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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt
Debt was as follows:
(in millions)December 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
3.360% Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021
$656 $— 
5.300% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2021
— 2,000 
7.250% Senior Notes due 2021
2,250 — 
11.500% Senior Notes due 2021
1,000 — 
4.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2022
1,000 1,000 
4.000% Senior Notes due 2022
500 500 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2022
2,280 — 
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 2022— 2,000 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2023
1,300 1,300 
7.875% Senior Notes due 2023
4,250 — 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2024
1,000 1,000 
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024
— 1,350 
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024
— 650 
6.500% Senior Notes due 2024
— 1,000 
7.125% Senior Notes due 2024
2,500 — 
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 2024— 2,000 
3.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
3,000 — 
4.738% Series 2018-1 A-1 Notes due 2025
2,100 — 
5.125% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2025 (1)
— 1,250 
5.125% Senior Notes due 2025
500 500 
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025
— 1,700 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2025
1,500 — 
1.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
1,000 — 
6.500% Senior Notes due 2026
2,000 2,000 
4.500% Senior Notes due 2026
1,000 1,000 
4.500% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2026
1,000 1,000 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,500 — 
3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
4,000 — 
5.375% Senior Notes due 2027
500 500 
5.375% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2027 (1)
1,250 1,250 
2.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
1,750 — 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2028
1,500 1,500 
4.750% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2028
1,500 1,500 
5.152% Series 2018-1 A-2 Notes due 2028
1,838 — 
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028
2,475 — 
3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
7,000 — 
2.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
1,000 — 
2.550% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
2,500 — 
8.750% Senior Notes due 2032
2,000 — 
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2040
2,000 — 
3.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2041
2,500 — 
4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2050
3,000 — 
3.300% Senior Secured Notes due 2051
3,000 — 
3.600% Senior Secured Notes due 2060
1,000 — 
Other debt240 25 
Unamortized premium on debt to affiliates— 43 
Unamortized premium on debt to third parties2,197 — 
Unamortized discount on debt to affiliates(20)(53)
Unamortized discount on debt to third parties(197)— 
Debt issuance costs and consent fees(244)(46)
Total debt71,125 24,969 
Less: Current portion of Senior Notes and other debt to third parties4,579 25 
Total long-term debt$66,546 $24,944 
Classified on the balance sheet as:
Long-term debt$61,830 $10,958 
Long-term debt to affiliates4,716 13,986 
Total long-term debt$66,546 $24,944 
(1)On April 1, 2020, in connection with the closing of the Merger, we amended the $1.25 billion of 5.125% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2025 and $1.25 billion of 5.375% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2027, to change the maturity date thereof to April 15, 2021 and April 15, 2022, respectively. See “Financing Matters Agreement” section below for further information.

Our effective interest rate, excluding the impact of derivatives and capitalized interest, was approximately 4.6% and 5.2% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, on weighted average debt outstanding of $58.4 billion and $25.5 billion for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The weighted average debt outstanding was calculated by applying an average of the monthly ending balances of total short-term and long-term debt and short-term and long-term debt to affiliates, net of unamortized premiums, discounts, debt issuance costs and consent fees.

Issuances and Borrowings

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we issued the following Senior Secured Notes and entered into the following Secured loan facilities:
(in millions)Principal IssuancesPremiums, Discounts and Issuance CostsNet Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term DebtIssue Date
3.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
$3,000 $12 $2,988 April 9, 2020
3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
4,000 17 3,983 April 9, 2020
3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
7,000 78 6,922 April 9, 2020
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2040
2,000 47 1,953 April 9, 2020
4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2050
3,000 24 2,976 April 9, 2020
1.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
1,000 995 June 24, 2020
2.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
1,250 1,242 June 24, 2020
2.550% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
1,750 12 1,738 June 24, 2020
2.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
500 (11)511 October 6, 2020
2.550% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
750 (29)779 October 6, 2020
3.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2041
1,250 15 1,235 October 6, 2020
3.300% Senior Secured Notes due 2051
1,500 16 1,484 October 6, 2020
2.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
1,000 995 October 28, 2020
3.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2041
1,250 38 1,212 October 28, 2020
3.300% Senior Secured Notes due 2051
1,500 58 1,442 October 28, 2020
3.600% Senior Secured Notes due 2060
1,000 11 989 October 28, 2020
Total of Senior Secured Notes issued31,750 306 31,444 
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021
19,000 257 18,743 April 1, 2020
Secured term loan facility due 2027
4,000 107 3,893 April 1, 2020
Total of Secured loan facilities issued23,000 364 22,636 
Total Issuances and Borrowings$54,750 $670 $54,080 
In connection with the Merger, we assumed the following indebtedness of Sprint:
(in millions)Fair value as of April 1, 2020Principal Outstanding as of December 31, 2020Carrying Value as of December 31, 2020
7.250% Senior Notes due 2021
$2,324 $2,250 $2,287 
7.875% Senior Notes due 2023
4,682 4,250 4,594 
7.125% Senior Notes due 2024
2,746 2,500 2,706 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2025
1,677 1,500 1,652 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,701 1,500 1,679 
3.360% Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021 (1)
1,310 656 656 
4.738% Senior Secured Series 2018-1 A-1 Notes due 2025 (1)
2,153 2,100 2,145 
5.152% Senior Secured Series 2018-1 A-2 Notes due 2028 (1)
1,960 1,838 1,950 
7.000% Senior Notes due 2020
1,510 — — 
11.500% Senior Notes due 2021
1,105 1,000 1,057 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2022
2,372 2,280 2,346 
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028
2,834 2,475 2,808 
8.750% Senior Notes due 2032
2,649 2,000 2,620 
Accounts receivable facility2,310 — — 
Other debt464 256 240 
Total Debt Assumed$31,797 $24,605 $26,740 
(1)In connection with the closing of the Merger, we assumed Sprint’s spectrum-backed notes, which are collateralized by the acquired directly held and third-party leased Spectrum licenses. See “Spectrum Financing” section below for further information.
Debt Instrument Redemption
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we repaid the following loan facilities and redeemed the following Senior Notes held by third parties and Senior Notes held by affiliates:
(in millions)Principal Amount
Write-off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs (1)
Other (2)
Redemption or Repayment DateRedemption Price
6.500% Senior Notes due 2024
$1,000 $12 $22 July 4, 2020102.167 %
7.000% Senior Notes due 2020
1,500 — — August 15, 2020N/A
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025
1,700 24 36September 1, 2020102.125 %
Total Senior Notes to third parties redeemed4,200 36 58 
5.300% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2021 (3)
2,000 — — April 1, 2020100.000 %
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024 (3)
1,350(26)— April 1, 2020100.000 %
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024 (3)
650(15)— April 1, 2020100.000 %
5.125% Senior Secured Notes to affiliates due 2025
1,250 15 — July 4, 2020100.000 %
Total Senior Notes to affiliates redeemed5,250 (26)— 
Total Redemptions$9,450 $10 $58 
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 2022$2,000 $— $— April 1, 2020100.000 %
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 20242,000 — — April 1, 2020100.000 %
Accounts receivable facility2,310 — — April 1, 2020100.000 %
Secured bridge loan facility due 202119,000 251 (47)April 9, 2020100.128 %
3.360% Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021
656 — — VariousN/A
Secured term loan facility due 2027
4,000 100 — October 9, 2020100.000 %
Other debt481 — — VariousN/A
Total Repayments$30,447 $351 $(47)

(1)Write-off of premiums, discounts and issuance costs are included in Other expense, net in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Write-off of issuance costs are included in Loss on redemption of debt within Net cash provided by operating activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
(2)Primarily represents a reimbursement of a portion of the commitment letter fees that were paid to financial institutions when we drew down on the Secured Bridge Loan Facility on April 1, 2020 and is included in Other expense, net in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
(3)Pursuant to the Financing Matters Agreement, the Senior Notes were effectively redeemed through a repurchase and were cancelled and retired in full on April 1, 2020.