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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Debt [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments
Our debt at December 31, 2011 and 2010, was as follows (in millions):
 
2011
 
2010
First Lien Notes(1)
$
5,892

 
$
4,691

Project financing, notes payable and other(2)(3)
1,691

 
1,922

Term Loan and New Term Loan(2)(4)
1,646

 

CCFC Notes
972

 
965

Capital lease obligations
224

 
236

NDH Project Debt(4)

 
1,258

First Lien Credit Facility(1)

 
1,184

Total debt
10,425

 
10,256

Less: Current maturities
104

 
152

Debt, net of current portion
$
10,321

 
$
10,104

_____________
(1)
On January 14, 2011, we repaid and terminated the First Lien Credit Facility with the issuance of the 2023 First Lien Notes as discussed below.
(2)
On June 17, 2011, we repaid approximately $340 million of project debt with the proceeds received from $360 million in borrowings under the New Term Loan as further described below.
(3)
On June 24, 2011, we closed on the approximately $845 million Russell City Project Debt to fund the construction of Russell City and on August 23, 2011, we closed on the $373 million Los Esteros Project Debt to fund the upgrade of our Los Esteros Critical Energy Facility, both further described below.
(4)
On March 9, 2011, we borrowed $1.3 billion under the Term Loan and repaid and terminated the NDH Project Debt as discussed below.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt
Contractual annual principal repayments or maturities of debt instruments as of December 31, 2011, are as follows (in millions):
 
2012
$
104

2013
135

2014
392

2015
164

2016
1,177

Thereafter
8,496

Total debt
10,468

Less: Discount
43

Total
$
10,425

First Lien Notes
Our First Lien Notes are summarized in the table below (in millions, except for interest rates):
 
Outstanding at December 31,
 
Weighted Average
Effective Interest Rates(1)
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
2017 First Lien Notes
$
1,200

 
$
1,200

 
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
2019 First Lien Notes
400

 
400

 
8.2

 
8.2

2020 First Lien Notes
1,092

 
1,091

 
8.1

 
8.1

2021 First Lien Notes
2,000

 
2,000

 
7.7

 
7.7

2023 First Lien Notes(2)
1,200

 

 
8.0

 

Total First Lien Notes
$
5,892

 
$
4,691

 
 
 
 
____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount.
(2)
On January 14, 2011, we issued $1.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior secured notes due 2023 in a private placement. Interest on the 2023 First Lien Notes is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2011. The 2023 First Lien Notes will mature on January 15, 2023.
Project Financing Notes Payable and Other
The components of our project financing, notes payable and other are (in millions, except for interest rates):
 
Outstanding at
December 31,
 
Weighted Average
Effective Interest Rates(1)
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
Steamboat due 2017
$
437

 
$
445

 
6.6
%
 
6.6
%
 
OMEC due 2019
355

 
364

 
6.8

 
6.8

 
Russell City
244

 

 
4.1

 

 
Calpine BRSP due 2014
232

 
297

 
5.7

 
5.7

 
Pasadena(2)
185

 
208

 
8.8

 
8.6

 
Bethpage Energy Center 3, LLC due 2020-2025(3)
98

 
103

 
7.0

 
7.0


Los Esteros
83

 

 
3.8

 

 
Gilroy note payable due 2014
49

 
64

 
10.6

 
10.6

 
Metcalf(4)

 
251

 

 
6.9

 
Deer Park(4)

 
99

 

 
7.7

 
Gilroy Energy Center, LLC

 
38

 

 
7.3

 
Whitby Holdings(5)

 
26

 

 
9.1

 
GEC Holdings, LLC preferred interest

 
14

 

 
16.6

 
Other
8

 
13

 

 

 
Total
$
1,691

 
$
1,922

 
 
 
 
 
_____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount.
(2)
Represents a sale-leaseback transaction that is accounted for as financing transaction under U.S. GAAP.
(3)
Represents a weighted average of first and second lien loans for the weighted average effective interest rates.
(4)
On June 17, 2011, we repaid Metcalf and Deer Park project debt with the proceeds received from $360 million in borrowings under the New Term Loan as further described above.
(5)
The Whitby Holdings debt was purchased from a third party in 2011.
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases
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The total contractual future minimum lease receipts for these contracts are as follows (in millions
The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and failed sale-leaseback transactions together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2011 (in millions):
 
Sale-Leaseback Transactions(1)
 
Capital Lease
 
Total
2012
$
41

 
$
40

 
$
81

2013
38

 
38

 
76

2014
26

 
39

 
65

2015
25

 
37

 
62

2016
25

 
40

 
65

Thereafter
143

 
200

 
343

Total minimum lease payments
298

 
394

 
692

Less: Amount representing interest
110

 
170

 
280

Present value of net minimum lease payments
$
188

 
$
224

 
$
412

____________
(1)
Amounts are accounted for as financing transactions under U.S. GAAP and are included in our project financing, notes payable and other amounts above.
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities
The table below represents amounts issued under our letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in millions):
 
2011
 
2010
Corporate Revolving Facility(1)
$
440

 
$
443

CDHI(2)
193

 
165

NDH Project Debt credit facility(3)

 
34

Various project financing facilities
130

 
69

Total
$
763

 
$
711

__________
(1)
When we entered into our $1.0 billion Corporate Revolving Facility on December 10, 2010, the letters of credit issued under our First Lien Credit Facility were either replaced with letters of credit issued under our Corporate Revolving Facility or back-stopped by an irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by a third party. Our letters of credit under our Corporate Revolving Facility at December 31, 2010 include those that were back-stopped of approximately $83 million. The back-stopped letters of credit were returned and extinguished during 2011.
(2)
On January 10, 2012, we increased the CDHI letter of credit facility to $300 million and extended the maturity date to January 2, 2016.
(3)
We repaid and terminated the NDH Project Debt on March 9, 2011
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping
 
2011
 
2010
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
First Lien Notes
$
6,219

 
$
5,892

 
$
4,695

 
$
4,691

Project financing, notes payable and other(1)
1,467

 
1,504

 
1,673

 
1,708

Term Loan and New Term Loan
1,615

 
1,646

 

 

CCFC Notes
1,070

 
972

 
1,067

 
965

NDH Project Debt

 

 
1,303

 
1,258

First Lien Credit Facility

 

 
1,182

 
1,184

Total
$
10,371

 
$
10,014

 
$
9,920

 
$
9,806

____________
(1)
Excludes leases that are accounted for as failed sale-leaseback transactions under U.S. GAAP and included in our project financing, notes payable and other balance