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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Note H. Debt
Debt is composed of the following obligations.
December 31
 
 
 
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
Short term debt:
 
 
 
Senior notes of CNAF, 6.500%, face amount of $350, due August 15, 2016
$
350

 
$

 
 
 
 
Long term debt:
 
 
 
Senior notes of CNAF:
 
 
 
6.500%, face amount of $350, due August 15, 2016

 
349

6.950%, face amount of $150, due January 15, 2018
150

 
150

7.350%, face amount of $350, due November 15, 2019
349

 
348

5.875%, face amount of $500, due August 15, 2020
497

 
497

5.750%, face amount of $400, due August 15, 2021
397

 
397

3.950%, face amount of $550, due May 15, 2024
547

 
547

Debenture of CNAF, 7.250%, face amount of $243, due November 15, 2023
242

 
241

Subordinated variable rate debt of Hardy, face amount of $30, due September 15, 2036
30

 
30

Total long term debt
2,212

 
2,559

Total debt
$
2,562

 
$
2,559


CCC is a member of the FHLBC. FHLBC membership provides participants with access to additional sources of liquidity through various programs and services. As a requirement of membership in the FHLBC, CCC held $17 million of FHLBC stock as of December 31, 2015 giving it access to approximately $349 million of additional liquidity. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, CCC had no outstanding borrowings from the FHLBC.
During 2015, the Company entered into a new credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and simultaneously terminated the previous credit agreement. The new credit agreement established a five-year $250 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility which may be used for general corporate purposes. At the Company's election, the commitments under the new credit agreement may be increased from time to time up to an additional aggregate amount of $100 million and the new credit agreement includes two optional one-year extensions prior to the first and second anniversary of the closing date, subject to applicable consents. Under the new credit agreement, the Company is required to pay a facility fee which would adjust automatically in the event of a change in the Company's financial ratings. The new credit agreement includes several covenants, including maintenance of a minimum consolidated net worth and a defined ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization. The minimum consolidated net worth, as defined as of December 31, 2015, was $8.7 billion. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the credit agreements.
The Company's debt obligations contain customary covenants for investment grade issuers. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
The combined aggregate maturities for debt as of December 31, 2015 are presented in the following table.
(In millions)
 
2016
$
350

2017

2018
150

2019
350

2020
500

Thereafter
1,223

Less discount
(11
)
Total
$
2,562