LONG-TERM DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

We provide detail on our long-term debt balances, net of discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs, in the following table at year-end 2024 and 2023:


(in millions)	At Year-End 2024		At Year-End 2023
Senior Notes:
Series P Notes, interest rate of 3.8%, face amount of $350, maturing October 1, 2025 (effective interest rate of 4.0%)	$	349	$	349
Series R Notes, interest rate of 3.1%, face amount of $750, maturing June 15, 2026 (effective interest rate of 3.3%)	749		748
Series V Notes, interest rate of 3.8%, face amount of $318, maturing March 15, 2025 (effective interest rate of 2.8%)	319		321
Series W Notes, interest rate of 4.5%, face amount of $278, maturing October 1, 2034 (effective interest rate of 4.1%)	287		288
Series X Notes, interest rate of 4.0%, face amount of $450, maturing April 15, 2028 (effective interest rate of 4.2%)	447		447
Series AA Notes, interest rate of 4.7%, face amount of $300, maturing December 1, 2028 (effective interest rate of 4.8%)	298		298
Series CC Notes, interest rate of 3.6%, face amount of $550, matured April 15, 2024 (effective interest rate of 3.9%)	—		545
Series EE Notes, interest rate of 5.8%, face amount of $600, maturing May 1, 2025 (effective interest rate of 6.0%)	599		598
Series FF Notes, interest rate of 4.6%, face amount of $1,000, maturing June 15, 2030 (effective interest rate of 4.8%)	991		990
Series GG Notes, interest rate of 3.5%, face amount of $1,000, maturing October 15, 2032 (effective interest rate of 3.7%)	989		988
Series HH Notes, interest rate of 2.9%, face amount of $1,100, maturing April 15, 2031 (effective interest rate of 3.0%)	1,093		1,091
Series II Notes, interest rate of 2.8%, face amount of $700, maturing October 15, 2033 (effective interest rate of 2.8%)	695		694
Series JJ Notes, interest rate of 5.0%, face amount of $1,000, maturing October 15, 2027 (effective interest rate of 5.4%)	990		987
Series KK Notes, interest rate of 4.9%, face amount of $800, maturing April 15, 2029 (effective interest rate of 5.3%)	788		785
Series LL Notes, interest rate of 5.5%, face amount of $450, maturing September 15, 2026 (effective interest rate of 5.9%)	447		445
Series MM Notes, interest rate of 5.6%, face amount of $700, maturing October 15, 2028 (effective interest rate of 5.9%)	693		691
Series NN Notes, interest rate of 4.9%, face amount of $500, maturing May 15, 2029 (effective interest rate of 5.3%)	491		—
Series OO Notes, interest rate of 5.3%, face amount of $1,000, maturing May 15, 2034 (effective interest rate of 5.6%)	980		—
Series PP Notes, interest rate of 4.8%, face amount of $500, maturing March 15, 2030 (effective interest rate of 5.0%)	495		—
Series QQ Notes, interest rate of 5.4%, face amount of $1,000, maturing March 15, 2035 (effective interest rate of 5.5%)	986		—
Commercial paper	1,582		1,421
Credit Facility	—		—
Finance lease obligations	124		131
Other	55		56
	$	14,447	$	11,873
Less current portion	(1,309)		(553)
	$	13,138	$	11,320

All our long-term debt is recourse to us but unsecured. All the Senior Notes shown in the table above are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, which rank equally with our other Senior Notes and all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that we have issued or will issue from time to time, and are governed by the terms of an indenture, dated as of November 16, 1998, between us and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York), as trustee. We may redeem some or all of each series of the Senior Notes before maturity under the terms provided in the applicable form of Senior Note.

In August 2024, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.800 percent Series PP Notes due March 15, 2030 (the “Series PP Notes”) and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.350 percent Series QQ Notes due March 15, 2035 (the “Series QQ Notes”). We will pay interest on the Series PP Notes and Series QQ Notes in March and September of each year, commencing in March 2025. Net proceeds from the offering of the Series PP Notes and Series QQ Notes were approximately $1.480 billion, after deducting the underwriting discount and expenses, and were made available for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, stock repurchases, or repayment of outstanding indebtedness.

In February 2024, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875 percent Series NN Notes due May 15, 2029 (the “Series NN Notes”) and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.300 percent Series OO Notes due May 15, 2034 (the “Series OO Notes”). We pay interest on the Series NN Notes and Series OO Notes in May and November of each year. Net proceeds from the offering of the Series NN Notes and Series OO Notes were approximately $1.468 billion, after deducting the underwriting discount and expenses, and were made available for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, stock repurchases, or repayment of outstanding indebtedness.

We are party to a $4.5 billion multicurrency revolving credit agreement (as amended, the “Credit Facility”). Available borrowings under the Credit Facility support our commercial paper program and general corporate needs. U.S. dollar borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at SOFR (the Secured Overnight Financing Rate) plus a spread based on our public debt rating. We also pay quarterly fees on the Credit Facility at a rate based on our public debt rating. We classify outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and outstanding commercial paper borrowings (which generally have short-term maturities of 45 days or less) as long-term based on our ability and intent to refinance the outstanding borrowings on a long-term basis. The Credit Facility expires on December 14, 2027.

The following table presents future principal payments, net of discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs, for our debt at year-end 2024:


(in millions)	Debt Principal Payments
2025	$	1,309
2026	1,205
2027	2,583
2028	1,450
2029	1,292
Thereafter	6,608
Balance at year-end 2024	$	14,447

We paid cash for interest, net of amounts capitalized, of $599 million in 2024, $476 million in 2023, and $345 million in 2022.