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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Debt and Credit Facilities | NOTE 6. DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES LINES OF CREDIT At June 30, 2015, Sempra Energy Consolidated had an aggregate of $4.1 billion in three primary committed lines of credit for Sempra Energy, Sempra Global and the California Utilities to provide liquidity and to support commercial paper, the major components of which we detail below. Available unused credit on these lines at June 30, 2015 was approximately $3.5 billion. Some of Sempra Energy’s subsidiaries, primarily our foreign operations, have additional general purpose credit facilities, aggregating $848 million at June 30, 2015. Available unused credit on these lines totaled $576 million at June 30, 2015. Sempra Energy Sempra Energy has a $1.067 billion, five-year syndicated revolving credit agreement e xpiring in March 2017. Citibank, N.A. serves as administrative agent for the syndicate of 2 4 lenders. No single lender has greater than a 7-percent share. Borrowings bear interest at benchmark rates plus a margin that varies with market index rates and Sem pra Energy’s credit ratings. The facility requires Sempra Energy to maintain a ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization (as defined in the agreement) of no more than 65 percent at the end of each quarter. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Sempra Energy was in compliance with this and all other financial covenants under the credit facility. The facility also provides for issuance of up to $635 million of letters of credit on behalf of Sempra Energy with the amount of borrowings otherwise ava ilable under the facility reduced by the amount of outstanding letters of credit. At June 30, 2015, Sempra Energy had no outstanding borrowings or letters of credit supported by the facility. Sempra Global Sempra Global has a $2.189 billion, five-year syn dicated revolving credit agreement expiring in March 2017. Citibank, N.A. serves as administrative agent for the syndicate of 2 5 lenders. No single lender has greater than a 7-percent share. Sempra Energy guarantees Sempra Global’s obligations under the cr edit facility. Borrowings bear interest at benchmark rates plus a margin that varies with market index rates and Sempra Energy’s credit ratings. The facility requires Sempra Energy to maintain a ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization (as defin ed in the agreement) of no more than 65 percent at the end of each quarter. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Sempra Energy was in compliance with this and all other financial covenants under the credit facility. At June 30, 2015, Sempra Global had $600 million of commercial paper outstanding supported by the facility. California Utilities SDG&E and SoCalGas have a combined $877 million, five-year syndicated revolving credit agreement expiring in March 2017. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. serves as admini strative agent for the syndicate of 24 lenders. No single lender has greater than a 7-percent share. The agreement permits each utility to individually borrow up to $658 million, subject to a combined limit of $877 million for both utilities. It also provi des for the issuance of letters of credit on behalf of each utility subject to a combined letter of credit commitment of $3 00 million for both utilities. The amount of borrowings otherwise available under the facility is reduced by the amount of outstandin g letters of credit. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at benchmark rates plus a margin that varies with market index rates and the borrowing utility’s credit ratings. The agreement requires each utility to maintain a ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization (as defined in the agreement) of no more than 65 percent at the end of each quarter. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the California Utilities were in compliance with this and all other financial covenants under the credit fa cility. Each utility’s obligations under the agreement are individual obligations, and a default by one utility would not constitute a default by the other utility or preclude borrowings by, or the issuance of letters of credit on behalf of, the other util ity. At June 30, 2015, SDG&E had $40 million of commercial paper outstanding, supported by the facility. SoCalGas had no outstanding borrowings supported by the facility. Available unused credit on the line at June 30, 2015 was $618 million and $658 millio n at SDG&E and SoCalGas, respectively, subject to the $877 million maximum combined credit limit. Sempra Mexico In 2014, IEnova entered into an agreement for a $200 million, U.S. dollar-denominated, three-year corporate revolving credit facility to finance working capital and for general corporate purposes. The lender is Banco Santander, (México), S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico. At June 30, 2015, IEnova had $50 million of outstanding borrowings supported by the facility, and available unused credit o n the line was $150 million. Also in 2014, IEnova entered into an agreement for a $100 million, U.S. dollar-denominated, three-year corporate revolving credit facility to finance working capital and for general corporate purposes. The lender is Sumitomo M itsui Banking Corporation. At June 30, 2015, IEnova had $25 million of outstanding borrowings supported by the facility, and available unused credit on the line was $75 million. WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATES The weighted average interest rates on the total short-term debt at Sempra Energy Consolidated were 0.78 percent and 0.70 percent at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on total short-term debt at SDG&E was 0.18 percent at June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, the weighted average interest rates on total short-term debt at SDG&E and SoCalGas were 0.27 percent and 0.25 percent, respectively. LONG-TERM DEBT Sempra Energy In March 2015, Sempra Energy publicly offered and sold $500 million of 2.40-percent, fixed-rate notes maturing in 2020. Sempra Energy used the proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding commercial paper. SDG&E In March 2015, SDG&E publicly offered and sold $140 million of first mortgage bonds maturing in 2017 at a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.20 percent (0.48 percent at June 30, 2015) and $250 million of 1.914-percent amortizing first mortgage bonds maturing in 2022. SDG&E used the proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding commercial paper and for other general corporate purposes. SDG&E will redeem, prior to maturity, certain outstanding long-term debt instruments with a total principal amount of $169 million. Accordingly, the debt is classified as current portion of long-term debt at June 30, 2015 on Sempra Energy’s and SDG&E’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The coupon rate of these instruments ranges from 4.9 percent to 5.5 percent, with maturities from 2021 to 2027. The redemption is anticipated to occur during the third quarter of 2015. SoCalGas In June 2015, SoCalGas publicly offered and sold $250 million of 1.55-percent and $350 million of 3.20-percent first mortgage bonds maturing in 201 8 and 2025, respectively. SoCalGas used the proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding commercial paper and for other general corporate purposes. South American Utilities In May and June 2015, Luz del Sur borrowed $13 million and $22 million, respect ively, under a bank loan facility. The loans accrue interest at 5.18 percent and mature on May 18, 2018 and June 1, 2018, respectively. Sempra Natural Gas In June 2015, Sempra Natural Gas reduced its other long-term debt by $79 million through redemption o f its investment in industrial development bonds at Mississippi Hub. INTEREST RATE SWAPS We discuss our fair value interest rate swaps and interest rate swap s to hedge cash flows in Note 7.

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