Accounts Receivable Facility

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]

Accounts receivable facility

Accounts Receivable Facility

The Company participates in a $150 uncommitted master accounts receivable purchase agreement with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as the purchaser (the “Accounts Receivable Facility”). Transfers under the Accounts Receivable Facility are accounted for as sales of receivables, resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The purchaser assumes the credit risk at the time of sale and has the right at any time to assign, transfer, or participate any of its rights under the purchased receivables to another bank or financial institution. The purchase and sale of receivables under the Accounts Receivable Facility is intended to be an absolute and irrevocable transfer without recourse by the purchaser to the Company for the creditworthiness of any obligor. The Company continues to have collection and servicing responsibilities for the receivables sold and receives separate compensation for their servicing. The compensation received is considered acceptable servicing compensation and, as such, the Company does not recognize a servicing asset or liability.

As of June 30, 2021, the discount rate used to determine the purchase price for the subject receivables is based upon LIBOR plus a margin applicable to the specified obligor.

Accounts receivables sold were $293.9 and $634.2 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and $245.3 and $646.5 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The trade receivables sold that remained outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were $136.1 and $77.0, respectively. The net proceeds received were included in both Cash provided by operating activities and Cash provided by investing activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The difference between the carrying amount of the trade receivables sold and the sum of the cash received is recorded as a loss on sale of receivables in Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The loss on sale of trade receivables was $0.2 and $0.6 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, and the loss on sale of trade receivables was $0.2 and $1.1 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.