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Debt (Text Block)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt [Text Block]
Debt

The components of our borrowings were as follows:

 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(in thousands)
Credit facility:
 
 
 
USD denominated term loan
$
225,000

 
$
232,500

Multicurrency revolving line of credit
136,310

 
91,469

Total debt
361,310

 
323,969

Less: current portion of debt
30,000

 
30,000

Long-term debt
$
331,310

 
$
293,969



Credit Facility
Our credit facility is dated August 5, 2011. The credit facility consists of a $300 million U.S. dollar term loan (the term loan) and a multicurrency revolving line of credit (the revolver) with a principal amount of up to $660 million. Both the term loan and the revolver mature on August 8, 2016. Amounts borrowed under the revolver are classified as long-term and, during the credit facility term, may be repaid and reborrowed until the revolver's maturity, at which time the revolver will terminate, and all outstanding loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, must be repaid. Amounts not borrowed under the revolver are subject to a commitment fee, which is paid in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter, ranging from 0.20% to 0.40% per annum depending on our total leverage ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter. Amounts repaid on the term loan may not be reborrowed. The credit facility permits us and certain of our foreign subsidiaries to borrow in U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds, or, with lender approval, other currencies readily convertible into U.S. dollars. All obligations under the credit facility are guaranteed by Itron, Inc. and material U.S. domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of Itron, Inc. and material U.S. domestic subsidiaries, including a pledge of 100% of the capital stock of material U.S. domestic subsidiaries and up to 66% of the voting stock (100% of the non-voting stock) of their first-tier foreign subsidiaries. In addition, the obligations of any foreign subsidiary who is a foreign borrower, as defined by the credit facility, are guaranteed by the foreign subsidiary and by its direct and indirect foreign parents. The credit facility includes debt covenants, which contain certain financial ratio thresholds and place certain restrictions on the incurrence of debt, investments, and the issuance of dividends. We were in compliance with the debt covenants under the credit facility at March 31, 2015.

Scheduled principal repayments for the term loan are due quarterly in the amount of $7.5 million through June 2016 with the remainder due at maturity on August 8, 2016. The term loan may be repaid early in whole or in part, subject to certain minimum thresholds, without penalty.

Under the credit facility, we elect applicable market interest rates for both the term loan and any outstanding revolving loans. We also pay an applicable margin, which is based on our total leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement). The applicable rates per annum may be based on either: (1) the LIBOR rate or EURIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin, or (2) the Alternate Base Rate, plus an applicable margin. The Alternate Base Rate election is equal to the greatest of three rates: (i) the prime rate, (ii) the Federal Reserve effective rate plus 1/2 of 1%, or (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1%. At March 31, 2015, the interest rate for both the term loan and the USD revolver was 1.68% (the LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.50%), and the interest rate for the EUR revolver was 1.48% (the EURIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.50%).

Total credit facility repayments were as follows:

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in thousands)
Term loan
$
7,500

 
$
5,625

Multicurrency revolving line of credit
14,873

 
25,000

Total credit facility repayments
$
22,373

 
$
30,625


At March 31, 2015, $136.3 million was outstanding under the credit facility revolver, and $53.0 million was utilized by outstanding standby letters of credit, resulting in $470.7 million available for additional borrowings.

Unamortized prepaid debt fees were as follows:

 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(in thousands)
Unamortized prepaid debt fees
$
1,933

 
$
2,298