Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Revenue

Summary of contract assets and contract liabilities by segment

	Space
As of December 31, 2018	Systems		Imagery1		Services		Total
Contract liabilities	$	172	$	247	$	2	$	421
	Space
As of December 31, 2017	Systems			Imagery1	Services		Total
Contract liabilities	$	266	$	330	$	4	$	600

1  The contract liability balance associated with the Company’s EnhancedView Contract was $184 million and $278 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2018, imputed interest on advanced payments increased the contract liability balance by $26 million, and $120 million in revenue was recognized, decreasing the contract liability balance. The contract liability balance associated with the Company’s EnhancedView Contract is expected to be recognized as revenue through August 31, 2020. There were no deferred contract costs on the Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with this contract as of December 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017. 

Summary of revenue by primary sources

Year ended December 31, 2018	Space Systems		Imagery		Services		Eliminations		Total
Product revenues	$	851	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	851
Service revenues		191		841		258		—		1,290
Intersegment eliminations		87		4		8		(99)		—
	$	1,129	$	845	$	266	$	(99)	$	2,141
Year ended December 31, 2017	Space Systems		Imagery		Services		Eliminations		Total
Product revenues	$	1,119	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,119
Service revenues		141		228		143		—		512
Intersegment eliminations		10		2		1		(13)		—
	$	1,270	$	230	$	144	$	(13)	$	1,631
Year ended December 31, 2016	Space Systems		Imagery		Services		Eliminations		Total
Product revenues	$	1,285	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,285
Service revenues		132		41		100		—		273
Intersegment eliminations		4		1		—		(5)		—
	$	1,421	$	42	$	100	$	(5)	$	1,558

Summary of revenue by geographic location

	Year ended December 31,
		2018		2017		2016
United States	$	1,371	$	744	$	447
Canada		152		330		424
Asia		334		295		312
Europe		118		207		285
Australia		18		29		30
South America		134		17		58
Other		14		9		2
	$	2,141	$	1,631	$	1,558

Schedule of revenue from significant customers

	Year ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Government:
U.S. Federal Government and agencies	$	890	$	294	$	98
Canadian Federal Government and agencies		96		194		212
Commercial and other		1,155		1,143		1,248
Total revenue	$	2,141	$	1,631	$	1,558