Sale of Receivables

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Sale of Receivables [Abstract]

Sale of Receivables

Note 5.   Sale of Receivables

We are party to several supply chain financing arrangements, in which we may sell certain of our customers’ trade accounts receivable to such customers’ financial institutions.  We sell our undivided interests in certain of these receivables at our discretion when we determine that the cost of these arrangements is less than the cost of servicing our receivables with existing debt.  Under the terms of the agreements, we retain no rights or interest, have no obligations with respect to the sold receivables, and do not service the receivables after the sale.  As such, these transactions are being accounted for as a sale.

Pursuant to these agreements, we sold $211.6 million and $382.5 million of receivables during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $218.4 million and $374.1 million for the comparable periods in 2022.  Receivables presented at financial institutions and not yet collected as of June 30, 2023 were approximately $10.7 million and remained in our accounts receivable balance as of that date. There were no receivables presented at financial institutions and not yet collected as of December 31, 2022. All receivables sold were reflected as a reduction of accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheet at the time of sale.  A charge in the amount of $12.4 million and $21.5 million related to the sale of receivables was included in selling, general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $7.7 million and $11.2 million for the comparable periods in 2022.

To the extent that these arrangements are terminated, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity could be adversely affected by extended payment terms, or delays or failures in collecting trade accounts receivable. The utility of the supply chain financing arrangements also depends upon a benchmark reference rate for the purpose of determining the discount rate applicable to each arrangement. If the benchmark reference rate increases significantly, we may be negatively impacted as we may not be able to pass these added costs on to our customers, which could have a material and adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.