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Note 10 - Credit Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
Credit Agreements
 
Short-term
borrowings are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
ABL facility
  $
-
    $
-
 
Other lines of credit
   
31,198
     
8,594
 
Total
  $
31,198
    $
8,594
 
 
Long-term borrowi
ngs are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
Term loan
  $
929,000
    $
954,000
 
Original issue discount and deferred financing costs
   
(26,677
)    
(29,905
)
ABL facility
   
100,000
     
100,000
 
Capital lease obligation
   
4,647
     
1,694
 
Other
   
14,753
     
12,000
 
Total
   
1,021,723
     
1,037,789
 
Less: current portion of debt
   
14,399
     
500
 
Less: current portion of capital lease obligation
   
566
     
157
 
Total
  $
1,006,758
    $
1,037,132
 
 
Maturities of long-term borrowings outstanding at
December
31,
2016,
are as follows:
 
201
7
  $
14,965
 
201
8
   
745
 
201
9
   
639
 
20
20
   
100,547
 
After 20
20
   
931,504
 
Total
  $
1,048,400
 
 
The
Company’s credit agreements provided for a
$1,200,000
term loan B credit facility (Term Loan) and include a
$300,000
uncommitted incremental term loan facility. In
November
2016,
the Company amended its Term Loan to extend the maturity date from
May
31,
2020
to
May
31,
2023.
The Term Loan is guaranteed by all of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries, and is secured by associated collateral agreements which pledge a
first
priority lien on virtually all of the Company’s assets, including fixed assets and intangibles, other than all cash, trade accounts receivable, inventory, and other current assets and proceeds thereof, which are secured by a
second
priority lien. The Term Loan initially bore interest at rates based upon either a base rate plus an applicable margin of
1.75%
or adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of
2.75%,
subject to a LIBOR floor of
0.75%.
Beginning in the
second
quarter of
2014,
and measured each quarterly period thereafter, the applicable margin related to base rate loans is reduced to
1.50%
and the applicable margin related to LIBOR rate loans is reduced to
2.50%,
in each case, if the Company’s net debt leverage ratio, as defined in the Term Loan, falls below
3.00
to
1.00
for that measurement period.
 
Because the Company
’s net debt leverage ratio was below
3.00
to
1.00
on
April
1,
2014,
it realized a
25
basis point reduction in borrowing costs in the
second
quarter of
2014.
As a result, the Company recorded a cumulative catch-up gain of
$16,014
in the
second
quarter of
2014,
which represents the total cash interest savings over the remaining term of the loan, as the Company projected the net debt leverage ratio to remain below
3.00
to
1.00
using current forecasts at that time. The gain was recorded as original issue discount on long-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets and as a gain on change in contractual interest rate in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. 
 
Because the Company
’s net debt leverage ratio was above
3.00
to
1.00
on
July
1,
2015,
it realized a
25
basis point increase in borrowing costs in the
third
quarter of
2015.
As a result, the Company recorded a cumulative catch-up loss of
$2,381
in the
third
quarter of
2015,
which represents the additional cash interest expected to be paid while the net debt leverage ratio is expected to be above
3.00
to
1.00
using current forecasts at that time. The loss was recorded against original issue discount on long-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets and as a loss on change in contractual interest rate in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
 
As the Company
’s net debt leverage ratio continued to be above
3.00
to
1.00
on
July
1,
2016,
the Company recorded a cumulative catch-up loss of
$2,957
in the
third
quarter of
2016,
which represents the additional cash interest expected to be paid while the net debt leverage ratio is expected to be above
3.00
to
1.00
using current forecasts at that time. The loss was recorded against original issue discount on long-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets and as a loss on change in contractual interest rate in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company’s net debt leverage ratio as of
December
31,
2016
was above
3.00
to
1.00.
 
I
n
May
2015,
the Company amended certain provisions and covenants of the Term Loan. In connection with this amendment and in accordance with ASC
470
-
50,
Debt Modifications and Extinguishments
, the Company capitalized
$1,528
of fees paid to creditors as original issue discount on long-term borrowings and expensed
$49
of transaction fees in the
second
quarter of
2015.
 
In
November
2016,
the Company amended its Term Loan to extend the maturity date from
May
31,
2020
to
May
31,
2023.
In connection with this amendment and in accordance with ASC
470
-
50,
Debt Modifications and Extinguishments
, the Company capitalized
$4,242
of fees paid to creditors as original issue discount on long-term borrowings and expensed
$315
of transaction fees in the
fourth
quarter of
2016.
As of
December
31,
2016,
the Company is in compliance with all covenants of the Term Loan. There are no financial maintenance covenants on the Term Loan.
 
T
he Company’s credit agreements also originally provided for a
$150,000
senior secured ABL revolving credit facility (ABL Facility). The maturity date of the ABL Facility originally was
May
31,
2018.
Borrowings under the ABL Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries, and are secured by associated collateral agreements which pledge a
first
priority lien on all cash, trade accounts receivable, inventory, and other current assets and proceeds thereof, and a
second
priority lien on all other assets, including fixed assets and intangibles of the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries. ABL Facility borrowings initially bore interest at rates based upon either a base rate plus an applicable margin of
1.00%
or adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of
2.00%,
in each case, subject to adjustments based upon average availability under the ABL Facility.
 
I
n
May
2015,
the Company amended its ABL Facility. The amendment (i) increased the ABL Facility from
$150,000
to
$250,000
(Amended ABL Facility), (ii) extended the maturity date from
May
31,
2018
to
May
29,
2020,
(iii) increased the uncommitted incremental facility from
$50,000
to
$100,000,
(iv) reduced the interest rate spread by
50
basis points and (v) reduced the unused line fee by
12.5
basis points across all tiers. Additionally, the amendment relaxes certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to, among other things, (i) make additional investments and acquisitions (including foreign acquisitions), (ii) make restricted payments and (iii) incur additional secured and unsecured debt (including foreign subsidiary debt). In connection with this amendment and in accordance with ASC
470
-
50,
the Company capitalized
$540
of new debt issuance costs in
2015.
 
I
n
May
2015,
the Company borrowed
$100,000
under the Amended ABL Facility, the proceeds of which were used as a voluntary prepayment towards the Term Loan. As of
December
31,
2016,
there was
$100,000
outstanding under the Amended ABL Facility, leaving
$145,593
of availability, net of outstanding letters of credit.
 
I
n
April,
September
and
December
2014,
the Company made voluntary prepayments of the Term Loan of
$12,000,
$50,000
and
$25,000,
respectively, with available cash on hand that was applied to future principal amortizations and the Excess Cash Flow payment requirement in the Term Loan. As a result of the prepayments, the Company wrote off
$2,084
of original issue discount and capitalized debt issuance costs during the year ended
December
31,
2014
as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
 
I
n
March
and
May
2015,
the Company made voluntary prepayments of the Term Loan of
$50,000
and
$100,000,
respectively, which were applied to the Excess Cash Flow payment requirement in the Term Loan. As a result of the prepayments, the Company wrote off
$4,795
of original issue discount and capitalized debt issuance costs during the year ended
December
31,
2015
as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
 
In
November
2016,
the Company made a voluntary prepayment of the Term Loan of
$25,000,
which will be applied to the Excess Cash Flow payment requirement in the Term Loan. As a result of the prepay
ment, the Company wrote off
$574
of original issue discount and capitalized debt issuance costs during the year ended
December
31,
2016
as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
 
As of
December
31,
201
6
and
December
31,
2015,
short-term borrowings consisted primarily of borrowings by our foreign subsidiaries on local lines of credit, which totaled
$31,198
and
$8,594,
respectively.