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Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt
Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

 
 
2014
 
2013
Short-term Borrowings
 
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
 
$
264

 
$
71

Current portion of fair value hedge accounting adjustment
 
3

 

 
 
$
267

 
$
71

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt
 
 
 
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
$
2,746

 
$
2,803

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, expires March 2017
 
416

 

Capital lease obligations (See Note 11)
 
175

 
172

 
 
3,337

 
2,975

Less current maturities of long-term debt
 
(264
)
 
(71
)
Long-term debt excluding long-term portion of hedge accounting adjustment
 
3,073

 
2,904

Long-term portion of fair value hedge accounting adjustment
 
4

 
14

Long-term debt including hedge accounting adjustment
 
$
3,077


$
2,918



Our primary bank credit agreement comprises a $1.3 billion syndicated senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") which matures in March 2017. The Credit Facility includes 24 participating banks with commitments ranging from $23 million to $115 million.  Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we may borrow up to the maximum borrowing limit, less outstanding letters of credit or banker’s acceptances, where applicable.  At December 27, 2014, our unused Credit Facility totaled $824 million net of outstanding letters of credit of $60 million.  There were borrowings of $416 million and $0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively.  The interest rate for most borrowings under the Credit Facility ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% over the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).  The exact spread over LIBOR under the Credit Facility depends upon our performance against specified financial criteria.  Interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility is payable at least quarterly.

The Credit Facility is unconditionally guaranteed by our principal domestic subsidiaries.  This agreement contains financial covenants relating to maintenance of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios and also contains affirmative and negative covenants including, among other things, limitations on certain additional indebtedness and liens, and certain other transactions specified in the agreement.  Given the Company’s strong balance sheet and cash flows, we were able to comply with all debt covenant requirements at December 27, 2014 with a considerable amount of cushion. Additionally, the Credit Facility contains cross-default provisions whereby our failure to make any payment on our indebtedness in a principal amount in excess of $125 million, or the acceleration of the maturity of any such indebtedness, will constitute a default under such agreement.

The majority of our remaining long-term debt primarily comprises Senior Unsecured Notes with varying maturity dates from 2015 through 2043 and stated interest rates ranging from 3.75% to 6.88%.  The Senior Unsecured Notes represent senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness. Our Senior Unsecured Notes provide that the acceleration of the maturity of any of our indebtedness in a principal amount in excess of $50 million will constitute a default under the Senior Unsecured Notes unless such indebtedness is discharged, or the acceleration of the maturity of that indebtedness is annulled, within 30 days after notice.


The following table summarizes all Senior Unsecured Notes issued that remain outstanding at December 27, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate
Issuance Date(a)
 
Maturity Date
 
Principal Amount (in millions)
 
Stated
 
Effective(b)
April 2006
 
April 2016
 
$
300

 
6.25%
 
6.03%
October 2007
 
March 2018
 
$
325

 
6.25%
 
6.36%
October 2007
 
November 2037
 
$
325

 
6.88%
 
7.45%
August 2009
 
September 2015
 
$
250

 
4.25%
 
4.44%
August 2009
 
September 2019
 
$
250

 
5.30%
 
5.59%
August 2010
 
November 2020
 
$
350

 
3.88%
 
4.01%
August 2011
 
November 2021
 
$
350

 
3.75%
 
3.88%
October 2013
 
November 2023
 
$
325

 
3.88%
 
4.01%
October 2013
 
November 2043
 
$
275

 
5.35%
 
5.42%

(a)
Interest payments commenced approximately six months after issuance date and are payable semi-annually thereafter.

(b)
Includes the effects of the amortization of any (1) premium or discount; (2) debt issuance costs; and (3) gain or loss upon settlement of related treasury locks and forward-starting interest rate swaps utilized to hedge the interest rate risk prior to the debt issuance.  Excludes the effect of any swaps that remain outstanding.

The annual maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt as of December 27, 2014, excluding capital lease obligations of $175 million and fair value hedge accounting adjustments of $7 million, are as follows:
 
Year ended:
 
2015
$
250

2016
300

2017
416

2018
325

2019
250

Thereafter
1,625

Total
$
3,166



Interest expense on short-term borrowings and long-term debt was $152 million, $270 million and $169 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. 2013 included $118 million in losses recorded in Interest expense, net as a result of premiums paid and other costs related to the extinguishment of debt. See Losses Related to the Extinguishment of Debt section of Note 4 for further discussion.