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Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Including Unamortized Discounts and Premiums | The following table reflects the consolidated long-term debt of Lumen Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated below, including unamortized discounts and premiums unamortized debt issuance costs:
| Interest Rates(1) |  | Maturities(1) |  | June 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
|  |  |  |  | (Dollars in millions)
Senior Secured Debt: (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility(3) | LIBOR + 2.00% |  | 2025 |  | $ | 800 |  |  | 200 |
Term Loan A(4) | LIBOR + 2.00% |  | 2025 |  | 1,021 |  |  | 1,050 |
Term Loan A-1(4) | LIBOR + 2.00% |  | 2025 |  | 291 |  |  | 300 |
Term Loan B(5) | LIBOR + 2.25% |  | 2027 |  | 4,875 |  |  | 4,900 |
Senior notes | 4.000% |  | 2027 |  | 1,250 |  |  | 1,250 |
Subsidiaries: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tranche B 2027 Term Loan(6) | LIBOR + 1.75% |  | 2027 |  | 3,111 |  |  | 3,111 |
Senior notes | 3.400% - 3.875% |  | 2027 - 2029 |  | 1,500 |  |  | 1,500 |
Embarq Corporation subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First mortgage bonds | 7.125% - 8.375% |  | 2023 - 2025 |  | 138 |  |  | 138 |
Senior Notes and Other Debt:(7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | 4.500% - 7.650% |  | 2023 - 2042 |  | 7,014 |  |  | 8,414 |
Subsidiaries: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | 3.625% - 5.375% |  | 2025 - 2029 |  | 5,515 |  |  | 5,515 |
Qwest Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | 6.500% - 7.750% |  | 2025 - 2057 |  | 1,986 |  |  | 1,986 |
Term loan(8) | LIBOR + 2.00% |  | 2027 |  | 215 |  |  | 215 |
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | 6.875% - 7.750% |  | 2028 - 2031 |  | 255 |  |  | 255 |
Finance lease and other obligations | Various |  | Various |  | 335 |  |  | 347 |
Unamortized premiums, net |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  | 21 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | (203) |  |  | (220) |
Total long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 28,121 |  |  | 28,982 |
Less current maturities |  |  |  |  | (156) |  |  | (1,554) |
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities |  |  |  |  | $ | 27,965 |  |  | 27,428 |
______________________________________________________________________ (1)As of June 30, 2022. (2)See Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a description of certain parent or subsidiary guarantees and liens securing this debt. (3)The Revolving Credit Facility had interest rates of 2.571% and 2.103% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (4)Term Loans A and A-1 had interest rates of 3.666% and 2.104% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (5)Term Loan B had interest rates of 3.916% and 2.354% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (6)The Level 3 Tranche B 2027 Term Loan had interest rates of 3.416% and 1.854% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (7)As of both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the table excludes $1.4 billion of 7.995% Embarq senior notes maturing in 2036 that are classified as held for sale. See Note 2—Recently Completed Divestiture of the Latin American Business and Planned Divestiture of ILEC Business. (8)The Qwest Corporation Term Loan had interest rates of 3.670% and 2.110% as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Credit facility | Revolving Credit Facility |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |
Borrowings | $ 1,600
Repayments of lines of credit | (975)
Senior notes |
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities |
Repayments of debt | $ 1,400
Stated interest rate | 5.80%

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