Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | |
| Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines |
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS AND CREDIT LINES
The Company has a domestic credit agreement for an unsecured, committed $125,000,000 revolving line of credit. The maturity date of this agreement is July 1, 2020. Interest, payable monthly, is based on the Company’s applicable funded debt ratio, ranging from USD LIBOR plus 87.5 to 162.5 basis points. This line of credit requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants covering net income, funded debt ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio and borrowing basis. If the Company is in default, it is prohibited from paying dividends or repurchasing common stock. At December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all associated covenants. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, no balance was outstanding under this line of credit.
The Company’s Canadian subsidiary has available an unsecured and uncommitted line of credit guaranteed by the parent company providing for borrowing up to a maximum of C$30,000,000 (US$21,678,000) at December 31, 2015. The revolving line accrues interest at the bank’s Canadian prime rate. At December 31, 2015 a balance of $1,940,000 was outstanding under this line of credit. At December 31, 2014, no balance was outstanding under this line of credit.
The Company’s European subsidiary has available two separate unsecured and uncommitted lines of credit guaranteed by the parent company providing for borrowing up to a maximum of €25,800,000 and €5,000,000, respectively (combined US$33,456,000), at December 31, 2015, of which US$2,308,000 of the €5,000,000 line is designated as a European customs guarantee. These lines accrue interest based on the European Central Bank refinancing rate plus 50 basis points and the Euro Overnight Index Average plus 75 basis points, respectively. There was no balance outstanding under either line at December 31, 2015 or 2014.
The Company’s Japanese subsidiary has two separate unsecured and uncommitted lines of credit guaranteed by the parent company providing for borrowing up to a maximum of US$7,000,000 and ¥300,000,000, respectively (combined US$9,495,000), at December 31, 2015. These lines accrue interest at JPY LIBOR plus 100 basis points and the Bank of Tokyo Prime Rate, respectively. There was no balance outstanding under either line at December 31, 2015 or 2014.
The Company’s Korean subsidiary has available an unsecured and uncommitted line of credit agreement providing for borrowing up to a maximum of US$20,000,000. The revolving line accrues interest at the Korean three-month CD rate plus 220 basis points. There was no balance outstanding under this line at December 31, 2015 or 2014.
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