Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting [Text Block]

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Sanmina Corporation (the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted pursuant to those rules or regulations. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended September 29, 2018, included in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Results of operations for the second quarter of 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the full fiscal year.

Fiscal Period, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The Company operates on a 52 or 53 week year ending on the Saturday nearest September 30. Fiscal 2019 and 2018 are each 52-week years. All references to years relate to fiscal years unless otherwise noted.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)". This ASU requires the service costs component of net periodic pension costs to be presented in the same line item as other compensation costs and all other components of net periodic pension costs to be presented in the income statement as non-operating expenses. This ASU was effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2019. The impact of adoption was insignificant.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805)". This ASU provides guidance to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This new standard was effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2019. There was no impact upon adoption of this new standard.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230)". This ASU requires that the statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Companies will also be required to reconcile such total to amounts on the balance sheet and disclose the nature of the restrictions. This ASU was effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2019, including interim periods within that annual period. There was no impact upon adoption of this new standard.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (Topic 740)". This ASU simplifies the accounting for income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory by requiring recognition of current and deferred income tax consequences when such transfers occur. The new standard was effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2019. There was no impact upon adoption of this new standard.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" (commonly referred to as ASC 606) which requires an entity to recognize revenue when (or as) goods are transferred or services are provided to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company adopted ASC 606 as of the beginning of its first quarter of 2019 using the modified retrospective approach, whereby the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance was recognized as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings at the date of adoption. This adjustment resulted in an increase to beginning retained earnings of $28 million.

The adoption of ASC 606 resulted in a change to the manner in which the Company recognizes revenue for the majority of its revenue streams, including integrated manufacturing solutions, components, repair services and defense and aerospace programs.

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, the Company generally recognized revenue from its integrated manufacturing solutions, the Company’s largest revenue stream, upon shipment or delivery of a product to a customer. Under ASC 606, because the Company has no alternative use for the end products generated by its vertically integrated manufacturing services and has an enforceable right to payment for work-in-progress upon a customer’s cancellation of a contract for convenience, the Company recognizes revenue from the sale of these products on an over time basis as the products are manufactured. Accordingly, the Company will recognize revenue under these contracts earlier than under the previous accounting rules.

Additionally, prior to the adoption of ASC 606, revenue from repair services was generally recognized upon completion of the services. Under ASC 606, revenue for these services will be recognized as the services are performed since the Company’s customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by these services.

Lastly, prior to the adoption of ASC 606, revenue from defense and aerospace programs was recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis by applying the units-of-delivery method. Under ASC 606, revenue for the majority of these programs will be recognized on an over time basis using the cost-to-cost method since the Company has no alternative use for the end products manufactured under these programs and has an enforceable right to payment for work-in-progress upon a customer’s cancellation of a contract for convenience. Revenue for certain other programs will be recognized upon shipment or delivery of a product, which is when control of a product transfers to a customer.

The timing of recognition of revenue did not change for some of the Company’s revenue streams as a result of the adoption of ASC 606. These revenue streams include logistics services, for which revenue will continue to be recognized as the services are performed, Company proprietary products, for which revenue will continue to be recognized upon shipment or delivery of the product, and design, development and engineering services for which revenue will continue to be recognized as the services are performed.

For revenue streams for which revenue is being recognized on an over time basis under ASC 606, work-in-progress and finished goods inventory were reduced to zero upon the adoption of ASC 606 and an associated contract asset was recorded to reflect amounts that would have been recognized as revenue prior to the adoption of ASC 606. This adjustment resulted in recognition of a contract asset of $376 million and a decrease in inventory of $350 million as of the beginning of the first fiscal quarter of 2019. No other balance sheet line items, with the exception of beginning retained earnings as mentioned previously, were materially impacted upon the adoption of ASC 606.

Refer to Note 3 for additional information and disclosures related to the adoption of ASC 606.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07 "Improvements to Non-employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718)". The ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. The standard aligns measurement and classification guidance for share-based payments to non-employees with the guidance applicable to employees. This ASU is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2020, including interim periods within that reporting period, although early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the impact of adoption to be significant.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02,"Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income",which allows companies to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. The guidance also requires certain new disclosures regardless of the election. This ASU is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2020, although early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the impact of adoption to be significant.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements for Accounting For Hedging Activities", simplifying hedge accounting guidance and improving the financial reporting of hedging relationships by allowing an entity to better align its risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both designation and measurement for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. This standard eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness, resulting in full recognition of the change in fair value that impacts earnings in the same income statement line item that is used to present the earnings effect of the hedged item. In addition, the guidance allows more flexibility in the requirements to qualify for and maintain hedge accounting. This ASU is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2020, although early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases: Amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Topic 842)". This ASU requires the Company to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases with terms of more than twelve months. This ASU also requires disclosures enabling the users of financial statements to understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The new standard is effective for the Company at the beginning of fiscal 2020, including interim periods within that reporting period. In addition, the FASB provided a practical expedient transition method that allows entities to initially apply the requirements by recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption, as opposed to applying the requirements retrospectively and providing comparative prior period financial statements. The Company has decided to apply the above practical expedient transition method. The Company expects the impact of adopting this new accounting standard to be material to its consolidated balance sheet, but is still evaluating the impact to its consolidated statement of income.