Debt Obligations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Debt Obligations [Abstract]

Debt Obligations

Note 7.  Debt Obligations

The following table presents our consolidated debt obligations (arranged by company and maturity date) at the dates indicated:

	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
EPO senior debt obligations:
Commercial Paper Notes, variable-rates	$	–		$	482.0
Senior Notes Q, 5.25% fixed-rate, due January 2020		–			500.0
Senior Notes Y, 5.20% fixed-rate, due September 2020		1,000.0			1,000.0
September 2019 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, variable-rate, due September 2020		–			–
Senior Notes TT, 2.80% fixed-rate, due February 2021		750.0			750.0
Senior Notes RR, 2.85% fixed-rate, due April 2021		575.0			575.0
Senior Notes VV, 3.50% fixed-rate, due February 2022		750.0			750.0
Senior Notes CC, 4.05% fixed-rate, due February 2022		650.0			650.0
Senior Notes HH, 3.35% fixed-rate, due March 2023		1,250.0			1,250.0
Senior Notes JJ, 3.90% fixed-rate, due February 2024		850.0			850.0
Multi-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, variable-rate, due September 2024		–			–
Senior Notes MM, 3.75% fixed-rate, due February 2025		1,150.0			1,150.0
Senior Notes PP, 3.70% fixed-rate, due February 2026		875.0			875.0
Senior Notes SS, 3.95% fixed-rate, due February 2027		575.0			575.0
Senior Notes WW, 4.15% fixed-rate, due October 2028		1,000.0			1,000.0
Senior Notes YY, 3.125% fixed-rate, due July 2029		1,250.0			1,250.0
Senior Notes AAA, 2.80% fixed-rate, due January 2030		1,000.0			–
Senior Notes D, 6.875% fixed-rate, due March 2033		500.0			500.0
Senior Notes H, 6.65% fixed-rate, due October 2034		350.0			350.0
Senior Notes J, 5.75% fixed-rate, due March 2035		250.0			250.0
Senior Notes W, 7.55% fixed-rate, due April 2038		399.6			399.6
Senior Notes R, 6.125% fixed-rate, due October 2039		600.0			600.0
Senior Notes Z, 6.45% fixed-rate, due September 2040		600.0			600.0
Senior Notes BB, 5.95% fixed-rate, due February 2041		750.0			750.0
Senior Notes DD, 5.70% fixed-rate, due February 2042		600.0			600.0
Senior Notes EE, 4.85% fixed-rate, due August 2042		750.0			750.0
Senior Notes GG, 4.45% fixed-rate, due February 2043		1,100.0			1,100.0
Senior Notes II, 4.85% fixed-rate, due March 2044		1,400.0			1,400.0
Senior Notes KK, 5.10% fixed-rate, due February 2045		1,150.0			1,150.0
Senior Notes QQ, 4.90% fixed-rate, due May 2046		975.0			975.0
Senior Notes UU, 4.25% fixed-rate, due February 2048		1,250.0			1,250.0
Senior Notes XX, 4.80% fixed-rate, due February 2049		1,250.0			1,250.0
Senior Notes ZZ, 4.20% fixed-rate, due January 2050		1,250.0			1,250.0
Senior Notes BBB, 3.70% fixed-rate, due January 2051		1,000.0			–
Senior Notes NN, 4.95% fixed-rate, due October 2054		400.0			400.0
Senior Notes CCC, 3.95% fixed rate, due January 2060		1,000.0			–
TEPPCO senior debt obligations:
TEPPCO Senior Notes, 7.55% fixed-rate, due April 2038		0.4			0.4
Total principal amount of senior debt obligations		27,250.0			25,232.0
EPO Junior Subordinated Notes C, variable-rate, due June 2067 (1)		232.2			232.2
EPO Junior Subordinated Notes D, fixed/variable-rate, due August 2077 (2)		700.0			700.0
EPO Junior Subordinated Notes E, fixed/variable-rate, due August 2077 (3)		1,000.0			1,000.0
EPO Junior Subordinated Notes F, fixed/variable-rate, due February 2078 (4)		700.0			700.0
TEPPCO Junior Subordinated Notes, variable-rate, due June 2067 (1)		14.2			14.2
Total principal amount of senior and junior debt obligations		29,896.4			27,878.4
Other, non-principal amounts		(290.5	)		(253.3	)
Less current maturities of debt		(1,750.0	)		(1,981.9	)
Total long-term debt	$	27,855.9		$	25,643.2

(1)	Variable rate is reset quarterly and based on 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), plus 2.778%.
(2)	Fixed rate of 4.875% through August 15, 2022; thereafter, a variable rate reset quarterly and based on 3-month LIBOR plus 2.986%.
(3)	Fixed rate of 5.250% through August 15, 2027; thereafter, a variable rate reset quarterly and based on 3-month LIBOR plus 3.033%.
(4)	Fixed rate of 5.375% through February 14, 2028; thereafter, a variable rate reset quarterly and based on 3-month LIBOR plus 2.57%.

References to “TEPPCO” mean TEPPCO Partners, L.P. prior to its merger with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries in October 2009.

The following table presents the range of interest rates and weighted-average interest rates paid on our consolidated variable-rate debt during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

	Range of Interest Rates Paid	Weighted-Average Interest Rate Paid
Commercial Paper Notes	1.78% to 2.08%	1.86%
EPO Junior Subordinated Notes C and TEPPCO Junior Subordinated Notes	4.36% to 4.68%	4.57%

Amounts borrowed under our 364-Day and Multi-Year Revolving Credit Agreements bear interest, at our election, equal to: (i) LIBOR, plus an additional variable spread; or (ii) an alternate base rate, which is the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.5%, or (c) the LIBO Market Index Rate in effect on such day plus 1% and a variable spread. The applicable spreads are determined based on our debt ratings.

The following table presents the scheduled contractual maturities of principal amounts of our consolidated debt obligations at March 31, 2020 for the next five years and in total thereafter:

			Scheduled Maturities of Debt
	Total		Remainder of 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
Principal amount of senior and junior debt obligations	$	29,896.4	$	1,000.0	$	1,325.0	$	1,400.0	$	1,250.0	$	850.0	$	24,071.4

In April 2020, EPO entered into an additional 364-Day revolving credit agreement.   See Note 19 regarding this subsequent event.

Parent-Subsidiary Guarantor Relationships

EPD acts as guarantor of the consolidated debt obligations of EPO, with the exception of the remaining debt obligations of TEPPCO.  If EPO were to default on any of its guaranteed debt, EPD would be responsible for full and unconditional repayment of that obligation.

Issuance of $3.0 Billion of Senior Notes in January 2020

In January 2020, EPO issued $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes comprised of (i) $1.0 billion principal amount of senior notes due January 2030 (“Senior Notes AAA”), (ii) $1.0 billion principal amount of senior notes due January 2051 (“Senior Notes BBB”) and (iii) $1.0 billion principal amount of senior notes due January 2060 (“Senior Notes CCC”).   Net proceeds from this offering were used by EPO for the repayment of $500 million principal amount of its Senior Notes Q that matured in January 2020, temporary repayment of amounts outstanding under its commercial paper program and for general company purposes.  In addition, net proceeds from this offering will be used by EPO for the repayment of $1.0 billion principal amount of its Senior Notes Y upon their maturity in September 2020.

Senior Notes AAA were issued at 99.921% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest rate of 2.80% per year.  Senior Notes BBB were issued at 99.413% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest rate of 3.70% per year.  Senior Notes CCC were issued at 99.360% of their principal amount and have a fixed-rate interest rate of 3.95% per year.  EPD guaranteed these senior notes through an unconditional guarantee on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis.

Lender Financial Covenants

We were in compliance with the financial covenants of our consolidated debt agreements at March 31, 2020.

Letters of Credit

At March 31, 2020, EPO had $101.4 million of letters of credit outstanding primarily related to our commodity hedging activities.