Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Senior secured credit facilities:
 
 
 
Term loans, interest at LIBOR or base rate plus 8.25% (9.25% at December 31, 2016), net of unamortized discount of $15.1 million and $18.2 million at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
$
395,581

 
$
396,717

Senior secured PIK notes, net of unamortized discount of $3.5 million and $3.9 million at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
133,286

 
118,764

Seller notes
20,116

 
18,902

Equipment long-term note payable and capital leases
4,792

 
5,826

Total debt(1)
553,775

 
540,209

Less: Current portion
(6,537
)
 
(6,919
)
Long-term debt
$
547,238

 
$
533,290


(1) Pursuant to the adoption of ASU 2015-03, debt issuance costs of $7.8 million were deducted from the carrying amount of related debt as of December 31, 2015.  

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

On December 20, 2013, the Company entered into our senior secured credit facilities, which consisted of $155.0 million in term loans and a $25.0 million revolving credit facility. On May 29, 2015, the Company entered into incremental facilities for $265.0 million in term loans and on June 1, 2015, the Company entered into an incremental agreement for an additional $15.0 million of incremental revolving commitments. The proceeds of the incremental term loans were used primarily to pay the consideration for the Cadillac Jack acquisition.

The term loans will mature on December 20, 2020, and the revolving credit facility will mature on December 20, 2018. The term loans require scheduled quarterly payments in amounts equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the term loans, with the balance due at maturity. Borrowings under the term loans bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either LIBOR or the base rate, subject to an interest rate floor plus an applicable margin rate. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either LIBOR or the base rate plus an applicable margin rate. In addition, on a quarterly basis, the Company is required to pay each lender under the revolving credit facility a commitment fee in respect of any unused commitments thereunder at a rate of 0.50% per annum.

The senior secured credit facilities are guaranteed by AP Gaming Holdings, LLC, the AP Gaming I, LLC’s (the “Borrower”) material, wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions), and are secured by a pledge by AP Gaming Holdings, LLC of the Borrower’s equity interest directly held by AP Gaming Holdings, LLC and a pledge of substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of the Borrower and the subsidiary guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. The senior secured credit facilities require that the Borrower maintain a maximum net first lien leverage ratio set at a maximum of 5.5 to 1. The senior secured credit facilities contain limitations on additional indebtedness, guarantees, incurrence of liens, investments and distributions, as defined. The senior secured credit facilities also contain customary events of default included in similar financing transactions, including, among others, failure to make payments when due, default under other material indebtedness, breach of covenants, breach of representations and warranties, involuntary or voluntary bankruptcy, and material judgments. The Company was in compliance with the covenants of the senior secured credit facilities at December 31, 2016.

Senior Secured PIK Notes

On May 29, 2015, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with AP Gaming Holdings, LLC, as subsidiary guarantor (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent.  Pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued $115.0 million of its 11.25% senior secured PIK notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 97% of the principal amount thereof to the Purchaser in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Notes are secured by the Company’s equity in its subsidiary AP Gaming, Inc., subject to certain limitations including those imposed by gaming laws, and are unconditionally guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantor.

Interest on the Notes will accrue at a rate of 11.25% per annum. The Company may elect to pay interest due on the Notes in cash, by increasing the principal of the outstanding Notes or by issuing new Notes (“PIK interest”) for the entire amount of the interest payment or by paying interest partially in cash and partially in PIK interest. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the date of issuance and will be payable on the dates described in more detail in the agreement.  The Notes will mature on May 28, 2021.  The net proceeds of the Notes were used primarily to finance the Cadillac Jack acquisition.

The Notes contain limitations on additional indebtedness, guarantees, incurrence of liens, investments and distributions, as defined. The Notes also contains customary events of default included in similar transactions, including, among others, failure to make payments when due, acceleration of other material indebtedness, breach of covenants, breach of representations and warranties, involuntary or voluntary bankruptcy, and material judgments. At December 31, 2016, the Notes totaled $133.3 million, which includes capitalized interest of $21.8 million.

Seller Notes

On December 20, 2013, the Company issued two promissory notes (the “AGS Seller Notes”) to AGS Holdings, LLC, in the amounts of $2.2 million and $3.3 million, to the previous owners of the Company’s primary operating company. At December 31, 2016, notes payable related to the AGS Seller Notes totaled $7.1 million, which includes capitalized interest of $1.6 million. The AGS Seller Notes accrue interest on the unpaid principal balance at 8.5% per annum and shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December 31, commencing on June 30, 2014. Any interest accrued and payable on any interest payment date will be paid by capitalizing such interest and adding it to (and thereby increasing) the outstanding principal amount of this AGS Seller Notes. All principal and interest under the AGS Seller Notes is due and payable on June 18, 2021, the maturity date. The Company may prepay from time to time all or any portion of the outstanding principal balance due under the AGS Seller Notes.

On May 29, 2015, the Company issued a promissory note to Amaya Inc. (the “Amaya Seller Note”) with an initial principal amount of $12.0 million to satisfy the conditions set forth in the stock purchase agreement for Cadillac Jack. The Amaya Seller Note accrues interest on the unpaid principal amount at 5.0% per annum and is payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 (and on May 29, 2023, the maturity date of the note), commencing on June 30, 2015. All interest accrued and payable on any interest payment date will be paid by capitalizing such interest and adding it to (and thereby increasing) the outstanding principal amount of the Amaya Seller Note. All principal under the note is due and payable on May 29, 2023.  The Amaya Seller Note is required to be prepaid under certain circumstances, such as refinancing our senior secured credit facilities or a pubic equity offering as described in the note agreement. The Company may prepay from time to time all or any portion of the outstanding principal balance due under the Amaya Seller Note.  The Amaya Seller Note includes certain covenants and events of default that are customary for instruments of this type. At December 31, 2016, the Amaya Seller Note totaled $13.0 million, which includes capitalized interest of $1.0 million.

Equipment Long Term Note Payable and Capital Leases
 
The Company has entered into a financing agreement to purchase certain gaming devices, systems and related equipment and has entered into leases for servers and equipment that are accounted for as capital leases.

Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Aggregate contractual future principal payments (excluding the effects of repayments for excess cash flow) of long-term debt for the years following December 31, 2016, are as follows (in thousands):
For the year ending December 31,
 
2017
$
6,537

2018
6,350

2019
4,605

2020
397,953

2021
143,920

Thereafter
12,998

Total scheduled maturities
572,363

Unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs
(18,588
)
Total long-term debt
$
553,775