Debt | Note G – Debt Short-term borrowings, including current portion of long-term debt, consist of the following: September 30, December 31, (thousands) 2023 2022 4.50% notes, due March 2023 $ — $ 299,895 3.25% notes, due September 2024 498,944 — Uncommitted lines of credit 50,000 78,000 Commercial paper 903,223 173,407 Other short-term borrowings 136,495 38,581 $ 1,588,662 $ 589,883 The company has $500.0 million in uncommitted lines of credit. In May 2023, the company increased the borrowing capacity on its uncommitted lines from $200.0 million to $500.0 million. There were $50.0 million and $78.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the uncommitted lines of credit at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. These borrowings were provided on a short-term basis and the maturity is agreed upon between the company and the lender. The uncommitted lines of credit had an effective interest rate of 6.42% and 5.22% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The company has a commercial paper program, and the maximum aggregate balance of commercial paper outstanding may not exceed the borrowing capacity of $1.2 billion. Amounts outstanding under the commercial paper program are backstopped by available commitments under the company’s revolving credit facility. The company had $903.2 million in outstanding borrowings under this program at September 30, 2023 and $173.4 million in outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2022. The commercial paper program had an effective interest rate of 5.95% and 5.15% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Long-term debt consists of the following: September 30, December 31, (thousands) 2023 2022 Revolving Credit Facility $ 54,000 $ — North American asset securitization program 605,000 1,235,000 3.25% notes, due 2024 — 498,122 4.00% notes, due 2025 348,879 348,344 6.125% notes, due 2026 496,304 — 7.50% senior debentures, due 2027 110,164 110,103 3.875% notes, due 2028 496,933 496,448 2.95% notes, due 2032 494,908 494,522 Other obligations with various interest rates and due dates 8,813 425 $ 2,615,001 $ 3,182,964 The 7.50% senior debentures are not redeemable prior to their maturity. The 6.125% notes have a call option which allows for redemption at par, without penalty, on or after March 1, 2024. All other notes may be called at the option of the company subject to “make whole” clauses. The estimated fair market value of long-term debt, using quoted market prices, is as follows: September 30, December 31, (thousands) 2023 2022 3.25% notes, due 2024 $ — $ 481,500 4.00% notes, due 2025 339,000 338,000 6.125% notes, due 2026 498,000 — 7.50% senior debentures, due 2027 114,000 116,500 3.875% notes, due 2028 457,000 456,000 2.95% notes, due 2032 390,500 395,500 The carrying amount of the company’s other short-term borrowings, uncommitted lines of credit, revolving credit facility, 3.25% notes due in 2024, North American asset securitization program, commercial paper, and other obligations approximate their fair value. The company has a $2.0 billion revolving credit facility maturing in September 2026. The facility may be used by the company for general corporate purposes including working capital in the ordinary course of business, letters of credit, repayment, prepayment or purchase of long-term indebtedness, acquisitions, and as support for the company’s commercial paper program, as applicable. Interest on borrowings under the revolving credit facility is calculated using a base rate or a secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), plus a spread (1.08% at September 30, 2023), which is based on the company’s credit ratings, plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% or an effective interest rate of 6.42% at September 30, 2023. The facility fee, which is based on the company’s credit ratings, was 0.175% of the total borrowing capacity at September 30, 2023. The company had $54.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2023 and no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility at December 31, 2022. The company has a North American asset securitization program collateralized by accounts receivable of certain of its subsidiaries. The company may borrow up to $1.5 billion under the program which matures in September 2025. The program is conducted through Arrow Electronics Funding Corporation (“AFC”), a wholly-owned, bankruptcy remote subsidiary. The North American asset securitization program does not qualify for sale treatment. Accordingly, the accounts receivable and related debt obligation remain on the company’s consolidated balance sheets. Interest on borrowings is calculated using a base rate plus a spread (0.40% at September 30, 2023) plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% or an effective interest rate of 5.82% at September 30, 2023. The facility fee is 0.40% of the total borrowing capacity. The company had $605.0 million and $1.2 billion in outstanding borrowings under the North American asset securitization program at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which was included in “Long-term debt” on the company’s consolidated balance sheets. Total collateralized accounts receivable of approximately $2.4 billion and $3.1 billion were held by AFC and were included in “ Both the revolving credit facility and North American asset securitization program include terms and conditions that limit the incurrence of additional borrowings and require that certain financial ratios be maintained at designated levels. As of September 30, 2023, the company was in compliance with all such financial covenants. During the first quarter of 2023, the company completed the sale of $500.0 million principal amount of 6.125% notes due in March 2026. The notes have a call option which allows for redemption at par, without penalty, on or after March 1, 2024. The net proceeds of the offering of $496.3 million were used to repay the $300.0 million principal amount of its 4.50% notes due March 2023 and for general corporate purposes. On the issuance date, the company entered into an interest rate swap, which effectively converts the 6.125% notes to a floating rate based on daily compounding SOFR + 0.508%. Refer to Note H for additional information. During February 2022, the company repaid $350.0 million principal amount of its 3.50% notes due April 2022. In the normal course of business, certain of the company’s subsidiaries have agreements to sell, without recourse, selected trade receivables to financial institutions. The company does not retain financial or legal interests in these receivables, and, accordingly they are accounted for as sales of the related receivables, and the receivables are removed from the company’s consolidated balance sheets. Interest and dividend income of $16.9 million and $47.6 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively, and $8.3 million and $18.8 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2022, respectively were recorded in “Interest and other financing expense, net” within the company’s consolidated statements of operations. |