v3.20.2

DEBT (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of GoZone Bonds | The following table summarizes the GoZone Bonds outstanding after the reoffering and conversion:
Series |  | Date Issued |  | Amount Outstanding |  | Interest Rate |  | Mandatory Purchase Date |  | Maturity Date
|  |  |  | (Thousands of Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |
Series 2008 |  | June 26, 2008 |  | $ | 55,440 |  |  | 6.10 | % |  | June 1, 2030 |  | June 1, 2038
Series 2010 |  | July 15, 2010 |  | 100,000 |  |  | 6.35 | % |  | n/a |  | July 1, 2040
Series 2010A |  | October 7, 2010 |  | 43,300 |  |  | 6.35 | % |  | n/a |  | October 1, 2040
Series 2010B |  | December 29, 2010 |  | 48,400 |  |  | 6.10 | % |  | June 1, 2030 |  | December 1, 2040
Series 2011 |  | August 9, 2011 |  | 75,000 |  |  | 5.85 | % |  | June 1, 2025 |  | August 1, 2041
|  | Total |  | $ | 322,140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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