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Note 8. Short And Long-Term Debt Short and Long-Term Debt (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Short And Long-Term Debt | SHORT AND LONG-TERM DEBT Total indebtedness is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Senior Secured Credit Facility: |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 200 |
Term Loan B | 1,063 |  |  | 1,069 |
Term Loan A Facility: |  |  |
Term Loan A | 390 |  |  | 411 |
Term Loan A-1 | 339 |  |  | 347 |
4.50% Senior Notes | 444 |  |  | 439 |
5.25% Senior Notes | 546 |  |  | 545 |
4.875% Senior Notes | 496 |  |  | 496 |
Total Short-Term & Long-Term Debt | $ | 3,348 |  |  | $ | 3,507 |
Securitization obligations: |  |  |
Apple Ridge Funding LLC | $ | 181 |  |  | $ | 192 |
Cartus Financing Limited | 13 |  |  | 13 |
Total securitization obligations | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 205 |
Indebtedness Table As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s borrowing arrangements were as follows:
| Interest Rate |  | Expiration Date |  | Principal Amount |  | Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs |  | Net Amount
Senior Secured Credit Facility: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility (1) | (2) |  | October 2020 |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ * |  |  | $ | 70 |
Term Loan B | (3) |  | July 2022 |  | 1,083 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 1,063 |
Term Loan A Facility: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A | (4) |  | October 2020 |  | 391 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 390 |
Term Loan A-1 | (5) |  | July 2021 |  | 342 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 339 |
Senior Notes | 4.50% |  | April 2019 |  | 450 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 444 |
Senior Notes | 5.25% |  | December 2021 |  | 550 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 546 |
Senior Notes | 4.875% |  | June 2023 |  | 500 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 496 |
Securitization obligations: (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apple Ridge Funding LLC (7) | June 2018 |  | 181 |  |  | * |  |  | 181 |
Cartus Financing Limited (8) | August 2018 |  | 13 |  |  | * |  |  | 13 |
Total (9) | $ | 3,580 |  |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 3,542 |
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* | The debt issuance costs related to our Revolving Credit Facility and securitization obligations are classified as a deferred financing asset within other assets.
(1) | As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $1,050 million of borrowing capacity under its Revolving Credit Facility, leaving $980 million of available capacity. The Revolving Credit Facility expires in October 2020, but is classified on the balance sheet as current due to the revolving nature of the facility. On February 23, 2018, the Company had $242 million in outstanding borrowings under the New Revolving Credit Facility, leaving $1,158 million of available capacity. See Note 19, "Subsequent Events" for a description of the February 2018 refinancing.
(2) | Interest rates with respect to revolving loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at December 31, 2017 were based on, at the Company's option, (a) adjusted LIBOR plus an additional margin or (b) ABR plus an additional margin, in each case subject to adjustment based on the then current senior secured leverage ratio. Based on the previous quarter senior secured leverage ratio, the LIBOR margin was 2.00% and the ABR margin was 1.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2017.
(3) | The Term Loan B provided for quarterly amortization payments totaling 1% per annum of the original principal amount. The interest rate with respect to term loans under the Term Loan B was based on, at the Company’s option, (a) adjusted LIBOR plus 2.25% (with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%) or (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s prime rate ("ABR") plus 1.25% (with an ABR floor of 1.75%). See Note 19, "Subsequent Events" for a description of the February 2018 refinancing.
(4) | The Term Loan A provided for quarterly amortization payments, which commenced March 31, 2016, totaling per annum 5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10.0% and 12.5% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. The interest rates with respect to term loans under the Term Loan A were based on, at the Company's option, (a) adjusted LIBOR plus an additional margin or (b) ABR plus an additional margin, in each case subject to adjustment based on the then current senior secured leverage ratio. Based on the previous quarter senior secured leverage ratio, the LIBOR margin was 2.00% and the ABR margin was 1.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. See Note 19, "Subsequent Events" for a description of the February 2018 refinancing.
(5) | The Term Loan A-1 provided for quarterly amortization payments, which commenced on September 30, 2016, totaling per annum 2.5%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10.0% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A-1, with the last amortization payment made on June 30, 2021. The interest rates with respect to term loans under the Term Loan A-1 were based on, at the Company's option, (a) adjusted LIBOR plus an additional margin or (b) ABR plus an additional margin, in each case subject to adjustment based on the then current senior secured leverage ratio. Based on the previous quarter senior secured leverage ratio, the LIBOR margin was 2.00% and the ABR margin was 1.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. See Note 19, "Subsequent Events" for a description of the February 2018 refinancing.
(6) | Available capacity is subject to maintaining sufficient relocation related assets to collateralize these securitization obligations.
(7) | In November 2017, the capacity of the Apple Ridge facility was reduced from $325 million to $250 million. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $250 million of borrowing capacity under the Apple Ridge Funding LLC securitization program leaving $69 million of available capacity.
(8) | Consists of a £10 million revolving loan facility and a £5 million working capital facility. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $20 million of borrowing capacity under the Cartus Financing Limited securitization program leaving $7 million of available capacity.
(9) | Not included in this table is the Company's Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility which had a capacity of $74 million with $69 million utilized at a weighted average rate of 3.24% at December 31, 2017.
Maturities Table As of December 31, 2017, the combined aggregate amount of maturities for long-term borrowings, excluding securitization obligations, for each of the next five years is as follows:
Year |  | Amount
2018 (a) |  | $ | 127 |
2019 |  | 527 |
2020 |  | 356 |
2021 |  | 837 |
2022 |  | 1,039 |
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(a) | The current portion of long-term debt consists of four quarters of 2018 amortization payments totaling $33 million, $13 million and $11 million for the Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1 and Term Loan B facilities, respectively, as well as $70 million of revolver borrowings under the revolving credit facility which expires in October 2020, but are classified on the balance sheet as current due to the revolving nature of the facility. See Note 19, "Subsequent Events" for a description of the February 2018 refinancing.
Senior Secured Credit Facility In July 2016, the Company entered into a third amendment (the "Third Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 5, 2013, as amended. The Third Amendment replaced the $1,858 million Term Loan B due March 2020 with a new $1,100 million Term Loan B due July 20, 2022. In January 2017, the Company entered into a fourth amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as so amended, the "Senior Secured Credit Agreement") that repriced the Term Loan B through a refinancing of the existing term loan with a new Term Loan B. The Fourth Amendment reduced the interest rate by 75 basis points but did not change the maturity date for the Term Loan B. The Company also entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement pursuant to which the Company increased the borrowing capacity under its Revolving Credit Facility to $1,050 million from the existing $815 million. The Senior Secured Credit Agreement provides for:
(a) | a Term Loan B issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $1,100 million with a maturity date of July 2022. The Term Loan B has quarterly amortization payments totaling 1% per annum of the initial aggregate principal amount. The interest rate with respect to term loans under the Term Loan B is based on, at Realogy Group's option, adjusted LIBOR plus 2.25% (with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%) or ABR plus 1.25% (with an ABR floor of 1.75%); and
(b) | a $1,050 million Revolving Credit Facility with a maturity date of October 23, 2020, which includes (i) a $125 million letter of credit subfacility and (ii) a swingline loan subfacility. The interest rate with respect to revolving loans under the Revolving Credit Facility is based on, at Realogy Group's option, adjusted LIBOR or ABR plus an additional margin subject to the following adjustments based on the Company’s then current senior secured leverage ratio:
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio |  | Applicable LIBOR Margin |  | Applicable ABR Margin
Greater than 3.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.50% |  | 1.50%
Less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.25% |  | 1.25%
Less than 2.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.00% |  | 1.00%
The Senior Secured Credit Agreement permits the Company to obtain up to $500 million of additional credit facilities from lenders reasonably satisfactory to the administrative agent and us, without the consent of the existing lenders under the new senior secured credit facility, plus an unlimited amount if Realogy Group's senior secured leverage ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis. Subject to certain restrictions, the Senior Secured Credit Agreement also permits us to issue senior secured or unsecured notes in lieu of any incremental facility. The obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement are secured to the extent legally permissible by substantially all of the assets of Realogy Group, Realogy Intermediate and all of their domestic subsidiaries, other than certain excluded subsidiaries. Realogy Group’s Senior Secured Credit Agreement contains financial, affirmative and negative covenants and requires Realogy Group to maintain a senior secured leverage ratio, not to exceed 4.75 to 1.00. The leverage ratio is tested quarterly regardless of the amount of borrowings outstanding and letters of credit issued under the revolver at the testing date. Total senior secured net debt does not include unsecured indebtedness, including the Unsecured Notes as well as the securitization obligations. At December 31, 2017, Realogy Group was in compliance with the senior secured leverage ratio covenant. See Note 19, "Subsequent Events" for a description of the Refinancing in February 2018 which resulted in: (i) increasing the capacity of the revolving credit facility from $1,050 million to $1,400 million and extending the maturity date from October 2020 to February 2023; (ii) aggregating the existing Term Loan A and Term Loan A-1 tranches due October 2020 and July 2021, respectively, into a new single tranche of $750 million Term Loan A due February 2023; and (iii) refinancing the existing $1,083 million Term Loan B due July 2022 with a new Term Loan B issued at par in the amount of $1,080 million with a maturity date in February 2025. Term Loan A Facility In October 2015, Realogy Group entered into the Term Loan A senior secured credit agreement which provides for a five-year, $435 million loan issued at par with a maturity date of October 23, 2020 (the “Term Loan A”) and has terms substantially similar to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement. The Term Loan A provides for quarterly amortization payments, which commenced March 31, 2016, totaling the amount per annum equal to the following percentages of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A: 5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10.0% and 12.5% for amortizations payable in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, with the balance payable upon the final maturity date. The interest rates with respect to term loans under the Term Loan A are based on, at our option, adjusted LIBOR or ABR plus an additional margin subject to the following adjustments based on the Company’s then current senior secured leverage ratio:
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio |  | Applicable LIBOR Margin |  | Applicable ABR Margin
Greater than 3.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.50% |  | 1.50%
Less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.25% |  | 1.25%
Less than 2.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.00% |  | 1.00%
In July 2016, Realogy Group entered into a first amendment to the Term Loan A senior secured credit agreement. Under the amendment, the Company issued the Term Loan A-1 in the amount of $355 million with a maturity date in July 2021 under its existing Term Loan A Facility and on terms substantially similar to its existing Term Loan A. The Term Loan A-1 provides for quarterly amortization payments totaling per annum 2.5%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 10.0% of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A-1, which commenced September 30, 2016 continuing through June 30, 2021. The interest rates with respect to term loans under the Term Loan A-1 are based on, at our option, adjusted LIBOR or ABR plus an additional margin subject to the following adjustments based on the Company’s then current senior secured leverage ratio:
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio |  | Applicable LIBOR Margin |  | Applicable ABR Margin
Greater than 3.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.50% |  | 1.50%
Less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 |  | 2.25% |  | 1.25%
Less than 2.50 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 |  | 2.00% |  | 1.00%
Less than 2.00 to 1.00 |  | 1.75% |  | 0.75%
Consistent with the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, the Term Loan A Facility permits the Company to obtain up to $500 million of additional credit facilities from lenders reasonably satisfactory to the administrative agent and the company, without the consent of the existing lenders under the Term Loan A, plus an unlimited amount if the Company's senior secured leverage ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis. Subject to certain restrictions, the Term Loan A Facility also permits us to issue senior secured or unsecured notes in lieu of any incremental facility. Unsecured Notes The 4.50% Senior Notes, 5.25% Senior Notes and 4.875% Senior Notes (each as defined below, collectively the "Unsecured Notes") are unsecured senior obligations of Realogy Group that mature on April 15, 2019, December 1, 2021 and June 1, 2023, respectively. Interest on the Unsecured Notes is payable each year semiannually on April 15 and October 15 for the 4.50% Senior Notes and June 1 and December 1 for both the 5.25% Senior Notes and 4.875% Senior Notes. The Unsecured Notes are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each domestic subsidiary of Realogy Group that is a guarantor under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Realogy Group's outstanding debt securities, and are guaranteed by Realogy Holdings on an unsecured senior subordinated basis. Other Debt Facilities The Company has an Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility to provide for the issuance of letters of credit required for general corporate purposes by the Company. At December 31, 2017, the capacity of the facility was $74 million with $69 million being utilized and at December 31, 2016, the capacity of the facility was $131 million with $127 million being utilized. In August 2017, the standby irrevocable letter of credit, which was utilized to support the Company's payment obligations with respect to its share of Cendant contingent and other corporate liabilities, was terminated as a result of the resolution of a Cendant legacy tax matter, reducing the capacity and outstanding letters of credit under the Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility. The facility's expiration dates are as follows:
Capacity (in millions) | Expiration Date
$8 | September 2018
$66 | December 2019
The fixed pricing to the Company is based on a spread above the credit default swap rate for senior unsecured debt obligations of the Company over the applicable letter of credit period. Realogy Group's obligations under the Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each domestic subsidiary of Realogy Group that is a guarantor under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Realogy Group's outstanding debt securities. Securitization Obligations Realogy Group has secured obligations through Apple Ridge Funding LLC under a securitization program. In June 2017, Realogy Group extended the program until June 2018. In November 2017, the capacity of the Apple Ridge facility was reduced from $325 million to $250 million. At December 31, 2017, Realogy Group had $181 million of outstanding borrowings under the facility. Realogy Group, through a special purpose entity known as Cartus Financing Limited, has agreements providing for a £10 million revolving loan facility and a £5 million working capital facility. In September 2017, Realogy Group extended the existing Cartus Financing Limited securitization program to August 2018. There were $13 million of outstanding borrowings on the facilities at December 31, 2017. These Cartus Financing Limited facilities are secured by the relocation assets of a U.K. government contract in this special purpose entity and are therefore classified as permitted securitization financings as defined in Realogy Group’s Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing the Unsecured Notes. The Apple Ridge entities and the Cartus Financing Limited entity are consolidated special purpose entities that are utilized to securitize relocation receivables and related assets. These assets are generated from advancing funds on behalf of clients of Realogy Group’s relocation business in order to facilitate the relocation of their employees. Assets of these special purpose entities are not available to pay Realogy Group’s general obligations. Under the Apple Ridge program, provided no termination or amortization event has occurred, any new receivables generated under the designated relocation management agreements are sold into the securitization program and as new eligible relocation management agreements are entered into, the new agreements are designated to the program. The Apple Ridge program has restrictive covenants and trigger events, including performance triggers linked to the age and quality of the underlying assets, foreign obligor limits, multicurrency limits, financial reporting requirements, restrictions on mergers and change of control, any uncured breach of Realogy Group’s senior secured leverage ratio under Realogy Group’s Senior Secured Credit Facility, and cross-defaults to Realogy Group’s material indebtedness. The occurrence of a trigger event under the Apple Ridge securitization facility could restrict our ability to access new or existing funding under this facility or result in termination of the facility, either of which would adversely affect the operation of our relocation business. Certain of the funds that Realogy Group receives from relocation receivables and related assets must be utilized to repay securitization obligations. These obligations were collateralized by $218 million and $238 million of underlying relocation receivables and other related relocation assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Substantially all relocation related assets are realized in less than twelve months from the transaction date. Accordingly, all of Realogy Group’s securitization obligations are classified as current in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Interest incurred in connection with borrowings under these facilities amounted to $7 million and $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. This interest is recorded within net revenues in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as related borrowings are utilized to fund Realogy Group's relocation business where interest is generally earned on such assets. These securitization obligations represent floating rate debt for which the average weighted interest rate was 3.3% and 2.6% for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Loss on the Early Extinguishment of Debt As a result of the refinancing transaction in January of 2017 and reduction of the Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility in September of 2017, the Company recorded losses on the early extinguishment of debt of $5 million during the year ended December 31, 2017. As a result of refinancing transactions, note repurchases and note redemptions, the Company recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $48 million during the year ended December 31, 2015.

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