Note 11. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

The components of long-term debt and capital lease obligations consisted of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2016			2015
Revolving credit facility and term loan 2.5% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, due through 2019 ⁽¹⁾	$	162,813		$	127,500
Less unamortized debt issuance costs ⁽²⁾		(1,788	)		(1,572	)
Total debt		161,025			125,928
Capital lease obligations, 6.1% and 6.1% weighted-average interest rate at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, due through 2018		1,672			1,475
Total debt and capital lease obligations		162,697			127,403
Current portion		(74,640	)		(34,554	)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	88,057		$	92,849

⁽¹⁾	Represents the weighted-average interest rate in effect at the respective periods for the revolving credit facility and term loan borrowings, including any applicable margin. The interest rates do not include amortization of debt issuance costs or commitment fees.

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In accordance with ASU 2015-03, unamortized debt issuance costs are reflected as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt. The Company applied the new guidance retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements. As a result, $1.6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs were reclassified from other investments and assets to a reduction in long-term debt on the December 31, 2015 condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Effective December 22, 2014, Viad entered into a $300 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). 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. 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, the Term Loan, or a combination of the two. 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 under the Credit Agreement 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.

Effective February 24, 2016, Viad executed an amendment (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement Amendment modified the terms of the financial covenants and the negative covenants related to acquisitions, restricted payments, and indebtedness. The overall maximum leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio are 3.50 to 1.00 and 1.75 to 1.00, respectively, and will remain at those levels for the entire remaining term of the Credit Agreement. Acquisitions in substantially the same or related lines of business are permitted under the Credit Agreement Amendment, as long as the pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00. Viad can make dividends, distributions, and repurchases of its common stock up to $20 million per calendar year. Stock dividends, distributions, and repurchases above the $20 million limit are not subject to a liquidity covenant, and are permitted as long as the Company’s pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 and no default or unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Agreement, exists. Unsecured debt is allowed as long as the Company’s pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00. Significant other covenants under the Credit Agreement that remain unchanged by the Credit Agreement Amendment include limitations on investments, sales/leases of assets, consolidations or mergers, and liens on property. As of March 31, 2016, the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.19 to 1.00, the leverage ratio was 2.00 to 1.00, and Viad was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.

As of March 31, 2016, Viad’s total debt and capital lease obligations were $162.7 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan of $107.8 million, under the Revolving Credit Facility of $55.0 million, and capital lease obligations of $1.7 million, offset in part by unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.8 million. As of March 31, 2016, Viad had $118.7 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility, reflecting borrowings of $55.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility and $1.3 million in outstanding letters of credit.

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 0.35 percent annually.

As of March 31, 2016, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the 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 March 31, 2016 would be $9.9 million. These guarantees relate to leased facilities and expire through March 2021. 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 $151.7 million and $113.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 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.