Accounts Receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounts Receivable

Schedule of accounts receivable, net

(thousands)	2023		2022
Accounts receivable	$	12,384,553	$	12,416,114
Allowance for credit losses		(146,480)		(93,397)
Accounts receivable, net	$	12,238,073	$	12,322,717

Schedule of changes in the allowance for credit losses

(thousands)	2023		2022		2021
Balance at beginning of period	$	93,397	$	75,901	$	92,792
Charged to income		71,984		34,590		7,039
Translation Adjustments		690		(1,476)		(1,963)
Write-offs		(19,591)		(15,618)		(21,967)
Balance at end of period	$	146,480	$	93,397	$	75,901

Schedule of sales of accounts receivable to unaffiliated financial institutions under the EMEA asset securitization program

(thousands)	2023		2022		2021
EMEA asset securitization, sales of accounts receivables	$	3,160,247	$	2,524,276	$	2,193,983

Schedule of other amounts related to the EMEA asset securitization program

(thousands)	2023		2022
Receivables sold to unaffiliated financial institutions that were uncollected	$	529,266	$	628,930
Collateralized accounts receivable held by Arrow EMEA funding Corp B.V.		805,788		932,243

Schedule of sales of trade accounts receivable under factoring programs

(thousands)	2023		2022		2021
Sales of accounts receivables under the factoring programs	$	1,618,726	$	1,612,909	$	1,625,951

Schedule of other amounts under factoring programs

(thousands)	2023		2022
Receivables sold under the factoring programs that were uncollected	$	375,940	$	224,433