Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

The following table details the Company’s long-term debt at the respective principal amounts, net of unamortized debt issuance costs on the senior unsecured notes (in thousands):



	As of September 30, 2019				As of December 31,
	2019		2018		2018
Revolving unsecured credit facility, maturing 2023 ⁽¹⁾	$	340,000	$	305,000	$	295,000
5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2024 ⁽²⁾	296,394		295,722		295,887
Total long-term debt	$	636,394	$	600,722	$	590,887


⁽¹⁾	Debt issuance costs related to the Company’s revolving unsecured credit facility are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.


⁽²⁾	As of September 30, 2019, 2018 and December 31, 2018, deferred debt issuance costs of $3.6 million, $4.3 million and $4.1 million, respectively, are included as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the senior unsecured notes in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Revolving Unsecured Credit Facility

As of September 30, 2019, the Company maintained an unsecured line of credit with a group of U.S. based commercial lenders (the “Credit Facility”) in the amount of $425.0 million, which matures on October 4, 2023. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had $340.0 million in outstanding borrowings and $2.8 million in outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Facility, leaving $82.2 million available for future borrowings. The Credit Facility bears interest, at the Company’s option, at either (1) the prevailing London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (with interest periods of 1 week or 1, 2, 3 or 6 months at the Company’s option) plus a fixed spread of 2.5% or (2) the prevailing prime or base rate plus a fixed spread of 1.5%. The agreement has a LIBOR floor of 0%. Additionally, the Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee of 0.50% on the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility commitment. The weighted-average interest rate on amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility at September 30, 2019 was 4.50% based on 1 week LIBOR. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and comply with certain financial covenants. The Credit Facility also contains customary restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, grant liens, make investments, consummate acquisitions and similar negative covenants with customary carve-outs and baskets. The Company was in compliance with the covenants of the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company received net proceeds of $45.0 million from borrowings pursuant to the Credit Facility.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On May 30, 2017, the Company issued $300.0 million of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due on June 1, 2024 (the “Notes”), all of which are currently outstanding. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis jointly and severally by all of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries that guarantee its Credit Facility. The Notes will permit the Company to make restricted payments, such as purchasing shares of its stock and paying cash dividends, in an unlimited amount if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of any indebtedness to make such payment, the Company's consolidated total debt ratio (“Net Debt Ratio”) is less than 2.25 to 1. The Net Debt Ratio is defined generally in the indenture governing the Notes as the ratio of (1) the total consolidated debt of the Company minus cash and cash equivalents of the Company to (2) the Company’s consolidated trailing twelve months EBITDA, as adjusted to exclude certain non-recurring expenses and giving pro forma effect to operations acquired during the measurement period.