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Consolidated Financial Statement Details
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Financial Statement Details [Abstract]  
Consolidated Financial Statement Details

7. Consolidated financial statement details

The following tables provide details of selected items presented in the consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Consolidated statements of operations

Selling, general and administrative expense:

SG&A expense includes bad debt expense of $6 and $8 in the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Research and development expense:

 

     2010  

R&D expense

   $ 107   

R&D costs incurred on behalf of others (a)

     6   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 113   
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes R&D costs charged to Nortel customers pursuant to contracts that provided for full recovery of the estimated costs of Nortel related development, material, engineering, installation and other applicable costs, which were accounted for as contract costs.

Due to the divestiture of all of Nortel's businesses, Nortel no longer invests in research and development. As a result, Nortel's R&D expense was nil in the year ended December 31, 2011 and is expected to be nil for the remainder of the Creditor Protection Proceedings.

 

Other operating expense (income) — net:

 

     2011     2010  

Royalty license income - net

   $ (2   $ (10

Litigation charges - net

     (6 )       5   

Billings under TSAs

     (50     (269

Other - net

     1        (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other operating income - net

   $ (57   $ (281
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense) — net:

 

     2011     2010  

Gain on sale and impairment of
investments - net

   $ 1      $ 7   

Rental income

     3        59   

Currency exchange loss - net

     (35     (6

Other - net

     (14     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense) - net

   $ (45   $ 57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated balance sheets

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

     2011      2010  

Cash on hand and balances with banks

   $ 241       $ 341   

Cash equivalents

     510         466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 751       $ 807   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts receivable — net:

 

     2011     2010  

Trade and other receivables (a)

   $ 193      $ 272   

Contracts in process

     -        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     193        275   

Less: provisions for doubtful accounts

     (19     (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable - net

   $ 174      $ 260   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes $155 and $163 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to net accounts receivable from subsidiaries accounted for under the cost method, where settlement will occur as part of a plan of reorganization under the Creditor Protection Proceedings.

Inventories — net:

 

     2011     2010  

Gross inventories

   $ 1      $ 15   

Less: provisions for inventories

     (1     (11
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inventories - net

   $ -      $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other current assets:

 

     2011      2010  

Prepaid expenses

   $ 16       $ 25   

Income taxes recoverable

     26         38   

Current investments

     1         1   

Other (a)

     36         90   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other current assets

   $ 79       $ 154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes certain receivables resulting from divestiture of businesses and TSAs.

Plant and equipment — net:

 

     2011     2010  

Cost:

    

Buildings

   $ 1      $ 34   

Machinery and equipment

     91        193   

Assets under capital lease

     -        3   

Sale lease-back assets

     -        1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     92        231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less accumulated depreciation:

    

Buildings

     (1     (26

Machinery and equipment

     (91     (171

Assets under capital lease

     -        (3

Sale lease-back assets

     -        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (92     (201
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Plant and equipment - net

   $ -      $ 30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets:

 

     2011      2010  

Debt issuance costs

   $ 24       $ 35   

Financial assets

     -         7   

Other

     28         23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other assets

   $ 52       $ 65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other accrued liabilities:

 

     2011      2010  

Outsourcing and selling, general and administrative related provisions

   $ 5       $ 10   

Customer deposits

     -         6   

Advance billings in excess of revenues recognized to date on contracts

     -         6   

Income taxes payable

     2         16   

Other

     10         17   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other accrued liabilities

   $ 17       $ 55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities:

 

     2011      2010  

Tax uncertainties

   $ 9       $ 16   

Other long-term provisions

     8         15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other liabilities

   $ 17       $ 31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated statements of cash flows

Change in operating assets and liabilities — net:

 

     2011     2010  

Accounts and other receivables - net

   $ 82      $ 339   

Inventories - net

     -        36   

Deferred costs

     4        22   

Income taxes

     (5     (83

Accounts payable

     (42     (63

Payroll, accrued and contractual liabilities

     66        66   

Deferred revenue

     (9     3   

Advance billings in excess of revenues recognized to date on contracts

     (5     (78

Restructuring liabilities

     -        (20

Other

     95        (37
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities (a)

   $ 186      $ 185   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The changes in liability amounts noted above include obligations that are subject to compromise, consistent with their designation as of, and subsequent to, the Petition Date.

Interest, taxes and reorganization items paid (received):

 

     2011     2010  

Cash interest paid

   $ -      $ 5   

Cash taxes paid - net

   $ 10      $ 49   

Net receipts from reorganization items (note 5)

   $ (4,511   $ (741

Enterprise-wide Segment Information

Product revenues

The following table sets forth external revenues by product for the years ended December 31:

 

     2011      2010  

CDMA Solutions

   $ 4       $ 38   

GSM and UMTS solutions

     10         173   

Circuit and packet voice solutions

     3         166   

Optical networking solutions and carrier ethernet

     -         147   

Data networking and security solutions

     10         94   

Other

     -         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 27       $ 620   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Geographic information:

The following table sets forth external consolidated revenues by geographic region based on the location of the customer for the years ended December 31:

 

     2011      2010  

United States (a)

   $ 1       $ 342   

EMEA (b)

     -         3   

Canada

     -         45   

Asia (c)

     25         181   

CALA

     1         49   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 27       $ 620   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

2010 amount reflects revenues up to September 30, 2010, being the period prior to deconsolidation of the U.S. Subsidiaries.

(b)

Excludes amounts related to EMEA Subsidiaries of $222 for the year ended December 31, 2010.

(c)

Excludes amounts related to EMEA Subsidiaries of $18 for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Nortel had three customers that generated revenues of approximately 43% of total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011. Nortel had two customers that generated revenues of approximately 27% of total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Long-lived assets:

The following table sets forth long-lived assets representing plant and equipment - net, by geographic region as of December 31:

 

     2010  

United States

   $ -   

Canada

     23   

Asia

     6   

CALA

     1   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 30