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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Note 8 - Debt

The following table sets forth the debt balances and activity as of, and for the six months ended, June 30, 2020:
(in millions)December 31, 2019
Proceeds from Issuances and Borrowings (1)
Assumed Debt (2)
Note Redemptions (1)
Repayments (4)
Reclassifications (1)
Other (3)
June 30, 2020
Short-term debt$25  $18,782  $2,760  $(18,749) $(394) $1,395  $(1) $3,818  
Long-term debt10,958  26,594  29,037  —  (2,310) (1,395) (101) 62,783  
Total debt to third parties10,983  45,376  31,797  (18,749) (2,704) —  (102) 66,601  
Short-term debt to affiliates—  —  —  (2,000) —  3,231   1,235  
Long-term debt to affiliates13,986  (13) —  (6,041) —  (3,231)  4,706  
Total debt$24,969  $45,363  $31,797  $(26,790) $(2,704) $—  $(93) $72,542  
(1)Issuances and borrowings, note redemptions, and reclassifications are recorded net of related issuance costs, discounts and premiums. Includes the issuance of $38 million in vendor financing agreements as well as payments for requisite consents to DT and third-party note holders of $13 million and $95 million, respectively, made on April 1, 2020 in connection with closing of the Merger, which were recognized as a reduction to Long-term debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)In connection with the Merger, we assumed certain of Sprint’s indebtedness, as described below.
(3)Other includes the amortization of premiums, discounts, debt issuance costs and consent fees.
(4)In conjunction with the Merger, the total principal amount outstanding under Sprint’s accounts receivable facility of $2.3 billion was repaid on April 1, 2020, and the facility was terminated.

Issuances and Borrowings

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we issued the following Senior Secured Notes and entered into the following Secured loan facilities:
(in millions)Principal IssuancesDiscounts and Issuance CostsNet Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term DebtIssue Date
3.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
$3,000  $12  $2,988  April 9, 2020
3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
4,000  17  3,983  April 9, 2020
3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
7,000  78  6,922  April 9, 2020
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2040
2,000  47  1,953  April 9, 2020
4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2050
3,000  24  2,976  April 9, 2020
1.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
1,000   995  June 24, 2020
2.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
1,250   1,242  June 24, 2020
2.550% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
1,750  12  1,738  June 24, 2020
Total of Senior Secured Notes issued$23,000  $203  $22,797  
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021
$19,000  $257  $18,743  April 1, 2020
Secured term loan facility due 2027
4,000  107  3,893  April 1, 2020
Total of Secured loan facilities issued$23,000  $364  $22,636  
Total Issuances and Borrowings$46,000  $567  $45,433  

Commitment Letter

In connection with the entry into the Business Combination Agreement, T-Mobile USA entered into the Commitment Letter, with certain financial institutions named therein that committed to provide up to $27.0 billion in secured debt financing through May 1, 2020, including a $4.0 billion secured revolving credit facility, a $4.0 billion secured term loan facility, and a $19.0 billion secured bridge loan facility. The funding of the debt facilities provided for in the Commitment Letter was subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein, including consummation of the Merger.

On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, T-Mobile USA and certain of its affiliates, as guarantors, entered into a Bridge Loan Credit Agreement with certain financial institutions named therein, providing for a $19.0 billion
secured bridge loan facility (“New Secured Bridge Loan Facility”). The New Secured Bridge Loan Facility bears interest at a rate equal to a per annum rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% and matures on March 31, 2021.

On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, T-Mobile USA and certain of its affiliates, as guarantors, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) with certain financial institutions named therein, providing for a $4.0 billion secured term loan facility (“New Secured Term Loan Facility”) and a $4.0 billion revolving credit facility (“New Revolving Credit Facility”). The New Secured Term Loan Facility bears interest at a rate equal to a per annum rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 3.00% and matures on April 1, 2027. The New Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a rate equal to a per annum rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% with the margin subject to a reduction to 1.00% if T-Mobile’s Total First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the New Credit Agreement) is less than or equal to 0.75 to 1.00. The commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility mature on April 1, 2025. The New Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including a financial maintenance covenant of 3.3x with respect to T-Mobile’s Total First Lien Net Leverage Ratio commencing with the period ending September 30, 2020 and excess cash flow prepayment requirements commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, we drew down on our $19.0 billion New Secured Bridge Loan Facility and our $4.0 billion New Secured Term Loan Facility. We used the net proceeds of $22.6 billion from the draw down of the secured facilities to repay our $4.0 billion Incremental Term Loan Facility with DT and to repurchase from DT $4.0 billion of indebtedness to affiliates, consisting of $2.0 billion of 5.300% Senior Notes due 2021 and $2.0 billion of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2024, as well as to redeem certain debt of Sprint and Sprint’s subsidiaries, including the secured term loans due 2024 with a total principal amount outstanding of $5.9 billion, accounts receivable facility with a total amount outstanding of $2.3 billion, and Sprint’s 7.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2028 with a total principal amount outstanding of $1.0 billion, and for post-closing general corporate purposes of the combined company.

In connection with the financing provided for in the Commitment Letter, we incurred certain fees payable to the financial institutions, including certain financing fees on the secured term loan commitment and fees for structuring, funding, and providing the commitments. On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, we paid $355 million in Commitment Letter fees to certain financial institutions.

Senior Secured Notes

On April 9, 2020, T-Mobile USA and certain of its affiliates, as guarantors, issued an aggregate of $19.0 billion in Senior Secured Notes bearing interest rates ranging from 3.500% to 4.500% and maturing in 2025 through 2050, and used the net proceeds of $18.8 billion together with cash on hand to repay all of the outstanding amounts under, and terminate, our $19.0 billion New Secured Bridge Loan Facility, as described above.

On June 24, 2020, T-Mobile USA and certain of its affiliates, as guarantors, issued an aggregate of $4.0 billion in Senior Secured Notes bearing interest rates ranging from 1.500% to 2.550% and maturing in 2026 through 2031. The Senior Secured Notes were issued for refinancing callable Senior Notes and, subsequent to the issuance, we delivered and expect to deliver the notices of redemption on certain Senior Notes as set forth below under “Senior Secured Notes – Redemptions and Repayments” and “Senior Notes to Affiliates.”
Debt Assumed

In connection with the Merger, we assumed the following indebtedness of Sprint:
(in millions)Fair value as of April 1, 2020Principal Outstanding as of June 30, 2020Carrying Value as of June 30, 2020
7.250% Senior Notes due 2021
$2,324  $2,250  $2,312  
7.875% Senior Notes due 2023
4,682  4,250  4,653  
7.125% Senior Notes due 2024
2,746  2,500  2,733  
7.625% Senior Notes due 2025
1,677  1,500  1,669  
7.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,701  1,500  1,694  
3.360% Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021 (1)
1,310  1,094  1,092  
4.738% Senior Secured Series 2018-1 A-1 Notes due 2025 (1)
2,153  2,100  2,150  
5.152% Senior Secured Series 2018-1 A-2 Notes due 2028 (1)
1,960  1,838  1,957  
7.000% Senior Notes due 2020
1,510  1,500  1,503  
11.500% Senior Notes due 2021
1,105  1,000  1,090  
6.000% Senior Notes due 2022
2,372  2,280  2,363  
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028
2,834  2,475  2,826  
8.750% Senior Notes due 2032
2,649  2,000  2,640  
Accounts receivable facility2,310  —  —  
Other debt464  362  353  
Total Debt Assumed$31,797  $26,649  $29,035  
(1)In connection with the closing of the Merger, we assumed Sprint’s spectrum-backed notes which are collateralized by the acquired directly held and third-party leased Spectrum licenses. See “Spectrum Financing” section below for further information.
Redemptions and Repayments

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we repaid the following loan facilities and redeemed the following Senior Notes to affiliates:
(in millions)Principal Amount
Write-off of Premiums and Issuance Costs (1)
Other (2)
Redemption or Repayment DateRedemption Price
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021
$19,000  $251  $(47) April 9, 2020100 %
Total of Secured loan facility with Third Parties redeemed$19,000  $251  $(47) 
5.300% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2021 (3)
$2,000  $—  $—  April 1, 2020100 %
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024 (3)
1,350(26) —  April 1, 2020100 %
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024 (3)
650(15) —  April 1, 2020100 %
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 20222,000—  —  April 1, 2020100 %
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 20242,000—  —  April 1, 2020100 %
Total of Senior Notes and Incremental term loan facilities to affiliates redeemed$8,000  $(41) $—  
Total Redemptions$27,000  $210  $(47) 
Accounts receivable facility$2,310  $—  $—  April 1, 2020100 %
3.360% Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021
219  —  —  June 1, 2020N/A
Other debt175  —  —  VariousN//A
Total Repayments$2,704  $—  $—  

(1)Write-off of premiums and issuance costs are included in Other expense, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Write-off of issuance costs are included in Loss on redemption of debt within Net cash provided by operating activities in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
(2)Primarily represents a reimbursement of a portion of the commitment letter fees that were paid to financial institutions when we drew down on the Secured Bridge Loan Facility on April 1, 2020 and is included in Other expense, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
(3)Pursuant to the Financing Matters Agreement, the Senior Notes were effectively redeemed through a repurchase and were cancelled and retired in full on April 1, 2020.

On April 9, 2020, we repaid all of the outstanding amounts under, and terminated, our $19.0 billion New Secured Bridge Loan Facility. Additionally, in connection with the repayment of our New Secured Bridge Loan Facility, we received a reimbursement of $71 million, which represents a portion of the Commitment Letter fees that were paid to certain financial institutions when we drew down on the New Secured Bridge Loan Facility on April 1, 2020. The reimbursement is presented in Other expense, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Prior to June 30, 2020, we delivered a notice of redemption on $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of our 6.500% Senior Notes due 2024. The notes were redeemed on July 4, 2020 at a redemption price equal to 102.170% of the principal amount of the notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon), payable on July 6, 2020. The redemption premium was approximately $22 million and the write-off of issuance costs and consent fees was approximately $12 million. The outstanding principal amount was reclassified from Long-term debt to Short-term debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020. We also delivered a notice of redemption on $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2021, as further described below under “Senior Notes to Affiliates.”

In August 2020, we expect to deliver a notice of redemption on $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of our 6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 and expect to redeem the Senior Notes on September 1, 2020.

Financing Matters Agreement

Pursuant to the Financing Matters Agreement, DT agreed, among other things, to consent to the incurrence by T-Mobile USA of secured debt in connection with and after the consummation of the Merger, and to provide a lock up on sales thereby as to certain Senior Notes of T-Mobile USA held thereby. In connection with receiving the requisite consents, we made upfront payments to DT of $7 million during the second quarter of 2018. These payments were recognized as a reduction to Long-term debt to affiliates in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, we:
Repaid our $4.0 billion Incremental Term Loan Facility with DT, consisting of a $2.0 billion Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2022 and a $2.0 billion Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2024;
Terminated our revolving credit facility;
Repurchased from DT $4.0 billion of indebtedness to affiliates, consisting of $2.0 billion of 5.300% Senior Notes due 2021 and $2.0 billion of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2024;
Amended the $1.25 billion of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2025 and $1.25 billion of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2027, which represent indebtedness to affiliates, to change the maturity dates thereof to April 15, 2021 and April 15, 2022, respectively (the “2025 and 2027 Amendments”); and
Made an additional payment for requisite consents to DT of $13 million. These payments were recognized as a reduction to Long-term debt to affiliates in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In accordance with the consents received from DT, on December 20, 2018, T-Mobile USA, the guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, executed and delivered the 38th supplemental indenture to the Indenture, pursuant to which, with respect to certain T-Mobile USA Senior Notes held by DT, the Debt Amendments (as defined below under “Consents on Debt to Third Parties”) and the 2025 and 2027 Amendments became effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.

Senior Notes to Affiliates

Prior to June 30, 2020, we delivered a notice of redemption on $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2021. The notes were redeemed on July 4, 2020 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon), payable on July 6, 2020. The write-off of discounts were approximately $15 million. The outstanding principal amount was reclassified from Long-term debt to Short-term debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020.

Consents on Debt to Third Parties

On May 18, 2018, under the terms and conditions described in the Consent Solicitation Statement, we obtained consents necessary to effect certain amendments to our Senior Notes to third parties in connection with the Business Combination Agreement. Pursuant to the Consent Solicitation Statement, third-party note holders agreed, among other things, to consent to increasing the amount of Secured Indebtedness under Credit Facilities that can be incurred from the greater of $9.0 billion and 150% of Consolidated Cash Flow to the greater of $9.0 billion and an amount that would not cause the Secured Debt to Cash Flow Ratio (calculated net of cash and cash equivalents) to exceed 2.00x (the “Ratio Secured Debt Amendments”) and in each case as such capitalized term is defined in the Indenture. In connection with receiving the requisite consents for the Ratio Secured Debt Amendments, we made upfront payments to third-party note holders of $17 million during the second quarter of 2018. These payments were recognized as a reduction to Long-term debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These upfront payments increased the effective interest rate of the related debt.

In addition, note holders agreed, among other things, to allow certain entities related to Sprint’s existing spectrum securitization notes program (“Existing Sprint Spectrum Program”) to be non-guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that the principal amount of the spectrum notes issued and outstanding under the Existing Sprint Spectrum Program does not exceed $7.0 billion and that the principal amount of such spectrum notes reduces the amount available under the Credit Facilities ratio basket, and to revise the definition of GAAP to mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time, unless the Company elects to “freeze” GAAP as of any date, and to exclude the effect of the changes in the accounting treatment of lease obligations (the “Existing Sprint Spectrum and GAAP Amendments,” and together with the Ratio Secured Debt Amendments, the “Debt Amendments”). In connection with receiving the requisite consents for the Existing Sprint Spectrum and GAAP Amendments, we made upfront payments to third-party note holders of $14 million during the second quarter of 2018. These payments were recognized as a reduction to Long-term debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These upfront payments increased the effective interest rate of the related debt.

In connection with obtaining the requisite consents, on May 20, 2018, T-Mobile USA, the guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, executed and delivered the 37th supplemental indenture to the Indenture, pursuant to which, with respect to each of the Notes, the Debt Amendments would become effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.

We paid third-party bank fees associated with obtaining the requisite consents related to the Debt Amendments of $6 million during the second quarter of 2018, which we recognized as Selling, general and administrative expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, we made additional payments to third-party note holders for requisite consents related to the Ratio Secured Debt Amendments of $54
million and related to the Existing Sprint Spectrum and GAAP Amendments of $41 million. These payments were recognized as a reduction to Long-term debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These payments increased the effective interest rate of the related debt.

Spectrum Financing

On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, we assumed Sprint’s spectrum-backed notes which are collateralized by the acquired directly held and third-party leased Spectrum licenses (collectively, “Spectrum Portfolio“) transferred to wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities (collectively, “Spectrum Financing SPEs”). As of June 30, 2020, the total outstanding obligations under these Notes was $5.0 billion.

In October 2016, certain subsidiaries of Sprint Communications, Inc. transferred the Spectrum Portfolio to the Spectrum Financing SPEs, which was used as collateral to raise an initial $3.5 billion in senior secured notes (the “2016 Spectrum-Backed Notes”) bearing interest at 3.360% per annum under a $7.0 billion securitization program. The 2016 Spectrum-Backed Notes are repayable over a five-year term, with interest-only payments over the first four quarters and amortizing quarterly principal payments thereafter commencing December 2017 through September 2021. During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we made scheduled principal repayments of $219 million, resulting in a total principal amount outstanding related to the 2016 Spectrum-Backed Notes of $1.1 billion as of June 30, 2020, of which $875 million was classified as Short-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In March 2018, Sprint issued approximately $3.9 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes (the “2018 Spectrum-Backed Notes”, and together with the 2016 Spectrum-Backed Notes, the “Spectrum-Backed Notes”) under the existing $7.0 billion securitization program, consisting of two series of senior secured notes. The first series of notes totaled $2.1 billion in aggregate principal amount, bears interest at 4.738% per annum, and has quarterly interest-only payments until June 2021, and amortizing quarterly principal amounts thereafter commencing in June 2021 through March 2025. As of June 30, 2020, $131 million of the aggregate principal amount was classified as Short-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The second series of notes totaled approximately $1.8 billion in aggregate principal amount, bears interest at 5.152% per annum, and has quarterly interest-only payments until June 2023, and amortizing quarterly principal amounts thereafter commencing in June 2023 through March 2028. The Spectrum Portfolio, which also serves as collateral for the Spectrum-Backed Notes, remains substantially identical to the original portfolio from October 2016.

Simultaneously with the October 2016 offering, Sprint Communications, Inc. entered a long-term lease with the Spectrum Financing SPEs for the ongoing use of the Spectrum Portfolio. Sprint Communications, Inc. is required to make monthly lease payments to the Spectrum Financing SPEs in an aggregate amount that is market-based relative to the spectrum usage rights as of the closing date and equal to $165 million per month. The lease payments, which are guaranteed by T-Mobile subsidiaries, are sufficient to service all outstanding series of the 2016 Spectrum Backed Notes and the lease also constitutes collateral for the senior secured notes. Because the Spectrum Financing SPEs are wholly owned T-Mobile US subsidiaries, these entities are consolidated and all intercompany activity has been eliminated.

Each Spectrum Financing SPE is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon the liquidation of the respective Spectrum Financing SPE, to be satisfied out of the Spectrum Financing SPE’s assets prior to any assets of such Spectrum Financing SPE becoming available to T-Mobile. Accordingly, the assets of each Spectrum Financing SPE are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations owed to other creditors of T-Mobile until the obligations of such Spectrum Financing SPE under the spectrum-backed senior secured notes are paid in full. Certain provisions of the Spectrum Financing facility require us to maintain specified cash collateral balances. Amounts associated with these balances are considered to be restricted cash.

Restricted Cash

Certain provisions of our debt agreements require us to maintain specified cash collateral balances. Amounts associated with these balances are considered to be restricted cash.

Standby Letters of Credit

For the purposes of securing our obligations to provide handset insurance services and for purposes of securing our general purpose obligations, we maintain standby letters of credit with certain financial institutions. We assumed certain of Sprint’s standby letters of credit in the Merger. Our outstanding standby letters of credit were $631 million and $113 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.