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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt instrument facilities

The following table summarizes the terms of such revolving credit facilities as of December 31, 2015:

 

TDS

 

U.S. Cellular

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum borrowing capacity

$

400.0 

 

$

300.0 

 

Letters of credit outstanding

$

0.6 

 

$

17.5 

 

Amount borrowed

$

 

 

$

 

 

Amount available for use

$

399.4 

 

$

282.5 

 

Illustrative borrowing rate: One-month London Interbank Offered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate ("LIBOR") plus contractual spread1

 

2.18

%

 

2.18

%

 

Illustrative LIBOR Rate

 

0.43

%

 

0.43

%

 

Contractual spread

 

1.75

%

 

1.75

%

Commitment fees on amount available for use2

 

0.30

%

 

0.30

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreement date

 

Dec 2010

 

 

Dec 2010

 

Maturity date

 

Dec 2017

 

 

Dec 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees incurred attributable to the Revolving Credit Facility are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees incurred as a percent of Maximum borrowing capacity for 2015

 

0.33

%

 

0.29

%

 

Fees incurred, amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

$

1.3 

 

$

0.9 

 

 

 

2014

$

0.9 

 

$

3.0 

 

 

 

2013

$

0.9 

 

$

0.8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a contractual spread based on TDS' or U.S. Cellular’s credit rating or, at TDS' or U.S. Cellular’s option, an alternate “Base Rate” as defined in the revolving credit agreement.  TDS and U.S. Cellular may select a borrowing period of either one, two, three or six months (or other period of twelve months or less if requested by TDS or U.S. Cellular and approved by the lenders).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

The revolving credit facility has commitment fees based on the unsecured senior debt ratings assigned to TDS and U.S. Cellular by certain ratings agencies.

 

Long term debt

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Issuance

date

Maturity

date

Call

date

 

Principal

Amount

 

Less

Unamortized

discount

and debt

issuance

costs

 

Total

 

Principal

Amount

 

Less

Unamortized

discount

and debt

issuance

costs

Total

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TDS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured Senior Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%

March

2005

 

March

2045

 

March

2010

$

116,250 

$

3,567 

$

112,683 

$

116,250 

$

3,604 

$

112,646 

 

 

6.875%

Nov

2010

 

Nov

2059

 

Nov

2015

 

225,000 

 

7,537 

 

217,463 

 

225,000 

 

7,561 

 

217,439 

 

 

7.000%

March

2011

 

March

2060

 

March

2016

 

300,000 

 

9,621 

 

290,379 

 

300,000 

 

9,650 

 

290,350 

 

 

5.875%

Nov

2012

 

Dec

2061

 

Dec

2017

 

195,000 

 

6,718 

 

188,282 

 

195,000 

 

6,744 

 

188,256 

 

Purchase contract

Oct

2001

 

Oct

2021

 

 

 

1,097 

 

 

 

1,097 

 

1,097 

 

 

 

1,097 

 

 

 

 

Total Parent

 

 

 

 

 

837,347 

 

27,443 

 

809,904 

 

837,347 

 

27,559 

 

809,788 

Subsidiaries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Cellular -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured Senior Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.700%

Dec 2003

and

June 2004

 

Dec

2033

 

Dec

2003

 

544,000 

 

15,247 

 

528,753 

 

544,000 

 

15,656 

 

528,344 

 

 

6.950%

May

2011

 

May

2060

 

May

2016

 

342,000 

 

10,905 

 

331,095 

 

342,000 

 

10,937 

 

331,063 

 

 

7.250%

Dec

2014

 

Dec

2063

 

Dec

2019

 

275,000 

 

9,629 

 

265,371 

 

275,000 

 

9,644 

 

265,356 

 

 

7.250%

Nov

2015

 

Nov

2064

 

Nov

2020

 

300,000 

 

10,316 

 

289,684 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan

Jan

2015

 

Jan

2022

 

 

 

225,000 

 

2,283 

 

222,717 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation on capital leases

 

2,200 

 

 

 

2,200 

 

2,143 

 

 

 

2,143 

 

TDS Telecom -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) and other notes

 

691 

 

 

 

691 

 

699 

 

 

 

699 

 

 

Obligation on capital leases

 

733 

 

 

 

733 

 

767 

 

 

 

767 

 

Other -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term notes

 

Through 2016

 

 

 

2,961 

 

 

 

2,961 

 

3,686 

 

 

 

3,686 

 

 

Obligation on capital leases

 

 

 

24 

 

 

 

24 

 

31 

 

 

 

31 

 

 

 

 

Total Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

1,692,609 

 

48,380 

 

1,644,229 

 

1,168,326 

 

36,237 

 

1,132,089 

Total long-term debt

 

 

$ 

2,529,956 

$ 

75,823 

$ 

2,454,133 

$ 

2,005,673 

$ 

63,796 

$ 

1,941,877 

 

 

Long-term debt, current

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 

14,306 

 

 

 

 

$ 

808 

 

 

Long-term debt, noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ 

2,439,827 

 

 

 

 

$ 

1,941,069