v3.20.4

Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Long-Term Debt of AT&T and its Subsidiaries

Long-term debt of AT&T and its subsidiaries, including interest rates and maturities, is summarized as follows at December 31:

																											2020						2019
Notes and debentures
			Interest Rates												Maturities1
			0.98%			-			2.99%						2020			-			2039						$	25,549					$	17,404
			3.00%			-			4.99%						2020			-			2050						110,317						102,595
			5.00%			-			6.99%						2020			-			2095						24,259						34,513
			7.00%			-			9.15%						2020			-			2097						5,006						5,050
Credit agreement borrowings																											300						4,969
Fair value of interest rate swaps recorded in debt																											20						26
																											165,451						164,557
Unamortized (discount) premium - net																											(9,710)						(2,996)
Unamortized issuance costs																											(532)						(452)
Total notes and debentures																											155,209						161,109
Finance lease obligations																											2,036						2,034
Total long-term debt, including current maturities																											157,245						163,143
Current maturities of long-term debt																											(3,470)						(11,834)
Total long-term debt																											$	153,775					$	151,309
1Maturities assume putable debt is redeemed by the holders at the next opportunity.

Debt Maturing Within One Year

Debt maturing within one year consisted of the following at December 31:

			2020						2019
Current maturities of long-term debt			$	3,470					$	11,834
Bank borrowings1			—						4
Total			$	3,470					$	11,838

1Outstanding balance of short-term credit facility of a foreign subsidiary.

Long-Term Debt - Scheduled Repayments

Maturities of outstanding long-term notes and debentures, as of December 31, 2020, and the corresponding weighted-average interest rate scheduled for repayment are as follows:

			2021						2022						2023						2024						2025						Thereafter
Debt repayments1			$	3,418					$	5,951					$	7,779					$	7,849					$	6,389					$	134,268
Weighted-average interest rate			3.8		%				3.3		%				3.4		%				3.3		%				3.9		%				4.2		%

1Debt repayments represent maturity value and assume putable debt is redeemed at the next opportunity. Foreign debt includes the impact from hedges, when applicable.

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