ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SALE PROGRAM

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2024

Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]

Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets [Text Block]

Accounts Receivable Sale Program

The Company is a party to a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “RPA”) with certain third-party banking institutions for the sale of trade receivables generated from sales to certain customers, subject to acceptance by, and a funding commitment from, the banks that are party to the RPA. Trade receivables sold pursuant to the RPA are serviced by the Company.

In addition to the RPA, the Company has the option to participate in trade receivables sales programs that have been implemented by certain of the Company’s customers, as in effect from time to time. The Company does not service trade receivables sold under these other programs.

Under each of the programs noted above, the Company sells its entire interest in a trade receivable for 100% of face value, less a discount. During the six months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the Company sold approximately $797 million and $1.7 billion, respectively, of accounts receivable under these programs. Upon sale, these receivables are removed from the condensed consolidated balance sheets and cash received is presented as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Discounts on sold receivables were $5 million and $12 million for the six months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively, and were recorded in other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of income. As of March 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, $144 million and $162 million, respectively, of accounts receivable sold under the RPA and subject to servicing by the Company remained outstanding and had not yet been collected. The Company’s sole risk with respect to receivables it services is with respect to commercial disputes regarding such receivables. Commercial disputes include billing errors, returns and similar matters. To date, the Company has not been required to repurchase any receivable it has sold due to a commercial dispute. Additionally, the Company is required to remit amounts collected as a servicer under the RPA on a weekly basis to the financial institutions that purchased the receivables. As of March 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, $8 million and $33 million, respectively, had been collected but not yet remitted. These amounts are classified in accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.