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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
LONG-TERM DEBT
The components of long-term debt are as follows:
 
 
December 31,
(in thousands)
 
2012
 
2011
Bank revolving credit facility
 
$

 
$
7,000

Capital lease obligations
 
394

 
646

Other notes payable
 
312

 
2,165

Total debt
 
706

 
9,811

Less current maturities
 
588

 
1,190

Total long-term debt
 
$
118

 
$
8,621


 
The Company maintains a revolving credit facility with certain lenders under its Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement. The aggregate commitments from lenders under such revolving credit facility is$100,000,000 and, subject to certain conditions, the Company has the option to request an increase in aggregate commitments of up to an additional $50,000,000. The revolving credit agreement requires us to maintain various financial covenants including a minimum EBIT to interest expense ratio, a minimum leverage ratio and a minimum asset coverage ratio. The agreement also contains various covenants relating to limitations on indebtedness, limitations on investments and acquisitions, limitations on sale of properties and limitations on liens and capital expenditures. The revolving credit agreement also contains other customary covenants, representations and events of defaults. As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the revolving credit facility. The termination date of the revolving credit facility is March 28, 2016. As of December 31, 2012, no amounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility. On December 31, 2012, $1,335,000 of the revolver capacity was committed to irrevocable standby letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business as required by vendors’ contracts resulting in $98,665,000 in available borrowings.

Alamo Group Europe Limited renewed its facility with Lloyd’s TSB Bank plc.. The facility was renewed effective November 12, 2012 and any outstanding balance would bear interest at Lloyd’s Base Rate plus 2.0% per annum. The facility is unsecured but guaranteed by the U.K. subsidiaries of Alamo Group Europe Limited. As of December 31, 2012, there were no outstanding balances in British pounds borrowed against the U.K. overdraft facility.
 
There are additional annual lines of credit: for the Company’s French operations in the amount of 6,200,000 Euros, for our Canadian operation in the amount of 3,500,000 Canadian dollars; and for our Australian operation in the amount of 400,000 Australian dollars. As of December 31, 2012, 238,000 Euros were borrowed against the French line of credit; no Canadian dollars were outstanding on the Canadian line of credit; and no Australian dollars were outstanding under its facility. The Canadian and Australian revolving credit facilities are guaranteed by the Company. The Company’s borrowing levels for working capital are seasonal with the greatest utilization generally occurring in the first and second quarter.
 
As of December 31, 2012, the Company is in compliance with the terms and conditions of its credit facilities.
 
The aggregate maturities of long-term debt, as of December 31, 2012, are as follows: $588,000 in 2013; $109,000 in 2014; $9,000 in 2015; and zero thereafter.
 
The fair value of the Company’s debt is based on secondary market indicators. Since the Company’s debt is not quoted, estimates are based on each obligation’s characteristics, including remaining maturities, interest rate, credit rating, collateral, amortization schedule and liquidity. The carrying amount approximates fair value.