Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Long-Term Debt

Unless otherwise stated, interest rates are as of March 31, 2021.

	March 31, 2021							December 31, 2020
	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    1.85%) due 2023				$	741	$	741				$	754	$	752
$2,303 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of    2.10%) due 2023					1,599		1,599					1,603		1,602
€545 million Senior secured term loan (Euro LIBOR based variable rate    of 2.50%) due 2023					239		238					251		250
€660 million Senior secured term loan (Euro LIBOR based variable rate    of 3.75%) due 2025					611		623				639		654
$550 million Senior secured term loan (LIBOR based variable rate of    4.75%) due 2025					421		431				419		434
$850 million Senior secured revolving credit facility (Euro LIBOR or    LIBOR based variable rate) due 2023					—		—				—		—
Total senior secured credit facilities (with weighted-average interest    rate)		2.95	%		3,611		3,632		3.01	%		3,666		3,692
$425 million 5.500% senior debenture loan due 2021					—		—					150		151
$825 million 5.000% senior debenture loan due 2022					824		826					824		828
$500 million 5.000% senior debenture loan due 2025					498		511					498		514
$1,000 million 5.625% senior debenture loan due 2028					986		1,049					985		1,088
$750 million 5.875% senior debenture loan due 2030					739		811					739		846
Total debenture loans (with weighted-average interest rate)		5.68	%		3,047		3,197		5.69	%		3,196		3,427
Other loans					—		—					—		—
Total long-term debt		4.20	%		6,658		6,829		4.26	%		6,862		7,119
Finance lease and other financing obligations					94							98
Total debt and other financing arrangements					6,752							6,960
Less: Current portion of long-term debt, finance lease and other    financing obligations and other short-term borrowings					866							276
Non-current portion of long-term debt and finance lease and other    financing obligations				$	5,886						$	6,684

Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

(IN MILLIONS)
For April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021	$	824
2022		—
2023		2,580
2024		—
2025		1,529
2026		—
Thereafter		1,725
	$	6,658