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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
The carrying value of our outstanding debt obligations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consists of the following (in millions):
Principal
Amount		 Carrying Value
Maturity 2021 2020
Commercial paper $ 697  2021 $ 697  $ 15 
Fixed-rate senior notes:
3.125% senior notes
 —  2021 —  1,507 
2.050% senior notes
 700  2021 700  700 
2.450% senior notes
 1,000  2022 1,028  1,028 
2.350% senior notes
 600  2022 599  599 
2.500% senior notes
 1,000  2023 997  997 
2.800% senior notes
 500  2024 498  498 
2.200% senior notes
 400  2024 398  398 
3.900% senior notes
 1,000  2025 995  995 
2.400% senior notes
 500  2026 498  498 
3.050% senior notes
 1,000  2027 993  993 
3.400% senior notes
 750  2029 746  746 
2.500% senior notes
 400  2029 397  397 
4.450% senior notes
 750  2030 744  743 
6.200% senior notes
 1,500  2038 1,483  1,483 
5.200% senior notes
 500  2040 493  493 
4.875% senior notes
 500  2040 490  490 
3.625% senior notes
 375  2042 368  368 
3.400% senior notes
 500  2046 491  491 
3.750% senior notes
 1,150  2047 1,137  1,137 
4.250% senior notes
 750  2049 742  742 
3.400% senior notes
 700  2049 688  688 
5.300% senior notes
 1,250  2050 1,231  1,231 
Floating-rate senior notes:
Floating-rate senior notes 350  2021 350  350 
Floating-rate senior notes 400  2022 400  399 
Floating-rate senior notes 500  2023 499  499 
Floating-rate senior notes 1,039  2049-2067 1,027  1,027 
8.375% Debentures:
8.375% debentures
 276  2030 281  281 
Pound Sterling Notes:
5.500% notes
 91  2031 91  90 
5.125% notes
 626  2050 594  586 
Euro Senior Notes:
0.375% senior notes
 821  2023 818  857 
1.625% senior notes
 821  2025 818  856 
1.000% senior notes
 587  2028 584  611 
1.500% senior notes
 587  2032 583  611 
Canadian senior notes:
2.125% senior notes
 594  2024 592  583 
Finance lease obligations 352  2021-2159 352  342 
Facility notes and bonds 320  2029-2045 320  320 
Other debt 5  2021-2025 5  5 
Total debt $ 23,891  23,727  24,654 
Less: current maturities (1,811) (2,623)
Long-term debt $ 21,916  $ 22,031 
Commercial Paper
We are authorized to borrow up to $10.0 billion under a U.S. commercial paper program and €5.0 billion (in a variety of currencies) under a European commercial paper program. As of March 31, 2021, we had U.S. commercial paper outstanding of $697 million with an average interest rate of 0.06% and no outstanding balances under our European commercial paper program. As of March 31, 2021, we have classified the entire commercial paper balance as a current liability on our consolidated balance sheets. The amount of commercial paper outstanding under these programs in 2021 is expected to fluctuate.
Debt Classification
We have classified certain floating-rate senior notes that are redeemable at the option of the note holder as long-term liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets, due to our intent and ability to refinance the debt if the put option is exercised.
Debt Repayments
On January 15, 2021, our 3.125% senior notes with a principle balance of $1.5 billion matured and were repaid in full.
Sources of Credit
We maintain two credit agreements with a consortium of banks. The first of these agreements provides revolving credit facilities of $2.0 billion, and expires on December 7, 2021. Amounts outstanding under this agreement bear interest at a periodic fixed rate equal to LIBOR for the applicable interest period and currency denomination, plus a margin of 0.875%. Alternatively, a fluctuating rate of interest equal to the highest of (1) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the prime rate in the United States; (2) the Federal Funds effective rate plus 0.50%; or (3) LIBOR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, may be used at our discretion.
The second agreement provides revolving credit facilities of $2.5 billion, and expires on December 11, 2023. Amounts outstanding under this facility bear interest at a periodic fixed rate equal to LIBOR for the applicable interest period and currency denomination, plus an applicable margin. Alternatively, a fluctuating rate of interest equal to the highest of (1) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the prime rate in the United States; (2) the Federal Funds effective rate plus 0.50%; and (3) LIBOR for a one month interest period plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin, may be used at our discretion.
The applicable margin for advances bearing interest based on LIBOR is a percentage determined by quotations from Markit Group Ltd. for our one-year credit default swap spread subject to a minimum rate of 0.10% and a maximum rate of 0.75% per annum. The rate is interpolated for a period of time from the date of determination of such credit default swap spread in connection with a new interest period until the latest maturity date of the facility then in effect (but not less than a period of one year).
The applicable margin for advances bearing interest based on the prime rate is 1.00% below the applicable margin for LIBOR advances (but not lower than 0%). We are also able to request advances under these facilities based on competitive bids for the applicable interest rate.
There were no amounts outstanding under these facilities as of March 31, 2021.
Debt Covenants
Our existing debt instruments and credit facilities subject us to certain financial covenants. As of March 31, 2021, and for all prior periods presented, we have satisfied these financial covenants. These covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, to 10% of net tangible assets. As of March 31, 2021, 10% of net tangible assets was equivalent to $4.1 billion and we had no covered sale-leaseback transactions or secured indebtedness outstanding. We do not expect these covenants to have a material impact on our financial condition or liquidity.
Fair Value of Debt
Based on the borrowing rates currently available to us for long-term debt with similar terms and maturities, the fair value of long-term debt, including current maturities, was approximately $26.3 and $28.3 billion as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We utilized Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy of valuation techniques to determine the fair value of all of our debt instruments.