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Debt and Finance Lease Obligations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Finance Lease Obligations

Note 12. Debt and Finance Lease Obligations

The components of debt and finance lease obligations consisted of the following:

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands, except interest rates)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

2018 Credit Facility, 4.5% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2020 and 3.9% at December 31, 2019, due through 2023(1)

 

$

266,762

 

 

$

311,464

 

FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility, 4.9% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2020 and 2019, due through 2023(1)

 

 

5,820

 

 

 

5,607

 

FlyOver Iceland Term Loans, 3.8% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2020, due through 2024(1)

 

 

705

 

 

 

 

Less unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(2,737

)

 

 

(1,836

)

Total debt(2)

 

 

270,550

 

 

 

315,235

 

Finance lease obligations, 8.0% weighted-average interest rate at December 31,

  2020 and 7.7% at December 31, 2019, due through 2039

 

 

23,141

 

 

 

25,257

 

Total debt and finance lease obligations(3)

 

 

293,691

 

 

 

340,492

 

Current portion(4)

 

 

(8,335

)

 

 

(5,330

)

Long-term debt and finance lease obligations

 

$

285,356

 

 

$

335,162

 

(1)

Represents the weighted-average interest rate in effect at the respective periods, including any applicable margin. The interest rates do not include amortization of debt issuance costs or commitment fees.

(2)

The weighted-average interest rate on total debt (including unamortized debt issuance costs and commitment fees) was 4.6% for 2020, 4.2% for 2019 and 4.3% for 2018. The estimated fair value of total debt and finance leases was $254.0 million as of December 31, 2020 and $304.0 million as of December 31, 2019. 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.

(3)

Cash paid for interest on debt was $14.0 million during 2020, $11.9 million during 2019, and $8.5 million during 2018.

(4)

Subsequent to the filing of our 2019 Form 10-K, we identified a correction related to the classification of the 2018 Credit Facility (as defined below) from current to long-term given that the 2018 Credit Facility’s contractual maturity was not within 12 months of the balance sheet date, and we were in compliance with all applicable covenants as of December 31, 2019. As a result, we corrected the classification of the debt on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and the disclosure related to classification of debt in the table above as of December 31, 2019 to present the 2018 Credit Facility as long-term. Except for this change, the correction had no impact upon this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We determined that the error is not material to the previously issued financial statements.

2018 Credit Agreement

Effective October 24, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2018 Credit Agreement”). The 2018 Credit Agreement has a maturity date of October 24, 2023 and provides for a $450 million revolving credit facility (“2018 Credit Facility”). The 2018 Credit Facility may be increased up to an additional $250 million under certain circumstances and 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 Agreement have a first perfected security interest in all of our personal property. 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 expiration of the 2018 Credit Facility, cannot have scheduled principal payments while the 2018 Credit Facility is in place, and any 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 December 31, 2020, we were not in compliance with our financial covenants, however, we obtained financial covenant relief until September 30, 2022 pursuant to the amendment to the 2018 Credit Agreement described below.

Effective August 5, 2020, we entered into an amendment to the 2018 Credit Agreement, which, among other things, (i) waives our financial covenants until September 30, 2022 (the “Covenant Waiver Period”) and (ii) requires us to maintain minimum liquidity of $100 million, with liquidity defined as unrestricted cash and available capacity on our 2018 Credit Facility. The Covenant Waiver Period will be in effect until the earlier of September 30, 2022 or the fiscal quarter when our leverage ratio is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00. Post Covenant Waiver Period, the maximum leverage ratio will be less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 at September 30, 2022 with a step down to less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 at December 31, 2022 and thereafter until the maturity date. The minimum interest coverage ratio will be greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 post Covenant Waiver Period and until maturity of the facility. The interest rate on the borrowings is equal to LIBOR plus 350 basis points, with a LIBOR floor of one percent, during the Covenant Waiver Period. The

LIBOR floor continues until the end of the 2018 Credit Agreement. A revised pricing grid goes into effect after the Covenant Waiver Period ends. Additionally, we are precluded from paying cash dividends, from issuing unsecured debt, and from accessing the $250 million expansion feature during the Covenant Waiver Period. The amendment allows us to make acquisitions under certain conditions. In connection with the amendment, Viad pledged 100% of the capital stock of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and its top-tier foreign subsidiaries (other than Esja). Fees related to the amendment were approximately $1.7 million. Refer to Note 1 – Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Impact of COVID-19) for additional information.

As of December 31, 2020, capacity remaining under the 2018 Credit Facility was $173.5 million, reflecting borrowings of $266.8 million and $9.7 million in outstanding letters of credit.

We index borrowings under the 2018 Credit Facility to the prime rate or the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus appropriate spreads tied to our leverage ratio. As LIBOR will begin to be phased out in 2021, our 2018 Credit Facility includes a method for determining an alternative or successor rate of interest that gives consideration to the new prevailing market convention. The vast majority of our borrowings under the 2018 Credit Facility are indexed to LIBOR. Commitment fees and letters of credit fees are also tied to our leverage ratio. The fees on the unused portion of the 2018 Credit Facility were 0.50% annually as of December 31, 2020. Only our borrowings under the 2018 Credit Facility and the discount rates we use to account for some leases are indexed to LIBOR. We do not expect the alternative or successor rate to LIBOR to have a material impact on either our 2018 Credit Facility or the accounting for our leases.

FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility

Effective February 15, 2019, FlyOver Iceland ehf., (“FlyOver Iceland”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Esja, entered into a credit agreement with a €5.0 million (approximately $5.6 million U.S. dollars) credit facility (the “FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility”) with a maturity date of March 1, 2022. The loan proceeds were used to complete the development of the FlyOver Iceland attraction. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we entered into an addendum to the FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility effective January 8, 2021 wherein the principal payments were deferred for twelve months beginning December 1, 2020, with the first payment due December 1, 2021. The addendum also extended the maturity date to September 1, 2023. There were no other changes to the terms of the FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility. We obtained a waiver of certain covenants to the FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility through December 2020. We expect to be unable to meet our financial covenants under the FlyOver Iceland Credit Facility beginning with the six months ending June 30, 2021, and as a result, the €4.8 million (approximately $5.8 million U.S. dollars) balance outstanding as of December 31, 2020 has been classified as a current liability. We intend to seek a waiver for the June 30, 2021 financial covenants.

FlyOver Iceland Term Loans

During 2020, FlyOver Iceland entered into three term loans totaling ISK 90.0 million (approximately $0.7 million U.S. dollars) (the “FlyOver Iceland Term Loans”). The first term loan for ISK 10.0 million was entered into effective October 15, 2020 with a maturity date of April 1, 2023 and bears interest on a seven-day term deposit at the Central Bank of Iceland. The second term loan for ISK 30.0 million was entered into effective October 15, 2020 with a maturity date of October 1, 2024 and bears interest on a seven-day term deposit at the Central Bank of Iceland plus 3.07%. The third term loan for ISK 50.0 million was entered into effective December 29, 2020 with a maturity date of February 1, 2023 and bears interest at one-month Reykjavik InterBank Offered Rate (“REIBOR”) plus 4.99%. The Icelandic State Treasury guarantees supplemental loans provided by credit institutions to companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the Icelandic State Treasury guaranteed the repayment of up to 85% of the principal and interest on the ISK 10.0 million and ISK 30.0 million term loans and 70% of the principal amount on the ISK 50.0 million term loan. Loan proceeds will be used to fund operations.

Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt (excluding finance leases) as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Credit Facilities

 

Year ending December 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

$

5,820

 

2022

 

 

53

 

2023

 

 

267,306

 

2024

 

 

108

 

2025

 

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total

 

$

273,287

 

The aggregate annual maturities and the related amounts representing interest on finance lease obligations are included in Note 20 – Leases and Other.