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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Long-Term Debt

Note 7: Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2014, our debt had a carrying value of $46.5 billion and an estimated fair value of $52.6 billion. The estimated fair value of our publicly traded debt is based on Level 1 inputs using quoted market values for the debt. The estimated fair value of debt for which there are no quoted market prices is based on Level 2 inputs using interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Debt Borrowings and Repayments

In February 2014, we issued $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.60% senior notes due 2024 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.75% senior notes due 2044. The proceeds from this offering were used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including the repayment of a portion of our outstanding commercial paper and our $900 million aggregate principal amount of 2.10% senior notes due April 2014 at maturity.

In January 2014, we repaid at maturity $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.30% senior notes due 2014. In February 2014, we repaid $1.25 billion of borrowings outstanding under NBCUniversal Enterprise Inc.’s (“NBCUniversal Enterprise”) revolving credit facility with the proceeds from $990 million of borrowings under its new commercial paper program and cash on hand.

Revolving Credit Facilities

As of June 30, 2014, amounts available under our consolidated revolving credit facilities, net of amounts outstanding under our commercial paper programs and outstanding letters of credit, totaled $6.3 billion, which included $340 million available under NBCUniversal Enterprise’s revolving credit facility.

Commercial Paper Programs

In February 2014, NBCUniversal Enterprise entered into a commercial paper program. The maximum borrowing capacity under this commercial paper program is $1.35 billion, and it is supported by NBCUniversal Enterprise’s existing $1.35 billion revolving credit facility due March 2018. The commercial paper program is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by us and our 100% owned cable holding company subsidiaries, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“CCCL Parent”), Comcast MO Group, Inc. (“Comcast MO Group”), Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC (“CCH”) and Comcast MO of Delaware, LLC (“Comcast MO of Delaware”) (collectively, the “cable guarantors”). As of June 30, 2014, NBCUniversal Enterprise had $1 billion face amount of commercial paper outstanding.

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Long-Term Debt

Note 6: Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2014, our debt, excluding the note payable to Comcast, had a carrying value of $10.3 billion and an estimated fair value of $11.4 billion. The estimated fair value of our publicly traded debt is based on Level 1 inputs using quoted market values for the debt. The estimated fair value of debt for which there are no quoted market prices is based on Level 2 inputs using interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Debt Repayments

In April 2014, we repaid $900 million aggregate principal amount of 2.10% senior notes due April 2014 at maturity.

Cross-Guarantee Structure

In 2013, we, Comcast and certain of Comcast’s 100% owned cable holding company subsidiaries (the “cable guarantors”) entered into a series of agreements and supplemental indentures to include us as a part of Comcast’s existing cross-guarantee structure. As members of the cross-guarantee structure, Comcast and the cable guarantors fully and unconditionally guarantee our public debt securities, and we fully and unconditionally guarantee all of Comcast’s and the cable guarantors’ public debt securities. As of June 30, 2014, we guaranteed $30.7 billion of outstanding debt securities of Comcast and the cable guarantors. We also fully and unconditionally guarantee the $6.25 billion Comcast revolving credit facility due 2017, of which no amounts were outstanding as of June 30, 2014.

We do not, however, guarantee the obligations of NBCUniversal Enterprise with respect to its $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, $1.35 billion revolving credit facility and associated commercial paper program, or $725 million liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock.