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DEBT DEBT (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt [Text Block]
DEBT

The following table sets forth our consolidated debt for the periods indicated:
 
 
June 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Commercial paper outstanding
 
$

 
$

Senior unsecured obligations:
 
 
 
 
$500,000 at 8.625% due March 2019
 

 
500,000

$300,000 at 3.8% due March 2020
 
300,000

 
300,000

$1,500,000 term loan, variable rate, due November 2021
 
1,500,000

 
550,000

$700,000 at 4.25% due February 2022
 
547,397

 
547,397

$900,000 at 3.375% due October 2022
 
900,000

 
900,000

$425,000 at 5.0% due September 2023
 
425,000

 
425,000

$500,000 at 7.5% due September 2023
 
500,000

 
500,000

$500,000 at 4.9% due March 2025
 
500,000

 
500,000

$500,000 at 4.0% due July 2027
 
500,000

 
500,000

$800,000 at 4.55% due July 2028
 
800,000

 
800,000

$100,000 at 6.875% due September 2028
 
100,000

 
100,000

$700,000 at 4.35% due March 2029
 
700,000

 

$400,000 at 6.0% due June 2035
 
400,000

 
400,000

$600,000 at 6.65% due October 2036
 
600,000

 
600,000

$600,000 at 6.85% due October 2037
 
600,000

 
600,000

$650,000 at 6.125% due February 2041
 
650,000

 
650,000

$400,000 at 6.2% due September 2043
 
400,000

 
400,000

$700,000 at 4.95% due July 2047
 
700,000

 
700,000

$1,000,000 at 5.2% due July 2048
 
1,000,000

 
450,000

Guardian Pipeline
 


 


Weighted average 7.85% due December 2022
 
25,132

 
28,957

Total debt
 
11,147,529

 
9,451,354

Unamortized portion of terminated swaps
 
15,891

 
16,750

Unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts
 
(101,683
)
 
(87,120
)
Current maturities of long-term debt
 
(307,650
)
 
(507,650
)
Long-term debt
 
$
10,754,087

 
$
8,873,334



$2.5 Billion Credit Agreement - In May 2019, we extended the term of our $2.5 billion Credit Agreement by one year to June 2024. Our $2.5 Billion Credit Agreement is a revolving credit facility and contains certain financial, operational and legal covenants. Among other things, these covenants include maintaining a ratio of indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA, as defined in our $2.5 Billion Credit Agreement, adjusted for all noncash charges and increased for projected EBITDA from certain lender-approved capital expansion projects) of no more than 5.0 to 1 at June 30, 2019. If we consummate one or more acquisitions in which the aggregate purchase is $25 million or more, the allowable ratio of indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA will increase to 5.5 to 1 for the quarter in which the acquisition is completed and the two following quarters. Thereafter, the covenant will decrease to 5.0 to 1. At June 30, 2019, we had no borrowings outstanding, our ratio of indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA was 3.8 to 1, and we were in compliance with all covenants under our $2.5 Billion Credit Agreement.

Debt Issuances - In March 2019, we completed an underwritten public offering of $1.25 billion senior unsecured notes consisting of $700 million, 4.35% senior notes due 2029 and an additional issuance of $550 million of our existing 5.2% senior notes due 2048. The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses, and exclusive of accrued interest, were $1.23 billion. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, which included repayment of existing indebtedness and funding capital expenditures.

In November 2018, we entered into our $1.5 billion Term Loan Agreement with a syndicate of banks, which has been fully drawn as of June 30, 2019. Our $1.5 Billion Term Loan Agreement matures in November 2021 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 112.5 basis points based on our current credit ratings. The agreement contains substantially the same covenants as those contained in our $2.5 Billion Credit Agreement. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of existing indebtedness and funding capital expenditures.

Debt Repayments - We repaid our $500 million, 8.625% senior notes due March 2019 with a combination of cash on hand and short-term borrowings.

For additional discussion of our $2.5 Billion Credit Agreement and our $1.5 Billion Term Loan Agreement, see Note F of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report.