IMPACT OF THE INVASION OF UKRAINE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

On February 24, 2022, Russian forces attacked Ukraine and its people and EPAM has repeatedly called for an immediate end to this unlawful and unconscionable attack. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $70.2 million of Property and equipment, net in Ukraine consisting of a building classified as construction-in-progress located in Kyiv with a net book value of $51.4 million, laptops with a net book value of $11.5 million, most of which are in the possession of employees, various office furniture, equipment and supplies with a net book value of $6.3 million, and leasehold improvements located throughout Ukraine with a net book value of $1.0 million. Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, the Company had Operating lease right-of-use assets located throughout Ukraine with a net book value of $12.3 million. Through the issuance date of these financial statements, the Company is not aware of any damage to its long-lived assets in Ukraine and the Company expects to continue to use these assets as part of its global delivery model.

On March 4, 2022, the Company announced a $100 million humanitarian commitment to support its employees and their families in and displaced from Ukraine. This humanitarian commitment is in addition to donations from EPAM's customers and employees and the work of EPAM volunteers on the ground. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company expensed $44.8 million related to this commitment which included special cash payments to support impacted employees, financial and medical support for impacted families, travel, meals and lodging expenses, and donations to third-party humanitarian organizations. Of the expensed amount for the year ended December 31, 2022, $29.0 million is classified in Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) and $15.8 million is classified in Selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated financial statements.

The Company executed its business continuity plans following the invasion to assist relocating employees residing in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia to other countries and to assign delivery personnel in locations outside of the region to serve in unbilled standby or backup capacities to ensure the continuity of delivery for its customers who have substantial delivery exposure to Ukraine or other delivery concerns resulting from the invasion and ongoing war. In addition to costs incurred as part of EPAM’s humanitarian commitment to Ukraine, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company incurred expenses of $38.7 million related to its geographic repositioning efforts, classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses and $14.7 million related to these standby resources, classified as Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company also recorded an impairment charge of $1.3 million, classified as Interest and other income/(loss), net related to a financial asset in Ukraine which the Company believed to be unrealizable due to the events in Ukraine.

In response to the attacks on Ukraine, EPAM announced on March 4, 2022, it would discontinue services to customers located in Russia. Based on this change in facts and circumstances, the long-term cash flow forecast for the Company’s operations in Russia and its Russia reporting unit were significantly reduced. The reduction in the long-term cash flow forecasts indicated that the carrying amounts of goodwill and long-lived assets associated with the Company’s Russia reporting unit and operations in Russia may not be recoverable, and the carrying value of these assets was tested for impairment. The Company relied on the income approach to estimate the fair values of the Russia reporting unit and long-lived assets and considered multiple scenarios including the continuing operation and exit of operations in Russia. Reflecting the negative long-term cash flow forecasts that each of these scenarios produced for these assets, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded impairments of Property and equipment, net of $15.1 million, Operating lease right-of-use assets, net of $3.8 million, and Goodwill of $0.7 million. These asset impairment charges are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Additionally, the Company evaluated trade receivables and contract assets for estimated future credit losses from customers located in Russia and recorded net bad debt expense of $5.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2022, reflecting the deterioration of creditworthiness of its customers in Russia. Bad debt expense is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income.

On April 7, 2022, the Company announced that it would begin the process of a phased exit of its operations in Russia, to be completed in the months following the announcement and in close collaboration with the Company’s employees, contractors, and customers. In connection with the ongoing phased exit of its operations in Russia, the Company incurred employee separation costs of $17.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2022.

On September 7, 2022, the Company executed an agreement to sell substantially all of its remaining holdings in Russia to a third party. As of December 31, 2022 and through the date of issuance of these financial statements, the long stop date of the agreement has passed and the Company is currently renegotiating the terms of that sale agreement as well as exploring other strategic alternatives. The timing and completion of a sale is uncertain and any sale would be subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals by the Russian government. Due to the significant uncertainty of obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, the Company does not believe a sale was probable to be completed as of December 31, 2022 and has not reported the assets and liabilities to be sold as held for sale in its consolidated balance sheet.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had the following assets and liabilities in Russia:


Cash and cash equivalents	$	29,023
Trade receivables and contract assets, net of allowance of $5,313	5,842
Prepaid and other current assets	425
Total assets in Russia	$	35,290
Accounts payable	$	82
Accrued compensation and benefits expenses	4,786
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	2,464
Operating lease liabilities	546
Other noncurrent liabilities	62
Total liabilities in Russia	$	7,940

As of December 31, 2022, based on the Company’s expected net proceeds from sale and recognition of the accumulated currency translation loss currently included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, the Company expects to record a loss upon the earlier of classification of the assets and liabilities to be sold as held for sale or closing of a sale. Such loss is not expected to be material based on the information available through the date of issuance of these financial statements. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could impact the gain or loss the Company could recognize in the future. If unable to complete a sale, the Company could recognize other charges including restructuring costs.