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Debt (Tables)

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Debt (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt Instruments
As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
SPL
 
 
 
 
5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (“2021 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
$

 
$
2,000

6.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (“2022 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
1,000

 
1,000

5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (“2023 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (“2024 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
2,000

 
2,000

5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (“2025 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
2,000

 
2,000

5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (“2026 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (“2027 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

4.200% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (“2028 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
1,350

 
1,350

5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2037 (“2037 SPL Senior Notes”)
 
800

 
800

$1.2 billion SPL Working Capital Facility executed in 2020 (“2020 SPL Working Capital Facility”)

 

 

Cheniere Partners
 
 
 
 
5.250% Senior Notes due 2025 (“2025 CQP Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

5.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (“2026 CQP Senior Notes”)
 
1,100

 
1,100

4.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (“2029 CQP Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

CQP Credit Facilities executed in 2019 (“2019 CQP Credit Facilities”)
 

 

CCH
 
 
 
 
7.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (“2024 CCH Senior Notes”)
 
1,250

 
1,250

5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (“2025 CCH Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (“2027 CCH Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

4.80% Senior Secured Notes due 2039 (“4.80% CCH Senior Notes”)
 
727

 
727

3.925% Senior Secured Notes due 2039 (“3.925% CCH Senior Notes”)
 
475

 
475

3.700% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (“2029 CCH Senior Notes”)
 
1,500

 
1,500

CCH Credit Facility
 
3,283

 
3,283

CCH HoldCo II
 
 
 
 
11.0% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (“2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes”)
 
1,278

 
1,578

Cheniere
 
 
 
 
4.875% Convertible Unsecured Notes due 2021 (“2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes”)
 
1,278

 
1,278

4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2045 (“2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes”)
 
625

 
625

$1.25 billion Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility (“Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility”)
 
455

 

Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net
 
(681
)
 
(692
)
Total long-term debt, net
 
28,940


30,774

 
 
 
 
 
Current debt:
 
 
 
 
2021 SPL Senior Notes
 
2,000

 

$1.2 billion SPL Working Capital Facility executed in 2015 (“2015 SPL Working Capital Facility”)
 

 

$1.2 billion CCH Working Capital Facility (“CCH Working Capital Facility”)
 
141

 

Cheniere Marketing trade finance facilities
 

 

Unamortized premium, discount and debt issuance costs, net
 
(4
)
 

Total current debt
 
2,137



 
 
 
 
 
Total debt, net
 
$
31,077


$
30,774



Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities
Below is a summary of our credit facilities outstanding as of March 31, 2020 (in millions):
 
 
2020 SPL Working Capital Facility
 
2019 CQP Credit Facilities
 
CCH Credit Facility
 
CCH Working Capital Facility
 
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility
Original facility size
 
$
1,200

 
$
1,500

 
$
8,404

 
$
350

 
$
750

Incremental commitments
 

 

 
1,566

 
850

 
500

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding balance
 

 

 
3,283

 
141

 
455

Commitments prepaid or terminated
 

 
750

 
6,687

 

 

Letters of credit issued
 
414

 

 

 
399

 
365

Available commitment
 
$
786


$
750


$


$
660

 
$
430

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate on available balance
 
LIBOR plus 1.125% - 1.750% or base rate plus 0.125% - 0.750%
 
LIBOR plus 1.25% - 2.125% or base rate plus 0.25% - 1.125%
 
LIBOR plus 1.75% or base rate plus 0.75%
 
LIBOR plus 1.25% - 1.75% or base rate plus 0.25% - 0.75%
 
LIBOR plus 1.75% - 2.50% or base rate plus 0.75% - 1.50%
Weighted average interest rate of outstanding balance
 
n/a
 
n/a
 
2.74%
 
2.77%
 
2.70%
Maturity date
 
March 19, 2025
 
May 29, 2024
 
June 30, 2024
 
June 29, 2023
 
December 13, 2022

Schedule of Convertible Debt
Below is a summary of our convertible notes outstanding as of March 31, 2020 (in millions):
 
 
2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes
 
2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes
 
2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes
Aggregate original principal
 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

 
$
625

Add: interest paid-in-kind
 
278

 
578

 

Less: aggregate principal redeemed
 

 
(300
)
 

Aggregate remaining principal
 
$
1,278

 
$
1,278

 
$
625

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt component, net of discount and debt issuance costs
 
$
1,230

 
$
1,250

 
$
315

Equity component
 
$
211

 
$

 
$
194

Interest payment method
 
Paid-in-kind

 
Paid-in-kind / cash (1)

 
Cash

Conversion by us (2)
 

 
(3)

 
(4)

Conversion by holders (2)
 
(5)

 
(3)

 
(6)

Conversion basis
 
Cash and/or stock

 
Cash and/or stock

 
Cash and/or stock

Conversion value in excess of principal
 
$

 
n/a

 
$

Maturity date
 
May 28, 2021

 
May 13, 2025

 
March 15, 2045

Contractual interest rate
 
4.875
%
 
11.0
%
 
4.25
%
Effective interest rate (7)
 
8.2
%
 
12.2
%
 
9.4
%
Remaining debt discount and debt issuance costs amortization period (8)
 
1.2 years

 
0.5 years

 
25.0 years

 
(1)
Prior to the substantial completion of Train 2 of the CCL Project in August 2019, interest was paid entirely in kind. Following substantial completion, the interest has been paid in cash; however, a portion of the interest may, in the future, be paid in kind under certain specified circumstances.
(2)
Conversion is subject to various limitations and conditions.
(3)
Convertible into cash or stock at our option on or after March 1, 2020 until September 2, 2020, and into stock upon conversion notice by us or note holders after September 2, 2020, provided that our market capitalization is not less than $10.0 billion (“Eligible Conversion Date”). The conversion price for stock is the lower of (1) a 10% discount to the average of the VWAP of our common stock for the 90 trading day period prior to the date notice is provided, and (2) a
10% discount to the closing price of our common stock on the trading day preceding the date notice is provided. The conversion price for cash is $1,080 per $1,000 principal amount of the notes. In March 2020, we delivered our first notice to convert notes in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $300 million into cash.
(4)
Redeemable at any time after March 15, 2020 at a redemption price payable in cash equal to the accreted amount of the 2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to such redemption date.
(5)
Initially convertible at $93.64 (subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events), provided that the closing price of our common stock is greater than or equal to the conversion price on the conversion date.
(6)
Prior to December 15, 2044, convertible only under certain circumstances as specified in the indenture; thereafter, holders may convert their notes regardless of these circumstances. The conversion rate will initially equal 7.2265 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes, which corresponds to an initial conversion price of approximately $138.38 per share of our common stock (subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events).
(7)
Rate to accrete the discounted carrying value of the convertible notes to the face value over the remaining amortization period.
(8)
We amortize any debt discount and debt issuance costs using the effective interest over the period through contractual maturity except for the 2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes, which are amortized through the date they are first convertible by holders into our common stock.
Schedule of Interest Expense
Total interest expense, including interest expense related to our convertible notes, consisted of the following (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
Interest cost on convertible notes:
 
 
 
 
Interest per contractual rate
 
$
63

 
$
62

Amortization of debt discount
 
14

 
10

Amortization of debt issuance costs
 
3

 
3

Total interest cost related to convertible notes

80


75

Interest cost on debt and finance leases excluding convertible notes
 
391


373

Total interest cost
 
471

 
448

Capitalized interest
 
(59
)
 
(201
)
Total interest expense, net

$
412

 
$
247



Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments
The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our debt (in millions):
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Senior notes (1)
 
$
22,700

 
$
20,805

 
$
22,700

 
$
24,650

2037 SPL Senior Notes (2)
 
800

 
709

 
800

 
934

4.80% CCH Senior Notes (2)
 
727

 
594

 
727

 
830

3.925% CCH Senior Notes (2)
 
475

 
350

 
475

 
495

Credit facilities (3)
 
3,879

 
3,879

 
3,283

 
3,283

2021 Cheniere Convertible Unsecured Notes (2)
 
1,278

 
1,248

 
1,278

 
1,312

2025 CCH HoldCo II Convertible Senior Notes (2)
 
1,278

 
1,406

 
1,578

 
1,807

2045 Cheniere Convertible Senior Notes (4)
 
625

 
281

 
625

 
498

 
(1)
Includes the SPL Senior Notes except the 2037 SPL Senior Notes, the CQP Senior Notes and the 144A CCH Senior Notes. The Level 2 estimated fair value was based on quotes obtained from broker-dealers or market makers of these senior notes and other similar instruments.
(2)
The Level 3 estimated fair value was calculated based on inputs that are observable in the market or that could be derived from, or corroborated with, observable market data, including our stock price and interest rates based on debt issued by parties with comparable credit ratings to us and inputs that are not observable in the market. 
(3)
Includes 2015 SPL Working Capital Facility, 2020 SPL Working Capital Facility, 2019 CQP Credit Facilities, CCH Credit Facility, CCH Working Capital Facility, Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility and Cheniere Marketing trade finance facilities. The Level 3 estimated fair value approximates the principal amount because the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates and the debt may be repaid, in full or in part, at any time without penalty. 
(4)
The Level 1 estimated fair value was based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical liabilities that we had the ability to access at the measurement date.