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Note 10 - Credit Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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,
 
   
201
7
   
201
6
 
ABL facilit
y
  $
-
    $
-
 
Other lines of credi
t
   
20,602
     
31,198
 
Tota
l
  $
20,602
    $
31,198
 
 
Long-term borrowi
ngs are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
201
7
   
201
6
 
Term loa
n
  $
929,000
    $
929,000
 
Original issue discount and deferred financing cost
s
   
(26,937
)    
(26,677
)
ABL facilit
y
   
-
     
100,000
 
Capital lease obligatio
n
   
4,690
     
4,647
 
Othe
r
   
1,367
     
14,753
 
Tota
l
   
908,120
     
1,021,723
 
Less: current portion of deb
t
   
936
     
14,399
 
Less: current portion of capital lease obligatio
n
   
636
     
566
 
Tota
l
  $
906,548
    $
1,006,758
 
 
Maturities of long-term borrowings (before considering original issue discount and deferred financing costs) outstanding at
December 31,
2017,
are as follows:
 
201
8
  $
1,572
 
201
9
   
1,078
 
20
20
   
599
 
20
21
   
614
 
After 20
21
   
931,194
 
Total
  $
935,057
 
 
The
Company’s credit agreements originally provided for a
$1,200,000
term loan B credit facility (Term Loan) and currently 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 was 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 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 represented the additional cash interest expected to be paid while the net debt leverage ratio was expected to be above
3.00
to
1.00
using current forecasts at that time. The loss was recorded against original issue discount and deferred financing costs on long-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets and as a loss on change in contractual interest rate in the consolidated statement 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 represented the additional cash interest expected to be paid while the net debt leverage ratio was expected to be above
3.00
to
1.00
using current forecasts at that time. The loss was recorded against original issue discount and deferred financing costs on long-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets and as a loss on change in contractual interest rate in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
 
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 deferred financing costs 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,
the Company capitalized
$4,242
of fees paid to creditors as original issue discount and deferred financing costs on long-term borrowings and expensed
$315
of transaction fees in the
fourth
quarter of
2016.
 
In
May 2017,
the Company amended its Term Loan, modifying the pricing of the facility by reducing the applicable margin rates to base rate plus a fixed applicable margin of
1.25%
or adjusted LIBOR rate plus a fixed applicable margin of
2.25%.
Further, the amendment removed the pricing grid that would reduce the applicable margin if a net debt leverage ratio of
3.00
to
1.00
was achieved. As a result, the Company does
not
anticipate any future catch-up gains or losses resulting from changes in contractual interest rates to be recorded in the statements of comprehensive income. The amended Term Loan pricing is still subject to the
0.75%
LIBOR floor. In connection with this amendment and in accordance with ASC
470
-
50,
the Company capitalized
$1,432
of fees
paid to creditors as deferred financing costs on long-term borrowings and expensed
$85
of transaction fees in the
second
quarter of
2017.
 
In
December 2017,
the Company amended its Term Loan,
which further reduced the applicable margin rates to base rate plus a fixed applicable margin of
1.00%
or adjusted LIBOR rate plus a fixed applicable margin of
2.00%.
Additionally, the amendment eliminated the Excess Cash Flow payment requirement for
2017,
and will eliminate future requirements if the Company’s secured leverage ratio is maintained below
3.75
to
1.00
times. In connection with this amendment and in accordance with ASC
470
-
50,
the Company capitalized
$2,346
of fees paid to creditors as original issue discount and deferred financing costs on long-term borrowings and expensed
$38
of transaction fees in the
fourth
quarter of
2017.
 
As of
December 31, 2017,
the Company's secured leverage ratio was
2.50
to
1.00
times, and the Company was 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 (Amended ABL Facility). The amendment (i) increased the ABL Facility from
$150,000
to
$250,000
, (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. In the
fourth
quarter of
2017,
the Company repaid the entire outstanding Amended ABL Facility balance. As of
December 31, 2017,
the Company had
$249,650
of availability under the Amended ABL Facility, net of outstanding letters of credit.
 
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. Similarly, i
n
November 2016,
the Company made a voluntary prepayment of
$25,000,
which resulted in a 
$574
write-off of original issue discount and capitalized debt issuance costs during the year ended
December 31, 2016
as a loss on extinguishment of debt.
 
As of
December 31,
201
7
and
December 31, 2016,
short-term borrowings consisted primarily of borrowings by our foreign subsidiaries on local lines of credit, which totaled
$20,602
and
$31,198,
respectively.