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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net income $ 1,732,576 $ 1,666,540 $ 1,544,608
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation, including amounts charged to cost of goods sold 418,830 390,643 326,713
Amortization, including amounts charged to interest expense 562,018 319,192 188,073
Provision for credit losses 54,389 26,053 12,101
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes (118,864) 196,184 334,866
Share-based compensation expense 124,624 93,400 99,594
LIFO expense (credit) 204,595 67,171 (203,028)
Impairment of assets, including goodwill 0 80,882 31,697
Gain on divestiture of businesses (40,665) (56,228) 0
Turkey highly inflationary impact 95,938 51,966 0
Gain on remeasurement of equity investment (242) (4,834) (64,721)
Other, net 3,593 11,781 29,361
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures:      
Accounts receivable (2,711,786) (1,659,525) (930,078)
Inventories (2,183,368) (665,370) (1,116,344)
Income tax receivable 102,201 49,307 266,552
Prepaid expenses and other assets 109,041 102,708 141,057
Accounts payable 6,103,451 3,320,725 2,049,167
Accrued expenses 51,112 (457,233) 372,078
Income taxes payable and other liabilities (196,146) (330,079) (178,120)
Long-term accrued litigation liability (399,963) (500,195) (236,990)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 3,911,334 2,703,088 2,666,586 Close
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Capital expenditures (458,359) (496,318) (438,217)
Cost of acquired companies, net of cash acquired (1,409,835) (133,814) (5,563,040)
Cost of equity investments (743,275) (18,491) (162,620)
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses 0 272,586 0
Other, net 9,004 7,600 22,300
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (2,602,465) (368,437) (6,141,577) Close
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Senior notes and other loan borrowings 157,547 155,189 3,166,980
Senior notes and other loan repayments (811,353) (1,238,954) (835,313)
Borrowings under revolving and securitization credit facilities 78,218,439 4,832,605 4,968,815
Repayments under revolving and securitization credit facilities (78,187,891) (4,671,943) (5,083,930)
Purchases of common stock (1,180,728) (483,704) (82,150)
Exercises of stock options 61,152 93,912 198,750
Cash dividends on common stock (398,752) (391,687) (366,648)
Employee tax withholdings related to restricted share vesting (71,279) (38,076) (23,547)
Other, net (9,413) (10,122) 9,892
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (2,222,278) (1,752,780) 1,952,849 Close
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 72,759 (57,850) (3,725) Close
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, INCLUDING CASH CLASSIFIED WITHIN ASSETS HELD FOR SALE (840,650) 524,021 (1,525,867) Close
LESS: INCREASE IN CASH CLASSIFIED WITHIN ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 0 (610) (1,751)
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (840,650) 523,411 (1,527,618)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year 3,593,539 3,070,128 4,597,746
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF YEAR $ 2,752,889 $ 3,593,539 $ 3,070,128