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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had short-term and long-term debt outstanding as follows:
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
(in millions)
2019
 
2018
Short-term debt


 


Short-term borrowings
$
24

 
$
33




 


Long-term debt


 


8.00% Senior notes due 10/01/19 ($134 million par value)
135

 
135

4.625% Senior notes due 09/15/20 ($250 million par value)
251

 
251

1.80% Senior notes due 11/7/22 (€500 million par value)
558

 
570

3.375% Senior notes due 03/15/25 ($500 million par value)
497

 
497

7.125% Senior notes due 02/15/29 ($121 million par value)
119

 
119

4.375% Senior notes due 03/15/45 ($500 million par value)
494

 
494

Term loan facilities and other
9

 
15

Total long-term debt
2,063

 
2,081

Less: current portion
140

 
140

Long-term debt, net of current portion
$
1,923

 
$
1,941



In July 2016, the Company terminated interest rate swaps which had the effect of converting $384 million of fixed rate notes to variable rates. The gain on the termination was recorded as an increase to the notes and is being amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the remaining terms of the notes. The unamortized gain related to these swap terminations as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $2 million on the 4.625% notes.

The Company terminated fixed to floating interest rate swaps in 2009. The gain on the termination was recorded as an increase to the notes and is being amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the remaining term of the notes. The unamortized gain related to this swap termination at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $1 million on the 8.00% notes.

The weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 2.8% and 4.3%, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on all borrowings outstanding, including the effects of outstanding swaps, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 3.4%.

The Company has a $1.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, which includes a feature that allows the Company's borrowings to be increased to $1.5 billion. The facility provides for borrowings through June 29, 2022. The Company has one key financial covenant as part of the credit agreement which is a debt to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA ") ratio. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenant at March 31, 2019. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under this facility.

The Company's commercial paper program allows the Company to issue short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding of $1.2 billion. Under this program, the Company may issue notes from time to time and use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. The Company had no outstanding borrowings under this program as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The total current combined borrowing capacity under the multi-currency revolving credit facility and commercial paper program cannot exceed $1.2 billion.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the estimated fair values of the Company’s senior unsecured notes totaled $2,071 million and $2,058 million, respectively. The estimated fair values were $17 million more than their carrying value at March 31, 2019 and $8 million less than their carrying value at December 31, 2018. Fair market values of the senior unsecured notes are developed using observable values for similar debt instruments, which are considered Level 2 inputs as defined by ASC Topic 820. The carrying values of the Company's multi-currency revolving credit facility and commercial paper program approximates fair value. The fair value estimates do not necessarily reflect the values the Company could realize in the current markets.

The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $40 million and $43 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The letters of credit typically act as guarantees of payment to certain third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions.