Debt And Bank Credit Facilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

(7) Debt and Bank Credit Facilities

The Company's indebtedness as of December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows (in millions):



	December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
	December 29, 2012			December 31, 2011
Senior Notes	$	750.0		$	750.0
Term Loan	55.0			145.0
Revolving Credit Facility	—			9.0
Other	13.5			15.2
	818.5			919.2
Less: Current Maturities	(63.8		)	(10.0		)
Non-current Portion	$	754.7		$	909.2

At December 29, 2012, the Company had $750.0 million of senior notes (the “Notes”) outstanding. During 2011, the Company issued $500.0 million in senior notes (the “2011 Notes”) in a private placement. The 2011 Notes were issued in seven tranches with maturities from seven to twelve years and carry fixed interest rates. The Company also has $250.0 million in senior notes (the “2007 Notes”) issued in two tranches with floating interest rates based on a margin over the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Details on the Notes at December 29, 2012 were (in millions):



	Principal		Interest Rate	Maturity
Floating Rate Series 2007A	$	150.0	Floating (1)	August 1, 2014
Floating Rate Series 2007A	100.0		Floating (1)	August 1, 2017
Fixed Rate Series 2011A	100.0		4.1%	July 1, 2018
Fixed Rate Series 2011A	230.0		4.8 to 5.0%	July 1, 2021
Fixed Rate Series 2011A	170.0		4.9 to 5.1%	July 1, 2023
	$	750.0



(1) Interest rates vary as LIBOR varies. At December 29, 2012, the interest rate was between 0.9% and 1.0%.

The Company has interest rate swap agreements to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk (see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

In 2008, the Company entered into a Term Loan Agreement (“Term Loan”) with certain financial institutions, whereby the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $165.0 million. During 2011, the Company repaid $20.0 million of the outstanding Term Loan. During 2012, the Company repaid an additional $90.0 million of the Term Loan. The Term Loan matures in June 2013 and borrowings generally bear interest at a variable rate equal to a margin over LIBOR. This margin varies with the ratio of the Company's total funded debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) as defined in the Term Loan. These interest rates also vary as LIBOR varies. At December 29, 2012, the interest rate of 1.3% was based on a margin over LIBOR.

The Company also has a $500.0 million revolving credit facility that matures in 2016. The Facility permits borrowing at interest rates based upon a margin above LIBOR. The margin varies with the ratio of total funded debt to EBITDA as defined in the Facility. These interest rates also vary as LIBOR varies. At December 29, 2012 there were no borrowings on the Facility. At December 31, 2011, there was $9.0 million outstanding on the Facility. The average balance in direct borrowings under the Facility was $30.6 million and $10.7 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The average interest rate paid under the Facility was 1.6% in 2012 and 1.6% in 2011. At December 29, 2012, the Company had approximately $28.0 million in standby letters of credit issued under the Facility and $472.0 million in available borrowings under the Facility.

Based on rates for instruments with comparable maturities and credit quality, which are classified as Level 2 inputs (See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements), the approximate fair value of the Company's total debt was $859.6 million and $951.0 million as of December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The Notes, the Term Loan and the Facility require the Company to meet specified financial ratios and to satisfy certain financial condition tests. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants as of December 29, 2012.

At December 29, 2012, other notes payable of approximately $13.5 million were outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of 2.4%. At December 31, 2011, other notes payable of approximately $15.2 million were outstanding with a weighted average rate of 2.2%.

Maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in millions):



Year	Amount of Maturity
2013	$	63.8
2014	150.2
2015	0.2
2016	3.0
2017	100.3
Thereafter	501.0
Total	$	818.5

- Definition

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