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BASIS OF PRESENTATION, RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER
6 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2022
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION, RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION, RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER

Basis of Presentation

We have prepared the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, we believe that the disclosures herein are adequate to ensure the information presented is not misleading. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022.

The comparability of our condensed consolidated financial statements during the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2023 compared to the corresponding prior year periods was impacted by $4.7 billion of certain litigation related charges during the fiscal 2022 periods presented. Refer to Note 16 to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2022 for additional information.

On June 8, 2022, we completed our acquisition of Cerner Corporation (Cerner), a provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems, by means of a merger of one of our wholly owned subsidiaries with and into Cerner such that Cerner became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle. Through our acquisition of Cerner, we enhanced our offerings of each of our three existing businesses, cloud and license, hardware and services. The condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report include the financial results of Cerner prospectively from the date of acquisition. Refer to Note 2 below for additional details regarding our acquisition of Cerner.

We believe that all necessary adjustments, which consisted only of normal recurring items, have been included in the accompanying financial statements to present fairly the results of the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for any subsequent interim period or for our fiscal year ending May 31, 2023.

There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 that had a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements or notes thereto as of and for the six months ended November 30, 2022.

Use of Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification, and we consider various staff accounting bulletins and other applicable guidance issued by the SEC. These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. To the extent that there are differences between these estimates, judgments or assumptions and actual results, our consolidated financial statements will be affected. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting among available alternatives would not produce a materially different result.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, we completed an assessment of the useful lives of our servers and increased the estimate of the useful lives from four years to five years effective at the beginning of fiscal 2023. Based on the carrying value of our servers as of May 31, 2022, this change in accounting estimate decreased our total operating expenses by $114 million and $245 million for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2023, respectively.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Restricted cash that was included within cash and cash equivalents as presented within our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of November 30, 2022 and May 31, 2022 and our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021 was nominal.

Remaining Performance Obligations from Contracts with Customers

Trade receivables, net of allowance for credit losses, and deferred revenues are reported net of related uncollected deferred revenues in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of November 30, 2022 and May 31, 2022. The revenues recognized during the six months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that were included in the opening deferred revenues balances as of May 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were approximately $6.2 billion and $6.5 billion, respectively. Revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied in prior periods and impairment losses recognized on our receivables were immaterial in each of the three and six months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  

Remaining performance obligations, as defined in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, were $61.2 billion as of November 30, 2022, approximately 48% of which we expect to recognize as revenues over the next twelve months, 35% over the subsequent month 13 to month 36, and the remainder thereafter.

Sales of Financing Receivables

We offer certain of our customers the option to acquire certain of our cloud and license, hardware and services offerings through separate long-term payment contracts. We generally sell these contracts that we have financed for our customers on a non-recourse basis to financial institutions within 90 days of the contracts’ dates of execution. We record the transfers of amounts due from customers to financial institutions as sales of financing receivables because we are considered to have surrendered control of these financing receivables. Financing receivables sold to financial institutions were $265 million and $1.2 billion for the three and six months ended November 30, 2022, respectively, and $351 million and $1.0 billion for the three and six months ended November 30, 2021, respectively.

Non-Marketable Investments

Our non-marketable debt investments and equity securities and related instruments totaled $2.0 billion and $1.2 billion as of November 30, 2022 and May 31, 2022, respectively, and are included in other non-current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are subject to periodic impairment reviews. Certain of these non-marketable equity securities and related instruments are adjusted for observable price changes from orderly transactions. The majority of the non-marketable investments held as of these dates were with a related party entity for which we follow the equity method of accounting. We are also a counterparty to certain options to acquire additional equity interests in that entity at various times through June 2025 and we could obtain control of that entity should such options be exercised.

Acquisition Related and Other Expenses

Acquisition related and other expenses primarily consist of personnel related costs for transitional and certain other employees, certain business combination adjustments, including adjustments after the measurement period has ended, and certain other operating items, net. For the fiscal 2022 periods presented, acquisition related and other expenses included certain litigation related charges.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

November 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

November 30,

 

(in millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Transitional and other employee related costs

 

$

21

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

38

 

 

$

4

 

Business combination adjustments, net

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

4

 

Other, net

 

 

38

 

 

 

4,664

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

4,679

 

Total acquisition related and other expenses

 

$

62

 

 

$

4,667

 

 

$

103

 

 

$

4,687

 

Non-Operating (Expenses) Income, net

Non-operating (expenses) income, net consists primarily of interest income, net foreign currency exchange losses, the noncontrolling interests in the net profits of our majority-owned subsidiaries (primarily Oracle Financial Services Software Limited and Oracle Corporation Japan), net gains and losses related to equity investments including losses attributable to equity method investments and net other income and expenses, including net unrealized gains and losses from our investment portfolio related to our deferred compensation plan, and non-service net periodic pension income and losses.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

November 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended

November 30,

 

(in millions)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Interest income

 

$

52

 

 

$

21

 

 

$

90

 

 

$

40

 

Foreign currency losses, net

 

 

(55

)

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(125

)

 

 

(81

)

Noncontrolling interests in income

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(42

)

 

 

(79

)

 

 

(89

)

(Losses) gains from equity investments, net

 

 

(40

)

 

 

80

 

 

 

(126

)

 

 

59

 

Other gains (losses), net

 

 

13

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

37

 

Total non-operating (expenses) income, net

 

$

(71

)

 

$

7

 

 

$

(251

)

 

$

(34

)

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Instruments:  In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (ASU 2020-04) and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance (collectively, Topic 848). Topic 848 provides optional guidance for contract modifications and certain hedging relationships associated with the transition from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. We will adopt Topic 848 when our relevant contracts are modified upon transition to alternative reference rates. We do not expect our adoption of Topic 848 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.