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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt

The carrying value of long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Direct Senior 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

 
 
 
 
Direct Subordinated Obligations of AFG:
 
 
 
6-1/4% Subordinated Debentures due September 2054
150

 

 
 
 
 
Subsidiaries:
 
 
 
Notes payable secured by real estate due 2014 through 2016
60

 
61

National Interstate bank credit facility
12

 
12

 
72

 
73

 
$
1,062

 
$
913


Scheduled principal payments on debt for the balance of 2014, the subsequent five years and thereafter were as follows: 2014 — $1 million; 2015 — $14 million; 2016 — $45 million; 2017 — $12 million; 2018 — none; 2019 — $350 million and thereafter — $640 million.

As shown below (in millions), the majority of AFG’s long-term debt is unsecured obligations of the holding company and its subsidiaries:
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Senior unsecured obligations
$
852

 
$
852

Subordinated unsecured obligations
150

 

Obligations secured by real estate
60

 
61

 
$
1,062

 
$
913


 
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 September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

National Interstate can borrow up to $100 million under its unsecured credit agreement, which expires in November 2017. At September 30, 2014, there was $12 million outstanding under this agreement, bearing interest at 1.20% (six-month LIBOR plus 0.875%).

In September 2014, AFG issued $150 million in 6-1/4% Subordinated Debentures due 2054. The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include repurchases of AFG’s outstanding Common Stock or the redemption of all or a portion of AFG’s $132 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Notes due September 2050, which become redeemable (at par) at AFG’s option beginning on September 30, 2015.