Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

Short-term Borrowings and Borrowing Arrangements

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had no short-term borrowings.

We have a senior unsecured 5-year revolving credit agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) that provides for borrowings up to an aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion. The Credit Agreement, which is used for general corporate purposes, expires on August 1, 2024 and includes an option, subject to certain conditions, for Altria to extend the expiration date for an additional one-year period.

At March 31, 2022, we had availability under the Credit Agreement for borrowings of up to an aggregate principal amount of $3.0 billion.

Pricing for interest and fees under the Credit Agreement may be modified in the event of a change in the rating of our long-term senior unsecured debt. Interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Agreement are expected to be based on LIBOR, or a fallback benchmark rate determined based on prevailing market convention, plus a percentage based on the higher of the ratings of our long-term senior unsecured debt from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). The applicable percentage based on our long-term senior unsecured debt ratings at March 31, 2022 for borrowings under the Credit Agreement was 1.0%. The Credit Agreement does not include any other rating triggers or any provisions that could require the posting of collateral.

The Credit Agreement includes various covenants, one of which requires us to maintain a ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to Consolidated Interest Expense of not less than 4.0 to 1.0, calculated as of the end of the applicable quarter on a rolling four quarters basis. At March 31, 2022, the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense, calculated in accordance with the Credit Agreement, was 10.7 to 1.0. At March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with our covenants in the Credit Agreement. The terms “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Interest Expense,” each as defined in the Credit Agreement, include certain adjustments.

Any commercial paper issued by us and borrowings under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by PM USA.

Long-term Debt

The aggregate carrying value of our total long-term debt at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $27.9 billion and $28.0 billion, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2021, we issued long-term senior unsecured notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.5 billion. We used the net proceeds from these notes (i) to fund the purchase and redemption of certain unsecured notes and payment of related fees and expenses, as described below, and (ii) for other general corporate purposes.

During the first quarter of 2021, we completed debt tender offers to purchase for cash certain of our long-term senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $4,042 million and also redeemed all of our outstanding 3.490% notes due 2022 in an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion.

As a result of the debt tender offers and redemption, during the first quarter of 2021, we recorded pre-tax losses on early extinguishment of debt of $649 million, which included premiums and fees of $623 million and the write-off of unamortized debt discounts and debt issuance costs of $26 million.

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accrued interest on long-term debt of $236 million and $429 million, respectively, was included in other accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For a discussion of the fair value of our long-term debt and the designation of our Euro denominated senior unsecured notes as a net investment hedge of our investment in ABI, see Note 4. Financial Instruments.