Debt | 4. Debt Short-term debt consists of the following (carrying balances in thousands): September 28, June 29, September 28, June 29, 2024 2024 2024 2024 Interest Rate Carrying Balance Revolving credit facilities: Accounts receivable securitization program (due December 2024) 5.70 % 6.19 % $ 443,000 $ 415,100 Other short-term debt 4.62 % 5.43 % 81,055 77,611 Short-term debt $ 524,055 $ 492,711 The Company has a trade accounts receivable securitization program (the “Securitization Program”) in the United States with a group of financial institutions. The Securitization Program allows the Company to transfer, on an ongoing revolving basis, an undivided interest in a designated pool of trade accounts receivable, to provide security or collateral for borrowings of up to $700 million. The Securitization Program does not qualify for off balance sheet accounting treatment and any borrowings under the Securitization Program are recorded as debt in the consolidated balance sheets. Under the Securitization Program, the Company legally sells and isolates certain U.S. trade accounts receivable into a wholly owned and consolidated bankruptcy remote special purpose entity. Such receivables, which are recorded within “Receivables” in the consolidated balance sheets, totaled $1.01 billion and $1.05 billion at September 28, 2024, and June 29, 2024, respectively. The Securitization Program contains certain covenants relating to the quality of the receivables sold. Other short-term debt consists of various committed and uncommitted lines of credit and other forms of bank debt with financial institutions utilized primarily to support the ongoing working capital requirements of the Company, including its foreign operations. Long-term debt consists of the following (carrying balances in thousands): September 28, June 29, September 28, June 29, 2024 2024 2024 2024 Interest Rate Carrying Balance Revolving credit facilities: Credit Facility (due August 2027) 5.05 % 5.05 % $ 768,612 $ 745,480 Other long-term debt 4.74 % 4.74 % 23,059 22,748 Public notes due: April 2026 4.63 % 4.63 % 550,000 550,000 May 2031 3.00 % 3.00 % 300,000 300,000 June 2032 5.50 % 5.50 % 300,000 300,000 March 2028 6.25 % 6.25 % 500,000 500,000 Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs 2,441,671 2,418,228 Discount and debt issuance costs – unamortized (10,941) (11,599) Long-term debt $ 2,430,730 $ 2,406,629 The Company has a five-year $1.50 billion revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of banks, which expires in August 2027. It consists of revolving credit facilities and the issuance of up to $200.0 million of letters of credit and up to $300.0 million of loans in certain approved currencies. As of September 28, 2024, and June 29, 2024, there were $0.9 million in letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility. Under the Credit Facility, the Company may select from various interest rate options, currencies, and maturities. The Credit Facility contains certain covenants, including various limitations on debt incurrence, share repurchases, dividends, investments, and capital expenditures. The Credit Facility also includes a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a leverage ratio not to exceed a certain threshold, which the Company was in compliance with as of September 28, 2024, and June 29, 2024. As of September 28, 2024, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $2.95 billion. At June 29, 2024, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $2.90 billion and $2.85 billion, respectively. Fair value for public notes was estimated based on quoted market prices (Level 1) and, for other forms of debt, fair value approximates carrying value due to the market based variable nature of the interest rates on those debt facilities (Level 2). |