Debt and Derivative Instruments | DEBT AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS Short-Term Debt We have commercial paper programs that allow for borrowings up to $3.0 billion. All of our short-term borrowings in the first three months of fiscal 2022 were under these commercial paper programs, and the maximum amount outstanding at any time was $2.7 billion. In connection with these programs, we have back-up credit facilities with a consortium of banks for borrowings of up to $3.0 billion, which consist of a five-year $2.0 billion credit facility scheduled to expire in December 2023 and a 364-day $1.0 billion credit facility scheduled to expire in December 2022. At May 1, 2022, there were no outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper programs, and at January 30, 2022, we had $1.0 billion of outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper programs. Long-Term Debt March 2022 Issuance. In March 2022, we issued four tranches of senior notes. • The first tranche consisted of $500 million of 2.70% senior notes due April 15, 2025 (the “2025 notes”) at a discount of $1 million. Interest on the 2025 notes is due semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2022. • The second tranche consisted of $750 million of 2.875% senior notes due April 15, 2027 (the “2027 notes”) at a discount of $4 million. Interest on the 2027 notes is due semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2022. • The third tranche consisted of $1.25 billion of 3.25% senior notes due April 15, 2032 (the “2032 notes”) at a discount of $6 million. Interest on the 2032 notes is due semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2022. • The fourth tranche consisted of $1.5 billion of 3.625% senior notes due April 15, 2052 (the “2052 notes”) at a discount of $32 million (together with the 2025 notes, the 2027 notes, and the 2032 notes, the “March 2022 issuance”). Interest on the 2052 notes is due semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2022. • Issuance costs for the March 2022 issuance totaled $22 million. The 2025 notes, 2027 notes, 2032 notes, and 2052 notes may be redeemed by us at any time, in whole or in part, at the redemption price plus accrued interest up to the redemption date. Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined in the notes, the redemption price is equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest to the Par Call Date. On or after the Par Call Date, the redemption price is equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes. Additionally, if a Change in Control Triggering Event occurs, as defined in the notes, holders of all such notes have the right to require us to redeem those notes at 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes plus accrued interest up to the redemption date. The indenture governing the notes does not generally limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness or require us to maintain financial ratios or specified levels of net worth or liquidity. The indenture governing the notes contains various customary covenants; however, none are expected to impact our liquidity or capital resources. Repayments . In March 2022, we repaid our $700 million 3.25% senior notes and $300 million floating rate senior notes at maturity. In May 2022, subsequent to the end of our first fiscal quarter, we fully repaid our $1.25 billion 2.625% senior notes, which had a maturity date of June 2022, at the Par Call Date for the notes. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities We had outstanding interest rate swap agreements with combined notional amounts of $5.4 billion at both May 1, 2022 and January 30, 2022. These agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges that swap fixed for variable rate interest to hedge changes in the fair values of certain senior notes. At May 1, 2022, the fair values of these agreements totaled $652 million, with $660 million recognized in other long-term liabilities and $8 million recognized in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. At January 30, 2022, the fair values of these agreements totaled $191 million, with $249 million recognized in other long-term liabilities and $58 million recognized in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. All of our interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges meet the shortcut method requirements under GAAP. Accordingly, the changes in the fair values of these agreements offset the changes in the fair value of the hedged long-term debt. There were no material changes to the other hedging arrangements disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K, and all related activity was immaterial for the periods presented within this document. Collateral . We generally enter into master netting arrangements, which are designed to reduce credit risk by permitting net settlement of transactions with the same counterparty. To further limit our credit risk, we enter into collateral security arrangements that provide for collateral to be received or posted when the net fair value of certain derivative instruments exceeds or falls below contractually established thresholds. The cash collateral posted by the Company related to derivative instruments under our collateral security arrangements was $489 million as of May 1, 2022, which was recorded in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. We did not hold any cash collateral as of May 1, 2022, and cash collateral both held and posted was immaterial as of January 30, 2022. |