viable. It is our expectation that the credit rating agencies will continue using this methodology. If our credit ratings were to be downgraded as a result of changes in our capital structure, our major bottlers' financial performance, changes in the credit rating agencies' methodology in assessing our credit strength, or for any other reason, our cost of borrowing could increase. Additionally, if certain bottlers' credit ratings were to decline, the Company's share of equity income could be reduced as a result of the potential increase in interest expense for those bottlers. 

We monitor our financial ratios and, as indicated above, the rating agencies consider these ratios in assessing our credit ratings. Each rating agency employs a different aggregation methodology and has different thresholds for the various financial ratios. These thresholds are not necessarily permanent, nor are they always fully disclosed to our Company. 

Our global presence and strong capital position give us access to key financial markets around the world, enabling us to raise funds at a low effective cost. This posture, coupled with active management of our mix of short-term and long-term debt and our mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt, results in a lower overall cost of borrowing. Our debt management policies, in conjunction with our share repurchase programs and investment activity, can result in current liabilities exceeding current assets. 

Issuances and payments of debt included both short-term and long-term financing activities. OnDecember 31, 2012, we had $6,314 million in lines of credit available for general corporate purposes. These backup lines of credit expire at various times from 2013 through 2017. There were no borrowings under these backup lines of credit during 2012. These credit facilities are subject to normal banking terms and conditions. 

In 2012, the Company had issuances of debt of $42,791 million, which included $40,008 million of issuances of commercial paper and short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days. The Company's total issuances of debt also included long-term debt issuances of $2,783 million, net of related discounts and issuance costs. 

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company issued $2,750 million of long-term debt. The general terms of the notes issued are as follows: 

$1,000milliontotalprincipalamountofnotesdueMarch14,2014,atavariableinterestrateequaltothethree-monthLondonInterbankOfferedRate("LIBOR")minus 0.05 percent; 

$1,000milliontotalprincipalamountofnotesdueMarch13,2015,atafixedinterestrateof0.75percent; and 

$750milliontotalprincipalamountofnotesdueMarch14,2018,atafixedinterestrateof1.65 percent. 

In 2012, the Company had payments of debt of $38,573 million. Total payments of debt included $1,553 million of net payments of commercial paper and short-term debt with maturities of 90 days or less, and $35,118 million of payments of commercial paper and short-term debt with maturities greater than 90 days. The Company's total payments of debt also included long-term debt payments of $1,902 million. 

In 2011, the Company had issuances of debt of $27,495 million, which included $25,219 million of