Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2020

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract]

Sales

Revenue is recognized when control of promised products or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those products or services. 

Contract Assets

In certain circumstances, the Company records contract assets which include unbilled amounts typically resulting from sales under contracts when revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer, and right to payment is not only subject to the passage of time. Contract assets were $11.7 million and $12.8 million as of September 25, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Contract Costs

The Company incurs direct incremental costs to obtain certain contracts, typically sales-related commissions and costs associated with assets used by our customers as part of certain service arrangements. Deferred sales-related commissions are generally not capitalized as the amortization period is one year or less, and the Company elected to use the practical expedient to expense these sales commissions as incurred. As of September 25, 2020 the Company had $81.1 million in net revenue-related capitalized contract costs primarily related to assets used by our customers in certain software contracts, which are recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets in the accompanying Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. Contract costs were $95.2 million as of December 31, 2019. These assets have estimated useful lives between 3 and 5 years.

Impairment losses recognized on our revenue-related contract assets were insignificant in the nine months ended September 25, 2020.

Contract Liabilities

The Company’s contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue generally related to post contract support (“PCS”) and extended warranty sales. In these arrangements, the Company generally receives up-front payment and recognizes revenue over the support term of the contracts. Deferred revenue is classified as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when revenue is expected to be recognized. The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue is included in Other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Combined Condensed Balance Sheets.

Remaining Performance ObligationsRemaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of firm, noncancelable orders and the annual contract value for software as a service contracts with expected customer delivery dates beyond one year from September 25, 2020 for which work has not been performed. The Company has excluded performance obligations with an original expected duration of one year or less.