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Debt
6 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

 
As of August 31
 
As of February 28
(In thousands)
2017
 
2017
Revolving credit facility
$
18,271

 
$
155,062

Term loan
300,000

 
300,000

3.86% Senior notes due 2023
100,000

 
100,000

4.17% Senior notes due 2026
200,000

 
200,000

4.27% Senior notes due 2028
200,000

 
200,000

Finance and capital lease obligations
502,502

 
496,136

Non-recourse notes payable
11,303,502

 
10,742,425

Total debt
12,624,275

 
12,193,623

Less: current portion
(366,690
)
 
(343,266
)
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs
(23,581
)
 
(23,919
)
Long-term debt, net
$
12,234,004

 
$
11,826,438



Revolving Credit Facility.    We have a $1.20 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “credit facility”) with various financial institutions that expires in August 2020. Borrowings under the credit facility are available for working capital and general corporate purposes.  Borrowings accrue interest at variable rates based on LIBOR, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing, and we pay a commitment fee on the unused portions of the available funds.  Borrowings under the credit facility are either due “on demand” or at maturity depending on the type of borrowing.  Borrowings with “on demand” repayment terms are presented as short-term debt, while amounts due at maturity are presented as long-term debt with expected repayments within the next 12 months presented as a component of current portion of long-term debt.  As of August 31, 2017, the unused capacity of $1.18 billion was fully available to us.
 
Term Loan.    We have a $300 million term loan that expires in August 2020.  The term loan accrues interest at variable rates based on the LIBOR rate, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate, and interest is payable monthly.  As of August 31, 2017, $300 million remained outstanding and was classified as long-term debt, as no repayments are scheduled to be made within the next 12 months.  Borrowings under the term loan are available for working capital and general corporate purposes.  We have entered into an interest rate derivative contract, which will expire in November 2017, to manage our exposure to variable interest rates associated with this term loan.

Senior Notes. We have senior unsecured notes with outstanding principal totaling $500 million as of August 31, 2017, which are due in 2023, 2026 and 2028. These notes were classified as long-term debt as no repayments are scheduled to be made within the next 12 months. Borrowings under these notes are available for working capital and general corporate purposes. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually.
 
Finance and Capital Lease Obligations.  Finance and capital lease obligations relate primarily to stores subject to sale-leaseback transactions that did not qualify for sale accounting, and therefore, are accounted for as financings.  The leases were structured at varying interest rates and generally have initial lease terms ranging from 15 to 20 years with payments made monthly.  Payments on the leases are recognized as interest expense and a reduction of the obligations.  We have not entered into any new sale-leaseback transactions since fiscal 2009. In the event the leases are modified or extended beyond their original lease term, the related obligation is increased based on the present value of the revised future lease payments, with a corresponding increase to the assets subject to these transactions. Upon modification, the amortization of the obligation is reset, resulting in more of the lease payments being applied to interest expense in the initial years following the modification. See Note 14 for additional information on finance and capital lease obligations.
 
Non-Recourse Notes Payable.  The non-recourse notes payable relate to auto loan receivables funded through term securitizations and our warehouse facilities.  The timing of principal payments on the non-recourse notes payable is based on the timing of principal collections and defaults on the related auto loan receivables. The current portion of non-recourse notes payable represents principal payments that are due to be distributed in the following period.
 
As of August 31, 2017, $9.24 billion of non-recourse notes payable was outstanding related to term securitizations.  These notes payable accrue interest predominantly at fixed rates and have scheduled maturities through October 2023, but may mature earlier, depending upon the repayment rate of the underlying auto loan receivables. 
 
As of August 31, 2017, $2.06 billion of non-recourse notes payable was outstanding related to our warehouse facilities. As of August 31, 2017, the combined limit of our warehouse facilities was $2.90 billion, and the unused warehouse capacity totaled $839.0 million.  Of the combined limit, $1.50 billion will expire in February 2018 and $1.30 billion will expire in August 2018.  Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the limit on the remaining $100.0 million facility was increased to $140.0 million and the expiration date was extended from November 2017 to September 2018. The return requirements of warehouse facility investors could fluctuate significantly depending on market conditions.  At renewal, the cost, structure and capacity of the facilities could change.  These changes could have a significant impact on our funding costs.
 
See Notes 2 and 4 for additional information on the related auto loan receivables.
 
Capitalized Interest.    We capitalize interest in connection with the construction of certain facilities.  For the six months ended August 31, 2017 and 2016, we capitalized interest of $3.7 million and $5.3 million, respectively.
 
Financial Covenants.  The credit facility, term loan and senior note agreements contain representations and warranties, conditions and covenants.  We must also meet financial covenants in conjunction with certain of the sale-leaseback transactions.  Our securitization and warehouse facility agreements contain representations and warranties, financial covenants and performance triggers.  As of August 31, 2017, we were in compliance with all financial covenants and our term securitizations and warehouse facilities were in compliance with the related performance triggers.