Long-Term Debt | (5) Long-Term Debt The following table presents the carrying value and fair value (determined using inputs characteristic of a Level 2 fair value measurement) of debt outstanding (in thousands): September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Revolving Credit Facility due July 29, 2027 (a) $ 94,000 $ 94,000 $ — $ — Term Loan due July 29, 2027 (a) 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 3.29 % senior notes due February 27, 2023 — — 350,000 352,275 4.2 % senior notes due March 1, 2028 500,000 451,293 500,000 477,660 3.46 % senior notes due January 19, 2033 60,000 45,631 60,000 42,647 3.51 % senior notes due January 19, 2033 240,000 183,351 — — Credit line due June 30, 2024 — — — — Bank notes payable 9,608 9,608 3,292 3,292 1,073,608 953,883 1,083,292 1,045,874 Unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs (b) ( 5,752 ) — ( 3,674 ) — $ 1,067,856 $ 953,883 $ 1,079,618 $ 1,045,874 (a) Variable interest rate o f 6.8 % at September 30, 2023. (b) Excludes $ 1.8 million attributable to the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility included in other assets at December 31, 2022 . The following table presents borrowings and payments under the bank credit facilities (in thousands): Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 Borrowings on bank credit facilities $ 379,760 $ 171,884 Payments on bank credit facilities ( 279,444 ) ( 150,220 ) $ 100,316 $ 21,664 At the beginning of 2022, the Company had an amended and restated credit agreement (the “2024 Credit Agreement”) with a group of commercial banks, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the administrative agent bank, that allowed for an $ 850 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “2024 Revolving Credit Facility”) and an unsecured term loan (the “2024 Term Loan”) with a maturity date of March 27, 2024 . The 2024 Term Loan was prepayable, in whole or in part, without penalty. On July 29, 2022, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the “2027 Credit Agreement”) with a group of commercial banks, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the administrative agent bank that allows for a $ 500 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “2027 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $ 250 million unsecured term loan (the “2027 Term Loan”) with a maturity date of July 29, 2027 . The 2027 Credit Agreement replaced the 2024 Credit Agreement. In conjunction with entering into the 2027 Credit Agreement, on July 29, 2022, the Company borrowed $ 35 million under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility and $ 250 million under the 2027 Term Loan to repay borrowings under the 2024 Term Loan. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company repaid $ 80.0 million under the 2027 Term Loan prior to scheduled maturities. As a result, no repayments are required until June 30, 2025. Outstanding letters of credit under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility were $ 0.1 million and available borrowing capacity was $ 405.9 million as of September 30, 2023. The 2027 Term Loan is repayable in quarterly installments, with no repayments until June 30, 2025, in increasing percentages of the original principal amount of the loan, with the remaining unpaid balance of approximately $ 43.8 million payable upon maturity, assuming no prepayment. The 2027 Term Loan is prepayable, in whole or in part, without penalty. The 2027 Credit Agreement provides for a variable interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or a base rate calculated with reference to the prime rate quoted by The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Rate plus 0.5 %, or the adjusted SOFR rate for a one month interest period plus 1.0 %, among other factors (the “Alternate Base Rate”). The interest rate varies with the Company’s credit rating and is currently 137.5 basis points over SOFR or 37.5 basis points over the Alternate Base Rate. The 2027 Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants including an interest coverage ratio and debt-to-capitalization ratio. In addition to financial covenants, the 2027 Credit Agreement contains covenants that, subject to exceptions, restrict debt incurrence, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, dividends and investments, liquidations and dissolutions, capital leases, transactions with affiliates, and changes in lines of business. The 2027 Credit Agreement specifies certain events of default, upon the occurrence of which the maturity of the outstanding loans may be accelerated, including the failure to pay principal or interest, violation of covenants and default on other indebtedness, among other events. Borrowings under the 2027 Credit Agreement may be used for general corporate purposes including acquisitions. The 2027 Revolving Credit Facility includes a $ 25 million commitment which may be used for standby letters of credit. On February 3, 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement for the issuance of $ 300 million of unsecured senior notes with a group of institutional investors, consisting of $ 60 million of 3.46 % series A notes (“Series A Notes”) and $ 240 million of 3.51 % series B notes (“Series B Notes ”), each due January 19, 2033 (collectively, the “2033 Notes”). The Series A Notes were issued on October 20, 2022, and the Series B Notes were issued on January 19, 2023. No principal payments will be required until maturity. Beginning in 2023, interest payments of $ 5.3 million will be due semi-annually on January 19 and July 19 of each year, with the exception of the first payment on January 19, 2023, which was $ 0.5 million. The 2033 Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with the Company's other unsecured senior indebtedness. The 2033 Notes contain certain covenants on the part of the Company, including an interest coverage covenant, a debt-to-capitalization covenant, and covenants relating to liens, asset sales and mergers, among others. The 2033 Notes also specify certain events of default, upon the occurrence of which the maturity of the notes may be accelerated, including failure to pay principal and interest, violation of covenants or default on other indebtedness, among others. The 3.29 % unsecured senior notes due February 27, 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) were repaid using a combination of the proceeds from the issuance of the 2033 Notes and availability under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company has a $ 10 million line of credit (“Credit Line”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”) for short-term liquidity needs and letters of credit, with a maturity date of June 30, 2024 . Outstanding letters of credit under the $ 10 million credit line were $ 7.3 million and available borrowing capacity was $ 2.7 million as of September 30, 2023 . |