition, the Company was required to deposit the maximum potential payout to the Class 3 Claim creditors of $89.2 million with a trustee, and that amount will remain with the trustee until either (1) it is paid to a creditor for an allowed Class 3 Claim or (2) excess amounts not required for Class 3 Claim payments will revert to the Company.

In the year ended December 31, 2014, $8.0 million was paid to Class 3 Claim creditors. The Company also received a refund of $18.9 million of restricted cash for the year ended December 31, 2014, as the restriction was released for amounts no longer required to be held in deposit for Class 3 Claims. At December 31, 2014, $29.1 million of the maximum potential payout to the Class 3 Claim creditors remains and is classified as restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets. Based on the Company's analysis of the outstanding claims, the Company has a liability of $9.0 million at December 31, 2014, classified as unsecured notes to be issued in the consolidated balance sheets. Activity impacting the Company's restricted cash and unsecured notes to be issued for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

 
Restricted Cash
 
Unsecured Notes to be Issued
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
60.5

 
$
23.8

Class 3 claim payments during 2013
(4.5
)
 
(4.5
)
Non-cash adjustments

 
(1.3
)
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
56.0

 
$
18.0

Class 3 claim payments during 2014
(8.0
)
 
(8.0
)
Restricted cash refunded to Quad/Graphics
(18.9
)
 

Non-cash adjustments

 
(1.0
)
Balance at December 31, 2014
$
29.1

 
$
9.0



The components of the Company's restricted cash at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were as follows:
 
December 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Defeasance of unsecured notes to be issued
$
29.1

 
$
56.0

Other
2.1

 

Total restricted cash
$
31.2

 
$
56.0

Less: short-term restricted cash
31.2

 
4.5

Long-term restricted cash
$

 
$
51.5



While the liabilities recorded for any bankruptcy matters are based on management's current assessment of the amount likely to be paid, it is not possible to identify the final amount of priority cash claims or the amount of Class 3 Claims that will ultimately be allowed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Therefore, payments for amounts owing in satisfaction of bankruptcy claims could be materially higher than the amounts accrued on the consolidated balance sheets, which would require additional cash payments to be made and expense to be recorded for the amount exceeding the Company's estimate. Amounts payable related to the unsecured notes could exceed current estimates, which would require additional expense to be recorded. The Company has resolved the majority of claims since acquiring World Color Press in 2010, but the ultimate timing for completion of the bankruptcy process depends on the resolution of the remaining claims.