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LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
 
Long-term debt obligations on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Fixed-rate notes payable due through 2029
$
569

 
$
642

Variable-rate notes payable due through 2029
1,150

 
1,473

Less debt issuance costs
(10
)
 
(12
)
Total debt
1,709

 
2,103

Less current portion
265

 
486

Long-term debt, less current portion
$
1,444

 
$
1,617

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate
3.4
%
 
4.1
%
Weighted-average variable-interest rate
3.2
%
 
3.9
%


Approximately $745 million of the Company's total variable-rate notes payable are effectively fixed via interest rate swaps at September 30, 2019.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company made debt payments of $752 million, including the prepayment of $532 million of debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company obtained additional secured debt financing of $356 million from multiple lenders. The new debt is secured by a total of 12 aircraft.

At September 30, 2019 long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
 
Total
Remainder of 2019
$
63

2020
268

2021
313

2022
274

2023
234

Thereafter
565

Total
$
1,717


 
Bank Lines of Credit
 
The Company has three credit facilities with availability totaling $516 million as of September 30, 2019. All three facilities have variable interest rates based on LIBOR plus a specified margin. One credit facility for $250 million expires in June 2021 and is secured by aircraft. The second credit facility for $116 million expires in July 2020, with a mechanism for annual renewal, and is secured by aircraft. A third credit facility for $150 million expires in March 2022 and is secured by certain accounts receivable, spare engines, spare parts and ground service equipment. The Company has secured letters of credit against the $116 million facility, but has no plans to borrow using either of the two other facilities. All three credit facilities have a requirement to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash and marketable securities balance of $500 million. The Company was in compliance with this covenant at September 30, 2019.