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Long-Term Debt | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-Term Debt | Long-Term Debt: Long-term debt at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:
| September 30, |  | December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
5.10% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $11 at September 30, 2014 and $36 at December 31, 2013 | $ | 324,989 |  |  | $ | 324,964 |
4.50% Senior notes, net of unamortized discount of $1,950 at September 30, 2014 and $2,186 at December 31, 2013 | 348,050 |  |  | 347,814 |
Commercial paper notes | 355,876 |  |  | 363,000 |
Fixed-rate foreign borrowings | 4,948 |  |  | 7,879 |
Variable-rate foreign bank loans | 18,323 |  |  | 34,910 |
Miscellaneous | 189 |  |  | 297 |
Total long-term debt | 1,052,375 |  |  | 1,078,864 |
Less amounts due within one year | 368,268 |  |  | 24,554 |
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 684,107 |  |  | $ | 1,054,310 |
On February 7, 2014, we entered into a new $750.0 million credit facility. The five-year, revolving, unsecured credit agreement (hereinafter referred to as the February 2014 Credit Agreement) matures on February 7, 2019 and (i) replaces our previous $750.0 million amended and restated credit agreement dated as of September 22, 2011; (ii) provides for an additional $250.0 million in credit, if needed, subject to the terms of the agreement; and (iii) provides for the ability to extend the maturity date under certain conditions. Borrowings bear interest at variable rates based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for deposits in the relevant currency plus an applicable margin which ranges from 0.900% to 1.500%, depending on the Company’s credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) and Moody’s Investors Services (Moody’s). The applicable margin on the facility was 1.000% as of September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding under the February 2014 Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2014, we had $355.9 million of commercial paper notes (the “Notes”) outstanding bearing a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 0.31% and a weighted-average maturity of 20 days. In order to maintain flexibility with regard to our liquidity strategy, in the second quarter of 2014 the Notes were reclassified from Long-term debt to Current portion of long-term debt in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes, issued on January 20, 2005, mature on February 1, 2015. At September 30, 2014, we have classified these senior notes as long-term based on our ability and intent to refinance them on a long-term basis through the issuance of new senior notes or borrowings under the February 2014 Credit Agreement. In connection with the Merger Agreement with Rockwood, on July 15, 2014, we obtained a commitment letter from certain financial institutions to provide for bridge financing, among other things, and on August 15, 2014, we entered into a term loan credit agreement and we amended the February 2014 Credit Agreement. See Note 16 “Proposed Acquisition of Rockwood” for additional information about these agreements.

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