DEBT AND COMMITMENTS

We have a commercial paper program with qualified institutional investors. We also obtain other short-term funding from the issuance of demand notes to retail investors through our floating rate demand notes program. We have certain securitization programs that issue short-term asset-backed debt securities that are sold to institutional investors. Bank borrowings by several of our international affiliates in the ordinary course of business are an additional source of short-term funding. We obtain long-term debt funding through the issuance of a variety of unsecured and asset-backed debt securities in the U.S. and international capital markets.

Asset-backed debt issued in securitizations is the obligation of the consolidated securitization entity that issued the debt and is payable only out of collections on the underlying securitized assets and related enhancements. This asset-backed debt is not the obligation of Ford Credit or our other subsidiaries.

Debt is recorded on our balance sheet at par value adjusted for unamortized discount or premium, unamortized issuance costs and adjustments related to designated fair value hedges (see Note 7 for additional information). Debt due within one year at issuance is classified as short-term. Debt due after one year at issuance is classified as long-term. Discounts, premiums, and costs directly related to the issuance of debt are capitalized and amortized over the life of the debt or to the put date and are recorded in Interest expense using the effective interest method. Gains and losses on the extinguishment of debt are recorded in Other income, net.

Debt outstanding and interest rates were as follows (in millions):



							Interest Rates
	Debt						Average Contractual				Average Effective
	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014			2015		2014		2015		2014
Short-term debt
Unsecured debt
Floating rate demand notes	$	5,926		$	5,559
Commercial paper	1,722			1,651
Other short-term debt	2,708			2,564
Asset-backed debt	1,855			1,377
Total short-term debt	12,211			11,151			1.6	%	1.9	%	1.6	%	1.9	%
Long-term debt
Unsecured debt
Notes payable within one year	10,254			9,102
Notes payable after one year	48,672			42,488
Asset-backed debt
Notes payable within one year	18,855			16,722
Notes payable after one year	29,390			25,197
Unamortized discount	(25		)	(51		)
Unamortized issuance costs (a)	(214		)	—
Fair value adjustments	458			428
Total long-term debt	107,390			93,886			2.3	%	2.7	%	2.4	%	2.8	%
Total debt	$	119,601		$	105,037		2.2	%	2.6	%	2.3	%	2.7	%

Fair value of debt	$	120,546		$	107,190
Interest rate characteristics of debt payable after one year
Fixed interest rate	54,396			49,148
Variable interest rate (generally based on LIBOR or other short-term rates)	23,666			18,537
Total payable after one year	$	78,062		$	67,685

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(a)	The new accounting standard regarding the presentation of debt issuance costs was adopted in the current period and applied prospectively.

NOTE 9. DEBT AND COMMITMENTS (Continued)

With the exception of commercial paper, which is issued at a discount, the average contractual rates reflect the stated contractual interest rate. Average effective rates reflect the average contractual interest rate plus amortization of discounts, premiums, and issuance fees. Fair value adjustments relate to designated fair value hedges of unsecured debt.

The fair value of debt reflects interest accrued but not yet paid of $550 million and $586 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Accrued interest is reported in Other liabilities and deferred income for outside debt and Accounts payable - affiliated companies for debt with affiliated companies. The fair value of debt includes $10.4 billion and $9.8 billion of short-term debt at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, carried at cost, which approximates fair value (see Note 15 for additional information).

Debt with affiliated companies included in the above table was as follows (in millions):



	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Other short-term debt	$	88	$	13
Notes payable within one year	13		307
Notes payable after one year	83		5
Total debt with affiliated companies	$	184	$	325

Interest expense on debt with affiliated companies is reported in Interest expense and was $19 million, $25 million, and $22 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

Maturities

Debt maturities at December 31, 2015, were as follows (in millions):



	2016 (a)		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter (b)		Total
Unsecured debt	$	20,610	$	12,503	$	11,288	$	6,151	$	6,882	$	11,848	$	69,282
Asset-backed debt	20,710		17,109		4,640		3,576		3,765		300		50,100
Total	41,320		29,612		15,928		9,727		10,647		12,148		119,382
Unamortized discount													(25		)
Unamortized issuance costs													(214		)
Fair value adjustments													458
Total debt													$	119,601

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(a)	Includes $12,211 million for short-term and $29,109 million for long-term debt.


(b)	Includes $12,020 million of unsecured debt maturing between 2021 and 2025 with the remaining balance maturing by 2048.

Committed Asset-Backed Facilities

We and our subsidiaries have entered into agreements with a number of bank-sponsored asset-backed commercial paper conduits and other financial institutions. Such counterparties are contractually committed, at our option, to purchase from us eligible retail receivables or to purchase or make advances under asset-backed securities backed by retail or wholesale finance receivables or operating leases for proceeds of up to $33.2 billion ($17.6 billion of retail financing, $6.7 billion of wholesale financing, and $8.9 billion of operating lease assets) at December 31, 2015. These committed liquidity facilities have varying maturity dates, with $16.2 billion having maturities within the next twelve months and the remaining balance having maturities through 2017. We plan capacity renewals to protect our global funding needs, optimize capacity utilization, and maintain sufficient liquidity.

NOTE 9. DEBT AND COMMITMENTS (Continued)

Our ability to obtain funding under these facilities is subject to having a sufficient amount of eligible assets as well as our ability to obtain interest rate hedging arrangements for certain facilities. Our capacity in excess of eligible receivables protects us against the risk of lower than planned renewal rates. At December 31, 2015, $20.6 billion of these commitments were in use. These programs are free of material adverse change clauses, restrictive financial covenants (for example, debt-to-equity limitations and minimum net worth requirements), and generally, credit rating triggers that could limit our ability to obtain funding. However, the unused portion of these commitments may be terminated if the performance of the underlying assets deteriorates beyond specified levels. Based on our experience and knowledge as servicer of the related assets, we do not expect any of these programs to be terminated due to such events.

Effective June 2015, FCE Bank plc (“FCE”) has pre-positioned retail receivables with the Bank of England which supports access to the Discount Window Facility. Pre-positioned assets are neither pledged to nor held as collateral by the Bank of England unless the Discount Window Facility is accessed.

Unsecured Credit Facilities

At December 31, 2015, we and our majority-owned subsidiaries had $5.3 billion of contractually committed unsecured credit facilities with financial institutions, including the FCE Credit Agreement (as defined below) and the allocation under Ford’s revolving credit facility (as defined below). At December 31, 2015, $4.5 billion was available for use.

FCE’s £830 million (equivalent to $1.2 billion at December 31, 2015) syndicated credit facility (the “FCE Credit Agreement”) matures in 2018. At December 31, 2015, £380 million (equivalent to $560 million) was available for use. The FCE Credit Agreement contains certain covenants, including an obligation for FCE to maintain its ratio of regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets at no less than the applicable regulatory minimum, and for the support agreement between FCE and Ford Credit to remain in full force and effect (and enforced by FCE to ensure that its net worth is maintained at no less than $500 million). In addition to customary payment, representation, bankruptcy, and judgment defaults, the FCE Credit Agreement contains cross-payment and cross-acceleration defaults with respect to other debt.

Lenders under Ford’s Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 2015 and as further amended (“Ford’s revolving credit facility”) have commitments totaling $13.4 billion, with about 75% of the commitments maturing on April 30, 2020 and about 25% of commitments maturing on April 30, 2018. Ford has allocated $3.0 billion of these commitments, including commitments under a Chinese renminbi sub-facility, to us on an irrevocable and exclusive basis to support our growth and liquidity. At December 31, 2015, all $3.0 billion was available for use.