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SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT
 
The following summarizes information concerning short-term debt (in thousands of dollars):
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Outstanding lines of credit
$
11,348

 
$
16,392

Outstanding commercial paper

 
369,748

 
$
11,348

 
$
386,140



As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there was $0 million and $370 million, respectively, of commercial paper outstanding. A portion of the proceeds from the May 2017 bond issuance (see below) was used to redeem outstanding commercial paper.

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands of dollars):
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
4.60% senior notes due 2045
$
1,000,000

 
$
1,000,000

3.75% senior notes due 2046
400,000

 
400,000

4.20% senior notes due 2047
400,000

 

British pound term loan and revolving credit facility
192,903

 
187,506

Euro term loan and revolving credit facility
141,743

 
120,900

Canadian dollar revolving credit facility
116,307

 
100,521

Other
84,860

 
71,109

 
2,335,813

 
1,880,036

Less current maturities
(41,836
)
 
(19,966
)
Debt issuance costs and discounts
(23,976
)
 
(19,124
)
 
$
2,270,001

 
$
1,840,946



On May 22, 2017, the Company issued $400 million of unsecured 4.20% Senior Notes (4.20% Notes) that mature on May 15, 2047. The 4.20% Notes require no principal payments until the maturity date and interest is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, beginning on November 15, 2017. Prior to November 15, 2046, the Company may redeem the 4.20% Notes in whole at any time or gradually at a “make-whole” redemption price. This redemption price is calculated by reference to the then-current yield on a U.S. treasury security with a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the 4.20% Notes plus 20 basis points, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, at the redemption date. Additionally, if the Company experiences specific kinds of changes in control, it will be required to make an offer to purchase the 4.20% Notes at 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, at the date of purchase. Costs and discounts of approximately $5.8 million associated with the issuance of the 4.20%
Notes, representing underwriting fees and other expenses, have been recorded as a contra-liability within Long-term debt and will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the 4.20% Notes.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s 4.20% Notes, 3.75% Senior Notes due 2046 (3.75% Notes) and 4.60% Senior Notes due 2045 (4.60% Notes) were based on available external pricing data and current market rates for

similar debt instruments, among other factors, which are classified as level 2 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the 4.20% Notes was approximately $407 million as of September 30, 2017. The fair value of the 3.75% Notes was approximately $380 million and $371 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The fair value of the 4.60% Notes was approximately $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The carrying value of other long-term debt approximates fair value due to their variable interest rates.

On October 6, 2017, the Company replaced its $900 million unsecured revolving line of credit with a new five-year $750 million unsecured revolving line of credit, with the option to extend the line to up to $1.125 billion subject to customary conditions, to be used for general corporate purposes. The terms of the new line of credit are customary for transactions of this type (including the Company's guarantee of subsidiary borrower obligation) and do not contain any financial performance covenants. The primary purpose of this credit facility is to provide support to the Company's commercial paper program. There were no borrowings outstanding under the previous line of credit, which was scheduled to mature on August 22, 2018. The preceding summary of the credit facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the reference to the full text of the credit facility, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, previously filed on October 10, 2017.