Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had short-term and long-term debt outstanding as follows:



	September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)	2019		2018
Short-term debt
Short-term borrowings	$	33	$	33

Long-term debt
8.00% Senior notes due 10/01/19 ($134 million par value)	134		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)	542		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	5		15
Total long-term debt	2,042		2,081
Less: current portion	386		140
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	1,656	$	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 was $1 million and $2 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, on the 4.625% notes.

The Company may utilize uncommitted lines of credit for short-term working capital requirements. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had $33 million in borrowings under these facilities, which are classified as notes payable and short-term debt on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 3.3% and 4.3%, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on all borrowings outstanding, including the effects of outstanding swaps, as of September 30, 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 facility to be increased to $1.5 billion with bank group approval. 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 September 30, 2019. At September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the estimated fair values of the Company’s senior unsecured notes totaled $2,141 million and $2,058 million, respectively. The estimated fair values were $104 million more than their carrying value at September 30, 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 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 $28 million and $43 million at September 30, 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.