Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Long-Term Debt

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

	March 31, 2022					December 31, 2021
			Weighted					Weighted
(IN MILLIONS)	Carrying		Interest			Carrying		Interest
Senior secured term loans	Amount		Rate			Value		Rate
Maturing in 2023, L+ 1.75%	$	743				$	742
Maturing in 2023, L+ 2.00%		1,351					1,351
Maturing in 2023 $850 revolving credit facility, L+ 1.75%		—					—
Total (with weighted-average interest rate)		2,094		2.30	%		2,093	2.10		%
Senior debenture loans
$500 maturing in 2025, 5.000%		498					498
$1,000 maturing in 2028, 5.625%		987					987
$750 maturing in 2030, 5.875%		740					740
$625 maturing in 2029, 4.500%		616					616
$625 maturing in 2031, 4.750%		616					616
Total (with weighted-average interest rate)		3,457		5.51	%		3,457		5.52	%
Total long-term debt		5,551		4.31	%		5,550		4.24	%
Finance lease and other financing obligations		72					76
Total debt and other financing arrangements		5,623					5,626
Less: Current portion of long-term debt, finance lease and other    financing obligations and other short-term borrowings		35					35
Non-current portion of long-term debt and finance lease and other    financing obligations	$	5,588				$	5,591

Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt

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

(IN MILLIONS)
For April 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022	$	—
2023		2,094
2024		—
2025		498
2026		—
2027		—
Thereafter		2,959
	$	5,551