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Debt and Interest Costs - Activity (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions | Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
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Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 1,750 |  |
Senior Notes 0.875 Percent, euro denominated, due March 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt | € |  |  |  | € 750 |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 0.875% | 0.875% |
Senior Notes 1.50 Percent, euro denominated, due March 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt | € |  |  |  | € 550 |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.50% | 1.50% |
Short-term uncommitted credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity under line of credit facility |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |
Amount of credit facility outstanding and due on demand |  |  | $ 26 |  | $ 211
Weighted average interest rate of the outstanding short-term facilities (as a percent) |  |  | 5.99% |  | 3.55%
Senior Notes 3.50 Percent, euro denominated, due December 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 3.50% |  | 3.50%
Senior Notes 3.50 Percent, euro denominated, due December 2020 | Subsequent Event. |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt | € |  | € 400 |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 3.50% | 3.50% |  |  |
Senior Notes 4.375 percent, due December 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.375% |  | 4.375%
Senior Notes 4.375 percent, due December 2020 | Subsequent Event. |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) | 4.375% | 4.375% |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119400593&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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