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Note 8 - Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Note 7 - Debt [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt:
The following table summarizes the carrying value of our outstanding debt (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Coupon Rate
 
June 30, 2011
Effective Interest Rate
 
December 31, 2010
Effective Interest Rate
Long-Term Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior notes due 2013
0.875
%
 
$
399,360


0.946
%
 
$
399,220


0.946
%
Senior notes due 2015
1.625
%
 
598,081


1.703
%
 
597,857


1.703
%
Senior notes due 2020
3.250
%
 
497,296


3.319
%
 
497,150


3.319
%
Total senior notes
 
 
1,494,737


 
 
1,494,227


 
Note payable
 
 
15,802


 
 


 
Capital lease obligations
 
 
19,672


 
 


 
Total long-term debt
 
 
$
1,530,211


 
 
$
1,494,227


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper
 
 
$
1,000,000


 
 
$
300,000


 
Note payable
 
 
1,886


 
 


 
Capital lease obligations
 
 
13,598


 
 


 
Total short-term debt
 
 
1,015,484


 
 
300,000


 
Total Debt
 
 
$
2,545,695


 
 
$
1,794,227


 


Senior Notes
The effective rates for the fixed-rate debt include the interest on the notes and the accretion of the discount. Interest on these notes is payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15. Interest expense associated with these notes including amortization of debt issuance costs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $8.0 million and $16.0 million, respectively. At June 30, 2011, the estimated fair value of all notes included in long-term debt was approximately $1.4 billion based on market prices on active markets (Level 1).
Note Payable
Note payable is largely comprised of a mortgage note assumed as part of our acquisition of GSI. The mortgage note bears interest at 6.3% per annum and has a maturity date of July 2014.
Capital Lease Obligations
We acquired certain warehouse equipment and computer hardware and software under capital leases as part of our acquisition of GSI. The capital leases have maturity dates from August 2011 to February 2016 and bear interest at rates ranging from 2% to 9% per annum. The present value of future minimum lease payments was as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2011
Gross capital lease obligations
$
35,538


Imputed interest
(2,268
)
Total present value of future minimum lease payments
$
33,270




Commercial Paper
We implemented a $1.0 billion commercial paper program pursuant to which we may issue commercial paper notes with maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. As of June 30, 2011, the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding commercial paper notes was 0.18%, and the weighted average remaining term of our commercial paper notes was 26 days.
Credit Agreement
As of June 30, 2011, no borrowings or letters of credit were outstanding under our $1.8 billion credit agreement. As described above, we have a $1.0 billion commercial paper program and maintain $1.0 billion of available borrowing capacity under our credit agreement in order to repay commercial paper borrowings in the event we are unable to repay those borrowings from other sources when they become due. As a result, at June 30, 2011, $0.8 billion of borrowing capacity was available for other purposes permitted by the credit agreement.  
As of June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all covenants related to our debt