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Revenue
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue  
Revenue

16. REVENUE

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $1.9 billion of remaining performance obligations, which represents the transaction price of firm orders less inception to date revenue recognized. Remaining performance obligations generally exclude unexercised contract options and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts. The Company expects to recognize revenue relating to existing performance obligations of approximately $1.1 billion, $0.5 billion, and $0.3 billion in the fiscal years 2021, 2022 and thereafter, respectively.

Contract liabilities by segment are as follows:

As of December 31, 2020

    

Earth Intelligence 1

    

Space Infrastructure

    

Total

Contract liabilities

$

45

$

234

$

279

As of December 31, 2019

    

Earth Intelligence 1

    

Space Infrastructure

    

Total

Contract liabilities

$

130

$

145

$

275

1

There was no remaining contract liability balance associated with the Company’s EnhancedView Contract as of December 31, 2020 as the remaining revenue was fully recognized as of August 31, 2020. The contract liability associated with the Company’s EnhancedView Contract was $78 million as of December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, imputed interest on advanced payments increased the contract liability balance by $3 million, and $81 million in revenue was recognized, decreasing the contract liability balance.

The increase in contract liabilities is primarily due to cash received on a commercial contract in the Space Infrastructure segment in advance of services performed. The increase is partially offset by revenues recognized based upon the satisfaction of performance obligations within the Earth Intelligence segment.

The Company’s primary sources of revenue are as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2020

    

Earth Intelligence

    

Space Infrastructure

    

Eliminations

    

Total

Product revenues

$

$

633

$

$

633

Service revenues

 

1,081

 

9

 

 

1,090

Intersegment

 

79

 

(79)

 

$

1,081

$

721

$

(79)

$

1,723

Year Ended December 31, 2019

    

Earth Intelligence

    

Space Infrastructure

    

Eliminations

    

Total

Product revenues

$

$

560

$

$

560

Service revenues

 

1,085

 

21

 

 

1,106

Intersegment

125

(125)

$

1,085

$

706

$

(125)

$

1,666

Year Ended December 31, 2018

    

Earth Intelligence

    

Space Infrastructure

    

Eliminations

    

Total

Product revenues

$

$

697

$

$

697

Service revenues

 

1,058

 

49

 

 

1,107

Intersegment

1

 

77

 

(78)

 

$

1,059

$

823

$

(78)

$

1,804

Certain of the Company’s contracts with customers in the Space Infrastructure segment include a significant financing component as payments are received from the customer more than one year after delivery of the promised goods or services. The Company recognized orbital revenue related to these contracts of $30 million, $31 million and $32 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is included in product revenues.

Revenue in the Space Infrastructure segment is primarily generated from long-term construction contracts. Due to the long-term nature of these contracts, the Company generally recognizes revenue over time using the cost-to-cost method of accounting to measure progress. Under the cost-to-cost method of accounting, revenue is recognized based on the proportion of total costs incurred to estimated total costs-at-completion ("EAC"). An EAC includes all direct costs and indirect costs directly attributable to a program or allocable based on program cost pooling arrangements. Estimates regarding the Company’s cost associated with the design, manufacture and delivery of products and services are used in determining the EAC. Changes to an EAC are recorded as a cumulative adjustment to revenue.

The Company incurred estimated COVID-19 related EAC growth of $27 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The changes in the EACs are due to increases in estimated program costs associated with the COVID-19 operating posture and the estimated impact of certain items such as supplier delays and increased labor hours. These costs are considered incremental and separable from normal operations. The Company’s current estimates at completion on the Company’s satellite manufacturing contracts assume, among other things, that the Company remains in a COVID-19 operating posture in the factories through the spring of 2021.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an additional $42 million estimated loss on a commercial satellite program which includes significant development efforts further delayed by COVID-19. The estimated COVID-19 impact on this program was $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and is included in our total COVID-19 impact discussed above.

The approximate revenue based on geographic location of customers is as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 

2020

    

2019

    

2018

United States

$

1,406

$

1,240

$

1,238

Asia

 

96

 

161

 

213

Europe

 

84

 

69

54

Middle East

54

57

90

Australia

37

22

17

South America

 

25

 

97

 

133

Canada

10

10

49

Other

 

11

 

10

 

10

Total revenues

$

1,723

$

1,666

$

1,804

Revenues from significant customers is as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Earth Intelligence

Space Infrastructure

Eliminations

Total

U.S. federal government and agencies

$

774

$

288

$

$

1,062

Commercial and other

307

433

(79)

 

661

Total revenues

$

1,081

$

721

$

(79)

$

1,723

Year Ended December 31, 2019

    

Earth Intelligence

    

Space Infrastructure

Eliminations

    

Total

U.S. federal government and agencies

$

790

$

151

$

(1)

$

940

Commercial and other

295

555

(124)

 

726

Total revenues

$

1,085

$

706

$

(125)

$

1,666

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Earth Intelligence

Space Infrastructure

Eliminations

Total

U.S. federal government and agencies

$

712

$

105

$

(1)

$

816

Commercial and other

347

718

(77)

 

988

Total revenues

$

1,059

$

823

$

(78)

$

1,804

The Company had revenues from a commercial customer in the Space Infrastructure segment that represented 11% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020. The revenues from this commercial customer in the Space Infrastructure segment were less than 10%of the Company’s total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.