Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Nonrecourse Debt

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Nonrecourse Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Nonrecourse Debt
8. Nonrecourse Debt

We have outstanding the following asset-backed nonrecourse debt and bank loans (dollars in millions):

 

    Outstanding Balance as
of
                      Value of Assets Pledged
as of,
     
    June 30,
2016
    December 31,
2015
    Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Anticipated
Balance at
Maturity
    June 30,
2016
    December 31,
2015
   

Description of Assets

Pledged

HASI Sustainable Yield Bond 2013-1

  $ 81      $ 83        2.79%        December 2019      $ 57      $ 98      $ 99      Financing receivables

ABS Loan Agreement

  $ 95      $ 102        5.74%        September 2021      $ 17      $ 104      $ 117      Equity interest in Strong Upwind Holdings I, LLC

HASI Sustainable Yield Bond 2015-1

  $ 99      $ 100        4.28%        October 2034      $ —        $ 138      $ 139      Financing receivables, real estate and real estate intangibles

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-1

  $ 79      $ 90        4.13% (1)        December 2021      $ —        $ 104      $ 117      Equity interest in Strong Upwind Holdings II and III, LLC, related interest rate swap

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-2

  $ 41      $ 42        4.63% (1)        December 2023      $ —        $ 70      $ 71      Equity interest in Buckeye Wind Energy Class B Holdings LLC, related interest rate swap

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-3

  $ 152      $ 162        4.92%        December 2020      $ 132      $ 177      $ 175      Residential Solar Financing receivables

Other nonrecourse debt (2)

  $ 91      $ 101        2.26% - 7.45%        2017 to 2032      $ —        $ 88      $ 97      Financing receivables

Debt issuance costs

  $ (14   $ (16            
 

 

 

   

 

 

             

Nonrecourse debt

  $ 624      $ 664               
 

 

 

   

 

 

             

 

(1) Interest rate represents the current period’s LIBOR based rate plus the spread. Also see the interest rate swap contracts shown in the table below.
(2) Other nonrecourse debt consists of various debt agreements used to finance certain of our financing receivables for the term of the financing receivables. Debt service payment requirements, in a majority of cases, are equal to or less than the cash flows received from the underlying financing receivables.

We have pledged the ownership interest in the relevant assets or the relevant assets themselves to bankruptcy remote entities as security for the nonrecourse debt. The assets and credit of these entities are not available to satisfy any of our other debts and obligations, except as set forth in the debt agreements. The debtors can only look to the cash flows of the pledged assets to satisfy the debt and we are not liable for nonpayment of such cash flows. The debt agreements contain terms, conditions, covenants, and representations and warranties that are customary and typical for a transaction of this nature, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and indebtedness, investments, fundamental organizational changes, dispositions, changes in the nature of business, transactions with affiliates, use of proceeds and stock repurchases. The agreements also include customary events of default, the occurrence of which may result in termination of the agreements, acceleration of amounts due, and accrual of default interest. We typically act as servicer for the debt transactions.

We have guaranteed the performance of the representations and warranties and other obligations of certain of our subsidiaries under certain of the debt agreements and provided an indemnity against certain losses from “bad acts” of such subsidiaries including fraud, failure to disclose a material fact, theft, misappropriation, voluntary bankruptcy or unauthorized transfers. In the case of the debt secured by our renewable energy equity interests, we have also guaranteed the compliance of our subsidiaries with certain tax matters and certain obligations if certain of our joint venture partners exercise their right to withdraw from our partnerships.

The HASI Sustainable Yield Bond (“HASI SYB”) 2015-1 consists of two notes, (i) $101 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.28% HASI SYB 2015-1A, Class A Bonds (the “Class A Bonds”) and (ii) $18 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.0% HASI SYB 2015-1B, Class B Bonds (the “Class B Bonds”), both with an anticipated repayment date in October 2034. The Class A Bonds rank senior to the Class B Bonds in priority of payment. We retained the Class B Bonds. The other loan and debt transactions were negotiated with, and held by, commercial banks, including one loan agreement that has a corporate financial subsidiary as a co-lender.

In connection with several of our nonrecourse debt borrowings, we have entered into the following interest rate swaps that are designated as cash flow hedges (dollars in millions):

 

                  Notional Value as of      Fair Value as of      
     Base
Rate
     Hedged
Rate
    June 30,
2016
     December 31,
2015
     June 30,
2016
    December 31,
2015
   

Term

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-1

     3 month Libor         1.55   $ 72       $ 81      

$

(1.2

 

$

(0.3

  December 2015 to September 2021

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-2

     3 month Libor         1.52   $ 37       $ 38      

$

(0.6

 

$

(0.1

  December 2015 to December 2018

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-2

     3 month Libor         2.55   $ 29       $ 29       $ (1.2   $ (0.2   December 2018 to December 2024

HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-3

     1 month Libor         2.34   $ 119       $ —         $ (3.6   $ —       

November 2020 to

August 2028

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

        $ 257       $ 148       $ (6.6   $ (0.6  
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

The total fair value of our hedges relating to interest rate hedges that are effective in offsetting variable cash flows is reflected as unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive income and in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, all of our derivatives were designated as hedging instruments and there was no ineffectiveness recorded on our designated hedges and no portion of the Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of associated deferred income tax effects, related to our interest rate hedges was reclassified into interest expense.

The stated minimum maturities of nonrecourse debt as of June 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

As of June 30,

   (dollars in millions)  

2016

   $ 48   

2017

     41   

2018

     37   

2019

     98   

2020

     155   

Thereafter

     259   
  

 

 

 
   $ 638   

Deferred financing costs, net

     (14
  

 

 

 

Total nonrecourse debt

   $ 624   
  

 

 

 

The stated minimum maturities of nonrecourse debt above include only the mandatory minimum principal payments. To the extent there are additional cash flows received from Strong Upwind Holdings II, LLC, Strong Upwind Holdings III, LLC or Buckeye Wind Energy Class B Holdings LLC, these additional cash flows are required to be used to make additional principal payments against the respective HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-1 and HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-2 notes.