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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt DebtDetails of the Company's debt at December 31 were as follows:
20222021
Commercial paper, average rate of 1.93% in 2022 and 0.16% in 2021
$— $349,000 
Syndicated term loan due December 2023399,246 — 
Syndicated term loan due January 2025299,644 — 
1.80% notes due February 2025
398,369 — 
2.25% notes due February 2027
297,910 — 
2.85% notes due February 2032
495,264 — 
3.125% notes due May 2030
595,911 595,342 
5.75% notes due November 2040
536,214 536,182 
Other foreign denominated debt, average rate of 5.7% in 2022 and 3.0% in 2021
20,668 55,432 
Finance lease obligations102,920 60,282 
Other debt76,077 14,425 
Total debt$3,222,223 $1,610,663 
Less: Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt502,440 411,557 
Long-term debt$2,719,783 $1,199,106 
On December 2, 2022, the Company entered into a $400,000 term loan facility (the "December Term Loan Facility") with a syndicate of banks. The full amount was drawn on December 2, 2022 and will become payable in full on December 1, 2023. The proceeds from the December Term Loan Facility were used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of certain short-term debt. Borrowings will bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (i) the forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") term rate (such borrowings, “Term SOFR Loans”) or (ii) a base rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin calculated based on the Company’s credit ratings. The Company has designated its borrowings under the December Term Loan Facility as Term SOFR Loans, and the margin currently applicable to Term SOFR Loans is 1.475%. There is no required amortization, and voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the December Term Loan Facility are permissible without penalty, subject to certain conditions, at the Company's discretion.
On January 21, 2022, the Company completed a registered public offering of green bonds with an aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000. These unsecured notes (the “Notes”) consisted of the following:
Principal AmountIssuance Costs and DiscountsNet ProceedsInterest RateMaturity
2025 Notes$400,000 $(2,356)$397,644 1.800%February 1, 2025
2027 Notes$300,000 $(2,565)$297,435 2.250%February 1, 2027
2032 Notes$500,000 $(5,220)$494,780 2.850%February 1, 2032
Total$1,200,000 $(10,141)$1,189,859 
The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equal in right of payment to the Company’s other senior unsecured debt from time to time outstanding. The indenture governing the Notes contains certain covenants with respect to the Company that, among other things, restrict the entry into additional secured indebtedness, sale and leaseback transactions and certain mergers, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company used an amount equal to the net proceeds from the Notes to partially fund the January 26, 2022 acquisition of Metal Packaging.
Also on January 21, 2022, the Company entered into a $300,000 three-year term loan facility (the “January Term Loan Facility”) with a syndicate of eight banks. The full $300,000 was drawn from this facility on January 26, 2022, and the proceeds used to partially fund the acquisition of Metal Packaging. Interest is assessed at SOFR plus a margin based on a pricing grid that uses the Company’s credit ratings. The current SOFR margin is 122.5 basis points. There is no required amortization and repayment can be accelerated at any time without penalty at the Company's discretion. Borrowings under the January Term Loan Facility mature on January 27, 2025.
On June 30, 2021, the Company entered into a new five-year $750,000, unsecured revolving credit facility which replaced an existing credit facility entered into on July 20, 2017, and reflects substantially the same terms and conditions. Consistent with prior facilities, the new revolving credit facility supports the Company's $500,000 commercial paper program. Based on the pricing grid, the Credit Agreement and Sonoco's current credit ratings, a London Interbank Offering Rate ("LIBOR") borrowing has an all-in drawn margin of 125.0 basis points. On November 7, 2022, the Company borrowed $150,000 from the revolving credit facility. These borrowings were repaid in full on December 2, 2022.
On April 28, 2021, the Company commenced a cash tender offer to purchase up to $300,000 of the $600,000 outstanding principal amount of its 5.75% notes due November 2040. Upon expiration of the tender on May 25, 2021, the Company repurchased 10.53% of its outstanding 5.75% notes for a total cash cost of $81,961, as shown below:
Principal Amount TenderedPremium and Other Amounts PaidTotal Cash
Paid
 5.75% notes due November 2040
$63,206 $18,755 $81,961 
On April 28, 2021, the Company entered into a reverse treasury lock agreement intended to fix the cash cost to fund approximately $100,000 of the maximum $300,000 principal amount subject to being tendered. The settlement of the reverse treasury lock on May 13, 2021 resulted in a loss of $1,356. In addition, the Company wrote off a proportional share of unamortized bond issuance costs and unamortized original issue discounts associated with the 5.75% notes. These non-cash write-offs net to $73, which combined with the hedge loss and premium and other amounts paid, resulted in a pretax loss from the early extinguishment of debt totaling $20,184.
The Company's 150,000 euro-denominated loan, which bore 1% annual interest, matured on May 25, 2021, and a U.S. dollar equivalent cash payment of $177,780 was made to settle the debt. On April 7, 2021, the Company entered into two forward contracts to buy a total of 150,000 euros, to manage foreign currency risk related to the Company's funding of the debt repayment upon maturity. The Company recognized a gain of $4,387 upon the May 21, 2021 maturity of these forward contracts. The gain is included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the proceeds from the settlement of the contracts and the debt maturity payment are reflected in "Net cash (used)/provided by financing activities" in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The principal requirements of debt maturing in the next five years are:
  
20232024202520262027
Debt maturities by year$502,440 $14,966 $715,332 $14,595 $301,960 
As of December 31, 2022, the Company has scheduled debt maturities through the next twelve months of $502,440. At December 31, 2022, the Company had $227,438 in cash and cash equivalents on hand and $750,000 in committed capacity available for drawdown under its revolving credit facility. The Company believes that these amounts, combined with expected net cash flows from operating activities, provide ample liquidity to cover these debt maturities and other cash flow needs of the Company over the course of the next year.
In addition, the Company had $225,763 available under unused short-term lines of credit at December 31, 2022. These short-term lines of credit are available for general corporate purposes of our subsidiaries, including working capital and hedging requirements.
Certain of the Company’s debt agreements impose restrictions with respect to the maintenance of financial ratios and the disposition of assets. The most restrictive covenants currently require the Company to maintain a minimum level of interest coverage, and a minimum level of net worth, as defined in the agreements. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's interest coverage and net worth were substantially above the minimum levels required under these covenants.