Unsecured Debt

6 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Unsecured Debt

Unsecured Debt

At May 31, 2018, our short-term borrowings consisted of euro- denominated commercial paper of $606 million and a euro-denominated bank loan of $231 million due in 2019. For the six months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, we had borrowings of $2 million and $111 million and repayments of $2 million and $364 million of commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months.

In December 2017, we repaid a $500 million bond and borrowed $469 million under a sterling-denominated floating rate bank loan due in 2022.

In January 2018, we repaid $365 million of euro-denominated floating rate bank loans prior to their 2018 and 2021 maturity dates.

In March 2018, we borrowed $370 million under a euro-denominated floating rate bank loan due in 2020 and borrowed $555 million under an export credit facility due in semi-annual installments through 2030.

In April 2018, we borrowed $224 million under an export credit facility due in semi-annual installments through 2030.