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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Debt  
Debt

 

4.   Debt

 

Our debt is comprised entirely of an unsecured revolving line of credit (“Credit Facility”). The outstanding balance was $231.0 million as of March 29, 2015 and $230.5 million as of December 28, 2014. On October 31, 2014, we amended our Credit Facility to increase the amount available to $400 million from the previous $300 million availability and to extend the maturity date from April 30, 2018 to October 31, 2019. Additionally, we have the option to increase the Credit Facility an additional $100 million. 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 Credit Facility, reduced for outstanding letters of credit, was approximately $147.7 million as of March 29, 2015.

 

The Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants requiring the maintenance of specified fixed charges and leverage ratios. At March 29, 2015, we were in compliance with these covenants.

 

We use interest rate swaps to hedge against the effects of potential interest rate increases on borrowings under our Credit Facility. We currently have the following interest rate swaps:

                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Effective Dates

 

Floating Rate Debt

 

Fixed Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 30, 2013 through April 30, 2018

 

$75 million

 

1.42 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 30, 2014 through April 30, 2018

 

$50 million

 

1.36 

%

 

Our swaps are derivative instruments that are designated as cash flow hedges because the swaps provide a hedge against the effects of rising interest rates on borrowings. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the swaps is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the swaps affect earnings. Gains or losses on the swaps representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. Amounts payable or receivable under the swaps are accounted for as adjustments to interest expense. As of March 29, 2015, the swaps are highly effective cash flow hedges with no ineffectiveness for the three month period ended March 29, 2015.

 

The weighted average interest rate for the Credit Facility, including the impact of the previously mentioned swaps, was 2.1% and 1.5% for the three months ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively. Interest paid, including payments made or received under the swaps, was $1.3 million and $717,000 for the three months ended March 29, 2015 and March 30, 2014, respectively. As of March 29, 2015, the portion of the $1.5 million interest rate swap liability that would be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months as interest expense approximates $477,000.