(11) Debt

Bank Line of Credit and Term Loan

On March 31, 2014, the Company amended its unsecured revolving line of credit facility (the “Facility”) with a syndicate of banks, which was scheduled to mature in March 2016, increasing the borrowing capacity by $500 million to $2.0 billion. The amended Facility matures on March 31, 2018, with a one-year committed extension option. Borrowings under the Facility accrue interest at LIBOR plus a margin that depends upon the Company’s debt ratings. The Company pays a facility fee on the entire revolving commitment that depends on its debt ratings. Based on the Company’s debt ratings at September 30, 2014, the margin on the Facility was 0.925%, and the facility fee was 0.15%. The Facility also includes a feature that will allow the Company to increase the borrowing capacity by an aggregate amount of up to $500 million, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions. At September 30, 2014, the Company had $70 million outstanding under the Facility with a weighted average effective interest rate of 1.34%.

On July 30, 2012, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of banks for a £137 million ($222 million at September 30, 2014) four-year unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”). Based on the Company’s debt ratings at September 30, 2014, the Term Loan accrues interest at a rate of GBP LIBOR plus 1.20%. Concurrent with the closing of the Term Loan, the Company entered into a four-year interest rate swap contract that fixes the interest rate of the Term Loan at 1.81%, subject to adjustments based on the Company’s debt ratings. The Term Loan contains a one-year committed extension option.

The Facility and Term Loan contain certain financial restrictions and other customary requirements, including cross-default provisions to other indebtedness. Among other things, these covenants, using terms defined in the agreements, (i) limit the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Asset Value to 60%, (ii) limit the ratio of Secured Debt to Consolidated Total Asset Value to 30%, (iii) limit the ratio of Unsecured Debt to Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value to 60% and (iv) require a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage ratio of 1.5 times. The Facility and Term Loan also require a Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $9.5 billion at September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with each of these restrictions and requirements of the Facility and Term Loan.

Senior Unsecured Notes

At September 30, 2014, the Company had senior unsecured notes outstanding with an aggregate principal balance of $7.7 billion. At September 30, 2014, interest rates on the notes ranged from 2.79% to 6.99% with a weighted average effective interest rate of 4.95% and a weighted average maturity of six years. The senior unsecured notes contain certain covenants including limitations on debt, maintenance of unencumbered assets, cross-acceleration provisions and other customary terms. The Company believes it was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2014.

On August 14, 2014, the Company issued $800 million of 3.875% senior unsecured notes due 2024. The notes were priced at 99.63% of the principal amount with an effective yield-to-maturity of 3.92%; net proceeds from this offering were $792 million.

On February 12, 2014, the Company issued $350 million of 4.20% senior unsecured notes due 2024. The notes were priced at 99.537% of the principal amount with an effective yield-to-maturity of 4.257%; net proceeds from this offering were $346 million.

On February 1, 2014, the Company repaid $400 million of maturing senior unsecured notes, which accrued interest at a rate of 2.7%. The senior unsecured notes were repaid with a portion of the proceeds from the Company’s November 2013 bond offering.

On December 16, 2013, the Company repaid $400 million of maturing senior unsecured notes, which accrued interest at a rate of 5.65%. The senior unsecured notes were repaid with a portion of the proceeds from the Company’s November 2013 bond offering.

On November 12, 2013, the Company issued $800 million of 4.25% senior unsecured notes due 2023. The notes were priced at 99.540% of the principal amount with an effective yield to maturity of 4.307%; net proceeds from this offering were $789 million.

On February 28, 2013, the Company repaid $150 million of maturing senior unsecured notes, which accrued interest at a rate of 5.625%.

Mortgage Debt

At September 30, 2014, the Company had $1.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of mortgage debt outstanding secured by 88 healthcare facilities (including redevelopment properties) with a carrying value of $1.4 billion. At September 30, 2014, interest rates on the mortgage debt ranged from 0.44% to 8.69% with a weighted average effective interest rate of 6.21% and a weighted average maturity of three years.

Mortgage debt generally requires monthly principal and interest payments, is collateralized by real estate assets and is generally non-recourse. Mortgage debt typically restricts transfer of the encumbered assets, prohibits additional liens, restricts prepayment, requires payment of real estate taxes, requires maintenance of the assets in good condition, requires maintenance of insurance on the assets and includes conditions to obtain lender consent to enter into or terminate material leases. Some of the mortgage debt is also cross-collateralized by multiple assets and may require tenants or operators to maintain compliance with the applicable leases or operating agreements of such real estate assets.

Debt Maturities

The following table summarizes the Company’s stated debt maturities and scheduled principal repayments at September 30, 2014 (in thousands):


					Senior
	Bank Line of				Unsecured		Mortgage
Year	Credit		Term Loan(1)		Notes		Debt		Total(2)
2014 (Three months)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	249,052	$	249,052
2015		—		—		400,000		40,164		440,164
2016		—		222,118		900,000		291,736		1,413,854
2017		—		—		750,000		550,477		1,300,477
2018		70,000		—		600,000		6,583		676,583
Thereafter		—		—		5,000,000		65,242		5,065,242
		70,000		222,118		7,650,000		1,203,254		9,145,372
Discounts, net		—		—		(24,959)		(3,621)		(28,580)
	$	70,000	$	222,118	$	7,625,041	$	1,199,633	$	9,116,792

(1) Represents £137 million translated into U.S. dollars.

(2) Excludes $98 million of other debt that represents Life Care Bonds and Demand Notes that have no scheduled maturities.

Other Debt

At September 30, 2014, the Company had $72 million of non-interest bearing life care bonds at two of its continuing care retirement communities and non-interest bearing occupancy fee deposits at two of its senior housing facilities, all of which were payable to certain residents of the facilities (collectively, “Life Care Bonds”). The Life Care Bonds are generally refundable to the residents upon the termination of the contract or upon the successful resale of the unit.

In conjunction with the Brookdale Transaction, on August 29, 2014, the Company borrowed $26 million from the CCRC JV in the form of on-demand notes (“Demand Notes”). The Demand Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.5%. See additional information regarding the Brookdale Transaction in Note 3.