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Debt and Other Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt and Other Obligations [Abstract]  
Debt and Other Obligations
Debt and Other Obligations
The table below sets forth the Company's debt and other obligations as of March 31, 2019.
 
Original
Issue Date
 
Contractual
Maturity
Date(a)
 
Balance as of
March 31, 2019
 
Balance as of
December 31, 2018
 
Stated Interest
Rate as of
March 31, 2019(a)
(a) 
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2015-1
May 2015
 
May 2042
(b) 
$
298

 
298

 
3.2
%
 
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2015-2
May 2015
 
May 2045
(b) 
694

 
693

 
3.7
%
 
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2018-1
July 2018
 
July 2043
(b) 
247

 
247

 
3.7
%
 
Tower Revenue Notes, Series 2018-2
July 2018
 
July 2048
(b) 
742

 
742

 
4.2
%
 
3.849% Secured Notes
Dec. 2012
 
Apr. 2023
 
994

 
994

 
3.9
%
 
Secured Notes, Series 2009-1, Class A-1
July 2009
 
Aug. 2019
 

 
12

 
6.3
%
 
Secured Notes, Series 2009-1, Class A-2
July 2009
 
Aug. 2029
 
70

 
70

 
9.0
%
 
Finance leases and other obligations
Various
 
Various
(c) 
227

 
227

 
Various
 
Total secured debt
 
 
 
 
$
3,272

 
$
3,283

 
 
 
2016 Revolver
Jan. 2016
 
June 2023
 
$
645

(d) 
$
1,075

 
3.8
%
(e) 
2016 Term Loan A
Jan. 2016
 
June 2023
 
2,339

 
2,354

 
3.8
%
(e) 
5.250% Senior Notes
Oct. 2012
 
Jan. 2023
 
1,642

 
1,641

 
5.3
%
 
4.875% Senior Notes
Apr. 2014
 
Apr. 2022
 
844

 
844

 
4.9
%
 
3.400% Senior Notes
Feb./May 2016
 
Feb. 2021
 
850

 
850

 
3.4
%
 
4.450% Senior Notes
Feb. 2016
 
Feb. 2026
 
892

 
892

 
4.5
%
 
3.700% Senior Notes
May 2016
 
June 2026
 
744

 
744

 
3.7
%
 
2.250% Senior Notes
Sept. 2016
 
Sept. 2021
 
697

 
697

 
2.3
%
 
4.000% Senior Notes
Feb. 2017
 
Mar. 2027
 
495

 
494

 
4.0
%
 
4.750% Senior Notes
May 2017
 
May 2047
 
343

 
343

 
4.8
%
 
3.200% Senior Notes
Aug. 2017
 
Sept. 2024
 
743

 
743

 
3.2
%
 
3.650% Senior Notes
Aug. 2017
 
Sept. 2027
 
992

 
992

 
3.7
%
 
3.150% Senior Notes
Jan. 2018
 
July 2023
 
743

 
742

 
3.2
%
 
3.800% Senior Notes
Jan. 2018
 
Feb. 2028
 
989

 
988

 
3.8
%
 
4.300% Senior Notes
Feb. 2019
 
Feb. 2029
(f) 
591

 

 
4.3
%
 
5.200% Senior Notes
Feb. 2019
 
Feb. 2049
(f) 
395

 

 
5.2
%
 
Total unsecured debt
 
 
 
 
$
13,944

 
$
13,399

 
 
 
Total debt and other obligations
 
 
 
 
17,216

 
16,682

 
 
 
Less: current maturities and short-term debt and other current obligations
 
 
 
 
96

 
107

 
 
 
Non-current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations
 
 
 
 
$
17,120

 
$
16,575

 
 
 
    
(a)
See the 2018 10-K, including note 8, for additional information regarding the maturity and principal amortization provisions and interest rates relating to the Company's indebtedness.
(b)
If the respective series of Tower Revenue Notes are not paid in full on or prior to an applicable anticipated repayment date, then Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the indenture) of the issuers of such notes will be used to repay principal of the applicable series and class of the Tower Revenue Notes, and additional interest (of an additional approximately 5% per annum) will accrue on the respective Tower Revenue Notes. As of March 31, 2019, the Tower Revenue Notes have principal amounts of $300 million, $250 million, $700 million and $750 million, with anticipated repayment dates in 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2028, respectively.
(c)
The Company's finance leases and other obligations relate to land, fiber, vehicles, and other assets and bear interest rates ranging up to 10% and mature in periods ranging from less than one year to approximately 30 years.
(d)
As of March 31, 2019, the undrawn availability under the 2016 Revolver was $3.6 billion.
(e)
The 2016 Revolver and senior unsecured term loan A facility ("2016 Term Loan A") bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus a credit spread ranging from 1.000% to 1.750%, based on the Company's senior unsecured debt rating. The Company pays a commitment fee ranging from 0.125% to 0.350%, based on the Company's senior unsecured debt rating, per annum on the undrawn available amount under the 2016 Revolver.
(f)
In February 2019, the Company issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes ("February 2019 Senior Notes"), which consisted of (1) $600 million aggregate amount of 4.300% senior unsecured notes due February 2029 and (2) $400 million aggregate principle amount of 5.200% senior unsecured notes due February 2049.
See note 13 for a discussion of our CP Program (as defined in note 13) established in April 2019.
Contractual Maturities
The following are the scheduled contractual maturities of the total debt and other long-term obligations of the Company outstanding as of March 31, 2019. These maturities reflect contractual maturity dates and do not consider the principal payments that will commence following the anticipated repayment dates on the Tower Revenue Notes.
 
Nine Months Ending
December 31,
 
Years Ending December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized Adjustments, Net
 
Total Debt and Other Obligations Outstanding
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
Thereafter
 
Total Cash Obligations
 
 
Scheduled contractual maturities
$
75

 
$
142

 
$
1,702

 
$
1,087

 
$
5,934

 
$
8,393

 
$
17,333

 
$
(117
)
 
$
17,216

Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs
The components of interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Interest expense on debt obligations
$
167

 
$
158

Amortization of deferred financing costs and adjustments on long-term debt
5

 
5

Other, net of capitalized interest
(4
)
 
(3
)
Total
$
168

 
$
160