Borrowings



(in millions)	As of June 30, 2016			As of December 31, 2015
Short-term borrowings:
Foreign lines of credit and other arrangements	$	33		$	43
Accounts receivable securitized loan at LIBOR plus 200 basis points or a base rate equal to the highest of (i) the applicable lender's prime rate, or (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%	207			—
Unamortized deferred financing costs (a)	(2		)	—
Total Short-term borrowings	238			43
Current portion of long-term borrowings:
8.75% Senior secured second lien notes due 2022	—			750
Unamortized discount and unamortized deferred financing costs	—			(10		)
Other arrangements	3			—
Capital lease obligations	67			73
Total Current portion of long-term borrowings	70			813
Total Short-term and current portion of long-term borrowings	308			856
Long-term borrowings:
Senior secured term loan facility due March 2018 at LIBOR and euro LIBOR plus 3.5% or, solely with respect to U.S. dollar-denominated term loans, a base rate plus 2.5%	—			4,938
Senior secured term loan facility due September 2018 at LIBOR plus 3.5% or a base rate plus 2.5%	—			1,008
Senior secured term loan facility due March 2021 at LIBOR and euro LIBOR plus 4.0% or, solely with respect to U.S. dollar-denominated term loans, a base rate plus 3.0%	4,889			1,171
Senior secured term loan facility due July 2022 at LIBOR and euro LIBOR plus 3.75% or, solely with respect to U.S. dollar-denominated term loans, a base rate plus 2.75%	3,828			2,464
6.75% Senior secured first lien notes due 2020	1,398			1,398
5.375% Senior secured first lien notes due 2023	1,210			1,210
5.0% Senior secured first lien notes due 2024	1,900			1,000
5.75% Senior secured second lien notes due 2024	2,200			2,200
7.0% Senior unsecured notes due 2023	3,400			3,400
Unamortized discount and unamortized deferred financing costs (a)	(182		)	(174		)
Other arrangements	19			—
Capital lease obligations	166			122
Total Long-term borrowings	18,828			18,737
Total Borrowings (b) (c)	$	19,136		$	19,593

(a)

Unamortized deferred financing costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the interest method, over the remaining term of the respective debt. In addition, certain lenders fees associated with debt transactions were capitalized as discounts and are similarly being amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, over the remaining term of the respective debt.


(b)	As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of the Company's long-term borrowings was $19.0 billion and $19.6 billion, respectively. The estimated fair value of the Company's long-term borrowings was primarily based on market trading prices and is considered to be a Level 2 measurement.


(c)	The effective interest rate is not substantially different than the coupon rate on any of the Company's debt tranches.

Foreign Lines of Credit and Other Arrangements

As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had $324 million and $245 million, respectively, available under short-term lines of credit and other arrangements with foreign banks and alliance partners primarily to fund settlement activity. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, this includes a $165 million and $75 million, respectively, committed line of credit for one of the Company's U.S. alliances. The remainder of these arrangements are primarily associated with international operations and are in various functional currencies, the most significant of which are the Australian dollar, the Polish zloty, and the euro. Of the amounts outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $7 million and $17 million, respectively, were uncommitted.

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

The Company has a $1.25 billion senior secured revolving credit facility maturing on June 2, 2020 subject to certain earlier springing maturity provisions in certain circumstances. Up to $250 million of the senior secured revolving credit facility is available for letters of credit, of which $43 million and $42 million of letters of credit were issued under these facilities as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. As of June 30, 2016, $1.2 billion remained available.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Agreement

On December 31, 2015, the Company established a fully consolidated and wholly owned subsidiary, First Data Receivables, LLC (FDR). FDR and FDC entered into an agreement where certain wholly owned subsidiaries of FDC agreed to transfer and contribute receivables to FDR. FDR’s assets are not available to satisfy obligations of any other entities or affiliates of FDC. FDR's creditors will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of FDR’s assets prior to any assets or value in FDR becoming available to FDR’s equity holders. As of June 30, 2016, the Company transferred $312 million in receivables to FDR as part of the securitization program and FDR utilized the receivables as collateral in borrowings of $207 million. As of June 30, 2016, the receivables held by FDR are recorded within “Accounts receivable, net” in the Company's unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

Recent Events

On January 1, 2016, the Company designated the euro-denominated portions of the Senior secured term loan facility due March 2018, Senior secured term loan facility due March 2021, and the Senior secured term loan facility due July 2022 as non-derivative hedges of net investments in foreign operations. As such, foreign currency gains and losses on the euro-denominated portions of these terms loans is recorded within "Foreign currency translation adjustment" on the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) to the extent the hedges are effective. Foreign currency gains and losses on the euro-denominated portions of these term loans were previously recorded within "Other income (expense)" on the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

On January 15, 2016, the Company redeemed its 8.75% senior secured second lien notes. Associated with the redemption, the Company recorded $43 million in loss on debt extinguishment.

On March 29, 2016, the Company issued and sold $900 million aggregate principal amount of additional 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, which mature on January 15, 2024, pursuant to the indenture governing the 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 that were issued on November 25, 2015. The additional notes are treated as a single series with the existing 5.0% Senior secured first lien notes due 2024 and have the same terms as the Existing 5.0% Notes. The Company used the net proceeds from the issue and sale of the additional notes to repay a portion of its U.S. dollar-denominated senior secured term loan facility due March 2018 and to pay related fees and expenses. Associated with the partial redemption of the U.S. dollar-denominated senior secured term loan facility, the Company recorded $3 million in loss on debt extinguishment.

On April 13, 2016, the Company refinanced its U.S. dollar-denominated senior secured term loan due March 2018 through new and existing lenders to provide approximately $3.7 billion of U.S. dollar-denominated senior secured term loans due March 2021. The senior secured term loan due March 2021 bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 400 basis points or a base rate plus 300 basis points. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded approximately $5 million in loss on debt extinguishment and expensed approximately $11 million in debt issuance costs, which is included within "Interest expense, net" on the consolidated statements of operations.

On June 2, 2016, the Company refinanced its senior secured term loan due September 2018 and euro-denominated senior secured term loan due March 2018 through new and existing lenders to provide approximately $1.0 billion and €311 million ($342 million equivalent), respectively, of senior secured term loans due July 2022. The senior secured term loans due July 2022 bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 375 basis points or, solely with respect to the U.S. dollar denominated term loans, a base rate plus 275 basis points. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded approximately $4 million in loss on debt extinguishment and expensed $4 million in debt issuance costs, which is included within "Interest expense, net" on the consolidated statements of operations. The euro-denominated senior secured term loan facility remains designated as a non-derivative hedge of net investment in foreign operations.