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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt
Debt outstanding, excluding finance leases, was as follows (in millions):
 
 
December 31, 2019 a
 
December 31, 2018 a
Notes and debentures, due 2020 to 2097
 
$
22,169

 
4.7
%
 
$
22,094

 
4.7
%
Equipment obligations, due 2020 to 2028
 
447

 
3.6

 
470

 
3.6

Mortgage bonds, due 2020 to 2047
 
81

 
4.5

 
81

 
4.5

Financing obligations, due 2020 to 2029
 
192

 
6.1

 
195

 
6.1

Unamortized fair value adjustment under acquisition method accounting, discount, debt issuance costs, and other, net
 
(50
)
 
 
 
(33
)
 
 
      Total
 
22,839

 
 
 
22,807

 
 
Less current portion of long-term debt
 
(523
)
 
5.6
%
 
(783
)
 
5.5
%
      Long-term debt
 
$
22,316

 
 
 
$
22,024

 
 
a  Amounts represent debt outstanding and weighted average effective interest rates for 2019 and 2018, respectively. Maturities are as of December 31, 2019.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

The following table provides fair value information for the Company’s debt obligations including principal cash flows, related weighted average interest rates by contractual maturity dates and fair value. The Company had no outstanding variable rate debt as of December 31, 2019.
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Maturity Date
 
Total
 
Fair Value
 
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
2024
 
Thereafter
 
 
Fixed-rate debt
(in millions)
 
$523
 
$732
 
$1,528
 
$1,531
 
$1,254
 
$17,271
 
$22,839
 
$26,648
Average interest rate
 
5.6%
 
3.7%
 
4.0%
 
3.5%
 
3.5%
 
4.8%
 
4.6%
 
 


Schedule of Guarantor Obligations
Debt and other obligations of non-consolidated entities guaranteed by the Company as of December 31, 2019, were as follows (dollars in millions):
 
 
Guarantees
 
 
 
 
 
BNSF
Ownership Percentage
 
Principal
Amount Guaranteed
 
Maximum
Future
Payments
 
Maximum
Recourse
Amount
a

Remaining
Term
(in years)
 
Capitalized Obligations
 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
 
0.5
%
 
$
190

 
$
190

 
$

 
Termination of Ownership
 
$
2

b 
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
 
%
 
N/A

d 
N/A

d 
N/A

d 
8
 
$
16

c 
Reflects the maximum amount the Company could recover from a third party other than the counterparty.
b  Reflects capitalized obligations that are recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
c  Reflects the asset and corresponding liability for the fair value of these guarantees required by authoritative accounting guidance related to guarantees.
d  There is no cap to the liability that can be sought from BNSF for BNSF’s negligence or the negligence of the indemnified party. However, BNSF could receive reimbursement from certain insurance policies if the liability exceeds a certain amount.