Refer to Polaris’ financial statements in Appendix A to answer the following.
1. Identify the items, if any, that make up Polaris’ long-term debt as reported on its balance sheet at December 31, 2011.
2. Assume that Polaris has $100,000 thousand in convertible debentures that carry a 4.25% contract rate of interest. How much annual cash interest must be paid on those convertible debentures?
3. How much cash did it generate from issuance of debt for the year-ended December 31, 2011? How much cash did it use for repayments of debt for that same year?

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4.Access Polaris’ financial statements for the years ending after December 31, 2011, from its Website (Polaris.com) or the SEC’s EDGAR database (wwwSEC.gov). Has it issued additional long-term debt since the year-end December 31, 2011? If yes, identify the amount(s).