Indebtedness Indebtedness

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Indebtedness

2015 Senior Notes

On September 15, 2015, we issued senior unsecured notes for an aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion, consisting of the following:


•	$1.5 billion of 2.90% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020, valued at 99.792% of par;


•	$1.0 billion of 3.625% Senior Notes due September 15, 2022, valued at 99.920% of par;


•	$1.75 billion of 4.05% Senior Notes due September 15, 2025, valued at 99.764% of par; and


•	$1.75 billion of 5.20% Senior Notes due September 15, 2045, valued at 99.294% of par.

These notes are senior unsecured obligations and may be redeemed at our option at the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of interest and principal discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis at the treasury rate plus an incremental margin, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest. The notes also contain a change of control provision that may require us to purchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase under certain circumstances.

The costs associated with this offering of approximately $47.5 million have been recorded as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. These costs will be amortized as additional interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the period from issuance through maturity. The discounts will be amortized as additional interest expense over the period from issuance through maturity using the effective interest rate method. Interest on the notes is payable March 15 and September 15 of each year.

Additionally, in connection with this offering, we entered into interest rate swaps. The carrying value of the 2.90% Senior Notes includes approximately $5.6 million related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps. For additional information, please read Note 8, Derivative Instruments, to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Credit Facility

In August 2015, we entered into a $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility, under which we are permitted to draw funds for working capital and general corporate purposes for 5 years. The terms of the revolving credit facility include a financial covenant that requires us not to exceed a maximum consolidated leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2015, we had no outstanding borrowings and were in compliance with all covenants under this facility.