Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:



	December 28, 2016		December 30, 2015
	(In thousands)
Revolving loans due March 30, 2020	$	218,500	$	195,000
Capital lease obligations	27,091		20,745
Total long-term debt	245,591		215,745
Less current maturities	3,285		3,246
Noncurrent portion of long-term debt	$	242,306	$	212,499

There are no future maturities of long-term debt due in 2017 through 2019. The $218.5 million of revolving loans are due in 2020.

Denny's Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries have a credit facility consisting of a $325 million senior secured revolver (with a $30 million letter of credit sublimit). As of December 28, 2016, we had outstanding revolver loans of $218.5 million and outstanding letters of credit under the senior secured revolver of $22.4 million. These balances resulted in availability of $84.1 million under the credit facility. Prior to considering the impact of our interest rate swaps, described below, the weighted-average interest rate on outstanding revolver loans was 2.45% and 1.76% as of December 28, 2016 and December 30, 2015, respectively. Taking into consideration the interest rate swaps, the weighted-average interest rate of outstanding revolver loans was 2.74% and 2.31% as of December 28, 2016 and December 30, 2015, respectively.

A commitment fee of 0.25% is paid on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the credit facility bear a tiered interest rate, which is based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio and was set at LIBOR plus 175 basis points as of December 28, 2016. The maturity date for the credit facility is March 30, 2020.

The credit facility is available for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The credit facility is guaranteed by the Company and its material subsidiaries and is secured by assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the stock of the Company's subsidiaries. It includes negative covenants that are usual for facilities and transactions of this type. The credit facility also includes certain financial covenants with respect to a maximum consolidated leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio.

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the credit facility was used to fund a $25 million accelerated share repurchase agreement. See Note 15 for the disclosures related to share repurchases.

Interest Rate Hedges

We have interest rate swaps to hedge a portion of the cash flows of our floating rate debt. We designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of our exposure to variability in future cash flows attributable to payments of LIBOR due on specific notional amounts.

Based on the interest rate as determined by our consolidated leverage ratio in effect as of December 28, 2016, under the terms of the swaps, we will pay the following fixed rates on the notional amounts noted:



Period Covered	Notional Amount		Fixed Rate
	(In thousands)
March 31, 2015 - March 29, 2018	$	120,000	2.88	%
March 29, 2018 - March 31, 2025	170,000		4.19	%
April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026	50,000		4.21	%

As of December 28, 2016, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was a liability of $0.8 million, which is recorded as a component of other noncurrent liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 15 for the amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the interest rate swap.