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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
Long-Term Debt Outstanding |  |  |  |
December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2019 |  |  | 2019(b) |  | 2018(b) |
Commercial paper | — |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 675 |
Revolving credit facilities | — |  |  | — |  | 606 |
Term loans | 1.87 | % |  | 8,078 |  | 13,268 |
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 3.29 | % |  | 26,378 |  | 26,331 |
Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 3.74 | % |  | 21,683 |  | 26,727 |
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 4.54 | % |  | 46,653 |  | 45,030 |
Other, including capital lease obligations | — |  |  | 1,098 |  | 808 |
Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts, fair value adjustments for acquisition accounting and hedged positions, net(a) | — |  |  | (1,673 | ) | (1,702 | )
Total debt | 3.78 | % | (a) | 102,217 |  | 111,743 |
Less: Current portion |  |  | 4,452 |  | 4,398 |
Long-term debt |  |  | $ | 97,765 |  | $ | 107,345 |
(a) | Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments.
(b) As of December 31, 2019, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of £4.9 billion, €4.9 billion, ¥267 billion and ¥9 billion RMB. As of December 31, 2018, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of £7.3 billion, €4.9 billion, ¥390 billion and ¥4 billion RMB.
Debt Maturities |
Principal Maturities of Debt |
(in millions) |
2020 | $ | 4,455 |
2021 | $ | 9,125 |
2022 | $ | 5,581 |
2023 | $ | 7,664 |
2024 | $ | 6,759 |
Thereafter | $ | 70,306 |
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
Long-Term Debt Outstanding |  |  |  |
December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2019 |  |  | 2019(a) |  | 2018(a) |
Term loans | 2.04 | % |  | $ | 3,740 |  | $ | 4,122 |
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 3.88 | % |  | 3,000 |  | 5,000 |
Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | — |  |  | — |  | — |
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 5.50 | % |  | 2,759 |  | 2,759 |
Notes due 2049 to Comcast | — |  |  | — |  | 610 |
Other, including capital lease obligations | — |  |  | 544 |  | 427 |
Debt issuance costs, premiums and discounts, net | — |  |  | (33 | ) | (36 | )
Total debt | 3.59 | % |  | 10,010 |  | 12,882 |
Less: Current portion |  |  | 301 |  | 151 |
Long-term debt |  |  | $ | 9,709 |  | $ | 12,731 |
(a) As of December 31, 2019, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of ¥284 billion and ¥9 billion RMB. As of December 31, 2018, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of ¥400 billion and ¥4 billion RMB.
Debt Maturities |
Principal Maturities of Debt |
(in millions) |
2020 | $ | 303 |
2021 | $ | 2,383 |
2022 | $ | 2,031 |
2023 | $ | 1,021 |
2024 | $ | 15 |
Thereafter | $ | 4,290 |

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