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Debt
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
The following is a summary of the Company’s debt:
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
TypeMaturityEffective
Interest
Rate		Carrying
Value		Effective
Interest
Rate		Carrying
Value
Senior Notes (2029)20294.875 %$921,399 — %$— 
Senior Secured Notes (2028)20283.875 %921,177 — %— 
Senior Secured Notes (2026)20264.500 %700,000 4.500 %700,000 
Term Loan Facility (2026)20263.598 %2,825,950 3.626 %2,847,400 
Revolving Credit Facility2024— %— — %— 
Total debt outstanding5,368,526 3,547,400 
Debt issuance costs(50,528)(51,309)
Term Loan Facility, discount(8,793)(9,591)
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt(1,865,627)(28,600)
Long-term debt, net of current portion and debt issuance costs$3,443,578 $3,457,900 
Term Loan Facility (2026)
In connection with the DRG acquisition, the Company incurred an incremental $360,000 of borrowings under our term loan facility and used the net proceeds from such borrowings to fund a portion of the DRG acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses.
In addition, the Company secured the backstop of a $950,000 fully committed bridge facility in connection with the DRG acquisition. However, the Company obtained all required financing with proceeds from the additional term loan borrowings and through a primary equity offering in February 2020. As such, the bridge facility remained undrawn through its expiration on closing of the acquisition.
On October 1, 2020, in connection with the CPA Global acquisition, the Company incurred an incremental $1,600,000 of borrowings under our term loan facility and used the net proceeds from such borrowings to fund the repayment of CPA Global's parent company outstanding debt of $2,055,822. Previously, the Company had secured the backstop of a $1,500,000 fully committed bridge facility. However, the Company obtained all required financing with proceeds from the additional term loan borrowings and the bridge facility remained undrawn through its expiration on closing of the acquisition.
Revolving Credit Facility

On October 1, 2020, the Company borrowed $60,000 on the existing Revolving Credit Facility and used the net proceeds from such borrowings to fund the debt extinguishment costs in connection with funding of the repayment of CPA Global's parent company outstanding debt. The amount was repaid in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the revolving credit facility has remained undrawn in the period subsequent to the pay down. The revolving credit facility is subject to a commitment fee of 0.375% per annum.

With respect to the credit facilities, the Company may be subject to certain negative covenants, including either a fixed charge coverage ratio, total first lien net leverage ratio, or total net leverage ratio if certain conditions are met. As of September 30, 2021, the company was not required to perform these covenants as we are in compliance with the conditions for the credit facilities.
The obligations of the borrowers under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by UK Holdco and certain of its restricted subsidiaries and are collateralized by substantially all of UK Holdco’s and certain of its restricted subsidiaries’ assets (with customary exceptions described in the Credit Agreement). UK Holdco and its restricted subsidiaries are subject to certain covenants including restrictions on UK Holdco’s ability to pay dividends, incur indebtedness, grant a lien over its assets, merge or consolidate, make investments, or make payments to affiliates.
As of September 30, 2021, letters of credit totaling $7,714 were collateralized by the Revolving Credit Facility. Notwithstanding the Revolving Credit Facility, as of September 30, 2021 the Company had an unsecured corporate guarantee outstanding for $10,644 and cash collateralized letters of credit totaling $1,551, all of which were not collateralized by the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company did not have any borrowings against the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, to support current operations.
Senior Unsecured Notes (2029) and Senior Secured Notes (2028)
In June 2021, we issued a private placement offering of $1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due June 30, 2028 (the " Old Secured Notes") and $1,000,000 in aggregate principle amount of Senior Notes due June 30, 2029 (the "Old Unsecured Notes" and, together with the Old Secured Notes, the "Old Notes") bearing interest at a rate of 3.875% and 4.875% per annum, respectively. The interest is payable semi-annually to holders of record on June 30 and December 30 of each year, commencing on December 30, 2021. The Notes were issued by Clarivate Science Holdings Corporation (the "Issuer"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Clarivate.
In August 2021, we (i) exchanged all of the outstanding, validly tendered and not withdrawn Old Secured Notes for the newly-issued 3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “New Secured Notes”), and (ii) exchanged all of the outstanding, validly tendered and not withdrawn Old Unsecured Notes for the newly-issued 4.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 (the “New Unsecured Notes” and, together with the New Secured Notes, the “New Notes”). The initial aggregate principal amount of the New Notes is equal to the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn for exchange, and that were accepted by the Issuer. The offers to exchange are referred to herein as the “Exchange Offers.” Pursuant to the Exchange Offers, the aggregate principal amounts of the Old Notes set forth as follows were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, and were accepted by the Issuer and subsequently cancelled: (i) $921,177 aggregate principal amount of Old Secured Notes; and (ii) $921,399 aggregate principal amount of Old Unsecured Notes. Following such cancellation, (i) $78,823 aggregate principal amount of Old Secured Notes remained outstanding; and (ii) $78,601 aggregate principal amount of Old Unsecured Notes remained outstanding. The Issuer redeemed such remaining outstanding Old Secured Notes and Old Unsecured Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest from June 24, 2021 to the redemption date in August 2021. In connection with the settlement of the Exchange Offers, the Issuer (i) issued $921,177 aggregate principal amount of its New Secured Notes; and (ii) issued $921,399 aggregate principal amount of its New Unsecured Notes. The interest is payable semi-annually to holders of record on June 30 and December 30 of each year, commencing on December 30, 2021. The exchange was treated as a debt modification in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 470, Debt ("ASC 470").
We intend to use the net proceeds to finance a portion of the purchase price for the ProQuest acquisition, which we announced on May 17, 2021, and to pay related fees and expenses. Concurrently with the settlement of the Exchange Offers the Issuer deposited (or caused to be deposited) an amount in cash equal to the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes of each series into segregated escrow accounts. If the escrow conditions (which include conditions relating to the consummation of the ProQuest acquisition) are not satisfied on or prior to April 29, 2022, or if it is otherwise determined that any of the applicable escrow release conditions will not be satisfied, the New Notes will be redeemed at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, from June 24, 2021 (the "Issue Date" of the Old Notes), or, if an interest payment has been made on New Notes, from the most recent interest payment date, up to, but excluding, the date of such special mandatory redemption. Prior to closing of the ProQuest acquisition, the New Notes are not guaranteed, but have been secured by a first-priority security interest in the escrow accounts.
Upon consummation of the ProQuest acquisition, the New Notes will be guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each of Clarivate’s indirect subsidiaries that is an obligor or guarantor under Clarivate’s existing credit facilities and senior secured notes due 2026. The New Secured Notes will be secured on a first-lien pari passu basis with borrowings under the existing credit facilities and senior secured notes, and the New Unsecured Notes will be the Issuer’s and such guarantors’ unsecured obligations. At this time, the debt will be reclassified as Long-term debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and the amount released from escrow as Cash and cash equivalents.
The carrying value of the Company’s variable interest rate debt, excluding unamortized debt issuance costs, approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of the interest rate benchmark rates. The fair value of the fixed rate debt is estimated based on market observable data for debt with similar prepayment features. The fair value of the Company’s debt was $5,404,344 and $3,574,282 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The debt is considered a Level 2 liability under the fair value hierarchy.