Credit Facilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

3.	Credit Facilities

There were no amounts subject to variable rates at December 31, 2012 and 2011. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s outstanding borrowings was approximately 4.01% at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

The Company maintains an $850,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit with a consortium of financial institutions that matures in September 2017 and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which is based on the Company’s leverage ratio (0.96% at December 31, 2012). The Company also has the option under this agreement to increase its borrowing an additional $350,000,000, as well as an option to decrease the borrowing capacity or terminate the Syndicated Facility with appropriate notice. No amounts were outstanding under this line of credit at December 31, 2012 and 2011. Certain borrowings require the Company to comply with a financial covenant with respect to a maximum debt-to-capitalization ratio. At December 31, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. Due to the workers’ compensation and insurance reserve requirements in certain states, the Company also had unused letters of credit of $61,119,000 and $53,703,000 outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Amounts outstanding under the Company’s credit facilities consist of the following:


	December 31
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Unsecured term notes:
November 30, 2008, Series C Senior Unsecured Notes, $250,000,000, 4.67% fixed, due November 30, 2013	$	250,000	$	250,000
November 30, 2011, Series D and E Senior Unsecured Notes, $250,000,000, 3.35% fixed, due November 30, 2016		250,000		250,000

Total debt		500,000		500,000
Less debt due within one year		250,000		—

Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	250,000	$	500,000

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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