DEBT Debt (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

DEBT


	September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Commercial paper		$	116.3		$	84.2

Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases		2.4			2.3
Commercial paper and current maturities of long-term debt		118.7			86.5
Long-term debt and finance leases		13.5			12.9
Total debt and finance leases		$	132.2		$	99.4

Commercial Paper

Commercial paper outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $116.3 and $84.2, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 0.12% and 0.05%, respectively. Commercial paper was issued entirely under our Euro program and had maturity terms less than three months from the date of issuance.

Short-term Loans

On November 25, 2014, we entered into a competitive advance and revolving credit facility agreement (the Revolving Credit Agreement) with a consortium of third party lenders including JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent. During 2019, we extended the Revolving Credit Agreement maturity date to November 25, 2022. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for an aggregate principal amount of up to $500 of (i) revolving extensions of credit (the revolving loans) outstanding at any time, (ii) competitive advance borrowing option which will be provided on an uncommitted competitive advance basis through an auction mechanism (the competitive advances), and (iii) letters of credit for a face amount up to $100 at any time outstanding. Subject to certain conditions, we are permitted to terminate permanently the total commitments and reduce commitments in minimum amounts of $10. Borrowings under the credit facility are available in U.S. dollars, Euros or British pound sterling. We are permitted to request that lenders increase the commitments under the facility by up to $200 for a maximum aggregate principal amount of $700, however this is subject to certain conditions and therefore may not be available to us.

The interest rate per annum on the Revolving Credit Agreement is based on the LIBOR rate of the currency we borrow in, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements, plus a margin of 1.1%. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had no outstanding obligations under the credit facility. There is a 0.15% fee per annum applicable to the commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The fees and margin are subject to adjustment should the Company’s credit ratings change.

The Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, will limit or restrict our ability to: incur additional debt or issue guarantees; create liens; enter into certain sale and lease-back transactions; merge or consolidate with another person; sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of assets; liquidate or dissolve; and enter into restrictive covenants. Additionally, the Revolving Credit Agreement requires us not to permit the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (leverage ratio) to exceed 3.00 to 1.00 at any time, or the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense (interest coverage ratio) to be less than 3.00 to 1.00. In the event of certain ratings downgrades of the Company to a level below investment grade, the direct and indirect significant U.S. subsidiaries of the Company would be required to guarantee the obligations under the credit facility.

On April 29, 2020, we entered into two 364-day term revolving credit agreements totaling $200 (the Incremental Revolving Credit Agreements) which provide the Company with additional liquidity in excess of the Revolving Credit Agreement. Borrowings are available in U.S. dollars and the interest rate per annum is based on the LIBOR rate, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements, plus a margin of up to 1.55%. The Incremental Revolving Credit Agreements are subject to fees of up to 0.35% per annum. The fees and margin are subject to adjustment should the Company’s credit ratings change. All other key provisions of the Incremental Revolving Credit Agreements mirror those of the Revolving Credit Agreement described above, including all covenants. In addition, the Incremental Revolving Credit Agreements did not violate any negative covenants associated with the existing Revolving Credit Agreement. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Incremental Revolving Credit Agreements as of September 30, 2020.

As of September 30, 2020, our interest coverage ratio and leverage ratios associated with short-term loans were within the prescribed thresholds.