Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt

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Debt
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
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Revolving Credit Facility. We have an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility (2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility) that provides for unsecured revolving facility loans, swing line loans and letters of credit in an aggregate amount of up to $5.0 billion, of which $530 million and $4.47 billion will expire in February 2020 and November 2021, respectively. Proceeds from the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. Loans under the 2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest, at our option, at either the reserve-adjusted Eurocurrency Rate (determined in accordance with the 2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility) or the Base Rate (determined in accordance with the 2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility), in each case plus an applicable margin based on our long-term unsecured senior, non-credit enhanced debt ratings. The margins over the reserve-adjusted Eurocurrency Rate and the Base Rate will be 0.805% and 0.00% per annum, respectively. The 2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility has a facility fee, which accrues at a rate of 0.07% per annum. At September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, we had not borrowed any funds under the 2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility.
Commercial Paper Program. We have an unsecured commercial paper program, which provides for the issuance of up to $5.0 billion of commercial paper. Net proceeds from this program are used for general corporate purposes. Maturities of commercial paper can range from 1 day to up to 397 days. At September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, we had $1.0 billion and $999 million, respectively, of outstanding commercial paper recorded as short-term debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 2.35% and 1.19%, respectively, which included fees paid to the commercial paper dealers, and weighted-average remaining days to maturity of 16 days and 45 days, respectively. The carrying value of the outstanding commercial paper approximated its estimated fair value at September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017.
NXP-Related Credit and Term Loan Facilities. In July 2018, we terminated our agreement to acquire NXP (Note 9). As a result, the credit agreements that were established primarily to finance the NXP acquisition were terminated in accordance with their terms in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. The credit agreements terminated had provided for (a) senior unsecured delayed-draw revolving facility loans in an aggregate amount of $3.0 billion (as amended, the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility), (b) senior unsecured delayed-draw term facility loans in an aggregate amount of $4.0 billion (as amended, the 2016 Term Loan Facility) and (c) senior unsecured delayed-draw term facility loans in an aggregate amount of $7.0 billion (as amended, the 2018 Term Loan Facility). We had not borrowed any funds under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, 2016 Term Loan Facility or 2018 Term Loan Facility.
Long-term Debt. In May 2015, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 billion of unsecured floating- and fixed-rate notes (May 2015 Notes) with varying maturities. The proceeds from the May 2015 Notes of $9.9 billion, net of underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were used to fund stock repurchases and also for other general corporate purposes. In May 2017, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $11.0 billion of unsecured floating- and fixed-rate notes (May 2017 Notes) with varying maturities. The proceeds from the May 2017 Notes of $10.95 billion, net of underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were intended to be used to finance, in part, our proposed acquisition of NXP and other related transactions and for general corporate purposes. Our floating-rate notes due 2019, floating-rate notes due 2020, fixed-rate 1.85% notes due 2019 and fixed-rate 2.10% notes due 2020 (collectively, the Old SMR Notes) issued in May 2017 for an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 billion were subject to special mandatory redemption provisions that required redemption on the first to occur of (i) the termination of the NXP purchase agreement or (ii) June 1, 2018 if the NXP transaction had not closed as of such date. In May 2018, we completed private offerings to exchange $122 million of the Old SMR Notes for new notes (the New SMR Notes) that had the same principal amount and terms, except for a new special mandatory redemption date of November 1, 2018 and maturity dates that were one day after the applicable maturity dates for the applicable series of Old SMR Notes. Also, in May 2018, we repurchased $71 million of Old SMR Notes that were not eligible for exchange in the May 2018 private offerings. In July 2018, we repurchased $3.8 billion of Old SMR Notes that were not exchanged in the May 2018 private offerings. In August 2018, subsequent to the termination of the NXP acquisition, we repurchased the $122 million of New SMR Notes issued in May 2018.
The following table provides a summary of our long-term debt (in millions except percentages):
 
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 24, 2017
 
 

Amount
 
Effective Rate
 
Amount
 
Effective Rate
May 2015 Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating-rate three-month LIBOR plus 0.27% notes due May 18, 2018
$

 
 
 
$
250

 
1.65%
 
Floating-rate three-month LIBOR plus 0.55% notes due May 20, 2020
250

 
2.93%
 
250

 
1.92%
 
Fixed-rate 1.40% notes due May 18, 2018

 
 
 
1,250

 
1.93%
 
Fixed-rate 2.25% notes due May 20, 2020
1,750

 
3.13%
 
1,750

 
2.20%
 
Fixed-rate 3.00% notes due May 20, 2022
2,000

 
3.73%
 
2,000

 
2.65%
 
Fixed-rate 3.45% notes due May 20, 2025
2,000

 
3.46%
 
2,000

 
3.46%
 
Fixed-rate 4.65% notes due May 20, 2035
1,000

 
4.73%
 
1,000

 
4.74%
 
Fixed-rate 4.80% notes due May 20, 2045
1,500

 
4.72%
 
1,500

 
4.71%
May 2017 Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating-rate three-month LIBOR plus 0.36% notes due May 20, 2019

 
 
 
750

 
1.80%
 
Floating-rate three-month LIBOR plus 0.45% notes due May 20, 2020

 
 
 
500

 
1.86%
 
Floating-rate three-month LIBOR plus 0.73% notes due January 30, 2023
500

 
3.14%
 
500

 
2.11%
 
Fixed-rate 1.85% notes due May 20, 2019

 
 
 
1,250

 
2.00%
 
Fixed-rate 2.10% notes due May 20, 2020

 
 
 
1,500

 
2.19%
 
Fixed-rate 2.60% notes due January 30, 2023
1,500

 
2.70%
 
1,500

 
2.70%
 
Fixed-rate 2.90% notes due May 20, 2024
1,500

 
3.01%
 
1,500

 
3.01%
 
Fixed-rate 3.25% notes due May 20, 2027
2,000

 
3.46%
 
2,000

 
3.46%
 
Fixed-rate 4.30% notes due May 20, 2047
1,500

 
4.47%
 
1,500

 
4.47%
 
Total principal
15,500

 
 
 
21,000

 
 
 
Unamortized discount, including debt issuance costs
(85
)
 
 
 
(106
)
 
 
 
Hedge accounting fair value adjustments
(50
)
 
 
 

 
 
 
Total long-term debt
$
15,365

 
 
 
$
20,894

 
 
Reported as:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term debt
$

 
 
 
$
1,496

 
 
 
Long-term debt
15,365

 
 
 
19,398

 
 
 
Total
$
15,365

 
 
 
$
20,894

 
 

At September 30, 2018, future principal payments were $2.0 billion in fiscal 2020, $2.0 billion in fiscal 2022, $2.0 billion in fiscal 2023 and $9.5 billion after fiscal 2023; no principal payments are due in fiscal 2019 or 2021. At September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, the aggregate fair value of the notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was approximately $15.1 billion and $21.5 billion, respectively.
We may redeem the outstanding fixed-rate notes at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, at specified make-whole premiums as defined in the applicable form of note. We may not redeem the outstanding floating-rate notes prior to maturity. The obligations under the notes rank equally in right of payment with all of our other senior unsecured indebtedness and will effectively rank junior to all liabilities of our subsidiaries.
At September 30, 2018, we had outstanding interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $1.8 billion, related to the May 2015 Notes, which effectively converted approximately 43% and 50% of the fixed-rate notes due in 2020 and 2022, respectively, into floating-rate notes. The net gains and losses on the interest rate swaps, as well as the offsetting gains or losses on the related fixed-rate notes attributable to the hedged risks, are recorded in earnings in interest expense in the current period. We did not enter into similar interest rate swaps in connection with issuance of the May 2017 Notes.
The effective interest rates for the notes include the interest on the notes, amortization of the discount, which includes debt issuance costs, and if applicable, adjustments related to hedging. Interest is payable in arrears quarterly for the floating-rate notes and semi-annually for the fixed-rate notes. Cash interest paid related to our commercial paper program and long-term debt, net of cash received from the related interest rate swaps, was $662 million, $313 million and $282 million during fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Debt Covenants. The 2016 Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility requires, and the 2016 Term Loan Facility, the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2018 Term Loan Facility required, that we comply with certain covenants, including one financial covenant to maintain a ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to consolidated interest expense, as defined in each of the respective agreements, of not less than three to one at the end of each fiscal quarter. We are not subject to any financial covenants under the notes nor any covenants that would prohibit us from incurring additional indebtedness ranking equal to the notes, paying dividends, issuing securities or repurchasing securities issued by us or our subsidiaries. At September 30, 2018 and September 24, 2017, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants under each facility outstanding at such time.