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Trade and other receivables, net
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Trade and other receivables, net  
Trade and other receivables, net

6.  TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET

December 31, 

December 31, 

2020

    

2019

U.S. government receivables:

  

 

  

Billed

$

84

$

88

Unbilled

 

76

 

46

160

134

Other governments and commercial receivables:

Billed

97

123

Unbilled

19

54

116

177

Total trade receivables

276

311

Orbital receivables, current portion

49

43

Other

3

4

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(1)

(1)

Trade and other receivables, net

$

327

$

357

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, non-current orbital receivables, net of allowances were $361 million and $382 million, respectively.

The Company has orbital receivables from 14 customers for which the largest customer’s value represents 19% and 27% of the stated balance sheet value for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The changes in allowance for expected credit losses related to non-current orbital receivables for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, consist of the following:

Orbital Receivables Allowance

Allowance as of December 31, 2018

$

(21)

Additions

(14)

Allowance as of December 31, 2019

(35)

Additions

 

(14)

Allowance as of December 30, 2020

$

(49)

The expected timing of total contractual cash flows, including principal and interest payments for orbital receivables is as follows:

2021

    

2022

    

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Total

Contractual cash flows from orbital receivables

$

69

$

70

$

77

$

76

$

69

$

340

$

701

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did not sell any eligible orbital receivables or repurchase any orbital receivables. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company did not sell any eligible orbital receivables and repurchased $24 million of specifically identified orbital receivables. The orbital receivables were repurchased as a result of its customer transferring the obligation to another entity which did not meet the credit criteria of its lenders. The net proceeds received on sold orbital receivables have been recognized as securitization liabilities.

Securitization liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:

December 31, 

December 31, 

2020

    

2019

Current portion

$

14

$

17

Non-current portion

 

47

 

48

Total securitization liabilities

$

61

$

65