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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt

Note 9—Debt

Debt consists of:

 

                 
    First
Quarter-End
2012
    Year-End
2011
 
    (In thousands)  

Senior secured credit facility

               

Term loan facility — average interest rate of 6.50% at first quarter-end 2012 and year-end 2011

  $ 130,000     $ 130,000  

Revolving line of credit — average interest rate of 7.50% at first quarter-end 2012

    6,000       —    

Secured promissory notes — average interest rate of 4.32% at first quarter-end 2012 and 4.34% at year-end 2011

    41,900       41,900  

Other indebtedness due through 2017 at variable and fixed interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 8.00%

    49,965       49,687  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 227,865     $ 221,587  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our debt agreements contain financial covenants customary for such agreements including minimum levels of interest coverage and limitations on leverage. At first quarter-end 2012, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of these agreements.

At first quarter-end 2012, our senior secured credit facility provides for a $130,000,000 term loan maturing August 6, 2015 and a $200,000,000 revolving line of credit maturing August 6, 2014. The term loan and the revolving line of credit may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The revolving line of credit includes a $100,000,000 sublimit for letters of credit, of which $2,467,000 is outstanding at first quarter-end 2012. Total borrowings under our senior secured credit facility (including the face amount of letters of credit) may not exceed a borrowing base formula. At first quarter-end 2012, we had $154,878,000 in net unused borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facility.

At our option, we can borrow at LIBOR plus 4.5 percent (subject to a 2 percent LIBOR floor) or prime plus 2.5 percent. Borrowings under the senior secured credit facility are secured by (a) all timberland, land in entitlement process, minerals and certain raw entitled land, (b) assignments of current and future leases, rents and contracts, including our mineral leases, (c) a security interest in our primary operating account, (d) pledge of the equity interests in current and future material operating subsidiaries or joint venture interests, or if such pledge is not permitted, a pledge of the right to distributions from such entities, to the extent permitted, and (e) negative pledge (without a mortgage) on all other wholly-owned assets. The senior secured credit facility provides for releases of real estate provided that borrowing base compliance is maintained.

At first quarter-end 2012, secured promissory notes include a $26,500,000 non-recourse loan collateralized by a 401 unit multifamily project located in Houston with a carrying value of $46,344,000. This secured promissory note includes a prepayment penalty for payments prior to July 1, 2017 and no prepayment penalty thereafter. The prepayment penalty is based on the difference between the fixed annual note rate of 4.94 percent and the assumed reinvestment rate based on the five year treasury constant maturity rate. Secured promissory notes also include a $15,400,000 loan collateralized by a 413 guest room hotel located in Austin with a carrying value of $20,844,000 at first quarter-end 2012.

At first quarter-end 2012, other indebtedness, principally non-recourse, is collateralized by entitled, developed and under development projects with a carrying value of $112,437,000.

At first quarter-end 2012, we have $7,654,000 in unamortized deferred financing fees which are included in other assets. Amortization of deferred financing fees was $740,000 in first quarter 2012 and $604,000 in first quarter 2011 and is included in interest expense.