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Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Sale of Non-United States Accounts Receivable
SALE OF NON-UNITED STATES ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
On April 27, 2012, Cooperage Receivables Finance B.V. (the “Main SPV”) and Greif Coordination Center BVBA, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Greif, Inc. (“Seller”), entered into the Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “European RPA”) with affiliates of a major international bank (the “Purchasing Bank Affiliates”). On April 20, 2015, the Main SPV and Seller amended and extended the term of the existing European RPA. Under the European RPA, as amended, the number of entities participating in the agreement have decreased. Additionally, the terms have been amended to decrease the maximum amount of receivables that may be sold and outstanding under the European RPA at any time to €100.0 million ($110.6 million as of July 31, 2016). Under the terms of the European RPA, the Company has the ability to loan excess cash to the Purchasing Bank Affiliates in the form of a subordinated loan receivable. As of October 31, 2015, the Company had loaned $44.2 million of excess cash back to the Purchasing Bank Affiliates. During the nine months ended July 31, 2016, the Company collected the full balance of the subordinated note receivable.
Under the terms of the European RPA, the Company has agreed to sell trade receivables meeting certain eligibility requirements that the Seller had purchased from other of our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries under a factoring agreement. The structure of the transactions provide for a legal true sale, on a revolving basis, of the receivables transferred from our various subsidiaries to the respective banks and their affiliates. The purchaser funds an initial purchase price of a certain percentage of eligible receivables based on a formula, with the initial purchase price approximating 75 percent to 90 percent of eligible receivables. The remaining deferred purchase price is settled upon collection of the receivables. At the balance sheet reporting dates, we remove from accounts receivable the amount of proceeds received from the initial purchase price since they meet the applicable criteria of ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing,” and we continue to recognize the deferred purchase price in accounts receivable. The receivables are sold on a non-recourse basis with the total funds in the servicing collection accounts pledged to the banks between settlement dates.
In October 2007, Greif Singapore Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Greif, Inc., entered into the Singapore Receivable Purchase Agreement (the “Singapore RPA”) with a major international bank. The maximum amount of aggregate receivables that may be financed under the Singapore RPA is 15.0 million Singapore Dollars ($11.1 million as of July 31, 2016).
The table below contains certain information related to the Company’s accounts receivables programs (Dollars in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
July 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
European RPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution
$
160.0

 
$
165.9

 
$
463.3

 
$
552.6

Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the programs
140.7

 
147.1

 
409.2

 
489.5

Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold
19.3

 
18.8

 
53.7

 
63.1

Loss associated with the programs
0.2

 
0.3

 
0.7

 
1.2

Expenses associated with the programs

 

 

 

Singapore RPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution
$
11.4

 
$
12.0

 
$
32.5

 
$
36.4

Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program
11.4

 
12.0

 
32.5

 
36.4

Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold

 

 

 

Loss associated with the program

 

 

 

Expenses associated with the program

 

 

 
0.1

Total RPAs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross accounts receivable sold to third party financial institution
$
171.4

 
$
177.9

 
$
495.8

 
$
589.0

Cash received for accounts receivable sold under the program
152.1

 
159.1

 
441.7

 
525.9

Deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold
19.3

 
18.8

 
53.7

 
63.1

Loss associated with the program
0.2

 
0.3

 
0.7

 
1.2

Expenses associated with the program

 

 

 
0.1

The table below contains certain information related to the Company’s accounts receivables programs and the impact it has on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (Dollars in millions):
 
July 31,
2016
 
October 31,
2015
European RPA
 
 
 
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution
$
116.8

 
$
114.8

Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold
25.9

 

Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold

 
(1.5
)
Singapore RPA
 
 
 
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution
$
3.5

 
$
4.0

Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold

 

Total RPAs
 
 
 
Accounts receivable sold to and held by third party financial institution
$
120.3

 
$
118.8

Uncollected deferred purchase price related to accounts receivable sold
25.9

 

Deferred purchase price liability related to accounts receivable sold

 
(1.5
)

The deferred purchase price related to the accounts receivable sold is reflected as prepaid expenses and other current assets or other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and was initially recorded at an amount which approximates its fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. The cash received initially and the deferred purchase price relate to the sale or ultimate collection of the underlying receivables and are not subject to significant other risks given their short nature; therefore, the Company reflects all cash flows under the accounts receivable sales programs as operating cash flows on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
Additionally, the Company performs collections and administrative functions on the receivables sold, similar to the procedures it uses for collecting all of its receivables, including receivables that are not sold under the European RPA and the Singapore RPA. The servicing liability for these receivables is not material to the consolidated financial statements.