2. Progressive Corporation (a property and casualty insurance company) reported

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2. Progressive Corporation (a property and casualty insurance company) reported the following in its 2013 annu al report 2013 2012 Carrying Fair Carrying Fair Value (in millions) Value Value Value 7% Notes due 2013 (issued: $150.0, October 1993) 0.0 0.0 149.9 157.1 3.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (issued $500.0, August 2011) 497.6 509.1 497.3 549.1 6 58% Senior Notes due 2029 (issued $300.0, March 1999) 295.3 359.6 295.2 385.0 6.25% Senior Notes due 2032 (issued $400.0, November 2002) 473.7 394.6 394.5 513.5 6.70% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2067 (issued: $1,000.0, June 2007, outstanding $677.1 and $731.2) 673.4 731.3 726.2 789.7 $1,860.9 $2,073.7 $2,063.1 $2,394.4 n March 2013, we entered into an unsecured, discretionary line of credit (the "Line of Credit") with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC") in the maximum principal amount of $100 million Subject to the terms and conditions of the Line of Credit documents, advances under the Line of Credit (if any) will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the higher of PNC's Prime Rate and the sum of the Federal Funds Open Rate plus 50 basis points. Each advance must be repaid on the 30th date after the advance or, if earler, on March 25, 2014, the expiration date of the Line of Credit Prepayments are permitted without penalty. All advances under the Line of Credit are subject to PNC's discretion. We had no borrowings under the Line of Credit in 2013 Aggregate principal payments on debt outstanding at December 31, 2013, is as follows (millions) Year Payments 2014 0.0 2015 0.0 2016 0.0 2017 0.0 2018 0.0 Thereafter 1,877.1 Total 1,877.1 Required f Progressive were to repurchase all of its bonds on January 1, 2014, how would the income statement be affected? g. How much does the company owe under the line of credit with PNC Bank at year end? Why does Progressive discuss this in its debt footnote? h. What does the footnote reveal about timing of debt due in 2014 and thereafter?

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If Progressive were to repurchase all of its bonds on January 1,2014, the would suffer a loss of $2073.7 - $1860.9 = $212.80. This is beacuse bonds are liabilities for the company which is equal to their book value. If company buys back its bonds at higher price, it would remove liabilities from its books and record any loss ( if market / fair price> book value) or gain (if book price> fair price).

G. Company soes not owe under the line of credit with PNC Bank at the year end since  they had no borrowings under line of credit in 2013.
Financial statement footnotes are an integral part of the financial statements,which must be issued along with the financial statements. They are valuable to the financial analyst, who can discern from the footnotes how various accounting policies used by a company are impacting its reported results and financial position.

h. The timing of debt revealed in footnote reveals that company does not have short term debt maturing in next 5 years.

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