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Debt
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Note 7—Debt
The Company had outstanding debt as follows:
June 30,
2022		September 30,
2021
Effective Interest Rate(1)
(in millions, except percentages)
U.S. dollar notes
2.15% Senior Notes due September 2022
$1,000 $1,000 2.30 %
2.80% Senior Notes due December 2022
2,250 2,250 2.89 %
3.15% Senior Notes due December 2025
4,000 4,000 3.26 %
1.90% Senior Notes due April 2027
1,500 1,500 2.02 %
0.75% Senior Notes due August 2027
500 500 0.84 %
2.75% Senior Notes due September 2027
750 750 2.91 %
2.05% Senior Notes due April 2030
1,500 1,500 2.13 %
1.10% Senior Notes due February 2031
1,000 1,000 1.20 %
4.15% Senior Notes due December 2035
1,500 1,500 4.23 %
2.70% Senior Notes due April 2040
1,000 1,000 2.80 %
4.30% Senior Notes due December 2045
3,500 3,500 4.37 %
3.65% Senior Notes due September 2047
750 750 3.73 %
2.00% Senior Notes due August 2050
1,750 1,750 2.09 %
Euro notes
1.50% Senior Notes due June 2026
1,423 — 1.71 %
2.00% Senior Notes due June 2029
1,054 — 2.13 %
2.375% Senior Notes due June 2034
685 — 2.53 %
Total debt
24,162 21,000 
Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs(181)(161)
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments(2)
(186)138 
Total carrying value of debt
$23,795 $20,977 
Reported as:
Current maturities of debt$3,249 $999 
Long-term debt20,546 19,978 
Total carrying value of debt
$23,795 $20,977 
(1)Effective interest rates disclosed do not reflect hedge accounting adjustments.
(2)Represents the change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements entered into on a portion of the outstanding senior notes.
Senior Notes
In June 2022, the Company issued Euro-denominated fixed-rate senior notes in a public offering in an aggregate principal amount of €3.0 billion ($3.2 billion), with maturities ranging between 4 and 12 years. The June 2026 Notes, 2029 Notes and 2034 Notes, or collectively, the "Euro Notes", have interest rates of 1.50%, 2.00% and 2.375%, respectively. Interest on the Euro Notes is payable annually on June 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2023. The net aggregate proceeds, after deducting discounts and debt issuance costs, were approximately €3.0 billion ($3.2 billion). The Company plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, the refinancing of existing indebtedness.
The Company’s outstanding senior notes, or collectively, the “Notes”, are senior unsecured obligations of the Company, ranking equally and ratably among themselves and with the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Notes are not secured by any assets of the Company and are not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all related covenants. Each series of Notes may be redeemed as a whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time at specified
redemption prices. In addition, each series of the Euro Notes may be redeemed as a whole at specified redemption prices upon the occurrence of certain U.S. tax events.
Non-derivative Financial Instrument Designated as a Net Investment Hedge
The Company designated €1.2 billion of the €3.0 billion Euro Notes, a non-derivative financial instrument, as a hedge against a portion of the Company’s Euro-denominated net investment in Visa Europe. Changes in the value of the designated portion of the Euro Notes, attributable to the change in exchange rates at the end of each reporting period, partially offset the foreign currency translation adjustments resulting from the Euro-denominated net investment, are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Commercial Paper Program
Visa maintains a commercial paper program to support its working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes. Under the program, the Company is authorized to issue up to $3.0 billion in outstanding notes, with maturities up to 397 days from the date of issuance. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company repaid $300 million and $650 million of commercial paper that was issued in March 2022 and April 2022, respectively. The Company had no outstanding obligations under the program as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.