Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Long-Term Debt

Unless otherwise stated, interest rates are as of March 31, 2020.

	March 31, 2020							December 31, 2019
	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    2.76%) due 2023				$	1,079		1,018				$	1,086		1,079
$2,303 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of    3.01%) due 2023					2,258		2,081					2,263		2,273
€545 million Senior secured term loan (Euro LIBOR based variable rate    of 2.50%) due 2023					592		575				603		606
$850 million senior secured revolving credit facility (Euro LIBOR or    LIBOR based variable rate) due 2023					135		125				—		—
Total senior secured credit facilities (with weighted-average interest    rate)		2.91	%		4,064		3,799		3.52	%		3,952		3,958
$800 million 4.50% senior debenture loan due 2020					799		783					799		802
$625 million 5.50% senior debenture loan due 2021					623		613					622		629
$2,300 million 5.00% senior debenture loan due 2022					2,294		2,159					2,293		2,312
$500 million 5.00% senior debenture loan due 2025					497		468					497		516
Total debenture loans (with weighted-average interest rate)		5.22	%		4,213		4,023		5.22	%		4,211		4,259
Other loans					—		—					1		1
Total long-term debt		4.09	%		8,277		7,822		4.40	%		8,164		8,218
Finance lease and other financing obligations					136							145
Total debt and other financing arrangements					8,413							8,309
Less: Current portion of long-term debt, finance lease and other    financing obligations and other short-term borrowings					1,054							914
Non-current portion of long-term debt and finance lease and other    financing obligations				$	7,359						$	7,395

Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

(IN MILLIONS)
For April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020	$	978
2021		702
2022		2,398
2023		3,699
2024		—
2025		500
Thereafter		—
	$	8,277