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Borrowings
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
9. Borrowings

Borrowings consist of the following:
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Short-term
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
3,235

 
$
3,266

Commercial paper
668,900

 
607,500

 
$
672,135

 
$
610,766



 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Long-term
 
 
 
4.875% 10-year notes due October 15, 2015
$
299,589

 
$
299,441

5.45% 10-year notes due March 15, 2018
348,515

 
348,268

4.30% 10-year notes due March 1, 2021
449,806

 
449,787

6.60% 30-year notes due March 15, 2038
247,837

 
247,771

5.375% 30-year notes due March 1, 2041
345,631

 
345,511

6.65% 30-year debentures due June 1, 2028
199,474

 
199,448

5.375% 30-year debentures due October 15, 2035
296,486

 
296,367

Other
6,053

 
6,023

Total long-term debt
2,193,391

 
2,192,616

Less current installments
(3,235
)
 
(3,266
)
 
$
2,190,156

 
$
2,189,350



The Company maintains a $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility which expires on November 10, 2016.  The Company primarily uses this facility as liquidity back-up for its commercial paper program and has not drawn down any loans under the $1 billion facility and does not anticipate doing so. The Company generally uses commercial paper borrowings for general corporate purposes, funding of acquisitions and the repurchases of its common stock. Under the credit facility, the Company is required to maintain an interest coverage ratio of EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense of not less than 3.0 to 1.  The Company was in compliance with this covenant and its other long-term debt covenants at September 30, 2013, and it expects to remain in compliance with all of its debt covenants.

Interest expense and interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Interest expense
$
31,004

 
$
31,099

 
$
92,917

 
$
94,210

Interest income
(767
)
 
(700
)
 
(2,156
)
 
(4,065
)
Interest expense, net
$
30,237

 
$
30,399

 
$
90,761

 
$
90,145


 
Letters of Credit

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $121,102 outstanding in letters of credit and guarantees with financial institutions, which expire at various dates in the last quarter of 2013 through 2018. These letters of credit are primarily maintained as security for insurance, warranty, and other performance obligations.