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SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Short-term Debt [Abstract]  
SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
Short-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

Our outstanding short-term borrowings were as follows:
(Millions, except percentages)
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Commercial paper
 
$
18.2

 
$
25.6

Average interest rate on commercial paper
 
0.13
%
 
0.14
%


The commercial paper outstanding at March 31, 2014, matured on April 1, 2014.

Our average amount of commercial paper borrowings based on daily outstanding balances during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, was $9.1 million and $57.8 million, respectively.

We manage our liquidity by maintaining adequate external financing commitments. The information in the table below relates to our revolving credit facilities used to support our commercial paper borrowing program, including remaining available capacity under these facilities:
(Millions)
 
Maturity
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Revolving credit facility
 
05/17/2014
 
$
135.0

 
$
135.0

Revolving credit facility
 
06/13/2017
 
115.0

 
115.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total short-term credit capacity
 
 
 
$
250.0

 
$
250.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less:
 
 
 
 

 
 

Commercial paper outstanding
 
 
 
18.2

 
25.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available capacity under existing agreements
 
 
 
$
231.8

 
$
224.4