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Debt

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Debt
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
Long-term debt at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 consisted of the following:
  June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Revolving credit facilities $ 382,253  $ 416,793 
Securitization facility 90,710  67,700 
Senior secured term loan —  22,359 
2025 Senior Notes 297,661  297,256 
Other borrowings 11,612  20,742 
Finance lease obligations 10,251  9,684 
  792,487  834,534 
Less current maturities (4,994) (26,824)
  $ 787,493  $ 807,710 

The Company has a domestic credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions that includes a $750,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, which matures in March 2025, and a $35,000 senior secured amortizing term loan. The senior secured amortizing term loan was paid in full in March 2021. A portion of the revolving credit facility (not to exceed $350,000) can be drawn in foreign currencies. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR (Euro LIBOR for balances drawn in Euros) plus a factor ranging from 0.75% to 2.00% (1.00% at June 30, 2021) based on the Company's secured leverage ratio.  The secured leverage ratio is defined as net secured indebtedness divided by EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) as defined within the domestic credit facility agreement. The Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.30% (based on the Company's leverage ratio) of the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. The Company incurred debt issuance costs in connection with the domestic credit facility. Unamortized costs were $2,423 and $2,734 at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

The domestic credit facility requires the Company to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios. A portion of the facility (not to exceed $35,000) is available for the issuance of trade and standby letters of credit. Outstanding U.S. dollar denominated borrowings on the revolving credit facility at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were $259,237 and $257,439, respectively. Outstanding Euro denominated borrowings on the revolving credit facility at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were €97.0 million ($115,229) and €117.0 million ($137,188), respectively. There were no outstanding borrowings on the term loan as of June 30, 2021. Outstanding borrowings on the term loan at September 30, 2020 were $22,359. The weighted-average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings for the domestic credit facility (including the effects of interest rate swaps and Euro denominated borrowings) at June 30, 2021 and 2020 was 1.94% and 2.44%, respectively.

The Company has $300,000 of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due December 1, 2025 (the "2025 Senior Notes"). The 2025 Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.25% per annum with interest payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Company's obligations under the 2025 Senior Notes are guaranteed by certain of the Company's direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. The Company is subject to certain covenants and other restrictions in connection with the 2025 Senior Notes. The Company incurred direct financing fees and costs in connection with the 2025 Senior Notes. Unamortized costs were $2,339 and $2,744 at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

The Company has a $115,000 accounts receivable securitization facility (the "Securitization Facility") with certain financial institutions which matures in March 2022 and the Company intends to extend this facility. Under the Securitization Facility, the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries sell, on a continuous basis without recourse, their trade receivables to Matthews Receivables Funding Corporation, LLC (“Matthews RFC”), a wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiary of the Company. Matthews RFC in turn assigns a collateral interest in these receivables to certain financial institutions, and then may borrow funds under the Securitization Facility. The Securitization Facility does not qualify for sale treatment. Accordingly, the trade receivables and related debt obligations remain on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. Borrowings under the Securitization Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 0.75%. The Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.35% of the unused portion of the Securitization Facility. Outstanding borrowings under the Securitization Facility at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were $90,710 and $67,700, respectively. At June 30, 2021 and 2020, the interest rate on borrowings under this facility was 0.85% and 0.91%, respectively.
Note 7.   Debt (continued)

The following table presents information related to interest rate contracts entered into by the Company and designated as cash flow hedges:
June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Pay fixed swaps - notional amount $ 250,000  $ 312,500 
Net unrealized loss
$ (2,982) $ (7,792)
Weighted-average maturity period (years) 2.5 2.6
Weighted-average received rate 0.10  % 0.15  %
Weighted-average pay rate 1.34  % 1.34  %

The Company enters into interest rate swaps in order to achieve a mix of fixed and variable rate debt that it deems appropriate. The interest rate swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges of future variable interest payments, which are considered probable of occurring.  Based on the Company's assessment, all of the critical terms of each of the hedges matched the underlying terms of the hedged debt and related forecasted interest payments, and as such, these hedges were considered highly effective.

The fair value of the interest rate swaps reflected an unrealized loss of $2,982 ($2,252 after tax) at June 30, 2021 and an unrealized loss of $7,792 ($5,884 after tax) at September 30, 2020, that is included in shareholders' equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").  Assuming market rates remain constant with the rates at June 30, 2021, a loss (net of tax) of approximately $1,820 included in AOCI is expected to be recognized in earnings over the next twelve months.

At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
Derivatives June 30, 2021 September 30, 2020
Current liabilities:    
Other current liabilities $ (2,411) $ (3,164)
Long-term liabilities:    
Other liabilities (571) (4,628)
Total derivatives $ (2,982) $ (7,792)

The (losses) gains recognized on derivatives were as follows:
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Location of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
Nine Months Ended
June 30,
    2021 2020 2021 2020
Interest rate swaps Interest expense $ (790) $ (438) $ (2,444) $ 108 

The Company recognized the following gains (losses) in AOCI:
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
Location of (Loss) Gain Reclassified From AOCI into Income (Effective Portion*) Amount of (Loss) Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion*)
  June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020   June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020
Interest rate swaps $ 1,787  $ (4,248) Interest expense $ (1,845) $ 82 
* There is no ineffective portion or amounts excluded from effectiveness testing.
Note 7.   Debt (continued)

The Company, through certain of its European subsidiaries, has a credit facility with a European bank, which is guaranteed by Matthews. The maximum amount of borrowing available under this facility is €25.0 million ($29,698), which includes €8.0 million ($9,503) for bank guarantees.  The credit facility matures in December 2021 and the Company intends to continue to extend this facility. Outstanding borrowings under the credit facility totaled €6.6 million ($7,786) and €18.9 million ($22,166) at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under this facility at June 30, 2021 and 2020 was 2.25% and 1.25%, respectively.

The Company uses certain foreign currency debt instruments as net investment hedges of foreign operations. Currency losses of $5,957 (net of income taxes of $1,933) and currency losses of $4,377 (net of income taxes of $1,420), which represent effective hedges of net investments, were reported as a component of AOCI within currency translation adjustment at June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the fair value of the Company's long-term debt, including current maturities, which is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, approximated the carrying value included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of June 30, 2021.