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Note 3 - Long-term Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements |
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | 3. Long-term Debt As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, as applicable, long-term debt consisted of obligations under our 2014 Senior Credit Facility, our 7½% senior notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”), our 5.125% senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) and our 5.875% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Long-term debt including current portion: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Senior Credit Facility |  | $ | 556,438 |  |  | $ | 556,438 |
2020 Notes |  |  | - |  |  |  | 675,000 |
2024 Notes |  |  | 525,000 |  |  |  | - |
2026 Notes |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  | - |
Total outstanding principal |  |  | 1,781,438 |  |  |  | 1,231,438 |
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2014 Senior Credit Facility |  |  | (12,158 | ) |  |  | (6,136 | )
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2020 Notes |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9,317 | )
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2024 Notes |  |  | (7,742 | ) |  |  | - |
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2026 Notes |  |  | (10,588 | ) |  |  | - |
Unamortized premium - 2020 Notes |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,099 |
Unamortized premium - 2026 Notes |  |  | 5,797 |  |  |  | - |
Net carrying value |  | $ | 1,756,747 |  |  | $ | 1,220,084 |
Borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility |  | $ | 60,000 |  |  | $ | 50,000 |
On February 7, 2017, Gray amended and restated the 2014 Senior Credit Facility (the “2017 Senior Credit Facility”) to, among other things, reduce our interest rate under the term loan to LIBOR plus 2.50%, increase our availability under the revolving credit facility from $60.0 million to $100.0 million, and extend the maturity of the revolving credit facility and term loan facility to 2022 and 2024, respectively. See Note 11 “Subsequent Events” for more information on the 2017 Senior Credit Facility. Prior to the entry in to the 2017 Senior Credit Facility, the 2014 Senior Credit Facility consisted of a revolving loan and a term loan. Excluding accrued interest, the amount outstanding under our 2014 Senior Credit Facility as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted solely of a term loan balance of $556.4 million. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the interest rate on the balance outstanding under the 2014 Senior Credit Facility was 3.9% and 3.8%, respectively. In connection with the consummation of the Schurz Acquisition and Related Transactions, effective February 16, 2016, we entered into the Second Amendment and Incremental Facility Agreement to our 2014 Senior Credit Facility (the “Second Amendment”). Pursuant to this Second Amendment, we borrowed $425.0 million under the 2016 Term Loan to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Schurz Acquisition. The Second Amendment also increased our availability under the 2014 Senior Credit Facility by $10.0 million to a total of $60.0 million. On June 14, 2016, we completed the private placement of $500.0 million of our 2026 Notes (the “Original 2026 Notes”), at par. We used a portion of the proceeds of the Original 2026 Notes to repay the outstanding balance of the 2016 Term Loan, accrued interest thereon, and transaction related fees and expenses. On September 14, 2016, we completed the private placement of an additional $200.0 million of our 2026 Notes (the “Additional 2026 Notes”). The Additional 2026 Notes were issued at a price of 103.0%, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $206.0 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest from and including June 14, 2016. The Additional 2026 Notes are an additional issuance of, rank equally with and form a single series with the Original 2026 Notes. The 2026 Notes mature on July 15, 2026. Interest is payable semiannually, on January 15 and July 15 of each year. Also on September 14, 2016, we completed the private placement of $525.0 million of our 2024 Notes, at par. The 2024 Notes mature on October 15, 2024. Interest is payable semiannually, on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2017. We used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the 2026 Additional Notes and the 2024 Notes to complete the Tender Offer (discussed below). We used the remaining proceeds and cash on hand to redeem the 2020 Notes that remained outstanding after the completion of the Tender Offer. As of December 31, 2016, we had $700.0 million of 2026 Notes outstanding and $525.0 million of 2024 Notes outstanding. The interest rate and yield on the Original 2026 Notes were each 5.875%. The interest rate and yield on the Additional 2026 Notes were 5.875% and 5.398%, respectively. The interest rate and yield on the 2024 Notes were 5.125%. In September 2016, we purchased approximately $431.2 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes validly tendered in connection with a previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”). Also in September 2016, and following the completion of the Tender Offer, we satisfied and discharged our obligations under the indenture governing the remaining 2020 Notes outstanding by depositing with the trustee thereunder the redemption price of 103.75% of the principal amount thereunder, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption (the “Redemption”). In connection with the completion of the Tender Offer and the Redemption, we recorded a loss from early extinguishment of debt of approximately $32.0 million ($19.5 million net of tax) in year ended December 31, 2016 consisting of Tender Offer premiums of $18.2 million, redemption premiums of $9.1 million, the write off of unamortized deferred financing costs of $8.0 million and the payment of approximately $0.2 million in legal and other professional fees; partially offset by the recognition of un-accreted net premium of $3.5 million. Collateral, Covenants and Restrictions Our obligations under the 2017 Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of Gray and substantially all of our subsidiaries, excluding real estate. In addition, substantially all of our subsidiaries are joint and several guarantors of, and our ownership interests in those subsidiaries are pledged to collateralize, our obligations under the 2017 Senior Credit Facility. Gray Television, Inc. is a holding company with no material independent assets or operations. For all applicable periods, the 2026 Notes and 2024 Notes have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several, senior unsecured basis, by all of Gray Television, Inc.'s subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2016, there were no significant restrictions on the ability of Gray Television, Inc.'s subsidiaries to distribute cash to Gray or to the guarantor subsidiaries. The 2017 Senior Credit Facility contains affirmative and restrictive covenants with which we must comply, including: (a) limitations on additional indebtedness; (b) limitations on liens; (c) limitations on the sale of assets; (d) limitations on guarantees; (e) limitations on investments and acquisitions; (f) limitations on the payment of dividends and share repurchases; (g) limitations on mergers; and (h) maintenance of a first lien leverage ratio not to exceed certain maximum limits while any amount is outstanding under the revolving credit facility, as well as other customary covenants for credit facilities of this type. The 2026 Notes and 2024 Notes include covenants with which we must comply which are typical for borrowing transactions of their nature. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, we were in compliance with all required covenants under all our debt obligations. We may redeem some or all of the 2026 Notes at any time after July 15, 2021 at specified redemption prices. We may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes using the proceeds from certain equity offerings completed before July 15, 2019. In addition, we may redeem some or all of the 2026 Notes at any time prior to July 15, 2021 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a make whole premium, and accrued but unpaid interest. If we sell certain of our assets or experience specific kinds of changes of control, we must offer to repurchase the 2026 Notes. We may redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at any time after October 15, 2019 at specified redemption prices. We may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes using the proceeds from certain equity offerings completed before October 15, 2019. In addition, we may redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at any time prior to October 15, 2019 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a make whole premium, and accrued and unpaid interest. If we sell certain of our assets or experience specific kinds of changes of control, we must offer to repurchase the 2024 Notes. Maturities Aggregate minimum principal maturities on long-term debt as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Minimum Principal Maturities |
|  | 2014 Senior |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2026 |  |  |  |  |
Year |  | Credit Facility (1) |  |  | Notes |  |  | Notes |  |  | Total |
2017 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
2018 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2019 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2020 |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2021 |  |  | 556,438 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 556,438 |
Thereafter |  |  | - |  |  |  | 525,000 |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  | 1,225,000 |
Total |  | $ | 556,438 |  |  | $ | 525,000 |  |  | $ | 700,000 |  |  | $ | 1,781,438 |
| (1) | Pursuant to the 2017 Senior Credit Facility, the maturity date of the term loan was extended to February 7, 2024.
Interest Payments For all of our interest bearing obligations, we made interest payments of approximately $76.2 million, $76.9 million and $61.9 million during 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We did not capitalize any interest payments during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 or 2014.

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