15. DEBT

Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs, of consolidated entities consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

Huntsman Corporation

Huntsman International

Direct and Subsidiary Debt

Substantially all of our debt, including the facilities described below, has been incurred by our subsidiaries (primarily Huntsman International); Huntsman Corporation is not a guarantor of such subsidiary debt.

Certain of our subsidiaries have third-party debt agreements. These debt agreements contain certain restrictions with regard to dividends, distributions, loans or advances. In certain circumstances, the consent of a third party would be required prior to the transfer of any cash or assets from these subsidiaries to us.

Debt Issuance Costs

We record debt issuance costs related to a debt liability on the balance sheets as a reduction in the face amount of that debt liability. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount of debt issuance costs directly reducing the debt liability was $9 million and $11 million, respectively. We record the amortization of debt issuance costs as interest expense.

Revolving Credit Facility

On May 21, 2018, Huntsman International entered into the Revolving Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at the rates specified in the credit agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility, which will vary based on the type of loan and Huntsman International’s debt ratings. Unless earlier terminated, the Revolving Credit Facility will mature in May 2023. Huntsman International may increase the Revolving Credit Facility commitments up to an additional $500 million, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

In connection with entering into the Revolving Credit Facility, Huntsman International terminated all commitments and repaid all obligations under our previous $650 million senior secured revolving credit facility. In addition, we recognized a loss of early extinguishment of debt of $3 million. As of December 31, 2020, our Revolving Credit Facility was as follows (dollars in millions):

Term Loan Credit Facility

On September 24, 2019, Huntsman International entered into the 2019 Term Loan, pursuant to which Huntsman International borrowed an aggregate principal amount of €92 million (or $101 million equivalent). We used the net proceeds from the 2019 Term Loan to finance our acquisition of the 50% noncontrolling interest that we did not own in the Sasol-Huntsman maleic anhydride joint venture. On September 22, 2020 we repaid the 2019 Term Loan in full at maturity.

A/R Programs

Our A/R Programs are structured so that we transfer certain of our trade receivables to the U.S. special purpose entity (“U.S. SPE”) and the European special purpose entity (“EU SPE”) in transactions intended to be true sales or true contributions. The receivables collateralize debt incurred by the U.S. SPE and the EU SPE.

In April 2019, we entered into amendments to the EU A/R Program (the “European Amendment”) and the U.S. A/R Program (the “U.S. Amendment”). The European Amendment, among other things, extended the scheduled commitment termination date of the loan facility to April 2022, reduced the facility maximum funding availability from €150 million to €100 million and made certain other amendments. The U.S. Amendment, among other things, extended the scheduled commitment termination date of the loan facility to April 2022 and made certain other amendments.

In December 2019, we entered into amendments to the U.S. A/R Program and the EU A/R Program. The European amendment allowed the removal of pledged obligors related to the Chemical Intermediates Businesses sold to Indorama. The U.S. amendment allowed the removal of pledged obligors related to the Chemical Intermediates Businesses sold to Indorama as well as reduced the maximum funding capacity from $250 million to $150 million upon completion of the sale on January 3, 2020.

In October 2020, we entered into an amendment to the U.S. A/R Program to account for certain internal reorganization activities related to CVC Thermoset Specialties Acquisition.

Information regarding our A/R Programs as of December 31, 2020 was as follows (monetary amounts in millions):

As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $198 million and $221 million, respectively, of accounts receivable were pledged as collateral under our A/R Programs.

Notes

As of December 31, 2020, we had outstanding the following notes (monetary amounts in millions):

The 2021, 2022, 2025 and 2029 Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations of Huntsman International. The indentures impose certain limitations on the ability of Huntsman International and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness secured by any principal properties, incur indebtedness of nonguarantor subsidiaries, enter into sale and leaseback transactions with respect to any principal properties and consolidate or merge with or into any other person or lease, sell or transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets. Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, holders of the 2021, 2022, 2025 and 2029 Senior Notes will have the right to require that Huntsman International purchase all or a portion of such holder’s notes in cash at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

On March 13, 2019, Huntsman International completed a $750 million offering of its 4.50% senior notes due 2029 (“2029 Senior Notes”). On March 27, 2019, Huntsman International applied the net proceeds of the offering of the 2029 Senior Notes to redeem in full $650 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% senior notes due 2020 (“2020 Senior Notes”) and also paid associated costs and accrued interest of $21 million and $12 million, respectively. In addition, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $23 million.

The 2029 Senior Notes bear interest at 4.50% per year, payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1, and will mature on May 1, 2029. Huntsman International may redeem the 2029 Senior Notes in whole or in part at any time prior to February 1, 2029 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. Huntsman International may redeem the 2029 Senior Notes at any time, in whole or from time to time in part, on or after February 1, 2029 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Redemption of the 2021 Senior Notes

On January 15, 2021, we redeemed in full €445 million (approximately $541 million) in aggregate principal amount of our 2021 Senior Notes at the redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date. 

Variable Interest Entity Debt

As of December 31, 2020, AAC, our consolidated 50%-owned joint venture, had $50 million outstanding under its loan commitments and debt financing arrangements. As of December 31, 2020, we have $47 million classified as current debt and $3 million as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets. We do not guarantee these loan commitments, and AAC is not a guarantor of any of our other debt obligations.

Note Payable from Huntsman International to Huntsman Corporation

During the first quarter of 2020, our loan of $380 million to our subsidiary Huntsman International was repaid to us in full.

Compliance With Covenants

Our Revolving Credit Facility contains a financial covenant regarding the leverage ratio of Huntsman International and its subsidiaries. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains other customary covenants and events of default for credit facilities of this type. Upon an event of default that is not cured or waived within any applicable cure periods, in addition to other remedies that may be available to the lenders, the obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility may be accelerated.

The agreements governing our A/R Programs also contain certain receivable performance metrics. Any material failure to meet the applicable A/R Programs’ metrics could lead to an early termination event under the A/R Programs, which could require us to cease our use of such facilities, prohibiting us from additional borrowings against our receivables or, at the discretion of the lenders, requiring that we repay the A/R Programs in full. An early termination event under the A/R Programs would also constitute an event of default under our Revolving Credit Facility, which could require us to pay off the balance of the Revolving Credit Facility in full and could result in the loss of our Revolving Credit Facility. 

We believe that we are in compliance with the covenants governing our material debt instruments, including our Revolving Credit Facility, our A/R Programs and our notes.

Maturities

The scheduled maturities of our debt (excluding debt to affiliates) by year as of December 31, 2020 are as follows (dollars in millions):