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Credit agreement - HECO Credit agreement (Tables) - HECO
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Subsequent event changes in long-term debt
Subsequent event-changes in long-term debt.  On October 3, 2013, Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light each entered into its separate note purchase agreement with various purchasers of their taxable unsecured senior notes (Notes) with an aggregate principal amount of $236 million. The Utilities issued through a private placement the following series of Notes:  
Amount
Series
Maturity
Hawaiian Electric Notes
 
 
$40 million1
4.45% Senior Notes, Series 2013A
December 1, 2022
$50 million1
4.84% Senior Notes, Series 2013B
October 1, 2027
$50 million2
5.65% Senior Notes, Series 2013C
October 1, 2043
$140 million
 Total
 
Maui Electric Notes
 
 
$20 million1
4.84% Senior Notes, Series 2013A
October 1, 2027
$20 million2
5.65% Senior Notes, Series 2013B
October 1, 2043
$40 million
 Total
 
Hawaii Electric Light Notes
 
 
$14 million1
3.83% Senior Notes, Series 2013A
July 1, 2020
$12 million1
4.45% Senior Notes, Series 2013B
December 1, 2022
$30 million1
4.84% Senior Notes, Series 2013C
October 1, 2027
$56 million
 Total
 
1 Proceeds were used in October 2013 to redeem the following special purpose revenue bonds (SPRBs) and refunding SPRBs issued by the Department of Budget and Finance of the State of Hawaii for the benefit of the Utilities with an aggregate principle amount of $166 million:
Series
Year of maturity
4.75% Refunding Series 2003A Bonds
2020
5.00% Refunding Series 2003B Bonds
2022
5.65% Series 1997A Bonds
2027
2 Proceeds were and/or will be used by the respective utility to finance their capital expenditures and/or for the reimbursement of funds used for the payment of capital expenditures.