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Receivables, net | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Receivables [Abstract] |
Receivables, net | “Receivables, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:
| September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 529.4 |  |  | $ | 542.8 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivable | 46.8 |  |  | 44.0 |
Total trade accounts receivable, net | 482.6 |  |  | 498.8 |
Other receivables | 73.7 |  |  | 115.1 |
Total receivables, net | $ | 556.3 |  |  | $ | 613.9 |
The allowance for uncollectible receivables as of September 30, 2016 and 2015 was $46.8 and $44.0, respectively. The following is an analysis of the allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivable:
Period |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  | Deductions |  | Other Adjustments |  | Balance at End of Period
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 44.0 |  |  | $ | 15.6 |  |  | $ | (12.0 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | 46.8 |
Fiscal 2015 |  | 48.6 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | (6.3 | ) |  | (4.3 | ) |  | 44.0 |
Fiscal 2014 |  | 37.4 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | 6.2 |  |  | 48.6 |
Spectrum Brands has entered into various factoring agreements and early pay programs with its customers to sell its trade receivables under non-recourse agreements in exchange for cash proceeds. A loss on sales is recognized for any discount and factoring fees associated with the transfer. Spectrum Brands utilizes factoring arrangements as an integral part of their financing for working capital. These transactions are treated as a sale and are accounted for as a reduction in trade receivables because the agreements transfer effective control over and risk related to the receivables to buyers. In some instances, Spectrum Brands may continue to service the transferred receivable after the factoring has occurred, but in most cases Spectrum Brands does not service any factored accounts, and any servicing of the trade receivable does not constitute significant continuing involvement or preclude the recognition of a sale. Spectrum Brands does not carry any material servicing assets or liabilities. Cash proceeds from these arrangements are reflected as operating activities. The aggregate gross amount factored under these facilities was $2,055.0, $1,938.0 and $1,575.0 for Fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The cost of factoring such trade receivables was $10.1, $6.5 and $9.7 for Fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 and reported in “Selling, acquisition, operating and general expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company has a broad range of customers including many large retail outlet chains, one of which accounts for a significant percentage of its sales volume. This major customer represented approximately 15.2%, 14.7% and 15.7% of the Company’s “Net consumer and other product sales” during Fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. This customer represents approximately 13.1% of the Company’s “Receivables, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2016 and 2015. Approximately 36.1%, 37.7% and 40.2% of the Company’s “Net consumer and other product sales” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations during Fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, occurred outside of the U.S. These sales and related receivables are subject to varying degrees of credit, currency, and political and economic risk. The Company monitors these risks and makes appropriate provisions for collectibility based on an assessment of the risks present.

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