Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt (Tables)

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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, our debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Interest
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
Rate
 
2015
 
2014
Long-term debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes
 
7.500%
 
$

 
$
1,665,500

2020 SPLNG Senior Notes
 
6.500%
 
420,000

 
420,000

2021 SPL Senior Notes
 
5.625%
 
2,000,000

 
2,000,000

2022 SPL Senior Notes
 
6.250%
 
1,000,000

 
1,000,000

2023 SPL Senior Notes
 
5.625%
 
1,500,000

 
1,500,000

2024 SPL Senior Notes
 
5.750%
 
2,000,000

 
2,000,000

2025 SPL Senior Notes
 
5.625%
 
2,000,000

 

2015 SPL Credit Facilities (1)
 
(2)
 
845,000

 

CTPL Term Loan (3)
 
(4)
 
400,000

 
400,000

Total long-term debt
 
 
 
10,165,000

 
8,985,500

Long-term debt premium (discount)
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes
 
 
 

 
(8,998
)
2021 SPL Senior Notes
 
 
 
8,718

 
10,177

2023 SPL Senior Notes
 
 
 
6,392

 
7,089

CTPL Term Loan
 
 
 
(1,429
)
 
(2,435
)
Total long-term debt, net
 
 
 
10,178,681

 
8,991,333

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes
 
 
 
1,665,500

 

2016 SPLNG Senior Notes - discount
 
 
 
(4,303
)
 

SPL Working Capital Facility (5)
 
(6)
 
15,000

 

Total current debt, net
 
 
 
1,676,197

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt, net
 
 
 
$
11,854,878

 
$
8,991,333


 
(1)
Matures on the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the second anniversary of the completion date of Trains 1 through 5 of the Liquefaction Project.
(2)
Variable interest rate, at SPL’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margins for LIBOR loans range from 1.30% to 1.75%, depending on the applicable 2015 SPL Credit Facility, and the applicable margin for base rate loans is 1.75%. Interest on LIBOR loans is due and payable at the end of each LIBOR period, and interest on base rate loans is due and payable at the end of each quarter.
(3)
Matures on May 28, 2017, when the full amount of the outstanding principal obligations must be repaid.
(4)
Variable interest rate, at CTPL’s election, is LIBOR or the base rate plus the applicable margin. CTPL has historically elected LIBOR loans, for which the applicable margin is 3.25% and is due and payable at the end of each LIBOR period.
(5)
Matures on December 31, 2020, with various terms for underlying loans, as further described below under SPL Working Capital Facility. As of December 31, 2014, no loans were outstanding under the $325.0 million senior letter of credit and reimbursement agreement that was entered into in April 2014 (the “SPL LC Agreement”) it replaced.
(6)
Variable interest rates, based on LIBOR or the base rate, as further described below under SPL Working Capital Facility.

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt
Below is a schedule of future principal payments that we are obligated to make on our outstanding debt at December 31, 2015 (in thousands): 
Years Ending December 31,
 
Principal Payments
2016
 
$
1,680,500

2017
 
400,000

2018
 

2019
 

2020
 
1,265,000

Thereafter
 
8,500,000

Total
 
$
11,845,500

Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments
The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value (in thousands) of our debt:
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
2016 SPLNG Senior Notes, net of discount (1)
 
$
1,661,197

 
$
1,652,891

 
$
1,656,502

 
$
1,718,621

2020 SPLNG Senior Notes (1)
 
420,000

 
403,200

 
420,000

 
428,400

2021 SPL Senior Notes, net of premium (1)
 
2,008,718

 
1,832,955

 
2,010,177

 
1,985,050

2022 SPL Senior Notes (1)
 
1,000,000

 
912,500

 
1,000,000

 
1,020,000

2023 SPL Senior Notes, net of premium (1)
 
1,506,392

 
1,299,263

 
1,507,089

 
1,476,947

2024 SPL Senior Notes (1)
 
2,000,000

 
1,715,000

 
2,000,000

 
1,970,000

2025 SPL Senior Notes (1)
 
2,000,000

 
1,710,000

 

 

2015 SPL Credit Facilities (2)
 
845,000


845,000

 

 

CTPL Term Loan, net of discount (2)
 
398,571

 
400,000

 
397,565

 
400,000

SPL Working Capital Facility (2)
 
15,000

 
15,000

 

 

 
(1)
The Level 2 estimated fair value was based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers who make markets in these and similar instruments based on the closing trading prices on December 31, 2015 and 2014, as applicable.
(2)
The Level 3 estimated fair value approximates the principal amount because the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates and the debt may be repaid, in full or in part, at any time without penalty.