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Short-Term Debt and Credit Facilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Short-term Debt [Abstract] |
Short-Term Debt and Credit Facilities | Short-Term Debt and Credit Facilities The Company borrows on a short-term basis, as necessary, by the issuance of commercial paper and by borrowings under its revolving credit agreement. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had no short-term debt compared to a balance of $98.0 million at December 31, 2014, at a weighted-average interest rate of 0.41 percent. The following table provides information regarding the Company's revolving credit agreements and available cash at December 31, 2015.
| Aggregate | Amount | Weighted-Average |  |
Entity | Commitment | Outstanding (A) | Interest Rate | Maturity
| (In millions) |  |  |  |
OGE Energy (B) | $ | 750.0 |  | $ | — |  | — | % | (D) | December 13, 2018 | (E)
OG&E (C) | 400.0 |  | 1.9 |  | 0.95 | % | (D) | December 13, 2018 | (E)
Total | $ | 1,150.0 |  | $ | 1.9 |  | 0.95 | % |  |  |
(A) | Includes direct borrowings under the revolving credit agreements, commercial paper borrowings and letters of credit at December 31, 2015.
(B) | This bank facility is available to back up the Company's commercial paper borrowings and to provide revolving credit borrowings. This bank facility can also be used as a letter of credit facility.
(C) | This bank facility is available to back up OG&E's commercial paper borrowings and to provide revolving credit borrowings. This bank facility can also be used as a letter of credit facility.
(D) | Represents the weighted-average interest rate for the outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit agreements, commercial paper borrowings and letters of credit.
(E) | In December 2011, the Company and OG&E entered into unsecured five-year revolving credit agreement s to total in the aggregate $1,150.0 million ($750.0 million for the Company and $400.0 million for OG&E). Each of the credit facilit ies contained an option, which could be exercised up to two times, to extend the term for an additional year. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company and OG&E utilized one of these one-year extensions, and received consent from all of the lenders, to extend the maturity of their credit agreement s from December 13, 2016 to December 13, 2017. In the second quarter of 2014, the Company and OG&E utilized their second extension to extend the maturity of their respective credit facility from December 13, 2017 to December 13, 2018. As of December 31, 2015, commitments of approximately $16.3 million and $8.7 million of the Company's and OG&E's credit facilities, respectively, however, were not extended and, unless the non-extending lender is replaced in accordance with the terms of the credit facility, such commitments will expire December 13, 2017.
The Company's ability to access the commercial paper market could be adversely impacted by a credit ratings downgrade or major market disruptions. Pricing grids associated with the Company's credit facilities could cause annual fees and borrowing rates to increase if an adverse rating impact occurs. The impact of any future downgrade could include an increase in the costs of the Company's short-term borrowings, but a reduction in the Company's credit rating s would not result in any defaults or accelerations. Any future downgrade could also lead to higher long-term borrowing costs and, if below investment grade, would require the Company to post collateral or letters of credit. OG&E must obtain regulatory approval from the FERC in order to borrow on a short-term basis. OG&E has the necessary regulatory approvals to incur up to $800.0 million in short-term borrowings at any one time for a two-year period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2016.

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