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Revenue Recognition
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue Recognition  
Revenue Recognition

3. Revenue Recognition:

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables provide details of revenue by major products/service offerings and by geography.

Revenue by Major Products/Service Offerings

(Dollars in millions)

    

Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

For the three months

Cognitive

Business

Technology

Global

Total

ended September 30, 2019:

Software

Services

Services

Systems

Financing

Other

Revenue

Cognitive Applications

$

1,383

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,383

Cloud & Data Platforms

 

2,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,308

Transaction Processing Platforms

 

1,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,589

Consulting

 

 

1,973

 

 

 

 

 

1,973

Application Management

 

 

1,897

 

 

 

 

 

1,897

Global Process Services

 

 

247

 

 

 

 

 

247

Infrastructure & Cloud Services

 

 

 

5,071

 

 

 

 

5,071

Technology Support Services

 

 

 

1,629

 

 

 

 

1,629

Systems Hardware

 

 

 

 

1,117

 

 

 

1,117

Operating Systems Software

 

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

364

Global Financing*

 

 

 

 

 

343

 

 

343

Other Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

107

Total

$

5,280

$

4,117

$

6,700

$

1,481

$

343

$

107

$

18,028

* Contains lease and loan/working capital financing arrangements which are not subject to the guidance on revenue from contracts with customers.

Revenue by Geography

(Dollars in millions)

    

Total

For the three months ended September 30, 2019:

Revenue

Americas

$

8,514

Europe/Middle East/Africa

 

5,477

Asia Pacific

 

4,036

Total

$

18,028

Revenue by Major Products/Service Offerings

(Dollars in millions)

    

Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

For the three months

Cognitive

Business

Technology

Global

Total

ended September 30, 2018:

Software*

Services*

Services*

Systems

Financing

Other*

Revenue

Cognitive Applications

$

1,324

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,324

Cloud & Data Platforms

 

1,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,968

Transaction Processing Platforms

 

1,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,669

Consulting

 

 

1,900

 

 

 

 

 

1,900

Application Management

 

 

1,915

 

 

 

 

 

1,915

Global Process Services

 

 

260

 

 

 

 

 

260

Infrastructure & Cloud Services

 

 

 

5,393

 

 

 

 

5,393

Technology Support Services

 

 

 

1,707

 

 

 

 

1,707

Systems Hardware

 

 

 

 

1,339

 

 

 

1,339

Operating Systems Software

 

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

397

Global Financing**

 

 

 

 

 

388

 

 

388

Other Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

493

 

493

Total

$

4,962

$

4,076

$

7,101

$

1,736

$

388

$

493

$

18,756

*   Recast to conform to 2019 presentation.

** Contains lease and loan/working capital financing arrangements which are not subject to the guidance on revenue from contracts with customers.

Revenue by Geography

(Dollars in millions)

    

Total

For the three months ended September 30, 2018:

Revenue

Americas

$

8,853

Europe/Middle East/Africa

 

5,827

Asia Pacific

 

4,076

Total

$

18,756

Revenue by Major Products/Service Offerings

(Dollars in millions)

    

Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

For the nine months

Cognitive

Business

Technology

Global

Total

ended September 30, 2019:

Software

Services

Services

Systems

Financing

Other

Revenue

Cognitive Applications

$

4,145

$

$

$

$

$

$

4,145

Cloud & Data Platforms

 

6,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,398

Transaction Processing Platforms

 

5,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,419

Consulting

 

 

5,915

 

 

 

 

 

5,915

Application Management

 

 

5,724

 

 

 

 

 

5,724

Global Process Services

 

 

752

 

 

 

 

 

752

Infrastructure & Cloud Services

 

 

 

15,454

 

 

 

 

15,454

Technology Support Services

 

 

 

4,958

 

 

 

 

4,958

Systems Hardware

 

 

 

 

3,358

 

 

 

3,358

Operating Systems Software

 

 

 

 

1,204

 

 

 

1,204

Global Financing*

 

 

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,100

Other Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

944

 

944

Total

$

15,962

$

12,391

$

20,412

$

4,562

$

1,100

$

944

$

55,370

* Contains lease and loan/working capital financing arrangements which are not subject to the guidance on revenue from contracts with customers.

Revenue by Geography

(Dollars in millions)

    

Total

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

Revenue

Americas

$

25,813

Europe/Middle East/Africa

 

17,354

Asia Pacific

 

12,203

Total

$

55,370

Revenue by Major Products/Service Offerings

(Dollars in millions)

    

Cloud &

    

Global

    

Global

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

For the nine months

Cognitive

Business

Technology

Global

Total

ended September 30, 2018:

Software*

Services*

Services*

Systems

Financing

Other*

Revenue

Cognitive Applications

$

4,023

$

$

$

$

$

$

4,023

Cloud & Data Platforms

 

5,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,997

Transaction Processing Platforms

 

5,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,528

Consulting

 

 

5,698

 

 

 

 

 

5,698

Application Management

 

 

5,863

 

 

 

 

 

5,863

Global Process Services

 

 

765

 

 

 

 

 

765

Infrastructure & Cloud Services

 

 

 

16,608

 

 

 

 

16,608

Technology Support Services

 

 

 

5,239

 

 

 

 

5,239

Systems Hardware

 

 

 

 

4,187

 

 

 

4,187

Operating Systems Software

 

 

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

1,225

Global Financing**

 

 

 

 

 

1,188

 

 

1,188

Other Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,511

 

1,511

Total

$

15,548

$

12,326

$

21,846

$

5,412

$

1,188

$

1,511

$

57,830

*   Recast to conform to 2019 presentation.

** Contains lease and loan/working capital financing arrangements which are not subject to the guidance on revenue from contracts with customers.

Revenue by Geography

(Dollars in millions)

    

Total

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018:

Revenue

Americas

$

26,772

Europe/Middle East/Africa

 

18,410

Asia Pacific

 

12,648

Total

$

57,830

Remaining Performance Obligations

The remaining performance obligation (RPO) disclosure provides the aggregate amount of the transaction price yet to be recognized as of the end of the reporting period and an explanation as to when the company expects to recognize these amounts in revenue. It is intended to be a statement of overall work under contract that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts in which the customer is not committed, such as certain as-a-Service, governmental, term software license and services offerings. The customer is not considered committed when they are able to terminate for convenience without payment of a substantive penalty. The disclosure includes estimates of variable consideration, except when the variable consideration is a sales-based or usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property. Additionally, as a practical expedient, the company does not include contracts that have an original duration of one year or less. Remaining performance obligation estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, periodic revalidations, adjustment for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.

At September 30, 2019, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to RPO related to customer contracts that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was $115 billion. Given the profile of contract terms, approximately 58 percent of this amount is expected to be recognized as revenue over the next two years, approximately 34 percent between three and five years and the balance (mostly Infrastructure & Cloud Services) thereafter.

At December 31, 2018, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to RPO related to customer contracts that were unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was $124 billion. Given the profile of contract terms, approximately 60 percent of this amount was expected to be recognized as revenue over the next two years, approximately 35 percent between three and five years and the balance (mostly Infrastructure & Cloud Services) thereafter.

Revenue Recognized for Performance Obligations Satisfied (or Partially Satisfied) in Prior Periods

For the three and nine months ending September 30, 2019, revenue was reduced by $42 million and $33 million, respectively, for performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods mainly due to changes in estimates on percentage-of-completion based contracts.

For the three and nine months ending September 30, 2018, revenue was reduced by $25 million and $50 million, respectively, for performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods mainly due to changes in estimates on percentage-of-completion based contracts.

Reconciliation of Contract Balances

The following table provides information about notes and accounts receivables — trade, contract assets and deferred income balances:

    

At September 30, 

    

At December 31, 

(Dollars in millions)

2019

2018

Notes and accounts receivable — trade (net of allowances of $286 and $309 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

$

6,753

$

7,432

Contract assets (1)

 

513

 

470

Deferred income (current)

 

11,223

 

11,165

Deferred income (noncurrent)

 

3,382

 

3,445

(1)Included within prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

The amount of revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 that was included within the deferred income balance at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $3.6 billion and $7.7 billion, respectively, and was primarily related to services and software.

The amount of revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 that was included within the deferred income balance at June 30, 2018 and January 1, 2018 was $3.8 billion and $8.0 billion, respectively, and was primarily related to services and software.