v3.20.4

DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Short-term debt consisted of the following:

						December 31,
						2020						2019
						(Thousands of Dollars)
Short-term line of credit						$	—					$	5,500
Current portion of finance leases (refer to Note 16)						$	3,839					$	4,546

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

															December 31,
			Maturity												2020						2019
															(Thousands of Dollars)
Revolving Credit Agreement						2023									$	—					$	475,000
4.80% senior notes						2020									—						450,000
6.75% senior notes						2021									300,000						300,000
4.75% senior notes						2022									250,000						250,000
5.75% senior notes						2025									600,000						—
6.00% senior notes						2026									500,000						500,000
5.625% senior notes						2027									550,000						550,000
6.375% senior notes						2030									600,000						—
Subordinated Notes						2043									402,500						402,500
GoZone Bonds			2038			thru			2041						322,140						365,440
Receivables Financing Agreement						2023									57,000						62,200
Net fair value adjustments, unamortized discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs						N/A									(42,382)						(23,301)
Total long-term debt (excluding finance leases)															3,539,258						3,331,839
Finance leases (refer to Note 16)															54,238						55,446
Less current portion															—						452,367
Long-term debt, less current portion															$	3,593,496					$	2,934,918

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

The long-term debt repayments (excluding finance leases) are due as follows (in thousands of dollars):

2021			$	300,000
2022			250,000
2023			57,000
2024			—
2025			600,000
Thereafter			2,374,640
Total repayments			3,581,640
Net fair value adjustments, unamortized discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs			(42,382)
Total long-term debt (excluding finance leases)			$	3,539,258

Schedule of GoZone Bonds [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the GoZone Bonds outstanding as of December 31, 2020:

Series

Date Issued

Amount Outstanding

Interest Rate

Mandatory Purchase Date

Maturity Date

(Thousands of Dollars)

Series 2008

June 26, 2008

$

55,440

6.10

%

June 1, 2030

June 1, 2038

Series 2010

July 15, 2010

100,000

6.35

%

n/a

July 1, 2040

Series 2010A

October 7, 2010

43,300

6.35

%

n/a

October 1, 2040

Series 2010B

December 29, 2010

48,400

6.10

%

June 1, 2030

December 1, 2040

Series 2011

August 9, 2011

75,000

5.85

%

June 1, 2025

August 1, 2041

Total

$

322,140

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