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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Long-term debt was as follows:
(in thousands)
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019
$
131,874

 
$
139,500

Capital lease obligations, 6.0% weighted-average interest at both June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, due through 2018
1,390

 
1,520

Total debt
133,264

 
141,020

Current portion
(29,532
)
 
(27,856
)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations
$
103,732

 
$
113,164



Effective December 2014, Viad entered into a $300 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement amends and replaced in its entirety the Company’s $180 million revolving credit facility under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior credit facility in the aggregate amount of $300 million, which consists of a $175 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $125 million term loan (the “Term Loan”). Loans under the Credit Agreement have a maturity date of December 22, 2019, and proceeds from the loans made under the Credit Agreement were used to refinance certain outstanding debt of the Company and will be used for the Company’s general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of its business. Under the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility and/or the Term Loan may be increased up to an additional $100 million under certain circumstances. If such circumstances are met, the Company may obtain the additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, a Term Loan, or a combination of the two facilities. The Revolving Credit Facility has a $40 million sublimit for letters of credit. Borrowings and letters of credit can be denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars or British pounds.

Viad’s lenders have a first perfected security interest in all of the personal property of Viad, GES and GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., including 65 percent of the capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries. Financial covenants include a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00, with a step-up to 2.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2016. Viad must maintain a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, with a step-down to 2.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2016 and a step-down to 2.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.48 to 1.00 and 2.61 to 1.00, respectively, and the leverage ratio was 1.62 to 1.00 and 1.73 to 1.00, respectively. The terms of the Credit Agreement allow Viad to pay dividends or purchase the Company’s common stock up to $20 million in the aggregate in any calendar year, with additional dividends, share repurchases or distributions of stock permitted if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00, and the Liquidity Amount (defined as cash in the U.S. and Canada plus available revolver borrowings on a pro forma basis) is not less than $100 million, and no default or unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Agreement, exists. Significant other covenants include limitations on investments, additional indebtedness, sales/leases of assets, acquisitions, consolidations or mergers and liens on property. As of June 30, 2015, Viad was in compliance with all covenants.
As of June 30, 2015, Viad’s total debt was $133.3 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility of $121.9 million and $10.0 million, respectively, and capital lease obligations of $1.4 million. As of December 31, 2014, Viad’s total debt was $141.0 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility of $125.0 million and $14.5 million, respectively, and capital lease obligations of $1.5 million. As of June 30, 2015, Viad had $162.4 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility reflecting outstanding letters of credit of $2.6 million and the outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility of $10.0 million, respectively.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility (of which GES and GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc. are guarantors) are indexed to the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus appropriate spreads tied to Viad’s leverage ratio. Commitment fees and letters of credit fees are also tied to Viad’s leverage ratio. The fees on the unused portion of the Credit Facility are currently 0.40 percent annually.
As of June 30, 2015, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements and relate to leased facilities entered into by the Company’s subsidiary operations. The Company would generally be required to make payments to the respective third parties under these guarantees in the event that the related subsidiary could not meet its own payment obligations. The maximum potential amount of future payments that Viad would be required to make under all guarantees existing as of June 30, 2015 would be $3.6 million. These guarantees relate to leased facilities and expire through October 2017. There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees. Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.
The estimated fair value of total debt was $105.1 million and $123.0 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity.