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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt
The following is a summary of outstanding debt (in millions):
As of December 31
2016

2015 (1)
3.875% Senior Notes due December 2025
$
744

 
$

5.00% Senior Notes due September 2020
598

 
597

4.75% Senior Notes due May 2045
592

 
591

3.50% Senior Notes due June 2024
594

 
593

4.60% Senior Notes due June 2044
543

 
543

2.875% Senior Notes due May 2026 (EUR 500M)
516

 
541

8.205% Junior Subordinated Notes due January 2027
521

 
521

3.125% Senior Notes due May 2016

 
500

2.80% Senior Notes due March 2021
397

 
396

4.00% Senior Notes due November 2023
347

 
347

6.25% Senior Notes due September 2040
295

 
295

4.76% Senior Notes due March 2018 (CAD 375M)
277

 
270

4.45% Senior Notes due May 2043
246

 
246

4.25% Senior Notes due December 2042
197

 
195

Commercial paper
329

 
50

Other
9

 
15

Total debt
6,205

 
5,700

Less short-term and current portion of long-term debt
336

 
562

Total long-term debt
$
5,869

 
$
5,138


(1) Amended to reflect the adoption of new guidance related to the presentation of debt issuance costs as described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and Practices.”
On May 27, 2016, $500 million of 3.125% Senior Notes due May 2016 issued by Aon Corporation matured and were repaid in full.
On March 1, 2016, Aon plc issued $750 million of 3.875% Senior Notes due December 2025. The Company used the proceeds of the issuance for general corporate purposes.
On November 13, 2015, Aon plc issued $400 million of 2.80% Senior Notes due March 2021. The Company used the proceeds of the issuance for general corporate purposes.
On September 30, 2015, $600 million of 3.50% Senior Notes issued by Aon Corporation matured and were repaid in full.
On May 20, 2015, Aon plc issued $600 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due May 2045. The Company used the proceeds of the issuance for general corporate purposes.
Each of the notes issued by Aon plc and described above is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon Corporation. The 4.76% Senior Notes due March 2018 identified in the table above were issued by a Canadian subsidiary of Aon Corporation and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon plc and Aon Corporation. Refer to Note 16 “Guarantee of Registered Securities” for additional information regarding guarantees of outstanding debt securities. Each of the notes described above and identified in the table above contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, and the Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of December 31, 2016.
Repayments of total debt are as follows (in millions):
2017
$
336

2018
278

2019

2020
600

2021
400

Thereafter
4,700

Total Repayments
6,314

Unamortized discount, premium, and debt issuance cost
(109
)
Total Debt
$
6,205


Revolving Credit Facilities
As of December 31, 2016, Aon plc had two primary committed credit facilities outstanding: its $400 million U.S. credit facility expiring in March 2017 (the “2017 Facility”) and its $900 million multi-currency U.S. credit facility expiring in February 2021 (the “2021 Facility”). The Company plans to let the 2017 facility expire but may evaluate obtaining additional committed credit in the future. Each of these facilities includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, including financial covenants that require Aon plc to maintain specified ratios of adjusted consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense and consolidated debt to adjusted consolidated EBITDA, in each case, tested quarterly. At December 31, 2016, Aon plc did not have borrowings under either the 2017 Facility or the 2021 Facility, and was in compliance with all covenants contained therein during the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.
Commercial Paper
Aon Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aon plc, has established a U.S. commercial paper program, which provides for commercial paper to be issued in an aggregate principal amount of up to $900 million, and Aon plc has established a European multi-currency commercial paper program that provides for commercial paper to be issued in an aggregate principal amount of up to €300 million. The U.S. commercial paper program is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon plc and the European commercial paper program is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Aon Corporation. In the aggregate, the Company had $329.2 million and $50.0 million of commercial paper outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which was included in Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The weighted average commercial paper outstanding for 2016 and 2015 was $265.0 million and $402.0 million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate of the commercial paper outstanding during 2016 and 2015 was 0.22% and 0.50%, respectively.