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Debt Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Debt Obligations [Abstract]  
Debt and Capital Leases Disclosures [Text Block]
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
Long term obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
Unsubordinated term loan
$
150,000

 
$
150,000

Revolving credit facility
131,000

 
106,000

Aircraft loans
68,903

 
70,754

Promissory note due to DHL, unsecured
18,600

 
20,150

Total long term obligations
368,503

 
346,904

Less: current portion
(15,230
)
 
(13,223
)
Total long term obligations, net
$
353,273

 
$
333,681


The Company executed a syndicated credit facility ("Credit Facility") in May 2011 with repayment terms through April 2016. The Credit Facility includes a term loan of $150 million and a $175 million revolving credit loan, of which the Company has drawn $131 million, net of repayments as of March 31, 2012. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, interest rates are adjusted quarterly based on the Company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses ("EBITDA"), its outstanding debt level and prevailing LIBOR or prime rates. At the Company's current debt-to-EBITDA ratio, the LIBOR based financing for the unsubordinated term loan and revolving credit facility bear a variable interest rate of 2.47% and 2.25%, respectively. Repayments of the term loan are scheduled to begin in June 2012. The Credit Facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit on the Company's behalf. During the next twelve months, the Company expects to make further draws on the revolving credit loan to fund its fleet expansion plans. As of March 31, 2012, the unused revolving credit facility totaled $24.2 million, net of draws of $131.0 million and outstanding letters of credit of $19.8 million. Additionally. the Credit Facility also has an accordion feature of $50 million which the Company may draw subject to the lenders' consent.
The aircraft loans are collateralized by six aircraft, and amortize monthly with a balloon payment of approximately 20% with maturities between 2016 and early 2018. Interest rates range from 6.74% to 7.36% per annum payable monthly.
The promissory note payable to DHL becomes due in August 2028 as a balloon payment, unless it is extinguished sooner under the terms of the CMI agreement. Beginning April 1, 2010 and extending through the term of the CMI agreement, the balance of the note is amortized ratably without cash payment, in exchange for services provided and thus is expected to be completely amortized by April 2015. The promissory note bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum, and DHL reimburses ABX the interest expense from the note through the term of the CMI agreement.
The Credit Facility is collateralized by certain of the Company's Boeing 767 and 757 aircraft that are not collateralized under aircraft loans. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain collateral coverage equal to 150% of the outstanding balance of the term loan and total revolving credit facility. The Credit Facility contains covenants including, among other things, limitations on certain additional indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness, as well as a total debt to EBITDA ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. The Credit Facility stipulates events of default, including unspecified events that may have material adverse effects on the Company. If an event of default occurs, the Company may be forced to repay, renegotiate or replace the Credit Facility. The Company is currently in compliance with the financial covenants specified in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility limits the amount of dividends the Company can pay and the amount of common stock it can repurchase to $50.0 million during any calendar year. Under the provisions of its promissory note due to DHL, the Company is required to prepay the DHL note in the amount of $0.20 for each dollar of dividend distributed to its stockholders. The same prepayment stipulation applies to stock repurchases.
In conjunction with the execution of the Credit Facility in 2011, the Company terminated its previous credit agreement, which resulted in the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with that credit agreement and losses for certain interest rate swaps which had previously been designated as cash flow hedges of interest payments required by the former debt. These charges, which totaled $6.8 million before income taxes, were recorded in March 2011.