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CONSOLIDATED DEBT (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
CONSOLIDATED DEBT
Consolidated debt is as follows (in millions):
 
Average
 Rate (1)
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
LONG-TERM DEBT:
 
 
 
 
 
Revolving credit facility
4.35%
 
$
323

 
$
212

Term loan, net
4.43%
 
389

 
394

Credit Facilities subtotal
 
 
712

 
606

Senior Notes, net of deferred financing costs
 
 
1,185

 
1,184

Tax-Exempt Bonds, net of deferred financing costs
 
 
489

 
488

Equipment financing arrangements
 
 
76

 
64

Total long-term debt
 
 
2,462

 
2,342

Less: Current portion
 
 
(16
)
 
(15
)
Noncurrent long-term debt
 
 
$
2,446

 
$
2,327

 
 
 
 
 
 
PROJECT DEBT:
 
 
 
 
 
Total project debt, net of deferred financing costs and unamortized debt premium
 
 
$
138

 
$
152

Less: Current portion
 
 
(10
)
 
(19
)
Noncurrent project debt
 
 
$
128

 
$
133

 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL CONSOLIDATED DEBT
 
 
$
2,600

 
$
2,494

Less: Current debt
 
 
(26
)

(34
)
TOTAL NONCURRENT CONSOLIDATED DEBT
 
 
$
2,574

 
$
2,460


(1) On March 31, 2019 we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to swap the LIBOR portion of our floating interest rate to a fixed rate of 2.132% for $100 million notional amount of our variable rate debt under the Credit Facilities. See Note 10. Derivative Instruments for further information.

Our subsidiary, Covanta Energy, has a senior secured credit facility consisting of a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a term loan (the “Term Loan”). The nature and terms of our Credit Facilities, Senior Notes, Tax-Exempt Bonds, project debt and other long-term debt are described in detail in Note 16. Consolidated Debt in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Revolving Credit Facility
As of June 30, 2019, we had unutilized capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility as follows (in millions):
 
Total Facility Commitment
 
Expiring
 
Direct Borrowings
 
Outstanding Letters of Credit
 
Unutilized Capacity
Revolving Credit Facility
$
900

 
2023
 
$
323

 
$
209

 
$
368


Credit Agreement Covenants
The loan documentation governing the Credit Facilities contains various affirmative and negative covenants, as well as financial maintenance covenants (financial ratios), that limit our ability to engage in certain types of transactions. We were in compliance with all of the affirmative and negative covenants under the Credit Facilities as of June 30, 2019.

Equipment Financing

During March 2019, we commenced operations at the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station, which is the second of a pair of marine transfer stations utilized under a 20-year waste transport and disposal agreement between Covanta and New York City's Department of Sanitation ("DSNY"). In accordance with the contract, we are responsible for purchasing and maintaining a sufficient number of transportation assets to allow the DSNY owned transfer stations to effectively handle the expected volumes of waste. As such, we entered into financing arrangements for the purchase of railcars and trailers (the "Equipment") to continue to meet
the requirements of the DSNY contract. We commenced investing in the Equipment during 2019 and borrowed $14 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019. Payments on these borrowings began in May 2019 and will continue monthly for a duration of 10 to 12 years with fixed interest rates ranging from 4.12% to 4.75%.