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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
Outstanding long-term debt was as follows:
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Senior long-term debt:
Senior Secured Credit Facility (stated maturity date October 2024)$— $— 
Senior Notes (stated maturity date May 2025)— 798,725 
Total senior long-term debt— 798,725 
Other debt:
Lines of credit10,131 59,014 
Notes payable and other debt102,003 138,630 
Total senior and other debt112,134 996,369 
Finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings45,124 52,639 
Total long-term debt and finance leases157,258 1,049,008 
Less: total unamortized deferred financing costs3,588 53,292 
Less: current portion of long-term debt and finance leases49,082 95,818 
Long-term debt and finance leases, less current portion$104,588 $899,898 

As of December 31, 2021, aggregate annual maturities of the senior and other debt, excluding finance lease obligations and sale-leaseback financings, were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,Senior and Other Debt
2022$43,826 
202334,392 
202429,485 
20254,431 
2026— 
Thereafter— 
Total senior and other debt$112,134 

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

On October 7, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment of its credit agreement (the Third A&R Credit Agreement). Under the Third A&R Credit Agreement, the Company maintains a revolving credit facility (the Senior Secured Credit Facility) that has a borrowing capacity of $410,000 and has a maturity date of October 7, 2024.

The Senior Secured Credit Facility bears interest at a per annum interest rate, at the option of the Company, at either the LIBO rate or the ABR rate, as defined in the agreement, plus an applicable margin of 2.50% per annum, 2.25% per annum, 2.00% per annum or 1.75% per annum for LIBOR loans, and 1.50% per annum, 1.25% per annum, 1.00% per annum or 0.75% per annum for ABR loans, in each case, based on the Company’s Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the agreement.

The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for letter of credit commitments in the aggregate amount of $50,000. The Third A&R Credit Agreement also provides, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, for incremental revolving and term loan facilities, at the request of the Company, not to exceed (i) the greater of (a) $565,000 and (b) 100% of the consolidated EBITDA of the Company, plus (ii) additional amounts so long as both immediately before and after giving effect to such incremental facilities the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, on a pro forma basis, does not exceed 2.75x, plus, (iii) the aggregate amounts of any voluntary repayments of term loans, if any, and aggregate amount of voluntary repayments of revolving credit facilities that are accompanied by a corresponding termination or reduction of revolving credit commitments.
As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the Revolving Credit Facility had a total outstanding balance of $0.

Guarantors of the Senior Secured Credit Facility

Laureate Education, Inc. is the borrower under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. All of Laureate’s required United States legal entities, excluding certain subsidiaries that the Company considers dormant based on the lack of activity, are guarantors of the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and all of the guarantors’ assets, both real and intangible, are pledged as collateral. Additionally, not more than 65% of the shares held directly by Laureate Education, Inc. or any guarantors in non-domestic subsidiaries are pledged as collateral.

Senior Notes

On April 26, 2017, we completed an offering of $800,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.250% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Senior Notes due 2025).The Senior Notes due 2025 were issued at par and would have matured on May 1, 2025. Interest on the Senior Notes due 2025 was payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1. We could redeem the Senior Notes due 2025, in whole or in part, at any time on or after May 1, 2020, at redemption prices starting at 106.188% of the principal amount thereof and decreasing from there each year thereafter until May 1, 2023, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

On October 13, 2020, the Company announced the commencement of a cash tender offer (the First Asset Sale Offer) to purchase up to $300,000 aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes due 2025, at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the purchase date. The First Asset Sale Offer was made pursuant to the indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2025 as a result of the Company's sale of its operations in Chile and Malaysia. The First Asset Sale Offer expired on November 10, 2020. On November 16, 2020, the Company purchased $775 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, of the Senior Notes due 2025 that were validly tendered as of the expiration of the First Asset Sale Offer.

On November 12, 2020, following the expiration of the First Asset Sale Offer, the Company announced the commencement of a cash tender offer (the Second Asset Sale Offer) to purchase up to $650,000 aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes due 2025, at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the purchase date. The Second Asset Sale Offer was made pursuant to the indenture governing the Senior Notes due 2025 as a result of the Company's sale of its operations in Australia and New Zealand. The Second Asset Sale Offer expired on December 10, 2020. On December 14, 2020, the Company purchased $500 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, of the Senior Notes due 2025 that were validly tendered as of the expiration of the Second Asset Sale Offer.

As of December 31, 2020, our Senior Notes due 2025 had an outstanding balance of $798,725. The Senior Notes due 2025 were fully redeemed in 2021, as described below.

On May 4, 2021, the Company redeemed $500,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2025 at a redemption price of 104.125% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding the redemption date. The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its operations in Australia and New Zealand, which was completed on November 3, 2020, to fund the redemption. Additionally, on May 28, 2021, the Company completed the sale of its operations in Brazil and used a portion of the proceeds to redeem the remaining outstanding balance of the Senior Notes due 2025 of $298,725 at a redemption price of 104.125% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding the redemption date of, June 3, 2021.

Estimated Fair Value of Debt

As of December 31, 2021, the estimated fair value of our debt approximated its carrying value.

As of December 31, 2020, the estimated fair value of our Senior Notes due 2025 was determined using observable market prices, as they were traded in a brokered market. The fair value of the remaining debt instruments was approximated at the carrying value based on their terms. As of December 31, 2020, our long-term debt was classified as Level 2 within the fair
value hierarchy, based on the frequency and volume of trading in the brokered market. The estimated fair value of our debt was as follows:
December 31, 2020
Carrying amountEstimated fair value
Total senior and other debt$996,369 $1,043,294 

Certain Covenants

As of December 31, 2021, our Third A&R Credit Agreement contained certain negative covenants including, among others: (1) limitations on additional indebtedness; (2) limitations on dividends; (3) limitations on asset sales, including the sale of ownership interests in subsidiaries and sale-leaseback transactions; and (4) limitations on liens, guarantees, loans or investments. The Third A&R Credit Agreement provides, solely with respect to the revolving credit facility, that the Company shall not permit its Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, to exceed 3.50x as of the last day of each quarter commencing with the quarter ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter. The agreement also provides that if (i) the Company’s Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio, as defined in the Third A&R Credit Agreement, is not greater than 4.75x as of such date and (ii) less than 25% of the revolving credit facility is utilized as of that date, then such financial covenant shall not apply. As of December 31, 2021, these conditions were satisfied and, therefore, we were not subject to the leverage ratio. In addition, indebtedness at some of our locations contain financial maintenance covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2021.

Debt Modification and Loss on Debt Extinguishment

In connection with the repayment of the Senior Notes during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded a Loss on debt extinguishment of $77,940, related to the redemption premium paid and the write off of the unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the repaid debt balances.

In 2020, the Company recorded a Loss on debt extinguishment of $610 related primarily to the write off of a pro-rata portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs associated with repaid debt balances.

In 2019, the Company recorded a Loss on debt extinguishment of $22,601 related primarily to the write off of a pro-rata portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs and a debt discount associated with repaid debt balances.

Debt Issuance Costs

Amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of debt discounts that are recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations totaled approximately $4,628, $10,103 and $10,370 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we paid and capitalized a total of $0, $669 and $1,368, respectively, in debt issuance costs. Certain unamortized debt issuance costs were written off in 2021, 2020 and 2019 in connection with early repayment of debt balances and debt agreement amendments, as discussed above. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, our unamortized debt issuance costs were $3,588 and $53,292, respectively.

Currency and Interest Rate Swaps

The interest and principal payments for Laureate’s senior long-term debt arrangements are to be paid primarily in USD. Our ability to make debt service payments is subject to fluctuations in the value of the USD relative to foreign currencies, because a majority of our operating cash used to make these payments is generated by subsidiaries with functional currencies other than USD. As part of our overall risk management policies, Laureate has at times entered into foreign currency swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts. See also Note 12, Derivative Instruments.
Other Debt

Lines of Credit

Individual Laureate subsidiaries have the ability to borrow pursuant to unsecured lines of credit and similar short-term borrowing arrangements (collectively, lines of credit). The lines of credit are available for working capital purposes and enable us to borrow and repay until those lines mature. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the aggregate outstanding balances on our lines of credit were $10,131 and $59,014, respectively. At December 31, 2021, we had zero additional available borrowing capacity under our outstanding lines of credit. At December 31, 2021, interest rates on our lines of credit ranged from 2.30% to 5.99%. At December 31, 2020, interest rates on our lines of credit ranged from 2.10% to 7.93%. Our weighted-average short-term borrowing rate was 2.72% and 6.13% at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Notes Payable

Notes payable include mortgages payable that are secured by certain fixed assets. The notes payable have varying maturity dates and repayment terms through 2025. Interest rates on notes payable ranged from 5.09% to 10.25% and 2.10% to 10.25% at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

In December 2017, Universidad del Valle de México (UVM Mexico) entered into an agreement with a bank for a loan of MXN 1,700,000 (approximately $89,000 at the time of the loan). In 2019, this loan was reassigned to Estrater, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM ENR (Estrater). In 2021, Estrater was merged into Laureate Education Mexico S de RL de CV (LEM), a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary of the Company. Consequently, the loan was reassigned to LEM. The loan matures in June 2024 and carries a variable interest rate based on the 28-day Mexican Interbanking Offer Rate (TIIE), plus an applicable margin, which is established based on the ratio of debt to EBITDA, as defined in the agreement (8.12% and 5.98% as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively). Quarterly principal payments on the loan commenced in December 2018, beginning at MXN 42,500 ($2,052 at December 31, 2021) and increasing over the term of the loan to MXN 76,500 ($3,694 at December 31, 2021), with a balloon payment of MXN 425,000 ($20,521 at December 31, 2021) due at maturity. In June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lender agreed to defer the quarterly loan payments for six months, until December 2020, after which, the principal and interest payments resumed in accordance to the original agreement. Under the terms of the deferral agreement, the maturity date of the loan was extended by six months to June 22, 2024. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of this loan was $52,533 and $68,013, respectively.

The Company obtained financing to fund the construction of two new campuses at one of our institutions in Peru, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, one loan remained outstanding, and had an outstanding balance of $10,284 and $13,361, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the remaining loan carried an interest rate of 7.93% and was scheduled to mature in October 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, UPC and the lending bank agreed to defer the scheduled 2020 principal payments for one year (the deferral period), and agreed to extend the loan maturity date by one year to October 2023. During the deferral period, the quarterly interest payments continued per the terms of the original agreement, and the quarterly principal payments resumed in April 2021. In 2021, the loan's maturity date was extended to November 2025 and the interest rate was reduced to 5.09%. Principal payments, plus accrued and unpaid interest, are made semi-annually in April and October.

As of December 31, 2020, Laureate had outstanding notes payable at Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN), one of our institutions in Peru, with a balance of $12,694. Those loans had interest rates ranging from 2.10% to 7.85% and varying maturity dates through January 2022. The loans were fully repaid during 2021.

On December 22, 2017, a Laureate subsidiary in Peru entered into an agreement to borrow PEN 247,500 (approximately $76,000 at the agreement date). The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.62% per annum and was originally scheduled to mature in December 2022. Quarterly payments in the amount of PEN 9,281 ($2,333 at December 31, 2021) were due from March 2018 through December 2019. The quarterly payments increased to PEN 14,438 ($3,629 at December 31, 2021) in March 2020 through the loan's maturity. In June 2020, the Laureate subsidiary and the lender agreed to defer the quarterly principal payments for one year (the deferral period), and agreed to extend the maturity date of the loan by one year to December 2023. During the deferral period, the quarterly interest payments continued per the terms of the original agreement, and the quarterly principal payments resumed in June 2021. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, this loan had a balance of $29,035 and $44,029, respectively.