Debt and Financing Activities

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt and Financing Activities

Debt and Financing Activities

Long-Term Debt

Our long-term debt includes both U.S. dollar and foreign currency-denominated borrowings. At September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, $7,644 million and $7,595 million of total debt were outstanding, of which $302 million and $330 million were included under the caption “Current portion of long-term debt” within our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revolving Credit Facilities

During the second quarter of 2020, we entered into a syndicated $4 billion five-year senior unsecured credit facility (the “2020 Credit Facility”), which has a $3.6 billion aggregate sublimit of availability in Canadian dollars, British pound sterling and Euro. The 2020 Credit Facility matures in September 2024. The remaining terms and conditions of the 2020 Credit Facility are substantially similar to those previously in place under the $3.5 billion revolving credit facility which was terminated in September 2019. There were no borrowings under this facility during the second quarter of 2020 and no amounts outstanding under this facility as of September 30, 2019.

Borrowings under the 2020 Credit Facility bear interest based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), Canadian Dealer Offered Rate for credit extensions denominated in Canadian dollars, a prime rate, or alternative overnight rates as applicable, plus agreed margins. The 2020 Credit Facility contains a financial covenant which obligates the Company to maintain a debt to capital ratio of no greater than 65%. If we do not comply with the covenant, our ability to use the 2020 Credit Facility may be suspended and repayment of any outstanding balances under the 2020 Credit Facility may be required. At September 30, 2019, we were in compliance with the covenant.

We had a syndicated $3.5 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Global Facility”), which was scheduled to mature in October 2020. The Global Facility was terminated in connection with the execution of the $4 billion 2020 Credit Facility, as discussed above. There were no borrowings under this facility during the second quarters and first six months of 2020 and 2019, and no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

We also maintain bilateral credit facilities primarily denominated in Euro with a committed amount of $8 million and an uncommitted amount of $188 million as of September 30, 2019. Borrowings and repayments were not material during the second quarters and first six months of 2020 and 2019 and amounts outstanding under these credit lines were not material as of September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

Commercial Paper

We maintain a commercial paper program to support our working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes. Under the program, the Company can issue up to $4 billion in outstanding commercial paper notes. During the first six months of 2020 and 2019, we borrowed $8.7 billion and $19.7 billion and repaid $8.1 billion and $18.3 billion under the program. At September 30, 2019 there were $549 million commercial paper notes outstanding with a weighted average interest rate of 2.42%. At March 31, 2019, there were no commercial paper notes outstanding.