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Debt Financing
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Financing Debt Financing
The Company’s consolidated debt as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 is summarized below:

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Unsecured
Senior unsecured securities $16,329,605 $17,095,116 
Term financings 1,628,400 582,950 
Revolving credit facility1,100,000 1,020,000 
Total unsecured debt financing19,058,005 18,698,066 
Secured
Export credit financing 204,984 11,646 
Term financings 100,471 113,717 
Total secured debt financing305,455 125,363 
Total debt financing19,363,460 18,823,429 
Less: Debt discounts and issuance costs(180,803)(182,366)
Debt financing, net of discounts and issuance costs$19,182,657 $18,641,063 

At December 31, 2023, management of the Company believes it is in compliance in all material respects with the covenants in its debt agreements, including minimum consolidated shareholders’ equity, minimum consolidated unencumbered assets, and an interest coverage ratio test.

Senior unsecured securities (including Medium-Term Note Program)

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $16.3 billion in senior unsecured securities outstanding. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $17.1 billion in senior unsecured securities outstanding.

Public unsecured notes. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $15.7 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, all of which have been issued in SEC-registered issuances and with remaining terms ranging from one month to 8.04 years and bearing interest at fixed rates ranging from 0.70% to 5.94%. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $17.1 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes outstanding bearing interest at fixed rates ranging from 0.70% to 5.85%.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.30% Medium-Term Notes due 2028 and issued Canadian dollar (“C$”) denominated debt of C$500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.40% Medium-Term Notes due 2028. The Company effectively hedged the C$ notes foreign currency exposure on this transaction through a cross-currency swap that converts the borrowing rate to a fixed 5.942% U.S. dollar denominated rate. The swap has been
designated as a cash flow hedge with changes in the fair value of the derivative recognized in other comprehensive loss/income. See Note 11. “Fair Value Measurements” for additional details on the fair value of the swap.

Subsequently, in January 2024, the Company issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.10% Medium-Term Notes due 2029.

Private placement securities. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company, through a trust, issued $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.85% trust certificates due 2028 in a Sukuk financing. If the Company fails to meet its obligations under the Sukuk financing, the sole rights of each of the holders of the trust certificates will be against the Company to perform its obligations under the arrangements to which it is a party.

Syndicated unsecured revolving credit facility

As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are used to finance the Company’s working capital needs in the ordinary course of business and for other general corporate purposes.

In 2023, the Company amended and extended its Revolving Credit Facility through an amendment that, among other things, extended the final maturity date from May 5, 2026 to May 5, 2027 and amended the total revolving commitments thereunder to approximately $7.2 billion. The amended Revolving Credit Facility also decreased the SOFR credit spread adjustment applicable to borrowings for all interest periods. In October and December 2023, the Company entered into two new lender supplements, which increased the aggregate facility capacity by $275.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility accrue interest at Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) plus a margin of 1.05% per year. The Company is required to pay a facility fee of 0.20% per year in respect of total commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest rate and facility fees are subject to changes in the Company’s credit ratings.

As of February 15, 2024, total commitments under our Revolving Credit Facility was $7.4 billion. Lenders held revolving commitments of approximately $7.1 billion that mature on May 5, 2027, commitments totaling $320.0 million that mature on May 5, 2026 and commitments totaling $32.5 million that mature on May 5, 2025.

Unsecured term financings

In 2023, the Company entered into a $750.0 million unsecured term loan that bears interest at a floating rate of Term SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% plus 1.4% and has a final maturity on November 24, 2026. The term loan contains customary covenants and events of default consistent with the Revolving Credit Facility.

In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into $250.0 million in aggregate unsecured term financings with one-year maturities bearing interest at a floating rate of one-month SOFR plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% plus 1.25%.

As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance on the Company’s other unsecured term financings was $1.6 billion and $583.0 million, respectively.

Secured debt financings

In June 2023 and August 2023, the Company issued $112.2 million in secured notes due 2034 and $101.7 million in secured notes due 2035, respectively, both of which are amortized over the term of the notes and are guaranteed by United Kingdom Export Finance (“UKEF”), the UK government’s export credit agency. Each tranche of the notes bears interest at a floating rate of three-month SOFR plus 0.42%. The Company pledged two aircraft as collateral in connection with these transactions.

All of the Company’s secured obligations as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were recourse in nature to the Company. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had an outstanding balance of $305.5 million in secured debt financings and pledged four aircraft as collateral with a net book value of $445.9 million. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had an outstanding balance of $125.4 million in secured debt financings and pledged three aircraft as collateral with a net book value of $212.1 million.
Maturities of debt outstanding as of December 31, 2023 are as follows:

(in thousands)
Years ending December 31,
2024$3,208,528 
20252,422,621 
20264,426,425 
20273,824,847 
20282,700,336 
Thereafter 2,780,703 
Total$19,363,460