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Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CoreLogic, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively "we", "us" or "our"), is a leading global property information, insight, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider operating in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific. Our combined data from public, contributory and proprietary sources provides detailed coverage of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, consumer credit, tenancy, location, hazard risk and related performance information. The markets we serve include real estate and mortgage finance, insurance, capital markets and the public sector. We deliver value to clients through unique data, analytics, workflow technology, advisory and managed solutions. Clients rely on us to help identify and manage growth opportunities, improve performance and mitigate risk.

Our condensed consolidated financial information included in this report has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts may differ from these estimated amounts. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The 2017 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. Interim financial information does not require the inclusion of all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or for any future periods.

Client Concentration

We generate the majority of our operating revenues from clients with operations in the U.S. residential real estate, mortgage origination and mortgage servicing markets. Approximately 32% and 41% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 33% and 41% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were generated from our top ten clients, who consist of the largest U.S. mortgage originators and servicers. None of our clients accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and two of our clients accounted for approximately 14% and 10% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017. None of our clients accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and two of our clients accounted for approximately 13% and 10% of our operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

We deem the carrying value of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to be a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the nature of these instruments. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

(in thousands)
June 30, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents
$
85,031

 
$
89,422

Restricted cash included in other assets
9,756

 
17,435

Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,070

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
95,857

 
$
106,857



Operating Revenue Recognition

We derive our operating revenues primarily from U.S. mortgage lenders, servicers and insurance companies with good creditworthiness. Operating revenue arrangements are written and specify the products or services to be delivered, pricing and payment terms. Operating revenue is recognized when the distinct good or service, or performance obligation, is delivered and control has been transferred to the client. Generally, clients contract with us to provide products and services that are highly interrelated and not separately identifiable. Therefore, the entire contract is accounted for as one performance obligation. At times, some of our contracts have multiple performance obligations where we allocate the total price to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling price using observable sales or the cost-plus-margin approach.

For products or services where delivery occurs at a point in time, we recognize operating revenue when the client obtains control of the products upon delivery. When delivery occurs over time, we generally recognize operating revenue ratably over the service period, once initial delivery has occurred. For certain of our products or services, clients may also pay upfront fees, which we defer and recognize as operating revenue over the longer of the contractual term or the expected client relationship period.

Licensing arrangements that provide our clients with the right to access or use our intellectual property are considered functional licenses for which we generally recognize operating revenue based on usage. For arrangements that provide a stand-ready obligation or substantive updates to the intellectual property, which the client is contractually or practically required to use, we recognize operating revenue ratably over the contractual term.

Client payment terms are standard with no significant financing components or extended payment terms granted. In limited cases, we allow for client cancellations for which we estimate a reserve.

See further discussion in Note 6 - Operating Revenues.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by shareholders and distributions to shareholders. Specifically, foreign currency translation adjustments, amounts related to supplemental benefit plans, unrealized gains and losses on interest rate swap transactions and unrealized gains and losses on investment are recorded in other comprehensive income. The following table shows the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

(in thousands)
2018
 
2017
Cumulative foreign currency translation
$
(113,240
)
 
$
(95,630
)
Cumulative supplemental benefit plans
(6,884
)
 
(5,461
)
Net unrecognized gains on interest rate swaps
17,232

 
7,400

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(102,892
)
 
$
(93,691
)


Investment in Affiliates, net

Investments in affiliates are accounted for under the equity method of accounting when we are deemed to have significant influence over the affiliate but do not control or have a majority voting interest in the affiliate. Investments are carried at the cost of acquisition, including subsequent impairments, capital contributions and loans from us, plus our equity in undistributed earnings or losses since inception of the investment.

We recorded equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax of $2.8 million and equity in losses of affiliates, net of tax of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax of $3.1 million and equity in losses of affiliates, net of tax of $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recorded $0.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively, of operating revenues and $2.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of operating expenses related to our investment in affiliates. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we recorded $0.6 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of operating revenues and $5.3 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of operating expenses related to our investment in affiliates.

Discontinued Operations

In September 2014, we completed the sale of our collateral solutions and field services businesses, which were included in the former reporting segment Asset Management and Processing Solutions ("AMPS"). In September 2012, we completed the wind down of our consumer services business and our appraisal management company business. In September 2011, we closed our marketing services business. In December 2010, we completed the sale of our Employer and Litigation Services businesses.

In connection with previous divestitures, we retain the prospect of contingent liabilities for indemnification obligations or breaches of representations or warranties. With respect to one such divestiture, in September 2016, a jury returned an unfavorable verdict against a discontinued operating unit that, if upheld on appeal, could result in indemnification exposure up to $25.0 million, including interest. We do not consider this outcome to be probable and intend to vigorously assert our contractual and other rights, including to pursue an appeal to eliminate or substantially reduce any potential post-divestiture contingency. Any actual liability that comes to fruition would be reflected in our results from discontinued operations.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a gain of $4.5 million related to a pre-tax legal settlement in AMPS within our discontinued operations. There was no pre-tax legal settlement for the six months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we recorded assets of discontinued operations of $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively, within prepaid expenses and other current assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we recorded liabilities of $1.8 million for both periods, within accounts payable and other accrued expenses.

Tax Escrow Disbursement Arrangements

We administer tax escrow disbursements as a service to our clients in connection with our property tax processing solutions. These deposits are maintained in segregated accounts for the benefit of our clients. Tax escrow deposits totaled $262.8 million as of June 30, 2018, and $961.5 million as of December 31, 2017. Because these deposits are held on behalf of our clients, they are not our funds and, therefore, are not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

These deposits generally remain in the accounts for a period of two to five business days. We generally derive operating income and expenses from these deposits and bear the risk of loss. To mitigate the risk of loss, we diversify the placement of funds across institutions with high credit ratings.

Under our contracts with our clients, if we make a payment in error or fail to pay a taxing authority when a payment is due, we could be held liable to our clients for all or part of the financial loss they suffer as a result of our act or omission. We maintained total claim reserves relating to incorrect disposition of assets of $20.4 million and $21.7 million as of June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively, of which $9.4 million for both periods are short-term and are reflected within accounts payable and other accrued expenses within our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The remaining reserves are reflected within other liabilities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance pertaining to the accounting of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA"), allowing companies a year to finalize and record any provisional or inestimable impacts for the TCJA. This guidance was effective upon issuance during the first quarter. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our financial statements. See Note 9 - Income Taxes for discussion of the impacts of the TCJA on our Company.

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance permitting companies to reclassify stranded tax effects from the TCJA from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings. The stranded tax effects consist of deferred taxes originally recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss that exceed the newly enacted federal corporate tax rate. As permitted in the guidance, we elected to early adopt as of January 1, 2018. The net impact of adoption was a balance sheet reclassification of a $0.4 million unrealized loss within accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance to amend and improve the accounting for hedging activities. The amendment eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. An initial quantitative assessment to establish that the hedge is highly effective is still required but the amendment allows until the end of the first quarter it is designated to perform the assessment. After initial qualification, a qualitative assessment can be performed if the hedge is highly effective and the documentation at inception can reasonably support an expectation of high effectiveness throughout the hedge’s term. The amendment requires companies to present all hedged accounting elements that affect earnings in the same income statement line as the hedged item. For highly effective cash flow hedges, fair value changes will be recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified to earnings when the hedged item impacts earnings. The guidance is effective prospectively in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted but we do not anticipate to elect early adoption. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance that affects the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows and related disclosures. The guidance requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change in the combined total of restricted and unrestricted balances. Disclosure of how the statement of cash flows reconciles to the balance sheet is required if restricted cash is shown separately from cash and cash equivalents and the nature of the restrictions. We have adopted this guidance in the current year as required. Please see further discussion above within this Note.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on lease accounting which requires leases with durations greater than 12-months to be recognized on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities beginning after December 15, 2018. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. Early adoption is permitted, however we will elect to adopt via the modified retrospective approach on the required date of January 1, 2019. We are continuing to evaluate the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements, controls and processes, and are in the process of implementing a new lease administration software solution. We anticipate that our notes to the consolidated financial statements related to leases will be expanded and the most substantial change to our consolidated financial statements will be a gross-up of our total assets and liabilities of less than 5%, based on our preliminary analysis. Further, the guidance is not expected to materially impact our results of operations in the upcoming fiscal years and interim periods. Once further evaluation is complete we will expand our disclosure regarding the expected impact of adopting the updated guidance.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance on accounting for equity investments and financial liabilities. The standard does not apply to equity method investments or investments in consolidated subsidiaries. The update provides that equity investments with readily determinable values be measured at fair value and changes in the fair value flow through net income. These changes historically have been included in other comprehensive income. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values have the option to be measured at fair value or at cost adjusted for changes in observable prices minus impairment. Changes in fair value from the application of either method are also recognized in net income. The standard requires a qualitative assessment of impairment indicators at each reporting period. For financial liabilities, entities that elect the fair value option must recognize the change in fair value attributable to instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive loss rather than net income. Lastly, regarding deferred tax assets, the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset will need to be assessed in relation to available-for-sale debt securities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We have adopted this guidance in the current year, which did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on revenue recognition in order to i) remove inconsistencies in revenue requirements, ii) provide a better framework for addressing revenue issues, iii) improve comparability across entities, industries, etc., iv) provide more useful information through improved disclosures, and v) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. Under the amendment, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in the amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also specifies the accounting treatment for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract, which would not have been incurred had the contract not been obtained. Further, an entity is required to disclose sufficient information to enable the user of the financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from contracts with customers. The updated guidance provides two methods of adoption: i) retrospective application to each prior reporting period presented, or ii) recognition of the cumulative effect from the retrospective application at the date of initial application.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted this new accounting standard, and all the related amendments, using the modified retrospective approach for all contracts that were not in effect as of the adoption date. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those prior periods. We also applied practical expedients which permit (i) the omission of remaining performance obligations that have contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less, (ii) the omission of performance obligations, which are for usage-based variable consideration, which we will recognize over the term of the arrangements based on the actual usage by the customers and (iii) expensing incremental contract costs, which would have otherwise been recognized in one year or less.

The cumulative effect of the changes made to our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2018 for the adoption of the new accounting standard is as follows:

(in thousands)
December 31, 2017
 
Adoption Adjustments
 
January 1, 2018
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
$
256,595

 
$
(941
)
 
$
255,654

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
47,220

 
(965
)
 
46,255

Other assets
104,516

 
2,546

 
107,062

 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Contract liabilities, current
$
303,948

 
$
6,767

 
$
310,715

Contract liabilities, net of current
504,900

 
24,801

 
529,701

Deferred income tax liability
102,571

 
(7,736
)
 
94,835

 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Retained earnings
$
877,111

 
$
(23,183
)
 
$
853,928

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(93,691
)
 
(9
)
 
(93,700
)


In connection with the adoption of the new accounting guidance, we increased our total contract liabilities by $31.6 million of which $23.2 million was the result of a change in the accounting for contracts containing material rights the client would have not received without entering into the contract. The performance obligation associated with the material right is recognized when the future products or services are transferred or when the option expires. Further, we recorded $1.6 million of contract-related assets associated with the change in accounting, which are presented in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. As a result of the adoption-related adjustments previously discussed, we adjusted our related deferred income tax and retained earnings accounts.

The impact of the adoption of the new accounting standard on our condensed consolidated balance sheet is as follows:

 
June 30, 2018
(in thousands)
As Reported
 
Balances Without Adoption Adjustments
 
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
$
256,225

 
$
256,501

 
$
(276
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
52,438

 
53,632

 
(1,194
)
Income tax receivable
16,332

 
15,345

 
987

Deferred income tax assets
127

 
133

 
(6
)
Other assets
114,197

 
111,675

 
2,522

 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses
$
159,975

 
$
160,167

 
$
(192
)
Contract liabilities, current
322,700

 
314,808

 
7,892

Contract liabilities, net of current
511,837

 
512,820

 
(983
)
Deferred income tax liability
106,815

 
107,872

 
(1,057
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(102,892
)
 
$
(102,913
)
 
$
21

Retained earnings
940,314

 
943,962

 
(3,648
)



The impact of the adoption of the new accounting standard on our condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)
As Reported
 
Balances Without Adoption Adjustments
 
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Operating revenue
$
488,401

 
$
464,322

 
$
24,079

Cost of services
239,346

 
239,663

 
(317
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
112,022

 
112,791

 
(769
)
Operating income
89,637

 
64,472

 
25,165

Provision for income taxes
17,307

 
11,608

 
5,699

Net income
58,516

 
39,050

 
19,466


 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)
As Reported
 
Balances Without Adoption Adjustments
 
Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Operating revenue
$
933,301

 
$
908,727

 
$
24,574

Cost of services
478,735

 
479,189

 
(454
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
226,974

 
227,171

 
(197
)
Operating income
134,056

 
108,831

 
25,225

Provision for income taxes
16,596

 
10,906

 
5,690

Net income
86,803

 
67,268

 
19,535



During the second quarter of 2018, we amended contractual terms, which eliminated certain performance obligations that would have otherwise been fulfilled over time. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the difference between revenues as reported and pro forma revenues without the adoption adjustments from the new revenue guidance is primarily due to the removal of the aforementioned performance obligations. We do not expect the new accounting standard to have a material impact to net income on an ongoing basis based on the terms and conditions of contracts in effect at this time. See Note 6 - Operating Revenues for additional information.