Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Note 6: Long-Term Debt

Presented in the table below are issuances of long-term debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:



Company	Type	Rate	Maturity	Amount
American Water Capital Corp.	Senior Notes—fixed rate	3.45%-4.15%	2029-2049	$	1,100
Other American Water subsidiaries	Private activity bonds and government funded debt—fixed rate	0.00%-4.23%	2021-2048	91
Total issuances				$	1,191

Presented in the table below are retirements and redemptions of long-term debt through sinking fund provisions, optional redemptions or payment at maturity, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:



Company	Type	Rate	Maturity	Amount
American Water Capital Corp.	Senior Notes—fixed rate	7.21%	2019	$	25
American Water Capital Corp.	Private activity bonds and government funded debt—fixed rate	1.79%-2.90%	2021-2031	1
Other American Water subsidiaries	Private activity bonds and government funded debt—fixed rate	0.00%-6.20%	2019-2048	92
Other American Water subsidiaries	Mortgage bonds—fixed rate	5.48%-9.13%	2019-2021	28
Other American Water subsidiaries	Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	8.49%	2036	1
Other American Water subsidiaries	Term loan	5.76%-5.81%	2021	6
Total retirements and redemptions				$	153

On May 13, 2019, American Water Capital Corp. (“AWCC”) completed a $1.10 billion debt offering which included the sale of $550 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.45% Senior Notes due 2029 and $550 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.15% Senior Notes due 2049. At the closing of the offering, AWCC received, after deduction of underwriting discounts and before deduction of offering expenses, net proceeds of approximately $1.09 billion. AWCC used the net proceeds to: (i) lend funds to parent company and its regulated subsidiaries; (ii) repay $25 million principal amount of AWCC’s 7.21% Series I Senior Notes at maturity on May 19, 2019; (iii) repay $26 million aggregate principal amount of subsidiary debt at maturity during the second quarter of 2019; and (iv) repay AWCC’s commercial paper obligations, and for general corporate purposes.

On May 6, 2019, the Company terminated five forward starting swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $510 million, realizing a net loss of $30 million, to be amortized through interest, net over 10 and 30 year periods, in accordance with the terms of the new debt issued on May 13, 2019. No ineffectiveness was recognized on hedging instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

The Company has employed interest rate swaps to fix the interest cost on a portion of its variable-rate debt with an aggregate notional amount of $3 million. The Company has designated these instruments as economic hedges, accounted for at fair value, with gains or losses recognized in interest, net.

Presented in the table below are the gross fair values of the Company’s derivative liabilities, as well as the location of the liability balances on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Derivative Instrument

Derivative Designation

Balance Sheet Classification

September 30, 2019

December 31, 2018

Liability derivative:

Forward starting swaps

Cash flow hedge

Other current liabilities

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