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Short-Term Credit Arrangements and Borrowings
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Short-term Debt [Abstract]  
Short-Term Credit Arrangements and Borrowings
SHORT-TERM CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS AND BORROWINGS
DTE Energy and its wholly owned subsidiaries, DTE Electric and DTE Gas, have unsecured revolving credit agreements that can be used for general corporate borrowings, but are intended to provide liquidity support for each of the companies’ commercial paper programs. Borrowings under the facilities are available at prevailing short-term interest rates. Additionally, DTE Energy has other facilities to support letter of credit issuance.
The agreements require DTE Energy, DTE Electric, and DTE Gas to maintain a total funded debt to capitalization ratio of no more than 0.65 to 1. In the agreements, “total funded debt” means all indebtedness of each respective company and their consolidated subsidiaries, including capital lease obligations, hedge agreements, and guarantees of third parties’ debt, but excluding contingent obligations, nonrecourse and junior subordinated debt, and certain equity-linked securities and, except for calculations at the end of the second quarter, certain DTE Gas short-term debt. “Capitalization” means the sum of (a) total funded debt plus (b) “consolidated net worth,” which is equal to consolidated total stockholders’ equity of each respective company and their consolidated subsidiaries (excluding pension effects under certain FASB statements), as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. At June 30, 2015, the total funded debt to total capitalization ratios for DTE Energy, DTE Electric, and DTE Gas were 0.51 to 1, 0.50 to 1, and 0.47 to 1, respectively, and are in compliance with this financial covenant.
The availability under the facilities in place at June 30, 2015 is shown in the following table:
 
DTE Energy
 
DTE Electric
 
DTE Gas
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Unsecured letter of credit facility, expiring in February 2017
$
100

 
$

 
$

 
$
100

Unsecured letter of credit facility, expiring in August 2015
125

 

 

 
125

Unsecured revolving credit facility, expiring April 2020
1,200

 
400

 
300

 
1,900

 
1,425

 
400

 
300

 
2,125

Amounts outstanding at June 30, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Letters of credit
170

 

 

 
170

 
170

 

 

 
170

Net availability at June 30, 2015
$
1,255

 
$
400

 
$
300

 
$
1,955


DTE Energy has other outstanding letters of credit which are not included in the above described facilities totaling approximately $34 million which are used for various corporate purposes.
In conjunction with maintaining certain exchange traded risk management positions, DTE Energy may be required to post cash collateral with its clearing agent. DTE Energy has a demand financing agreement for up to $100 million with its clearing agent. The agreement, as amended, also allows for up to $50 million of additional margin financing provided that DTE Energy posts a letter of credit for the incremental amount. At June 30, 2015, a $25 million letter of credit was in place, raising the capacity under this facility to $125 million. The $25 million letter of credit is included in the table above. The amount outstanding under this agreement was $63 million and $37 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.