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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-Term Debt
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had senior secured credit facilities consisting of:
(In thousands)
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
Maturity Date
 
2017
 
2016
Term Loan D
1/30/2019
 
$
5,000,000

 
$
5,000,000

Term Loan E
7/30/2019
 
1,300,000

 
1,300,000

Total Senior Secured Credit Facilities
 
 
$
6,300,000

 
$
6,300,000

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had outstanding senior notes (net of $57.1 million aggregate principal amount held by a subsidiary of the Company) consisting of:
(In thousands)
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
6.875% Senior Notes Due 2018
175,000

 
175,000

7.25% Senior Notes Due 2027
300,000

 
300,000

Total Legacy Notes
$
475,000

 
$
475,000

debt at December 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following. The indebtedness of the Debtors has been reclassified to current liabilities at December 31, 2017.
(In thousands)
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
$
6,300,000

 
$
6,300,000

Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2019(1)
405,000

 
330,000

Priority Guarantee Notes
6,570,361

 
6,274,815

Subsidiary Revolving Credit Facility Due 2018

 

Other Secured Subsidiary Debt
8,522

 
20,987

Total Consolidated Secured Debt
13,283,883

 
12,925,802

 
 
 
 
14.0% Senior Notes Due 2021
1,763,925

 
1,729,168

Legacy Notes(2)
475,000

 
475,000

10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018
47,482

 
347,028

Subsidiary Senior Notes
5,300,000

 
5,150,000

Other Subsidiary Debt
24,615

 
27,954

Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount
(136,653
)
 
(166,961
)
Long-term debt fees
(109,071
)
 
(123,003
)
 
20,649,181

 
20,364,988

Less: current portion
14,972,367

 
342,908

Total long-term debt
$
5,676,814

 
$
20,022,080


(1)
On November 30, 2017, the Company refinanced its receivables based credit facility and replaced it with a $300.0 million term loan and revolving credit commitments of $250.0 million. On November 30, 2017, $300.0 million was drawn on the term loan and $65.0 million on the revolving credit commitments for a total of $365.0 million. The facility has a three-year term, maturing in 2020 and accrues interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 4.75%. On December 27, 2017, the Company incurred $40.0 million of additional borrowings under the revolving credit loan portion of our new receivables based credit facility bringing our total outstanding borrowings under this facility to $405.0 million.
(2)
The Legacy Notes amount does not include $57.1 million aggregate principal amount of 5.5% Senior Notes due 2016, which matured on December 15, 2016 and continue to remain outstanding. These notes are held by a subsidiary of the Company and are eliminated for purposes of consolidation of the Company’s financial statements.
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company's subsidiaries, Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ("CCWH") and Clear Channel International B.V. had outstanding notes consisting of:
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
Maturity Date
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Payment Terms
 
2017
 
2016
CCWH Senior Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.5% Series A Senior Notes Due 2022
11/15/2022
 
6.5%
 
Payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to noteholders on May 15 and November 15 of each year
 
$
735,750

 
$
735,750

6.5% Series B Senior Notes Due 2022
11/15/2022
 
6.5%
 
Payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to noteholders on May 15 and November 15 of each year
 
1,989,250

 
1,989,250

CCWH Senior Subordinated Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.625% Series A Senior Notes Due 2020
3/15/2020
 
7.625%
 
Payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to noteholders on March 15 and September 15 of each year
 
275,000

 
275,000

7.625% Series B Senior Notes Due 2020
3/15/2020
 
7.625%
 
Payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to noteholders on March 15 and September 15 of each year
 
1,925,000

 
1,925,000

Total CCWH Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,925,000

 
$
4,925,000

Clear Channel International B.V. Senior Notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.75% Senior Notes
Due 2020
12/15/2020
 
8.75%
 
Payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year
 
$
375,000

 
$
225,000

Total Subsidiary Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,300,000

 
$
5,150,000

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had outstanding Priority Guarantee Notes consisting of:
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
Maturity Date
 
Interest Rate
 
Interest Payment Terms
 
2017
 
2016
9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2019
12/15/2019
 
9.0%
 
Payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year
 
$
1,999,815

 
$
1,999,815

9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2021
3/1/2021
 
9.0%
 
Payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year
 
1,750,000

 
1,750,000

11.25% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2021
3/1/2021
 
11.25%
 
Payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year
 
870,546

 
575,000

9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2022
9/15/2022
 
9.0%
 
Payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year
 
1,000,000

 
1,000,000

10.625% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2023
3/15/2023
 
10.625%
 
Payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year
 
950,000

 
950,000

Total Priority Guarantee Notes
 
 
 
 
$
6,570,361

 
$
6,274,815

Schedule of Future Maturities of Long-term Debt
Future maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2017 are as follows:
(in thousands)
 
2018
$
15,167,882

2019
4,376

2020
2,984,972

2021
5,654

2022
2,725,282

Thereafter
6,739

Total (1) (2)
$
20,894,905

(1)
Excludes purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount of $136.6 million and long-term debt fees of $109.1 million, which are amortized through interest expense over the life of the underlying debt obligations.
(2)
Excludes certain estimated applicable high yield discount obligation (“AHYDO”) catch-up payments on the principal amount outstanding of Senior Notes due 2021 of $64.7 million and $68.4 million in 2019 and 2020, respectively.