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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt

The carrying value of long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Direct obligations of AFG:
 
 
 
9-7/8% Senior Notes due June 2019
$
350

 
$
350

6-3/8% Senior Notes due June 2042
230

 
230

5-3/4% Senior Notes due August 2042
125

 
125

7% Senior Notes due September 2050
132

 
132

Other
3

 
3

 
840

 
840

Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
Notes payable secured by real estate due 2013 through 2016
62

 
62

Secured borrowings ($15 and $16 guaranteed by AFG)
15

 
19

National Interstate bank credit facility
12

 
12

 
89

 
93

Payable to Subsidiary Trusts:
 
 
 
AAG Holding Variable Rate Subordinated Debentures due May 2033
20

 
20

 
$
949

 
$
953


In June 2013, AFG called the $20 million in AAG Holding Subordinated Debentures for redemption on August 15, 2013 at par value. Including this redemption, scheduled principal payments on debt for the balance of 2013 and the subsequent five years were as follows:
2013 — $36 million; 2014 — $2 million; 2015 — $14 million; 2016 — $45 million; 2017 — $12 million and 2018 — none.

As shown below (in millions), the majority of AFG’s long-term debt is unsecured obligations of the holding company and its subsidiaries:
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Unsecured obligations
$
872

 
$
872

Obligations secured by real estate
62

 
62

Other secured borrowings
15

 
19

 
$
949

 
$
953


 
AFG can borrow up to $500 million under its revolving credit facility which expires in December 2016. Amounts borrowed under this agreement bear interest at rates ranging from 1.00% to 1.875% (currently 1.375%) over LIBOR based on AFG’s credit rating. No amounts were borrowed under this facility at June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

National Interstate can borrow up to $100 million under its unsecured credit agreement, which expires in November 2017. At June 30, 2013 there was $12 million outstanding under this agreement, bearing interest at 1.34% (six-month LIBOR plus 0.875%).