Borrowings Under Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Program

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Borrowings Under Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Program

At March 31, 2020, we had a primary unsecured credit facility with a consortium of 31 banks that includes a $3,000,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility ($795,000,000 outstanding at March 31, 2020), a $500,000,000 unsecured term credit facility and a $250,000,000 Canadian-denominated unsecured term credit facility. We have an option, through an accordion feature, to upsize the unsecured revolving credit facility and the $500,000,000 unsecured term credit facility by up to an additional $1,000,000,000, in the aggregate, and the $250,000,000 Canadian-denominated unsecured term credit facility by up to an additional $250,000,000. The primary unsecured credit facility also allows us to borrow up to $1,000,000,000 in alternate currencies (none outstanding at March 31, 2020). Borrowings under the unsecured revolving credit facility are subject to interest payable at the applicable margin over LIBOR interest rate (1.82% at March 31, 2020). The applicable margin is based on our debt ratings and was 0.825% at March 31, 2020. In addition, we pay a facility fee quarterly to each bank based on the bank’s commitment amount. The facility fee depends on our debt ratings and was 0.15% at March 31, 2020. The term credit facilities mature on July 19, 2023. The revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature on July 19, 2022 and can be extended for two successive terms of six months each at our option.

In January 2019, we established an unsecured commercial paper program. Under the terms of the program, we may issue unsecured commercial paper notes with maturities that vary, but do not exceed 397 days from the date of issue, up to a maximum aggregate face or principal amount outstanding at any time of $1,000,000,000. As of March 31, 2020, there was a balance of $49,985,000 outstanding on the commercial paper program ($50,000,000 in principal outstanding net of an unamortized discount of $15,000), which reduces the borrowing capacity on the unsecured revolving credit facility. The notes bear interest at various floating rates with a weighted average of 1.55% as of March 31, 2020 and a weighted average maturity of seven days as of March 31, 2020.

The following information relates to aggregate borrowings under the unsecured revolving credit facility and commercial paper program for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020			2019
Balance outstanding at quarter end	$	845,000		$	419,293
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end	$	2,100,000		$	1,150,000
Average amount outstanding (total of daily
principal balances divided by days in period)	$	1,593,816		$	790,516
Weighted average interest rate (actual interest
expense divided by average borrowings outstanding)	2.21		%	3.22		%