TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Allowance, and Net [Abstract]

TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

The Company sells trade receivables under two asset-backed securitization programs and an accounts receivable factoring program. 

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs 

The Company historically has engaged in asset-backed securitization programs (the “ABS Programs”), selling trade receivables to affiliated special purpose entities and then to unaffiliated financial institutions. Upon the sale of the receivables from the special purpose entities to the unaffiliated financial institutions, the receivables are derecognized from our consolidated balance sheet as effective control of the transferred receivables is passed to the unaffiliated financial institutions, which have the right to pledge or sell the receivables. Accounts receivable sold under the ABS Programs are included as cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flow. During the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no accounts receivable were sold under the ABS Programs.

Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

The Company also sells accounts receivables to certain third-party banking institutions. The outstanding balance of receivables sold and not yet collected on accounts where the Company has continuing involvement was approximately $0.9 billion and $0.8 billion as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, total accounts receivable sold to certain third-party banking institutions was approximately $2.6 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. The receivables that were sold were removed from the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the cash received was included as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.