Note 11. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	December 28, 2011			December 29, 2010
	(In thousands)
Term loans due September 30, 2016	$	198,000		$	240,000
Other note payable, maturing 1/1/2013, payable in monthly installments with an interest rate of 9.17%		99			181
Capital lease obligations		22,457			23,097
Total long-term debt		220,556			263,278
Unamortized discount		(2,251	)		(3,455	)
Total long-term debt, net		218,305			259,823
Less current maturities and mandatory prepayments		6,971			6,692
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt	$	211,334		$	253,131

Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, excluding capital lease obligations (see Note 9), at December 28, 2011 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
2012	$	2,591
2013		2,508
2014		2,500
2015		2,500
2016 and thereafter		188,000
Total long-term debt, excluding capital lease obligations	$	198,099

Our subsidiaries, Denny's, Inc. and Denny's Realty, LLC, have a credit facility consisting of a $60 million (increased from $50 million in the first quarter of 2011) senior secured revolver (with a $30 million letter of credit sublimit) and a senior secured term loan in an original principal amount of $250 million. As of December 28, 2011, we had an outstanding term loan of $195.7 million ($198.0 million less unamortized OID of $2.3 million) and outstanding letters of credit of $25.7 million under our revolving letter of credit facility. There were no revolving loans outstanding at December 28, 2011. These balances resulted in availability of $34.3 million under the revolving facility. The weighted-average interest rate under the term loan was 5.25% and 6.50%, as of December 28, 2011 and December 29, 2010, respectively, and under our prior term loan, was 2.55% as of December 30, 2009.

During the first quarter of 2011, we amended our credit facility principally to take advantage of lower interest rates available in the senior secured debt market. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2011, we used the credit facility's accordion feature, which allows us to increase the size of the facility by up to $25 million subject to lender approval, to increase the amount available under the revolver from $50 million to $60 million.

A commitment fee of 0.625% is paid on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. Interest on the credit facility is payable at per annum rates equal to LIBOR plus 375 basis points with a LIBOR floor of 1.50% for the term loan and no LIBOR floor for the revolver. The term loan was originally issued at 98.5% reflecting an original issue discount (“OID”) of $3.8 million. The OID is being amortized into interest expense over the life of the term loan using the effective interest rate method. The maturity date for the revolver is September 30, 2015 and the maturity date for the term loan is September 30, 2016. The term loan amortizes in equal quarterly installments of $625,000 with all remaining amounts due on the maturity date. Mandatory prepayments are required under certain circumstances and we have the option to make certain prepayments under the credit facility.

The credit facility is guaranteed by the Company and its material subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the stock of the Company's subsidiaries. The credit facility includes certain financial covenants with respect to a maximum leverage ratio, a maximum lease-adjusted leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charged coverage ratio and limitations on capital expenditures.

As a result of the credit facility amendment, during the first quarter of 2011, we recorded $1.4 million of losses on early extinguishment of debt, consisting primarily of $0.8 million of transaction costs, $0.4 million from the write-off of deferred financing costs and $0.2 million from the write-off of OID. These losses are included as a component of other nonoperating expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

During 2011, we paid $42.0 million (which included $39.5 million of prepayments and $2.5 million of scheduled payments) on the term loan under the credit facility through a combination of cash generated from operations and proceeds on sales of restaurant operations to franchisees, real estate and other assets. As a result of these prepayments, we recorded $1.3 million of losses on early extinguishment of debt resulting from the write-off of $0.8 million in deferred financing costs and $0.5 million in OID. These losses are included as a component of other nonoperating expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income.