Note 12. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

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

	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands, except interest rates)	2018			2017
Revolving credit facility and term loan 3.8% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2018 and 3.1% at December 31, 2017, due through 2019 ⁽¹⁾	$	188,704		$	207,322
Brewster Inc. revolving credit facility 3.2% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2018 ⁽¹⁾		7,750			—
Less unamortized debt issuance costs		(583	)		(984	)
Total debt		195,871			206,338
Capital lease obligations 4.3% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2018 and 3.8% at December 31, 2017, due through 2021		4,303			2,854
Total debt and capital lease obligations		200,174			209,192
Current portion ⁽²⁾		(155,756	)		(152,599	)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	44,418		$	56,593

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

⁽²⁾	Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities are classified as current because all borrowed amounts are due within one year.

Effective December 22, 2014, we entered into a $300 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2014 Credit Agreement”). The 2014 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 “2014 Credit Facility”) and a $125 million term loan (the “2014 Term Loan”). The 2014 Credit Agreement has a maturity date of December 22, 2019. Proceeds from the loans made under the 2014 Credit Agreement were used to refinance certain of our outstanding debt and for general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business.

Effective February 24, 2016, we executed an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the 2014 Credit Agreement. Amendment No. 1 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 were amended to 3.50 to 1.00 and 1.75 to 1.00, respectively.

Effective October 24, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2018 Credit Agreement”) that amended and restated the 2014 Credit Agreement in its entirety. The 2018 Credit Agreement has a maturity date of October 24, 2023 and provides for a $450 million revolving credit facility (“2018 Credit Facility”). Proceeds from the 2018 Credit Facility will be used to refinance our outstanding debt under the 2014 Credit Agreement and will provide us with additional funds for our operations, growth initiatives, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business. The 2018 Credit Facility may be increased up to an additional $250 million under certain circumstances. It has a $20 million sublimit for letters of credit. Borrowings and letters of credit can be denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars, or British pounds. Our lenders under the 2018 Credit Facility have a first perfected security interest in all of our personal property including GES, GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., CATC Alaska Tourism Corporation (“CATC”), ON Event Services, LLC (“ON Services”), our 54.5% interest in Esja, and 65% of the capital stock of our top-tier foreign subsidiaries (other than Esja). Financial covenants include an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00, with a step-up of 4.00 to 1.00 for four quarters for a material acquisition of $50 million or more. Dividends are permitted up to $15 million in any calendar year. In addition, we can declare and pay dividends or repurchase our common stock up to $20 million per calendar year. Dividends and repurchases above those thresholds are permitted as long as our pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00. Unsecured debt is allowed provided we are in compliance with the leverage ratio. In addition, the unsecured debt must mature after the 2018 Credit Facility, cannot have scheduled principal payments while the 2018 Credit Facility is in place, and any debt covenants for unsecured debt cannot be more restrictive than the 2018 Credit Facility. Significant other covenants include limitations on investments, additional indebtedness, sales and dispositions of assets, and liens on property.

As of September 30, 2018, our fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.71 to 1.00, our leverage ratio was 1.61 to 1.00, and we were in compliance with all covenants under the 2014 Credit Agreement.

Effective December 28, 2016, Brewster Inc., part of Pursuit, entered into a credit agreement (the “Brewster Credit Agreement”) with a $38 million revolving credit facility (the “Brewster Revolver”). The Brewster Credit Agreement was used in connection with the FlyOver Canada acquisition in December 2016. Effective December 6, 2017, we amended the Brewster Revolver to reduce the amount to $20 million and extend the maturity date to December 28, 2018. Effective May 18, 2018, we executed a second amendment to the Brewster Revolver to increase the amount to $30 million. The additional loan capacity will be used for potential future acquisitions in Canada and other general corporate purposes. The lender under the Brewster Revolver has a first perfected security interest in all of Brewster Inc.’s personal property and a guaranty from Brewster Inc.’s immediate parent, Brewster Travel Canada Inc. (secured by its present and future personal property), Viad, and all of its current or future subsidiaries that are required to be guarantors under Viad’s 2014 Credit Agreement and 2018 Credit Agreement. The fees on the unused portion of the Brewster Revolver are currently 0.25% annually.

As of September 30, 2018, our total debt and capital lease obligations were $200.2 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the 2014 Term Loan of $65.6 million, the 2014 Credit Facility of $123.1 million, the Brewster Revolver of $7.8 million, and capital lease obligations of $4.3 million, offset in part by unamortized debt issuance costs of $0.6 million. As of September 30, 2018, capacity remaining under the 2014 Credit Facility was $48.3 million, reflecting borrowings of $123.1 million and $3.6 million in outstanding letters of credit. As of September 30, 2018, Brewster Inc. had $22.2 million of capacity remaining under the Brewster Revolver.

Borrowings under the 2014 Credit Facility and the 2018 Credit Facility (of which GES, GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., CATC, and ON Services are guarantors) are indexed to the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus appropriate spreads tied to our leverage ratio. Commitment fees and letters of credit fees are also tied to our leverage ratio. The fees on the unused portion of the 2014 Credit Facility were 0.35% annually as of September 30, 2018.

The estimated fair value of total debt was $195.3 million as of September 30, 2018 and $203.2 million as of December 31, 2017. The fair value of debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity, which is a Level 2 measurement. Refer to Note 13 – Fair Value Measurements.

Cash paid for interest on debt was $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.