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Long-term Debt and Short-term Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt and Short-term Borrowings
Long-term Debt and Short-term Borrowings
Long-term debt at December 31, 2012 and 2011 is presented in the following table.
(in thousands)
 
2012
 
2011
Parent Company:
 
 
 
 
 4.875% subordinated notes, due February 15, 2013, with semi-annual interest payments and principal to be paid at maturity
 
$
60,612

 
206,750

13.00% junior subordinated amortizing notes with quarterly interest and principal payments through May 15, 2013
 
13,566

 
38,229

 5.125% subordinated notes, due June 15, 2017, with semi-annual interest payments and principal to be paid at maturity
 
450,000

 
450,000

7.875% senior notes, due February 15, 2019, $300 million par value with semi-annual interest payments and principal to be paid at maturity (2)
 
293,554

 

LIBOR + 1.80% debentures, due April 19, 2035 with quarterly interest payments and principal to be paid at maturity (rate of 2.11% at December 31, 2012)
 
10,000

 
10,000

Hedge-related basis adjustment(1)
 
13,935

 
21,188

Total long-term debt — Parent Company
 
841,667

 
726,167

Synovus Bank:
 
 
 
 
FHLB advances with interest and principal payments due at various maturity dates through 2018 and interest rates ranging from 0.32% to 4.66% at December 31, 2012 (weighted average interest rate of 0.71% at December 31, 2012)
 
880,701

 
633,839

Other notes payable and capital leases with interest and principal payments due at various maturity dates through 2031 (weighted average interest rate of 3.89% at December 31, 2012)
 
4,087

 
4,721

Total long-term debt — Synovus Bank
 
884,788

 
638,560

Total long-term debt
 
$
1,726,455

 
1,364,727

 
 
 
 
 

(1) 
Unamortized balance of terminated interest rate swaps reflected in debt for financial reporting purposes.
(2) Balance is net of capitalized debt issuance costs and discount
The provisions of the indentures governing Synovus’ long-term debt contain certain restrictions within specified limits on mergers, sales of all or substantially all of Synovus' assets and limitations on sales and issuances of voting stock of subsidiaries and limit Synovus’ ability to pay dividends on its capital stock if there is an event of default under the applicable indenture. As of December 31, 2012, Synovus and its subsidiaries were in compliance with the covenants in these agreements.
On February 13, 2012, Synovus issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Senior Notes in a public offering for aggregate proceeds of $292.6 million, net of discount and debt issuance costs. Concurrent with this offering, Synovus announced a Tender Offer for any and all of its 2013 Notes, with a then total principal amount outstanding of approximately $206.8 million. An aggregate principal amount of $146.1 million of the 2013 notes, representing approximately 71% of the outstanding principal amount, were tendered in the Tender Offer. Synovus paid total consideration of approximately$146.1 million for these notes, which was funded from a portion of the net proceeds of the 2019 Senior Notes.
The FHLB advances are secured by certain loans receivable with a recorded balance of approximately $3.8 billion at both December 31, 2012 and 2011.
Contractual annual principal payments on long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter are shown on the following table.
 
(in thousands)
Parent
Company
 
Subsidiary
 
Total
2013
$
74,178

 
5,638

 
79,816

2014

 
260,394

 
260,394

2015

 
390,409

 
390,409

2016

 
225,368

 
225,368

2017
450,000

 
272

 
450,272

Thereafter
310,000

 
2,707

 
312,707

Total
$
834,178

 
884,788

 
1,718,966

 
 
 
 
 
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding federal funds purchased and other securities sold under repurchase agreements:
(dollars in thousands)
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Total balance at December 31,
 
$
201,243

 
313,757

 
499,226

Weighted average interest rate at December 31,
 
0.16
%
 
0.24

 
0.30

Maximum month end balance during the year
 
$
398,853

 
452,903

 
543,690

Average amount outstanding during the year
 
320,338

 
389,583

 
480,700

Weighted average interest rate during the year
 
0.19
%
 
0.27

 
0.40