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DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
A summary of long-term debt, including the current portion, is as follows:
December 31
(In millions)20242023
0.75% Euro notes due 2024
$— $608 
Floating rate Euro notes due 2024— 332 
6.50% debentures due 2025
145 145 
0.70% Euro notes due 2025
520 553 
0.128% Euro notes due 2026
935 995 
3.10% senior notes due 2027
700 700 
4.35% senior notes due 2028
500 500 
7.65% debentures due 2029
200 200 
0.577% Euro notes due 2030
624 663 
3.601% Euro notes due 2031
520 — 
4.00% senior notes due 2032
700 700 
4.15% sustainability-linked senior notes due 2033
1,300 1,300 
5.45% debentures due 2034
137 137 
3.802% Euro notes due 2036
520 — 
5.80% notes due 2037
240 240 
4.15% senior notes due 2042
1,000 1,000 
3.92% senior notes due 2047
300 300 
4.70% senior notes due 2052
700 700 
5.25% to 7.875% notes (maturities ranging from 2026 to 2035)
99 165 
Other13 25 
Total long-term debt9,152 9,261 
Less current portion of long-term debt(674)(1,017)
Long-term debt less current portion$8,478 $8,244 
Substantially all these long-term debt instruments are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsubordinated, unsecured basis by Eaton and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (the Senior Notes). Further, as of December 31, 2024, all of these long-term debt instruments, except the 0.70% Euro notes due 2025, the 0.128% Euro notes due 2026, the 0.577% Euro notes due 2030, the 3.601% Euro notes due 2031, and the 3.802% Euro notes due 2036 are registered by Eaton Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Registered Senior Notes).
On May 21, 2024, a subsidiary of Eaton issued Euro denominated notes (2024 Euro Notes) with a face value of €1,000 million ($1,084 million), in accordance with Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The 2024 Euro Notes are comprised of two tranches of €500 million each, which mature in 2031 and 2036, with interest payable annually at a respective rate of 3.601% and 3.802%. The issuer received proceeds totaling €995 million ($1,079 million) from the issuance, net of financing costs. The 2024 Euro Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsubordinated, unsecured basis by Eaton and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The 2024 Euro Notes contain customary optional redemption and par call provisions. The 2024 Euro Notes also contain a change of control provision which requires the Company to make an offer to purchase all or any part of the 2024 Euro Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The capitalized deferred financing fees are amortized in Interest expense - net over the respective terms of the 2024 Euro Notes. The 2024 Euro Notes are subject to customary non-financial covenants.
On September 30, 2024, the Company replaced its existing $500 million 364-day revolving credit facility with a new $500 million 364-day revolving credit facility that will expire on September 29, 2025. The Company also has a $2,500 million five-year revolving credit facility that will expire on October 1, 2027. The revolving credit facilities totaling $3,000 million are used to support commercial paper borrowings and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Eaton and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries on an unsubordinated, unsecured basis. There were no borrowings outstanding under Eaton’s revolving credit facilities at December 31, 2024. The Company maintains access to the commercial paper markets through its $3,000 million commercial paper program, of which none was outstanding on December 31, 2024.
In addition to the revolving credit facilities, the Company also had available lines of credit of $938 million from various banks primarily for the issuance of letters of credit, of which there was $420 million outstanding at December 31, 2024. Borrowings outside the United States are generally denominated in local currencies.
There was no short-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2024. Short-term debt of $8 million at December 31, 2023 was entirely comprised of short-term debt outside the United States.
Eaton is in compliance with each of its debt covenants for all periods presented.
Maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years are as follows:
(In millions)
2025$674 
20261,015 
2027705 
2028503 
2029202 
Interest paid on debt is as follows:
(In millions)
2024$329 
2023319 
2022250