Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Line of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings

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Line of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Line of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings
  (4) LINE OF CREDIT AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

On June 30, 2009, the Company entered into a $250.0 million secured credit agreement, (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks, of which six currently remain as participants. On November 5, 2009, March 4, 2010, May 3, 2011, and September 30, 2013, the company entered into four successive amendments to the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Amended Credit Agreement matures in June 2015. The Amended Credit Agreement permits the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to borrow up to $250.0 million based upon a borrowing base of eligible accounts receivable and inventory, which amount can be increased to $300.0 million at its request and upon satisfaction of certain conditions including obtaining the commitment of existing or prospective lenders willing to provide the incremental amount. Borrowings bear interest at the Company’s election based on LIBOR or a Base Rate (defined as the greatest of the base LIBOR plus 1.00%, the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or one of the lenders’ prime rate), in each case, plus an applicable margin based on the average daily principal balance of revolving loans under the credit agreement (0.50%, 0.75% or 1.00% for Base Rate loans and 1.50%, 1.75% or 2.00% for LIBOR loans). The company pays a monthly unused line of credit fee of 0.25% or 0.375% per annum, which varies based on the average daily principal balance of outstanding revolving loans and undrawn amounts of letters of credit outstanding during such month. The Amended Credit Agreement further provides for a limit on the issuance of letters of credit to a maximum of $50.0 million. The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for secured credit facilities of this type, including a fixed charge coverage ratio that applies when excess availability is less than $40.0 million. In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement places limits on additional indebtedness that the Company is permitted to incur as well as other restrictions on certain transactions. The Company paid syndication and commitment fees of $6.7 million on this facility, which are being amortized to interest expense over the six-year life of the facility. As of December 31, 2014, there is $0.1 million outstanding under this facility, which is classified as short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheet. The remaining balance in short-term borrowings, as of December 31, 2014, is related to the Company’s joint venture in India.