LONG-TERM DEBT (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

LONG-TERM DEBT

Senior Notes - In March 2021, we issued $1.0 billion of 0.85 percent senior notes due 2023, $700 million of 1.10 percent senior notes due 2024, and $800 million of floating-rate senior notes due 2023. The floating-rate senior notes bear interest at a rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 61 basis points per year, reset quarterly for the applicable interest period (0.73 percent at June 30, 2021). The net proceeds from the issuance were used for payment of gas purchases and related costs resulting from Winter Storm Uri and general corporate purposes.

In the event LIBOR is not available, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary, we or our designee may establish an alternative interest rate for our floating-rate senior notes due 2023 by replacing LIBOR with one or more secured financing-based rates or another alternate benchmark rate.

We may redeem the senior notes issued in March 2021 in whole or in part, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, on or after September 11, 2021. We do not have the right to redeem these senior notes prior to September 11, 2021.

In April 2020, we issued $300 million of 2.00 percent senior notes due 2030. The proceeds from the issuance were used to reduce the amount of outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

The indenture governing our Senior Notes includes an event of default upon the acceleration of other indebtedness of $100 million or more. Such events of default would entitle the trustee or the holders of 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Senior Notes to declare those Senior Notes immediately due and payable in full.

ONE Gas 2021 Term Loan Facility - On February 22, 2021, we entered into the ONE Gas 2021 Term Loan Facility as part of the financing of our natural gas purchases in order to provide sufficient liquidity to satisfy our obligations as a result of Winter Storm Uri. The net proceeds of the March 2021 debt issuance reduced the commitments under the ONE Gas 2021 Term Loan Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and as a result no commitments remained outstanding and the facility was terminated concurrently with the closing of the debt issuance.