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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
9.  Debt

Significant long-term debt issuances and borrowings by subsidiaries of NEE during the three months ended March 31, 2013 were as follows:

Date Issued
 
Company
 
Debt Issuances/Borrowings
 
Interest
Rate
 
Principal
Amount
 
Maturity
Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(millions)
 
 
 
January - March 2013
 
NEECH and NEER subsidiary
 
Canadian revolving credit agreements
 
Variable

(a)
$
75

 
Various
 
January - March 2013
 
NEER subsidiaries
 
Euro denominated senior secured limited-recourse loan
 
Variable

(a)(b)
$
15

 
2030
(c)
January - March 2013
 
NEECH and NEER subsidiary
 
Euro denominated revolving loan
 
Variable

(a)
$
5

 
2014
 
January - March 2013
 
Lone Star Transmission, LLC
 
Senior secured limited-recourse loan
 
Variable

(a)
$
77

 
2016
 
January 2013
 
NEECH
 
Junior subordinated debentures
 
5.00
%
 
$
450

 
2073
 
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(a)
Variable rate is based on an underlying index plus a margin.
(b)
Interest rate swap agreements have been entered into with respect to these issuances.  See Note 2.
(c)
See Note 10 - Commitments for discussion of a default on the senior secured limited-recourse loan.