XML 62 R15.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Debt
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt Note H: Debt
H. On March 5, 2012, the Company issued $400 million of 5.95% Notes due March 15, 2022 (“Notes”). Including the interest rate swap amortization, the effective interest for the Notes is approximately 6.5%. The Notes are senior indebtedness and are redeemable at the Company’s option. In January 2012, the Company repurchased $46 million of 5.875% Notes due July 2012 in open-market transactions; the Company paid a premium of $1 million for the repurchase. The issuance of the Notes and the repurchase of debt were done in anticipation of the retirement of $745 million of 5.875% Notes due July 2012.

Based on the limitations of the debt to total capitalization covenant in the Company’s credit agreement with a bank group (the “Credit Agreement”), at March 31, 2012, the Company had additional borrowing capacity, subject to availability, of up to $783 million. Additionally, at March 31, 2012, the Company could absorb a reduction to shareholders’ equity of approximately $422 million, and remain in compliance with the debt to total capitalization covenant.

In order for the Company to borrow under the Credit Agreement, there must not be any default in the Company’s covenants in the Credit Agreement (i.e., in addition to the two financial covenants, principally limitations on subsidiary debt, negative pledge restrictions, legal compliance requirements and maintenance of properties and insurance) and the Company’s representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement must be true in all material respects on the date of borrowing (i.e., principally no material adverse change or litigation likely to result in a material adverse change, since December 31, 2009, in each case, no material ERISA or environmental non-compliance and no material tax deficiency). The Company was in compliance with all covenants and no borrowings have been made at March 31, 2012.