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Debt

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Debt
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
DEBT
The following table summarizes the debt of the Company as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014:
 
As of December 31, 2014
 
As of June 30, 2014
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
Effective
Interest Rate
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
Effective
Interest Rate
Fixed-rate 6.900% Senior notes due on May 1, 2018
$

 
 
 
$
750,000

 
7.001
%
Fixed-rate 2.375% Senior notes due on November 1, 2017
250,000

 
2.396
%
 

 
 
Fixed-rate 3.375% Senior notes due on November 1, 2019
250,000

 
3.377
%
 

 
 
Fixed-rate 4.125% Senior notes due on November 1, 2021
500,000

 
4.128
%
 

 
 
Fixed-rate 4.650% Senior notes due on November 1, 2024(1)
1,250,000

 
4.682
%
 

 
 
Fixed-rate 5.650% Senior notes due on November 1, 2034
250,000

 
5.670
%
 

 
 
Term loans
750,000

 
 
 

 
 
Total debt
3,250,000

 
 
 
750,000

 
 
Unamortized discount
(3,929
)
 
 
 
(2,081
)
 
 
Total debt
$
3,246,071

 
 
 
$
747,919

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported as:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
37,500

 
 
 
$

 
 
Long-term debt
3,208,571

 
 
 
747,919

 
 
Total debt
$
3,246,071

 
 
 
$
747,919

 
 
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(1)
The effective interest rate disclosed above for this series of Senior Notes excludes the impact of the treasury rate lock hedge discussed below. The effective interest rate including the impact of the treasury rate lock hedge was 4.626%.
Debt Issuance - Senior Notes:
In November 2014, the Company issued $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior, unsecured long-term notes (collectively referred to as “Senior Notes”). The Company issued the Senior Notes as part of the leveraged recapitalization plan whereby the proceeds from the Senior Notes in conjunction with the proceeds from the term loans (described below) and cash on hand were used (x) to fund a special cash dividend of $16.50 per share, aggregating to approximately $2.76 billion, (y) to redeem $750 million of 2018 Senior Notes, including associated redemption premiums, accrued interest and other fees and expenses and (z) for other general corporate purposes, including repurchases of shares pursuant to the Company’s stock repurchase program. The interest rate specified for each series of the Senior Notes will be subject to adjustments from time to time if Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) or, under certain circumstances, a substitute rating agency selected by us as a replacement for Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be (a “Substitute Rating Agency”), downgrades (or subsequently upgrades) its rating assigned to the respective series of Senior Notes such that the adjusted rating is below investment grade. If the adjusted rating of any series of Senior Notes from Moody’s (or, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency) is decreased to Ba1, Ba2, Ba3 or B1 or below, the stated interest rate on such series of Senior Notes as noted above will increase by 25 bps, 50 bps, 75 bps or 100 bps, respectively (“bps” refers to Basis Points and 1% is equal to 100 bps). If the rating of any series of Senior Notes from S&P (or, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency) with respect to such series of Senior Notes is decreased to BB+, BB, BB- or B+ or below, the stated interest rate on such series of Senior Notes as noted above will increase by 25 bps, 50 bps, 75 bps or 100 bps, respectively. The interest rates on any series of Senior Notes will permanently cease to be subject to any adjustment (notwithstanding any subsequent decrease in the ratings by any of Moody’s, S&P and, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency) if such series of Senior Notes becomes rated “Baa1” (or its equivalent) or higher by Moody’s (or, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency) and “BBB+” (or its equivalent) or higher by S&P (or, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency), or one of those ratings if rated by only one of Moody’s, S&P and, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency, in each case with a stable or positive outlook. In October 2014, the Company entered into a series of forward contracts to lock the 10-year treasury rate (“benchmark rate”) on a portion of the Senior Notes with a notional amount of $1 billion in aggregate. For additional details, refer to Note 14, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
The original discount on the Senior Notes amounted to $4.0 million and is being amortized over the life of the debt. Interest is payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning, May 1, 2015. The debt indenture (the “Indenture”) includes covenants that limit the Company’s ability to grant liens on its facilities and enter into sale and leaseback transactions, subject to significant allowances under which certain sale and leaseback transactions are not restricted. As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Indenture associated with the Senior Notes.
In certain circumstances involving a change of control followed by a downgrade of the rating of a series of Senior Notes by at least two of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch Inc., unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Senior Notes of such series, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or, at the holder’s option, any part, of each holder’s Senior Notes of that series pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Senior Notes repurchased, up to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
Based on the trading prices of the Senior Notes on the applicable dates, the fair value of the Senior Notes as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 was $2.6 billion and $893.7 million, respectively. While the Senior Notes are recorded at cost, the fair value of the long-term debt was determined based on quoted prices in markets that are not active; accordingly, the long-term debt is categorized as Level 2 for purposes of the fair value measurement hierarchy. Refer to Contractual Obligations under Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” showing future payments of long-term debt at face value as well as payment of associated interest.
Debt Issuance - Credit Facility (Term Loans and Unfunded Revolving Credit Facility):
In November 2014, the Company entered into $750 million of five-year senior unsecured prepayable term loans and a $500 million unfunded revolving credit facility (collectively, the “Credit Facility”) under the Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The interest under the Credit Facility will be payable on the borrowed amounts at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread, which is currently 125 bps, and this spread is subject to adjustment in conjunction with the Company’s credit rating downgrades or upgrades. The spread could range from 100 bps to 175 bps based on the then effective credit rating. The Company is also obligated to pay an annual commitment fee of 15 bps on the daily undrawn balance of the revolving credit facility, which is also subject to an adjustment in conjunction with the Company’s credit rating downgrades or upgrades by Moody’s and S&P. The annual commitment fee could range from 10 bps to 25 bps on the daily undrawn balance of the revolving credit facility based on the then effective credit rating. Principal payments with respect to the term loans will be made on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2015 and any unpaid principal balance of the term loans, including accrued interest, shall be payable on November 14, 2019 (the “Maturity Date”). The Company may prepay the term loans and unfunded revolving credit facility at any time without a prepayment penalty.
Future principal payments for the Company’s term loans as of December 31, 2014, are as follows:
Fiscal Quarters Ending
 
Quarterly Payment
(in thousands)
March 31, 2015 through December 31, 2016
 
$
9,375

March 31, 2017 through December 31, 2017
 
$
14,063

March 31, 2018 through September 30, 2019
 
$
18,750

December 31, 2019
 
$
487,500


The Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain an interest expense coverage ratio as described in the Credit Agreement, on a quarterly basis, covering the trailing four consecutive fiscal quarters of no less than 3.50 to 1.00. In addition, the Company is required to maintain the maximum leverage ratio as described in the Credit Agreement, on a quarterly basis, covering the trailing four consecutive fiscal quarters for the fiscal quarters as described below.
Fiscal Quarters Ending
 
Maximum Leverage Ratio
December 31, 2014
 
4.50:1.00
March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015
 
4.25:1.00
September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015
 
4.00:1.00
March 31, 2016 through September 30, 2016
 
3.75:1.00
December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017
 
3.50:1.00
Thereafter
 
3.00:1.00

As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants mentioned above under the Credit Agreement and had no outstanding borrowings under the unfunded revolving credit facility. Refer to Contractual Obligations under Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” showing future payments of term loans as well as payments of associated interest.
Debt Redemption:
In December 2014, the Company redeemed the $750 million aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Senior Notes. The redemption resulted in a pre-tax net loss on extinguishment of debt of $131.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 after an offset of a $1.2 million gain upon the termination of the non-designated forward contract entered by the Company in November 2014. The objective of entering into the non-designated forward contract was to lock the treasury rate used to determine the redemption amount of the 2018 Senior Notes. The notional amount of the non-designated forward contract was $750 million. Refer to Note 14, “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”