Note K. Long-Term Debt and Credit Lines

The table below presents long-term debt, exclusive of current installments, as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016. All amounts are net of unamortized debt discounts.


In thousands	January 28, 2017			January 30, 2016
General corporate debt:
6.95% senior unsecured notes, redeemed on October 12, 2016 (effective interest rate of 6.98% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $223 in fiscal 2016)	$	—		$	374,777
2.50% senior unsecured notes, maturing May 15, 2023 (effective interest rate of 2.51% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $278 and $323 in fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively)		499,722			499,677
2.75% senior unsecured notes, maturing June 15, 2021 (effective interest rate of 2.76% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $325 and $400 in fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively)		749,675			749,600
2.25% senior unsecured notes, maturing September 15, 2026 (effective interest rate of 2.32% after reduction of unamortized debt discount of $7,149 in fiscal 2017)		992,851			—
Debt issuance cost		(14,649	)		(9,051	)
Long-term debt	$	2,227,599		$	1,615,003

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt, exclusive of current installments at January 28, 2017 are as follows:


In thousands	Long-Term Debt
Fiscal Year
2019	$	—
2020		—
2021		—
2022		750,000
Later years		1,500,000
Less amount representing unamortized debt discount		(7,752	)
Less amount representing debt issuance cost		(14,649	)
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt	$	2,227,599

On September 12, 2016, TJX issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.25% ten-year notes due September 2026, all of which were outstanding at January 28, 2017. TJX entered into a rate-lock agreement to hedge $700 million of the 2.25% notes. The cost of these agreements are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes resulting in an effective fixed rate of 2.36%. On October 12, 2016, TJX used a portion of the proceeds from the 2.25% ten-year notes to redeem all outstanding 6.95% ten-year notes and recorded a pre-tax loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $51.8 million, which includes $50.6 million of redemption premium and $1.2 million to write off unamortized debt expenses and discount.

At January 28, 2017, TJX also had outstanding $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.50% ten-year notes due May 2023 and $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 $250 million of the 2.50% notes. The costs 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. TJX also 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%.

At January 28, 2017, TJX had two $500 million revolving credit facilities, one which matures in March 2020 and one which matures in March 2021. At January 30, 2016, TJX had two $500 million revolving credit facilities, one which was scheduled to mature in May 2016 and one which was scheduled to mature in June 2017. 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 per annum 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. 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. As of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, and during the years then ended, there were no amounts outstanding under these facilities. In March 2017, the $500 million revolving credit facility scheduled to mature in March 2021 was extended to March 2022. No other terms of the facility were modified at that time.

As of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, TJX Canada had two uncommitted credit lines, a C$10 million facility for operating expenses and a C$10 million letter of credit facility. As of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, and during the years then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the Canadian credit line for operating expenses. As of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, our European business at TJX International had an uncommitted credit line of £5 million. As of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 and during the years then ended, there were no amounts outstanding on the European credit line.