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DEBT (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Outstanding Interest Rate Swaps
The interest rate swaps listed below manage interest rate risk associated with the forecasted future issuance of fixed-rate debt related to the expected refinancing of the maturing ITC Holdings 6.05% Senior Notes, due January 31, 2018. As of June 30, 2017, ITC Holdings had $385 million outstanding under the 6.05% Senior Notes.
Interest Rate Swaps
As of June 30, 2017
(dollars in millions)
 
Notional Amount
 
Weighted Average Fixed Rate
 
Original Term
 
Effective Date
July 2016 swaps
 
$
75

 
1.616%
 
10 years
 
January 2018
August 2016 swap
 
25

 
1.599%
 
10 years
 
January 2018
March 2017 swaps
 
100

 
2.661%
 
10 years
 
December 2017
April 2017 swap
 
50

 
2.440%
 
10 years
 
December 2017
Total
 
$
250

 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Revolving Credit Agreements
At June 30, 2017, ITC Holdings and certain of its Regulated Operating Subsidiaries had the following unsecured revolving credit facilities available:
(dollars in millions)
 Total
Available
Capacity
 
Outstanding
Balance (a)
 
Unused
Capacity
 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate on
Outstanding Balance
 
 
Commitment
Fee Rate (b)
ITC Holdings
$
400

 
$
7

 
$
393

(c)
2.5%
(d)
 
0.175
%
ITCTransmission
100

 
22

 
78

 
2.2%
(e)
 
0.10
%
METC
100

 
60

 
40

 
2.2%
(e)
 
0.10
%
ITC Midwest
250

 
10

 
240

 
2.2%
(e)
 
0.10
%
ITC Great Plains
150

 
55

 
95

 
2.2%
(e)
 
0.10
%
Total
$
1,000

 
$
154

 
$
846

 
 
 
 
 
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(a)
Included within long-term debt.
(b)
Calculation based on the average daily unused commitments, subject to adjustment based on the borrower’s credit rating.
(c)
ITC Holdings’ revolving credit agreement may be used for general corporate purposes, including to repay commercial paper issued pursuant to the commercial paper program described above, if necessary. While outstanding commercial paper does not reduce available capacity under ITC Holdings’ revolving credit agreement, the unused capacity under this agreement adjusted for the commercial paper outstanding was $233 million as of June 30, 2017.
(d)
Loan bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.25% or at a base rate, which is defined as the higher of the prime rate, 0.50% above the federal funds rate or 1.00% above the one month LIBOR, plus an applicable margin of 0.25%, subject to adjustments based on ITC Holdings’ credit rating.
(e)
Loans bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.00% or at a base rate, which is defined as the higher of the prime rate, 0.50% above the federal funds rate or 1.00% above the one month LIBOR, subject to adjustments based on the borrower’s credit rating.