Long-Term Borrowings (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-Term Borrowings and Weighted Average Interest Rates
Long-term borrowings consist of borrowings and capital leases having original maturities of one year or more. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s long-term borrowings and weighted-average interest rates on outstanding balances (dollars in millions):
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Maturity
 
Interest
Rate
 
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
 
Outstanding Amount
 
Outstanding Amount
Securitized Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed-rate asset-backed securities(1)
2015-2019
 
0.69-5.65%
 
1.88%
 
$
7,950

 
$
8,950

Floating-rate asset-backed securities(2)(3)
2015-2019
 
0.35-0.75%
 
0.52%
 
7,949

 
7,000

Total Discover Card Master Trust I and Discover Card Execution Note Trust
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,899

 
15,950

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Floating-rate asset-backed securities(4)(5)(6)(7)
2031-2042
 
0.42-4.25%
 
1.94%
 
1,370

 
1,445

Total SLC Private Student Loan Trusts
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,370

 
1,445

Total Long-Term Borrowings - owed to securitization investors
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,269

 
17,395

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discover Financial Services (Parent Company)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed-rate senior notes(1)
2017-2025
 
3.75-10.25%
 
4.76%
 
2,064

 
1,558

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discover Bank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior bank notes
2018-2026
 
2.00-4.25%
 
3.38%
 
2,892

 
2,892

Subordinated bank notes
2019-2020
 
7.00-8.70%
 
7.49%
 
698

 
698

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital lease obligations
2016
 
4.51%
 
4.51%
 
1

 
1

Total long-term borrowings
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
22,924

 
$
22,544

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
The Company uses interest rate swaps to hedge portions of these long-term borrowings against changes in fair value attributable to changes in London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Use of these interest rate swaps impacts carrying value of the debt. See Note 14: Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
(2)
Discover Card Execution Note Trust floating-rate asset-backed securities include issuances with the following interest rate terms: 1-month LIBOR + 18 to 58 basis points and 3-month LIBOR + 20 basis points.
(3)
The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates related to future cash flows resulting from interest payments on a portion of these long-term borrowings. There is no impact on debt carrying value from use of these interest rate swaps. See Note 14: Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
(4)
SLC Private Student Loan Trusts floating-rate asset-backed securities include issuances with the following interest rate terms: 3-month LIBOR + 17 to 45 basis points, Prime rate + 75 to 100 basis points and 1-month LIBOR + 350 basis points.
(5)
The Company acquired an interest rate swap related to the securitized debt assumed in the SLC transaction. The swap does not qualify for hedge accounting and has no impact on debt carrying value. See Note 14: Derivatives and Hedging Activities.
(6)
Repayment of this debt is dependent upon the timing of principal and interest payments on the underlying student loans. The dates shown represent final maturity dates.
(7)
Includes $339 million of senior notes maturing in 2031, $784 million of senior and subordinated notes maturing in 2036 and $247 million of senior notes maturing in 2042 as of March 31, 2015.
Schedule of Long-Term Borrowings Maturities
Long-term borrowings had the following maturities (dollars in millions):
Year
March 31, 2015
Due in 2015
$
2,301

Due in 2016
3,050

Due in 2017
5,107

Due in 2018
3,599

Due in 2019
3,278

Thereafter
5,589

Total
$
22,924