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Debt and Other Obligations
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Other Obligations
Debt and Other Obligations

Debt Outstanding

Total debt outstanding at June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011, consisted of the following:
 
Debt Outstanding 
 
At June 30, 2012
 
At September 30, 2011
Short-term debt
 
 
 
Discount notes (net of discount)
$
2,530

 
$
482

Current maturities of long-term debt of variable interest entities
12

 

Current maturities of power bonds
1,395

 
1,537

Total short-term debt, net
3,937

 
2,019

Long-term debt
 

 
 

Long-term debt of variable interest entities
988

 

Long-term power bonds
20,242

 
22,647

Unamortized discount, premiums and other
(53
)
 
(235
)
Total long-term debt, net
21,177

 
22,412

Total outstanding debt
$
25,114

 
$
24,431



Debt Securities Activity

The table below summarizes the long-term debt securities activity for the period from October 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012.
Debt Securities Activity
 
Date
 
Amount
 
Interest Rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issues
 
 
 
 
 
Debt of variable interest entities
January 17, 2012
 
$
1,000

 
4.87
%
electronotes®
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 
69

 
3.42
%
electronotes®
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2012
 
66

 
3.48
%
 
 
 
$
1,135

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Redemptions/Maturities
 
 
 
 
 
2009 Series A
November 2011
 
$
2

 
2.25
%
2009 Series B
December 2011
 
1

 
3.77
%
1992 Series D
April 2012
 
1,000

 
8.25
%
1999 Series A
May 2012
 
2

 
4.50
%
2009 Series A
May 2012
 
2

 
2.25
%
2000 Series F
May 2012
 
29

 
7.14
%
2002 Series A
May 2012
 
1,486

 
6.79
%
1998 Series D
June 2012
 
5

 
4.73
%
2009 Series B
June 2012
 
1

 
3.77
%
electronotes®
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2011
 
16

 
4.82
%
electronotes®
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 
106

 
4.50
%
electronotes®
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2012
 
40

 
4.04
%
Total
 
 
$
2,690

 
 


Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities. The interest rate on the 1998 Series D Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities (“1998 Series D Bonds”) was reset from 4.73 percent to 4.06 percent on June 1, 2012. The interest rate on the 1999 Series A Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities (“1999 Series A Bonds”) was reset on May 1, 2012, from 4.50 percent to 4.15 percent. Because investors have the opportunity to redeem these securities in the event of a rate reset, and because the rates were expected to reset, TVA reclassified the outstanding principal balances of $330 million of the 1998 Series D Bonds and $274 million of 1999 Series A Bonds to current maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2012. TVA redeemed $2 million of the 1999 Series A Bonds on May 1, 2012, and $5 million of the 1998 Series D Bonds on June 1, 2012. At June 30, 2012, the remaining outstanding balances of $325 million of the 1998 Series D Bonds and $272 million of the 1999 Series A Bonds were classified in long-term debt.

Power Bonds. The TVA Act authorizes TVA to issue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $30.0 billion outstanding at any time. Debt amounts outstanding include the effect of translations related to Bonds denominated in foreign currencies.

On April 15, 2012, TVA redeemed $1.0 billion of the 1992 Series D Bonds which had a coupon of 8.25 percent. The bonds were redeemed at 106 percent of par value, with a premium of $60 million paid by TVA. The premium was deferred as a regulatory asset.

Secured Debt of VIEs. On January 17, 2012, JSCCG issued secured notes totaling $900 million in aggregate principal amount that bear interest at a rate of 4.626 percent. Also on January 17, 2012, Holdco issued secured notes totaling $100 million that bear interest at a rate of 7.1 percent. The JSCCG notes and the Holdco notes require amortizing semi-annual payments on each January 15 and July 15, and mature on January 15, 2042. The Holdco notes require a $10 million balloon payment upon maturity.

Approximately $970 million of the proceeds from the secured notes issuances was paid to TVA in accordance with the terms of the Head Lease and CMA. See Note 7. JSCCG deposited approximately $30 million with a lease indenture trustee to fund the payments due on July 15, 2012, in connection with the JSCCG notes and Holdco's membership interests in JSCCG. The deposit is reflected as Restricted cash of variable interest entity on the face of the consolidated balance sheets. TVA intends to use the proceeds from the transaction to meet its requirements under the TVA Act.

Credit Facility Agreements. TVA and the U.S. Treasury, pursuant to the TVA Act, have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which the U.S. Treasury provides TVA with a $150 million credit facility.  This credit facility matures on September 30, 2012, and is expected to be renewed.  TVA plans to use the U.S. Treasury credit facility as a secondary source of liquidity.  The interest rate on any borrowing under this facility is based on the average rate on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with maturities from date of issue of one year or less.  There were no borrowings outstanding under the facility at June 30, 2012.

TVA also has funding available in the form of three long-term revolving credit facilities totaling $2.5 billion.  The $0.5 billion and one of the $1.0 billion credit facilities both mature on January 14, 2014, and the other $1.0 billion credit facility matures on June 25, 2017.  The credit facilities accommodate the issuance of letters of credit up to $1.8 billion.  The interest rate on any borrowing under these facilities is variable based on market factors and the rating of TVA's senior unsecured long-term non-credit enhanced debt. TVA is required to pay an unused facility fee on the portion of the total $2.5 billion which TVA has not borrowed or committed under letters of credit. This fee, along with letter of credit fees, fluctuates depending on the rating of TVA's senior unsecured long-term non-credit enhanced debt.  At June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011, there were $1.2 billion and $575 million, respectively, of letters of credit outstanding under the facilities, and there were no borrowings outstanding. See Note 13 — Other Derivative InstrumentsCollateral.