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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Level 3 Financing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, has issued Senior Notes that are unsecured obligations of Level 3 Financing, Inc.; however, they are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Level 3 Parent, LLC and Level 3 Communications, LLC.

In conjunction with the registration of certain of the Level 3 Financing, Inc. Senior Notes, we have presented below the accompanying condensed consolidating financial information pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 "Financial statements of guarantors and affiliates whose securities collateralize an issue registered or being registered."

The operating activities of the separate legal entities included in our consolidated financial statements are interdependent. The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information presents the statements of comprehensive income (loss), balance sheets and statements of cash flows of each legal entity and, on an aggregate basis, our other non-guarantor subsidiaries based on amounts incurred by such entities and is not intended to present the operating results of those legal entities on a stand-alone basis. Level 3 Communications, LLC leases equipment and certain facilities from other wholly owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Parent, LLC. These transactions are eliminated in our consolidated results.
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
OPERATING REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 

 
995

 
1,028

 

 
2,023

Operating revenue - affiliates

 

 
61

 
179

 
(199
)
 
41

Total operating revenue

 

 
1,056

 
1,207

 
(199
)
 
2,064

OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 
516

 
444

 

 
960

Selling, general and administrative
(25
)
 
2

 
322

 
189

 
(199
)
 
289

Operating expenses - affiliates

 

 
54

 
22

 

 
76

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
169

 
261

 

 
430

Total operating expenses
(25
)
 
2

 
1,061

 
916

 
(199
)
 
1,755

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
25

 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
291

 

 
309

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income - affiliate
15

 

 

 

 

 
15

Interest (expense) income
(8
)
 
(115
)
 
4

 
(4
)
 

 
(123
)
Interest income (expense) - intercompany, net
963

 
161

 
(1,125
)
 
2

 
(1
)
 

Equity in net (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(860
)
 
(934
)
 
188

 

 
1,606

 

Other (expense) income, net
(17
)
 
4

 
2

 
(2
)
 

 
(13
)
Total other income (expense), net
93

 
(884
)
 
(931
)
 
(4
)
 
1,605

 
(121
)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
118

 
(886
)
 
(936
)
 
287

 
1,605

 
188

Income tax expense (benefit)
4

 
(26
)
 
2

 
94

 

 
74

NET INCOME (LOSS)
114

 
(860
)
 
(938
)
 
193

 
1,605

 
114

Other comprehensive (loss), net of income taxes
(110
)
 

 

 
(110
)
 
110

 
(110
)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
$
4

 
(860
)
 
(938
)
 
83

 
1,715

 
4


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
OPERATING REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 

 
951

 
1,033

 

 
1,984

Operating revenue - affiliates

 

 
50

 
47

 
(71
)
 
26

Total operating revenue

 

 
1,001

 
1,080

 
(71
)
 
2,010

OPERATING EXPENSES

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 
538

 
438

 

 
976

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 
333

 
49

 
(71
)
 
311

Operating expenses - affiliates

 

 
50

 
15

 

 
65

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
176

 
255

 

 
431

Total operating expenses

 

 
1,097

 
757

 
(71
)
 
1,783

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

 

 
(96
)
 
323

 

 
227

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income - affiliate
16

 

 

 
2

 

 
18

Interest expense
(8
)
 
(118
)
 
(2
)
 
(8
)
 
(1
)
 
(137
)
Interest income (expense) - intercompany, net
771

 
234

 
(997
)
 
(8
)
 

 

Equity in net (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(690
)
 
(834
)
 
452

 

 
1,072

 

Other income (expense), net
(3
)
 

 
(1
)
 
21

 
1

 
18

Total other income (expense), net
86

 
(718
)
 
(548
)
 
7

 
1,072

 
(101
)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
86

 
(718
)
 
(644
)
 
330

 
1,072

 
126

Income tax (benefit) expense
(2
)
 
(28
)
 
(18
)
 
86

 

 
38

NET INCOME (LOSS)
88

 
(690
)
 
(626
)
 
244

 
1,072

 
88

Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
 
1

 
(1
)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
$
87

 
(690
)
 
(626
)
 
243

 
1,073

 
87


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
OPERATING REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 

 
2,903

 
3,087

 

 
5,990

Operating revenue - affiliates

 

 
170

 
596

 
(632
)
 
134

Total operating revenue

 

 
3,073

 
3,683

 
(632
)
 
6,124

OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 
1,484

 
1,362

 

 
2,846

Selling, general and administrative
(25
)
 
5

 
1,084

 
532

 
(632
)
 
964

Operating expenses - affiliates

 

 
141

 
68

 

 
209

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
477

 
732

 

 
1,209

Goodwill impairment

 

 
1,369

 
2,339

 

 
3,708

Total operating expenses
(25
)
 
5

 
4,555

 
5,033

 
(632
)
 
8,936

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
25

 
(5
)
 
(1,482
)
 
(1,350
)
 

 
(2,812
)
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income - affiliate
47

 

 

 

 

 
47

Interest (expense) income
(24
)
 
(354
)
 
7

 
(13
)
 

 
(384
)
Interest income (expense) - intercompany, net
2,844

 
487

 
(4,671
)
 
1,340

 

 

Equity in net losses of subsidiaries
(6,227
)
 
(6,445
)
 
(1,048
)
 

 
13,720

 

Other (expense) income, net
(19
)
 
4

 
10

 
7

 

 
2

Total other (expense) income, net
(3,379
)
 
(6,308
)
 
(5,702
)
 
1,334

 
13,720

 
(335
)
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(3,354
)
 
(6,313
)
 
(7,184
)
 
(16
)
 
13,720

 
(3,147
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
7

 
(86
)
 
2

 
291

 

 
214

NET (LOSS) INCOME
(3,361
)
 
(6,227
)
 
(7,186
)
 
(307
)
 
13,720

 
(3,361
)
Other comprehensive (loss), net of income taxes
(115
)
 

 

 
(115
)
 
115

 
(115
)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
$
(3,476
)
 
(6,227
)
 
(7,186
)
 
(422
)
 
13,835

 
(3,476
)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
OPERATING REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 

 
2,884

 
3,187

 

 
6,071

Operating revenue - affiliates

 

 
81

 
151

 
(154
)
 
78

Total operating revenue

 

 
2,965

 
3,338

 
(154
)
 
6,149

OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 
1,727

 
1,227

 

 
2,954

Selling, general and administrative

 
3

 
878

 
234

 
(72
)
 
1,043

Operating expenses - affiliates

 

 
140

 
115

 
(82
)
 
173

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
520

 
775

 

 
1,295

Total operating expenses

 
3

 
3,265

 
2,351

 
(154
)
 
5,465

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

 
(3
)
 
(300
)
 
987

 

 
684

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income - affiliate
48

 

 

 
2

 

 
50

Interest expense
(24
)
 
(339
)
 
(3
)
 
(15
)
 

 
(381
)
Interest income (expense) - intercompany, net
1,474

 
1,446

 
(2,756
)
 
(164
)
 

 

Equity in net (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(1,321
)
 
(2,505
)
 
451

 

 
3,375

 

Other income (expense), net
(3
)
 

 
3

 
21

 

 
21

Total other income (expense), net
174

 
(1,398
)
 
(2,305
)
 
(156
)
 
3,375

 
(310
)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
174

 
(1,401
)
 
(2,605
)
 
831

 
3,375

 
374

Income tax (benefit) expense
(16
)
 
(80
)
 
16

 
264

 

 
184

NET INCOME (LOSS)
190

 
(1,321
)
 
(2,621
)
 
567

 
3,375

 
190

Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes
(164
)
 

 

 
(164
)
 
164

 
(164
)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
$
26

 
(1,321
)
 
(2,621
)
 
403

 
3,539

 
26


Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
September 30, 2019

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
3

 

 
1,156

 
65

 

 
1,224

Restricted cash

 

 

 
3

 

 
3

Accounts receivable

 

 
69

 
649

 

 
718

Intercompany advances
19,145

 
24,656

 
7,542

 
3,030

 
(54,373
)
 

Note receivable - affiliate
1,590

 

 

 

 

 
1,590

Other

 

 
131

 
178

 
(15
)
 
294

Total current assets
20,738

 
24,656

 
8,898

 
3,925

 
(54,388
)
 
3,829

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 
3,574

 
6,145

 

 
9,719

GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Goodwill

 

 
382

 
7,007

 

 
7,389

Operating lease assets

 

 
1,213

 
378

 
(489
)
 
1,102

Restricted cash
12

 

 
5

 
2

 

 
19

Customer relationships, net

 

 
3,465

 
3,561

 

 
7,026

Other intangible assets, net

 

 
434

 
24

 

 
458

Investment in subsidiaries
9,314

 
11,471

 
2,813

 

 
(23,598
)
 

  Other, net
268

 
1,508

 
86

 
200

 
(1,512
)
 
550

Total goodwill and other assets
9,594

 
12,979

 
8,398

 
11,172

 
(25,599
)
 
16,544

TOTAL ASSETS
$
30,332

 
37,635

 
20,870

 
21,242

 
(79,987
)
 
30,092

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
$

 
400

 

 
7

 

 
407

Accounts payable

 
2

 
420

 
331

 

 
753

Accounts payable - affiliates
80

 
16

 
471

 

 
(15
)
 
552

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits

 

 
174

 
42

 

 
216

Income and other taxes

 
7

 
67

 
39

 

 
113

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 
252

 
89

 
(97
)
 
244

Interest
3

 
71

 
1

 
3

 

 
78


Intercompany payables

 

 
50,785

 
3,588

 
(54,373
)
 

Other
1

 
1

 
8

 
61

 

 
71

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

 
159

 
137

 

 
296

Total current liabilities
84

 
497

 
52,337

 
4,297

 
(54,485
)
 
2,730

LONG-TERM DEBT
611

 
10,231

 
6

 
147

 

 
10,995

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEFERRED REVENUE AND OTHER LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue

 

 
1,055

 
209

 

 
1,264

Deferred income taxes, net
56

 

 
781

 
900

 
(1,512
)
 
225

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

 

 
989

 
303

 
(392
)
 
900

Other

 

 
141

 
145

 

 
286

Total deferred revenue and other liabilities
56

 

 
2,966

 
1,557

 
(1,904
)
 
2,675

MEMBER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
29,581

 
26,907

 
(34,439
)
 
15,241

 
(23,598
)
 
13,692

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
$
30,332

 
37,635

 
20,870

 
21,242

 
(79,987
)
 
30,092


Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
December 31, 2018

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2

 

 
164

 
77

 

 
243

Restricted cash

 

 

 
4

 

 
4

Accounts receivable

 

 
70

 
642

 

 
712

Intercompany advances
16,852

 
23,957

 
7,744

 
2,707

 
(51,260
)
 

Note receivable - affiliate
1,825

 

 

 

 

 
1,825

Other
1

 
3

 
97

 
133

 

 
234

Total current assets
18,680

 
23,960

 
8,075

 
3,563

 
(51,260
)
 
3,018

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 
3,136

 
6,317

 

 
9,453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill

 

 
1,665

 
9,454

 

 
11,119

Restricted cash
15

 

 
9

 
1

 

 
25

Customer relationships, net

 

 
3,823

 
3,744

 

 
7,567

Other intangible assets, net

 

 
409

 
1

 

 
410

Investment in subsidiaries
15,541

 
17,915

 
3,861

 

 
(37,317
)
 

Other, net
275

 
1,421

 
110

 
225

 
(1,332
)
 
699

Total goodwill and other assets
15,831

 
19,336

 
9,877

 
13,425

 
(38,649
)
 
19,820

TOTAL ASSETS
$
34,511

 
43,296

 
21,088

 
23,305

 
(89,909
)
 
32,291

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
$

 

 
1

 
5

 

 
6

Accounts payable

 

 
380

 
346

 

 
726

Accounts payable - affiliates
62

 
11

 
162

 
11

 

 
246

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits

 

 
189

 
44

 

 
233

Income and other taxes

 
4

 
72

 
54

 

 
130

Interest
11

 
78

 
1

 
5

 

 
95

Intercompany payables

 

 
45,347

 
5,913

 
(51,260
)
 

Other
3

 
1

 
8

 
66

 

 
78


Current portion of deferred revenue

 

 
168

 
142

 

 
310

Total current liabilities
76

 
94

 
46,328

 
6,586

 
(51,260
)
 
1,824

LONG-TERM DEBT
613

 
10,068

 
7

 
150

 

 
10,838

DEFERRED REVENUE AND OTHER LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue

 

 
971

 
210

 

 
1,181

Deferred income taxes, net
56

 

 
841

 
637

 
(1,332
)
 
202

Other

 

 
197

 
172

 

 
369

Total deferred revenue and other liabilities
56

 

 
2,009

 
1,019

 
(1,332
)
 
1,752

MEMBER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
33,766

 
33,134

 
(27,256
)
 
15,550

 
(37,317
)
 
17,877

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
$
34,511

 
43,296

 
21,088

 
23,305

 
(89,909
)
 
32,291


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$
(262
)
 

 
1,692

 
414

 

 
1,844

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures

 

 
(558
)
 
(424
)
 

 
(982
)
Payments of notes receivable - affiliates
235

 

 

 

 

 
235

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets
25

 

 
1

 
1

 

 
27

Other, net

 

 
(25
)
 

 

 
(25
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
260

 

 
(582
)
 
(423
)
 

 
(745
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 
988

 

 

 
988

Payments of long-term debt

 

 
(401
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(404
)
Distributions
(709
)
 

 

 

 

 
(709
)
Increase (decrease) due from affiliate, net
709

 

 
(709
)
 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 
(122
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(125
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(2
)
 

 
988

 
(12
)
 

 
974

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
17

 

 
173

 
82

 

 
272

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
15

 

 
1,161

 
70

 

 
1,246


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 
Level 3 Parent, LLC
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
 
Level 3 Communications, LLC
 
Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Total
 
(Dollars in millions)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$
(49
)
 

 
1,420

 
256

 

 
1,627

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures

 

 
(392
)
 
(334
)
 

 
(726
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets
68

 

 

 
51

 

 
119

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
68

 

 
(392
)
 
(283
)
 

 
(607
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments of long-term debt

 

 

 
(5
)
 

 
(5
)
Distributions
(1,130
)
 

 

 

 

 
(1,130
)
Increase (decrease) due from/to affiliates, net
1,130

 

 
(1,130
)
 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 
(1,130
)
 
(5
)
 

 
(1,135
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
19

 

 
(102
)
 
(32
)
 

 
(115
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
32

 

 
186

 
113

 

 
331

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
51

 

 
84

 
81

 

 
216