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9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
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Note 5 Debt

The following table presents the components of notes payable at September 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013:

(millions)  September 27, 2014  December 28, 2013
   Principal amount Effective interest rate   Principal amount Effective interest rate 
             
U.S. commercial paper $ 644  0.19% $ 249  0.22%
Europe commercial paper   313  0.18    437  0.23 
Bank borrowings   122      53   
Total $ 1,079    $ 739   

In the third quarter of 2014, the Company terminated interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $500 million, which were designated as fair value hedges of its 1.875% fixed rate U.S. Dollar Notes due 2016. The interest rate swaps effectively converted the interest rate on the Notes from fixed to variable and the unrealized loss upon termination of $2 million will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the Notes.

 

In May 2014, the Company issued €500 million (approximately $636 million USD at September 27, 2014, which reflects the discount and translation adjustments) of seven-year 1.75% Euro Notes due 2021, using the proceeds from these Notes for general corporate purposes, which included repayment of a portion of the Company's commercial paper borrowings. The Notes contain customary covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (as defined) to incur certain liens or enter into certain sale and lease-back transactions, as well as a change of control provision. The Notes were designated as a net investment hedge of the Company's investment in its Europe subsidiary when issued.

 

In May 2014, the Company issued Cdn. $300 million (approximately $271 million USD at September 27, 2014, which reflects the discount and translation adjustments) of three-year 2.05% Canadian Dollar Notes due 2017, using the proceeds from these Notes, together with cash on hand, to repay the Company's Cdn. $300 million, 2.10% Notes due May 22, 2014 at maturity. The Notes contain customary covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (as defined) to incur certain liens or enter into certain sale and lease-back transactions, as well as a change of control provision.

 

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, which includes the ability to obtain letters of credit in an aggregate stated amount not to exceed $75 million and swingline loans in aggregate principal amounts up to $200 million in U.S. dollars and $400 million in Euros. 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 of 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 September 27, 2014 were as follows: (a) seven-year 4.45% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2016 – 3.42%; (b) five-year 1.875% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2016 – 1.58%; (c) five-year 1.75% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2017 - 1.32%; (d) seven-year 3.25% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2018 – 1.84%; (e) ten-year 4.15% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2019 - 2.71%; (f) ten-year 4.00% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2020 - 2.09%; (g) ten-year 3.125% U.S. Dollar Notes due 2022 - 1.32%.