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BORROWINGS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
BORROWINGS
BORROWINGS
(a)
Corporate Borrowings
Brookfield Infrastructure has a $1.975 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility used for general working capital including acquisitions. The $1.975 billion is available on a revolving basis for the full term of the facility. All amounts outstanding under this facility will be repayable on June 30, 2023. All obligations of Brookfield Infrastructure under the facility are guaranteed by our partnership. Loans under this facility accrue interest at a floating rate based on LIBOR plus 1.2%. Brookfield Infrastructure is required to pay an unused commitment fee under the facility of 18 basis points per annum. As at December 31, 2018, draws on the credit facility were $510 million (2017: $789 million) and $47 million of letters of credit were issued (2017: $106 million).
 
 
Maturity
 
Annual Rate
 
Currency
 
2018
 
2017
Corporate revolving credit facility
 
June 30, 2023
 
LIBOR plus 1.2%
 
US$
 
510

 
789

Medium Term Notes(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public - Canadian
 
October 30, 2018
 
3.0%
 
C$
 

 
99

Non-Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public - Canadian
 
October 30, 2020
 
3.5%
 
C$
 
275

 
298

Public - Canadian
 
March 11, 2022
 
3.5%
 
C$
 
330

 
358

Public - Canadian
 
February 22, 2024
 
3.3%
 
C$
 
220

 
239

Public - Canadian
 
February 22, 2024
 
3.3%
 
C$
 
293

 
318

Public - Canadian
 
September 11, 2028
 
4.2%
 
C$
 
365

 

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,993

 
$
2,101

 
(1)
See Note 20, Subsidiary Public Issuers for further details.
On October 30, 2018, Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC repaid C$125 million of maturing medium-term notes.
On September 10, 2018, Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC issued C$500 million of medium-term notes maturing September 11, 2028 with a coupon of 4.2%. The proceeds were swapped into U.S. dollars on a matched maturity basis at an all-in rate of 4.7%.
On April 17, 2017, Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC issued C$400 million of medium-term notes maturing February 22, 2024 with a coupon of 3.3%. The notes were issued at a premium with an effective interest rate of 3.1% per annum, which was swapped into U.S. dollars on a matched maturity basis at an all-in rate of 4.0%.
On February 22, 2017, Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC issued C$300 million of medium-term notes maturing February 22, 2024 with a coupon of 3.3%, which was swapped into U.S. dollars on a matched maturity basis at an all-in rate of 4.1%.
The decrease in corporate borrowings of $108 million during the year ended December 31, 2018 is due to a net repayment of $279 million on the corporate revolving credit facility, repayment of $94 million of maturing debt and the impact of a weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. These reductions were partially offset by the September 2018 medium-term note issuance of $377 million.
Brookfield Infrastructure has entered into a $500 million revolving credit facility with Brookfield to provide additional liquidity for general corporate purposes and capital expenditures, if required. The revolving credit facility has an effective date of February 8, 2018 and automatically renews for four consecutive one year terms on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary of such effective date, which would result it in ultimately maturing on February 8, 2023. Brookfield has the option to terminate the agreement prior to February 8 each year by providing Brookfield Infrastructure with written notice. All obligations of Brookfield Infrastructure under the facility were guaranteed by our partnership. Loans under this facility accrued interest on LIBOR plus 2.0% and no commitment fees were incurred for any undrawn balance. As of December 31, 2018, there were $nil (2017: $nil) of borrowings outstanding.
(b)
Non-Recourse Borrowings
The current and non-current balances of non-recourse borrowings are as follows:
US$ MILLIONS
 
2018
 
2017
Current
 
$
985

 
$
364

Non-current
 
12,128

 
7,699

Total
 
$
13,113

 
$
8,063


Non-recourse borrowings have increased by $5.1 billion since year-end. This increase is primarily attributable to $4.0 billion of borrowings associated with our recent acquisitions and the issuance of $1.5 billion five-year senior notes at our Brazilian regulated gas transmission business. These increases are partially offset by a decrease in the U.S. dollar equivalent of foreign denominated debt as most of the currencies we operate in depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar during the year ended December 31, 2018.
Principal repayments on non-recourse borrowings due over the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
US$ MILLIONS
 
Utilities
 
Transport
 
Energy
 
Data Infrastructure
 
Total
2019
 
98

 
233

 
82

 
583

 
996

2020
 
348

 
205

 
247

 
6

 
806

2021
 
501

 
307

 
11

 
16

 
835

2022
 
205

 
340

 
211

 
6

 
762

2023
 
2,252

 
340

 
925

 
6

 
3,523

Thereafter
 
2,008

 
2,023

 
1,733

 
520

 
6,284

Total Principal repayments
 
5,412

 
3,448

 
3,209

 
1,137

 
13,206

Deferred financing costs and other
 
(15
)
 
(4
)
 
(54
)
 
(20
)
 
(93
)
Total - Dec. 31, 2018
 
$
5,397

 
$
3,444

 
$
3,155

 
$
1,117

 
$
13,113

Total - Dec. 31, 2017
 
$
3,649

 
$
3,257

 
$
1,157

 
$

 
$
8,063

The weighted average interest rates of non-recourse borrowings are as follows:
US$ MILLIONS
 
Utilities
 
Transport
 
Energy
 
Data Infrastructure
 
Total
Dec. 31, 2018
 
4
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
5
%
Dec. 31, 2017
 
4
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
 

 
5
%
Principal repayments on non-recourse borrowings in their local currency are as follows:
US$ MILLIONS, except as noted
 
Dec. 31, 2018
 
Local Currency
 
 
Dec. 31, 2017
 
Local Currency
 
U.S. dollars
 
$
5,317

 
USD
 
5,317

 
$
3,087

 
USD
 
$
3,087

British pounds
 
1,847

 
GBP
 
1,447

 
1,735

 
GBP
 
1,283

Canadian dollars
 
1,388

 
CAD
 
1,893

 
397

 
CAD
 
499

Brazilian real
 
1,342

 
BRL
 
5,200

 

 
BRL
 

Australian dollars
 
925

 
AUD
 
1,312

 
1,013

 
AUD
 
1,297

Chilean Unidad de Fomento(1)
 
837

 
UF
 
21

 
960

 
UF
 
22

Indian rupees
 
565

 
INR
 
39,236

 
186

 
INR
 
11,847

Colombian pesos
 
411

 
COP
 
1,337,497

 
184

 
COP
 
549,384

Peruvian soles
 
441

 
PEN
 
1,486

 
458

 
PEN
 
1,483

New Zealand dollars
 
40

 
NZD
 
60

 
43

 
NZD
 
61

 
(1)
Chilean Unidad de Fomento is an inflation adjusted unit of account indexed to the Chilean Peso.

(c)
Supplemental Information
Details of the “Changes in liabilities from financing activities”, including both changes arising from cash flows and non-cash changes are as follows:
US$ MILLIONS
 
2017
 
Cash Flows
 
Acquisitions
 
Foreign Exchange Movement
 
2018
Corporate borrowings
 
$
2,101

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
(112
)
 
$
1,993

Non-recourse borrowings
 
8,063

 
3,951

 
1,484

 
(385
)
 
13,113