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Government Subsidies
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Government Subsidies  
Government Subsidies

Note 11 – Government Subsidies

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted in the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferral of the employer portion of certain payroll taxes, net operating loss carrybacks, and other areas. The payroll tax deferral requires that the deferred payroll taxes be paid over two years, with the first half or $6.2 million paid in December 2021 and the other half to be paid by December 31, 2022. As of February 28, 2022, we have deferred payroll taxes of $6.2 million which are included in Accrued liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

During the three-month period ended August 31, 2020, we received $57.2 million from the U.S. Treasury Department through the Payroll Support Program under the CARES Act. This funding included a $48.5 million cash grant which was to be used exclusively for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries and benefits for employees of certain maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) facilities. The grant was recognized as contra-expense on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income as the eligible wages, salaries and benefits were incurred. In fiscal 2021, we recognized the full amount of the grant as contra-expense within Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses of $47.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The remaining funding of $8.7 million was a low interest 10-year senior unsecured promissory note (“Promissory Note”) which included interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) 1.0% for the first five years, and the applicable secured overnight financing rate plus 2.0% in years six through ten plus (ii) in kind interest of 3.0% for the first five years and increasing by 1.0% each year over the remaining term. The Promissory Note was pre-payable at par at any time and we re-paid the Promissory Note in full during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.  Certain corporate restrictions continue to apply to us which include restrictions on employee compensation. The restrictions previously applicable to us relating to dividends, stock repurchases, and certain workforce actions have lapsed.

Other countries have enacted legislation similar to the CARES Act to provide relief and stimulus measures to assist companies in mitigating the financial impact from COVID-19 and supporting their employees. Our foreign subsidiaries recognized subsidies of $1.0 million and $1.2 million during the three-months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $3.4 million and $6.1 million during the nine-months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, respectively, from foreign governments which have been deducted from the related expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.