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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2012
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt  
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

7. Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

 

We obtain short-term financing from time to time under our commercial paper program, a form of notes payable.

 

Commercial Paper

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

October 27,

 

October 29,

 

October 27,

 

October 29,

 

(dollars in millions)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Maximum daily amount outstanding during the period

 

$

 

$

1,211

 

$

620

 

$

1,211

 

Average daily amount outstanding during the period

 

$

 

$

351

 

$

134

 

$

227

 

Amount outstanding at period-end

 

$

 

$

1,211

 

$

 

$

1,211

 

Weighted average interest rate

 

n/a

 

0.11%

 

0.16%

 

0.11%

 

 

In June 2012, we issued $1.5 billion of unsecured fixed rate debt at 4.0% that matures in July 2042. Proceeds from this issuance were used for general corporate purposes.