Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Long-Term Debt

Unless otherwise stated, interest rates are as of March 31, 2019.

	March 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Weighted							Weighted
	Interest			Carrying		Fair		Interest			Carrying		Fair
(IN MILLIONS)	Rate			Amount		Value		Rate			Amount		Value
$1,125 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of    4.24%) due 2023				$	1,106		1,101				$	1,112		1,100
$2,303 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of    4.49%) due 2023					2,280		2,239					2,285		2,215
€545 million Senior secured term loan (Euro LIBOR based variable rate    of 2.50%) due 2023					608		608				623		619
$850 million senior secured revolving credit facility (Euro LIBOR or    LIBOR based variable rate) due 2023					263		260				—		—
Total senior secured credit facilities (with weighted-average interest    rate)		4.19	%		4,257		4,208		4.09	%		4,020		3,934
$800 million 4.50% senior debenture loan due 2020					797		798					797		792
$625 million 5.50% senior debenture loan due 2021					621		627					621		621
$2,300 million 5.00% senior debenture loan due 2022					2,291		2,268					2,290		2,179
$500 million 5.00% senior debenture loan due 2025					496		482					496		472
Total debenture loans (with weighted-average interest rate)		5.22	%		4,205		4,175		5.22	%		4,204		4,064
Other loans					1		1					1		1
Total long-term debt		4.70	%		8,463		8,384		4.67	%		8,225		7,999
Finance lease and other financing obligations					163							161
Bank overdrafts					1							1
Total debt and other financing arrangements					8,627							8,387
Less: Current portion of long-term debt, finance lease and other    financing obligations and other short-term borrowings					385							107
Non-current portion of long-term debt and finance lease and other    financing obligations				$	8,242						$	8,280

Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

(IN MILLIONS)
For April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019	$	297
2020		855
2021		703
2022		2,400
2023		3,711
2024		—
Thereafter		499
	$	8,463