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Debt and Credit Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Debt and Credit Arrangements  
Debt and Credit Arrangements

9.  Debt and Credit Arrangements

 

Our debt is comprised entirely of a revolving credit facility. The outstanding balance under this facility was $157.9 million as of December 29, 2013 and $88.3 million as of December 30, 2012.

 

In September 2010, we entered into a five-year, $175 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which was amended in November 2011 to extend the maturity date to November 30, 2016. On April 30, 2013, we amended and restated our revolving credit facility to increase the amount available for borrowing thereunder to $300 million and extend the maturity date to April 30, 2018. The interest rate charged on outstanding balances is LIBOR plus 75 to 175 basis points. The commitment fee on the unused balance ranges from 15 to 25 basis points. The remaining availability under the revolving credit facility, reduced for outstanding letters of credit, was approximately $121.4 million as of December 29, 2013.

 

The credit facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants requiring the maintenance of specified fixed charges and leverage ratios. At December 29, 2013, we were in compliance with these covenants.

 

In August 2011, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that resulted in a fixed rate of 0.53%, instead of the variable rate of LIBOR, with a notional amount of $50.0 million and a maturity date of August 2013. On December 31, 2012, we amended our interest rate swap agreement to extend the maturity date to December 30, 2015. The amendment resulted in a change to the fixed rate (to 0.56% from 0.53%) but did not impact the notional amount of the interest rate swap agreement. On July 30, 2013, we terminated the $50 million swap and entered into a new $75 million swap. The new swap has an interest rate of 1.42% and a maturity date of April 30, 2018, which coincides with the maturity date of our revolving credit facility. The termination of the previous swap did not have a material impact on our 2013 results.

 

Our swap is a derivative instrument that is designated as a cash flow hedge because the swap provides a hedge against the effects of rising interest rates on borrowings. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the swap is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the swap affects earnings. Gains or losses on the swap representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. Amounts payable or receivable under the swap are accounted for as adjustments to interest expense. As of December 29, 2013, the swap is a highly effective cash flow hedge with no ineffectiveness during the period ended December 29, 2013.

 

The following table provides information on the location and amounts of our swaps in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (in thousands):

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Fair Value
Dec. 29,
2013

 

Fair Value
Dec. 30,
2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

$

76

 

$

104

 

 

There were no derivatives that were not designated as hedging instruments.

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the accompanying consolidated financial statements is as follows (in thousands):

 

Derivatives -
Cash Flow
Hedging
Relationships

 

Amount of Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
Accumulated
OCI on
Derivative
(Effective
Portion)

 

Location of Gain
or (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI into Income
(Effective
Portion)

 

Amount of Gain
or (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCI into Income
(Effective
Portion)

 

Location of Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on
Derivative
(Ineffective
Portion and
Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)

 

Amount of Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on
Derivative
(Ineffective
Portion and
Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness
Testing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

$

(32

)

Interest expense

 

$

(501

)

Interest expense

 

$

 

2012

 

$

(72

)

Interest expense

 

$

(150

)

Interest expense

 

$

 

2011

 

$

165

 

Interest expense

 

$

(341

)

Interest expense

 

$

65

 

 

The weighted average interest rates for the credit facilities, including the impact of the previously mentioned swap agreements, were 1.4%, 1.3% and 1.9% in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Interest paid, including payments made or received under the swaps, was $2.0 million in 2013, $967,000 in 2012 and $1.6 million in 2011. As of December 29, 2013, the portion of the $76,000 liability associated with the interest rate swap that would be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months as interest expense approximates $17,000.