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Debt (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt  
Components of Debt

The following table summarizes the major components of debt as of each balance sheet date (in millions) and provides the maturities and interest rate ranges of each major category as of September 30, 2021:

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Commercial paper program (weighted average interest rate of 0.3% as of September 30, 2021 and 0.4% as of December 31, 2020)

$

1,380

$

1,814

Senior notes, maturing through 2050, interest rates ranging from 0.75% to 7.75% (weighted average interest rate of 3.1% as of September 30, 2021 and 3.3% as of December 31, 2020)

8,126

8,465

Canadian senior notes, C$500 million maturing September 2026, interest rate of 2.6%

 

394

393

Tax-exempt bonds, maturing through 2048, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 0.1% to 4.3% (weighted average interest rate of 1.5% as of September 30, 2021 and 1.7% as of December 31, 2020)

 

2,633

 

2,571

Financing leases and other, maturing through 2085, weighted average interest rate of 4.7% as of September 30, 2021 and 4.6% as of December 31, 2020 (a)

 

595

 

652

Debt issuance costs, discounts and other

 

(81)

 

(85)

 

13,047

 

13,810

Current portion of long-term debt

 

601

 

551

$

12,446

$

13,259

(a)Excluding our landfill financing leases, the maturities of our financing leases and other debt obligations extend through 2059.
Summary of debt redeemed

Principal

    

Outstanding

    

Notes Tendered

Description

 

Prior to Tender

 

and Redeemed

6.125% WM senior notes due 2039

 

$

252

 

$

6

7.75% WM senior notes due 2032

 

153

 

9

7.375% WM senior notes due 2029

81

4.15% WM senior notes due 2049

1,000

316

4.10% WM senior notes due 2045

750

334

3.90% WM senior notes due 2035

450

153

7.00% WM senior notes due 2028

330

73

7.10% WM Holdings senior notes due 2026

249

26

3.50% WM senior notes due 2024

350

194

3.125% WM senior notes due 2025

600

178

3.15% WM senior notes due 2027

750

2.90% WM senior notes due 2022

 

500

 

2.40% WM senior notes due 2023

 

500

 

Total

$

5,965

$

1,289