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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

The Company's debt agreements contain financial covenants that require the maintenance of interest coverage and leverage ratios. The Company is in compliance with its financial covenants as of June 30, 2014, and continues to monitor its future compliance based on current and anticipated future economic conditions.

Long-term debt and notes and overdrafts payable at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of:
 
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
3.375% Convertible Notes
 
$
55,636

 
$
75,845

 
$
55,636

 
$
76,569

Unamortized debt discount – 3.375% Convertible Notes
 

 

 
(731
)
 

Revolving credit agreement
 
498,842

 
508,354

 
487,920

 
482,431

Borrowings under lines of credit and overdrafts
 
12,265

 
12,265

 
1,074

 
1,074

Other foreign bank borrowings
 
135

 
136

 
405

 
410

Capital leases
 
4,038

 
4,431

 
3,120

 
3,402

 
 
570,916

 
601,031

 
547,424

 
563,886

Less current maturities
 
(68,971
)
 
 
 
(57,083
)
 
 
Long-term debt
 
$
501,945

 
 
 
$
490,341

 
 


As of March 20, 2014, the 3.375% Convertible Notes ("Notes") were subject to redemption at their par value at any time, at the option of the Company. The Notes are also eligible for conversion upon meeting certain conditions as provided in the indenture agreement including the closing stock price for 20 of the last 30 trading days in the preceding quarter being greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price (the "conversion price eligibility requirement"). The eligibility for conversion is determined quarterly. During the first quarter of 2014, the Notes were not eligible for conversion. During the second quarter of 2014, the Notes were eligible for conversion due to meeting the conversion price eligibility requirement and on March 20, the Company formally notified the note holders that they are entitled to convert the Notes. On June 16, 2014, $224 (par value) of the Notes were surrendered for conversion. On June 24, 2014, the Company exercised its right to redeem the remaining $55,412 principal amount of the Notes, effective July 31, 2014. As such, the balance of these Notes and the related deferred tax balances are classified as current in the accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2014. The Company has elected to pay cash to holders of the Notes surrendered for conversion, including the value of any residual value shares of common stock that might be payable to the holders. As of July 16, holders of $32,875 (par value) of Notes have surrendered their Notes for conversion. The Company intends to use borrowings under its Amended Credit facility to finance the redemption or conversion of the Notes. The fair value of the Notes was determined using quoted market prices that represent Level 2 observable inputs.

In September 2013, the Company entered into a second amendment to its fifth amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the "Amended Credit Agreement") and retained Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent for the lenders. The Amended Credit Agreement extended the maturity date of the debt facility by two years from September 2016 to September 2018 and includes an option to extend the maturity date for an additional year, subject to certain conditions. The Amended Credit Agreement added a new foreign subsidiary borrower in Germany, Barnes Group Acquisition GmbH, maintained the borrowing availability of the Company at $750,000 and added an accordion feature to increase this amount to $1,000,000. The Company may exercise the accordion feature upon request to the Administrative Agent as long as an event of default has not occurred or is continuing. The borrowing availability of $750,000, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, allows for Euro-denominated borrowings equivalent to $500,000. Euro-denominated borrowings are subject to foreign currency translation adjustments that are included within accumulated other non-owner changes to equity. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement continue to bear interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 1.10% to 1.70% depending on the Company's leverage ratio at prior quarter end. The Company paid fees and expenses of $1,261 in conjunction with executing the Amended Credit Agreement in 2013; such fees will be deferred and amortized into interest expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income through its maturity.

Borrowings and availability under the Amended Credit Agreement were $498,842 and $251,158, respectively, at June 30, 2014 and $487,920 and $262,080, respectively, at December 31, 2013. Borrowings included Euro-denominated borrowings of €86,420 ($117,942) at June 30, 2014 and €114,000 ($157,320) at December 31, 2013. The interest rate on these borrowings was 1.47% and 1.36% on June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The fair value of the borrowings is based on observable Level 2 inputs. The borrowings are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

The Company's borrowing capacity remains limited by various debt covenants in the Amended Credit Agreement, certain of which were amended in September 2013. The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Senior Debt, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined, of not more than 3.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter ("Senior Debt Ratio"), a ratio of Consolidated Total Debt, as defined, to Consolidated EBITDA of not more than 4.00 times at the end of each fiscal quarter, and a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, as defined, of not less than 4.25 times at the end of each fiscal quarter. The Amended Credit Agreement also provides that in connection with certain permitted acquisitions with aggregate consideration in excess of $150,000, the Senior Debt Ratio and the Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDA ratio are permitted to increase to 3.50 times and 4.25 times, respectively, for a period of the four fiscal quarters ending after the closing of the acquisition. In October 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the Männer Business, a permitted transaction pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. At June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

In addition, the Company has available approximately $40,000 in uncommitted short-term bank credit lines ("Credit Lines"), of which $10,500 was borrowed at June 30, 2014 at an interest rate of 1.15% and $1,000 was borrowed at December 31, 2013 at an interest rate of 2.13%. The Company had also borrowed $1,765 and $74 under overdraft facilities at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Repayments under the Credit Lines are due within one month. Repayments of the overdrafts are generally due within two days. The carrying amounts of the Credit Lines and overdrafts approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these financial instruments.

The Company also has other foreign bank borrowings. The fair value of the foreign bank borrowings are based on observable Level 2 inputs. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.

The Company holds certain foreign capital leases. The fair value of the capital leases are based on observable Level 2 inputs. These instruments are valued using discounted cash flows based upon the Company's estimated interest costs for similar types of borrowings.