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Note 6 - Long-term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
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NOTE 6.    LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs, consists of the following:

 

  

September 30, 2024

 
  

Interest

      

Unamortized

     
  

Rates at

      

Origination

     
  

September 30,

  

Outstanding

  

Fees and

  

Long-Term

 

(In thousands)

 

2024

  

Principal

  

Costs

  

Debt, Net

 

Credit facility

  6.685% $1,194,600  $(10,177) $1,184,423 

4.750% senior notes due 2027

  4.750%  1,000,000   (6,331)  993,669 

4.750% senior notes due 2031

  4.750%  900,000   (9,100)  890,900 

Other

  5.208%  364      364 

Total long-term debt

      3,094,964   (25,608)  3,069,356 

Less current maturities

      44,364      44,364 

Long-term debt, net

     $3,050,600  $(25,608) $3,024,992 

 

  

December 31, 2023

 
  

Interest

      

Unamortized

     
  

Rates at

      

Origination

     
  

December 31,

  

Outstanding

  

Fees and

  

Long-Term

 

(In thousands)

 

2023

  

Principal

  

Costs

  

Debt, Net

 

Credit facility

  7.164% $1,046,300  $(13,403) $1,032,897 

4.750% senior notes due 2027

  4.750%  1,000,000   (7,792)  992,208 

4.750% senior notes due 2031

  4.750%  900,000   (10,111)  889,889 

Other

  5.208%  504      504 

Total long-term debt

      2,946,804   (31,306)  2,915,498 

Less current maturities

      44,275      44,275 

Long-term debt, net

     $2,902,529  $(31,306) $2,871,223 

  

The outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility are comprised of the following:

 

  

September 30,

  

December 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2024

  

2023

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 $380,000  $180,000 

Term A Loan

  770,000   803,000 

Swing Loan

  44,600   63,300 

Total outstanding principal amounts

 $1,194,600  $1,046,300 

 

With a total revolving credit commitment of $1,450.0 million available under the Credit Facility, $380.0 million and $44.6 million in borrowings outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility and the Swing Loan, respectively, and $13.0 million allocated to support various letters of credit, there was a remaining contractual availability under the Credit Facility of $1,012.4 million as of September 30, 2024

 

Covenant Compliance

As of  September 30, 2024, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of our debt instruments.