14 Non-current liabilities

Lease obligations

The group has agreed financial and operational lease contracts which qualify as property investments in the context of IAS 40. At the end of 2015, the discounted value of the minimum lease obligations included in these lease contracts was EUR 2,868.9 million (2014: EUR 2,598.8 million).

The composition of the lease obligations is shown in the following table.

Movements in the lease obligations are shown in the following table.

The minimum lease obligations are based on the most recent estimates of the lease obligations. The other movements in 2015, amounting to EUR 210.9 million, are mainly due to adjustments arising from additional details about the individual lease contracts which became available in 2015. These adjustments mean that the cash flow estimates have been brought in line with the estimates included in the investment property valuations and the uncertainty stated in the 2014 annual accounts is no longer applicable.

The minimum lease obligations as recognised the balance sheet are further specified in the following table.

Loans

At the end of 2015, the total amount of the interest-bearing monetary loans recognised under the current and long-term liabilities was EUR 1,208.8 million (2014: EUR 1,334.0 million), from which the capitalised transaction costs of EUR 7.5 million (2014: EUR 8.0 million) have been deducted.

The composition of the group's monetary loans is shown in the following table.

1. Basis for further notes and tables in this note. Further refered to as 'total monetary loans'.

In 2015, the total monetary loans decreased on balance by EUR -125.2 million. The changes are shown in the following table.

Movements in 2015 mainly concern the early refinancing of the syndicated loan and the further reduction of loans drawn under this facility (standing credit facility). This newly agreed standing credit facility has a limit of EUR 925.0 million and matures after 5 years. Q-Park may borrow and repay amounts at will within the limit. The financing ratios as agreed for this loan are the ‘interest coverage ratio’ (ICR) and the ‘Net bank debt / EBITDA’ ratio.

At the end of 2015, the unutilised portion of the total financing amounted to EUR 90.0 million (2014 : EUR 50.0 million). Of this unutilised portion, EUR 8.0 million is blocked for bank guarantees and ancillary facilities.

In the coming years, the monetary loans will be repaid according to the schedule shown in the following table.

Taking the planned repayments and maturing interest rate swaps into account, the interest costs to be paid in the coming three years are expected to average EUR 52.2 million per year.

The following table shows the interest rates on the monetary loans.

1. Including the effects of the related interest rate swaps

The average effective interest rate percentage on the loans outstanding in 2015, including the financial instruments linked to these monetary loans, amounted to 4.4% (2014: 4.9%). In order to augment the assurances of compliance with the liabilities arising from the above loans, investment property with a balance sheet value of EUR 1,263.9 million (2014: EUR 1,413.0 million) has been furnished as collateral. Company shares have also been pledged as further security in which investment property is recognised with a balance value of EUR 1,335.8 million (2014: EUR 1,099.0 million). Variable interest loans are partially hedged by means of interest rate swaps (IRS) in order to limit interest fluctuations to remain within the policy framework set by Q-Park. For a further explanation of the existing hedging and the Q-Park policy for managing its interest exposure and other financial risks, please refer to note risk management with regard to financial instruments.

Other long-term liabilities

The composition of the other long-term liabilities is shown in the following table.

For further notes on the financial derivatives, please refer to note risk management with regard to financial instruments.

The other long-term liabilities and amounts received in advance fully concern the liabilities arising from financial leases agreed in the countries and other long-term liabilities and have a remaining contract period between one and five years.