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Short-term Financing | 3 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
Financing [Abstract] |
Short-term Financing | Note L: Short-term Financing The Company maintains credit facilities and letters of credit as part of its normal and recurring business operations. Credit Facilities: The Company maintains three committed, unsecured credit facilities, as follows:
Bank |  | Borrower (1) |  | Date Entered |  | Expiration Date |  | Maximum Amount Available |  | Purpose
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM") (2) |  | Paychex of New York, LLC ("PoNY") |  | July 31, 2019 |  | July 31, 2024 |  | $1 Billion |  | To meet short-term funding requirements.
JPM (2) |  | PoNY |  | August 17, 2017 |  | August 17, 2022 |  | $500 Million |  | To meet short-term funding requirements.
PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC") |  | Paychex Advance, LLC |  | March 17, 2016 |  | March 17, 2020 |  | $150 Million |  | To finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes.
JPM (2) |  | PoNY |  | August 5, 2015 |  | July 31, 2019 |  | $1 Billion |  | To meet short-term funding requirements.
(1)Borrower is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. (2)JPM acts as the administrative agent for this syndicated credit facility. On July 31, 2019, the Company and its PoNY subsidiary entered into a credit agreement with a group of lenders which established a new $1.0 billion five year unsecured revolving credit facility. This revolving credit facility replaced the Company’s $1.0 billion five year unsecured revolving credit facility that was entered into on August 5, 2015 and which was terminated on July 31, 2019. Under this credit facility, the Company may borrow at the alternate base rate provided by JPM or at an adjusted LIBOR-based interest rate provided by JPM. For all credit facilities, obligations under any facility are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and will bear interest at competitive rates based on options provided to the borrower. Upon the expiration date, any borrowings outstanding will mature and be payable on such date. JPM $1 Billion Credit Facility: There were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility as of August 31, 2019 or May 31, 2019. Details of borrowings under this credit facility and the predecessor credit facility d uring the three months ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018 are as follows:
|  | For the three months ended
|  | August 31,
$ in millions |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Number of days borrowed |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |
Maximum amount borrowed |  | $ | 469.0 |  |  | $ | 394.5 |
Weighted-average amount borrowed |  | $ | 288.3 |  |  | $ | 216.3 |
Weighted-average interest rate |  |  | 5.33 | % |  |  | 4.99 | %
The Company typically borrows on an overnight basis and only borrowed on an overnight basis during the three months ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018. Subsequent to August 31, 2019, the Company borrowed four times, on an overnight basis, $444.5 million on a weighted-average basis under this line. JPM $500 Million Credit Facility: There were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility as of August 31, 2019 or May 31, 2019. Details of borrowings under this credit facility during the three months ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018 are as follows:
|  | For the three months ended
|  | August 31,
$ in millions |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Number of days borrowed |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 4 |
Maximum amount borrowed |  | $ | 450.0 |  |  | $ | 223.0 |
Weighted-average amount borrowed |  | $ | 395.6 |  |  | $ | 133.4 |
Weighted-average interest rate |  |  | 3.27 | % |  |  | 4.99 | %
The Company typically borrows on an overnight basis. In addition to overnight borrowings, d uring the three months ended August 31, 2019, the Company borrowed $450.0 million for 8 days at a weighted-average LIBOR-based interest rate of 3.00%. D uring the three months ended August 31, 2018, the Company only borrowed on an overnight basis. Subsequent to August 31, 2019, the Company borrowed one time, for a 10 day period, $400.0 million on a weighted-average basis under this line. PNC $150 Million Credit Facility: As of August 31, 2019, the Company had $56.5 million outstanding under this credit facility, which remains outstanding as of the date of this report. There were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility as of May 31, 2019. Details of borrowings under this credit facility during the three months ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018 are as follows:
|  | For the three months ended
|  | August 31,
$ in millions |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Number of days borrowed |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 88 |
Maximum amount borrowed |  | $ | 56.6 |  |  | $ | 56.8 |
Weighted-average amount borrowed |  | $ | 54.8 |  |  | $ | 56.0 |
Weighted-average interest rate |  |  | 3.07 | % |  |  | 2.53 | %
All of the Company’s credit facilities contain various financial and operational covenants that are usual and customary for such arrangements. The Company was in compliance with all of these covenants as of August 31, 2019. Certain lenders under these credit facilities, and their respective affiliates, have performed, and may in the future perform for the Company, various commercial banking, investment banking, underwriting, and other financial advisory services, for which they have received, and will continue to receive in the future, customary fees and expenses. Letters of credit: The Company had irrevocable standby letters of credit outstanding totaling $147.4 million and $148.9 million as of August 31, 2019 and May 31, 2019, respectively, required to secure commitments for certain insurance policies. The letters of credit expire at various dates between November 30, 2019 and August 24, 2020. No amounts were outstanding on these letters of credit as of, or during the three months ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018, or as of May 31, 2019.

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