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Borrowings
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
8. Borrowings

Borrowings consist of the following:
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Short-term
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
4,558

 
$
122

Commercial paper
401,300

 
151,000

 
$
405,858

 
$
151,122



 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Long-term
 
 
 
5.45% 10-year notes due March 15, 2018
349,340

 
349,258

2.125% 7-year notes due December 1, 2020 (Euro-denominated)
334,783

 
328,592

4.30% 10-year notes due March 1, 2021
449,872

 
449,865

3.150% 10-year notes due November 15, 2025
397,028

 
396,951

6.65% 30-year debentures due June 1, 2028
199,560

 
199,552

5.375% 30-year debentures due October 15, 2035
296,884

 
296,844

6.60% 30-year notes due March 15, 2038
248,058

 
248,036

5.375% 30-year notes due March 1, 2041
346,029

 
345,989

Other, less current installments
2,233

 
2,255

Total long-term debt
2,623,787

 
2,617,342

Unamortized debt issuance costs
(13,145
)
 
(13,687
)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
$
2,610,642

 
$
2,603,655



The Company adopted new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2016 which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction of the carrying amount of the related debt. Upon adoption, the Company reclassified $13,687 from assets to long-term debt to reflect this guidance in the comparable balance as of December 31, 2015.
 
The Company maintains a $1.0 billion five-year unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the "Credit Agreement") which expires on November 10, 2020The Company was in compliance with its revolving credit and other long-term debt covenants at March 31, 2016 and had a coverage ratio of 12.3 to 1. The Company primarily uses this facility as liquidity back-up for its commercial paper program and has not drawn down any loans under the facility and does not anticipate doing so. The Company generally uses commercial paper borrowings for general corporate purposes, funding of acquisitions, and the repurchases of its common stock.

Interest expense and interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Interest expense
$
33,318

 
$
33,005

Interest income
(1,604
)
 
(968
)
Interest expense, net
$
31,714

 
$
32,037


 
Letters of Credit

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $91,840 outstanding in letters of credit and guarantees with financial institutions which expire at various dates within 2016 through 2020. These letters of credit are primarily maintained as security for insurance, warranty, and other performance obligations.