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Debt
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

NOTE H – DEBT

The following table summarizes Ashland’s current and long-term debt as of the dates reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

(In millions)

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

4.750% notes, due 2022

 

$

1,083

 

 

$

1,083

 

Term Loan B, due 2024

 

 

591

 

 

 

593

 

6.875% notes, due 2043

 

 

376

 

 

 

376

 

Term Loan A, due 2022

 

 

195

 

 

 

195

 

Accounts receivable securitizations

 

 

195

 

 

 

195

 

6.50% junior subordinated notes, due 2029

 

 

53

 

 

 

52

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Medium-term notes, due 2019, interest of 9.4%

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

Other (a)

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

 

Total debt

 

 

2,504

 

 

 

2,529

 

Short-term debt (includes current portion of long-term debt)

 

 

(229

)

 

 

(254

)

Long-term debt (less current portion)

 

$

2,275

 

 

$

2,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes $20 million and $21 million of debt issuance cost discounts as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018, respectively, in addition to a European short-term loan facility with an outstanding balance of $23 million at both December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018.

 

The scheduled aggregate maturities of long-term debt by year (including the current portion and excluding debt issuance costs) are as follows: $10 million remaining in 2019, $6 million in 2020, $13 million in 2021, $1,279 million in 2022 and $6 million in 2023.

Available borrowing capacity

The borrowing capacity remaining under the 2017 $800 million Revolving Credit Facility was $752 million due to a reduction of $48 million for letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2018. Ashland's total borrowing capacity at December 31, 2018 was $793 million, which included $41 million of available capacity from the two accounts receivable securitization facilities.

Covenants related to current Ashland debt agreements

Ashland's debt contains usual and customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants for leverage and interest coverage ratios, limitations on liens, additional subsidiary indebtedness, restrictions on subsidiary distributions, investments, mergers, sale of assets and restricted payments and other customary limitations. As of December 31, 2018, Ashland is in compliance with all debt agreement covenant restrictions.

The maximum consolidated net leverage ratio permitted under Ashland's most recent credit agreement (the 2017 Credit Agreement) is 4.5. At December 31, 2018, Ashland’s calculation of the consolidated net leverage ratio was 3.5.

The minimum required consolidated interest coverage ratio under the 2017 Credit Agreement during its entire duration is 3.0. At December 31, 2018, Ashland’s calculation of the interest coverage ratio was 5.5.