Debt (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Summary of Debt
The Company's debt is summarized below:
 
Weighted Average Effective
Interest Rates
(1)
 
Weighted Average
Stated
Rates (2)
 
Weighted Average Maturity (3)
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
 
 
 
 
(in Years)
 
(In Thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility
3.43
%
 
2.49
%
 
1.5
 
$
386,000

 
$
86,000

Term Loan
2.83
%
 
2.59
%
 
1.1
 
420,000

 
420,000

Senior Unsecured Notes
4.59
%
 
4.45
%
 
9.0
 
300,000

 
300,000

Master Trust Notes
5.58
%
 
5.03
%
 
5.5
 
1,657,402

 
1,672,706

CMBS fixed-rate
5.85
%
 
5.89
%
 
3.9
 
426,583

 
528,427

Convertible Notes
5.32
%
 
3.28
%
 
2.5
 
747,500

 
747,500

Total debt
4.97
%
 
4.24
%
 
4.2
 
3,937,485

 
3,754,633

Debt discount, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(43,327
)
 
(52,894
)
Deferred financing costs, net (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(31,013
)
 
(37,111
)
Total debt, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
3,863,145

 
$
3,664,628

(1) The effective interest rates include amortization of debt discount/premium, amortization of deferred financing costs and credit facility fees, where applicable, calculated for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and based on the average principal balance outstanding during the period.
(2) Represents the weighted average stated interest rate based on the outstanding principal balance as of September 30, 2017.
(3) Represents the weighted average maturity based on the outstanding principal balance as of September 30, 2017.
(4) The Company records deferred financing costs for its Revolving Credit Facility in deferred costs and other assets, net on its consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Debt Maturities
As of September 30, 2017, scheduled debt maturities of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan, Senior Unsecured Notes, Master Trust Notes, CMBS and Convertible Notes, including balloon payments, are as follows (in thousands):
 
Scheduled
Principal
 
Balloon
Payment
 
Total
Remainder of 2017 (1)
$
7,538

 
$
122,634

 
$
130,172

2018 (2)
41,954

 
569,800

 
611,754

2019 (3)
44,325

 
798,500

 
842,825

2020
39,096

 
413,206

 
452,302

2021
30,658

 
554,753

 
585,411

Thereafter
219,000

 
1,096,021

 
1,315,021

Total
$
382,571

 
$
3,554,914

 
$
3,937,485


(1) The balloon payment balance in 2017 includes $62.9 million, including $11.8 million of capitalized interest, for the acceleration of principal payable following an event of default under six non-recourse CMBS loans with a stated maturity in 2017.
(2) 2018 includes $420 million unsecured Term Loan that is extendible at borrower's option pursuant to two one-year extension options.
(3) 2019 includes the Revolving Credit Facility which is extendible for one year at the borrower's option.
Summary of Components of Interest Expense Related to Borrowings
The following table is a summary of the components of interest expense related to the Company's borrowings (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Interest expense – Revolving Credit Facility (1)
$
3,075

 
$
1,155

 
$
5,632

 
$
2,507

Interest expense – Term Loan
2,768

 
1,307

 
7,525

 
3,376

Interest expense – Senior Unsecured Notes
3,337

 
1,595

 
10,013

 
1,595

Interest expense – mortgages and notes payable
27,563

 
33,291

 
83,640

 
113,837

Interest expense – Convertible Notes (2)
6,127

 
6,127

 
18,382

 
18,382

Non-cash interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of deferred financing costs
2,451

 
2,303

 
7,274

 
6,706

Amortization of net losses related to interest rate swaps

 
28

 

 
85

Amortization of debt discount, net
3,359

 
1,847

 
9,663

 
3,354

Total interest expense
$
48,680

 
$
47,653

 
$
142,129

 
$
149,842


(1) Includes facility fees of approximately $0.5 million for both of the three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and approximately $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2) Included in interest expense on the Operating Partnership's consolidated statements of operations are amounts paid to the Corporation by the Operating Partnership related to the notes payable to Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
Master Trust Notes  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Summary of Debt
The Master Trust Notes are summarized below:
 
 
Stated
Rates (1)
 
Maturity
 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
 
 
 
(in Years)
 
(in Thousands)
Series 2014-1 Class A1
 
5.1
%
 
2.7
 
$
45,141

 
$
53,919

Series 2014-1 Class A2
 
5.4
%
 
2.8
 
253,300

 
253,300

Series 2014-2
 
5.8
%
 
3.5
 
223,604

 
226,283

Series 2014-3
 
5.7
%
 
4.5
 
311,459

 
311,820

Series 2014-4 Class A1
 
3.5
%
 
2.3
 
150,000

 
150,000

Series 2014-4 Class A2
 
4.6
%
 
12.3
 
360,000

 
360,000

Total Master Trust 2014 notes
 
5.1
%
 
5.8
 
1,343,504

 
1,355,322

Series 2013-1 Class A
 
3.9
%
 
1.2
 
125,000

 
125,000

Series 2013-2 Class A
 
5.3
%
 
6.2
 
188,898

 
192,384

Total Master Trust 2013 notes
 
4.7
%
 
4.2
 
313,898

 
317,384

Total Master Trust notes
 
 
 
 
 
1,657,402

 
1,672,706

Debt discount, net
 
 
 
 
 
(15,613
)
 
(18,787
)
Deferred financing costs, net
 
 
 
 
 
(14,050
)
 
(16,376
)
Total Master Trust Notes, net
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,627,739

 
$
1,637,543

(1) Represents the individual series stated interest rate as of September 30, 2017 and the weighted average stated rate of the total Master Trust Notes, based on the collective series outstanding principal balances as of September 30, 2017.