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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Debt [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt
The Company’s outstanding debt is as follows:
December 31,
 
 
 
(In millions of dollars)
2011

 
2010

Short-term:
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
260

 
$
8

Long-term:
 
 
 
Senior notes – 6.25% due 2012 (5.1% effective interest rate)
$
250

 
$
253

Senior notes – 4.850% due 2013
251

 
250

Senior notes – 5.875% due 2033
296

 
296

Senior notes – 5.375% due 2014
326

 
648

Senior notes – 5.75% due 2015
479

 
747

Senior notes – 9.25% due 2019
398

 
398

Senior notes – 4.80% due 2021
496

 

Mortgage – 5.70% due 2035
431

 
439

Other
1

 
3

 
2,928

 
3,034

Less current portion
260

 
8

 
$
2,668

 
$
3,026


The senior notes in the table above are publically registered by the Company with no guarantees attached.
On July 15, 2011, the Company purchased a total of $600 million of outstanding notes comprised of $330 million of its 5.375% notes due in 2014 and $270 million of its 5.750% notes due in 2015. The Company acquired the notes at market value plus a tender premium, which exceeded the notes' carrying value.
The Company used proceeds from the issuance of 4.80% ten-year $500 million senior notes in the third quarter of 2011 and cash on hand to fund the amounts associated with the tendered bonds.
During the third quarter of 2010, the Company repaid its 5.15% fixed rate $550 million senior notes that matured.
On October 13, 2011, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a new $1.0 billion multi-currency five-year unsecured revolving credit facility, which replaced the $1.0 billion facility discussed below. The interest rate on this facility is based on LIBOR plus a fixed margin which varies with the Company's credit ratings. This facility requires the Company to maintain certain coverage and leverage ratios which are tested quarterly. There were no borrowings outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2011.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries previously maintained a $1.0 billion multi-currency three-year unsecured revolving credit facility. This facility was due to expire in October 2012.
Derivative Financial Instruments
In February 2011, the Company entered into two $125 million 3.5-year interest rate swaps to hedge changes in the fair value of the first $250 million of the outstanding 5.375% senior notes due in 2014.
Under the terms of the swaps, the counter-parties will pay the Company a fixed rate of 5.375% and the Company will pay interest at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus a fixed spread of 3.726%. The maturity date of the senior notes and the swaps match exactly. The floating rate resets quarterly, with every second reset occurring on the interest payment date of the senior notes. The swaps net settle every six months on the senior note coupon payment dates. The swaps are designated as fair value hedging instruments and are deemed to be perfectly effective in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The fair value of the swaps at inception was zero and subsequent changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are reflected in the carrying value of the interest rate swaps and in the consolidated balance sheet. The carrying value of the debt on the balance sheet was adjusted by an equal amount. The gain or loss on the hedged item (fixed rate debt) and the offsetting gain or loss on the interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2011 are as follows: 
Income statement classification
(In millions of dollars)
Gain on
Swaps
 
Loss on
Notes
 
Net
Income
Effect
Other Operating Expenses
$
7

 
$
(7
)
 
$



The amounts earned and owed under the swap agreements are accrued each period and are reported in interest expense. There was no ineffectiveness recognized in the periods presented. The portion of the debt acquired under the tender offer discussed above was not part of the first $250 million outstanding and therefore, did not impact the hedged portion of this debt.
Additional credit facilities, guarantees and letters of credit are maintained with various banks, primarily related to operations located outside the United States, aggregating $248 million at December 31, 2011 and $272 million at December 31, 2010. There were no outstanding borrowings under these facilities at December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.
Scheduled repayments of long-term debt in 2012 and in the four succeeding years are $259 million, $260 million, $330 million, $490 million and $11 million, respectively.