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Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
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8 | DEBT
At March 31, 2020 the Company had a Term Loan financing agreement with a Canadian creditor (“FCC Loan”). The non-revolving variable rate term loan had a maturity date of May 1, 2021 and a balance of $30,428 as of March 31, 2020. The outstanding balance was repayable by way of monthly installments of principal and interest , with the balance and any accrued interest to be paid in full on May 1, 2021. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, borrowings under the FCC Loan agreement were subject to an interest rate of 6.241% and 6.391%, respectively . Effective May 1, 2020, the Company renewed its FFC Loan extending it for a term of five years, with an amortization period of 9 years and 9 months and a variable interest rate based on Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce LIBOR (note 16). The Company’s subsidiary VFCE has a loan agreement with a Canadian Chartered Bank that includes a non-revolving fixed rate loan of CA$3.0 million with a maturity date of June 2023 and fixed interest rate of 4.98%. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance was US$915 and US$1,066, respectively. The loan agreement also includes an uncommitted, non-revolving credit facility for up to CA$300 to cover Letters of Guarantee issued by the bank on behalf of the Company, with a maximum term of 365 days, renewable annually. The loan agreement also includes an uncommitted credit facility for up to CA$700 to support financing of certain capital expenditures. The Company received an initial advance of CA$250 in October 2017. Each advance is to be repaid on a five-year, straight-line amortization of principal, repaid in monthly installments of principal plus interest at an interest rate of CA$ prime rate plus 200 basis points. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance was US$88 and US$106, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was 6.1% and 6.2%, respectively. The Company has a line of credit agreement with a Canadian Chartered Bank (“Operating Loan”). The revolving Operating Loan has a line of credit up to CA$13,000, less outstanding letters of credit totaling US$150 and CA$38, and variable interest rates with a maturity date on May 31, 2021. The Operating Loan is subject to margin requirements stipulated by the bank. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amount drawn on this facility was US$4,000 and US$2,000, respectively. The Company’s borrowings (“Credit Facilities”) are subject to certain positive and negative covenants, including debt ratios, and the Company is required to maintain certain minimum working capital. In December 2019, the Company received a waiver for its annual debt service coverage and debt to EBITDA covenants under its Term Loan. As of March 31, 2020 the Company was in compliance with all of its other Credit Facility covenants under its Credit Facilities. Accrued interest payable on the credit facilities and loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $161 and $162, respectively, and these amounts are included in accrued liabilities in the interim statements of financial position. As collateral for the FCC Loan, the Company has provided promissory notes, a first mortgage on the VFF-owned greenhouse properties (excluding the Delta 3 and Delta 2 greenhouse facilities), and general security agreements over its assets. In addition, the Company has provided full recourse guarantees and has granted security therein. The carrying value of the assets and securities pledged as collateral as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $165,442 and 155,548, respectively. As collateral for the Operating Loan, the Company has provided promissory notes and a first priority security interest over its accounts receivable and inventory. In addition, the Company has granted full recourse guarantees and security therein. The carrying value of the assets pledged as collateral as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $25,148 and $24,915, respectively. The aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Remainder of 2020 |  | $ | 2,761 |
2021 |  |  | 30,362 |
2022 |  |  | 361 |
2023 |  |  | 166 |
2024 |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 33,650 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for 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. + References Reference 1: 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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