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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
The following table is a summary of the Company's financing arrangements (in thousands):
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Senior unsecured notes, at 5.25%, due August 1, 2020
$
800,000

 
$
800,000

Senior unsecured notes, at 5.125%, due June 1, 2021
595,000

 
595,000

Long-term obligations, at par
$
1,395,000

 
$
1,395,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs
$
(12,457
)
 
$
(14,855
)
Long-term obligations, at carrying value
$
1,382,543

 
$
1,380,145


Senior Unsecured Notes, at 5.25%, due August 1, 2020. On July 30, 2012, the Company issued through a private placement $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due August 1, 2020 ("2020 Notes") with semi-annually fixed interest payments on February 1 and August 1 of each year, which commenced on February 1, 2013. On November 16, 2012, the Company completed an exchange offer for the unregistered 2020 Notes originally issued in the private placement for an equivalent amount of 2020 Notes the Company had registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to a registration statement which became effective in October 2012. At December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value of the Company's 2020 Notes was $812.0 million and $804.0 million, respectively, based on quoted market prices for the instrument. The fair value of the 2020 Notes is considered a Level 2 measure according to the fair value hierarchy.
The Company may redeem some or all of the 2020 Notes at any time on or after August 1, 2016 upon proper notice, at the following redemption prices plus unpaid interest:
Year
 
Percentage
2016
 
102.625
%
2017
 
101.313
%
2018 and thereafter
 
100.000
%

At any time, or from time to time, prior to August 1, 2016, the Company may also redeem some or all of the 2020 Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium and any accrued and unpaid interest.
The 2020 Notes and the related indenture contain various customary non-financial covenants and are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries. The 2020 Notes are the Company's and the guarantors' senior unsecured obligations ranking equally with the Company's and the guarantors' existing and future senior unsecured obligations and senior to any future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the 2020 Notes and the guarantees. The 2020 Notes and the guarantees rank effectively junior in right of payment to the Company's and the guarantors' secured indebtedness (including loans and reimbursement obligations in respect of outstanding letters of credit) under the Company's revolving credit facility and capital lease obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured indebtedness. The 2020 Notes are not guaranteed by the Company's Canadian or other foreign subsidiaries, and the 2020 Notes are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of the Company's subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2020 Notes.
Senior Unsecured Notes, at 5.125%, due June 1, 2021.  On December 7, 2012, the Company issued through a private placement $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior unsecured notes due 2021 ("2021 Notes").  The Company used the net proceeds from such private placement to fund a portion of the purchase price to acquire Safety-Kleen. On May 21, 2013, the Company completed an exchange offer for the unregistered 2021 Notes originally issued in the private placement for an equivalent amount of 2021 Notes the Company had registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a registration statement which became effective in April 2013. The Company repurchased $5.0 million principal amount of the 2021 Notes during 2014. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of the Company's 2021 Notes was $599.5 million and $595.0 million, respectively, based on quoted market prices or other available market data. The fair value of the 2021 Notes is considered a Level 2 measure according to the fair value hierarchy.



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The principal terms of the 2021 Notes are as follows: 
The 2021 Notes will mature on June 1, 2021.  The notes bear interest at a rate of 5.125% per annum. Interest is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Company may redeem some or all of the 2021 Notes at any time on or after December 1, 2016 upon proper notice, at the following redemption prices plus unpaid interest: .  
Year
 
Percentage
2016
 
102.563
%
2017
 
101.281
%
2018 and thereafter
 
100.000
%

At any time, or from time to time, prior to December 1, 2016, the Company may redeem some or all of the 2021 Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest.
The 2021 Notes and the related indenture contain various customary non-financial covenants and are guaranteed by substantially all the Company's current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries. The 2021 Notes are the Company's and the guarantors' senior unsecured obligations ranking equally with the Company's and the guarantors' existing and future senior unsecured obligations and senior to any future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the 2021 Notes and the guarantees. The 2021 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of the Company's and the Company's subsidiaries secured indebtedness under the Company's revolving credit facility and capital lease obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured indebtedness. The 2021 Notes are not guaranteed by the Company's existing and future Canadian or other foreign subsidiaries, and the 2021 Notes are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of the Company's subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2021 Notes.
Revolving Credit Facility. On January 17, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of the previously existing revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”), as agent for the lenders under the facility.  The principal terms of the facility are: 
(i) the maximum amount of borrowings and letters of credit which the Company may obtain under the facility is $400.0 million (with a $325.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit); 
(ii) of such $400.0 million maximum amount, $300.0 million (with a $250.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit) is available for Clean Harbors, Inc. ("Parent") and its domestic subsidiaries and $100.0 million (with a $75.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit) is available for Parent's Canadian subsidiaries;  
(iii)  the interest rate on borrowings under the facility, in the case of LIBOR loans, is LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging (depending primarily on the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters) from 1.50% to 2.00% per annum, and, in the case of base rate loans, BofA's base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% per annum, and with such reduced applicable margin for LIBOR loans also to be the annual fee for outstanding letters of credit; and
(iv)  the term of the facility will expire on January 17, 2018.
The revolving credit facility is guaranteed by all of Parent’s domestic subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of Parent’s and its domestic subsidiaries’ assets. Available credit for Parent and its domestic subsidiaries is limited to 85% of their eligible accounts receivable and 100% of their cash deposited in a controlled account with the agent. Available credit for Parent’s Canadian subsidiaries is limited to 85% of their eligible accounts receivable and 100% of their cash deposited in a controlled account with the agent’s Canadian affiliate. The obligations of the Canadian subsidiaries under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by all of Parent’s Canadian subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Canadian subsidiaries, but the Canadian subsidiaries do not guarantee and are not otherwise responsible for the obligations of Parent or its domestic subsidiaries.
The Company utilizes letters of credit primarily as security for financial assurance which it has been required to provide to regulatory bodies for its hazardous waste facilities and which would be called only in the event that the Company fails to satisfy closure, post-closure and other obligations under the permits issued by those regulatory bodies for such licensed facilities. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the revolving credit facility had no outstanding loan balances, $178.5 million and
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$238.4 million, respectively, available to borrow and $144.6 million and $134.5 million, respectively, of letters of credit outstanding.