Debt

3 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

The following table presents the Company's debt:


	February 28, 2021		November 29, 2020

	(Dollars in thousands)
Long-term debt

5.00% senior notes due 2025(1)	$	197,321	$	986,252
3.375% senior notes due 2027	572,796		560,448
3.50% senior notes due 2031	492,587		—
Total long-term debt	$	1,262,704	$	1,546,700
Short-term debt




Short-term borrowings	8,059		17,631
Current maturities of long-term debt(1)	789,283		—
Total short-term and current maturities of long-term debt	$	797,342	$	17,631
Total long-term and short-term debt	$	2,060,046	$	1,564,331

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(1)On March 4, 2021, the Company redeemed $800.0 million of the 5.00% senior notes due 2025, which were called for redemption on February 2, 2021.

Issuance of Senior Notes due 2031 and Redemption of Senior Notes Due 2025

On February 19, 2021, the Company issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% senior notes due 2031 (the "Senior Notes due 2031") to qualified institutional buyers and to purchasers outside the United States. Subsequent to quarter end, on March 4, 2021, the Company used the proceeds plus cash on hand to redeem $800.0 million of the 5.00% Senior Notes due 2025. In the second quarter of 2021, a net loss on the early extinguishment of debt of approximately $30 million will be recorded and will include approximately $20 million of call premium on the retired debt.

Principal, interest, and maturity. The Senior Notes due 2031 are unsecured obligations that rank equally with all of the Company’s other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt and will mature on March 1, 2031. Interest on the

notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2021. The Company may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes due 2031 prior to March 1, 2026, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, and a "make-whole" premium; on or after this date, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the notes, at once or over time, at redemption prices specified in the indenture governing the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. In addition, at any time prior to March 1, 2024, the Company may redeem up to a maximum of 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes due 2031 with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 103.5% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. Costs of $7.4 million associated with the issuance of the notes, representing underwriting fees and other expenses, were capitalized and will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes.

Covenants. The indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries’ ability to incur liens, other than permitted liens, the Company's subsidiaries ability to incur additional debt, and the Company's ability to merge or consolidate with another person, and sell, assign, transfer, lease convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the assets or its subsidiaries. The indenture provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include payment failures, failure to comply with covenants, failure to satisfy other obligations under the agreement or related documents, defaults in respect of other indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency and ability to pay debts when due, material judgments, pension plan terminations or specified underfunding, and substantial stock ownership changes. Generally, if an event of default occurs, the trustee under the indenture or holders of the Senior Notes due 2031 may declare all the Senior Notes due 2031 to be due and payable immediately. Upon the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the indenture), each holder of notes may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the notes in cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase. As of February 28, 2021, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

Senior Revolving Credit Facility

In January 2021, the Company amended its senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). The Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2021 (the "Credit Agreement Amendment"), leaves the material terms of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement substantially unchanged, with the exception that (i) the letter of credit limit was reduced from $350.0 million to $150.0 million, and (ii) the maturity date was extended to January 5, 2026. The guarantees and security interest grants, covenants, events of default of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, have not been materially changed as a result of the Credit Agreement Amendment. Costs of $3.4 million associated with Credit Agreement Amendment, representing underwriting fees and other expenses, were capitalized and will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the agreement.

The Company's unused availability under the Credit Facility was $689.1 million at February 28, 2021, as the Company's total availability of $719.9 million was reduced by $30.8 million of letters of credit and other credit usage allocated under the Credit Facility.

Interest Rates on Borrowings

The Company’s weighted-average interest rate on average borrowings outstanding during the three months ended February 28, 2021 was 4.55%, as compared to 4.88%, during the same period of 2020.