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DEBT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Debt And Derivatives Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

DEBT

A summary of debt is as follows:

			June 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving line of credit facility ("Revolving Credit Facility") due May 2023; bearing interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%			$	—					$	—
Term loan A facility ("Term Loan Facility") due May 2023; bearing interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%			348,250						350,000
Tax-Exempt Bonds:
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2014 ("New York Bonds 2014R-1") due December 2044 - fixed rate interest period through 2029; bearing interest at 2.875%			25,000						25,000
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2014R-2 ("New York Bonds 2014R-2") due December 2044 - fixed rate interest period through 2026; bearing interest at 3.125%			15,000						15,000
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2020 ("New York Bonds 2020") due September 2050 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 2.750%			40,000						40,000
Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2005R-3 ("FAME Bonds 2005R-3") due January 2025 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 5.25%			25,000						25,000
Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2015R-1 ("FAME Bonds 2015R-1") due August 2035 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 5.125%			15,000						15,000
Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2015R-2 ("FAME Bonds 2015R-2") due August 2035 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 4.375%			15,000						15,000
Vermont Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Long-Term Revenue Bonds Series 2013 ("Vermont Bonds") due April 2036 - fixed rate interest period through 2028; bearing interest at 4.625%			16,000						16,000
Business Finance Authority of the State of New Hampshire Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2013 ("New Hampshire Bonds") due April 2029 - fixed rate interest period through 2029; bearing interest at 2.95%			11,000						11,000
Other:
Finance leases maturing through December 2107; bearing interest at a weighted average of 4.0%			34,467						31,486
Notes payable maturing through June 2027; bearing interest at a weighted average of 3.4%			4,454						4,933
Principal amount of debt			549,171						548,419
Less—unamortized debt issuance costs (1)			7,625						8,768
Debt less unamortized debt issuance costs			541,546						539,651
Less—current maturities of debt			14,716						9,240
			$	526,830					$	530,411

(1)A summary of unamortized debt issuance costs by debt instrument follows:

			June 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility (collectively, the "Credit Facility")			$	3,019					$	3,839
New York Bonds 2014R-1			967						1,000
New York Bonds 2014R-2			298						329
New York Bonds 2020			1,372						1,461
FAME Bonds 2005R-3			305						347
FAME Bonds 2015R-1			452						482
FAME Bonds 2015R-2			304						343
Vermont Bonds			460						487
New Hampshire Bonds			448						480
			$	7,625					$	8,768

Credit Facility

As of June 30, 2021, we are party to a credit agreement ("Credit Agreement"), which provides for a $350,000 aggregate principal amount Term Loan Facility and a $200,000 Revolving Credit Facility. We have the right to request, at our discretion, an increase in the amount of loans under the Credit Facility by an aggregate amount of $125,000, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Facility has a 5-year term that matures in May 2023 and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum, which will be reduced to a rate of LIBOR plus as low as 1.25% upon us reaching a consolidated net leverage ratio of less than 2.25x. The Credit Facility is guaranteed jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally by all of our significant wholly-owned subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of our assets. As of June 30, 2021, further advances were available under the Credit Facility in the amount of $173,575. The available amount is net of outstanding irrevocable letters of credit totaling $26,425, at which date no amount had been drawn.

The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio, to be measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement. In addition to these financial covenants, the Credit Agreement also contains a number of important customary affirmative and negative covenants which restrict, among other things, our ability to sell assets, incur additional debt, create liens, make investments, and pay dividends. We do not believe that these restrictions impact our ability to meet future liquidity needs.

Cash Flow Hedges

Our strategy to reduce exposure to interest rate risk involves entering into interest rate derivative agreements to hedge against adverse movements in interest rates related to the variable rate portion of our long-term debt. We have designated these derivative instruments as highly effective cash flow hedges, and therefore the change in fair value is recorded in our stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and included in interest expense at the same time as interest expense is affected by the hedged transactions. Differences paid or received over the life of the agreements are recorded as additions to or reductions of interest expense on the underlying debt and included in cash flows from operating activities.

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our active interest rate derivative agreements had total notional amounts of $195,000 and $190,000, respectively. According to the terms of the agreements, we receive interest based on the 1-month LIBOR index and pay interest at a weighted average rate of approximately 2.51% as of June 30, 2021. The agreements mature between February 2022 and December 2026. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had forward starting interest rate derivative agreements with total notional amounts of $85,000 and $125,000, respectively. According to the terms of the agreements, we receive interest based on the 1-month LIBOR index, restricted by a 0.0% floor, and will pay interest at a weighted average rate of approximately 1.55%. The agreements mature between February 2027 and May 2028.

A summary of the effect of cash flow hedges related to derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheet follows:

									Fair Value
			Balance Sheet Location						June 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Interest rate swaps			Other non-current assets						$	153					$	—
Interest rate swaps			Other accrued liabilities						$	4,776					$	4,774
Interest rate swaps			Other long-term liabilities						3,959						8,463
									$	8,735					$	13,237
Interest rate swaps			Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax						$	(8,782)					$	(13,434)
Interest rate swaps - tax effect			Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax						860						1,917
									$	(7,922)					$	(11,517)

A summary of the amount of expense on cash flow hedging relationships related to interest rate swaps reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings follows:

						Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
Statement of Operations Location						2021						2020						2021						2020
Interest expense						$	1,202					$	990					$	2,347					$	1,357

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The entire disclosure for debt and capital lease obligations can be reported. Information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. Also includes descriptions and amounts of capital leasing arrangements that consist of direct financing, sales type and leveraged leases. Disclosure may include the effect on the balance sheet and the income statement resulting from a change in lease classification for leases that at inception would have been classified differently had guidance been in effect at the inception of the original lease.

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