CREDIT FACILITY AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Facility And Interest Rate Swaps [Abstract]  
Credit Facility And Interest Rate Swaps
6. CREDIT FACILITY AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS

On November 8, 2012, the Company entered into a $40,000 secured revolving credit facility, as amended, (the “Credit Facility”) with a lender. The Credit Facility can be drawn upon through November 8, 2015, at which time all amounts must be repaid. There were no borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012.

The Credit Facility provides for interest at either a base rate or a LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The base rate will be the highest of (i) the Administrative Agent’s prime rate, (ii) 0.50% percent above the Federal Funds Rate and (iii) the LIBOR rate for deposits in dollars for a one-month interest period as determined three business days prior to such date, plus 1.50%. The LIBOR rate is equal to the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate for the relevant term. The applicable margin is subject to adjustment based on the Company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and ranges from 0.25-1.25% per year for base rate loans and from 1.75-2.75% per year for LIBOR rate loans. The Company will also pay an unused line fee. The unused line fee is subject to adjustment based on the Company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and ranges from 0.25-0.375% per year. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred $0, $764 and $417 in interest, respectively, and $140, $159 and $279 in an unused line fee, respectively, under the Credit Facility and prior financing arrangements. Interest payments and unused line fees are classified within interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Credit Facility contains financial and other covenants including a minimum consolidated fixed charge ratio, a minimum consolidated tangible net worth and a minimum consolidated liquidity ratio, and includes limitations on, among other things, capital expenditures, additional indebtedness, acquisitions, stock repurchases and restrictions on paying dividends in certain circumstances. As of December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained in the Credit Facility. Any obligations under the Credit Facility by the Company, as well as certain banking services and hedging obligations, are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain subsidiaries.

At December 31, 2013, the Company had $170 of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the Credit Facility that are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Facility.

The Company has used interest rate swaps, a type of derivative financial instrument, to manage interest costs and minimize the effects of interest rate fluctuations on cash flows associated with its variable-rate debt. The Company did not use interest rate derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. While interest rate swaps are subject to fluctuations in value, these fluctuations are generally offset by the value of the underlying exposures being hedged. The Company minimized the risk of credit loss by entering into these agreements with financial institutions that have high credit ratings.

In January and June 2012, respectively, the Company entered into two separate $10,000 notional value forward-starting interest rate swaps. The objective of the hedges was to eliminate the variability of cash flows in interest payments for $20,000 of floating rate debt. The swaps were terminated and expensed during 2012 upon the termination of a previous $100,000 credit facility and repayment of outstanding borrowings thereunder. In addition, the Company had two separate $10,000 notional values floating to fixed interest rate swap agreements that matured on August 3, 2012 and September 28, 2012, respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had no outstanding interest rate swaps.