long term debt
Definition
Amount owed for a period exceeding 12 months from the date of the balance sheet. It could be in the form of a bank loan, mortgage bonds, debenture, or other obligations not due for one year. A firm must disclose its long-term debt in its balance sheet with its interest rate and date of maturity. Amount of long-term debt is a measure of a firm's leverage, and is distinguished from long term liabilities which may include supply of services already paid for.
long term debt is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
long term debt appears in these other terms: long term debt to total assets ratio, long term debt to total working capital ratio, long term debt to tangible assets ratio
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