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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt, net of current maturities consists of the following:
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized
 
 
 
Outstanding
 
Unamortized
 
Origination
 
Long-Term
 
Principal
 
Discount
 
Fees
 
Debt, Net
(In thousands)
 
Boyd Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boyd Gaming Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Credit Facility
$
1,447,900

 
$

 
$
(4,500
)
 
$
1,443,400

9.125% senior notes due 2018
500,000

 

 
(6,392
)
 
493,608

9.00% senior notes due 2020
350,000

 

 

 
350,000

HoldCo Note
147,800

 
(21,773
)
 

 
126,027

 
2,445,700

 
(21,773
)
 
(10,892
)
 
2,413,035

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peninsula Gaming Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank credit facility
826,213

 

 

 
826,213

8.375% senior notes due 2018
350,000

 

 

 
350,000

Other
14

 

 

 
14

 
1,176,227

 

 

 
1,176,227

Total Boyd Debt
3,621,927

 
(21,773
)
 
(10,892
)
 
3,589,262

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borgata Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank credit facility
16,300

 

 

 
16,300

9.50% senior secured notes due 2015
358,200

 
(1,731
)
 
(4,064
)
 
352,405

9.875% senior secured notes due 2018
393,500

 
(1,887
)
 
(6,837
)
 
384,776

 
768,000

 
(3,618
)
 
(10,901
)
 
753,481

Less current maturities
29,759

 

 

 
29,759

Long-term debt, net
$
4,360,168

 
$
(25,391
)
 
$
(21,793
)
 
$
4,312,984


 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized
 
 
 
Outstanding
 
Unamortized
 
Origination
 
Long-Term
 
Principal
 
Discount
 
Fees
 
Debt, Net
(In thousands)
 
Boyd Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boyd Gaming Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior Credit Facility
$
1,474,850

 
$
(5,001
)
 
$
(3,214
)
 
$
1,466,635

9.125% senior notes due 2018
500,000

 

 
(7,320
)
 
492,680

9.00% senior notes due 2020
350,000

 

 

 
350,000

6.75% senior subordinated notes due 2014
215,668

 

 

 
215,668

7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2016
240,750

 

 

 
240,750

HoldCo Note and other
158,141

 
(32,666
)
 

 
125,475

 
2,939,409

 
(37,667
)
 
(10,534
)
 
2,891,208

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peninsula Gaming Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank credit facility
854,400

 

 

 
854,400

8.375% senior notes due 2018
350,000

 

 

 
350,000

Other
494

 
(3
)
 

 
491

 
1,204,894

 
(3
)
 

 
1,204,891

Total Boyd Debt
4,144,303

 
(37,670
)
 
(10,534
)
 
4,096,099

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borgata Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank credit facility
20,000

 

 

 
20,000

9.50% senior secured notes due 2015
398,000

 
(2,525
)
 
(5,928
)
 
389,547

9.875% senior secured notes due 2018
393,500

 
(2,103
)
 
(7,620
)
 
383,777

 
811,500

 
(4,628
)
 
(13,548
)
 
793,324

Less current maturities
61,570

 

 

 
61,570

Long-term debt, net
$
4,894,233

 
$
(42,298
)
 
$
(24,082
)
 
$
4,827,853



Boyd Gaming Debt

New Credit Agreement
On August 14, 2013, we entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "New Credit Facility"), among the Company , certain financial institutions, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swing line lender. The New Credit Facility replaced the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Prior Credit Facility") dated as of December 17, 2010.

The New Credit Facility provides for (i) a $600.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), (ii) a $250.0 million senior secured term A loan (the "Term A Loan"), and (iii) a $900.0 million senior secured term B loan (the "Term B Loan"). The Revolving Credit Facility and Term A Loan mature in August 2018 (or earlier upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events); The Term B Loan matures in August 2020 (or earlier upon occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events). The Term A Loan and Term B Loan were fully funded on the closing date. Proceeds from the New Credit Facility were used to refinance all outstanding obligations under the Prior Credit Facility and to fund transactions costs in connection with the New Credit Facility and may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The New Credit Facility includes an accordion feature which permits an increase in the Revolving Credit Facility and the issuance and increase of senior secured term loans in an amount up to the greater of: (i) $400.0 million to be comprised of increases to the Revolving Credit Facility and new or increased term loans plus $150.0 million of increases to the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the maximum amount of incremental commitments which, after giving effect thereto, would not cause the Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the New Credit Agreement) to exceed 4.25 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis, in each case, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

Pursuant to the terms of the New Credit Facility (i) the loans under the Term A Loan will amortize in an annual amount equal to 5.00% of the original principal amount thereof, commencing December 31, 2013, payable on a quarterly basis, (ii) the loans under the Term B Loan will amortize in an annual amount equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount thereof, commencing December 31, 2013, payable on a quarterly basis, and (iii) beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, the Company is required to use a portion of its annual excess cash flow to prepay loans outstanding under the New Credit Facility.

The interest rate on the outstanding balance from time to time of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term A Loan is based upon, at the Company's option, either: (i) the Eurodollar rate or (ii) the base rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is a percentage per annum determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the total leverage ratio and ranges from 2.00% to 3.00% (if using LIBOR) and from 1.00% to 2.00% (if using the base rate). A fee of a percentage per annum (which ranges from 0.25% to 0.50% determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the total leverage ratio) will be payable on the unused portions of the Revolving Credit Facility.

The interest rate on the outstanding balance from time to time of the Term B Loan is based upon, at the Company's option, either: (i) the Eurodollar rate (subject to a 1.00% minimum) plus 3.00%, or (ii) the base rate plus 2.00%.

The “base rate” under the New Credit Facility is the highest of (x) Bank of America's publicly-announced prime rate, (y) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (z) the Eurodollar rate for a one month period plus 1.00%.

The blended interest rate for outstanding borrowings under for the New Credit Facility was 3.7% at September 30, 2013. The blended interest rate for outstanding borrowings under the Prior Credit Facility at December 31, 2012 was 3.7%.

Amounts outstanding under the New Credit Facility may be prepaid without premium or penalty, and the unutilized portion of the commitments may be terminated without penalty, subject to certain exceptions, including a 1.00% prepayment premium for any prepayment of the Term B Loan prior to February 14, 2014 that is accompanied by a repricing of the Term B Loan.

The New Credit Facility contains certain financial and other covenants, including, without limitation, various covenants (i) requiring the maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, (ii) establishing a maximum permitted consolidated total leverage ratio, (iii) establishing a maximum permitted secured leverage ratio, (iv) imposing limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness, (v) imposing limitations on transfers, sales and other dispositions and (vi) imposing restrictions on investments, dividends and certain other payments. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company may be required to repay the amounts outstanding under the New Credit Facility in connection with certain asset sales and issuances of certain additional secured indebtedness. We believe that, at September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the New Credit Facility covenants.

The Company's obligations under the New Credit Facility, subject to certain exceptions, are guaranteed by certain of the Company's subsidiaries and are secured by the capital stock of certain subsidiaries. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and each of the guarantors will grant the administrative agent first priority liens and security interests on substantially all of their real and personal property (other than gaming licenses and subject to certain other exceptions) as additional security for the performance of the secured obligations under the New Credit Facility.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized approximately $20.8 million on the loss on the early extinguishment of the Prior Credit Facility.



Amounts Outstanding
The net amounts outstanding under the New Credit Facility at September 30, 2013, were:
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility
 
 
$
290,000

Term A Loan
 
 
250,000

Term B Loan
 
 
900,000

Swing Loan
 
 
3,400

Total outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Facility
 
$
1,443,400



After consideration of $8.5 million allocated to support various letters of credit, approximately $293.6 million of availability remained under the New Credit Facility at September 30, 2013.

The net amounts outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility at December 31, 2012, were:
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Extended Revolving Facility
 
 
$
660,000

Initial Term Loan
 
 
450,000

Increased Term Loan
 
 
332,500

Swing Loan
 
 
24,135

Total outstanding borrowings under the Prior Credit Facility
 
$
1,466,635


Senior Notes
9.125% Senior Notes due December 2018
The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. The notes contain certain restrictive covenants that, subject to exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends or make distributions or repurchase our capital stock, make certain investments, and sell or merge with other companies. We believe that we were in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2013.

Second Supplemental Indenture Relating to the 9.125% Senior Notes due 2018
On August 14, 2013 the Company entered into a Second Supplemental Indenture (the “9.125% Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to that certain Indenture dated as of November 10, 2010 among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 27, 2011 by and among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “9.125% Senior Notes Indenture”), relating to the 9.125% Senior Notes due 2018 of the Company. The 9.125% Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture was entered into to add Boyd Acquisition, LLC as a Guarantor thereunder and to release Echelon Resorts, LLC as a Guarantor thereunder.
 
Senior Notes
9.00% Senior Notes due July 2020
The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. The notes contain certain restrictive covenants that, subject to exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restrictive subsidiaries (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends or make distributions or repurchase our capital stock, make certain investments, and sell or merge with other companies. We believe that we were in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2013.

Pursuant to the registration rights agreement entered into with the initial purchasers on June 8, 2012, the date these notes were issued, we agreed that, subject to certain suspension and other rights provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, we would file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to a registered exchange offer to exchange the 2020 notes for new notes with terms substantially identical in all material respects to the 2020 notes, and consummate the exchange offer within 365 days of the issuance of the notes. We filed the registration statement with the SEC on March 22, 2013. The registration statement was declared effective on April 23, 2013 and the exchange offer was completed on May 31, 2013.

First Supplemental Indenture Relating to the 9% Senior Notes due 2020
On August 14, 2013 the Company entered into a Supplemental Indenture (the “9% Supplemental Indenture”) to that certain Indenture dated as of June 8, 2012 among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “9% Senior Notes Indenture”), relating to the 9% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company. The 9% Supplemental Indenture was entered into to add Boyd Acquisition, LLC as a Guarantor thereunder and to release Echelon Resorts, LLC as a Guarantor thereunder.

Senior Subordinated Notes
6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due April 2014 
On March 7, 2013, we announced that we would redeem $150 million of the notes at a redemption price of 100.00% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, April 6, 2013, subject to the right of holders of record on April 1, 2013 to receive accrued and unpaid interest on the redemption date. The redemption was completed on April 6, 2013 and resulted in a write-off of unamortized debt fees of $0.3 million which was recognized in our second quarter 2013 financial results.

On April 30, 2013, we announced that we would redeem the remaining $65.7 million notes at a redemption price of 100.00% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, May 30, 2013, subject to the right of holders of record on April 1, 2013 to receive accrued and unpaid interest on the redemption date. The redemption was completed on May 30, 2013 and resulted in a write-off of unamortized debt fees of $0.1 million, which was recognized in our second quarter 2013 financial results.

As a result of these redemptions, these notes have been fully extinguished.
 
Senior Subordinated Notes
7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 2016
On August 7, 2013, we issued a notice we would redeem $240.8 million notes at a redemption price of 101.188% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption was completed on August 7, 2013 and resulted in a write-off of unamortized debt fees of $1.0 million, which was recognized in our third quarter 2013 financial results.

As a result of this redemption, these notes have been fully extinguished.

Current Maturities of Our Indebtedness
We classified certain non-extending balances under our New Credit Facility as a current maturity, as such amounts come due within the next twelve months.

Debt Service Requirements
Debt service requirements under our current outstanding senior subordinated notes and senior notes consist of semi-annual interest payments (based upon fixed annual interest rates ranging from 9.00% to 9.125%) and principal repayments of our 9.125% senior notes due on December 1, 2018, and our 9.00% senior notes due on July 1, 2020.

Peninsula Gaming Debt

Bank Credit Facility
The blended interest rate for outstanding borrowings under the Peninsula Gaming $875.0 million senior secured credit facility (the "Peninsula Credit Facility") were 4.2% and 5.7% at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, approximately $826.2 million was outstanding under the Peninsula Credit Facility, with $5.8 million allocated to support various letters of credit, leaving remaining contractual availability of $31.8 million.

First Amendment to the Peninsula Credit Agreement
On May 1, 2013, Peninsula Gaming entered into the First Amendment to the Peninsula Credit Agreement (the “Peninsula Amendment”), among Peninsula Gaming, certain financial institutions and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) for the lenders. The Peninsula Amendment amends certain terms of the Peninsula Credit Agreement dated as of November 14, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Peninsula Credit Agreement”), among Peninsula Gaming, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, and Bank of America, as Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

Among other things, the Peninsula Amendment: (i) decreases the applicable margin with respect to the Term Loan to 3.25% in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and 2.25% in the case of Base Rate Loans, (ii) reduces the minimum Eurodollar Rate with respect to the Term Loan to 1.00% per annum, (iii) requires the Company to pay a premium of 1.00% of the principal amount prepaid for full or partial repayments of Term Loans through the issuance of indebtedness having a lower interest rate than described in clause (i) above during the period of six calendar months after the effective date of the Peninsula Amendment and requires payment of an amendment fee of 1.00% during such period payable to lenders who consent to any such reduced interest rate, (iv) extends the deadline for delivery of year-end reports to 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, (v) clarifies the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA with respect to management fees, and (vi) allows quarterly amortization installments to be paid prior to the last day of the applicable quarter.

As a result of the Peninsula Amendment, Peninsula Gaming incurred $10.2 million of financing fees of which $8.2 million were capitalized as of September 30, 2013 and $2.0 million were expensed as incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Guarantees and Collateral
Peninsula Gaming's obligations under the Peninsula Credit Facility, subject to certain exceptions, are guaranteed by Peninsula Gaming's subsidiaries and are secured by the capital stock and equity interests of Peninsula Gaming's subsidiaries. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, Peninsula Gaming and each of the guarantors granted the collateral agent first priority liens and security interests on substantially all of the real and personal property (other than gaming licenses and subject to certain other exceptions) of Peninsula Gaming and its subsidiaries as additional security for the performance of the obligations under the Peninsula Credit Facility. The obligations under the Revolver rank senior in right of payment to the obligations under the Term Loan.

Compliance with Financial and Other Covenants
The Peninsula Credit Facility contains certain financial and other covenants, including, without limitation, various covenants requiring the maintenance of (i) beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31 2013, a maximum consolidated leverage ratio over each 12-month period ending on the last fiscal day of each quarter; (ii) beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1.0 as of the end of each calendar quarter; and (iii) a maximum amount of capital expenditures for each fiscal year. Substantially all of Peninsula Gaming's net assets were restricted from distribution under the Peninsula Gaming Notes and Credit Facility subject to specific amounts allowed for certain investments and other restricted payments as well as payments under a management services agreement between Peninsula Gaming and Boyd Acquisition Sub. We believe we were in compliance with our financial covenants at September 30, 2013.

Senior Notes
8.375% Senior Notes due February 2018
The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by Peninsula Gaming, LLC's subsidiaries (other than Peninsula Gaming Corp.). The notes contain certain restrictive covenants that, subject to exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restrictive subsidiaries (as defined in the indenture governing the notes) to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends or make distributions or repurchase our capital stock, make certain investments, and sell or merge with other companies. We believe that we were in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2013.

Borgata Debt

Borgata Bank Credit Facility
On July 24, 2013, the Marina District Finance Company Inc. ("MDFC") entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “New Borgata Credit Facility”) with MDDC, certain financial institutions, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and swing line lender. The New Borgata Credit Facility replaces the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2010, among MDFC, MDDC, various lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and swing line lender, as amended (the “Prior Borgata Credit Agreement”), which provided for the Borgata bank credit facility.

The New Borgata Credit Facility provides for a $60 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Borgata Revolving Credit Facility”) which matures in February 2018 (or earlier upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events). A portion of the availability under the New Borgata Credit Facility was used to repay obligations outstanding under the Prior Borgata Credit Agreement.

The New Borgata Credit Facility includes an accordion feature which permits: (a) an increase in the Borgata Revolving Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed $15 million and (b) the issuance of senior secured term loans to refinance the 2015 Borgata Notes and, concurrently with or after the 2015 Borgata Notes have been refinanced, to refinance MDFC's 9.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Borgata Notes”) outstanding pursuant to the Borgata Indenture, in each case, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

The New Borgata Credit Facility is guaranteed on a senior secured basis by MDDC and any future subsidiaries of MDDC and is secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of MDFC, MDDC and any future subsidiaries of MDDC, subject to certain exceptions. The obligations under the New Borgata Credit Facility will have priority in payment to the payment of the 2015 Borgata Notes and the 2018 Borgata Notes. Neither we nor our subsidiaries (other than MDDC) are a guarantor of the New Borgata Credit Facility.

Outstanding borrowings under the New Borgata Credit Facility accrue interest, at the option of MDFC, at a rate based upon either: (i) the highest of (a) the agent bank's quoted prime rate, (b) the one-month Eurodollar rate plus 1.00%, and (c) the daily federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (ii) the Eurodollar rate, plus with respect to each of clause (i) and (ii), an applicable margin as specified in the New Borgata Credit Facility. In addition, a commitment fee is incurred on the unused portion of the Borgata Revolving Credit Facility ranging from 0.50% per annum to 0.75% per annum.

The blended interest rate for outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Facility was 4.1% at September 30, 2013. At September 30, 2013, approximately $16.3 million was outstanding under the credit facility, with $3.2 million allocated to support letters of credit, leaving contractual availability of $40.5 million. The blended interest rate for the outstanding borrowings under the Prior Credit Facility was 4.1% at December 31, 2012.

The New Borgata Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including but not limited to, (i) establishing a minimum Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the New Borgata Credit Facility) of $110 million over each trailing twelve-month period ending on the last day of each calendar quarter; (ii) imposing limitations on MDFC's and MDDC's ability to incur additional debt, create liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate, and engage in unrelated business activities; and (iii) imposing restrictions on MDDC's ability to pay dividends. MDFC believes that it was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2013.

Borgata Senior Secured Notes
9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015
The notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by MDDC and any future restricted subsidiaries of MDDC. The notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit MDFC's ability and the ability of MDDC to (i) incur additional indebtedness or liens; (ii) pay dividends or make distributions; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) sell or merge with other companies; and (v) enter into certain types of transactions. MDFC believes that it was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2013. In August 2013, MDFC redeemed $39.8 million of its 9.5% Senior Notes at a premium of 103.00% and recognized a loss on early extinguishments of debt of approximately $2.0 million.

Borgata Senior Secured Notes
9.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2018
The notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by MDDC and any future restricted subsidiaries of MDDC. The notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit MDFC's ability and the ability of MDDC to (i) incur additional indebtedness or liens; (ii) pay dividends or make distributions; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) sell or merge with other companies; and (v) enter into certain types of transactions. MDFC believes that it was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2013.

As a result of the Borgata Amendment, Borgata incurred approximately $2.1 million of financing fees.