Long-term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt

Long-term Debt

The Company's long-term debt consists of the following:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Senior Secured Credit Facility: (a)
Term Loan A Facility	$	675,000	$	675,000
Senior Notes:
4.75% Notes due December 2022	—		400,000
5.00% Notes due April 2024	400,000		1,000,000
4.75% Notes due August 2025	800,000		800,000
4.25% Notes due February 2029	1,000,000		—
Other debt (b)	1,500		—
Total long-term debt	2,876,500		2,875,000
Unamortized discount	(24,249)		(18,337)
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(14,189)		(7,356)
Long-term debt, net	2,838,062		2,849,307
Current portion of long-term debt	26,813		75,000
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt	$	2,811,249	$	2,774,307

(a)The Company's $500 million revolving credit facility remains undrawn at September 30, 2021. Total undrawn revolver commitments are available to be drawn for general corporate purposes of the Company.

(b)A majority owned subsidiary of the Company has credit facilities totaling $4.5 million, which bear interest at the greater of 3.5% or the prime rate plus 1% and mature on July 21, 2022. As of September 30, 2021, there was $1.5 million of outstanding borrowings under the credit facilities.

Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On February 8, 2021, AMC Networks entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2017 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, the "Credit Agreement"), among AMC Networks and its subsidiary, AMC Network Entertainment LLC, as the Initial Borrowers, certain of AMC Networks' subsidiaries, as restricted subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer, Bank of America, as an L/C Issuer, and the lenders party thereto. Amendment No. 1 extends the maturity dates of the $675 million term loan A facility and $500 million revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement to February 8, 2026, and makes certain other amendments to the covenants and other provisions of the Credit Agreement.

Senior Notes

On February 8, 2021, AMC Networks issued, and certain of AMC Networks’ subsidiaries (hereinafter, the “Guarantors”) guaranteed, $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior notes due February 15, 2029 (the “4.25% Notes due 2029”) in a registered public offering and received net proceeds of $982.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses. The Company used such proceeds to redeem (i) the remaining $400 million principal amount of the Company’s 4.75% senior notes due 2022 and (ii) $600 million principal amount of the Company’s 5.00% senior notes due 2024 on February 26, 2021 (the "Redemption Date"). The 4.75% senior notes due 2022 were redeemed at a redemption price of 100.000% of the principal amount of such notes and the 5.00% senior notes due 2024 were redeemed at a redemption price of 102.500% of the principal amount of such notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. In connection with the redemptions, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 of $22.1 million representing the redemption premium on the 5.00% senior notes due 2024, and the write-off of a portion of the unamortized discount and deferred financing costs related to both issuances.