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Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements | Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements Long-term debt and other borrowing arrangements consisted of:
| Maturity Date |  | As of December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
4⅞% Senior Notes | November 2017 |  | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 300 |
Floating Rate Senior Notes | December 2017 |  | 249 |  |  | 248 |
Floating Rate Term Loan (a) | March 2019 |  | 970 |  |  | 980 |
9¾% Senior Notes | March 2020 |  | — |  |  | 223 |
6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes | March 2021 |  | 502 |  |  | 561 |
5⅛% Senior Notes | June 2022 |  | 400 |  |  | 400 |
5½% Senior Notes | April 2023 |  | 674 |  |  | 674 |
5¼% Senior Notes | March 2025 |  | 375 |  |  | — |
Other (b) |  |  | 46 |  |  | 34 |
Deferred financing fees |  |  | (55 | ) |  | (67 | )
Total |  |  | 3,461 |  |  | 3,353 |
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  |  | 26 |  |  | 28 |
Long-term debt |  |  | $ | 3,435 |  |  | $ | 3,325 |
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(a) | The floating rate term loan is part of the Company’s senior credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.
(b) | Primarily includes capital leases which are secured by liens on the related assets.
Term Loan Floating Rate Term Loan due 2019. The Company issued $500 million and $200 million of Floating Rate Term Loan due 2019 in March and October 2012, respectively, under the Company’s senior credit facility. The Company used the proceeds of the loan to repay approximately $420 million of term loan borrowings due 2014 and 2018 and $75 million of its senior notes due 2014. During 2013, the Company amended its senior credit facility to issue, in aggregate, an additional $300 million of Floating Rate Term Loan due 2019. A portion of the proceeds was used to partially fund the acquisition of Zipcar. The term loan bears interest at the greater of three-month LIBOR or 0.75% plus 225 basis points, for an aggregate rate of 3.00% at December 31, 2015; however, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap to hedge $600 million of its interest rate exposure related to the floating rate term loan at an aggregate rate of 3.96%. Senior Notes 4⅞% Senior Notes due 2017. In November 2012, the Company issued its 4⅞% Senior Notes at par, for aggregate proceeds of $300 million with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after May 15, 2015, at specified prices, plus accrued interest through the redemption date. Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2017. In November 2013, the Company issued its Floating Rate Senior Notes at 98.75% of their face value for aggregate proceeds of $247 million. The interest rate on these notes is equal to three-month LIBOR plus 275 basis points, for an aggregate rate of 3.16% at December 31, 2015; however, the Company has entered into an interest rate swap to hedge its interest rate exposure related to these notes at an aggregate rate of 3.58%. 9¾% Senior Notes due 2020. In October 2011, the Company issued 9¾% Senior Notes at par, for aggregate proceeds of $250 million with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after September 15, 2015, at specified prices, plus accrued interest through the redemption date. In April 2013, the Company purchased approximately $27 million of the aggregate principal amount, and in April 2015, the Company redeemed the remaining $223 million principal amount for $243 million plus accrued interest. 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes. In March 2013, the Company issued €250 million (approximately $325 million, at issuance) of 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes due March 2021, at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The notes are unsecured obligations of the Company’s Avis Budget Finance plc subsidiary, are guaranteed on a senior basis by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and rank equally with all of the Company’s existing senior unsecured debt. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after April 1, 2016 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance to partially fund the acquisition of Zipcar. In March 2014, the Company issued €200 million (approximately $275 million, at issuance) of additional 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021. These notes were sold at 106.75% of their face value with interest payable semi-annually, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $295 million, with a yield to maturity of 4.85%. In April 2014, the Company used the proceeds to repurchase $292 million principal amount of its 8¼% Senior Notes. 5 ⅛% Senior Notes due 2022. In May 2014, the Company issued $400 million of 5⅛% Senior Notes due 2022 at par. In June 2014, the Company used the proceeds to repurchase the remaining $395 million principal amount of its 8¼% Senior Notes. The notes were issued at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after June 1, 2017 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. 5½% Senior Notes due 2023. In April 2013, the Company completed an offering of $500 million of 5½% Senior Notes due April 2023. The notes were issued at par, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after April 1, 2018 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. The Company used the proceeds to retire higher-cost debt. In November 2014, the Company issued $175 million of additional 5½% Senior Notes due 2023 at 99.625% of their face value, with interest payable semi-annually. The Company has the right to redeem these notes in whole or in part on or after April 1, 2018 at specified redemption prices plus accrued interest. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance to partially fund the acquisition of its Budget licensee for Southern California and Las Vegas. 5¼% Senior Notes due 2025. In March 2015, the Company issued $375 million of 5¼% Senior Notes due 2025 at par. In April 2015, the Company used net proceeds from the offering to redeem the remaining $223 million principal amount of its 9¾% Senior Notes and to partially fund the acquisition of Maggiore. The Floating Rate Senior Notes, the 4⅞% Senior Notes, the 9¾% Senior Notes, the 5⅛% Senior Notes, the 5½% Senior Notes and the 5¼% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company’s Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (“ABCR”) subsidiary, are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. In connection with the debt amendments and repayments for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded $23 million, $56 million and $147 million in early extinguishment of debt costs, respectively. DEBT MATURITIES The following table provides contractual maturities of the Company’s corporate debt at December 31, 2015:
Year | Amount
2016 | $ | 26 |
2017 | 564 |
2018 | 14 |
2019 | 948 |
2020 | 2 |
Thereafter | 1,962 |
| $ | 3,516 |
COMMITTED CREDIT FACILITIES AND AVAILABLE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS At December 31, 2015, the committed corporate credit facilities available to the Company and/or its subsidiaries were as follows:
| Total Capacity |  | Outstanding Borrowings |  | Letters of Credit Issued |  | Available Capacity
Senior revolving credit facility maturing 2018 (a) | $ | 1,800 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 687 |  |  | $ | 1,113 |
Other facilities (b) | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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(a) | The senior revolving credit facility bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 200 basis points and is part of the Company’s senior credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.
(b) | These facilities encompass bank overdraft lines of credit, bearing interest of 1.50% to 3.48% as of December 31, 2015.
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had various uncommitted credit facilities available, which bear interest at rates of 0.21% to 2.50%, under which it had drawn approximately $3 million and $9 million, respectively. DEBT COVENANTS The agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness contain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on dividends paid to the Company by certain of its subsidiaries, the incurrence of additional indebtedness by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, acquisitions, mergers, liquidations, and sale and leaseback transactions. The Company’s senior credit facility also contains a maximum leverage ratio requirement. As of December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants governing its indebtedness.

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