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CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS | NOTE 10. CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS Long-term debt as of August 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
|  | Weighted Average Interest Rate as of August 31, 2018 |  | August 31,
(in thousands) |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017
2027 Notes |  | 5.375% |  | $ | 300,000 |  |  | $ | 300,000 |
2026 Notes |  | 5.750% |  | 350,000 |  |  | — |
2023 Notes |  | 4.875% |  | 330,000 |  |  | 330,000 |
2022 Term Loan |  | 3.281% |  | 142,500 |  |  | 150,000 |
Other, including equipment notes |  |  |  | 47,629 |  |  | 52,077 |
Total long-term debt |  |  |  | 1,170,129 |  |  | 832,077 |
Less: Debt issuance costs |  |  |  | 11,764 |  |  | 7,315 |
Total long-term debt outstanding |  |  |  | 1,158,365 |  |  | 824,762 |
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  |  | 19,746 |  |  | 19,182 |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ | 1,138,619 |  |  | $ | 805,580 |
In July 2017, the Company issued $300.0 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due July 15, 2027 (the "2027 Notes"). Interest on these notes is payable semiannually. In May 2018, the Company issued $350.0 million of 5.75% Senior Notes due April 2026 (the "2026 Notes"). Issuance costs associated with the 2026 Notes were approximately $5.3 million. Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable semiannually. In May 2013, the Company issued $330.0 million of 4.875% Senior Notes due May 2023 (the "2023 Notes"). Interest on these notes is payable semiannually. The Company has a $350.0 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolver") pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") and a senior secured term loan in the maximum principal amount of $150.0 million (the "2022 Term Loan"), each with a maturity date in June 2022. The 2022 Term Loan was drawn upon on July 13, 2017. The Company is required to make quarterly payments on the 2022 Term Loan equal to 1.25% of the original principal amount. The maximum availability under the Credit Agreement can be increased to $600.0 million with bank approval. The Company's obligations under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by its U.S. inventory and U.S. fabrication receivables. The Credit Agreement's capacity includes a $50.0 million sublimit for the issuance of stand-by letters of credit. On February 21, 2018, the Company entered into a Joinder Agreement and Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which allowed for a coterminous delayed draw Term Loan A facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount of up to $200.0 million (the "2018 Term Loan"). The proceeds of the 2018 Term Loan are required to be used to (i) finance the acquisition of the Business, (ii) repay certain existing indebtedness of Gerdau S.A. and its subsidiaries, and (iii) pay transaction fees and expenses related thereto. Once drawn, the Company is required to make quarterly payments on the 2018 Term Loan equal to 1.25% of the original principal amount. The 2018 Term Loan has a maturity date of June 2022. The Company had no amounts drawn under the Revolver at August 31, 2018 or 2017. The availability under the Revolver was reduced by outstanding stand-by letters of credit of $3.3 million and $3.0 million at August 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants, including covenants to maintain: (i) an interest coverage ratio (consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, as each is defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.50 to 1.00 and (ii) a debt to capitalization ratio (consolidated funded debt to total capitalization, as each is defined in the Credit Agreement) that does not exceed 0.60 to 1.00. Loans under the Credit Agreement bear interest based on the Eurocurrency rate, a base rate, or the LIBOR rate. At August 31, 2018, the Company's interest coverage ratio was 8.70 to 1.00 and the Company's debt to capitalization ratio was 0.44 to 1.00. In addition to its committed facilities, the Company has uncommitted credit facilities, primarily through its subsidiary, CMC Poland Sp. z.o.o. ("CMCP") in Poland, available to support global working capital, short-term cash needs, letters of credit, financial assurance and other trade finance-related matters. At August 31, 2018 and 2017, CMCP's uncommitted credit facilities totaled PLN 225.0 million ($60.8 million) and PLN 175.0 million ($49.1 million), respectively. As of August 31, 2018, the uncommitted credit facilities have expiration dates ranging from November 2018 to March 2019, which CMCP intends to renew upon expiration. At August 31, 2018 and 2017, no amounts were outstanding under these facilities. During fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, CMCP had no borrowings or repayments under its uncommitted credit facilities. At August 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants contained in its credit arrangements. The scheduled maturities of the Company's long-term debt are as follows:
Year Ending August 31, |  | (in thousands) |
2019 |  | $ | 19,746 |
2020 |  | 15,226 |
2021 |  | 12,256 |
2022 |  | 123,802 |
2023 |  | 332,860 |
Thereafter |  | 666,239 |
Total long-term debt |  | 1,170,129 |
Less: Debt issuance costs |  | 11,764 |
Total long-term debt outstanding |  | $ | 1,158,365 |
The Company capitalized $7.3 million, $9.8 million and $3.6 million of interest in the cost of property, plant and equipment during fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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