Note J. Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines

The table below presents long-term debt, exclusive of current installments, as of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015. All amounts are net of unamortized debt discounts.


In thousands	January 30, 2016		January 31, 2015
General corporate debt:
6.95% senior unsecured notes, maturing April 15, 2019 (effective interest rate of 6.98% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $223 and $294 in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively)	$	374,777	$	374,706
2.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2023 (effective interest rate of 2.51% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $323 and $367 in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively)		499,677		499,633
2.75% senior unsecured notes, maturing June 15, 2021 (effective interest rate of 2.76% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $400 and $475 in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively)		749,600		749,525
Long-term debt	$	1,624,054	$	1,623,864

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt, exclusive of current installments at January 30, 2016 are as follows:


In thousands	Long-Term Debt
Fiscal Year
2018	$	—
2019		—
2020		375,000
2021		—
Later years		1,250,000
Less amount representing unamortized debt discount		(946	)
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt	$	1,624,054

At January 30, 2016, TJX had outstanding $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% seven-year notes, due June 2021. TJX entered into rate-lock agreements to hedge the underlying treasury rate of all of the 2.75% notes prior to their issuance. The agreements were accounted for as cash flow hedges and the pre-tax realized loss of $7.9 million was recorded as a component of other comprehensive income and is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes, resulting in an effective fixed interest rate of 2.91%. In July 2014, TJX used a portion of the proceeds of the 2.75% seven-year notes to redeem the 4.20% notes and recorded a pre-tax loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $16.8 million, which includes $16.4 million of redemption premium and approximately $400,000 to write off unamortized debt expenses and discount.

At January 30, 2016, TJX also had outstanding $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.50% ten-year notes due May 2023 and $375 million aggregate principal amount of 6.95% ten-year notes due April 2019. TJX entered into rate-lock agreements to hedge the underlying treasury rate of $250 million of the 2.50% notes and all of the 6.95% notes. The cost of these agreements are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the respective notes, resulting in an effective fixed interest rate of 2.57% for the 2.50% notes and 7.00% for the 6.95% notes.

At January 30, 2016, TJX had two $500 million revolving credit facilities, one which was scheduled to mature in June 2017 and one which was scheduled to mature in May 2016. As of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015, and during the years then ended, there were no amounts outstanding under these facilities. At January 30, 2016, the agreements required quarterly payments on the unused committed amounts of 6.0 basis points for the agreement maturing in 2017 and 10 basis points for the agreement maturing in 2016. These agreements had no compensating balance requirements and had various covenants. Each of these facilities required TJX to maintain a ratio of funded debt and four-times consolidated rentals to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, consolidated rentals, depreciation and amortization (EBITDAR) of not more than 2.75 to 1.00 on a rolling four-quarter basis. TJX was in compliance with all covenants related to its credit facilities at the end of all periods presented. In March 2016, the $500 million revolving credit facility scheduled to mature in May 2016 was replaced with a new five-year $500 million revolving credit facility maturing in March 2021 and the $500 million revolving credit facility scheduled to mature in June 2017 was replaced with a new four-year $500 million revolving credit facility maturing in March 2020. The terms and covenants under the new revolving credit facilities are similar to those in the terminated facilities and require quarterly payments of 6.0 basis points on the committed amounts for both agreements. This rate is based on the credit ratings of TJX’s long-term debt and will vary with specified changes in the credit ratings.

As of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015, TJX’s foreign subsidiaries had uncommitted credit facilities. TJX Canada had two credit lines, a C$10 million facility for operating expenses and a C$10 million letter of credit facility. As of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 and during the years then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the Canadian credit line for operating expenses. As of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015, our European business at TJX International had a credit line of £5million and £20 million, respectively. As of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 and during the years then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on this U.K. credit line.