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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
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Note 5 Debt

The following table presents the components of notes payable at March 29, 2014 and December 28, 2013:

(millions)  March 29, 2014  December 28, 2013
   Principal amount Effective interest rate   Principal amount Effective interest rate 
             
U.S. commercial paper $ 1,132  0.21% $ 249  0.22%
Europe commercial paper   544  0.30    437  0.23 
Bank borrowings   49      53   
Total $ 1,725    $ 739   

In February 2014, the Company entered into an unsecured Five-Year Credit Agreement to replace its existing unsecured Four-Year Credit Agreement, which would have expired in March 2015. The Five-Year Credit Agreement allows the Company to borrow, on a revolving credit basis, up to $2.0 billion, to obtain letters of credit in an aggregate stated amount not to exceed $75 million, provides U.S. swingline loans in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $200 million and European swingline loans in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $400 million and provides a procedure for lenders to bid on short-term debt of the Company. The agreement contains customary covenants and warranties, including specified restrictions on indebtedness, liens and a specified interest coverage ratio. If an event of default occurs, then, to the extent permitted, the administrative agent may terminate the commitments under the credit facility, accelerate any outstanding loans under the agreement, and demand the deposit of cash collateral equal to the lender's letter of credit exposure plus interest.

 

In March 2014, the Company redeemed $150 million of its 4.0% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2020, $342 million of its 3.125% U.S. Dollar Debentures due 2022 and $189 million of its 2.75% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2023. In connection with the debt redemption, the Company incurred $1 million of interest expense, offset by $8 million of accelerated gains on interest rate hedges previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, and incurred $5 million expense, recorded in Other Income, Expense (net), related to acceleration of fees on the redeemed debt and fees related to the tender offer.

 

The Company has entered into interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $2.4 billion, which effectively converts a portion of the associated U.S. Dollar Notes from fixed rate to floating rate obligations. These derivative instruments are designated as fair value hedges. The effective interest rates on debt obligations resulting from the Company's interest rate swaps as of March 29, 2014 were as follows: (a) seven-year 4.45% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2016 – 3.44%; (b) five-year 1.875% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2016 0.98%; (c) five-year 1.75% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2017 - 1.32%; (d) seven-year 3.25% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2018 – 1.85%; (e) ten-year 4.15% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2019 - 2.71%; (f) ten-year 4.00% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2020 - 2.80%; (g) ten-year 3.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2022 - 2.28%.