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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt
Debt maturing within one year:
(in Millions)
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Short-term foreign debt (1)
$
17.8

 
$
7.1

Commercial paper (2)
605.9

 
656.0

Total short-term debt
$
623.7

 
$
663.1

Current portion of long-term debt
34.8

 
34.7

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
$
658.5

 
$
697.8


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(1)     We often provide parent-company guarantees to lending institutions that extend credit to our foreign subsidiaries.
(2)    At March 31, 2014, the average effective interest rate on the borrowings was 0.33%.
Long-term debt:
(in Millions)
March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate
Percentage
 
Maturity
Date
 
3/31/2014
 
12/31/2013
Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds (less unamortized discounts of $0.2 and $0.2, respectively)
0.1-6.5%

 
2014-2035
 
$
174.0

 
$
174.0

Senior notes (less unamortized discount of $2.2 and $2.2, respectively)
3.95-5.2%

 
2019-2024
 
997.8

 
997.8

Credit Facility (1)
2.4
%
 
2017
 

 

Foreign debt
0-9.3%

 
2014-2024
 
17.0

 
17.0

Total long-term debt

 

 
$
1,188.8

 
$
1,188.8

Less: debt maturing within one year

 

 
34.8

 
34.7

Total long-term debt, less current portion

 

 
$
1,154.0

 
$
1,154.1


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(1)
Letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facility totaled $73.1 million and available funds under this facility were $821.0 million at March 31, 2014 (which reflects borrowings under our commercial paper program).
Covenants
Among other restrictions, our Credit Facility contains financial covenants applicable to FMC and its consolidated subsidiaries related to leverage (measured as the ratio of debt to adjusted earnings) and interest coverage (measured as the ratio of adjusted earnings to interest expense). Our actual leverage for the four consecutive quarters ended March 31, 2014, was 2.6 which is below the maximum leverage of 3.5. Our actual interest coverage for the four consecutive quarters ended March 31, 2014, was 17.5 which is above the minimum interest coverage of 3.5. We were in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2014.