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Debt
Debt consists of the following ($ in millions):
Senior Notes
The indentures governing the senior notes listed in the table above, contain non-financial and financial covenants of Centene Corporation, including requirements of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. At June 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
Interest Rate Swaps
In February 2017 and in connection with the November 2016 issuance of $1,200 million of 4.75% Senior Notes, due January 15, 2025 ($1,200 Million Notes), the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for a notional amount of $600 million, at floating rates of interest based on the one month LIBOR plus 2.53%. Gains and losses due to the changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps completely offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt and are recorded as an adjustment to the $1,200 Million Notes.
The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to convert a portion of its interest rate exposure from fixed rates to floating rates to more closely align interest expense with interest income received on its cash equivalent and variable rate investment balances. The Company has $2,700 million of notional amount of interest rate swap agreements consisting of:
•$600 million expiring on February 15, 2021;
•$500 million expiring on May 15, 2022;
•$1,000 million expiring on February 15, 2024; and
•$600 million expiring on January 15, 2025.
Under the Swap Agreements, the Company receives a fixed rate of interest and pays an average variable rate of either the three or one month LIBOR plus 3.61% adjusted monthly or quarterly, based on the terms of the individual swap agreements. At June 30, 2017, the weighted average rate was 4.75%.
The Swap Agreements are formally designated and qualify as fair value hedges and are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in other assets or other liabilities. Gains and losses due to changes in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements completely offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt. Therefore, no gain or loss has been recognized due to hedge ineffectiveness. Offsetting changes in fair value of both the interest rate swaps and the hedged portion of the underlying debt both were recognized in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company does not hold or issue any derivative instrument for trading or speculative purposes.
Revolving Credit Agreement
The Company has an unsecured $1,000 million revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the agreement bear interest based upon LIBOR rates, the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate. The agreement has a maturity date of March 24, 2021. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had $150 million of borrowings outstanding under the agreement with a weighted average interest rate of 4.75%.
The revolving credit facility contains non-financial and financial covenants, including requirements of minimum fixed charge coverage ratios and maximum debt-to-EBITDA ratios. The Company is required to not exceed a maximum debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 3.0 to 1.0 on and subsequent to December 31, 2016. As of June 30, 2017, there were no limitations on the availability under the revolving credit agreement as a result of the debt-to-EBITDA ratio, and the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
Letters of Credit & Surety Bonds
The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $52 million as of June 30, 2017, which were not part of the revolving credit facility. The Company also had letters of credit for $42 million (valued at June 30, 2017 conversion rate), or €38 million, representing its proportional share of the letters of credit issued to support Ribera Salud’s outstanding debt, which are a part of the revolving credit facility. Collectively, the letters of credit bore interest at 1.32% as of June 30, 2017. The Company had outstanding surety bonds of $390 million as of June 30, 2017.
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