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DEBT | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
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DEBT | NOTE 10 – DEBT ﻿ Short-term borrowings consist of lines of credit which are secured by certain assets of t he Company and its subsidiaries, which, in some cases, are guaranteed by the Company. The following table summarizes the balances of total facilities, facilities used and facilities available (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ |  | Total Amount |  | Short-term |  | Letters of |  | Facilities |  | Weighted average |
﻿ |  | of Facilities |  | Borrowings |  | Credit |  | Available |  | interest rate |
﻿August 31, 2017 |  | $ | 69,000 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 966 |  | $ | 68,034 |  | — | % |
﻿August 31, 2016 |  | $ | 65,000 |  | $ | 16,534 |  | $ | 9,224 |  | $ | 39,242 |  | 10.1 | % |
﻿ As of August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $40.0 million of short-term facilities in the U.S. that require compliance with certain quarterly financial covenants. As of August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with respect to these covenants. Each of the facilities expires annually and is normally renewed. ﻿ The following table provides the changes in long-term debt for the twelve months ended August 31, 2017: ﻿ ﻿
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﻿(Amounts in thousands) |  | Current portion of long-term debt |  | Long-term debt (net of current portion) |  | Total |
﻿Balances as of August 31, 2016 |  | $ | 14,565 |  | $ | 73,542 |  | $ | 88,107 | (1)
﻿Proceeds from long-term debt incurred during the period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿MUFG Union Bank |  |  | — |  |  | 35,700 |  |  | 35,700 |
﻿Trinidad subsidiary |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | 6,000 |  |  | 12,000 |
﻿Repayments of long-term debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Repayment of loan by Panama subsidiary |  |  | (2,000) |  |  | (11,333) |  |  | (13,333) |
﻿Regularly scheduled loan payments |  |  | (225) |  |  | (15,837) |  |  | (16,062) |
﻿Translation adjustments on foreign-currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar (2) |  |  | 18 |  |  | (133) |  |  | (115) |
﻿Balances as of August 31, 2017 |  | $ | 18,358 |  | $ | 87,939 |  | $ | 106,297 | (3)
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| (1) |  | The carrying amount on non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $102.4 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.
| (2) |  | These foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded within Other comprehensive income.
| (3) |  | The carrying amount on non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $128.4 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans as of August 31, 2017.
﻿ In August 2017, the Company’s Panama subsidiary paid off the outstanding principal balance of U.S. $13.3 million on a loan agreement entered into with Scotiabank. The Company’s subsidiary also settled the interest rate swap that it had entered into with Scotiabank related to this loan. ﻿ On March 31, 2017, the Company's Trinidad subsidiary entered into a loan agreement with Citibank, N.A. The agreement provides for a $12.0 million loan to be repaid in eight quarterly principal payments plus interest. The interest rate is set at the 90 day LIBOR rate plus 3%. The loan was funded on March 31, 2017. ﻿ In January 2017, the Company finalized its acquisition of a distribution center in Medley, Miami-Dade County, Florida for a total purchase price of approximately $46.0 million. The Company transferred its Miami distribution center activities previously located in leased facilities to the new distribution center during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. To finance the acquisition of this property, the Company entered into a 10-year real estate secured loan with MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (“Union Bank”) for $35.7 million in January 2017. This loan has a variable interest rate of 30-day LIBOR plus 1.7%, with monthly principal and interest payments maturing in 2027. The monthly principal and interest payments begin in April 2019. The Company also entered into an interest rate hedge with Union Bank for $35.7 million, the notional amount. Under the hedge, the Company will receive variable interest equal to 30-day LIBOR plus 1.7% and pay fixed interest at a rate of 3.65%, with an effective date of March 1, 2017 and maturity date of March 1, 2027. The following table provides a summary of the long-term loans entered into by the Company:
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﻿Loans entered into by the Company's subsidiaries with a balloon payment due at the end of the loan term and with non-cash assets assigned as collateral and with/without established debt covenants |  | $ | 18,200 |  | $ | 21,945
﻿Loans entered into by the Company's subsidiaries for which the subsidiary has entered into an interest rate swap with non-cash assets assigned as collateral and with/without established debt covenants |  |  | 49,424 |  |  | 32,258
﻿Loans entered into by the Company's subsidiaries with non-cash assets assigned as collateral and with/without established debt covenants |  |  | 17,585 |  |  | 9,717
﻿Loans entered into by the Company's subsidiaries for which the subsidiary has entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap with non-cash assets assigned as collateral and with/without established debt covenants |  |  | 21,088 |  |  | 24,187
﻿Total long-term debt |  |  | 106,297 |  |  | 88,107
﻿Less: current portion |  |  | 18,358 |  |  | 14,565
﻿Long-term debt, net of current portion |  | $ | 87,939 |  | $ | 73,542
﻿ ﻿ As of August 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $85.6 million of long-term loans in Trinidad, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Barbados and Colombia that require these subsidiaries to comply with certain annual or quarterly financial covenants, which include debt service and leverage ratios. As of August 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants or amended covenants. ﻿ As of August 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $76.0 million of long-term loans in Trinidad, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Barbados, and Colombia that require these subsidiaries to comply with certain annual or quarterly financial covenants, which include debt service and leverage ratios. As of August 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all covenants or amended covenants. ﻿ Annual maturities of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Years Ended August 31, |  | Amount
﻿2018 |  | $ | 18,358
﻿2019 |  |  | 16,279
﻿2020 |  |  | 18,127
﻿2021 |  |  | 17,941
﻿2022 |  |  | 2,966
﻿Thereafter |  |  | 32,626
﻿Total |  | $ | 106,297
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