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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
Long-Term Debt Outstanding
December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Commercial paper | 0.62 | % | $ | 975 | $ | 845
Revolving bank credit facilities | — | % |  | - |  | -
Term loans | 2.74 | % |  | 3,259 |  | -
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 4.40 | % |  | 14,300 |  | 15,223
Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 4.24 | % |  | 9,630 |  | 10,530
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value(a) | 5.63 | % |  | 23,925 |  | 20,989
Other, including capital lease obligations | — |  |  | 794 |  | 689
Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value |  |  |  |  |  |
adjustments for hedged positions, net | — |  |  | (262) |  | (195)
Total debt | 4.70 | %(b) |  | 52,621 |  | 48,081
Less: Current portion |  |  |  | 3,627 |  | 4,217
Long-term debt |  |  | $ | 48,994 | $ | 43,864
(a) The December 31, 2015 and 2014 amounts include £625 million of 5.50% notes due 2029, which translated to $921 million and $974 million, respectively, using the exchange rates as of these dates.
(b) Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments.
Debt Maturities |
Debt Principal Maturities
(in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |
2016 | 2.79 | % |  | $ | 3,627
2017 | 6.75 | % |  | $ | 2,695
2018 | 4.11 | % |  | $ | 4,194
2019 | 3.14 | % |  | $ | 2,445
2020 | 4.09 | % |  | $ | 6,076
Thereafter | 5.23 | % |  | $ | 33,846
Debt Borrowings |
2015 Debt Borrowings |  |
Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) |  |
Comcast 4.60% senior notes due 2045 | $ | 1,700
Comcast 3.375% senior notes due 2025 |  | 1,500
Comcast 4.60% senior notes due 2046 |  | 1,490
Comcast 4.40% senior notes due 2035 |  | 800
Total | $ | 5,490
Debt Repayments and Repurchases |
2015 Debt Redemptions and Repayments |  |
Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) |  |
NBCUniversal 3.65% senior notes due 2015 | $ | 1,000
Comcast 5.90% senior notes due 2016(a) |  | 1,000
Comcast 6.50% senior notes due 2015 |  | 900
Comcast 5.85% senior notes due 2015(a) |  | 750
Comcast 8.75% senior notes due 2015 |  | 673
Other |  | 55
Total | $ | 4,378
(a) The early redemption of these senior notes resulted in $47 million of additional interest expense in 2015.
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
Long-Term Debt Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 | 2015 |  | 2014
Term loans | 2.74 | % | $ | 3,259 | $ | -
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 4.39 | % |  | 3,000 |  | 2,000
Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 3.88 | % |  | 3,000 |  | 5,000
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 5.62 | % |  | 3,200 |  | 3,200
Other, including capital lease obligations | — |  |  | 47 |  | 44
Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value |  |  |  |  |  |
adjustments for hedged positions, net | — |  |  | (12) |  | (7)
Total debt | 4.12 | %(a) |  | 12,494 |  | 10,237
Less: Current portion |  |  |  | 1,163 |  | 1,023
Long-term debt |  |  | $ | 11,331 | $ | 9,214
(a) Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments.
Debt Maturities |
Debt Principal Maturities
(in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |
2016 | 2.87 | % |  | $ | 1,163
2017 | 3.45 | % |  | $ | 120
2018 | 2.79 | % |  | $ | 127
2019 | 3.05 | % |  | $ | 226
2020 | 3.77 | % |  | $ | 4,657
Thereafter | 4.78 | % |  | $ | 6,213

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