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Long-term Debt and Finance Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-term Debt and Finance Leases | Long-term debt and finance leases consisted of the following:
(In millions, except rates) | December 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020 |  | Interest rate %
Recourse debt: |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, due 2026 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | 7.250
Senior Notes, due 2027 | 375 |  |  | 1,230 |  |  | 6.625
Senior Notes, due 2028 | 821 |  |  | 821 |  |  | 5.750
Senior Notes, due 2029 | 733 |  |  | 733 |  |  | 5.250
Senior Notes, due 2029 | 500 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 3.375
Senior Notes, due 2031 | 1,030 |  |  | 1,030 |  |  | 3.625
Senior Notes, due 2032 | 1,100 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.875
Convertible Senior Notes, due 2048(a) | 575 |  |  | 575 |  |  | 2.750
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2024 | 600 |  |  | 600 |  |  | 3.750
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2025 | 500 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 2.000
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2027 | 900 |  |  | 900 |  |  | 2.450
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2029 | 500 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 4.450
Tax-exempt bonds | 466 |  |  | 466 |  |  | 1.250 - 4.750
Subtotal long-term debt (including current maturities) | 8,100 |  |  | 8,855 |  |  |
Finance leases | 13 |  |  | 4 |  |  | various
Subtotal long-term debt and finance leases (including current maturities) | 8,113 |  |  | 8,859 |  |  |
Less current maturities | (4) |  |  | (1) |  |  |
Less debt issuance costs | (83) |  |  | (93) |  |  |
Discounts | (60) |  |  | (74) |  |  |
Total long-term debt and finance leases | $ | 7,966 |  |  | $ | 8,691 |  |  |
(a)The effective interest rate was 5.34% and 5.19% for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of the ex-dividend date of January 31, 2022, the Convertible Senior Notes were convertible at a price of $44.53, which is equivalent to a conversion rate of approximately 22.4563 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount. The remaining period over which the discount on the liability component would have been amortized is 3.7 years. However, the adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 resulted in the elimination of the debt discount. Debt includes the following discounts:
|  | As of December 31,
(In millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2024, 2025, 2027 and 2029 |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | (2) |
Convertible Senior Notes, due 2048 |  | (58) |  |  | (72) |
Total discounts |  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | (74) |
Annual Payments Based On the Maturities of NRG's Debt | As of December 31, 2021, annual payments based on the maturities of NRG's debt and finance leases are expected to be as follows:
| (In millions)
2022 | $ | 4 |
2023 | 3 |
2024 | 603 |
2025 | 502 |
2026 | — |
Thereafter | 7,001 |
Total | $ | 8,113 |
Senior Note Redemptions |
(In millions, except percentages) | Principal Repurchased |  | Cash Paid(a) |  | Average Early Redemption Percentage
7.250% Senior Notes, due 2026 | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 1,056 |  |  | 103.625 | %
6.625% Senior Notes, due 2027 | 855 |  |  | 893 |  |  | 103.313 | %
Total | $ | 1,855 |  |  | $ | 1,949 |  |  |
(a) Includes accrued interest of $29 million for redemptions for the year ended December 31, 2021 NRG may redeem some or all of the 2027 Senior Notes at redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount as set forth in the following table, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the first applicable redemption date:
Redemption Period | Redemption Percentage
July 15, 2021 to July 14, 2022 | 103.313 | %
July 15, 2022 to July 14, 2023 | 102.208 | %
July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2024 | 101.104 | %
July 15, 2024 and thereafter | 100.000 | %
In addition, on or after January 15, 2023, NRG may redeem some or all of the notes at redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount as set forth in the following table, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the first applicable redemption date:
Redemption Period | Redemption Percentage
January 15, 2023 to January 14, 2024 | 102.875 | %
January 15, 2024 to January 14, 2025 | 101.917 | %
January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2026 | 100.958 | %
January 15, 2026 and thereafter | 100.000 | %
In addition, on or after June 15, 2024, NRG may redeem some or all of the notes at redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount as set forth in the following table, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the first applicable redemption date:
Redemption Period | Redemption Percentage
June 15, 2024 to June 14, 2025 | 102.625 | %
June 15, 2025 to June 14, 2026 | 101.750 | %
June 15, 2026 to June 14, 2027 | 100.875 | %
June 15, 2027 and thereafter | 100.000 | %
In addition, on or after February 15, 2024, NRG may redeem some or all of the notes at redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount as set forth in the following table, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the first applicable redemption date:
Redemption Period | Redemption Percentage
February 15, 2024 to February 14, 2025 | 101.688 | %
February 15, 2025 to February 14, 2026 | 100.844 | %
February 15, 2026 and thereafter | 100.000 | %
In addition, on or after February 15, 2026, NRG may redeem some or all of the notes at redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount as set forth in the following table, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the first applicable redemption date:
Redemption Period | Redemption Percentage
February 15, 2026 to February 14, 2027 | 101.813 | %
February 15, 2027 to February 14, 2028 | 101.208 | %
February 15, 2028 to February 14, 2029 | 100.604 | %
February 15, 2029 and thereafter | 100.000 | %
In addition, on or after February 15, 2027, NRG may redeem some or all of the notes at redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount as set forth in the following table during the twelve-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the first applicable redemption date:
Year | Redemption Percentage (If Sustainability Performance Target has been satisfied and confirmed by External Verifier) |  | Redemption Percentage (If Sustainability Performance Target has not been satisfied and/or confirmed by External Verifier)
2027 | 101.938 | % |  | 102.188 | %
2028 | 101.292 | % |  | 101.458 | %
2029 | 100.646 | % |  | 100.729 | %
2030 and thereafter | 100.000 | % |  | 100.000 | %
Schedule of Tax Exempt Bonds | Tax Exempt Bonds
|  | As of December 31, |  |
(In millions, except rates) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | Interest Rate %
NRG Indian River Power 2020, tax exempt bonds, due 2040 |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | 1.250 |
NRG Indian River Power 2020, tax exempt bonds, due 2045 |  | 190 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 1.250 |
NRG Dunkirk 2020, tax exempt bonds, due 2042 |  | 59 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 1.300 |
City of Texas City, tax exempt bonds, due 2045 |  | 33 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 4.125 |
Fort Bend County, tax exempt bonds, due 2038 |  | 54 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 4.750 |
Fort Bend County, tax exempt bonds, due 2042 |  | 73 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 4.750 |
Total |  | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | 466 |  |  |

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