Following is an excerpt from a footnote from the Soft-Drink Company 2016 annual report:

NOTE10: DEBT AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS

Short-Term Borrowings

Loans and notes payable consist primarily of commercial paper issued in the United States. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, we had $32,408 million and $24,270 million, respectively, in outstanding commercial paper borrowings. Our weighted-average interest rates for commercial paper outstanding were approximately 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent per year as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

In addition, we had $15,536 million in lines of credit and other short-term credit facilities as of December 31, 2016, of which $1,708 million was related to the Company's consolidated Philippine bottling operations that were classified as held for sale. The Company's total lines of credit included $186 million that was outstanding and primarily related to our international operations.

Included in the credit facilities discussed above, the Company had $12,628 million in lines of credit for general corporate purposes. These backup lines of credit expire at various times from 2017 through 2021. There were no borrowings under these backup lines of credit during 2016. These credit facilities are subject to normal banking terms and conditions. Some of the financial arrangements require compensating balances, none of which is presently significant to our Company.

Long-Term Debt

During 2016, the Company retired $2,500 million of long-term notes upon maturity and issued $5,500 million of long-term debt. The general terms of the notes issued are as follows:

• $2,000 million total principal amount of notes due March 14, 2018, at a variable interest rate equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") minus 0.05 percent;
• $2,000 million total principal amount of notes due March 13, 2019, at a fixed interest rate of 0.75 percent; and
• $1,500 million total principal amount of notes due March 14, 2022, at a fixed interest rate of 1.65 percent.

The Company's long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions, except average rate data):

	December 31, 2016							December 31, 2015
	Amount				Average Rate 1			Amount				Average Rate1
U.S. dollar notes due 2017–2097	$	26,814			1.7	%		$	24,540			1.9	%
U.S. dollar debentures due 2021–2102	4,414				3.7			4,964				4.0
U.S. dollar zero coupon notes due 20242	270				8.4			260				8.4
Other, due through 21023	582				4.4			1,168				4.8
Fair value adjustment4	546				N/A			462				N/A
Total5,6	$	32,626			2.1	%		$	31,394			2.3	%
Less current portion	3,154							4,082
Long-term debt	$	29,472						$	27,312

Continued

Maturities of long-term debt for the five years succeeding December 31, 2016, are as follows (in millions):

	Maturities of Long-Term Debt
2017	$	3,154
2018	5,266
2019	4,902
2020	3,410
2021	2,878

The cash flows from financing activities section of Soft-Drink Company’s 2016 annual report contains the following cash flows provided by (used by) activities (in millions):

	2016	2015	2014
Issuances of debt	$85,582	$54,990	$30,502
Payments of debt	(77,146)	(45,060)	(26,806)
Issuances of stock	2,978	3,138	3,332
Purchases of stock for treasury	(9,190)	(9,026)	(5,922)
Dividends	(9,190)	(8,600)	(8,136)
Other financing activities	200	90	100
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ (6,766)	$ (4,468)	$ (6,930)

A.    What amount was issued in the form of debt in 2016? 2015?

B.    Does Soft-Drink Company finance its activities primarily through short-term or long-term debt?

C.    Based on the info above, what are the details of the long-term debt issuance for 2016?

D.    How would the issuance of debt in 2016 be reflected on the financial statements for The Soft-Drink Company?

E.    How would the payments of debt affect the financial statements in 2016?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

solution Answer Part A Amount was issued in the form of debt as per Statement of Cash Follow 2016 85... View the full answer