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NOTES PAYABLE AND LEASE OBLIGATIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE AND LEASE OBLIGATIONS NOTES PAYABLE AND LEASE OBLIGATIONS

A summary of notes payable and lease obligations follows:
(In millions)
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
4.00% senior notes due February 2022
 
$
348

 
 
 
$
348

 
3.625% senior notes due June 2023
 
698

 
 
 
698

 
3.625% senior notes due November 2024
 
746

 
 
 
746

 
3.25% senior notes due March 2025
 
448

 
 
 
447

 
2.875% senior notes due October 2026
 
297

 
 
 
297

 
6.90% senior notes due December 2039
 
220

 
 
 
220

 
6.45% senior notes due August 2040
 
254

 
 
 
254

 
4.00% senior notes due October 2046
 
394

 
 
 
394

 
4.750% senior notes due January 2049
 
540

 
 
 
540

 
Yen-denominated senior notes and subordinated debentures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.932% senior notes due January 2027 (principal amount 60.0 billion yen)
 
538

 
 
 
538

 
1.159% senior notes due October 2030 (principal amount 29.3 billion yen)
 
262

 
 
 
262

 
1.488% senior notes due October 2033 (principal amount 15.2 billion yen)
 
136

 
 
 
136

 
1.750% senior notes due October 2038 (principal amount 8.9 billion yen)
 
79

 
 
 
79

 
2.108% subordinated debentures due October 2047 (principal amount 60.0 billion yen)
 
536

 
 
 
536

 
Yen-denominated loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variable interest rate loan due September 2021 (.32% in 2019 and 2018, principal amount 5.0 billion yen)
 
45

 
 
 
45

 
Variable interest rate loan due September 2023 (.47% in 2019 and 2018, principal amount 25.0 billion yen)
 
225

 
 
 
225

 
Finance lease obligations payable through 2025
 
12

 
 
 
13

 
Operating lease obligations payable through 2028 (1)
 
122

 
 
 
0

 
Total notes payable and lease obligations
 
$
5,900

 
 
 
$
5,778

 

(1) See Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2019 related to leases.
Amounts in the table above are reported net of debt issuance costs and issuance premiums or discounts, if applicable, that are being amortized over the life of the notes.

The following table presents the contractual maturities and present value of lease liabilities.
 
March 31, 2019
(In millions)
Operating Leases
 
Finance Leases
 
Total
2019
$
33

 
$
3

 
$
36

2020
30

 
3

 
33

2021
20

 
2

 
22

2022
17

 
2

 
19

2023
9

 
1

 
10

After 2023
24

 
1

 
25

Total lease payments
$
133

 
$
12

 
$
145

Less: Interest
$
11

 
$
0

 
$
11

Present value of lease liabilities
$
122

 
$
12

 
$
134





The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for lease liabilities.
 
March 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (years):
 
Operating leases
4.4

Finance leases
3.8

 
 
Weighted average discount rate:
 
Operating leases
2.55
%
Finance leases
1.56
%


Operating lease cost for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 was $14 million. Operating cash outflow for operating leases for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 was $14 million.A summary of the Company's lines of credit as of March 31, 2019 follows:
Borrower
Type
Term
Expiration Date
Capacity
Amount Outstanding
Interest Rate on Borrowed Amount
Maturity Period
Commitment Fee
Business Purpose
Aflac Incorporated
and Aflac
uncommitted bilateral
364 days
December 27, 2019
$100 million
$0 million
The rate quoted by the bank and agreed upon at the time of borrowing
Up to 3 months
None
General corporate purposes
Aflac Incorporated
unsecured revolving
5 years
March 29,
2024, or the date commitments are terminated pursuant to an event of default
100.0 billion yen
0.0 billion yen
A rate per annum equal to (a) Tokyo interbank market rate (TIBOR) plus, the alternative applicable TIBOR margin during the availability period from the closing date to the commitment termination date or (b) the TIBOR rate offered by the agent to major banks in yen for the applicable period plus, the applicable alternative TIBOR margin during the term out period
No later than
March 29, 2024
.30% to .50%, depending on the Parent Company's debt ratings as of the date of determination
General corporate purposes, including a capital contingency plan for the operations of the Parent Company
Aflac Incorporated
and Aflac
unsecured revolving
5 years
April 4, 2023, or the date commitments are terminated pursuant to an event of default
55.0 billion yen, or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars
0.0 billion yen
A rate per annum equal to, at the Company's option, either, (a) London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) adjusted for certain costs or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the federal funds rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (2) the rate of interest for such day announced by Mizuho Bank, Ltd. as its prime rate, or (3) the eurocurrency rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, in each case plus an applicable margin
No later than April 4, 2023
.085% to
.225%, depending on the Parent Company's debt ratings as of the date of determination
General corporate purposes, including a capital contingency plan for the operations of the Parent Company
Aflac Incorporated
and Aflac
uncommitted bilateral
None specified
None specified
$50 million
$0 million
A rate per annum equal to, at the Parent Company's option, either (a) a eurocurrency rate determined by reference to the agent's LIBOR for the interest period relevant to such borrowing or (b) the base rate determined by reference to the greater of (i) the prime rate as determined by the agent, and (ii) the sum of 0.50% and the federal funds rate for such day
Up to 3 months
None
General corporate purposes
Aflac(1)
uncommitted revolving
364 days
November 29, 2019
$250 million
$0 million
USD three-month LIBOR plus 75 basis points per annum
3 months
None
General corporate purposes
Aflac Incorporated(1)
uncommitted revolving
364 days
April 2, 2019 (2)
50.0 billion yen
0.0 billion yen
Three-month TIBOR plus 80 basis points per annum
3 months
None
General corporate purposes
(1) Intercompany credit agreement
(2) Renewed in April 2019 with an expiration date of April 2, 2020

The Company was in compliance with all of the covenants of its notes payable and lines of credit at March 31, 2019. No events of default or defaults occurred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2019.

For additional information, see Notes 4 and 9 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2018 Annual Report.