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Sale of Equipment Installment Receivables
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Changes In Other Assets [Abstract]  
Finance Receivables Disclosure[Text Block]

NOTE 8. SALES OF EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT RECEIVABLES

We offer our customers the option to purchase certain wireless devices in installments over a period of up to 24 months, with the right to trade in the original equipment for a new device and have the remaining unpaid balance satisfied. As of September 30, 2014, gross equipment installment receivables of $3,002 were included on our consolidated balance sheets, of which $1,861 are notes receivable that are included in Accounts receivable, net.

 

On June 27, 2014, we entered into uncommitted agreements pertaining to the sale of equipment installment receivables and related security with Citibank, N.A. and various other relationship banks as purchasers (collectively, the Purchasers) with a funding amount not expected to exceed $2,000 at any given time. Under the agreement, we may transfer the receivables to the Purchasers for cash and additional consideration upon settlement of the receivables. Under the terms of the arrangement, we continue to bill and collect on behalf of our customers for the receivables sold.

 

The following table sets forth a summary of equipment installment receivables sold during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014:

  Three months Nine months
Net receivables sold1$885 $2,276
Cash proceeds received 556  1,375
Deferred purchase price recorded 324  889
 1Gross receivables sold were $1,028 and $2,665 for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014, respectively, before
 deducting the allowance, imputed interest and trade-in right guarantees.

The deferred purchase price was initially recorded at estimated fair value, which was based on remaining installment payments expected to be collected, adjusted by the expected timing and value of the device trade-ins, and is subsequently carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The value of the device trade-ins considers estimated prices offered to us by independent, third parties that contemplate changes in value after the launch of a device. At September 30, 2014, our deferred purchase price receivable was $901, which is included in “Other Assets” on our consolidated balance sheets. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of selling these receivables is limited to the amount of our deferred purchase price at any point in time.

These transactions did not have a material impact in our consolidated statements of income or to “Total Assets” reported on our consolidated balance sheets. We reflect the cash flows related to the arrangement as operating activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows because the cash received from the Purchasers upon both the sale of the receivables and the collection of the deferred purchase price is not subject to significant interest rate risk.