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Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility
5.
 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 Amended 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 in the case of each payment made during calendar years 2013 and 2014 (0.625% of the aggregate original principal amount of the term loan facility), and $1,562,500 in the case of each payment made during calendar years 2015 and 2016 (1.25% of the aggregate original principal amount of the term loan facility). The Amended Credit Facility is guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiary 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. The Company is party to an 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:

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 A leverage ratio of not greater than 2 to 1. Leverage ratio is defined as the ratio of total debt to trailing four-quarter EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash charges such as stock-based compensation).

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 A coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1. Coverage ratio is defined as the ratio of trailing four-quarter EBITDA and rent expense to trailing four-quarter interest and rent expense.

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 A Department of Education Financial Responsibility Composite Score of not less than 1.5.

The Company was in compliance with all the terms of the Amended Credit Facility at December 31, 2014.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid cash interest of $4.4 million, and the Company’s average annual interest rate, including non-cash charges for the amortization of debt financing costs, was 4.3%.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $118.8 million outstanding under the term loan facility and no balance outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

Debt and short-term borrowings consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Term loan
           $118,750  
Revolving credit facility
             —   
Total debt
             118,750  
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
             6,250  
Long-term debt
           $112,500  

 

Aggregate debt maturities as of December 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

 

2015
           $6,250  
2016
             112,500  
 
           $118,750  

 

Interest Rate Swap

The Company is party to an interest rate swap on the outstanding balance of the Amended Credit Facility in order to minimize the interest rate exposure on the balance of the term loan facility (the “Swap”). The Swap effectively fixes the variable interest rate on the associated term loan at a rate ranging from 2.85% to 3.35%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio, rather than being subject to fluctuations in the LIBOR rate. The term of the Swap effectively matches the term of the underlying term loan facility. The Swap has been designated as a cash flow hedge and has been deemed effective in accordance with the Derivatives and Hedging Topic, ASC 815. The Company expects the Swap to continue to be deemed effective for the duration of the Swap. The fair value of the Swap is included in Other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.