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BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

NOTE B. BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

Credit Facility

We have a $500,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit (“credit facility”) that may be used to borrow revolving loans or request the issuance of letters of credit. We may, upon notice to the administrative agent, request existing or new lenders to increase the credit facility by up to $250,000,000, at such lenders’ option, to provide for a total of $750,000,000 of unsecured revolving credit. As of July 31, 2016, we were in compliance with our financial covenants under the credit facility and based on current projections, we expect to remain in compliance throughout the next twelve months. The credit facility matures on November 19, 2019, at which time all outstanding borrowings must be repaid and all outstanding letters of credit must be cash collateralized.

We may elect interest rates calculated at (i) Bank of America’s prime rate (or, if greater, the average rate on overnight federal funds plus one-half of one percent, or a rate based on LIBOR plus one percent) plus a margin based on our leverage ratio or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin based on our leverage ratio. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, we borrowed $25,000,000 under the credit facility. For year-to-date 2016, we borrowed $125,000,000 (at a weighted average interest rate of 1.47%), all of which was outstanding as of July 31, 2016. During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, we borrowed $90,000,000 under the credit facility. For year-to-date 2015, we borrowed $150,000,000 (at a weighted average interest rate of 1.10%), all of which was outstanding as of August 2, 2015. Additionally, as of July 31, 2016, $12,276,000 in issued but undrawn standby letters of credit was outstanding under the credit facility. The standby letters of credit were issued to secure the liabilities associated with workers’ compensation and other insurance programs.

Letter of Credit Facilities

We have three unsecured letter of credit reimbursement facilities for a total of $70,000,000. On August 26, 2016 we renewed all three of our letter of credit facilities for an aggregate of $70,000,000, and extended each of these facilities’ maturity dates until August 26, 2017. The letter of credit facilities contain covenants that are consistent with our unsecured revolving line of credit. Interest on unreimbursed amounts under the letter of credit facilities accrues at the lender’s prime rate (or, if greater, the average rate on overnight federal funds plus one-half of one percent) plus 2.0%. As of July 31, 2016, an aggregate of $5,621,000 was outstanding under the letter of credit facilities, which represents only a future commitment to fund inventory purchases to which we had not taken legal title. The latest expiration possible for any future letters of credit issued under the facilities is January 23, 2018.