6.   Long-term debt

millions of Canadian dollars		As at Sept 30 2016				As at  Dec 31  2015
Long-term debt			6,447				5,952
Capital leases			592				612
Total long-term debt			7,039				6,564

In August 2016, the company extended the maturity date of its existing $500 million stand-by long-term bank credit facility to October 31, 2017.

Subsequent to September 30, 2016, in October 2016, the company reduced the amount of its existing $500 million stand-by long-term bank credit facility to $250 million and extended the maturity date to November 30, 2018.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the company increased its long-term debt by $495 million by drawing on an existing facility with an affiliated company of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The increased debt was used to supplement normal operations and capital projects.

In July 2015, the company entered into a long-term capital lease related to the Woodland pipeline for approximately $480 million. A commitment related to this obligation was previously reported as a firm capital commitment in the company’s 2014 Form 10-K.