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Long-Term Debt (Notes)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt LONG-TERM DEBT
The following table summarizes our outstanding debt:
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
2029 Senior Notes$350 $— 
2024 Senior Notes— 350 
Amended Credit Facility— — 
Financing leases— 1 
Unamortized debt costs(4)(2)
Total346 348 
Less: current portion— — 
Long-term portion$346 $348 
Senior Notes

In March 2021, LP issued $350 million of the 2029 Senior Notes. The Company may redeem the 2029 Senior Notes, in whole or in part, prior to March 15, 2024, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium set forth in the indenture governing the 2029 Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption. On or after March 15, 2024, LP may, at its option on one or more occasions, redeem all or any portion of these notes at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 2029 Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption. The indenture governing the 2029 Senior Notes contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability to grant liens to secure indebtedness, engage in sale and leaseback transactions and merge or consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets. If LP is subject to a "change of control," as defined in the indenture, LP is required to offer to repurchase the 2029 Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the date of purchase. The indenture governing the 2029 Senior Notes contains customary events of default, including failure to make required payments on the 2029 Senior Notes, failure to comply with certain agreements or covenants contained in the indenture, failure to pay or acceleration of certain other indebtedness and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. An event of default in the indenture allows either the indenture trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding 2029 Senior Notes to accelerate, or in certain cases, automatically causes the acceleration of, the amounts due under the 2029 Senior Notes.

In September 2016, LP issued $350 million aggregate principal amount Senior Notes due 2024 (2024 Senior Notes). In February 2021, LP delivered to holders of the 2024 Senior Notes a conditional notice of redemption to redeem on March 27, 2021 all of the 2024 Senior Notes outstanding at a redemption price of 102.438% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. The redemption notice became irrevocable on March 11, 2021, and the 2024 Senior Notes were fully redeemed on March 27, 2021. In connection with this redemption, LP recorded an early debt extinguishment charge of $11 million, recorded within Other non-operating items on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, which included $9 million of redemption premium and $2 million of unamortized debt costs associated with these notes.

Deferred debt costs are amortized over the life of the related debt using a straight-line basis which approximates the effective interest method. If the debt is retired early, the related unamortized deferred financing costs are written off in the period the debt is retired to Other non-operating items. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, $2 million of deferred debt costs were written off in association with the 2024 Senior Notes extinguishment, and LP paid $4 million in debt issuance costs that will be deferred and amortized over the life of the 2029 Senior Notes.

Credit Facility

In August 2021, LP entered into a fourth amendment (Fourth Amendment) to its revolving credit facility, dated as of June 27, 2019 (Credit Facility), with American AgCredit, PCA, as administrative agent and CoBank, ACB, as letter of credit issuer, (as amended, the Amended Credit Facility). The Amended Credit Facility provides a revolving credit facility in the principal amount of up to $550 million, with a $60 million sub-limit for letters of credit. The revolving facility, pursuant to the Amended Credit Facility, terminates, and all loans made thereunder become due in June 2027. LP has granted a security interest in substantially all of its U.S. personal property to secure the Amended Credit Facility, and certain of LP’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries may guaranty its obligations under the Amended Credit Facility and, subject to certain limited exceptions, provide security through a security interest in substantially all the personal property of these subsidiaries. The Amended Credit Facility provides a release of security interest after obtaining an Investment Grade rating from any one of the Moody's, S&P, or Fitch. There are no outstanding amounts borrowed under the Amended Credit Facility as of September 30, 2021.

Revolving borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility accrue interest, at the Company's option, at either (a) a “base rate” plus a margin of 0.500% to 1.500% or (b) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.500% to 2.500%. The Amended Credit Facility also includes an unused commitment fee, due quarterly, ranging from 0.200% to 0.425%. The applicable margins and fees within these ranges are based on our ratio of consolidated EBITDA to cash interest
charges. The “base rate” is the highest of (i) the Federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (ii) the U.S. prime rate, and (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%.

The Amended Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants and customary events of default, the occurrence of which could result in the acceleration of our obligation to repay the indebtedness outstanding thereunder. The Amended Credit Facility also contains financial covenants that require the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to have, as of the end of each quarter, a capitalization ratio (i.e., funded debt less unrestricted cash to total capitalization) of no more than 57.5%.

In March 2020, LP entered into a letter of credit facility agreement (Letter of Credit Facility) with Bank of America, N.A., which provides for the funding of letters of credit up to an aggregate outstanding amount of $20 million, which may be secured by certain cash collateral of LP. The Letter of Credit Facility includes an unused commitment fee, due quarterly, ranging from 0.50% to 1.875% of the daily available amount to be drawn on each letter of credit issued under the Letter of Credit Facility. The Letter of Credit Facility is subject to similar affirmative, negative, and financial covenants as those set forth in the Amended Credit Facility, including the capitalization ratio covenant. As of September 30, 2021, LP secured $13 million of outstanding letters of credit with cash collateral, included in Restricted cash in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Deferred debt costs are amortized over the life of the related debt using a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method. Included in such amortized amounts are deferred debt costs associated with LP's Amended Credit Facility, which are recorded within Other assets on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid $2 million in debt issuance costs in connection with the third amendment to the Credit Facility that LP entered into in June 2021 (Third Amendment). These debt issuance costs were deferred and will be amortized over the life of the Amended Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2021, LP was in compliance with all covenants under the 2029 Senior Notes and the Amended Credit Facility (as well as the Letter of Credit Facility by such compliance).