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Non-current and current financial debts | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Disclosure Of Borrowings [Abstract] |
Non-current and current financial debts | Non-current and current financial debts The below table summarizes non-current and current Financial debts outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
($ millions) |  | June 30, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
Non-current financial debts |  |  |  |
Facility B |  | 794 |  |  | 793 |
Facility C |  | 391 |  |  | 391 |
Local facilities (Japan) |  | — |  |  | 55 |
Series 2026 notes |  | 495 |  |  | 495 |
Series 2029 notes |  | 991 |  |  | 991 |
Series 2030 notes |  | 744 |  |  | — |
Series 2049 notes |  | 494 |  |  | 493 |
Revolving facility |  | — |  |  | — |
Total non-current financial debts |  | 3,909 |  |  | 3,218 |
Current financial debts |  |  |  |
Local facilities: |  |  |  |
Japan |  | 137 |  |  | 115 |
All others |  | 71 |  |  | 101 |
Other short-term financial debts |  | 26 |  |  | 29 |
Derivatives |  | 1 |  |  | 16 |
Total current financial debts |  | 235 |  |  | 261 |
Total financial debts |  | 4,144 |  |  | 3,479 |
In January 2020, the $1.0 billion Revolving Facility was extended to March 2025. The Revolving Facility remained undrawn as of June 30, 2020. Interest expense recognized for Financial debts, excluding lease liabilities, was $23 million and $46 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and $27 million and $31 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. Series 2030 notes On May 27, 2020, AFC issued senior notes due in 2030 (“Series 2030 Notes”), which are guaranteed by the Company. The Series 2030 Notes are unsecured senior obligations of AFC issued in a private placement and rank equally in right of payment with the Series 2026, Series 2029, and Series 2049 notes. The total notional amount of the Senior 2030 Notes is $750 million. The Senior 2030 Notes were issued at 99.843% with 2.600% interest payable twice per year in May and November, beginning in November 2020. The Series 2030 Notes were issued at a discount totaling $1 million, which was recorded as a reduction to the carrying value of the Series 2030 notes and will be amortized to Interest expense over the term of the Series 2030 Notes. AFC incurred $5 million of debt issuance costs, which were recorded as a reduction to the carrying value of the Series 2030 Notes and will be amortized to Other financial income & expense over the term of the Series 2030 Notes. The Series 2030 Notes are classified as non-current and are measured at amortized cost and are reported in Financial debts in these Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

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