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6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2026 | |
| Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| DEBT | F. DEBT On March 20, 2026, we entered into a revolving credit agreement (the “2026 Credit Agreement”) with an aggregate commitment of $1.0 billion and a maturity date of March 20, 2031. At our request (which may not be exercised more than two times), the maturity may be extended for an additional one-year period, in each case subject to customary terms and conditions, including the consent of lenders holding at least a majority of the commitments and outstanding credit exposure under the 2026 Credit Agreement at the time. In addition, we may, at our option, request an increase in the aggregate commitment under the 2026 Credit Agreement of up to $500 million, subject to customary terms and conditions. Upon entry into the 2026 Credit Agreement, our credit agreement dated April 26, 2022, with an aggregate commitment of $1.0 billion, was terminated. The 2026 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility available to us and one of our foreign subsidiaries in U.S. dollars, European euros, British pounds sterling, Canadian dollars and certain other currencies for revolving credit loans, swingline loans and letters of credit. Borrowings under the revolving credit loans denominated in any agreed upon currency other than U.S. dollars are limited to the equivalent of $500 million. We can also borrow swingline loans up to $120 million and obtain letters of credit of up to $25 million. Outstanding letters of credit under the 2026 Credit Agreement reduce our borrowing capacity and we had no outstanding letters of credit under the 2026 Credit Agreement at June 30, 2026. Revolving credit loans denominated in U.S. dollars bear interest under the 2026 Credit Agreement, at our option, at a rate per annum equal to (A) a U.S. dollar base rate or (B) the adjusted term SOFR rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin based upon our then-applicable corporate credit ratings. Foreign currency revolving credit loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable floating reference rate for loans denominated in the relevant foreign currency plus an applicable margin based upon our then-applicable corporate credit ratings. The various benchmarks are subject to applicable floors. The 2026 Credit Agreement contains financial covenants requiring us to maintain (A) a net leverage ratio, as adjusted for certain items, not exceeding 4.0 to 1.0, and (B) an interest coverage ratio, as adjusted for certain items, not less than 2.5 to 1.0. In order for us to borrow under the 2026 Credit Agreement, there must not be any default in our covenants in the 2026 Credit Agreement (i.e., in addition to the two financial covenants described above, principally limitations on subsidiary debt, negative pledge restrictions, and requirements relating to legal compliance, maintenance of our properties and insurance) and our representations and warranties in the 2026 Credit Agreement must be true in all material respects on the date of borrowing (i.e., principally no material adverse change or litigation likely to result in a material adverse change, since December 31, 2025, no material ERISA or environmental non-compliance, and no material tax deficiency). We were in compliance with all covenants and no borrowings were outstanding at June 30, 2026. On April 21, 2026, we entered into a two year, up to $500 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan due April 21, 2028 with a syndicate of lenders. The senior unsecured delayed draw term loan and commitments thereunder are subject to prepayment at our option and the loans will bear interest, at our option, at a rate per annum equal to (A) a U.S. dollar base rate, (B) the adjusted term SOFR rate, or (C) the adjusted daily simple SOFR rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin based upon our then-applicable corporate credit ratings. The various benchmarks are subject to applicable floors. The covenants are substantially the same as those in the 2026 Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with all covenants and $300 million was borrowed and outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 4.499% at June 30, 2026. F. DEBT (Concluded) Fair Value of Debt. The fair value of our short-term and long-term fixed-rate debt instruments is based principally upon modeled market prices for the same or similar issues, which are Level 1 inputs. The term loan has an interest rate that resets monthly and the fair value of this instrument approximates the carrying value at June 30, 2026. The aggregate estimated market value of our short-term and long-term debt at June 30, 2026 was approximately $3.0 billion, compared with the aggregate carrying value of $3.3 billion. The aggregate estimated market value of our short-term and long-term debt at December 31, 2025 was approximately $2.7 billion, compared with the aggregate carrying value of $3.0 billion.
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