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Short and Long-Term Debt (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Short And Long-Term Debt SHORT AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Total indebtedness is as follows:
 December 31,
 20202019
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving Credit Facility
$— $190 
Term Loan B
1,036 1,045 
Term Loan A Facility:
Term Loan A
681 714 
7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes540 — 
5.25% Senior Notes— 548 
4.875% Senior Notes406 405 
9.375% Senior Notes544 543 
Total Short-Term & Long-Term Debt $3,207 $3,445 
Securitization Obligations:
Apple Ridge Funding LLC$102 $195 
Cartus Financing Limited11 
Total Securitization Obligations$106 $206 
Indebtedness Table
As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s borrowing arrangements were as follows:
Interest
Rate
Expiration
Date
Principal AmountUnamortized Discount and Debt Issuance CostsNet Amount
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving Credit Facility (1)
(2)February 2023$— $ *$— 
Term Loan B(3)February 20251,048 12 1,036 
Term Loan A Facility:
Term Loan A(4)February 2023684 681 
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes7.625%June 2025550 10 540 
Senior Notes4.875%June 2023407 406 
Senior Notes9.375%April 2027550 544 
Total Short-Term & Long-Term Debt$3,239 $32 $3,207 
Securitization obligations: (5)
Apple Ridge Funding LLC (6)June 2021102 *102 
Cartus Financing Limited (7)August 2021*
Total Securitization Obligations$106 $— $106 
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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, 2020, the $1,425 million Revolving Credit Facility had no outstanding borrowings and $42 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit. The Revolving Credit Facility expires in February 2023 but is classified on the balance sheet as current due to the revolving nature and terms and conditions of the facility. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for a description of the January and February issuances of 5.75% Senior Notes and amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility. On February 19, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and $42 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit.
(2)Interest rates with respect to revolving loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at December 31, 2020 were based on, at the Company's option, (a) adjusted London Interbank Offering Rate ("LIBOR") plus an additional margin or (b) JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.'s prime rate ("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's senior secured leverage ratio, the LIBOR margin was 2.00% and the ABR margin was 1.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2020. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for a description of the
January and February issuances of 5.75% Senior Notes and amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility.
(3)The Term Loan B Facility provides 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 Facility is based on, at the Company’s option, (a) adjusted LIBOR plus 2.25% (with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%) or (b) ABR plus 1.25% (with an ABR floor of 1.75%). See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for a description of the January and February issuances of 5.75% Senior Notes and the January 2021 amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility.
(4)The Term Loan A Facility provides for quarterly amortization payments, equal to a percentage of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A, as follows: 0.625% per quarter from June 30, 2018 to March 31, 2020; 1.25% per quarter from June 30, 2020 to March 31, 2021; 1.875% per quarter from June 30, 2021 to March 31, 2022; and 2.50% per quarter for periods ending on or after June 30, 2022, with the balance of the Term Loan A Facility due at maturity on February 8, 2023. The interest rates with respect to the Term Loan A Facility are 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's senior secured leverage ratio, the LIBOR margin was 2.00% and the ABR margin was 1.00% for the three months ended December 31, 2020. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for a description of the January and February issuances of 5.75% Senior Notes and amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility.
(5)Available capacity is subject to maintaining sufficient relocation related assets to collateralize these securitization obligations.
(6)As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $200 million of borrowing capacity under the Apple Ridge Funding LLC securitization program leaving $98 million of available capacity.
(7)Consists of a £10 million revolving loan facility and a £5 million working capital facility. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $21 million of borrowing capacity under the Cartus Financing Limited securitization program leaving $17 million of available capacity.
Maturities Table
As of December 31, 2020, the combined aggregate amount of maturities for long-term borrowings for each of the next five years is as follows:
YearAmount
2021 (a)$62 
202281 
2023981 
202411 
20251,554 
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(a)The current portion of long term debt consists of four quarters of 2021 amortization payments totaling $51 million and $11 million for the Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility, respectively. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for a description of the January and February issuances of 5.75% Senior Notes and amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility.
Senior Secured Credit Agreement and Term Loan A Agreement
The Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 5, 2013 (as amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Senior Secured Credit Agreement") governs its senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and term loan B facility (the "Term Loan B Facility", and collectively with the Revolving Credit Facility, the "Senior Secured Credit Facility") and the Company's Term Loan A Agreement dated as of October 23, 2015 (as amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Term Loan A Agreement") governs its senior secured term loan A credit facility (the "Term Loan A Facility").
In January 2021, the Company repaid $250 million of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan A Facility and $655 million of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan B Facility using proceeds from its January and February 2021 issuances of $900 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2029.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
The Senior Secured Credit Facility includes:
(a)the Term Loan B Facility issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $1,080 million with a maturity date of February 2025. The Term Loan B Facility 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 Facility 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 $1,425 million Revolving Credit Facility with a maturity date of February 2023, which includes a $125 million letter of credit 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 RatioApplicable LIBOR MarginApplicable ABR Margin
Greater than 3.50 to 1.002.50%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 1.001.75%0.75%
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 and subject to certain exceptions.
Realogy Group's Senior Secured Credit Agreement contains financial, affirmative and negative covenants as well as a financial covenant that Realogy Group to maintain (so long as commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility are outstanding) a maximum permitted senior secured leverage ratio.
On July 24, 2020, Realogy Group entered into amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement and Term Loan A Agreement (referred to collectively herein as the "2020 Amendments"), pursuant to which the financial covenant under each agreement was modified to require Realogy Group to maintain a senior secured leverage ratio not to exceed 6.50 to 1.00 commencing with the third quarter of 2020 through and including the second quarter of 2021. Following the second quarter of 2021, the maximum senior secured leverage ratio permitted will then step down to 5.50 to 1.00 for the third quarter of 2021 and thereafter step down by 0.25x on a quarterly basis to 4.75 to 1.00 (which was the applicable level prior to the effectiveness of the 2020 Amendments) on and after the second quarter of 2022.
The 2020 Amendments also tightened certain other covenants during the period commencing on July 24, 2020 until the Company issues its financial results for the third quarter of 2021 and concurrently delivers an officer's certificate to its lenders showing compliance with the financial covenant for such quarter, subject to earlier termination (such period, the "covenant period"). If Realogy Group's senior secured leverage ratio does not exceed 5.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021, the covenant period will end at the time the Company delivers the compliance certificate to the lenders for such period; however, in either instance, the gradual step down in the senior secured leverage ratio, as described above, will continue to apply. The covenants tightened during this covenant period include the reduction or elimination of the amount available for certain types of additional indebtedness, liens, restricted payments (including dividends and stock repurchases), investments (including acquisitions and joint ventures), and voluntary junior debt repayments. The Company also may elect to end the covenant period at any time, provided the senior secured leverage ratio does not exceed 4.75 to 1.00 as of the most recently ended quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. In such event, the senior secured leverage ratio will reset to the pre-amendment level of 4.75 to 1.00 thereafter.
As of December 31, 2020, under the 2020 Amendments, Realogy Group was required to maintain a senior secured leverage ratio not to exceed 6.50 to 1.00. The leverage ratio is tested quarterly regardless of the amount of borrowings outstanding and letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility at the testing date. Total senior secured net debt does not include the securitization obligations, 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes, or our unsecured indebtedness, including the Unsecured Notes. At December 31, 2020, Realogy Group was in compliance with the senior secured leverage ratio covenant with a senior secured leverage ratio of 1.70 to 1.00. For the calculation of the senior secured leverage ratio for the fourth quarter of 2020, see Part II., "Item 7.—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Senior Secured Leverage Ratio applicable to our Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility".
On January 27, 2021, Realogy Group entered into amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, which among other things, (i) provided for the extension of the maturity of a portion of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility from 2023 to 2025, subject to certain earlier springing maturity dates and (ii) lowered the required senior secured leverage ratio level and covenant period described above, including a requirement that the senior secured leverage not
exceed 5.25 to 1.00 for the trailing twelve-month period ended December 31, 2020. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for additional information.
Term Loan A Facility
The term loans under the Term Loan A Facility was originally $750 million and were due February 2023 provides for quarterly amortization based on a percentage of the original principal amount of the Term Loan A, as follows: 0.625% per quarter from June 30, 2018 to March 31, 2020; 1.25% per quarter from June 30, 2020 to March 31, 2021; 1.875% per quarter from June 30, 2021 to March 31, 2022; and 2.50% per quarter for periods ending on or after June 30, 2022, with the balance of the Term Loan A due at maturity on February 8, 2023.
The interest rates with respect to the Term Loan A Facility are based on, at the Company'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 RatioApplicable LIBOR MarginApplicable ABR Margin
Greater than 3.50 to 1.002.50%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 1.002.00%1.00%
Less than 2.00 to 1.001.75%0.75%
The Term Loan A Agreement contains covenants that are substantially similar to those in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement. The amendments to the Term Loan A Agreement, effective July 24, 2020, contain provisions substantially similar to those contained in the July 2020 amendments to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement.
On January 27, 2021, Realogy Group entered into amendments to the Term Loan A Agreement, which among other things, (i) provided for the extension of the maturity of a portion of the outstanding loans under the Term Loan A Facility from 2023 to 2025, subject to certain earlier springing maturity dates, (ii) provided for an amortization schedule applicable to the portion of the Term Loan A Facility that was extended pursuant to the amendments (with no amortization payments required on the portion of the Term Loan A Facility that was not extended), and (iii) revised the required senior secured leverage ratio level and covenant period to the same extent as described above for the January 2021 amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for additional information.
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes
In June 2020, Realogy Group issued $550 million 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes and used the entire net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of the outstanding 5.25% Senior Notes due 2021, and to pay related interest, premium, fees, and expenses.
The 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes mature on June 15, 2025 and interest is payable semiannually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing December 15, 2020.
The 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured second priority basis by Realogy Intermediate and each domestic subsidiary of Realogy Group, other than certain excluded entities, that is a guarantor under its Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility and certain of its outstanding debt securities. The 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes are also guaranteed by Realogy Holdings on an unsecured senior subordinated basis. The 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes are secured by substantially the same collateral as Realogy Group's existing first lien obligations under its Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loan A Facility on a second priority basis.
The indentures governing the 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes contain various covenants that limit the ability of Realogy Intermediate, Realogy Group and Realogy Group's restricted subsidiaries to take certain actions, which covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. These covenants are substantially similar to the covenants in the indenture governing the 9.375% Senior Notes due 2027, as described under Unsecured Notes below.
Unsecured Notes
The 4.875% Senior Notes and the 9.375% Senior Notes (collectively the "Unsecured Notes") are unsecured senior obligations of Realogy Group that mature on June 1, 2023 and April 1, 2027, respectively. Interest on the Unsecured Notes is payable each year semiannually on June 1 and December 1 for the 4.875% Senior Notes, and on April 1 and October 1 for the 9.375% 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, Term Loan A Facility and Realogy Group's outstanding debt securities, and are guaranteed by Realogy Holdings on an unsecured senior subordinated basis.
The indenture governing the 4.875% Senior Notes contain various negative covenants that limit Realogy Group's and its restricted subsidiaries' ability to take certain actions, which covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. These covenants include limitations on Realogy Group's and its restricted subsidiaries' ability to (a) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, or issue disqualified stock or preferred stock, (b) pay dividends or make distributions to their stockholders, (c) repurchase or redeem capital stock, (d) make investments or acquisitions, (e) incur restrictions on the ability of certain of their subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to Realogy Group, (f) enter into transactions with affiliates, (g) create liens, (h) merge or consolidate with other companies or transfer all or substantially all of their assets, (i) transfer or sell assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries and (j) prepay, redeem or repurchase debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the Unsecured Notes.
The covenants in the indenture governing the 9.375% Senior Notes are substantially similar to the covenants in the indentures governing the 4.875% Senior Notes, with certain exceptions, including several changes relating to Realogy Group's ability to make restricted payments, and in particular, its ability to repurchase shares and pay dividends. Specifically, with respect to the 9.375% Senior Notes Indenture, (a) neither the cumulative credit basket (nor any other basket) is available to repurchase shares to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 4.0 to 1.0 on a pro forma basis giving effect to such repurchase; (b) the cumulative credit basket for which restricted payments may otherwise be available is equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income (as defined in such indenture) for the period (taken as one accounting period) from January 1, 2019 to the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of any such restricted payment; provided however, that, to the extent the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 4.0 to 1.0, then 25% of the Consolidated Net Income for the aforementioned period will be included; (c) the consolidated leverage ratio must be less than 3.0 to 1.0 to use the unlimited general restricted payment basket (which payments will reduce the cumulative credit basket, but not below zero); (d) the $100 million general restricted payment basket may be used only for Restricted Investments (as defined in such indenture); and (e) a restricted payment basket is available for up to $45 million of dividends per calendar year (with any actual dividends deducted from the available cumulative credit basket).
The consolidated leverage ratio is measured by dividing Realogy Group's total net debt by the trailing twelve-month EBITDA. EBITDA, as defined in the indenture governing the 9.375% Senior Notes, is substantially similar to EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as those terms are defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement; however, under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement and Term Loan A Agreement (but not the indentures), the Company should include net after-tax gains or losses attributable to discontinued operations (pending divestiture) from the definition of consolidated net income solely for purposes of calculating compliance with the senior secured leverage ratio. Net debt under the indenture is Realogy Group's total indebtedness (excluding securitizations) less (i) its cash and cash equivalents in excess of restricted cash and (ii) a $200 million seasonality adjustment permitted when measuring the ratio on a date during the period of March 1 to May 31.
In January and February 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of $900 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2029 and used the proceeds to repay $250 million of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan A Facility and $655 million of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan B Facility. See Note 20, "Subsequent Events", for additional information.
Securitization Obligations
Realogy Group has secured obligations through Apple Ridge Funding LLC under a securitization program which expires in June 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $200 million of borrowing capacity under the Apple Ridge Funding LLC securitization program with $102 million being utilized leaving $98 million of available capacity subject to maintaining sufficient relocation related assets to collateralize the securitization obligation.
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 which expires in August 2021. As of December 31, 2020, there were $4 million of outstanding borrowings under the facilities leaving $17 million of available capacity subject to maintaining sufficient relocation related assets to collateralize the securitization obligation. 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 Agreement and the indentures governing the Unsecured Notes and 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien 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 operations 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 the Company's relocation services.
Certain of the funds that Realogy Group receives from relocation receivables and related assets are required to be utilized to repay securitization obligations. These obligations are collateralized by $135 million and $200 million of underlying relocation receivables and other related relocation assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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 $5 million and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 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 operations where interest is generally earned on such assets. These securitization obligations represent floating rate debt for which the average weighted interest rate was 3.5% and 4.2% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Gain/Loss on the Early Extinguishment of Debt and Write-Off of Financing Costs
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $8 million as a result of the issuance of $550 million of 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 and the redemption of $550 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2021 in June 2020.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a gain on the early extinguishment of debt of $5 million which consisted of a $10 million gain as a result of the repurchase of $93 million of its 4.875% Senior Notes during the third quarter of 2019, partially offset by a $5 million loss as a result of the refinancing transactions in the first quarter of 2019.
As a result of the refinancing transactions in February 2018, the Company recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $7 million and wrote off financing costs of $2 million to interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2018.