Contract Balances

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Contract Balances

Contract Balances

Contract assets primarily result from receivables for goods transferred to customers where payment is conditional upon technical sign off and not just the passage of time. Contract liabilities consist of unsatisfied performance obligations related to advance payments received and billings in excess of revenue recognized. Applied’s contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.

Contract assets are generally classified as current and are included in Other Current Assets in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Contract liabilities are classified as current or non-current based on the timing of when performance obligations will be satisfied and associated revenue is expected to be recognized.

Contract balances at the end of each reporting period were as follows:

	January 31, 2021		October 25, 2020
	(In millions)
Contract assets	$	167	$	148
Contract liabilities	$	1,572	$	1,321

The increase in contract assets during the three months ended January 31, 2021, was primarily due to goods transferred to customers where payment was conditional upon technical sign off, offset by the reclassification of contract assets to net accounts receivable upon meeting conditions to the right to payment.

During the three months ended January 31, 2021, Applied recognized revenue of approximately $731 million related to contract liabilities at October 25, 2020. This reduction in contract liabilities was offset by new billings for products and services for which there were unsatisfied performance obligations to customers and revenue had not yet been recognized as of January 31, 2021.

There were no credit losses recognized on Applied’s accounts receivables and contract assets during both the three months ended January 31, 2021 and January 26, 2020.

As of January 31, 2021, the amount of remaining unsatisfied performance obligations on contracts with an original estimated duration of one year or more was approximately $844 million, of which approximately 62% is expected to be recognized within 12 months and the remainder is expected to recognized within the following 24 months thereafter.

Applied has elected the available practical expedient to exclude the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.