Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Standards

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2021

Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Standards

Note A — Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Standards

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) include the accounts of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. As used in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (these “Notes”), the terms “L3Harris,” “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Intracompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) have been prepared by L3Harris, without an audit, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, such interim financial statements do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity in conformity with GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and equity for the periods presented therein. The results for the quarter and two quarters ended July 2, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year or any subsequent period. The balance sheet at January 1, 2021 has been derived from our audited financial statements, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. We provide complete, audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes information and footnotes required by the rules and regulations of the SEC. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) should be read in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021 (our “Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K”).

Amounts contained in this Report may not always add to totals due to rounding.

L3Harris Merger

As discussed in more detail in our Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K, Harris Corporation (“Harris”) and L3 Technologies, Inc. (“L3”) combined their respective businesses on June 29, 2019, in an all-stock merger (“L3Harris Merger”) that resulted in our combined Company, L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

L3Harris Merger-related expenses for the quarter and two quarters ended July 2, 2021 and July 3, 2020 were as follows:


	Quarter Ended				Two Quarters Ended
(In millions)	July 2, 2021		July 3, 2020		July 2, 2021		July 3, 2020

Additional cost of sales related to fair value step-up in inventory sold	$	—	$	16	$	—	$	31
Restructuring charges	—		7		—		7
Integration costs, recognized as incurred	20		37		41		68
Total L3Harris Merger-related expenses	$	20	$	60	$	41	$	106

Because the L3Harris Merger benefited the entire Company as opposed to any individual business segment, the above costs were not allocated to any business segment. All of the above costs were recorded in the “Engineering, selling and administrative expenses” line item in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited), except for the additional cost of sales related to fair value step-up in inventory sold, which is included in the “Cost of product sales and services” line item in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited).

For additional information, see Note 5: “Business Combination” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K.

Divestitures

See Note B — Business Divestitures in these Notes for information regarding the following businesses divested or classified as held for sale in fiscal 2020 and 2021:

•Airport security and automation business, divested on May 4, 2020;

•Applied Kilovolts and Analytical Instrumentation business, divested on May 15, 2020;

•EOTech business, divested on July 31, 2020;

•Military training business, divested on July 2, 2021;

•Combat Propulsion Systems and related businesses (“CPS business”), divested on July 2, 2021;

•Voice Switch Enterprise disposal group (“VSE disposal group”), definitive agreement entered into on February 23, 2021 and divestiture partially completed during the quarter ended July 2, 2021, with the remainder classified as held for sale;

•Electron Devices and Narda Microwave-West divisions (“Electron Devices business”), definitive agreement entered into on July 2, 2021 and classified as held for sale during the quarter ended July 2, 2021; and

•Aerospace Products disposal groups (“AP disposal groups”), classified as held for sale during the quarter ended July 2, 2021.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Non-cash investing and financing activities during the two quarters ended July 2, 2021 included a $120 million right-of-use asset we obtained in exchange for a corresponding finance lease liability. These non-cash investing and financing activities are excluded from the “Additions of property, plant and equipment” and “Net proceeds from borrowings” line items in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited). There were no material non-cash investing or financing activities during the two quarters ended July 3, 2020. Right-of-use assets for finance leases are included in the “Property, plant and equipment, net” line item and the corresponding finance lease liabilities are included in the “Current portion of long-term debt, net” and “Long-term debt, net” line items in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited).

Reclassifications

The classification of certain prior-year amounts have been adjusted in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) to conform to current-year classifications. Reclassifications include finance lease liabilities that were previously included in the “Other accrued items” and “Other long-term liabilities” line items and are now reflected in the “Current portion of long-term debt, net” and “Long-term debt, net” line items in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and these Notes and related disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based on experience and other information available prior to issuance of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and these Notes. Materially different results can occur as circumstances change and additional information becomes known.

Significant Accounting Policies Update

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies described in our Fiscal 2020 Form 10-K.