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The amount of extraordinary and certain other defined items such as non-cash restructuring and acquisition-related charges, as a percentage of EBITDA, that is excluded from Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Agreement in calculating the Company's Interest Coverage Ratio.

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The Company's interest coverage ratio as of the reporting date, indicating whether the Company has met the interest coverage ratio requirement under the Credit Agreement.

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The interest coverage ratio, which is ratio of "Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Agreement" to interest expense for the trailing twelve months, required by the credit agreement for the Company's unsecured Revolving Credit Facility entered into on January 5, 2012. Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Agreement specifically excludes extraordinary and certain other defined items such as non-cash restructuring and acquisition-related charges up to $2.0 million, and goodwill impairment.

No definition available.

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The Company's leverage ratio as of the reporting date, indicating whether the Company has met the leverage ratio requirement under the Credit Agreement.

No definition available.

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The required ratio of funded debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement, calculated as Adjusted EBITDA per the Credit Agreement plus Depreciation and Amortization), under the Company's unsecured Revolving Credit Facility entered into on January 5, 2012.

No definition available.

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The maximum leverage ration required under certain circumstances in connection material acquisition.

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Line of credit accordion feature.

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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