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Additional Financial Information
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Additional Financial Information

NOTE 10. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Receivables, net

Receivables are presented net of an allowance for returns and doubtful accounts, which is an estimate of amounts that may not be collectible. In determining the allowance for returns, management analyzes historical returns, current economic trends and changes in customer demand and acceptance of the Company’s products. Based on this information, management reserves a certain portion of revenues that provide the customer with the right of return. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience, receivable aging, current economic trends and specific identification of certain receivables that are at risk of not being collected.

Receivables, net consist of:

 

     As of
September 30, 2017
    As of
June 30, 2017
 
     (in millions)  

Receivables

   $ 1,570     $ 1,484  

Allowance for sales returns

     (164     (166

Allowances for doubtful accounts

     (41     (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Receivables, net

   $ 1,365     $ 1,276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s receivables did not contain significant concentrations of credit risk as of September 30, 2017 or June 30, 2017 due to the wide variety of customers, markets and geographic areas to which the Company’s products and services are sold.

 

Other Current Assets

The following table sets forth the components of Other current assets:

 

     As of
September 30, 2017
     As of
June 30, 2017
 
     (in millions)  

Inventory(a)

   $ 225      $ 208  

Amounts due from 21st Century Fox

     59        82  

Prepayments and other current assets

     242        233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other current assets

   $ 526      $ 523  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Inventory at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017 was primarily comprised of books, newsprint and programming rights.

Other Non-Current Assets

The following table sets forth the components of Other non-current assets:

 

     As of
September 30, 2017
     As of
June 30, 2017
 
     (in millions)  

Royalty advances to authors

   $ 298      $ 298  

Other

     140        144  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other non-current assets

   $ 438      $ 442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Current Liabilities

The following table sets forth the components of Other current liabilities:

 

     As of
September 30, 2017
     As of
June 30, 2017
 
     (in millions)  

Current tax payable

   $ 26      $ 39  

Royalties and commissions payable

     179        152  

Current portion of long-term debt

     105        103  

Other

     278        306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other current liabilities

   $ 588      $ 600  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other, net

The following table sets forth the components of Other, net:

 

     For the three months ended
September 30,
 
     2017      2016  
     (in millions)  

Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities

   $ —        $ 6  

Gain on sale of equity method investments

     —          6  

Gain on sale of cost method investments

     6        4  

Other, net

     2        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other, net

   $ 8      $ 17