v3.6.0.2
Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments
Debt
We retrospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 in the first quarter of 2016. As a result, we recast our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2015 resulting in a $152 million reclassification of debt issuance costs from other assets to debt, net of current portion. Our debt at December 31, 2016 and 2015, was as follows (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
Senior Unsecured Notes
$
3,412

 
$
3,406

First Lien Term Loans
3,165

 
3,277

First Lien Notes
2,290

 
1,789

Project financing, notes payable and other
1,597

 
1,715

CCFC Term Loans
1,553

 
1,565

Capital lease obligations
162

 
185

Subtotal
12,179

 
11,937

Less: Current maturities
748

 
221

Total long-term debt
$
11,431

 
$
11,716

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt
Annual Debt Maturities
Contractual annual principal repayments or maturities of debt instruments as of December 31, 2016, are as follows (in millions):
 
2017
$
762

2018
225

2019
498

2020
1,050

2021
217

Thereafter
9,617

Subtotal
12,369

Less: Debt issuance costs
154

Less: Discount
36

Total debt
$
12,179

Senior Unsecured Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
Our Senior Unsecured Notes are summarized in the table below (in millions, except for interest rates):
 
Outstanding at December 31,
 
Weighted Average
Effective Interest Rates
(1)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
2023 Senior Unsecured Notes
$
1,237

 
$
1,235

 
5.5
%
 
5.6
%
2024 Senior Unsecured Notes
643

 
641

 
5.6

 
5.7

2025 Senior Unsecured Notes
1,532

 
1,530

 
5.9

 
6.0

Total Senior Unsecured Notes
$
3,412

 
$
3,406

 
 
 
 
____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of debt issuance costs.
First Lien Term Loans
First Lien Term Loans
Our First Lien Term Loans are summarized in the table below (in millions, except for interest rates):
 
Outstanding at December 31,
 
Weighted Average
Effective Interest Rates(1)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
2017 First Lien Term Loan
$
537

 
$

 
5.0
%
 
%
2019 First Lien Term Loan

 
795

 

 
4.6

2020 First Lien Term Loan

 
378

 

 
4.4

2023 First Lien Term Loan(2)
528

 
533

 
4.7

 
4.7

New 2023 First Lien Term Loan(2)
543

 

 
4.3

 

2024 First Lien Term Loan(2)
1,557

 
1,571

 
3.8

 
3.8

Total First Lien Term Loans
$
3,165

 
$
3,277

 
 
 
 
____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount.
(2)
On December 21, 2016, we repriced our 2023 First Lien Term Loans by lowering the margin over LIBOR by 0.25% to 2.75% and extended the maturity of our 2024 First Lien Term Loan From May 2022 to January 2024.
First Lien Notes
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)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
2022 First Lien Notes
$
739

 
$
737

 
6.4
%
 
6.4
%
2023 First Lien Notes(2)(3)
450

 
568

 
8.1

 
8.1

2024 First Lien Notes
485

 
484

 
6.1

 
6.1

2026 First Lien Notes
616

 

 
5.4

 

Total First Lien Notes
$
2,290

 
$
1,789

 
 
 
 
____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount.
(2)
In December 2016, we used cash on hand to redeem 10% of the original aggregate principal amount of our 2023 First Lien Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. During the fourth quarter of 2016, we recorded approximately $5 million in debt extinguishment costs related to the partial repurchase of our 2023 First Lien Notes.
(3)
On February 3, 2017, we issued a notice of redemption to repay the remaining $453 million of our outstanding 2023 First Lien Notes using cash on hand along with the proceeds from the New 2019 First Lien Term Loan which contains a substantially lower variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum.
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)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Russell City due 2023(2)
$
462

 
$
522

 
6.5
%
 
6.4
%
Steamboat due 2025(3)
444

 
448

 
5.4

 
6.8

OMEC due 2019
303

 
313

 
7.2

 
7.1

Los Esteros due 2023
217

 
242

 
3.7

 
3.1

Pasadena(4)
91

 
107

 
8.9

 
8.9

Bethpage Energy Center 3 due 2020-2025(5)
66

 
73

 
7.2

 
7.2

Other
14

 
10

 

 

Total
$
1,597

 
$
1,715

 
 
 
 
_____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount.
(2)
We refinanced our Russell City project debt during the fourth quarter of 2016 which lowered the interest rate.
(3)
We refinanced and upsized our Steamboat project debt during the fourth quarter of 2016 which extended the maturity to November 14, 2025.
(4)
Represents a failed sale-leaseback transaction that is accounted for as financing transaction under U.S. GAAP.
(5)
Represents a weighted average of first and second lien loans for the weighted average effective interest rates.
CCFC Term Loans
CCFC Term Loans
Our CCFC Term Loans are summarized in the table below (in millions, except for interest rates):
 
Outstanding at December 31,
 
Weighted Average
Effective Interest Rates(1)
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
CCFC Term Loans
$
1,553

 
$
1,565

 
3.5
%
 
3.5
%
____________
(1)
Our weighted average interest rate calculation includes the amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount.
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases
Capital Lease Obligations
The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and a failed sale-leaseback transaction related to our Pasadena Power Plant together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2016 (in millions):
 
Sale-Leaseback Transactions(1)
 
Capital Lease
 
Total
2017
$
17

 
$
40

 
$
57

2018
21

 
40

 
61

2019
21

 
21

 
42

2020
21

 
19

 
40

2021
21

 
19

 
40

Thereafter
42

 
117

 
159

Total minimum lease payments
143

 
256

 
399

Less: Amount representing interest
52

 
94

 
146

Present value of net minimum lease payments
$
91

 
$
162

 
$
253

____________
(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
Corporate Revolving Facility and Other Letters of Credit Facilities
The table below represents amounts issued under our letter of credit facilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
Corporate Revolving Facility
$
535

 
$
316

CDHI
250

 
241

Various project financing facilities
206

 
198

Total
$
991

 
$
755

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping
The following table details the fair values and carrying values of our debt instruments at December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in millions):
 
2016
 
2015
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
Senior Unsecured Notes
$
3,343

 
$
3,412

 
$
3,063

 
$
3,406

First Lien Term Loans
3,244

 
3,165

 
3,197

 
3,277

First Lien Notes
2,349

 
2,290

 
1,885

 
1,789

Project financing, notes payable and other(1)
1,543

 
1,506

 
1,653

 
1,608

CCFC Term Loans
1,567

 
1,553

 
1,494

 
1,565

Total
$
12,046

 
$
11,926

 
$
11,292

 
$
11,645

____________
(1)
Excludes a lease that is accounted for as a failed sale-leaseback transaction under U.S. GAAP.