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SCHEDULE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - ANIXTER (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 22, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jun. 22, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 3,201,688 |  | $ 3,187,169 |
Anixter International |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ 103,463 |  | $ 103,463
Trade accounts receivable |  |  | 1,300,966 |  | 1,309,894
Other accounts receivable |  |  | 116,386 |  | 116,386
Inventories |  |  | 1,409,862 |  | 1,424,768
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 67,664 |  | 53,462
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | (3,792) |  |  |
Property, buildings and equipment |  |  | 211,721 |  | 215,513
Operating lease assets |  |  | 280,285 |  | 262,238
Intangible assets |  |  | 1,838,065 |  | 1,832,700
Goodwill |  |  | 1,384,337 |  | 1,367,981
Other assets |  |  | 139,847 |  | 114,258
Total assets |  |  | 6,852,596 |  | 6,800,663
Accounts payable |  |  | 918,924 |  | 920,163
Accrued payroll and benefit costs |  |  | 69,480 |  | 69,480
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  |  | 13,225 |  | 13,225
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentCurrentLiabilitiesOther |  | 12,745 |  |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | 234,319 |  | 221,574
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt |  | (205) |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 77,617 |  | 77,822
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 217,303 |  | 200,286
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 377,054 |  | 392,165
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 246,338 |  | 207,612
Total liabilities |  |  | 2,154,260 |  | 2,102,327
Fair value of net assets acquired, including goodwill and intangible assets |  |  | $ 4,698,336 |  | $ 4,698,336
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Inventory |  | (14,906) |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustments |  | 14,202 |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles | $ 6,400 | 5,365 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentOperatingLeaseAssets |  | 18,047 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentOtherNoncurrentLiabilities |  | 38,726 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentsLiabilities |  | 51,933 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentDeferredIncomeTaxes |  | (15,111) |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentOperatingLeaseLiabilities |  | 17,017 |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  | 16,356 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentsNoncurrentAssets |  | 25,589 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentsAssets |  | 51,933 |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccountsPayable |  | (1,239) |  |  |
BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccountsReceivable |  | $ (8,928) |  |  |

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