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Debt and Financing Activities
 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Financing Activities Debt and Financing Activities
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
(In millions)June 30, 2024March 31, 2024
U.S. Dollar notes (1) (2)
0.90% Notes due December 3, 2025
500 500 
5.25% Notes due February 15, 2026
499 499 
1.30% Notes due August 15, 2026
499 499 
7.65% Debentures due March 1, 2027
150 150 
3.95% Notes due February 16, 2028
343 343 
4.90% Notes due July 15, 2028
399 399 
4.75% Notes due May 30, 2029
196 196 
5.10% Notes due July 15, 2033
597 596 
6.00% Notes due March 1, 2041
218 218 
4.88% Notes due March 15, 2044
255 255 
Foreign currency notes (1) (3)
1.50% Euro Notes due November 17, 2025
642 646 
1.63% Euro Notes due October 30, 2026
536 540 
3.13% Sterling Notes due February 17, 2029
569 568 
Lease and other obligations232 220 
Total debt5,635 5,629 
Less: Current portion51 50 
Total long-term debt$5,584 $5,579 
(1)These notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company.
(2)Interest on these U.S. dollar notes is payable semi-annually.
(3)Interest on these foreign currency notes is payable annually.
Long-Term Debt
The Company’s long-term debt includes both U.S. dollar and foreign currency-denominated borrowings. At June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, $5.6 billion of total debt was outstanding, of which $51 million and $50 million, respectively, was included under the caption “Current portion of long-term debt” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Public Offerings
On June 15, 2023, the Company completed a public offering of 4.90% Notes due July 15, 2028 in a principal amount of $400 million (the “2028 Notes”) and a public offering of 5.10% Notes due July 15, 2033 in a principal amount of $600 million (the “2033 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”). Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on January 15th and July 15th of each year, commencing on January 15, 2024. Proceeds received from the issuance of the Notes, net of discounts and offering expenses, were $397 million for the 2028 Notes and $592 million for the 2033 Notes. The Company utilized a portion of the net proceeds from the offerings of the Notes to fund the purchase price payable with respect to the portion of the Company’s then outstanding 3.80% Notes due March 15, 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) that was validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Concurrent Tender Offer (as defined below) and to effect the satisfaction and discharge of the remaining portion of the 2024 Notes, all of which is described further below. The remaining net proceeds from the offerings of the Notes was available for general corporate purposes.
Each series of the Notes is an unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Company and ranks equally with all of the Company’s existing, and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that may be outstanding from time-to-time. The Notes are governed by an indenture and officers’ certificate that are materially similar to those of other series of notes issued by the Company. Upon at least 10 days’ and not more than 60 days’ notice to holders of the applicable series of the Notes, the Company may redeem either series of the Notes for cash in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, at redemption prices that include accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium before a specified date, and at par plus accrued and unpaid interest thereafter until maturity, each as specified in the indenture and the officers’ certificate. If there were to occur both (a) a change of control of the Company and (b) a downgrade of the applicable series of the Notes below an investment grade rating by each of the Ratings Agencies (as defined in the officers’ certificate) within a specified period, then the Company would be required to make an offer to purchase those Notes at a price equal to 101% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of repurchase. The indenture and the related officers’ certificate for the Notes, subject to the exceptions and in compliance with the conditions as applicable, specify that the Company may not consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets, incur liens, or enter into sale-leaseback transactions exceeding specific terms, without the lenders’ consent. The indenture also contains customary events of default provisions.
Concurrent Tender Offer of the 2024 Notes
On June 16, 2023, the Company completed a cash tender offer for any and all of its then outstanding 2024 Notes, which was made concurrently with the offerings of the Notes (the “Concurrent Tender Offer”). The Company paid an aggregate consideration of $268 million in the Concurrent Tender Offer to repurchase $271 million principal amount of the 2024 Notes at a repurchase price equal to 98.75% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The repurchase of the 2024 Notes accepted for purchase in the Concurrent Tender Offer was accounted for as a debt extinguishment.
Satisfaction and Discharge of the 2024 Notes
On June 16, 2023, after completing the Concurrent Tender Offer, the Company irrevocably deposited with the trustee under the indenture governing the 2024 Notes (the “2024 Notes Indenture”) U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient to fund the payment of accrued and unpaid interest of the remaining $647 million principal amount of the 2024 Notes as it became due, and of the principal amount of those 2024 Notes on their March 15, 2024 maturity date. The U.S. government obligations were purchased using a portion of the net proceeds from the offerings of the Notes. After the deposit of such funds with the trustee, the Company’s obligations under the 2024 Notes Indenture with respect to the 2024 Notes were satisfied and discharged and the transaction was accounted for as a debt extinguishment.
The total gain recognized on the debt extinguishments described above for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $9 million and included within “Interest expense” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Revolving Credit Facilities
On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “2022 Credit Facility”), that provides a syndicated $4.0 billion senior unsecured credit facility with a $3.6 billion aggregate sublimit of availability in Canadian dollars, British pound sterling, and Euro. The 2022 Credit Facility is scheduled to mature in November 2028. There were no borrowings under the 2022 Credit Facility during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2024 or March 31, 2024. At June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the 2022 Credit Facility.
Commercial Paper
The Company maintains a commercial paper program to support its working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes. Under the program, the Company can issue up to $4.0 billion in outstanding commercial paper notes. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company borrowed and repaid $1.4 billion under the program. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company borrowed and repaid $65 million under the program. At June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, there were no commercial paper notes outstanding.