Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt as of April 30, 2017, July 31, 2016 and April 30, 2016 is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	Maturity	April 30, 2017		July 31, 2016		April 30, 2016
Vail Holdings Credit Agreement term loan (a)	2021	$	731,250	$	240,625	$	243,750
Vail Holdings Credit Agreement revolver (a)	2021	—		75,000		—
Whistler Credit Agreement revolver (b)	2021	89,379		—		—
Employee housing bonds	2027-2039	52,575		52,575		52,575
Canyons obligation	2063	327,364		323,099		321,688
Other	2017-2028	10,316		11,021		11,165
Total debt		1,210,884		702,320		629,178
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (c)		4,288		2,057		2,125
Less: Current maturities (d)		38,386		13,354		13,349
Long-term debt		$	1,168,210	$	686,909	$	613,704

(a)

On October 14, 2016, in order to finance the cash portion of the consideration and payment of associated fees and expenses of the Whistler Blackcomb acquisition (see Note 5, Acquisitions), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Vail Holdings, Inc., entered into the Second Amendment to the Seventh Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2015 (the “Vail Holdings Credit Agreement”), with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders named therein, through which these lenders provided an additional $509.4 million in incremental term loans and agreed, on behalf of all lenders, to extend the maturity date for the outstanding term loans and revolver facility under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement to October 14, 2021 (the “Amendment”). The Vail Holdings Credit Agreement consists of a $400.0 million revolving credit facility and a $750.0 million term loan facility. The other material terms of the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement, including those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on September 26, 2016, were not altered by the Amendment. Borrowings under the Vail Holdings Credit Agreement, including the term loan facility, bear interest at approximately 2.2%, as of April 30, 2017, and interest payments are due monthly. Additionally, the term loan facility is subject to quarterly principal payments of approximately $9.4 million, which began on January 31, 2017. Final payment of the remaining principle outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest is due upon maturity in October 2021.

(b)

The WB Partnerships (as defined in Note 5, Acquisitions) are party to a credit agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013 (as amended, the “Whistler Credit Agreement”), by and among Whistler Mountain Resort Limited Partnership (“Whistler LP”), Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises Limited Partnership (“Blackcomb LP”), certain subsidiaries of Whistler LP and Blackcomb LP party thereto as guarantors (the “Whistler Subsidiary Guarantors”), the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as administrative agent. The Whistler Credit Agreement consists of a C$300.0 million revolving credit facility which matures on November 12, 2021. The WB Partnerships’ obligations under the Whistler Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Whistler Subsidiary Guarantors and are collateralized by a pledge of the capital stock of the Whistler Subsidiary Guarantors and a pledge of substantially all of the assets of Whistler LP, Blackcomb LP and the Whistler Subsidiary Guarantors. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Whistler Credit Agreement, the WB Partnerships have the ability to increase the commitment amount by up to C$75.0 million subject to lender approval. Borrowings under the Whistler Credit Agreement are available in Canadian or U.S. dollars and bear interest annually, subject to an applicable margin based on the WB Partnerships’ Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Whistler Credit Agreement), with pricing as of April 30, 2017, in the case of borrowings (i) in Canadian dollars, at the WB Partnerships’ option, either (a) at the Canadian Prime Rate plus 0.75% per annum or (b) by way of the issuance of bankers’ acceptances plus 1.75% per annum; and (ii) in U.S. dollars, at the WB Partnerships option, either at (a) the U.S. Base Rate plus 0.75% per annum or (b) Bankers Acceptance Rate plus 1.75% per annum. As of April 30, 2017 all borrowings under the Whistler Credit Agreement were made in Canadian dollars and by way of the issuance of bankers’ acceptances plus 1.75% (approximately 2.67%). The Whistler Credit Agreement also includes a quarterly unused commitment fee based on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, which as of April 30, 2017 is equal to 0.3937% per annum. The Whistler Credit Agreement provides for affirmative and negative covenants that restrict, among other things, the WB Partnerships’ ability to incur indebtedness and liens, dispose of assets, make capital expenditures, make distributions and make investments. In addition, the Whistler Credit Agreement includes the restrictive financial covenants (leverage ratios and interest coverage ratios) customary for facilities of this type. In connection with the Whistler Blackcomb transaction, the WB Partnerships obtained an amendment to the Whistler Credit Agreement to waive the change of control provision that otherwise would have required repayment in full of the facility as a result of the closing of the Whistler Blackcomb acquisition and to extend the maturity to November 12, 2021.


(c)	The Company adopted ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15 as of July 31, 2016 which alters the presentation of debt issuance costs. As a result, approximately $2.1 million of debt issuance costs have been reclassified to Long-term debt as of April 30, 2016.


(d)	Current maturities represent principal payments due in the next 12 months.

Aggregate maturities of debt outstanding as of April 30, 2017 reflected by fiscal year (August through July) are as follows (in thousands):



	Total
2017 (May 2017 through July 2017)	$	9,525
2018	38,397
2019	38,455
2020	38,516
2021	38,580
Thereafter	1,047,411
Total debt	$	1,210,884

The Company incurred gross interest expense of $14.2 million and $10.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were amortization of deferred financing costs. The Company incurred gross interest expense of $40.4 million and $31.9 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of which $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, were amortization of deferred financing costs.

In connection with the acquisition of Whistler Blackcomb, Vail Holdings, Inc. funded a portion of the purchase price through an intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb of $210.0 million requiring foreign currency remeasurement to Canadian dollars, the functional currency for Whistler Blackcomb. As a result, foreign currency fluctuations associated with the loan are recorded within the Company’s results of operations. The Company recognized approximately $9.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively, in foreign currency losses on the intercompany loan to Whistler Blackcomb for the three months and nine months ended April 30, 2017 within interest expense and other, net on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.