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Debt and Financing Arrangements (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value of Long Term Debt

Estimated Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (millions)

   December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Estimated Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

   $ 370.3       $ 345.2   
Details on Long Term Debt

Details on long-term debt at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are shown below:

 

Long-Term Debt (millions)

   December 31,  
   2016      2015  

Unitil Corporation Senior Notes:

     

6.33% Notes, Due May 1, 2022

   $ 20.0       $ 20.0   

3.70% Notes, Due August 1, 2026

     30.0           

Unitil Energy First Mortgage Bonds:

     

5.24% Series, Due March 2, 2020

     15.0         15.0   

8.49% Series, Due October 14, 2024

     9.0         12.0   

6.96% Series, Due September 1, 2028

     20.0         20.0   

8.00% Series, Due May 1, 2031

     15.0         15.0   

6.32% Series, Due September 15, 2036

     15.0         15.0   

Fitchburg Long-Term Notes:

     

6.75% Notes, Due November 30, 2023

     9.5         11.4   

6.79% Notes, Due October 15, 2025

     10.0         10.0   

7.37% Notes, Due January 15, 2029

     12.0         12.0   

5.90% Notes, Due December 15, 2030

     15.0         15.0   

7.98% Notes, Due June 1, 2031

     14.0         14.0   

Northern Utilities Senior Notes:

     

6.95% Senior Notes, Series A, Due December 3, 2018

     20.0         30.0   

5.29% Senior Notes, Due March 2, 2020

     25.0         25.0   

7.72% Senior Notes, Series B, Due December 3, 2038

     50.0         50.0   

4.42% Senior Notes, Due October 15, 2044

     50.0         50.0   

Granite State Senior Notes:

     

7.15% Senior Notes, Due December 15, 2018

     6.7         10.0   

Unitil Realty Corp. Senior Secured Notes:

     

8.00% Notes, Due August 1, 2017

     0.4         1.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt

     336.6         325.5   

Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

     3.0         2.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt, net of Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs

     333.6         322.6   

Less: Current Portion

     16.8         17.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion

   $ 316.8       $ 305.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Summary of Interest Expense and Interest Income

A summary of interest expense and interest income is provided in the following table:

 

Interest Expense, net (millions)

 
     2016      2015      2014  

Interest Expense

        

Long-Term Debt

   $ 21.8       $ 22.0       $ 20.5   

Short-Term Debt

     1.4         0.9         1.1   

Regulatory Liabilities

     0.5         0.9         0.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Interest Expense

     23.7         23.8         22.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Income

        

Regulatory Assets

     (0.3      (0.7      (0.6

AFUDC(1) and Other

     (0.9      (1.2      (0.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Interest Income

     (1.2      (1.9      (1.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Interest Expense, net

   $ 22.5       $ 21.9       $ 20.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AFUDC—Allowance for Funds Used During Construction

Borrowing Limits Amounts Outstanding and Amounts Available under Revolving Credit Facility

The following table details the borrowing limits, amounts outstanding and amounts available under the revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Revolving Credit Facility (millions)

 
     December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Limit

   $ 120.0       $ 120.0   

Short-Term Borrowings Outstanding

   $ 81.9       $ 42.0   

Letters of Credit Outstanding

   $ 1.1       $ 0.0   

Available

   $ 37.0       $ 78.0   
Future Operating Lease Payment Obligations and Future Minimum Lease Payments under Capital Leases

The following table is a schedule of future operating lease payment obligations and future minimum lease payments under capital leases as of December 31, 2016. The payments for capital leases consist of $3.0 million of current Capital Lease Obligations and $8.3 million of noncurrent Capital Lease Obligations on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016. $2.6 million of the current Capital Lease Obligations and $7.8 million of the noncurrent Capital Lease Obligations reflect amounts under a financing arrangement entered into in April 2014 for various information systems and technology equipment. The financing arrangement is structured as a capital lease obligation.

 

Year Ending December 31, (000’s)

   Operating
Leases
     Capital
Leases
 

2017

   $ 1,274       $ 3,015   

2018

     926         2,973   

2019

     582         2,935   

2020

     405         2,373   

2021

     236         2   

2022 – 2026

     132           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Payments

   $ 3,555       $ 11,298