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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Credit Facilities DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES
LINES OF CREDIT
At September 30, 2017, Sempra Energy Consolidated had an aggregate of $4.3 billion in three primary committed lines of credit for Sempra Energy, Sempra Global and the California Utilities to provide liquidity and to support commercial paper. The principal terms of these committed lines of credit, which expire in October 2020, are described below and in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report. Available unused credit on these lines at September 30, 2017 was approximately $2.6 billion. Our foreign operations have additional general purpose credit facilities aggregating $1.7 billion at September 30, 2017. Available unused credit on these lines totaled $844 million at September 30, 2017.
PRIMARY U.S. COMMITTED LINES OF CREDIT
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
At September 30, 2017
 
 
 
Total facility
 
Commercial paper outstanding(1)
 
Available unused credit
Sempra Energy(2)
 
$
1,000

 
$

 
$
1,000

Sempra Global(3)
 
2,335

 
(1,512
)
 
823

California Utilities(4):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SDG&E
 
750

 
(185
)
 
565

 
SoCalGas
 
750

 
(26
)
 
724

 
Less: combined limit of $1 billion for both utilities
 
(500
)
 

 
(500
)
 
 
 
1,000

 
(211
)
 
789

Total
 
$
4,335

 
$
(1,723
)
 
$
2,612

(1) Because the commercial paper programs are supported by these lines, we reflect the amount of commercial paper outstanding as a reduction to the available unused credit.
(2) The facility also provides for issuance of up to $400 million of letters of credit on behalf of Sempra Energy with the amount of borrowings otherwise available under the facility reduced by the amount of outstanding letters of credit. No letters of credit were outstanding at September 30, 2017.
(3) Sempra Energy guarantees Sempra Global’s obligations under the credit facility.
(4) The facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit on behalf of each utility subject to a combined letter of credit commitment of $250 million for both utilities. The amount of borrowings otherwise available under the facility is reduced by the amount of outstanding letters of credit. No letters of credit were outstanding at September 30, 2017.

Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas must maintain a ratio of indebtedness to total capitalization (as defined in each agreement) of no more than 65 percent at the end of each quarter. Each entity is in compliance with this and all other financial covenants under its respective credit facility at September 30, 2017.
CREDIT FACILITIES IN SOUTH AMERICA AND MEXICO
(U.S. dollar-equivalent in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At September 30, 2017
 
 
Denominated in
 
Total facility
 
Amount outstanding
 
 
Available unused credit
Sempra South American Utilities(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peru(2)
Peruvian sol
 
$
399

 
$
(159
)
(3)
 
$
240

 
Chile
Chilean peso
 
115

 

 
 
115

Sempra Mexico:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IEnova(4)
U.S. dollar
 
1,170

 
(681
)
 
 
489

Total
 
 
$
1,684

 
$
(840
)
 
 
$
844


(1) The credit facilities were entered into to finance working capital and for general corporate purposes and expire between 2017 and 2021.
(2) The Peruvian facilities require a debt to equity ratio of no more than 170 percent, with which we were in compliance at September 30, 2017.
(3) Includes bank guarantees of $17 million.
(4) Five-year revolver expiring in August 2020 with a syndicate of eight lenders.
WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATES
The weighted average interest rates on total short-term debt at Sempra Energy Consolidated were 1.73 percent and 1.51 percent at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on total short-term debt at SDG&E was 1.14 percent at September 30, 2017. The weighted average interest rates on total short-term debt at SoCalGas were 1.13 percent and 0.75 percent at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
BRIDGE FACILITY RELATED TO THE PENDING ACQUISITION OF ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP.
At September 30, 2017, Sempra Energy had a commitment letter from a syndicate of banks, subject to customary conditions, for a $4.0 billion, 364-day senior unsecured bridge facility to backstop a portion of our obligations to pay the Merger Consideration for the acquisition of EFH, which we discuss in Note 3. The $4.0 billion commitment is reduced by the amount of funds received through Sempra Energy’s sales of equity securities and debt securities, subject in each case to certain exceptions, and increases in our borrowing capacity under our existing revolving credit facilities. At September 30, 2017, we had no amounts outstanding under this bridge facility.
LONG-TERM DEBT
Sempra Energy
On October 13, 2017, Sempra Energy publicly offered and sold $850 million of floating rate notes, maturing on March 15, 2021. The floating rate notes bear interest at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 45 basis points. The interest rate is reset quarterly. Sempra Energy used a substantial portion of the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding commercial paper with remaining proceeds used for general corporate purposes.
In June 2017, Sempra Energy publicly offered and sold $750 million of 3.25-percent, fixed rate notes maturing in 2027. Sempra Energy used the proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding commercial paper.
SDG&E
In June 2017, SDG&E publicly offered and sold $400 million of 3.75-percent, first mortgage bonds maturing in 2047. SDG&E used the proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding commercial paper.
In 2015, SDG&E entered into a CPUC-approved 25-year PPA with a peaker plant facility. Construction of the peaker plant facility was completed and delivery of contracted power commenced in June 2017, at which time we recorded a $500 million capital lease obligation on SDG&E’s and Sempra Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We discuss commitments related to this capital lease obligation in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.
Sempra South American Utilities
In February 2017, Luz del Sur publicly offered and sold $50 million of corporate bonds at 6.38 percent, maturing in 2023.
INTEREST RATE SWAPS
We discuss our fair value interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps to hedge cash flows in Note 7.