| Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
| | | | | | | | | | | Long-Term Debt Outstanding | | | | | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2019 |
| | 2019(b) |
| 2018(b) |
| Commercial paper | — |
| | $ | — |
| $ | 675 |
| Revolving credit facilities | — |
| | — |
| 606 |
| Term loans | 1.87 | % | | 8,078 |
| 13,268 |
| Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 3.29 | % | | 26,378 |
| 26,331 |
| Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 3.74 | % | | 21,683 |
| 26,727 |
| Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 4.54 | % | | 46,653 |
| 45,030 |
| Other, including capital lease obligations | — |
| | 1,098 |
| 808 |
| Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts, fair value adjustments for acquisition accounting and hedged positions, net(a) | — |
| | (1,673 | ) | (1,702 | ) | Total debt | 3.78 | % | (a) | 102,217 |
| 111,743 |
| Less: Current portion | | | 4,452 |
| 4,398 |
| Long-term debt |
| | $ | 97,765 |
| $ | 107,345 |
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| | (a) | Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments. |
(b) As of December 31, 2019, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of £4.9 billion, €4.9 billion, ¥267 billion and ¥9 billion RMB. As of December 31, 2018, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of £7.3 billion, €4.9 billion, ¥390 billion and ¥4 billion RMB.
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| Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
| | | | | | | | | | | Long-Term Debt Outstanding | | | | | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2019 |
| | 2019(a) |
| 2018(a) |
| Term loans | 2.04 | % | | $ | 3,740 |
| $ | 4,122 |
| Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 3.88 | % | | 3,000 |
| 5,000 |
| Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | — |
| | — |
| — |
| Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 5.50 | % | | 2,759 |
| 2,759 |
| Notes due 2049 to Comcast | — |
| | — |
| 610 |
| Other, including capital lease obligations | — |
| | 544 |
| 427 |
| Debt issuance costs, premiums and discounts, net | — |
| | (33 | ) | (36 | ) | Total debt | 3.59 | % | | 10,010 |
| 12,882 |
| Less: Current portion | | | 301 |
| 151 |
| Long-term debt | | | $ | 9,709 |
| $ | 12,731 |
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(a) As of December 31, 2019, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of ¥284 billion and ¥9 billion RMB. As of December 31, 2018, included in our outstanding debt were foreign currency denominated borrowings with principal amounts of ¥400 billion and ¥4 billion RMB.
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