Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract]

3.	Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility

On November 8, 2012, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (the “Amended Credit Facility”), providing for a $100.0 million revolving credit facility and $125.0 million term loan facility, with an option, subject to obtaining additional loan commitments and the satisfaction of certain conditions, to increase the commitments under the Credit Facility by up to $50.0 million in the future. Each of the revolving portions of the Amended Credit Facility, which includes a letter of credit subfacility of $50.0 million, and the term loan portion of the Amended Credit Facility matures on December 31, 2016, and amends and refinances the Company’s original Credit Facility. The term loan portion of the Amended Credit Facility also includes required quarterly amortization payments in the amount of $781,250, or 0.625% of the aggregate original principal amount of the term loan facility, in the case of each payment made during calendar years 2013 and 2014, and $1,562,500, or 1.25% of the aggregate original principal amount of the term loan facility, in the case of each payment made during calendar years 2015 and 2016. The Amended Credit Facility is guaranteed by the University and is secured by substantially all of the personal property and assets of the Company and the guarantor.

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR or a base rate plus a margin ranging from 2.00% to 2.50%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. For the $125.0 million term loan facility, the Company entered into an additional interest rate swap arrangement that fixes its interest rate on the entire term loan facility at an effective rate ranging from 2.85% to 3.35%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. In addition, an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.30% to 0.40%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio, accrues on unused amounts under the revolving portion of the Amended Credit Facility. The Amended Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, representations, warranties, events of default and remedies upon default, including acceleration and rights to foreclose on the collateral securing the Amended Credit Facility. In addition, the Amended Credit Facility requires that the Company satisfy certain financial maintenance covenants, including:

●	a total leverage ratio of not greater than 2.00:1.00;
●	a coverage ratio of not less than 1.75:1.00; and
●	a Department of Education financial composite score of not less than 1.5.

The Company was in compliance with all the terms of the Amended Credit Facility at September 30, 2013.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding $122.7 million under the term loan facility and no balance outstanding under the revolving credit facility. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company paid cash interest of $1.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively, compared to $0.9 million and $2.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

Debt and short-term borrowings consist of the following as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

Term loan	$	122,656
Revolving credit facility		—
Total debt		122,656
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		3,125
Long-term debt	$	119,531

Aggregate debt maturities as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

2013	$	781
2014		3,125
2015		6,250
2016		112,500
	$	122,656

Interest Rate Swap

The Company was party to an interest rate swap on the outstanding balance of the Company’s existing Credit Facility. On November 8, 2012, the Company entered into an additional interest rate swap arrangement in order to minimize the interest rate exposure on the entire balance of the term loan facility (the “Swaps,” inclusive of the existing swap). The Swaps effectively fix the variable interest rate on the associated debt at an effective rate ranging from 2.85% to 3.35%, depending on the leverage ratio, rather than being subject to fluctuations in the LIBOR rate. The terms of the Swaps effectively match the term of the underlying term loan facility. The Swaps have been designated as a cash flow hedge and have been deemed effective in accordance with the Derivatives and Hedging Topic, ASC 815. The Company expects the Swaps to continue to be deemed effective for the duration of the Swaps. The fair value of the Swaps is included in other long-term liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for 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.

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