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Borrowings and Credit Arrangements (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Borrowings and Credit Arrangements (Tables) [Abstract]  
Terms of senior notes [Table Text Block]
Our senior notes consist of the following as of December 31, 2015:
 
Amount
(in millions)
 
Issuance
Date
 
Maturity Date
 
Semi-annual
Coupon Rate
January 2017 Notes
$
250

 
November 2004
 
January 2017
 
5.125%
October 2018 Notes
600

 
August 2013
 
October 2018
 
2.650%
January 2020 Notes
850

 
December 2009
 
January 2020
 
6.000%
May 2020 Notes
600

 
May 2015
 
May 2020
 
2.850%
May 2022 Notes
500

 
May 2015
 
May 2022
 
3.375%
May 2025 Notes
750

 
May 2015
 
May 2025
 
3.850%
October 2023 Notes
450

 
August 2013
 
October 2023
 
4.125%
November 2035 Notes
350

 
November 2005
 
November 2035
 
6.250%
January 2040 Notes
300

 
December 2009
 
January 2040
 
7.375%
 
$
4,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of debt maturities
The debt maturity schedule for the significant components of our debt obligations as of December 31, 2015 is as follows:

(in millions)
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Senior notes
$

 
$
250

 
$
600

 
$

 
$
1,450

 
$
2,350

 
$
4,650

Term loans

 
85

 
390

 
150

 
375

 

 
1,000

 
$

 
$
335

 
$
990

 
$
150

 
$
1,825

 
$
2,350

 
$
5,650

 
Note:
 
The table above does not include unamortized discounts associated with our senior notes, or amounts related to interest rate contracts used to hedge the fair value of certain of our senior notes or debt issuance costs.
Summary of term loan and revolving credit facility agreement compliance with debt covenants
Our revolving credit facility agreement in place as of December 31, 2015 requires that we maintain certain financial covenants, as follows:
 
Covenant
Requirement
 
Actual as of December 31, 2015
Maximum leverage ratio (1)
4.5 times
 
3.0 times
Minimum interest coverage ratio (2)
3.0 times
 
6.6 times

(1)
Ratio of total debt to consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the credit agreement, for the preceding four consecutive fiscal quarters.
(2)
Ratio of consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the credit agreement, to interest expense for the preceding four consecutive fiscal quarters.