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Note 13. Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Instruments [Abstract] |
Schedule of debt arrangements | Our debt arrangements consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
|  |  |  | Balance (USD)
Loan Agreement |  | Currency |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Revolving Credit Facility |  | USD |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
India Credit Facility |  | USD |  | 464,550 |  |  | 500,000 |
India JPM Working Capital Facility |  | INR |  | 28,490 |  |  | 60,827 |
India HSBC Working Capital Facility |  | INR |  | 69,097 |  |  | — |
India Citibank Working Capital Facility |  | INR |  | 48,017 |  |  | — |
India Credit Agricole Working Capital Facility |  | INR |  | — |  |  | — |
Total debt principal |  |  |  | 610,154 |  |  | 560,827 |
Less: unamortized issuance costs |  |  |  | (376) |  |  | (521) |
Total debt |  |  |  | 609,778 |  |  | 560,306 |
Less: current portion |  |  |  | (236,424) |  |  | (96,238) |
Noncurrent portion |  |  |  | $ | 373,354 |  |  | $ | 464,068 |
Schedule of borrowing rates on outstanding debt arrangements | As of December 31, 2024, the borrowing rates for our outstanding debt arrangements were as follows:
Loan Agreement |  | Interest Rate Description |  | Interest Rate
India Credit Facility |  | U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Yield plus 1.75% |  | 5.57%
India JPM Working Capital Facility (1) |  | India Treasury bill rate plus 1.3% |  | 7.81%
India HSBC Working Capital Facility (1) |  | India Treasury bill rate plus 1.5% |  | 7.96%
India Citibank Working Capital Facility (1) |  | India Treasury bill rate plus 1.1% |  | 7.53%
—————————— (1)The weighted-average interest rate for our outstanding short-term debt arrangements was 7.79% as of December 31, 2024.
Schedule of future principal payments on long-term debt | At December 31, 2024, the future principal payments on our long-term debt were due as follows (in thousands):
|  | Total Debt
2025 |  | $ | 90,899 |
2026 |  | 90,899 |
2027 |  | 90,950 |
2028 |  | 91,000 |
2029 |  | 100,802 |
Total long-term debt future principal payments |  | $ | 464,550 |

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