Debt And Financing Arrangements

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Note 9.

Debt and Financing Arrangements

The Company has outstanding $1.15 billion principal amount of convertible senior notes (the Notes) due in 2014. As of March 31, 2012, none of the conditions permitting conversion of the Notes had been satisfied. Therefore, no share amounts related to the conversion of the Notes or exercise of the warrants sold in connection with the issuance of the Notes were included in diluted average shares outstanding. For further information on the Notes, refer to Note 8 "Debt and Financing Arrangements" in the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2011.

The Company also has outstanding $1.4 billion principal amount of floating rate notes due on August 13, 2012. Interest on the notes accrues at a floating rate three-month LIBOR reset quarterly plus 0.16% and is paid quarterly. As of March 31, 2012, the interest rate on the notes was 0.67%.

On September 26, 2011, the Company issued $528 million of 4.535% senior Debentures due in 2042 (the New Debentures) in exchange for $404 million of its previously issued and outstanding 6.45%, 6.625%, 6.75%, 6.95%, 7% and 7.5% debentures. The Company paid $32 million of debt premium to certain bondholders associated with these exchanges. The discount on the New Debentures is being amortized over the life of the New Debentures using the effective interest method.

At March 31, 2012, the fair value of the Company's long-term debt exceeded the carrying value by $1.3 billion, as estimated using quoted market prices or discounted future cash flows based on the Company's current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

At March 31, 2012, the Company had lines of credit totaling $6.7 billion, of which $4.7 billion was unused. Of the Company's total lines of credit, $4.3 billion support a commercial paper borrowing facility, against which $1.2 billion of commercial paper was outstanding at March 31, 2012.

On March 27, 2012, the Company entered into an amendment of its accounts receivable securitization program (the "Program"). The Program provides the Company with up to $1.0 billion in funding resulting from the sale of accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2012, the Company utilized all of its $1.0 billion facility under the Program (see Note 16 for more information on the Program).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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