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SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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)
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Commercial paper
 
$
60.4

 
$
25.6

Average interest rate on commercial paper
 
0.21
%
 
0.14
%


The commercial paper outstanding at June 30, 2014, had maturity dates ranging from July 1, 2014, through July 7, 2014.

Our average amount of commercial paper borrowings based on daily outstanding balances during the six months ended June 30, 2014, and 2013, was $18.5 million and $70.8 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
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Revolving credit facility (1)
 
05/17/2014
 
$

 
$
135.0

Revolving credit facility (2)
 
05/07/2015
 
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
 
 
 
60.4

 
25.6

Available capacity under existing agreements
 
 
 
$
189.6

 
$
224.4



(1) 
This credit facility was terminated and replaced with a new credit facility in May 2014.

(2) 
We requested approval from the PSCW to extend this facility through May 8, 2019.