Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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Summary of Long-Term Debt

Unless otherwise stated, interest rates are as of March 31, 2013.

(IN MILLIONS)	March 31, 2013							December 31, 2012
	Weighted Interest Rate			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Weighted Interest Rate			Carrying Amount		Fair Value
$1,610 million Senior secured term loan due 2013				$	—	$	—				$	218	$	218
$2,386 million Senior secured term loan due 2016					—		—					2,315		2,324
$2,532 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of 2.95%) due 2016					2,526		2,549					—		—
$1,222 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of 2.20%) due 2017					1,161		1,167					1,176		1,173
€227 million Senior secured term loan due 2013					—		—					34		34
€273 million Senior secured term loan due 2016					—		—					347		347
€289 million Senior secured term loan (Euro LIBOR based variable rate of 3.06%) due 2016					371		373					—		—
$635 million senior secured revolving credit facility (Euro LIBOR or LIBOR based variable rate) due 2016					55		55					—		—
Total senior secured credit facilities (with weighted-average contractual interest rate)		2.90	%		4,113		4,144		3.46	%		4,090		4,096
$215 million 11.625% senior debenture loan due 2014					210		227					209		232
$1,080 million 7.75% senior debenture loan due 2018					1,084		1,203					1,084		1,211
$800 million 4.50% senior debenture loan due 2020					800		799					800		794
$288 million 6.25% mandatory convertible subordinated bonds due 2013					—		—					288		325
Total debenture loans (with weighted-average contractual interest rate)		7.60	%		2,094		2,229		7.70	%		2,381		2,562
Other loans					1		1					1		1
Total long-term debt		4.49	%		6,208		6,374		5.02	%		6,472		6,659
Capital lease and other financing obligations					106							107
Bank overdrafts					6							5
Total debt and other financing arrangements					6,320							6,584
Less: Current portion of long-term debt, capital lease and other financing obligations and other short-term borrowings					372							355
Non-current portion of long-term debt and capital lease and other financing obligations				$	5,948						$	6,229

Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Annual maturities of Nielsen’s long-term debt are as follows:

(IN MILLIONS)
For April 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013	$	124
2014		348
2015		151
2016		2,969
2017		733
2018		1,083
Thereafter		800
	$	6,208