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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Debt

Components of Debt

The following table summarizes the major components of debt as of each balance sheet date (in millions) and provides the maturities and interest rate ranges of each major category as of June 30, 2021:

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​	​	June 30,		​	December 31,
​		2021			2020
Commercial paper program (weighted average interest rate of 0.4% as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)	​	$	1,500	​	$	1,814
Senior notes, maturing through 2050, interest rates ranging from 0.75% to 7.75% (weighted average interest rate of 3.1% as of June 30, 2021 and 3.3% as of December 31, 2020)	​	​	8,126	​	​	8,465
Canadian senior notes, C$500 million maturing September 2026, interest rate of 2.6%	​		403	​	​	393
Tax-exempt bonds, maturing through 2048, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 0.05% to 4.3% (weighted average interest rate of 1.6% as of June 30, 2021 and 1.7% as of December 31, 2020)	​		2,672	​		2,571
Financing leases and other, maturing through 2085, weighted average interest rate of 4.7% as of June 30, 2021 and 4.6% as of December 31, 2020 (a)	​		625	​		652
Debt issuance costs, discounts and other	​		(82)	​		(85)
​	​		13,244	​		13,810
Current portion of long-term debt	​		361	​		551
​	​	$	12,883	​	$	13,259

(a) Excluding our landfill financing leases, the maturities of our financing leases and other debt obligations extend through 2059.

Summary of debt redeemed

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​	​	Principal		​	​	​
​		Outstanding			Notes Tendered
Description		Prior to Tender			and Redeemed
6.125% WM senior notes due 2039		$	252		$	6
7.75% WM senior notes due 2032		​	153		​	9
7.375% WM senior notes due 2029	​	​	81	​	​	—
4.15% WM senior notes due 2049	​	​	1,000	​	​	316
4.10% WM senior notes due 2045	​	​	750	​	​	334
3.90% WM senior notes due 2035	​	​	450	​	​	153
7.00% WM senior notes due 2028	​	​	330	​	​	73
7.10% WM Holdings senior notes due 2026	​	​	249	​	​	26
3.50% WM senior notes due 2024	​	​	350	​	​	194
3.125% WM senior notes due 2025	​	​	600	​	​	178
3.15% WM senior notes due 2027	​	​	750	​	​	—
2.90% WM senior notes due 2022	​		500	​		—
2.40% WM senior notes due 2023	​		500	​		—
Total	​	$	5,965	​	$	1,289

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