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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
A summary of short-term and long-term debt outstanding is as follows:
(in millions)December 31,
 20242023
3.625% Senior Notes, due 2024 1
— 47 
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2025 2
4 4 
4.0% Senior Notes, due 2026 3
3 3 
2.95% Senior Notes, due 2027 4
498 497 
2.45% Senior Notes, due 2027 5
1,243 1,240 
4.75% Senior Notes, due 2028 6
797 810 
4.25% Senior Notes, due 2029 7
1,004 1,016 
2.5% Senior Notes, due 2029 8
497 497 
2.70% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes, due 2029 9
1,238 1,236 
1.25% Senior Notes, due 2030 10
595 595 
2.90% Senior Notes, due 2032 11
1,477 1,474 
5.25% Senior Notes due 2033 12
744 743 
6.55% Senior Notes, due 2037 13
291 291 
4.5% Senior Notes, due 2048 14
273 272 
3.25% Senior Notes, due 2049 15
590 590 
3.70% Senior Notes, due 2052 16
975 975 
2.3% Senior Notes, due 2060 17
683 683 
3.9% Senior Notes, due 2062 18
486 486 
Commercial paper— — 
Total debt11,398 11,459 
Less: short-term debt including current maturities4 47 
Long-term debt$11,394 $11,412 
1We made a $47 million repayment of our 3.625% senior note in the second quarter of 2024.
2Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15.
3Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1.
4Interest payments are due semiannually on January 22 and July 22, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $2 million.
5Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $7 million.
6Interest payments are due semiannually on February 1 and August 1.
7Interest payments are due semiannually on May 1 and November 1.
8Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.
9Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $12 million.
10Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $5 million.
11Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $23 million.
12Interest payments are due semiannually on March 15 and September 15, beginning on March 15, 2024, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $6 million.
13Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $2 million.
14Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $10 million.
15Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $10 million.
16Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $25 million.
17Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $17 million.
18Interest payments are due semiannually on March 1 and September 1, and as of December 31, 2024, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $14 million.

Annual long-term debt maturities are scheduled as follows based on book values as of December 31, 2024: $4 million due in 2025, $3 million due in 2026, $1.7 billion due in 2027; $797 million due in 2028; $2.7 billion due in 2029; and $6.1 billion due thereafter.

The fair value of our total debt borrowings was $10.0 billion and $10.3 billion as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and was estimated based on quoted market prices.

On September 12, 2023, we issued $750 million of 5.25% senior notes due in 2033. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. In the third quarter of 2023, the Company used the net proceeds to repay its outstanding commercial paper borrowings.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized an $8 million loss on extinguishment of debt. The year ended December 31, 2022 includes a $142 million tender premium paid to tendering note holders in accordance with the terms of the tender offer, partially offset by a $134 million non-cash write-off related to the fair market value step up premium on extinguished debt.

On December 17, 2024, we entered into a revolving $2.0 billion five-year credit agreement that will terminate on December 17, 2029 (our “credit facility”). This credit facility replaced our revolving $2.0 billion five-year credit facility that was scheduled to terminate on April 26, 2026 (our “previous credit facility”). The previous credit facility was canceled immediately after the new credit facility became effective. There were no outstanding borrowings under the previous credit facility when it was replaced.
We have the ability to borrow a total of $2.0 billion through our commercial paper program, which is supported by our credit facility. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had no outstanding commercial paper.

Commitment fees for the unutilized commitments under the credit facility and applicable margins for borrowings thereunder are linked to the Company achieving three environmental sustainability performance indicators related to emissions, tested annually. We currently pay a commitment fee of 7 basis points. The credit facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default. The occurrence of an event of default could result in an acceleration of the obligations under the credit facility.

The only financial covenant required under our credit facility is that our indebtedness to cash flow ratio, as defined in our credit facility, was not greater than 4 to 1, and this covenant level has never been exceeded.