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Long-term debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term debt
Long-term debt

 
 
 
December 31,
 
(Millions of dollars)
Effective Yield to Maturity 1
 
2017
 
2016
 
Machinery, Energy & Transportation:
 
 
 

 
 

 
Notes—$1,250 million of 3.900% due 2021 2
4.01%
 
$
1,246

 
$
1,245

 
Notes—$759 million of 5.200% due 2041 2
5.27%
 
752

 
752

 
Debentures—$900 million of 7.900% due 2018 2, 4
7.98%
 

 
899

 
Debentures—$120 million of 9.375% due 2021
9.41%
 
120

 
120

 
Debentures—$500 million of 2.600% due 2022 2
2.70%
 
498

 
498

 
Debentures—$82 million of 8.000% due 2023
8.06%
 
82

 
82

 
Debentures—$1,000 million of 3.400% due 2024
3.46%
 
997

 
996

 
Debentures—$193 million of 6.625% due 2028 2
6.68%
 
192

 
192

 
Debentures—$242 million of 7.300% due 2031 2
7.38%
 
241

 
241

 
Debentures—$307 million of 5.300% due 2035 2
8.64%
 
216

 
214

 
Debentures—$460 million of 6.050% due 2036 2
6.12%
 
456

 
456

 
Debentures—$65 million of 8.250% due 2038 2
8.38%
 
64

 
64

 
Debentures—$160 million of 6.950% due 2042 2
7.02%
 
159

 
159

 
Debentures—$1,722 million of 3.803% due 2042 2
6.39%
 
1,236

 
1,218

 
Debentures—$500 million of 4.300% due 2044
4.39%
 
493

 
493

 
Debentures—$500 million of 4.750% due 2064
4.81%
 
494

 
494

 
Debentures—$246 million of 7.375% due 2097 2
7.51%
 
242

 
242

 
Capital lease obligations3
 
 
437

 
68

 
Other
 
 
4

 
3

 
Total Machinery, Energy & Transportation
 
 
7,929

 
8,436

 
Financial Products:
 
 
 

 
 

 
Medium-term notes
 
 
15,415

 
13,869

 
Other
 
 
503

 
513

 
Total Financial Products
 
 
15,918

 
14,382

 
Total long-term debt due after one year
 
 
$
23,847

 
$
22,818

 

1 
Effective yield to maturity includes the impact of discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs.
2 
Redeemable at our option in whole or in part at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) the discounted present value of the notes or debentures, calculated in accordance with the terms of such notes or debentures.
3 
Includes $360 million related to a financing transaction in Japan entered into in 2017.
4 
On October 10, 2017, we called for redemption of all $900 million in aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 7.90% senior notes due in December 2018, payable in cash. The redemption date occurred on November 10, 2017 and included a prepayment fee of $58 million.
 
 
 
 
 


All outstanding notes and debentures are unsecured and rank equally with one another.

Cat Financial's medium-term notes are offered by prospectus and are issued through agents at fixed and floating rates. Medium-term notes due after one year have a weighted average interest rate of 1.8% with remaining maturities up to 9 years at December 31, 2017. During September 2016, $381 million of medium-term notes with varying interest rates and maturity dates were exchanged for $366 million of 1.93% medium-term notes due in 2021 and $15 million in cash. In addition, a debt exchange premium of $33 million was paid.
 
The above table includes $148 million of medium-term notes that can be called at par.

The aggregate amounts of maturities of long-term debt during each of the years 2018 through 2022, including amounts due within one year and classified as current, are:

 
 
December 31,
(Millions of dollars)
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
 
$
6

 
$
40

 
$
6

 
$
1,388

 
$
504

Financial Products
 
6,188

 
5,681

 
4,290

 
1,740

 
2,048

 
 
$
6,194

 
$
5,721

 
$
4,296

 
$
3,128

 
$
2,552

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Interest paid on short-term and long-term borrowings for 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $1,131 million, $1,075 million and $1,047 million, respectively. Interest paid in 2017 includes a prepayment fee of $58 million related to the early retirement of our 7.90% senior notes due December 2018.
 
Please refer to Note 18 and Table III for fair value information on long-term debt.