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Debt
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt

12. Debt

A summary of lines of credit and long-term debt is as follows:

 

                 
In thousands   January 31,
2012
    October 31,
2011
 

Asia/Pacific short-term lines of credit

  $ 6,267     $ 18,335  

Americas Credit Facility

    20,149       21,042  

Americas long-term debt

    17,000       18,500  

European credit facilities

    29,268       2,306  

Senior Notes

    400,000       400,000  

European Senior Notes

    263,054       282,925  

Capital lease obligations and other borrowings

    4,207       4,578  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 739,945     $ 747,686  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

As of January 31, 2012, the Company’s credit facilities allowed for total maximum cash borrowings and letters of credit of $366.4 million. The Company’s total maximum borrowings and actual availability fluctuate depending on the extent of assets comprising the Company’s borrowing base under certain credit facilities. The Company had $55.7 million of borrowings drawn on these credit facilities as of January 31, 2012, and letters of credit issued at that time totaled $50.3 million. The amount of availability for borrowings under these facilities as of January 31, 2012 was $157.0 million, $77.2 million of which could also be used for letters of credit in the United States. In addition to the $157.0 million of availability for borrowings, the Company also had $103.4 million in additional capacity for letters of credit in Europe and Asia/Pacific as of January 31, 2012. Many of the Company’s debt agreements contain customary default provisions and restrictive covenants. The Company is currently in compliance with such covenants.

In December 2010, Boardriders SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued 200 million (approximately $265 million at the date of issuance) in senior notes (“European Senior Notes”), which bear a coupon interest rate of 8.875% and are due December 15, 2017. The Company used the proceeds from the European Senior Notes to repay its then existing European term loans and to pay related fees and expenses. As a result, the Company recognized non-cash, non-operating charges during the three months ended January 31, 2011 of approximately $13.7 million, included in interest expense, to write-off the deferred debt issuance costs related to such term loans.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s lines of credit and long-term debt are as follows:

 

                 
In thousands   January 31, 2012  
    Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value  

Lines of credit

  $ 6,267     $ 6,267  

Long-term debt

    733,678       708,525  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 739,945     $ 714,792  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is calculated based on the market price of the Company’s publicly traded Senior Notes, the trading price of the Company’s European Senior Notes and the carrying values of the Company’s other debt obligations.

The carrying value of the Company’s trade accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.