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Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt | Debt A summary of long-term debt outstanding is as follows:
(in millions) | December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
3.3% Senior Notes, due 2020 1 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 698 |
4.0% Senior Notes, due 2025 2 | 694 |  |  | 693 |
4.4% Senior Notes, due 2026 3 | 893 |  |  | 892 |
2.95% Senior Notes, due 2027 4 | 493 |  |  | 493 |
2.5% Senior Notes, due 2029 5 | 495 |  |  | — |
6.55% Senior Notes, due 2037 6 | 294 |  |  | 396 |
4.5% Senior Notes, due 2048 7 | 490 |  |  | 490 |
3.25% Senior Notes, due 2049 8 | 589 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt | $ | 3,948 |  |  | $ | 3,662 |
1 | We made a $700 million early repayment of our 3.3% senior note in the fourth quarter of 2019.
2 | Interest payments are due semiannually on June 15 and December 15, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $6 million.
3 | Interest payments are due semiannually on February 15 and August 15, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $7 million.
4 | Interest payments are due semiannually on January 22 and July 22, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $7 million.
5 | Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, beginning on June 1, 2020, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $5 million.
6 | We made a $103 million early repayment of a portion of our 6.55% senior note in November of 2019. Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $3 million.
7 | Interest payments are due semiannually on May 15 and November 15, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $10 million.
8 | Interest payments are due semiannually on June 1 and December 1, beginning on June 1, 2020, and as of December 31, 2019, the unamortized debt discount and issuance costs total $11 million.
Annual debt maturities are scheduled as follows based on book values as of December 31, 2019: no amounts due in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and $3.9 billion due thereafter. On November 26, 2019, we issued $500 million of 2.5% senior notes due in 2029 and $600 million of 3.25% senior notes due in 2049. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we used the net proceeds to fund the redemption of the $700 million outstanding principal amount of our 3.3% senior notes due in August of 2020 and a portion of the $400 million outstanding principal amount of our 6.55% senior notes due in October of 2037. On May 17, 2018, we issued $500 million of 4.5% senior notes due in 2048. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. In June of 2018, we used the net proceeds to fund the redemption price of the $400 million outstanding principal amount of our 2.5% senior notes due in August of 2018, and the balance for general corporate purposes. We have the ability to borrow a total of $1.2 billion through our commercial paper program, which is supported by our revolving $1.2 billion five-year credit agreement (our "credit facility") that we entered into on June 30, 2017. This credit facility will terminate on June 30, 2022. There were no commercial paper borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. Depending on our corporate credit rating, we pay a commitment fee of 8 to 17.5 basis points for our credit facility, whether or not amounts have been borrowed. We currently pay a commitment fee of 10 basis points. The interest rate on borrowings under our credit facility is, at our option, calculated using rates that are primarily based on either the prevailing London Inter-Bank Offer Rate, the prime rate determined by the administrative agent or the Federal Funds Rate. For certain borrowings under this credit facility, there is also a spread based on our corporate credit rating. Our credit facility contains certain covenants. The only financial covenant requires that our indebtedness to cash flow ratio, as defined in our credit facility, is not greater than 4 to 1, and this covenant level has never been exceeded.

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