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Our Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our cash generating capability and financial condition, together with our revolving credit
facilities, bridge loan facilities, working capital lines and other available methods of debt financing, such as
commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt financing, will be adequate to meet our operating, investing
and financing needs. Our primary sources of cash available to fund cash outflows, such as our anticipated
share repurchases, dividend payments, debt repayments, the proposed acquisition of Pioneer Foods and the
transition tax liability under the TCJ Act, include cash from operations, proceeds obtained from issuances
of commercial paper, bridge loan facilities and long-term debt and cash and cash equivalents. However, there
can be no assurance that volatility in the global capital and credit markets will not impair our ability to access
these markets on terms commercially acceptable to us, or at all. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial
statements for a description of our revolving credit facilities and bridge loan facilities. See also “Item 1A.
Risk Factors” and “Our Business Risks” for further discussion.
As of December 28, 2019, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in our consolidated subsidiaries
subject to currency controls or currency exchange restrictions were not material.
The TCJ Act imposed a mandatory one-time transition tax on undistributed international earnings, including
$18.9 billion held in our consolidated subsidiaries outside the United States as of December 30, 2017. As of
December 28, 2019, our mandatory transition tax liability was $3.3 billion, which must be paid through 2026
under the provisions of the TCJ Act; we currently expect to pay approximately $0.1 billion of this liability
in 2020. See “Credit Facilities and Long-Term Contractual Commitments.” Any additional guidance issued
by the IRS may impact our recorded amounts for this transition tax liability. See Note 5 to our consolidated
financial statements for further discussion of the TCJ Act.
Furthermore, our cash provided from operating activities is somewhat impacted by seasonality. Working
capital needs are impacted by weekly sales, which are generally highest in the third quarter due to seasonal
and holiday-related sales patterns, and generally lowest in the first quarter. On a continuing basis, we consider
various transactions to increase shareholder value and enhance our business results, including acquisitions,
divestitures, joint ventures, dividends, share repurchases, productivity and other efficiency initiatives, and
other structural changes. These transactions may result in future cash proceeds or payments.
The table below summarizes our cash activity:
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