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Note 8 - Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt:
The following table summarizes the carrying value of our outstanding debt:
 
Coupon
 
Carrying Value as of
Effective
 
Carrying Value as of
Effective
 
 Rate
 
March 31, 2012
 Interest Rate
 
December 31, 2011
 Interest Rate
 
(In millions, except percentages)
Long-Term Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior notes due 2013
0.875
%
 
$
400

0.946
%
 
$
400

0.946
%
Senior notes due 2015
1.625
%
 
598

1.703
%
 
598

1.703
%
Senior notes due 2020
3.250
%
 
497

3.319
%
 
497

3.319
%
Total senior notes
 
 
1,495

 
 
1,495

 
Note payable
 
 
14

 
 
15

 
Capital lease obligations
 
 
12

 
 
15

 
Total long-term debt
 
 
$
1,521

 
 
$
1,525

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper
 
 
$
550

 
 
$
550

 
Note payable
 
 
2

 
 
2

 
Capital lease obligations
 
 
12

 
 
13

 
Total short-term debt
 
 
564

 
 
565

 
Total Debt
 
 
$
2,085

 
 
$
2,090

 

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 months ended March 31, 2012 was approximately $8 million. At March 31, 2012, the estimated fair value of all these senior notes included in long-term debt was approximately $1.5 billion based on market prices on less active markets (Level 2).

The indenture pursuant to which the senior notes were issued includes customary covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur, assume or guarantee debt secured by liens on specified assets or enter into sale and lease-back transactions with respect to specified properties, and also includes customary events of default.
Notes Payable
Notes payable consists primarily of a note that bears interest at 6.3% per annum and has a maturity date of December 2015.
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 ranging from July 2012 to February 2016 and bear interest at rates ranging from 3% to 9% per annum. The present value of future minimum capital lease payments as of March 31, 2012 was as follows (in millions):
Gross capital lease obligations
$
25

Imputed interest
(1
)
Total present value of future minimum capital lease payments
$
24


Commercial Paper
We have a $2 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 March 31, 2012, $550 million aggregate principal amount of commercial paper notes were outstanding, with a weighted average interest rate of 0.16%, and a weighted average remaining term of 56 days.
Credit Agreement
As of March 31, 2012, no borrowings or letters of credit were outstanding under our $3 billion credit agreement. As described above, we have a $2 billion commercial paper program and maintain $2 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 March 31, 2012, $1 billion of borrowing capacity was available for other purposes permitted by the credit agreement.  
As of March 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants in our outstanding debt instruments.