Long-Term Debt | Long-Term Debt The components of long-term debt are as follows: October 31, 2020 July 31, 2020 Term loan $ 1,530,305 $ 1,597,091 Unsecured notes 29,245 29,620 Other debt 80,361 84,500 Gross long-term debt 1,639,911 1,711,211 Debt issuance costs, net of amortization (42,373) (44,563) Total long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs 1,597,538 1,666,648 Less: current portion of long-term debt (12,519) (13,817) Total long-term debt, net, less current portion $ 1,585,019 $ 1,652,831 On February 1, 2019, the Company entered into a seven-year term loan (“term loan”) agreement, which consists of both a United States Dollar-denominated term loan tranche and a Euro-denominated term loan tranche, and a $750,000 revolving asset-based credit facility (“ABL”). Subject to earlier termination, the term loan matures on February 1, 2026 and the ABL matures on February 1, 2024. As of October 31, 2020, the entire outstanding U.S. term loan tranche balance of $941,900 was subject to a LIBOR-based rate totaling 3.938%, but the interest rate on $631,800 of that balance was fixed at 6.216% through an interest rate swap, dated March 18, 2019, by swapping the underlying 1-month LIBOR rate for a fixed rate of 2.466%. As of July 31, 2020, the entire outstanding U.S. term loan tranche balance of $941,900 was subject to a LIBOR-base rate of 3.938%, but the interest rate on $673,400 of that balance was fixed at 6.216% through an interest rate swap, dated March 18, 2019, by swapping the underlying 1-month LIBOR rate for a fixed rate of 2.466%. The total interest rate on both the October 31, 2020 and July 31, 2020 outstanding Euro term loan tranche balance of $588,405 and $655,191, respectively, was 4.00%. The Company must make mandatory prepayments of principal under the term loan agreement upon the occurrence of certain specified events, including certain asset sales, debt issuances and receipt of annual cash flows in excess of certain amounts. No such specified events occurred during the three months ended October 31, 2020 or 2019. Availability under the ABL agreement is subject to a borrowing base based on a percentage of applicable eligible receivables and eligible inventory. The ABL carries interest at an annual base rate plus 0.25% to 0.75%, or LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.75%, based on adjusted excess availability as defined in the ABL agreement. This agreement also includes a 0.25% unused facility fee. The Company may, generally at its option, pay any borrowings under the ABL, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty. There were no borrowings outstanding on the ABL agreement as of October 31, 2020 or July 31, 2020. The unused availability under the ABL is generally available to the Company for general operating purposes and, based on October 31, 2020 eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances, net of amounts drawn, totaled approximately $720,000. The unsecured notes of 25,000 Euro ($29,245) relate to long-term debt of our European segment. There are two series, 20,000 Euro ($23,396) with an interest rate of 1.945% maturing in March 2025, and 5,000 Euro ($5,849) with an interest rate of 2.534% maturing February 2028. Other debt relates primarily to real estate loans with varying maturity dates through September 2032 and interest rates ranging from 1.40% to 3.43%. Total contractual gross debt maturities are as follows: For the remainder of the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021 $ 10,266 For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022 11,875 For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023 11,996 For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 12,121 For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 35,395 For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026 and thereafter 1,558,258 $ 1,639,911 For the three months ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, interest expense on the term loan, ABL and other debt facilities was $20,588 and $24,349, respectively. The Company incurred fees to secure the term loan and ABL, and those amounts are being amortized ratably over the respective seven The fair value of the Company’s term loan debt at October 31, 2020 and July 31, 2020 was $1,516,474 and $1,565,866, respectively. The carrying value of the Company’s Term loan debt, excluding debt issuance costs, was $1,530,305 and $1,597,091 at October 31, 2020 and July 31, 2020, respectively. The fair value of the Company's debt is primarily estimated using Level 2 inputs as defined by ASC 820, primarily based on quoted market prices for the term loan debt. The fair value of other debt held by the Company approximates fair value. |