Interim Statement Presentation (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Interim Statement Presentation

Interim Statement Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Cerner Corporation ("Cerner," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our") without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our latest annual report on Form 10-K.

In management's opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Our interim results as presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the entire year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared using GAAP. These principles require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

All references to quarters or nine month periods ended 2021 and 2020 in these notes to condensed consolidated financial statements refer to the respective three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, unless otherwise noted.

Employee Separation Costs

In connection with involuntary separation benefits, we recognized less than $1 million and $6 million of expenses in the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively; and $46 million and $21 million of expenses during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

In connection with voluntary separation benefits, we recognized $24 million and $2 million of expenses in the third quarters of 2021 and 2020, respectively; and $51 million and $18 million of expenses during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Such employee separation costs are included in "General and administrative" expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

At September 30, 2021, a liability of $19 million for such obligations is included in "Accrued payroll and tax withholdings" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Real Estate Held For Sale

In connection with our operational improvement initiatives, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we made certain decisions regarding the continued use of certain of our owned real estate. As a result of those decisions, on July 9, 2021, we sold office space located in Kansas City, Missouri (known as our Oaks Campus), in April 2021 began the process of marketing office space located in Kansas City, Missouri (known as our Riverport Campus), in June 2021 began the process of marketing office space located in Kansas City, Kansas (known as our Continuous Campus), and in September 2021 began the process of marketing a portion of our office space located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. At September 30, 2021, these long-lived assets aggregating $101 million were held for sale and presented within our condensed consolidated balance sheets in "Property and equipment, net." In connection with the designation as held for sale, during the second quarter of 2021, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $68 million to reduce the amount of such long-lived assets to fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Such charge is included in "Sales and client service" expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Software Development Costs

In the second and third quarters of 2021, we recorded pre-tax charges of $48 million and $2 million, respectively, to reduce the carrying amount of certain capitalized software development costs to estimated net realizable value. Such charges are included in "Software development" expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

	Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest (including amounts capitalized of $8,308 and $12,040, respectively)	$	41,918	$	31,661
Income taxes, net of refunds	95,065		78,519
Non-cash items:
Lease liabilities recorded upon the commencement of operating leases	9,062		24,499
Financed capital purchases	7,255		17,395

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Reference Rate Reform. The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting in March 2020 and ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope in January 2021. Such guidance provides optional financial reporting alternatives to reduce the cost and complexity associated with the accounting for contracts and hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, such as the upcoming discontinuance of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). The accommodations within this guidance may be applied prospectively from the beginning of our 2020 first quarter through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the effect that this guidance may have on our contracts that reference LIBOR, specifically, our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Credit Agreement") and related interest rate swap. As of the date of this filing, we have not elected to apply any of the provisions of this guidance.

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting in March 2020 and ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope in January 2021. Such guidance provides optional financial reporting alternatives to reduce the cost and complexity associated with the accounting for contracts and hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, such as the upcoming discontinuance of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). The accommodations within this guidance may be applied prospectively from the beginning of our 2020 first quarter through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the effect that this guidance may have on our contracts that reference LIBOR, specifically, our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Credit Agreement") and related interest rate swap. As of the date of this filing, we have not elected to apply any of the provisions of this guidance.