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Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt
8. Debt     
   December 31,
   2011 2010
       
Notes payable    -   50,000
Term loan due 2012    150,000   150,000
4.625%notes due 2012 (1)   400,000   400,000
3.875%notes due 2013    375,000   375,000
4.875%notes due 2014 (2)   450,000   450,000
5.000%notes due 2015    400,000   400,000
4.750%notes due 2016   500,000   500,000
5.750%notes due 2017    500,000   500,000
4.750%notes due 2018 (3)   350,000   350,000
5.600%notes due 2018 (4)   250,000   250,000
6.250%notes due 2019 (5)   300,000   300,000
5.250%notes due 2037 (6)   500,000   500,000
Other (7)   58,909   64,248
Total debt    4,233,909   4,289,248
Notes payable and current portion long-term debt   550,000   50,000
Long-term debt  $ 3,683,909 $ 4,239,248

 

Notes payable consists of commercial paper borrowings. There were no commercial paper borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2010, $50 million of commercial paper borrowings were outstanding at an effective interest rate of 0.32%. Interest under the Term Loan is based on three-month LIBOR plus 42 basis points. Interest is payable and the interest rate resets every three months.

 

(1) In 2009, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional value of $400 million that effectively convert the fixed rate interest payments on this debt issue into variable interest rates. We pay a weighted-average variable rate based on one-month LIBOR plus 249 basis points and receive a fixed rate of 4.625%. The weighted-average rate paid during 2011 and 2010 was 2.8%.

       

(2) In 2011, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional value of $450 million that effectively convert the fixed rate interest payments on this debt issue into variable interest rates. We pay a weighted-average variable rate based on three-month LIBOR plus 305 basis points and receive a fixed rate of 4.875%. The weighted-average rate paid during 2011 was 3.5%.

 

(3) In 2008, we received $44 million, excluding accrued interest when we unwound an interest rate swap that effectively converted the fixed rate interest payments on this debt issue into variable interest rates. This amount is being amortized as a reduction of interest expense over the remaining term of the notes reducing the effective interest rate to 3.2%.

 

(4) In 2010, we received $32 million, excluding accrued interest when we unwound two interest rate swaps that effectively converted the fixed rate interest payments on this debt issue into variable interest rates. This amount is being amortized as a reduction of interest expense over the remaining term of the notes, reducing the effective interest rate to 3.7%.

 

(5) In 2009, we issued $300 million, 6.25% 10-year fixed rate notes and simultaneously unwound four forward swap agreements used to hedge the interest rate risk associated with the forecasted issuance of this fixed rate debt. In connection with the unwinding of these swaps, we paid $20 million, which is being amortized as additional interest expense over the term of the notes, increasing the effective interest rate to 6.9%.

 

(6) This note contains an option that gives bondholders the right to redeem at par, in whole or in part, on January 15, 2017, outstanding principal plus accrued interest.

 

(7) Other consists of the unamortized net proceeds received from unwinding of interest rate swaps, the mark-to-market adjustment of interest rate swaps and debt discounts and premiums.

 

We have a committed line of credit of $1.25 billion to support commercial paper issuances. As of December 31, 2011, we had not drawn upon the line of credit. Fees paid to maintain the line of credit were $1 million, $2 million and $1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Annual maturities of outstanding long-term debt at December 31, 2011 are as follows: 2012$550 million; 2013 $375 million; 2014$450 million; 2015$400 million; 2016 $500 million; and $1,900 million thereafter.