Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Debt [Table] [Abstract]

Short-term and Long-term Debt

(In millions)	Issuer	2018		2017
Short-term debt
Current maturities: $1,000 million, 2.25% Senior Notes	Express Scripts	$	995	$	-
Current maturities: $337 million, 7.25% Senior Notes	ESI		343		-
Commercial paper	Old Cigna		1,500		100
Current maturities: $131 million, 6.35% Notes	Old Cigna		-		131
Other, including capital leases	various		117		9
Total short-term debt		$	2,955	$	240
Long-term uncollateralized debt
Cigna debt (issued to finance acquisition)
$1,000 million, Floating Rate Notes due 2020	Cigna	$	997	$	-
$1,750 million, 3.2% Notes due 2020	Cigna		1,743		-
$1,000 million, Floating Rate Notes due 2021	Cigna		996		-
$1,250 million, 3.4% Notes due 2021	Cigna		1,245		-
$3,000 million, Floating Rate Term Loan due 2021	Cigna		2,997		-
$700 million, Floating Rate Notes due 2023	Cigna		697		-
$3,100 million, 3.75% Notes due 2023	Cigna		3,085		-
$2,200 million, 4.125% Notes due 2025	Cigna		2,187		-
$3,800 million, 4.375% Notes due 2028	Cigna		3,774		-
$2,200 million, 4.8% Notes due 2038	Cigna		2,178		-
$3,000 million, 4.9% Notes due 2048	Cigna		2,964		-
Express Scripts debt (assumed in acquisition)
$500 million, 4.125% Senior Notes due 2020	Medco		506		-
$500 million, 2.600% Senior Notes due 2020	Express Scripts		493		-
$400 million, Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2020	Express Scripts		399		-
$500 million, 3.300% Senior Notes due 2021	Express Scripts		499		-
$1,250 million, 4.750% Senior Notes due 2021	Express Scripts		1,285		-
$1,000 million, 3.900% Senior Notes due 2022	Express Scripts		998		-
$500 million, 3.050% Senior Notes due 2022	Express Scripts		481		-
$1,000 million, 3.000% Senior Notes due 2023	Express Scripts		959		-
$1,000 million, 3.500% Senior Notes due 2024	Express Scripts		966		-
$1,500 million, 4.500% Senior Notes due 2026	Express Scripts		1,508		-
$1,500 million, 3.400% Senior Notes due 2027	Express Scripts		1,386		-
$449 million, 6.125% Senior Notes due 2041	Express Scripts		493		-
$1,500 million, 4.800% Senior Notes due 2046	Express Scripts		1,465		-
Old Cigna debt (pre-acquisition)
$250 million, 4.375% Notes due 2020	Old Cigna		248		249
$300 million, 5.125% Notes due 2020	Old Cigna		298		299
$78 million, 6.37% Notes due 2021	CGC		78		78
$300 million, 4.5% Notes due 2021	Old Cigna		297		299
$750 million, 4% Notes due 2022	Old Cigna		746		745
$100 million, 7.65% Notes due 2023	Old Cigna		100		100
$17 million, 8.3% Notes due 2023	Old Cigna		17		17
$900 million, 3.25% Notes due 2025	Old Cigna		895		894
$600 million, 3.05% Notes due 2027	Old Cigna		595		594
$259 million, 7.875% Debentures due 2027	Old Cigna		259		258
$45 million, 8.3% Step Down Notes due 2033	Old Cigna		45		45
$191 million, 6.15% Notes due 2036	Old Cigna		190		190
$121 million, 5.875% Notes due 2041	Old Cigna		119		119
$317 million, 5.375% Notes due 2042	Old Cigna		315		315
$1,000 million, 3.875% Notes due 2047	Old Cigna		988		988
Other, including capital leases	Other		32		9
Total long-term debt		$	39,523	$	5,199

Maturities of long-term debt and capital leases

	Scheduled Maturities
(In millions)	Long-term Debt (1)		Capital Leases
2019	$	1,337	$	17
2020	$	4,700	$	14
2021	$	7,378	$	4
2022	$	2,250	$	4
2023	$	4,917	$	4
Maturities after 2023	$	20,582	$	7
(1) Long-term debt maturity amounts exclude capital leases.

(In millions)	Operating Lease Payments
2019	$	199
2020	$	182
2021	$	148
2022	$	116
2023	$	84
2024 and thereafter	$	132