Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Debt and Reconciliation to Carrying Amount of Current and Long-Term Debt

The components of debt and a reconciliation to the carrying amount of long-term debt is presented in the table below.

	September 28, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility (1)	$	—		$	—
5.20% Senior Notes due 2019	—			1,000
4.75% Senior Notes due 2020	—			800
4.95% Senior Notes due 2021	650			650
3.85% Senior Notes due 2023	800			—
3.95% Senior Notes due 2024	350			350
3.85% Senior Notes due 2026	550			550
4.40% Senior Notes due 2028	1,000			—
Principal amount of long-term debt (2)	3,350			3,350
Unamortized discounts	(7		)	(7		)
Deferred debt issue costs	(23		)	(13		)
Carrying amount of long-term debt	$	3,320		$	3,330

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⁽¹⁾  During the year-to-date period ended September 28, 2018, L3’s aggregate borrowings and repayments under the Credit Facility were $501 million. At September 28, 2018, L3 had the full availability of its $1 billion Credit Facility.

⁽²⁾  With respect to the Company’s outstanding senior notes, including the senior notes issued on June 6, 2018, upon the occurrence of both a “change in control” (as defined in the indentures governing the senior notes) along with a “change of control triggering event” (generally described as the applicable series of senior notes ceasing to be rated investment grade, as defined in the indentures governing the senior notes), each holder of the notes will have the right to require L3 to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.

Information Regarding Outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes

On June 6, 2018, L3 issued two series of senior notes, which are unsecured senior obligations of L3. The terms of each series of senior notes are presented in the table below.

Note	Date of Issuance	Amount Issued		Discount(1)		Net Cash Proceeds(2)		Effective Interest Rate		Redemption at Treasury Rate(3)(4)
		(dollars in millions)
3.85% Senior Notes due June 15, 2023 (the 2023 Notes)	June 6, 2018	$	800	$	2	$	792	3.89	%	20 bps
4.40% Senior Notes due June 15, 2028 (the 2028 Notes)	June 6, 2018	$	1,000	$	1	$	990	4.41	%	25 bps

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⁽¹⁾  Bond discounts are recorded as a reduction to the principal amount of the notes and are amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes.

⁽²⁾  The net cash proceeds of$1,782 million(after deduction of the discount, underwriting expenses and commissions and other related expenses) plus cash on hand were used to fund the concurrent cash tender offers (the Tender Offers) for any and all of$1 billionaggregate principal amount of5.20%Senior Notes due October 15, 2019 (the 2019 Notes) and$800 millionaggregate principal amount of4.75%Senior Notes due July 15, 2020 (the 2020 Notes) and any related redemption of notes not tendered in the Tender Offers.

⁽³⁾  The 2023 Notes may be redeemed at any time prior to May 15, 2023 (one month prior to maturity), and the 2028 Notes may be redeemed at any time prior to March 15, 2028 (three months prior to maturity), at the option of L3, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i)100%of the principal amount, or (ii) the present value of the remaining principal and interest payments discounted to the date of redemption, on a semi-annual basis, at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the indentures governing the senior notes), plus the spread indicated in the table above. In addition, if the 2023 Notes and the 2028 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after May 15, 2023 and March 15, 2028, respectively, the redemption price would be equal to100%of the principal amount.

⁽⁴⁾  Upon the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the indentures governing the senior notes) along with a “change of control triggering event” (generally described as the applicable series of senior notes ceasing to be rated investment grade, as defined in the indentures governing the senior notes), each holder of the notes will have the right to require L3 to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s notes at an offer price in cash equal to101%of the aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.

Repurchases, Redemptions and Maturities of Senior Notes

The table below summarizes the Tender Offers with respect to the 2019 Notes and the 2020 Notes.

Note	Settlement Type	Date Settled	Aggregate Principal		Principal Tendered		Tender Premium		Cash Tendered(1)		Interest		Total Cash Payments		Debt Retirement Charge(2)
			(dollars in millions)
5.20% Senior Notes due 2019	Tender Offer	June 6, 2018	$	1,000	$	683	103.282	%	$	705	$	5	$	710	$	24
4.75% Senior Notes due 2020	Tender Offer	June 6, 2018	$	800	$	535	104.092	%	$	557	$	10	$	567	$	24

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⁽¹⁾  Excludes$1 millionof tender offer fees.

⁽²⁾  The debt retirement charge includes$1 millionof tender offer fees and$3 millionwhich represents the non-cash retirement of associated unamortized debt issue costs and discounts.

On June 6, 2018, the Company initiated the redemption of the 2019 Notes and the 2020 Notes that remained outstanding subsequent to the expiration of the Tender Offers. On July 6, 2018, the Company completed the redemption of the 2019 Notes and the 2020 Notes. The terms of the 2019 Notes and the 2020 Notes redemption are presented in the table below.

Note	Settlement Type	Date Settled	Principal Redeemed		Redemption Premium		Cash Payments		Interest		Total Cash Payments		Debt Retirement Charge(1)
			(dollars in millions)
5.20% Senior Notes due 2019	Redemption	July 6, 2018	$	317	103.048	%	$	327	$	4	$	331	$	10
4.75% Senior Notes due 2020	Redemption	July 6, 2018	$	265	103.818	%	$	275	$	6	$	281	$	11

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⁽¹⁾  The debt retirement charge includes$1 millionwhich represents the non-cash retirement of associated unamortized debt issue costs and discounts.