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DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term debt, net and finance leases consists of the following:
December 31, 2022December 25, 2021
(in thousands)
Revolving facility$1,197,586 $1,161,431 
4.25% Senior Notes due 2028
500,000 500,000 
3.75% Senior Notes due 2029
500,000 500,000 
4.00% Senior Notes due 2031
500,000 500,000 
Other debt1,594 368 
Finance leases 30,646 27,223 
Total debt and finance leases2,729,826 2,689,022 
Less:
Current portion of long-term debt1,347 101 
Current portion of finance leases2,330 2,694 
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases3,677 2,795 
Long-term debt and finance leases2,726,149 2,686,227 
Debt discount and debt issuance costs(18,618)(22,663)
Long-term debt, net and finance leases$2,707,531 $2,663,564 
As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s debt was 4.58% and 2.78%, respectively. In fiscal year 2021, the Company prepaid $500 million of Senior Notes due in 2026 along with $21 million of related debt extinguishment costs and $13 million of accrued interest using proceeds from additional senior notes issued on the same day. The payment of the 2026 Senior Notes was accounted for as a debt extinguishment. Approximately $21 million of debt extinguishment costs and $5 million of deferred financing costs write-offs were recorded in Interest expense during fiscal year 2021.
Revolving facility (Credit Facility)
The Company has a revolving credit facility “Credit Facility” that provides for up to $3.0 billion of multi-currency revolving credit. The Credit Facility has a maturity date of April 2026, with no required scheduled payment before that date. The interest rates applicable to the revolving facility are equal to (A) for revolving loans denominated in U.S. dollars, at the Company’s option, either the base rate (which is the higher of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (3) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.0%) or the adjusted LIBOR rate, (B) for revolving loans denominated in euros, the adjusted EURIBOR rate and (C) for revolving loans denominated in sterling, the daily simple SONIA rate, in each case, plus an interest rate margin based upon the Company’s leverage ratio.
The Credit Facility includes certain customary representations and warranties, events of default, notices of material adverse changes to the Company’s business and negative and affirmative covenants. These covenants include (1) maintenance of a ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) less capital expenditures to consolidated cash interest expense, for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, of no less than 3.50 to 1.0 as well as (2) maintenance of a ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, of no more than 4.25 to 1.0. As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the Company was compliant with all financial
covenants under the Credit Facility. The obligations of the Company under the Credit Facility are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company.
2028 Senior Notes
In fiscal year 2019, the Company issued $500 million of 4.25% Senior Notes due in 2028 (2028 Senior Notes) in an unregistered offering. Interest on the 2028 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1.
2029 Senior Notes and 2031 Senior Notes
In fiscal year 2021, the Company issued $1 billion of debt split between $500 million of 3.75% Senior Notes due in 2029 (2029 Senior Notes), and $500 million of 4.00% Senior Notes due in 2031 (2031 Senior Notes), in an unregistered offering. Interest on the 2029 and 2031 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15. Approximately $10 million of deferred financing costs were capitalized as part of this debt issuance. Proceeds from the 2029 and 2031 Senior Notes were used as follows: prepay the $500 million 2026 Senior Notes, $21 million of debt extinguishment costs, and $13 million of accrued interest; prepay the $146.9 million remaining term loan; pay down $135 million of the revolving facility; and pay for a portion of the Cognate acquisition, which occurred on March 29, 2021.
Foreign currency transactions
During fiscal years 2022 and 2021, the Company had multiple U.S. dollar denominated loans borrowed by a non-U.S. Euro functional currency entity under the Credit Facility, which were between $250 million and $400 million each. To limit this foreign currency exposure, the Company entered into foreign exchange forward contracts, which are not designated as hedging instruments. The gains and losses incurred on these transactions were as follows:
December 31, 2022December 25, 2021Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange forward contract$49,712 $34,131 Interest expense
Gain (loss) on foreign debt remeasurement(46,529)(31,830)Other income (expense)
Principal Maturities
Principal maturities of existing debt for the periods set forth in the table below, are as follows:
Principal
(in thousands)
2023$1,347 
2024247 
2025— 
20261,197,586 
2027— 
Thereafter1,500,000 
Total$2,699,180 
Letters of Credit
As of December 31, 2022 and December 25, 2021, the Company had $18.6 million and $17.7 million, respectively, in outstanding letters of credit.