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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
DEBT
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Current
 
Non-Current
 
Current
 
Non-Current
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
$
5,334

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,334

7.875% Senior Notes due 2021

 
452,855

 

 
300,000

Capital lease obligations
6,231

 
15,715

 
2,505

 
796

 
$
11,565

 
$
468,570

 
$
2,505

 
$
306,130


7.875% Senior Notes due 2021
On January 29, 2013, the Company completed an offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Original Notes”) in a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company commenced an exchange offer for the Notes on September 30, 2013 to exchange the Notes for freely transferable notes containing substantially similar terms, in accordance with the registration rights granted to the holders of the Notes when they were issued. The exchange offer was consummated on November 5, 2013.

On March 12, 2014, the Company completed an offering of $150 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Additional Notes” and together with the Original Notes, the "Senior Notes") in a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Additional Notes constitute a further issuance of the Original Notes and form a single series of debt securities with the Original Notes. Upon completion of Coeur’s offering of the Additional Notes, the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Senior Notes was $450 million. The Company commenced an exchange offer for the Additional Notes on April 10, 2014 to exchange the Additional Notes for freely transferable notes containing substantially similar terms, in accordance with the registration rights granted to the holders of the Additional Notes when they were issued. The exchange offer was consummated on May 9, 2014.


3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
Per the indenture governing the 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Convertible Notes”), the Company announced on February 13, 2013 that it was offering to repurchase all of the Convertible Notes. As of February 12, 2013, there was $48.7 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding. The Company repurchased $43.3 million in aggregate principal amount, leaving a balance of $5.3 million at June 30, 2014. The notes are classified as current liabilities at June 30, 2014 as a result of the holders' option to require the Company to repurchase the notes on March 15, 2015.
Revolving Credit Facility
On August 1, 2012, Coeur Alaska, Inc. and Coeur Rochester, Inc. (the “Borrowers”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provided for a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million, which principal amount may be increased, subject to receiving additional commitments therefor, by up to $50.0 million.
On January 16, 2014, the Company and the Borrowers entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) to amend the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, the pricing of loans and undrawn commitments under the Credit Agreement was modified and certain modifications were made to the financial covenants and negative covenant provisions under the Credit Agreement. On March 20, 2014, the Borrowers notified the administrative agent that they were terminating the Revolving Credit Facility, effective March 25, 2014. The Company wrote off $3.0 million related to the termination of the Credit Agreement in the six months ended June 30, 2014. No amounts were outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at the time of termination, and no early termination penalty was payable in connection with the termination.
Lines of Credit
At June 30, 2014, San Bartolomé had two outstanding lines of credit supporting value added tax recoveries in Bolivia. One line is for $7.0 million bearing interest at 2.75% per annum and the other line is for $4.0 million bearing interest at 3.0% per annum. There was no balance outstanding on the two lines of credit at June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Palmarejo Gold Production Royalty Obligation
On January 21, 2009, Coeur Mexicana entered into a gold production royalty transaction with a subsidiary of Franco-Nevada Corporation under which Franco-Nevada Mexico Corporation S.A. de C.V. ("Franco-Nevada Mexico") purchased a royalty covering 50% of the life of mine gold to be produced from its Palmarejo silver and gold mine in Mexico.
The royalty agreement provides for a minimum obligation to be paid monthly on a total of 400,000 ounces of gold, or 4,167 ounces per month over an initial eight year period. Each monthly payment is an amount equal to the greater of 4,167 ounces of gold or 50% of actual gold production multiplied by the excess of the monthly average market price of gold above $408 per ounce, subject to a 1% annual inflation compounding adjustment. As of June 30, 2014, payments had been made on a total of 289,760 ounces of gold with further payments to be made on an additional 110,240 ounces of gold. After payments have been made on a total of 400,000 ounces of gold, the royalty obligation is payable in the amount of 50% of actual gold production per month multiplied by the excess of the monthly average market price of gold above $400 per ounce, adjusted as described above. Payments under the royalty agreement are to be made in cash or gold bullion. During the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company paid $12.3 million and $15.5 million, respectively, and the Company paid $27.0 million and $30.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, in royalty payments to Franco-Nevada Corporation. Payments made during the minimum obligation period will result in a reduction to the remaining minimum obligation. Payments made beyond the minimum obligation period will be recognized in operating expenses.
The Company used an implicit interest rate of 30.5% to discount the original obligation, based on the fair value of the consideration received projected over the expected future cash flows at inception of the obligation. The discounted obligation is accreted to its expected future value over the expected minimum payment period based on the implicit interest rate. The Company recognized accretion expense for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 of $2.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively, and $6.1 million and $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the remaining minimum obligation under the royalty agreement was $42.0 million and $51.2 million, respectively.





Interest Expense
Interest expense is made up of the following (in thousands):
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
$
43

 
$
43

 
$
86

 
$
380

7.875% Senior Notes due 2021
8,859

 
5,906

 
15,323

 
10,041

Revolving Credit Facility

 
133

 
179

 
258

Loss on Revolving Credit Facility

 

 
3,035

 

Capital lease obligations
333

 
98

 
392

 
266

Other debt obligations

 
72

 

 
268

Accretion of Palmarejo gold production royalty obligation
2,898

 
4,107

 
6,094

 
8,170

Amortization of debt issuance costs
420

 
539

 
918

 
1,064

Accretion of debt (premium) discount
(108
)
 

 
(144
)
 
576

Capitalized interest
(135
)
 
32

 
(518
)
 
(361
)
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest
$
12,310

 
$
10,930

 
$
25,365

 
$
20,662