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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure  
Debt Disclosure

7.       Debt

 

       The proceeds from the credit facilities and the unsecured senior notes, as described below, were used to fund the Purchase Transaction disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Credit Facilities

 

On October 11, 2013, in connection and simultaneously with the Purchase Transaction, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for a $2.5 billion secured term loan facility maturing in October 2020 (the “Term Loan”), and a $250 million secured revolving credit facility maturing in October 2018 (the “Revolver” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Credit Facilities”). A portion of the Revolver can be used to issue letters of credit of up to $50 million, subject to the availability of the Revolver. To date, we have not drawn on the Revolver.

 

Borrowings under the Term Loan and the Revolver bear interest, payable on a quarterly basis, at an annual rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, (A) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) the interest rate in effect determined by the administrative agent as its “prime rate,” (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, and (c) the London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, or (B) LIBOR. Further, LIBOR borrowings under the Term Loan will be subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. At June 30, 2014, the Term Loan bore interest at 3.25%. In certain circumstances, our applicable interest rate under the Credit Facilities will increase.

 

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal balances under the Credit Facilities, we are required to pay the lenders a commitment fee on unused commitments under the Revolver. Commitment fees are recorded within “Interest and other investment income (expense), net” on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We are also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and agency fees.

 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, we are required to make quarterly principal repayments of 0.25% of the Term Loan's original principal amount, with the balance due on the maturity date. On February 11, 2014, we made a voluntary repayment of $375 million on our Term Loan. This repayment satisfies the required quarterly principal repayments for the entire term of the Credit Agreement. Since this voluntary principal repayment was not a contractual requirement as of December 31, 2013 and the Board of Directors did not approve the repayment until January 2014, only the contractual principal repayment of $25 million for 2014 has been reflected as “Current portion of long-term debt” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan and repaid may not be re-borrowed.

 

The Credit Facilities are guaranteed by certain of the Company's U.S. subsidiaries, whose assets represent approximately 69% of our consolidated assets. The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants that place restrictions in certain circumstances on, among other things, the incurrence of debt, granting of liens, payment of dividends, sales of assets and mergers and acquisitions. If our obligations under the Revolver exceed 15% of the total amount of that facility as of the end of any fiscal quarter (subject to certain exclusions for letters of credit), we are also subject to certain financial covenants. A violation of any of these covenants could result in an event of default under the Credit Agreement. Upon the occurrence of such event of default or certain other customary events of default, payment of any outstanding amounts under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated, and the lenders' commitments to extend credit under the Credit Agreement may be terminated. In addition, an event of default under the Credit Agreement could, under certain circumstances, permit the holders of other outstanding unsecured debt, including the debt holders described below, to accelerate the repayment of such obligations. The Company was in compliance with the terms of the Credit Facilities as of June 30, 2014.

 

Unsecured Senior Notes

 

On September 19, 2013, we issued, at par, $1.5 billion of 5.625% unsecured senior notes due September 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) and $750 million of 6.125% unsecured senior notes due September 2023 (the “2023 Notes” and, together with the 2021 Notes, the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers made in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Notes are general senior obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness, including the Credit Facilities described above. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by certain of our U.S. subsidiaries. The Notes and related guarantees are not secured and are effectively subordinated to any of the Company's existing and future indebtedness that is secured, including the Credit Facilities. The Notes contain customary covenants that place restrictions in certain circumstances on, among other things, the incurrence of debt, granting of liens, payment of dividends, sales of assets and mergers and acquisitions. The Company was in compliance with the terms of the Notes as of June 30, 2014.

 

Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing on March 15, 2014. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had interest payable of $38 million related to the Notes recorded within “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

We may redeem the 2021 Notes on or after September 15, 2016 and the 2023 Notes on or after September 15, 2018, in each case, in whole or in part on any one or more occasions, at specified redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to September 15, 2016, with respect to the 2021 Notes, and at any time prior to September 15, 2018, with respect to the 2023 Notes, we may also redeem some or all of the Notes by paying a “make-whole premium”, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon the occurrence of one or more qualified equity offerings, we may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of each of the 2021 Notes and 2023 Notes outstanding with the net cash proceeds from such offerings. The Notes are repayable, in whole or in part and at the option of the holders, upon the occurrence of a change in control and a ratings downgrade, at a purchase price equal to 101% of principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest.  These redemption options are considered clearly and closely related to the Notes and were not accounted for separately upon issuance.

 

Fees associated with the closing of the Term Loan and the Notes are recorded as debt discount, which reduce the carrying value of the Term Loan and the Notes. The debt discount is amortized over the respective terms of the Term Loan and the Notes. Amortization expense related to the debt discount is recorded within “Interest and other investment income (expense), net” in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

A summary of our debt is as follows (amounts in millions):

   June 30, 2014
   Gross Carrying Unamortized Net Carrying
   Amount Discount Amount
Term Loan  $ 2,119 $ (11) $ 2,108
2021 Notes    1,500   (24)   1,476
2023 Notes    750   (13)   737
Total debt $ 4,369 $ (48) $ 4,321
Less: current portion of long-term debt  ---  ---  ---
Total long-term debt $ 4,369 $ (48) $ 4,321
           
   December 31, 2013
   Gross Carrying Unamortized Net Carrying
   Amount Discount Amount
Term Loan  $ 2,494 $ (12) $ 2,482
2021 Notes    1,500   (26)   1,474
2023 Notes    750   (13)   737
Total debt $ 4,744 $ (51) $ 4,693
Less: current portion of long-term debt   (25)  ---   (25)
Total long-term debt $ 4,719 $ (51) $ 4,668

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, interest expense was $50 million and $101 million, respectively, amortization of the debt discount for the Credit Facilities and Notes was $2 million and $3 million, respectively, and commitment fees for the Revolver were not material.

 

As of June 30, 2014, the scheduled maturities and contractual principal repayments of our debt for each of the five succeeding years are as follows (amounts in millions):

For the year ending December 31,   
 2014 (remaining six months) $---
 2015   ---
 2016   ---
 2017   ---
 2018   ---
 Thereafter   4,369
  Total  $ 4,369

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying value of the Term Loan approximates the fair value, based on Level 2 inputs, as the interest rate is variable over the selected interest period and is similar to current rates at which we can borrow funds. Based on Level 2 inputs (observable market prices in less than active markets), the fair values of the 2021 Notes and 2023 Notes were $1,618 million and $829 million, respectively, at June 30, 2014 and $1,559 million and $785 million, respectively, at December 31, 2013.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

Costs incurred to obtain our long-term debt are recorded as deferred financing costs within “Other assets – non-current” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and are amortized over the terms of the respective debt agreements using a straight-line basis for costs related to the Revolver and the interest earned method for costs related to the Term Loan and Notes. Amortization expense related to the deferred financing costs is recorded within “Interest and other investment income (expense), net” in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, this amount was not material.