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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

10.

DEBT

Total debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Debt Description

 

Maturity

 

Interest rate at

July 1, 2017

 

 

 

July 1,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

ABL Facility

 

October 20, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

30,000

 

2012 ABS Facility

 

September 30, 2018

 

2.20

 

%

 

 

620,000

 

 

 

645,000

 

Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan (net of $12,105 and

   $13,318 of unamortized deferred financing costs)

 

June 27, 2023

 

3.98

 

 

 

 

2,165,895

 

 

 

2,175,682

 

2016 Senior Notes (net of $6,707 and $7,185 of unamortized

   deferred financing costs)

 

June 15, 2024

 

5.88

 

 

 

 

593,293

 

 

 

592,815

 

Obligations under capital leases

 

2018–2025

 

2.36 - 6.18

 

 

 

 

338,044

 

 

 

305,544

 

Other debt

 

2018–2031

 

5.75 - 9.00

 

 

 

 

10,068

 

 

 

32,672

 

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,727,300

 

 

 

3,781,713

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(103,903

)

 

 

(75,962

)

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,623,397

 

 

$

3,705,751

 

 

At July 1, 2017, $941 million of the carrying value of total debt was at a fixed rate and $2,786 million was at a floating rate. As discussed in Note 19, Subsequent Events, on August 1, 2017, USF entered into interest rate swap agreements that fixed the interest rate on $1.1 billion of principal of the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan. After considering the effect of the interest rate swaps, $2,035 million of the carrying value of total debt was at a fixed rate and $1,692 million was at a floating rate.

Following is a description of each of USF’s debt instruments outstanding as of July 1, 2017:

Revolving Credit Agreement—The Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement, dated October 20, 2015, as amended, is USF’s asset backed senior secured revolving loan facility (the “ABL Facility”) and provides for loans under its two tranches: ABL Tranche A-1 and ABL Tranche A, with its capacity limited by a borrowing base. The maximum borrowing available is $1,300 million, with ABL Tranche A-1 at $100 million, and ABL Tranche A at $1,200 million.

As of July 1, 2017, USF had no outstanding borrowings, but had issued letters of credit totaling $378 million under the ABL Facility. Outstanding letters of credit included: (1) $60 million issued to secure USF’s obligations with respect to certain facility leases, (2) $315 million issued in favor of certain commercial insurers securing USF’s obligations with respect to its self-insurance program, and (3) $3 million in letters of credit for other obligations. There was available capacity on the ABL Facility of $922 million at July 1, 2017. As of July 1, 2017, on Tranche A-1 borrowings, USF can periodically elect to pay interest at an alternative base rate (“ABR”), as defined in USF’s credit agreements, plus 1.50% or the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.50%. On Tranche A borrowings, USF can periodically elect to pay interest at ABR plus 0.25% or LIBOR plus 1.25%. The ABL Facility also carries letter of credit fees of 1.25% and an unused commitment fee of 0.25%.  

Accounts Receivable Financing Program—Under the 2012 ABS Facility, USF sells—on a revolving basis—its eligible receivables to the Receivables Company. See Note 5, Accounts Receivable Financing Program.

The maximum capacity under the 2012 ABS Facility is $800 million. Borrowings under the 2012 ABS Facility were $620 million at July 1, 2017. USF, at its option, can request additional borrowings up to the maximum commitment, provided sufficient eligible receivables are available as collateral. There was available capacity on the 2012 ABS Facility of $110 million at July 1, 2017 based on eligible receivables as collateral. The portion of the 2012 ABS Facility held by the lenders who fund the 2012 ABS Facility with commercial paper bears interest at the lender’s commercial paper rate, plus any other costs associated with the issuance of commercial paper plus 1.00%, and an unused commitment fee of 0.35%. The portion of the 2012 ABS Facility held by lenders that do not fund the 2012 ABS Facility with commercial paper bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.00%, and an unused commitment fee of 0.35%.

Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan Agreement—The Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated June 27, 2016, as amended (the “Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan”), consists of a senior secured term loan with a carrying value of $2,166 million at July 1, 2017, net of $12 million of unamortized deferred financing costs.

On February 17, 2017, the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan was further amended, whereby the interest rate spread on outstanding borrowings was reduced 25 basis points and fixed at ABR plus 1.75% or LIBOR plus 2.75%, with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%, based on USF’s periodic election. USF determined the terms of the February 17, 2017 amendment were not substantially different from the previous terms of the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan, for continuing lenders, and therefore substantially all of the transaction was accounted for as a debt modification. The Company recorded the $0.4 million of third party costs related to the February 17, 2017 amendment, and a write-off of $0.2 million of unamortized deferred financing costs related to non-continuing lenders, in interest expense.  Unamortized deferred financing costs of $13 million were carried forward and will be amortized through June 27, 2023, the maturity date of the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan.

Principal repayments of $5.5 million are payable quarterly with the balance due at maturity. The debt may require mandatory repayments if certain assets are sold, as defined in the agreement. The interest rate for all borrowings was 3.98%—LIBOR of 1.23% plus 2.75%—at July 1, 2017.

2016 Senior Notes—The 2016 Senior Notes due 2024, with a carrying value of $593 million at July 1, 2017, net of $7 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, bear interest at 5.875%. On or after June 15, 2019, this debt is redeemable, at USF’s option, in whole or in part at a price of 102.938% of the remaining principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. On June 15, 2020 and June 15, 2021, the optional redemption price for the debt declines to 101.469% and 100.0%, respectively, of the remaining principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. Prior to June 15, 2019, up to 40% of the debt may be redeemed with the aggregate proceeds from equity offerings, as defined in the Indenture, dated June 27, 2016, as supplemented, at a redemption premium of 105.875%.

Other Debt–Obligations under capital leases of $338 million at July 1, 2017, consist of amounts due for transportation equipment and building leases. Other debt of $10 million at July 1, 2017 consists primarily of various state industrial revenue bonds.

2016 Debt Transactions and Loss on Extinguishment

As discussed in Note 1, Overview and Basis of Presentation, net proceeds from the June 2016 US Foods IPO were used to redeem the majority of USF’s Old Senior Notes. In June 2016, USF also entered into a series of transactions to refinance its term loan and redeem the remainder of its Old Senior Notes.

The debt redemption and refinancing transactions resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $42 million, consisting of fees paid to debt holders, third party costs, the write off of certain pre-existing unamortized debt issuance costs, an early redemption premium, and the write-off of an unamortized issue premium.

Security Interests

Substantially all of USF’s assets are pledged under the various debt agreements. Debt under the 2012 ABS Facility is secured by certain designated receivables and, in certain circumstances, by restricted cash. The ABL Facility is secured by certain other designated receivables not pledged under the 2012 ABS Facility, inventories and tractors and trailers owned by USF. Additionally, the ABL Facility has a third priority interest in the assets pledged under the 2012 ABS Facility and a second priority interest in the assets pledged under the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan. USF’s obligations under the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan are secured by all of the capital stock of its subsidiaries, each of the direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries—as defined in the agreements—and are secured by substantially all assets of USF and its subsidiaries not pledged under the 2012 ABS Facility or the ABL Facility. Additionally, the Amended and Restated 2016 Term Loan has a second priority interest in the assets pledged under the ABL Facility and the 2012 ABS Facility.

Restrictive Covenants

USF’s credit facilities, loan agreements and indentures contain customary covenants. These include, among other things, covenants that restrict USF’s ability to incur certain additional indebtedness, create or permit liens on assets, pay dividends, or engage in mergers or consolidations. As of July 1, 2017, USF had $560 million of restricted payment capacity under these covenants, and approximately $2,074 million of its net assets were restricted after taking into consideration the net deferred tax assets and intercompany balances that eliminate in consolidation.

Certain debt agreements also contain customary events of default. Those include, without limitation, the failure to pay interest or principal when it is due under the agreements, cross default provisions, the failure of representations and warranties contained in the agreements to be true, and certain insolvency events. If a default event occurs and continues, the principal amounts outstanding—together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owed—may be declared immediately due and payable by the lenders. Were such an event to occur, USF would be forced to seek new financing that may not be on as favorable terms as its current facilities. USF’s ability to refinance its indebtedness on favorable terms—or at all—is directly affected by the current economic and financial conditions. In addition, USF’s ability to incur secured indebtedness (which may enable it to achieve more favorable terms than the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness) depends in part on the value of its assets. This, in turn, relies on the strength of its cash flows, results of operations, economic and market conditions, and other factors.