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DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
DEBT
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, debt consisted of the following:
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
Long-term debt
 
 
 
 
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2012, interest at 6.36%
 
$

 
$
80,358

Capital leases due through 2017, interest at 1.12% to 8.63%
 
267

 
901

Other borrowings due through 2023, interest up to 4.25%
 
1,788

 
2,197

 
 
2,055

 
83,456

Less current portion
 
456

 
81,496

Total long-term debt
 
1,599

 
1,960

Short-term debt
 
 
 
 
Amounts due banks, interest at 11.32% (11.61% in 2011)
 
18,220

 
19,922

Current portion long-term debt
 
456

 
81,496

Total short-term debt
 
18,676

 
101,418

Total debt
 
$
20,275

 
$
103,378


Senior Unsecured Notes
During March 2002, the Company issued Senior Unsecured Notes (the "Notes") totaling $150,000 with original maturities ranging from five to ten years and a weighted-average interest rate of 6.1%. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, and were generally invested in short-term, highly liquid investments. The Company repaid the $40,000 Series A Notes in March 2007, the $30,000 Series B Notes in March 2009 and the $80,000 Series C Notes in March 2012.
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the fair value of long-term debt, including the current portion, was approximately $1,919 and $84,110, respectively, which was determined using available market information and methodologies requiring judgment. Since considerable judgment is required in interpreting market information, the fair value of the debt is not necessarily the amount which could be realized in a current market exchange.
Revolving Credit Agreement
The Company has a line of credit totaling $300,000 through the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which was entered into on July 26, 2012.  The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants for credit facilities of this type, including limitations on the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to liens, investments, distributions, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of assets, transactions with affiliates and a fixed charges coverage ratio and total leverage ratio.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants and had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement has a five-year term and may be increased, subject to certain conditions, by an additional amount up to $100,000.  The interest rate on borrowings is based on either LIBOR or the prime rate, plus a spread based on the Company’s leverage ratio, at the Company’s election.
Capital Leases
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, $267 and $901 of capital lease indebtedness was secured by property, plant and equipment, respectively.
Other
Maturities of long-term debt, including payments under capital leases and amounts due banks, for the five years succeeding December 31, 2012 are $18,679 in 2013, $408 in 2014, $309 in 2015, $133 in 2016, $134 in 2017 and $612 thereafter. Total interest paid was $4,423 in 2012, $6,979 in 2011 and $7,446 in 2010. The primary difference between interest expense and interest paid is the amortization of the gains on terminated interest rate swaps.
The Company's short-term borrowings included in "Amounts due banks" were $18,220 and $19,922 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and represent the borrowings of foreign subsidiaries at weighted average interest rates of 11.3% and 11.6%, respectively.