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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt
Total debt at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:


Interest rate
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Notes due March 2018
5.6%
 
$

 
$
250,000

Notes due March 2019
6.25%
 
300,000

 
300,000

Notes due September 2020
3.625%
 
300,000

 
300,000

Notes due October 2021
3.625%
 
600,000

 
600,000

Notes due May 2022
4.125%
 
400,000

 
400,000

Notes due April 2023
4.7%
 
400,000

 
400,000

Notes due March 2024
4.625%
 
500,000

 
500,000

Notes due January 2037
5.25%
 
35,841

 
35,841

Notes due March 2043
6.7%
 
425,000

 
425,000

Term loans
Variable
 
645,000

 
650,000

Other debt
 
 
5,432

 
5,476

Principal amount
 
 
3,611,273

 
3,866,317

Less: unamortized costs, net
 
 
35,131

 
35,982

Total debt
 
 
3,576,142

 
3,830,335

Less: current portion long-term debt
 
 
327,429

 
271,057

Long-term debt
 
 
$
3,248,713

 
$
3,559,278


During the first quarter of 2018, we repaid the $250 million of 5.6% Notes that matured in March 2018 and $5 million of principal related to our term loans.
On May 4, 2018, Standard & Poor’s lowered our corporate credit rating to BB+ from BBB-.  Interest rates on certain notes and term loans are subject to adjustment based on changes in our credit ratings. As a result, the coupon rate on $1.7 billion principal amount of our notes will increase by 0.25% effective at the next interest payment date for each security.  The rate on our $650 million term loans will also increase 0.25%, effective immediately.
Additionally, the fees on our $1 billion credit facility are also subject to adjustment based on our credit ratings.  As a result of the lower rating, the undrawn fee on the credit facility will increase 0.05% and the fee on any drawn amounts will increase 0.20%.  As of March 31, 2018, we have not drawn upon the credit facility.