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Debt (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt
 
U.S. Revolving Credit Facilities

Our $500 million 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility agreement with a syndicate of banks, which was entered into on June 25, 2013, expired on June 25, 2014.

On June 30, 2014, we entered into a $1.25 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility agreement (the "Five-Year Facility Agreement") with a syndicate of banks. The Five-Year Facility Agreement replaced the previous $1.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, which was originally scheduled to expire in October 2016, but was terminated on June 30, 2014.

The interest rate under the Five-Year Facility Agreement is variable and is determined at our option as: (i) the sum of (a) the greatest of (1) JPMorgan's prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, and (3) the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.0%, and (b) a variable margin rate (the “ABR Margin”); or (ii) the LIBOR plus a variable margin rate (the “LIBOR Margin”). In addition, a facility fee is assessed on the commitment amount. The ABR Margin, LIBOR Margin and the facility fee are based upon the registrant’s current senior unsecured debt rating. Under the Five-Year Facility Agreement, the ABR Margin ranges from 0.0% to 0.925%, the LIBOR Margin ranges from 1.000% to 1.925%, and the facility fee ranges from 0.125% to 0.325%.
The Five-Year Facility Agreement is guaranteed by specified subsidiaries of Best Buy Co., Inc. and contains affirmative and negative covenants. Among other things, these covenants restrict Best Buy Co., Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur certain types or amounts of indebtedness, incur liens on certain assets, make material changes in corporate structure or the nature of its business, dispose of material assets, engage in a change in control transaction, make certain foreign investments, enter into certain restrictive agreements, or engage in certain transactions with affiliates. The Five-Year Facility Agreement also contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a maximum cash flow leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio (both ratios measured quarterly for the previous 12 months). The Five-Year Facility Agreement contains default provisions including, but not limited to, failure to pay interest or principal when due and failure to comply with covenants.

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following ($ in millions):
 
November 1, 2014
 
February 1, 2014
 
November 2, 2013
2016 Notes
$
350

 
$
349

 
$
349

2018 Notes
500

 
500

 
500

2021 Notes
649

 
649

 
649

Financing lease obligations
77

 
95

 
103

Capital lease obligations
59

 
63

 
67

Other debt

 
1

 
1

   Total long-term debt
1,635

 
1,657

 
1,669

Less: current portion
(44
)
 
(45
)
 
(45
)
   Total long-term debt, less current portion
$
1,591

 
$
1,612

 
$
1,624

 

The fair value of long-term debt approximated $1,672 million, $1,690 million, and $1,717 million at November 1, 2014, February 1, 2014, and November 2, 2013, respectively, based primarily on the market prices quoted from external sources, compared with carrying values of $1,635 million, $1,657 million, and $1,669 million, respectively. If long-term debt was measured at fair value in the financial statements, it would be classified primarily as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

See Note 7, Debt, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014, for additional information regarding the terms of our debt facilities, debt instruments and other obligations.