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Long-Term Debt and Revolving Promissory Note
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt and Revolving Promissory Note
Long-Term Debt and Revolving Promissory Note

The following chart reflects (i) the consolidated long-term debt of Qwest Corporation and its subsidiaries, including unamortized discounts and premiums, unamortized debt issuance costs and (ii) note payable - affiliate:
 
Interest Rates
 
Maturities
 
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Senior notes
6.125% - 7.750%
 
2021 - 2057
 
$
5,955

 
7,294

Term loan
4.250%
 
2025
 
100

 
100

Capital lease and other obligations
Various
 
Various
 
25

 
36

Unamortized (discounts) premiums, net
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
1

Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
(116
)
 
(150
)
Total long-term debt
 
 
 
 
5,963

 
7,281

Less current maturities
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
(17
)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
 
 
 
 
$
5,950

 
7,264

Note payable - affiliate
5.860%
 
2022
 
$
1,008

 
965


Note Payable - Affiliate

On September 30, 2017, Qwest Corporation entered into an amended and restated revolving promissory note in the amount of $965 million with an affiliate of our ultimate parent company, CenturyLink, Inc. This note replaced and amended the original $1.0 billion revolving promissory note Qwest Corporation entered into on April 18, 2012 with the same affiliate. The outstanding principal balance owed by Qwest Corporation under this revolving promissory note and the accrued interest thereon is due and payable on demand, but if no demand is made, then on June 30, 2022. Interest is accrued on the outstanding balance during an interest period using a weighted average per annum interest rate on the consolidated outstanding debt of CenturyLink and its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2018, the amended and restated revolving promissory note had an outstanding balance of $1.008 billion and bore interest at a weighted-average interest rate of 5.860%. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the amended and restated revolving promissory note is reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as a current liability under "Note payable - affiliate". In accordance with the terms of the amended and restated revolving promissory note, interest shall be assessed on June 30th and December 31st (an "Interest Period"). Any assessed interest for an Interest Period that remains unpaid on the last day of the subsequent Interest Period is to be capitalized on such date and is to begin accruing interest. As of September 30, 2018, $15 million of accrued interest is reflected in other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.

Repayments

During the three months ended September 2018, we retired approximately $1.3 billion in debt securities including approximately $164 million of Qwest Corporation 7.5% Notes due 2051, $925 million of Qwest Corporation 7.0% Notes due 2052, and $250 million of Qwest Corporation 7.25% Notes due 2035.

Aggregate Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Set forth below is the aggregate principal amount of our long-term debt (excluding unamortized premiums and discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs and other and excluding note payable-affiliate) maturing during the following years:
 
(Dollars in millions)
2018 (remaining three months)
$
4

2019
11

2020
5

2021
951

2022

2023 and thereafter
5,109

Total long-term debt
$
6,080



Compliance

As of September 30, 2018, we were in compliance with the provisions and financial covenants of our debt agreements.

Other

For additional information on our long-term debt and credit facilities, see Note 3Long-Term Debt and Revolving Promissory Note to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.