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Note 7 - Debt
12 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
7
. Debt
 
The carrying amounts of debt at January 2, 2016 and December 27, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
20
15
   
20
14
 
Term loan
  $ 85,000     $ 93,750  
Revolving credit facility
    77,000       83,500  
Entrusted loan
    9,474       17,908  
Total debt
    171,474       195,158  
Less: Current maturities
    87,000       88,500  
Total long-term debt
  $ 84,474     $ 106,658  
 
Term Loan
and Revolving Credit Facilities
 
On May 31, 2013, the company entered into a new credit agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC for up to $325.0 million which consists of an unsecured revolving credit facility of $225.0 million and an unsecured term loan of $100.0 million. The credit agreement is for a five year period. At January 2, 2016, the company had available $197.9 million of borrowing capacity under the credit agreement at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.25%, or a total interest rate of 1.68% as of January 2, 2016.
 
The credit agreement replaced the company’s previous credit agreement dated June 13, 2011, which was terminated on May 31, 2013.
 
The company incurred debt issuance costs of $0.8 million which will be amortized over the life of the new credit agreement.
 
On January 30, 2014, the company increased the unsecured revolving credit facility entered into on May 31, 2013 by $50.0 million, thereby increasing the total revolver borrowing capacity from $225.0 million to $275.0 million. The company incurred debt issuance costs of $0.1 million which will be amortized over the life of the existing credit agreement.
 
This arrangement contains covenants that, among other matters, impose limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, future mergers, sales of assets, payment of dividends and changes in control, as defined in the agreement. In addition, the company is required to satisfy certain financial covenants and tests relating to, among other matters, interest coverage and leverage. At January 2, 2016, the company was in compliance with all covenants under the revolving credit facility.
 
The company assumed three credit lines with the acquisition of Hamlin totaling RMB 41.0 million (approximately $6.6 million) as of June 29, 2013 with expiration dates from August 23, 2013 through April 22, 2014. Two of these credit lines expired during the third quarter of 2013 and the remaining credit line expired during the second  quarter of 2014.
 
For the fiscal years ended January 2, 2016, December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, the company had $0.1, $0.8 and $0.8 million outstanding in letters of credit, respectively. No amounts were drawn under these lines of credit at January 2, 2016.
 
Entrust
ed
Loan
 
During 2014, the company entered into an entrusted loan arrangement (“Entrusted Loan”) of RMB 110.0 million (approximately $17.9 million) between two of its China legal entities, Littelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Company (the “
Lender
”) and Suzhou Littelfuse OVS Ltd. (the “
Borrower
”), utilizing Bank of America, N.A., Shanghai Branch as agent. Direct borrowing and lending between two commonly owned commercial entities was strictly forbidden at the time under China’s regulations requiring the use of a third party agent to enable loans between Chinese legal entities. As a result, the Entrusted Loan is reflected as both a long-term asset and long-term debt on the company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and is reflected in the investing and financing activities in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Interest expense and interest income will be recorded between the lender and borrower with no net impact on the company’s Consolidated Statements of Income since the amounts will be offsetting. The loan interest rate per annum is 5.25%. The Entrusted Loan is used to finance the operation and working capital needs of the borrower and matures in November 2019. The balance of the Entrusted Loan was RMB 61.5 million (approximately $9.5 million) at January 2, 2016.
 
Interest paid on all company debt was approximately $4.1 million in 2015, $4.9 million in 2014 and $2.9 million in 2013.