Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
7. Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

  

    Interest Rate
December 31,
    Maturities     Balance
December 31,
 
    2015     2014     Through     2015     2014  
                      (in thousands)  
$600.0 million 4.625% senior unsecured notes     4.625 %     %     2020     $ 590,037     $  
€662.9 million Norwegian Epic term loan (1)     2.43 %     2.02 %     2022       460,870       524,006  
$625.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility     2.78 %     2.16 %     2018       75,000       200,000  
$350.0 million senior secured term loan facility     4.00 %     4.00 %     2021       338,353       340,474  
$1,375.0 million term loan facility     2.85 %     2.17 %     2018       1,185,720       1,301,210  
€308.1 million Pride of Hawai’i loan (1)     1.27 %     1.18 %     2018       89,867       123,638  
$300.0 million 5.00% senior unsecured notes (2)           5.00 %     2018             294,746  
$334.1 million Norwegian Jewel term loan     1.28 %     1.18 %     2017       53,534       78,545  
€258.0 million Pride of America Hermes loan (1)     1.64 %     1.19 %     2017       37,778       61,313  
€529.8 million Breakaway one loan (1)     1.92 %     1.84 %     2025       522,859       576,266  
€529.8 million Breakaway two loan (1)     4.50 %     4.50 %     2026       592,531       647,258  
€590.5 million Breakaway three loan (1)     2.98 %     2.98 %     2027       711,187       121,278  
€590.5 million Breakaway four loan (1)     2.98 %     2.98 %     2029       108,964       35,057  
€126 million Norwegian Jewel term loan (1)     1.27 %     1.18 %     2017       28,649       56,382  
€126 million Norwegian Jade term loan (1)     1.27 %     1.18 %     2017       29,149       56,991  
€666 million Seahawk 1 term loan (1)     3.92 %     3.92 %     2030       40,845       40,845  
€666 million Seahawk 2 term loan (1)     3.92 %     3.92 %     2031       40,845       40,845  
$680 million 5.25% senior unsecured notes     5.25 %     5.25 %     2019       670,059       667,559  
Sirena loan     2.75 %     2.75 %     2019       53,229       82,000  
Marina newbuild loan (3)     1.01 %     0.88 %     2023       335,135       379,868  
Riviera newbuild loan (4)     1.08 %     0.87 %     2024       382,173       427,184  
Capital lease and license obligations     1.62%-12.56 %     1.62%-12.935 %     2022       50,753       24,558  
Total debt                             6,397,537       6,080,023  
Less: current portion of long-term debt                             (629,840 )     (576,947 )
Total long-term debt                           $ 5,767,697     $ 5,503,076  

 

 

(1) Currently U.S. dollar-denominated.
(2) Net of unamortized original issue discount of $1.1 million as of December 31, 2014.
(3) Includes premium of $0.3 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(4) Includes premium of $0.4 million and $0.5 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

In October 2015, we took delivery of Norwegian Escape. To finance the payment due upon delivery, we drew $577.2 million of our €590.5 million Breakaway three loan due 2027. The loan bears interest at 2.98%.

 

In November 2015, we issued the $600.0 million 4.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020 and redeemed our $300.0 million 5.00% senior unsecured notes due 2018.

 

In December 2015, we adopted ASU No. 2015-03 which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. We also adopted ASU No. 2015-15 which allows an entity to defer and present debt issuance costs related to a line of credit arrangement as an asset. These deferred costs are amortized over the life of the loan agreement. We applied this guidance on a retrospective basis.

 

The following is a reconciliation of changes to our long-term debt due to the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (in thousands):

 

    December 31,  
    2015     2014  
Long-term debt balance prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03   $ 6,502,834     $ 6,184,104  
Less: changes due to the adoption of the ASU No. 2015-03     105,297       104,081  
Long-term debt balance   $ 6,397,537     $ 6,080,023  

 

In December 2015, we amended and increased our €666 million Seahawk 1 term loan and our €666 million Seahawk 2 term loan to €710.8 million and €706.8 million, respectively.

 

Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $222.1 million which included $36.6 million of amortization and a $12.7 million loss on extinguishment of debt. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $151.8 million which included $32.3 million of amortization and $15.4 million of expenses related to financing transactions in connection with the Acquisition of Prestige.  For the year ended December 31, 2013, interest expense, net was $282.6 million which included amortization of $64.9 million (including a $37.3 million write-off of deferred financing fees).

 

Our debt agreements contain covenants that, among other things, require us to maintain a minimum level of liquidity, as well as limit our net funded debt-to-capital ratio, maintain certain other ratios and restrict our ability to pay dividends. Our ships and substantially all other property and equipment are pledged as collateral for substantially all of our debt. We believe we were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2015.

 

The following are scheduled principal repayments on long-term debt including capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2015 for each of the next five years (in thousands):

 

Year   Amount  
2016   $ 629,840  
2017     591,270  
2018     1,383,186  
2019     1,051,847  
2020     963,797  
Thereafter     1,882,894  
Total   $ 6,502,834  
 
We had an accrued interest liability of $34.2 million and $32.8 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.