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Note 6 - Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | (6) Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt Below is a summary of our outstanding balances on credit facilities and long-term debt (in thousands):
December 31, |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
New vehicle floor plan commitment (1) (2) |  | $ | 695,066 |  |  | $ | 568,130 |
Floor plan notes payable (2) |  |  | 18,789 |  |  |  | 13,454 |
Total floor plan debt |  |  | 713,855 |  |  |  | 581,584 |
Used vehicle inventory financing facility |  |  | 85,000 |  |  |  | 78,309 |
Revolving line of credit |  |  | - |  |  |  | 21,045 |
Real estate mortgages |  |  | 164,827 |  |  |  | 192,928 |
Other debt |  |  | 2,727 |  |  |  | 2,776 |
Total debt |  | $ | 966,409 |  |  | $ | 876,642 |
(1) | As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had a new vehicle floor plan commitment of $700 million and $575 million, respectively, as part of our credit facility.
(2) | At December 31, 2013, an additional $4.8 million of floor plan notes payable outstanding on our new vehicle floor plan commitment and $1.5 million of floor plan notes payable on vehicles designated as service loaners are recorded as liabilities related to assets held for sale.
Credit Facility On December 16, 2013, we completed a $1.0 billion, five-year revolving syndicated credit facility. This syndicated credit facility is comprised of 13 financial institutions, including seven manufacturer-affiliated finance companies. Our credit facility provides a new vehicle inventory floor plan commitment, a used vehicle inventory financing facility and a revolving line of credit for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and working capital. This credit facility may be expanded to $1.25 billion total availability, subject to lender approval. We may request a reallocation of up to $250 million of any unused portion of our credit facility as long as no event of default has occurred. A reallocation may be requested monthly and cannot result in a change in either our used vehicle inventory financing facility or the revolving line of credit exceeding the lesser of 20% of the aggregate commitment or $200 million. All borrowings from, and repayments to, our syndicated lending group are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as financing activities. The new vehicle floor plan commitment is collateralized by our new vehicle inventory. Our used vehicle inventory financing facility is collateralized by our used vehicle inventory that is less than 180 days old. Our revolving line of credit is secured by our outstanding receivables related to vehicle sales, unencumbered vehicle inventory, other eligible receivables, parts and accessories and equipment. We have the ability to deposit up to $50 million in cash in Principal Reduction “PR” accounts associated with our new vehicle inventory floor plan commitment. The PR accounts are recognized as offsetting credits against outstanding amounts on our new vehicle floor plan commitment and would reduce interest expense associated with outstanding amounts. As of December 31, 2013, we had no amounts deposited in our PR accounts. If the outstanding principal balance on our new vehicle inventory floor plan commitment, plus requests on any day, exceeds 95% of the loan commitment, a portion of the revolving line of credit must be reserved. The reserve amount is equal to the lesser of $15.0 million or the maximum revolving line of credit commitment less the outstanding balance on the line less outstanding letters of credit. The reserve amount will decrease the revolving line of credit availability and may be used to repay the new vehicle floor plan commitment balance. The interest rate on the credit facility varies based on the type of debt and the calculated leverage ratio, with the rate ranging from the one-month LIBOR plus 1.25% to the one-month LIBOR plus 2.5%. The annual interest rate associated with our new vehicle floor plan commitment, excluding the effects of our interest rate swaps, was 1.4% at December 31, 2013. The annual interest rate associated with our used vehicle inventory financing facility and our revolving line of credit was 1.7% and 1.4%, respectively, at December 31, 2013. Under the terms of our credit facility we are subject to financial covenants and restrictive covenants that limit or restrict our incurring additional indebtedness, making investments, selling or acquiring assets and granting security interests in our assets. Under our credit facility, we are required to maintain the ratios detailed in the following table:
Debt Covenant Ratio |  | Requirement |  | As of December 31, 2013 |
Current ratio |  | Not less than 1.20 to 1 |  |  | 1.41 | to | 1 |
Fixed charge coverage ratio |  | Not less than 1.20 to 1 |  |  | 3.94 | to | 1 |
Leverage ratio |  | Not more than 5.00 to 1 |  |  | 1.38 | to | 1 |
Funded debt restriction (millions) |  | Not to exceed $375 |  |  |  | $167.6 |  |
We expect to remain in compliance with the financial and restrictive covenants in our credit facility and other debt agreements. However, no assurances can be provided that we will continue to remain in compliance with the financial and restrictive covenants. If we do not meet the financial and restrictive covenants and are unable to remediate or cure the condition or obtain a waiver from our lenders, a breach would give rise to remedies under the agreement, the most severe of which is the termination of the agreement and acceleration of the amounts owed. We also would trigger cross-defaults under other debt agreements. Floor Plan Notes Payable We have floor plan agreements with manufacturer-affiliated finance companies for vehicles that are designated for use as service loaners. The interest rates on these floor plan notes payable commitments vary by manufacturer and are variable rates. At December 31, 2013, $18.8 million was outstanding on these agreements. Borrowings from, and repayments to, manufacturer-affiliated finance companies are classified as operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Real Estate Mortgages and Other Debt We have mortgages associated with our owned real estate. Interest rates related to this debt ranged from 1.7% to 4.4% at December 31, 2013. The mortgages are payable in various installments through May 2031. As of December 31, 2013, we had fixed interest rates on 79% of our outstanding mortgage debt. Our other debt includes capital leases and had interest rates that ranged from 2.0% to 9.4% at December 31, 2013. This debt, which totaled $2.7 million at December 31, 2013, is due in various installments through May 2019. Future Principal Payments The schedule of future principal payments on long-term debt as of December 31, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 7,083 |
2015 |  |  | 7,311 |
2016 |  |  | 31,409 |
2017 |  |  | 6,174 |
2018 |  |  | 109,412 |
Thereafter |  |  | 91,165 |
Total principal payments |  | $ | 252,554 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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