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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations | Note 12. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations The components of long-term debt and capital lease obligations consisted of the following:
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands, except interest rates) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
2018 Credit Facility, 4.3% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2018, due through 2023 (1) |  | $ | 227,792 |  |  | $ | — |
2014 Credit Facility and Term Loan, 3.1% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2017 (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 207,322 |
Brewster Inc. revolving credit facility (2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Less unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  | (2,310 | ) |  |  | (984 | )
Total debt |  |  | 225,482 |  |  |  | 206,338 |
Capital lease obligations, 4.5% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2018 and 3.8% at December 31, 2017, due through 2021 |  |  | 4,639 |  |  |  | 2,854 |
Total debt and capital lease obligations |  |  | 230,121 |  |  |  | 209,192 |
Current portion (3) |  |  | (229,416 | ) |  |  | (152,599 | )
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations |  | $ | 705 |  |  | $ | 56,593 |
(1) | Represents the weighted-average interest rate in effect at the respective periods for the revolving credit facilities and term loan borrowings, including any applicable margin. The interest rates do not include amortization of debt issuance costs or commitment fees.
(2) | The Brewster Inc. revolving credit facility was terminated effective November 9, 2018. See below for additional information.
(3) | Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities are classified as current because all borrowed amounts are due within one year.
2014 Credit Agreement Effective December 22, 2014, we entered into a $300 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2014 Credit Agreement”). The 2014 Credit Agreement provided for a senior credit facility in the aggregate amount of $300 million comprising a $175 million revolving credit facility (the “2014 Credit Facility”) and a $125 million term loan (the “2014 Term Loan”). 2018 Credit Agreement Effective October 24, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2018 Credit Agreement”) that amended and restated the 2014 Credit Agreement in its entirety. The 2018 Credit Agreement has a maturity date of October 24, 2023 and provides for a $450 million revolving credit facility (“2018 Credit Facility”). Proceeds from the 2018 Credit Facility were used to refinance the outstanding debt under the 2014 Credit Agreement and provides us with additional funds for our operations, growth initiatives, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business. The 2018 Credit Facility may be increased up to an additional $250 million under certain circumstances. It has a $20 million sublimit for letters of credit. Borrowings and letters of credit can be denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars, or British pounds. Our lenders under the 2018 Credit Facility have a first perfected security interest in all of our personal property including GES, GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., CATC, ON Services, and 65% of the capital stock of our top-tier foreign subsidiaries (other than Esja). Financial covenants include an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.00 to 1.00 and a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00, with a step-up of 4.00 to 1.00 for four quarters for a material acquisition of $50 million or more. Dividends are permitted up to $15 million in any calendar year. In addition, we can declare and pay dividends or repurchase our common stock up to $20 million per calendar year. Dividends and repurchases above those thresholds are permitted as long as our pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00. Unsecured debt is allowed provided we are in compliance with the leverage ratio. In addition, the unsecured debt must mature after the expiration of the 2018 Credit Facility, cannot have scheduled principal payments while the 2018 Credit Facility is in place, and any debt covenants for unsecured debt cannot be more restrictive than the 2018 Credit Facility. Significant other covenants include limitations on investments, additional indebtedness, sales and dispositions of assets, and liens on property. As of December 31, 2018, the interest coverage ratio was 14.33 to 1.00, the leverage ratio was 1.78 to 1.00, and we were in compliance with all covenants under the 2018 Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Facility (of which GES, GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., CATC, and ON Services are guarantors) are indexed to the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus appropriate spreads tied to our leverage ratio. We understand that LIBOR will be phased out in 2021. The vast majority of our borrowings under the 2018 Credit Facility are indexed to the LIBOR. We do not expect the successor rate to have a material impact on our interest expense. Commitment fees and letters of credit fees are also tied to our leverage ratio. The fees on the unused portion of the 2018 Credit Facility were 0.3% annually as of December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2018, capacity remaining under the 2018 Credit Facility was $218.6 million, reflecting borrowings of $227.8 million and $3.6 million in outstanding letters of credit. Brewster Credit Agreement Effective December 28, 2016, Brewster Inc., part of Pursuit, entered into a credit agreement (the “Brewster Credit Agreement”) with a $38 million revolving credit facility (the “Brewster Revolver”). The Brewster Credit Agreement was used in connection with the FlyOver Canada acquisition in December 2016. Effective November 9, 2018, we terminated the Brewster Credit Agreement. Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Revolving Credit Agreement |  |  | Capital Lease Obligations |
Year ending December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | $ | 227,792 |  |  | $ | 1,803 |
2020 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,543 |
2021 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 787 |
2022 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 452 |
2023 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 371 |
Thereafter |  |  | — |  |  |  | 70 |
Total |  | $ | 227,792 |  |  | $ | 5,026 |
Less: Amount representing interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (387 | )
Present value of minimum lease payments |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,639 |
As of December 31, 2018, the gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases was $5.1 million and accumulated amortization was $2.3 million. As of December 31, 2017, the gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases was $4.8 million and accumulated amortization was $2.0 million. The amortization charges related to assets recorded under capital leases are included in depreciation expense. Refer to Note 7 – Property and Equipment. The weighted-average interest rate on total debt (including amortization of debt issuance costs and commitment fees) was 4.3% for 2018, 3.7% for 2017 and 3.1% for 2016. The estimated fair value of total debt was $228.6 million as of December 31, 2018 and $203.2 million as of December 31, 2017. The fair value of debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity, which is a Level 2 measurement. Refer to Note 13 – Fair Value Measurements. Cash paid for interest on debt was $8.5 million for 2018, $7.7 million for 2017, and $5.5 million for 2016.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for debt and capital lease obligations can be reported. 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. Also includes descriptions and amounts of capital leasing arrangements that consist of direct financing, sales type and leveraged leases. Disclosure may include the effect on the balance sheet and the income statement resulting from a change in lease classification for leases that at inception would have been classified differently had guidance been in effect at the inception of the original lease. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208923 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208564 + Details
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