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Long-term Corporate Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Corporate Debt and Borrowing Arrangements Long-term Corporate Debt and Borrowing Arrangements
Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements consisted of:
Maturity
Date
As of December 31,
20242023
4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes
January 2026— 386 
5.750% Senior Notes
July 2027740 736 
4.750% Senior Notes
April 2028500 500 
7.000% euro-denominated Senior Notes
February 2029621 — 
5.375% Senior Notes
March 2029600 600 
8.250% Senior Notes
January 2030700 — 
7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes
July 2030622 441 
8.000% Senior Notes
February 2031497 497 
Floating Rate Term Loan (a)
August 20271,153 1,164 
Floating Rate Term Loan (a)
March 2029— 524 
Other (b)
20 30 
Deferred financing fees(60)(55)
Total5,393 4,823 
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt20 32 
Long-term debt$5,373 $4,791 
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(a)The floating rate term loan due August 2027 is, and the floating rate term loan due March 2029 was, part of our senior revolving credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain of our subsidiaries, and liens on substantially all of our intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.
(b)Primarily includes finance leases which are secured by liens on the related assets.
Term Loan
Floating Rate Term Loan due 2027. In February 2020, we amended our Floating Rate Term Loan and extended its maturity term to 2027. As of December 31, 2024, the loan bears interest at one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 1.75%, for an aggregate rate of 6.22%. We have entered into an interest rate swap to hedge $750 million of our interest rate exposure related to the floating rate term loan at an aggregate rate of 3.26%.
Floating Rate Term Loan due 2029. In March 2022, we entered into a $750 million Floating Rate Term Loan due March 2029, at a price of 97% of the aggregate principal amount, with interest paid monthly. In December 2023, we repaid approximately $200 million of our outstanding balance using the proceeds from the issuance of our 8.000% Senior Notes due February 2031. In October 2024, we fully repaid the outstanding borrowings under our floating rate term loan due 2029 using the proceeds from the issuance of our 8.250% Senior Notes due January 2030.
Senior Notes

4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2026. In October 2018, we issued €350 million of 4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2026, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. We had the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after September 30, 2021 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. Net proceeds from the offering were used to redeem our 5.125% Senior Notes due June 2022 for $410 million plus accrued interest. In April 2024, we redeemed these notes using the proceeds from our 7.000% euro-denominated Senior Notes due February 2029.

5.750% Senior Notes due 2027. In July 2019, we issued $400 million of 5.750% Senior Notes due July 2027, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. We used the net proceeds from the offering to redeem $400 million principal amount of our 5.500% Senior Notes due April 2023. In August 2020, we issued $350 million of additional 5.750% Senior Notes due July 2027, at 92% of face value, under the indenture governing our existing 5.750% Senior Notes. We used the proceeds from this offering to redeem the outstanding $100 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.500% Senior Notes due 2023, with the remainder being used for general corporate purposes.

4.750% Senior Notes due 2028. In March 2021, we issued $500 million of 4.750% Senior Notes due April 2028, at par, with interest paid semi-annually. We have the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after April 1, 2024 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. Net proceeds, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem all of the outstanding 6.375% Senior Notes due 2024 for $356 million plus accrued interest and a portion of our outstanding 5.250% Senior Notes due 2025 for $142 million plus accrued interest.

5.375% Senior Notes due 2029. In March 2021, we issued $600 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due March 2029, at par, with interest paid semi-annually. We have the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after March 1, 2024 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. Net proceeds, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem all of the outstanding 10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 for $599 million plus accrued interest.

7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes due July 2030. In July 2023, we issued €400 million of 7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes due July 2030, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. We have the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after July 2026 at a specified redemption price plus accrued interest. Net proceeds from the offering were used primarily to redeem all of the €300 million of our outstanding 4.125% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2024 plus accrued interest. In May 2024, we issued €200 million of additional 7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes due July 2030, at 100.25% of face value, under the indenture governing our existing 7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes. Net proceeds from this offering were used for general corporate purposes.

8.000% Senior Notes due February 2031. In November 2023, we issued $500 million of 8.000% Senior Notes due February 2031, at 99.3% of face value, with interest payable semi-annually. We have the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after November 2026 at a specified redemption price plus accrued interest. Net proceeds were used to fully redeem our 4.500% euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2025 and a portion of our outstanding balance on our Term Loan due 2029, with the remainder being used for general corporate purposes.
7.000% euro-denominated Senior Notes due February 2029. In February 2024, we issued €600 million of 7.000% euro-denominated Senior Notes due February 2029, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. We have the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time prior to February 28, 2026 at their principal amount plus accrued interest and a make-whole premium, or at any time on or after February 28, 2026 at a specified redemption price plus accrued interest. Net proceeds from the offering were used primarily to redeem all of our outstanding 4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes due January 2026 plus accrued interest, with the remainder being used for general corporate purposes.

8.250% Senior Notes due January 2030. In September 2024, we issued $700 million of 8.250% Senior Notes due January 2030, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. We have the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part, at any time prior to September 15, 2026 at the principal amount plus accrued interest and a make-whole premium, or at any time on or after September 15, 2026 at a specified redemption price plus accrued interest. Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay the outstanding borrowings under our floating rate term loan due 2029, with the remainder being used to repay maturing vehicle-backed debt and for general corporate purposes.

In connection with the debt amendments and repayments for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded $19 million and $5 million, respectively, in early extinguishment of debt costs.

The 5.750% Senior Notes, the 4.750% Senior Notes, the 5.375% Senior Notes, the 8.000% Senior Notes and the 8.250% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of our Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (“ABCR”) subsidiary, are guaranteed by us and certain of our domestic subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.

The 4.750% euro-denominated Senior Notes were, and the 7.250% euro-denominated Senior Notes and the 7.000% euro-denominated Senior Notes are, unsecured obligations of our Avis Budget Finance plc subsidiary, and are (or were) guaranteed on a senior basis by us and certain of our domestic subsidiaries and rank (or ranked) equally with all of our existing senior unsecured debt.
Debt Maturities
The following table provides contractual maturities of our corporate debt at December 31, 2024:
YearAmount
2025 (a)
$20 
202617 
20271,872 
2028503 
20291,222 
Thereafter1,819 
$5,453 
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(a)These short-term borrowings have weighted average interest rates which range from 5.39% to 5.80% as of December 31, 2024.

Committed Credit Facilities And Available Funding Arrangements
At December 31, 2024, the committed corporate credit facilities available to us and/or our subsidiaries were as follows:
Total CapacityOutstanding BorrowingsLetters of Credit IssuedAvailable Capacity
Senior revolving credit facility maturing 2028 (a)
$2,000 $— $1,497 $503 
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(a)The senior revolving credit facility bears interest at one-month SOFR plus 2.00% and is part of our senior credit facilities, which include the floating rate term loan and the senior revolving credit facility, and which are secured by pledges of capital stock of certain of our subsidiaries, and liens on substantially all of our intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.
Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facilities. We have other uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities (“SBLC facilities”) with an additional letter of credit capacity of up to $455 million. As of December 31, 2024, letters of credit totaling $400 million have been issued on our SBLC facilities, which results in a remaining available capacity of approximately $55 million.

Debt Covenants

The agreements governing our indebtedness contain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on dividends paid to us by certain of our subsidiaries, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and/or liens by us and certain of our subsidiaries, acquisitions, mergers, liquidations, and sale and leaseback transactions. Our senior credit facility also contains a maximum leverage ratio requirement. As of December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with the financial covenants governing our indebtedness.