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Debt | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt | Debt Significant long-term debt issuances and borrowings by subsidiaries of NEE during the six months ended June 30, 2017 were as follows:
| Principal Amount |  | Interest Rate |  | Maturity Date
| (millions) |  |  |  |
FPL: |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term debt | $ | 200 |  |  | Variable |  | (a) | 2018
NEECH: |  |  |  |  |
Debentures | $ | 1,250 |  |  | 3.55 | % |  | 2027
Japanese yen denominated term loan | $ | 535 |  |  | Variable |  | (a) | 2020
NEER: |  |  |  |  |
Senior secured revolving credit facility | $ | 110 |  |  | Variable |  | (a) | 2019
Senior secured limited-recourse term loans | $ | 308 |  |  | Variable |  | (a) | 2026
Other long-term debt | $ | 350 |  |  | Variable |  | (a) | 2018 - 2019
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(a) | Variable rate is based on an underlying index plus a margin. Interest rate swap agreements have been entered into with respect to certain of these issuances and a foreign currency swap has been entered into with respect to the Japanese yen denominated term loan. See Note 2.

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