Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Long-Term Debt:

Long-term debt at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
1.125% notes due 2025	$	398,701	$	401,265
1.625% notes due 2028	528,600		532,000

3.45% Senior notes due 2029	171,612		171,612

4.65% Senior notes due 2027	650,000		650,000
5.05% Senior notes due 2032	600,000		600,000
5.45% Senior notes due 2044	350,000		350,000
5.65% Senior notes due 2052	450,000		450,000


Commercial paper notes	156,500		—

Interest-free loan	300,000		—
Variable-rate foreign bank loans	20,125		2,997

Finance lease obligations	120,844		76,537
Other	11,773		11,378
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(99,833)		(28,689)
Total long-term debt	3,658,322		3,217,100
Less amounts due within one year	162,351		2,128
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	3,495,971	$	3,214,972

Current portion of long-term debt at September 30, 2023 consisted primarily of commercial paper notes with a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 5.52% and a weighted-average maturity of 3 days.

In the second quarter of 2023 the Company received a loan of $300.0 million to be repaid in five equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2026. This interest-free loan was discounted using an imputed interest rate of 5.53% and the Company will amortize that discount through Interest and financing expenses over the term of the loan.