Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2013		2012
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving credit loans	$	5,000	$	—
$118,750 and $125,000 Term loans, net of discount of $345 and $435 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	118,405		124,565
$314,200 and $257,400 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,684 and $2,020 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	312,516		255,380
8³/₈% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
6³/₈% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
Capital lease obligations	14,604		14,881
Other debt	4,167		5,401
Total debt	944,692		890,227
Less current portion	17,364		10,756
Total long-term debt	$	927,328	$	879,471

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Our senior secured credit facility is comprised of a six-year, $125 million tranche A term loan and a five-year, $75 million revolving credit facility, and bears interest at a rate based on, at our option, either a) the LIBOR interest rate, or b) the ABR rate, which is an interest rate that is equal to the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1 percent, and (iii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1%. In addition, the rate we select also bears an applicable margin based upon our Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, currently set at 2.75% and 1.75% for LIBOR based loans and ABR rate loans, respectively. Following the issuance of this report during the first quarter of 2014, these rates will be 3% and 2% for LIBOR based loans and ABR rate loans, respectively. Lastly, the unused portion of the revolving credit facility is subject to a commitment fee based upon our Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, currently set at 0.375% for both LIBOR based loans and ABR rate loans and will increase to 0.5% following the issuance of this report during the first quarter of 2014 for both LIBOR based loans and ABR rate loans.

Our senior secured credit facility also includes a seven-year, $260 million tranche B incremental term loan facility and a $60 million tranche B-2 incremental term facility that was funded on February 12, 2013 in connection with the JV Sale Transaction, each of which is subject to the terms of our Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the incremental term loan facility were used (i) to pay the call price for our redemption of all of our remaining 6¹/₂% Senior Subordinated Notes, as described below, and (ii) to pay accrued interest, fees and expenses associated with the redemption. Borrowings under the incremental term loan facility bear interest at a rate based, at our option, on an adjusted LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin of 3%; or an adjusted Base Rate, plus an applicable margin of 2%; provided that the adjusted LIBOR rate and the adjusted Base Rate shall at no time be less than 1% and 2%, respectively.

On December 24, 2012, we entered into an amendment to our Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), dated as of October 26, 2011, as amended on December 19, 2011, by and among LIN Television, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, which (1) replaced our $257.4 million tranche B term loan maturing in December 2018 with a new tranche B term loan of the same maturity which bears interest at a reduced rate and (2) made certain other changes to the Credit Agreement, including changes to the financial covenants therein that are favorable to LIN Television and its affiliates and (3) extended the maturity for a $60 million tranche of our revolving credit facility to October 2017 and on May 9, 2013, we extended the maturity date of the remaining $15 million tranche of our revolving credit facility to October 2017. We paid customary fees and expenses in connection with the closing of these amendments of $1.7 million. As a result of these amendments, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million associated with a write-down of deferred financing fees and unamortized discount to our consolidated statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2012.

The terms of the Credit Agreement provide for customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants (including financial covenants), and events of default. The Credit Agreement also provides for the payment of customary fees and expenses by us. The senior secured credit facility can be accelerated upon events of default and require the term loans to be prepaid under certain circumstances with amounts determined by reference to the proceeds from certain asset sales (subject to reinvestment rights), the incurrence of certain indebtedness and a percentage of annual excess cash flow.

The senior secured credit facility ranks senior in right of payment to our existing and future subordinated indebtedness. LIN LLC and certain of our existing, or hereafter created or acquired, domestic subsidiaries guarantee the credit facilities on a senior basis. LIN Television and each of our subsidiary guarantors have granted a security interest in all or substantially all of our assets to secure the obligations under senior secured credit facility, and LIN LLC has granted a security interest in its capital stock of LIN Television to secure such obligations.

Our senior secured credit facility permits us to prepay loans and to permanently reduce the revolving credit commitments, in whole or in part, at any time. We are also obligated to make mandatory quarterly principal payments. In addition, our senior secured credit facility restricts the use of proceeds from asset sales not reinvested in our business and the use of proceeds from the issuance of debt (subject to certain exceptions), which must be used for mandatory prepayments of principal of the term loans.

The Credit Agreement governing our senior secured credit facility also requires on an annual basis, following the delivery of our year-end financial statements, and commencing after the year ended December 31, 2012, mandatory prepayments of principal of the term loans based on a computation of excess cash flow for the preceding fiscal year, as more fully described in the Credit Agreement. However, based on the excess cash flow computation for the year ended December 31, 2013, we will not be required to make such prepayments during the year ending December 31, 2014.

The incremental term loan facility is a senior secured obligation and ranks senior in right of payment to our existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The incremental term loan facility is guaranteed and secured on the same basis as the other credit facilities under the Credit Agreement. If we do not refinance, redeem or discharge our 8³/₈% Senior Notes on or prior to January 15, 2018, then, in such event, the maturity of the incremental term loan facility will be accelerated from December 21, 2018 to January 15, 2018.

The following table summarizes certain key terms including the LIBOR-based borrowing rates of our senior secured credit facility as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):



	Credit Facility
	Revolving Facility			Term Loans			Incremental Term Loans
Final maturity date	10/26/2017			10/26/2017			12/21/2018
Available balance as of December 31, 2013	$	70,000		$	—		$	—
Interest rates as of December 31, 2013:
Interest rate	0.17		%	0.17		%	1.00		%
Applicable margin	2.75		%	2.75		%	3.00		%
Total	2.92		%	2.92		%	4.00		%

2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility

During the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.2 million consisting of a write-down of deferred financing fees related to the revolving credit facility and term loans under our 2009 senior secured credit facility.

8³/₈% Senior Notes



	8³/₈% Senior Notes
Final maturity date	4/15/2018
Annual interest rate	8.375%
Payable semi-annually in arrears	April 15th
	October 15th

Our 8³/₈% Senior Notes are unsecured but rank equally in right of payment with all senior secured indebtedness and senior to all subordinated indebtedness.

The indenture governing our 8³/₈% Senior Notes contains covenants limiting our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur certain additional indebtedness and issue preferred shares; make certain dividends, distributions, investments and other restricted payments; sell certain assets; agree to any restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to us; create certain liens; merge, consolidate or sell substantially all of our assets; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to certain exceptions and qualifications. The indenture also has change of control provisions which may require our Company to purchase our 8³/₈% Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, if we sell assets under certain circumstances, we will be required to make an offer to purchase our 8³/₈% Senior Notes at their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, through the purchase date.

6³/8% Senior Notes



	6³/₈% Senior Notes
Final maturity date	1/15/2021
Annual interest rate	6.375%
Payable semi-annually in arrears	January 15th
	July 15th

On October 12, 2012, we completed the issuance and sale of $290 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6³/₈% Senior Notes. The net proceeds of our 6³/₈% Senior Notes were used to fund the remaining purchase price for the Acquisition as further described in Note 2—"Acquisitions."

Our 6³/₈% Senior Notes are unsecured but rank equally in right of payment with all senior secured indebtedness and senior to all subordinated indebtedness.

The indenture governing our 6³/₈% Senior Notes contains covenants limiting our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur certain additional indebtedness and issue preferred shares; make certain dividends, distributions, investments and other restricted payments; sell certain assets; agree to any restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to us; create certain liens; merge, consolidate or sell substantially all of our assets; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to certain exceptions and qualifications. The indenture also has change of control provisions which may require our Company to purchase our 6³/₈% Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, if we sell assets under certain circumstances, we will be required to make an offer to purchase our 6³/₈% Senior Notes at their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, through the purchase date.

6¹/₂% Senior Subordinated Notes and 6¹/₂% Senior Subordinated Notes—Class B

During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we redeemed $252 million and $165 million, respectively, of our 6¹/₂% Senior Subordinated Notes. The redemption of these notes, at par, was funded in part by proceeds from the term loan, incremental term loan, the revolving credit facility and cash on hand. As a result of these redemptions, during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, associated with a write-down of deferred financing fees and unamortized discount to our consolidated statement of operations.

Capital Lease Obligations

As part of the transactions further described in Note 2—"Acquisitions," we assumed $15.1 million in capital lease obligations related to buildings and equipment. These leases mature over a period of 4 to 19 years and are payable in monthly installments. The total outstanding balance of these capital lease obligations was $14.6 million as of December 31, 2013. LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantees these lease obligations.

Other Debt

During the year ended December 31, 2012, Vaughan, a consolidated VIE, entered into a term loan with an unrelated third party in an original principal amount of $4.6 million to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of certain assets of PBC. This term loan matures in equal quarterly installments through October 2017. LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantees this loan.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, KASY, a consolidated VIE, entered into a term loan with an unrelated third party in an original principal amount of $1.7 million to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of certain assets of ACME. This term loan matures in equal quarterly installments through December 2017. LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantees this loan.

During the year ended December 31, 2011, WBDT, a consolidated VIE, entered into a term loan with an unrelated third party in an original principal amount of $0.9 million to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of certain assets of WBDT-TV. This term loan matures in equal quarterly installments through May 2016. LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantees this loan.

Repayment of Principal

The following table summarizes scheduled future principal repayments on our debt agreements and capital leases (in thousands):



	Revolving Facilities			Term Loans		Incremental Term Loans		8³/₈% Senior Notes		6³/₈% Senior Notes		Capital Leases		Other Debt		Total
Final maturity date	10/26/2017			10/26/2017		12/21/2018		4/15/2018		1/15/2021		Various		Various
2014	$	—		$	12,500	$	3,200	$	—	$	—	$	502	$	1,162	$	17,364
2015	—			18,750		3,200		—		—		528		1,162		23,640
2016	—			25,000		3,200		—		—		620		1,024		29,844
2017	5,000		⁽¹⁾	62,500		3,200		—		—		577		819		72,096
2018	—			—		301,400		200,000		—		609		—		502,009
2019 and thereafter	—			—		—		—		290,000		11,768		—		301,768
Total	$	5,000		$	118,750	$	314,200	$	200,000	$	290,000	$	14,604	$	4,167	$	946,721

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⁽¹⁾	An additional $25 million was outstanding on our revolving credit facility as of the date of this report and is not reflected in our balance sheet as of December 31, 2013.

The fair values of our long-term debt are estimated based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues (Level 2 inputs of the three-level fair value hierarchy). The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Revolving credit loans	$	5,000	$	5,000	$	—	$	—
Term loans	430,921		432,105		379,945		380,599
Senior notes	490,000		512,983		490,000		524,500
Other debt	4,167		4,167		5,401		5,401
Total	$	930,088	$	954,255	$	875,346	$	910,500

LIN Television

Entity Information [Line Items]

Debt

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2013		2012
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving credit loans	$	5,000	$	—
$118,750 and $125,000 Term loans, net of discount of $345 and $435 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	118,405		124,565
$314,200 and $257,400 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,684 and $2,020 as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	312,516		255,380
8³/₈% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
6³/₈% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
Capital lease obligations	14,604		14,881
Other debt	6,167		5,401
Total debt	946,692		890,227
Less current portion	17,364		10,756
Total long-term debt	$	929,328	$	879,471

Senior Secured Credit Facility

The senior secured credit facility ranks senior in right of payment to our existing and future subordinated indebtedness. LIN LLC and certain of our existing, or hereafter created or acquired, domestic subsidiaries guarantee the credit facilities on a senior basis. We and each of our subsidiary guarantors have granted a security interest in all or substantially all of our assets to secure the obligations under senior secured credit facility, and LIN LLC has granted a security interest in its capital stock of LIN Television to secure such obligations.

The following table summarizes certain key terms including the LIBOR-based borrowing rates of our senior secured credit facility as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):



	Credit Facility
	Revolving Facility			Term Loans			Incremental Term Loans
Final maturity date	10/26/2017			10/26/2017			12/21/2018
Available balance as of December 31, 2013	$	70,000		$	—		$	—
Interest rates as of December 31, 2013:
Interest rate	0.17		%	0.17		%	1.00		%
Applicable margin	2.75		%	2.75		%	3.00		%
Total	2.92		%	2.92		%	4.00		%

2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility

8³/₈% Senior Notes



	8³/₈% Senior Notes
Final maturity date	4/15/2018
Annual interest rate	8.375%
Payable semi-annually in arrears	April 15th
	October 15th

Our 8³/₈% Senior Notes are unsecured but rank equally in right of payment with all senior secured indebtedness and senior to all subordinated indebtedness.

6³/₈% Senior Notes



	6³/₈% Senior Notes
Final maturity date	1/15/2021
Annual interest rate	6.375%
Payable semi-annually in arrears	January 15th
	July 15th

Our 6³/₈% Senior Notes are unsecured but rank equally in right of payment with all senior secured indebtedness and senior to all subordinated indebtedness.

6¹/₂% Senior Subordinated Notes and 6¹/₂% Senior Subordinated Notes—Class B

Capital Lease Obligations

Other Debt

Repayment of Principal

The following table summarizes scheduled future principal repayments on our debt agreements and capital leases (in thousands):



	Revolving Facilities			Term Loans		Incremental Term Loans		8³/₈% Senior Notes		6³/₈% Senior Notes		Capital Leases		Other Debt		Total
Final maturity date	10/26/2017			10/26/2017		12/21/2018		4/15/2018		1/15/2021		Various		Various
2014	$	—		$	12,500	$	3,200	$	—	$	—	$	502	$	1,162	$	17,364
2015	—			18,750		3,200		—		—		528		1,162		23,640
2016	—			25,000		3,200		—		—		620		1,024		29,844
2017	5,000		⁽¹⁾	62,500		3,200		—		—		577		819		72,096
2018	—			—		301,400		200,000		—		609		2,000		504,009
2019 and thereafter	—			—		—		—		290,000		11,768		—		301,768
Total	$	5,000		$	118,750	$	314,200	$	200,000	$	290,000	$	14,604	$	6,167	$	948,721

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⁽¹⁾	An additional $25 million was outstanding on our revolving credit facility as of the date of this report and is not reflected in our balance sheet as of December 31, 2013.



	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Revolving credit loans	$	5,000	$	5,000	$	—	$	—
Term loans	430,921		432,105		379,945		380,599
Senior notes	490,000		512,983		490,000		524,500
Other debt	6,167		6,167		5,401		5,401
Total	$	932,088	$	956,255	$	875,346	$	910,500

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