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Financing
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
FINANCING
FINANCING
Bank Credit Arrangements
Bank credit arrangements provide liquidity support to the registrants' commercial paper borrowings and the traditional operating companies' variable rate pollution control revenue bonds. See Note 6 to the financial statements of each registrant (other than Mississippi Power) under "Bank Credit Arrangements" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K and Note 6 to the financial statements of Mississippi Power under "Bank Credit Arrangements" in Item 8 of the Form 10-K/A for additional information.

The following table outlines the committed credit arrangements by company as of March 31, 2013: 

 
 
Expires(a)
 
 
 
Executable Term
Loans
 
Due Within  One
Year
Company
 
2013
 
2014
 
2016
 
2018
 
Total
 
Unused
 
One
Year

 
Two
Years

 
Term
Out

 
No Term
Out

 
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
(in millions)
 
(in millions)
Southern Company
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Alabama Power
 
156

 
151

 

 
1,000

 
1,307

 
1,307

 
56

 

 
56

 
102

Georgia Power
 

 

 
150

 
1,600

 
1,750

 
1,740

 

 

 

 

Gulf Power
 
45

 
60

 
165

 

 
270

 
270

 
45

 

 
45

 
30

Mississippi Power
 
110

 
25

 
165

 

 
300

 
300

 
25

 
40

 
65

 
70

Southern Power
 

 

 

 
500

 
500

 
500

 

 

 

 

Other
 
50

 

 

 

 
50

 
50

 
25

 

 
25

 
25

Total
 
$
361

 
$
236

 
$
480

 
$
4,100

 
$
5,177

 
$
5,167

 
$
151

 
$
40

 
$
191

 
$
227

 
(a)
No credit arrangements expire in 2015 or 2017.
In February 2013, Southern Company, Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Southern Power each amended their multi-year credit arrangements, which extended the maturity dates from 2016 to 2018.
In March 2013, Alabama Power amended a $200 million credit arrangement, which extended the maturity date from 2014 to 2018. In March 2013, Gulf Power also amended a $35 million credit arrangement, which reduced the amount to $30 million and extended the maturity date from 2013 to 2014. In addition, in March 2013, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power each amended certain of their credit arrangements, which extended the maturity dates from 2014 to 2016 and, in the case of Mississippi Power, also revised the definition of debt to exclude securitized debt relating to the Kemper IGCC for purposes of calculating the debt covenant under these credit arrangements. See Note (B) under "Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle" herein for information regarding legislation related to the securitization of certain costs of the Kemper IGCC.
Subsequent to March 31, 2013, Gulf Power entered into a new credit arrangement for $5 million with a maturity date of 2014.
Also subsequent to March 31, 2013, SEGCO entered into two new $25 million credit arrangements with maturity dates of 2014.
Most of these arrangements contain covenants that limit debt levels and typically contain cross default provisions that are restricted only to the indebtedness of the individual company. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are currently in compliance with all such covenants.