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Long-Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
Debt And Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

NOTE 6: LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The components of long-term debt (net of discounts and debt issuance costs), along with maturity dates for the years subsequent to May 31, 2019, are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Interest Rate%

 

 

Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior unsecured debt:

 

 

8.00

 

 

2019

 

$

 

 

$

750

 

 

 

 

2.30

 

 

2020

 

 

400

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

2022

 

 

497

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.625-2.70

 

 

2023

 

 

747

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

 

4.00

 

 

2024

 

 

746

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

 

3.20

 

 

2025

 

 

696

 

 

 

695

 

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

2026

 

 

745

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

 

3.30

 

 

2027

 

 

446

 

 

 

445

 

 

 

 

3.40

 

 

2028

 

 

495

 

 

 

495

 

 

 

 

4.20

 

 

2029

 

 

396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.90

 

 

2034

 

 

495

 

 

 

495

 

 

 

 

3.90

 

 

2035

 

 

494

 

 

 

493

 

 

 

3.875-4.10

 

 

2043

 

 

984

 

 

 

983

 

 

 

 

5.10

 

 

2044

 

 

742

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

 

4.10

 

 

2045

 

 

641

 

 

 

640

 

 

 

4.55-4.75

 

 

2046

 

 

2,460

 

 

 

2,459

 

 

 

 

4.40

 

 

2047

 

 

735

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

 

4.05

 

 

2048

 

 

986

 

 

 

986

 

 

 

 

4.95

 

 

2049

 

 

835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50

 

 

2065

 

 

246

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

 

7.60

 

 

2098

 

 

237

 

 

 

237

 

Euro senior unsecured debt:

 

floating-rate

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

2020

 

 

559

 

 

 

581

 

 

 

 

0.70

 

 

2022

 

 

713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00

 

 

2023

 

 

836

 

 

 

869

 

 

 

 

1.625

 

 

2027

 

 

1,387

 

 

 

1,442

 

Total senior unsecured debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,518

 

 

 

16,510

 

Other debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

4

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,581

 

 

 

16,585

 

Less current portion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

964

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,617

 

 

$

15,243

 

 

Interest on our U.S. dollar fixed-rate notes is paid semi-annually. Interest on our euro fixed-rate notes is paid annually. The weighted average interest rate on long-term debt was 3.5% as of May 31, 2019. Long-term debt, including current maturities and exclusive of capital leases, had estimated fair values of $17.8 billion at May 31, 2019 and $16.6 billion at May 31, 2018. The estimated fair values were determined based on quoted market prices and the current rates offered for debt with similar terms and maturities. The fair value of our long-term debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. This classification is defined as a fair value determined using market-based inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the liability, either directly or indirectly.

We have a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that allows us to sell, in one or more future offerings, any combination of our unsecured debt securities and common stock.

During January 2019, we issued $1.2 billion of senior unsecured debt under our current shelf registration statement, comprised of €640 million of 0.7% fixed-rate notes due in May 2022 and $500 million of 3.4% fixed-rate notes due in January 2022. We used the net proceeds to pay the €500 million aggregate principal amount of floating-rate notes that matured on April 11, 2019, and for general corporate purposes.

During October 2018, we issued $1.25 billion of senior unsecured debt under our current shelf registration statement, comprised of $400 million of 4.20% fixed-rate notes due in October 2028 and $850 million of 4.95% fixed-rate notes due in October 2048. We used the net proceeds to redeem the $750 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% notes due January 15, 2019, and for general corporate purposes.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, we replaced our $2.0 billion five-year revolving credit facility with a $2.0 billion five-year credit agreement (the “Five-Year Credit Agreement”) and a $1.5 billion 364-day credit agreement (the “364-Day Credit Agreement” and, together with the Five-Year Credit Agreement, the “New Credit Agreements”). The Five-Year Credit Agreement expires in March 2024 and includes a $250 million letter of credit sublimit. The 364-Day Credit Agreement expires in March 2020. The New Credit Agreements are available to finance our operations and other cash flow needs. The New Credit Agreements contain a financial covenant requiring us to maintain a ratio of debt to consolidated earnings (excluding noncash retirement plans MTM adjustments and noncash asset impairment charges) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”) of not more than 3.5 to 1.0, calculated as of the end of the applicable quarter on a rolling four-quarters basis. The ratio of our debt to adjusted EBITDA was 2.25 to 1.0 at May 31, 2019. We believe this covenant is the only significant restrictive covenant in our New Credit Agreements. Our New Credit Agreements contain other customary covenants that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially restrict the conduct of our business. We are in compliance with the financial covenant and all other covenants in our New Credit Agreements and do not expect the covenants to affect our operations, including our liquidity or expected funding needs. If we failed to comply with the financial covenant or any other covenants in our New Credit Agreements, our access to financing could become limited. We had a total of $53 million in letters of credit outstanding at May 31, 2019, with $197 million of the letter of credit sublimit unused under our revolving credit facility.

As of May 31, 2019, no commercial paper was outstanding.