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TOTAL SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

12 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2020

18. TOTAL SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

Total short-term borrowings at November 1, 2020 and November 3, 2019 consisted of the following in millions of dollars:


	2020		2019
Equipment Operations
Notes payable to banks	$	192	$	345
Finance lease obligations due within one year		21
Long-term borrowings due within one year		79		642
Total		292		987
Financial Services
Commercial paper		1,238		2,698
Notes payable to banks		182		313
Long-term borrowings due within one year*		6,870		6,786
Total		8,290		9,797
Short-term borrowings		8,582		10,784
Short-term securitization borrowings
Equipment Operations		26		44
Financial Services		4,656		4,277
Total		4,682		4,321
Total short-term borrowings	$	13,264	$	15,105

* Includes unamortized fair value adjustments related to interest rate swaps.

The short-term securitization borrowings are secured by financing receivables (retail notes) on the balance sheet (see Note 14). Although these securitization borrowings are classified as short-term since payment is required if the retail notes are liquidated early, the payment schedule for these borrowings, which are net of debt acquisition costs, at November 1, 2020 based on the expected liquidation of the retail notes in millions of dollars is as follows: 2021 - $2,367, 2022 - $1,366, 2023 - $681, 2024 - $217, 2025 - $50, and 2026 - $6.

The weighted-average interest rates on total short-term borrowings, excluding current maturities of finance lease obligations and long-term borrowings, at November 1, 2020 and November 3, 2019 were 1.6 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively.

Lines of credit available from U.S. and foreign banks were $8,413 million at November 1, 2020. At November 1, 2020, $6,801 million of these worldwide lines of credit were unused. For the purpose of computing the unused credit lines, commercial paper, and short-term bank borrowings, excluding secured borrowings and the current portion of long-term borrowings, were primarily considered to constitute utilization. Included in the total credit lines at November 1, 2020 was a 364-day credit facility agreement of $3,000 million, expiring in fiscal April 2021. In addition, total credit lines included long-term credit facility agreements of $2,500 million, expiring in fiscal April 2024, and $2,500 million, expiring in fiscal April 2025. The agreements are mutually extendable and the annual facility fees are not significant. These credit agreements require Capital Corporation to maintain its consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges at not less than 1.05 to 1 for each fiscal quarter and the ratio of senior debt, excluding securitization indebtedness, to capital base (total subordinated debt and stockholder’s equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)) at not more than 11 to 1 at the end of any fiscal quarter. The credit agreements also require the equipment

operations to maintain a ratio of total debt to total capital (total debt and stockholders’ equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)) of 65 percent or less at the end of each fiscal quarter. Under this provision, the company’s excess equity capacity and retained earnings balance free of restriction at November 1, 2020 was $12,892 million. Alternatively under this provision, the equipment operations had the capacity to incur additional debt of $23,942 million at November 1, 2020. All of these credit agreement requirements have been met during the periods included in the consolidated financial statements.

Deere & Company has an agreement with Capital Corporation pursuant to which it has agreed to continue to own, directly or through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries, at least 51 percent of the voting shares of capital stock of Capital Corporation and to maintain Capital Corporation’s consolidated tangible net worth at not less than $50 million. This agreement also obligates Deere & Company to make payments to Capital Corporation such that its consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges is not less than 1.05 to 1 for each fiscal quarter. Deere & Company’s obligations to make payments to Capital Corporation under the agreement are independent of whether Capital Corporation is in default on its indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities. Further, Deere & Company’s obligations under the agreement are not measured by the amount of Capital Corporation’s indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities. Deere & Company’s obligations to make payments under this agreement are expressly stated not to be a guaranty of any specific indebtedness, obligation or liability of Capital Corporation and are enforceable only by or in the name of Capital Corporation. No payments were required under this agreement during the periods included in the consolidated financial statements.