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Short-Term Credit Arrangements and Borrowings
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Short-term Debt [Abstract]  
Short-Term Credit Arrangements and Borrowings
SHORT-TERM CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS AND BORROWINGS
DTE Energy, 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 revolvers 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 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 March 31, 2019, the total funded debt to total capitalization ratios for DTE Energy, DTE Electric, and DTE Gas were 0.55 to 1, 0.51 to 1, and 0.46 to 1, respectively, and were in compliance with this financial covenant.
The availability under the facilities in place at March 31, 2019 is shown in the following table:
 
DTE Energy
 
DTE Electric
 
DTE Gas
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Unsecured letter of credit facility, expiring in February 2021
$
150

 
$

 
$

 
$
150

Unsecured letter of credit facility, expiring in September 2019
70

 

 

 
70

Unsecured revolving credit facility, expiring April 2022
1,200

 
400

 
300

 
1,900

 
1,420

 
400

 
300

 
2,120

Amounts outstanding at March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper issuances
77

 

 
79

 
156

Letters of credit
195

 

 

 
195

 
272

 

 
79

 
351

Net availability at March 31, 2019
$
1,148

 
$
400

 
$
221

 
$
1,769


In February 2019, DTE Energy amended its $150 million letter of credit facility. The facility's maturity date was amended from February 2019 to February 2021.
In April 2019, DTE Energy, DTE Electric, and DTE Gas entered into a fourth amended and restated five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement. The agreement's expiration was amended from April 2022 to April 2024. As part of this amendment, DTE Energy increased its $1,200 million unsecured revolving credit facility to $1,500 million and DTE Electric increased its $400 million unsecured revolving credit facility to $500 million.
DTE Energy has $9 million of other outstanding letters of credit which are used for various corporate purposes and are not included in the facilities described above.
In conjunction with maintaining certain exchange traded risk management positions, DTE Energy may be required to post 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 and allows the right of setoff with posted collateral. At March 31, 2019, the capacity under this facility was $150 million. The amount outstanding under this agreement was $79 million and $93 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and was fully offset by the posted collateral.