Financing Receivables and Operating Leases


(a)	Financing Receivables

Financing receivables primarily consist of lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts. Lease receivables represent sales-type and direct-financing leases resulting from the sale of Cisco's and complementary third-party products and are typically collateralized by a security interest in the underlying assets. Lease receivables consist of arrangements with terms of four years on average. Loan receivables represent financing arrangements related to the sale of our hardware, software, and services, which may include additional funding for other costs associated with network installation and integration of our products and services. Loan receivables generally have terms of up to three years. Financed service contracts include financing receivables related to technical support and advanced services. Revenue related to the technical support services is typically deferred and included in deferred service revenue and is recognized ratably over the period during which the related services are to be performed, which typically ranges from one to three years.

A summary of our financing receivables is presented as follows (in millions):



July 28, 2018	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts			Total
Gross	$	2,688		$	4,999		$	2,326		$	10,013
Residual value	164			—			—			164
Unearned income	(141		)	—			—			(141		)
Allowance for credit loss	(135		)	(60		)	(10		)	(205		)
Total, net	$	2,576		$	4,939		$	2,316		$	9,831
Reported as:
Current	$	1,249		$	2,376		$	1,324		$	4,949
Noncurrent	1,327			2,563			992			4,882
Total, net	$	2,576		$	4,939		$	2,316		$	9,831



July 29, 2017	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts			Total
Gross	$	2,784		$	4,560		$	2,517		$	9,861
Residual value	173			—			—			173
Unearned income	(145		)	—			—			(145		)
Allowance for credit loss	(162		)	(103		)	(30		)	(295		)
Total, net	$	2,650		$	4,457		$	2,487		$	9,594
Reported as:
Current	$	1,301		$	2,104		$	1,451		$	4,856
Noncurrent	1,349			2,353			1,036			4,738
Total, net	$	2,650		$	4,457		$	2,487		$	9,594

Future minimum lease payments to Cisco on lease receivables as of July 28, 2018 are summarized as follows (in millions):



Fiscal Year	Amount
2019	$	1,311
2020	745
2021	415
2022	177
2023	12
Thereafter	28
Total	$	2,688

Actual cash collections may differ from the contractual maturities due to early customer buyouts, refinancings, or defaults.


(b)	Credit Quality of Financing Receivables

Gross receivables, excluding residual value, less unearned income categorized by our internal credit risk rating as of July 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017 are summarized as follows (in millions):



	INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING
July 28, 2018	1 to 4		5 to 6		7 and Higher		Total
Lease receivables	$	1,294	$	1,199	$	54	$	2,547
Loan receivables	3,184		1,752		63		4,999
Financed service contracts	1,468		835		23		2,326
Total	$	5,946	$	3,786	$	140	$	9,872



	INTERNAL CREDIT RISK RATING
July 29, 2017	1 to 4		5 to 6		7 and Higher		Total
Lease receivables	$	1,408	$	1,181	$	50	$	2,639
Loan receivables	2,865		1,516		179		4,560
Financed service contracts	1,593		902		22		2,517
Total	$	5,866	$	3,599	$	251	$	9,716

We determine the adequacy of our allowance for credit loss by assessing the risks and losses inherent in our financing receivables by portfolio segment. The portfolio segment is based on the types of financing offered by us to our customers, which consist of the following: lease receivables, loan receivables, and financed service contracts.

Our internal credit risk ratings of 1 through 4 correspond to investment-grade ratings, while credit risk ratings of 5 and 6 correspond to non-investment grade ratings. Credit risk ratings of 7 and higher correspond to substandard ratings.

In circumstances when collectibility is not deemed reasonably assured, the associated revenue is deferred in accordance with our revenue recognition policies, and the related allowance for credit loss, if any, is included in deferred revenue. We also record deferred revenue associated with financing receivables when there are remaining performance obligations, as we do for financed service contracts.

The following tables present the aging analysis of gross receivables, excluding residual value and less unearned income as of July 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017 (in millions):



	DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED)
July 28, 2018	31 - 60		61 - 90		91+		Total Past Due		Current		Total		Nonaccrual Financing Receivables		Impaired Financing Receivables
Lease receivables	$	72	$	27	$	155	$	254	$	2,293	$	2,547	$	9	$	9
Loan receivables	104		55		252		411		4,588		4,999		30		30
Financed service contracts	138		78		304		520		1,806		2,326		3		3
Total	$	314	$	160	$	711	$	1,185	$	8,687	$	9,872	$	42	$	42



	DAYS PAST DUE (INCLUDES BILLED AND UNBILLED)
July 29, 2017	31 - 60		61 - 90		91+		Total Past Due		Current		Total		Nonaccrual Financing Receivables		Impaired Financing Receivables
Lease receivables	$	160	$	60	$	216	$	436	$	2,203	$	2,639	$	14	$	14
Loan receivables	230		48		259		537		4,023		4,560		43		43
Financed service contracts	160		77		523		760		1,757		2,517		18		2
Total	$	550	$	185	$	998	$	1,733	$	7,983	$	9,716	$	75	$	59

Past due financing receivables are those that are 31 days or more past due according to their contractual payment terms. The data in the preceding tables is presented by contract, and the aging classification of each contract is based on the oldest outstanding receivable, and therefore past due amounts also include unbilled and current receivables within the same contract. The balances of either unbilled or current financing receivables included in the category of 91 days plus past due for financing receivables were $503 million and $666 million as of July 28, 2018 and July 29, 2017, respectively.

As of July 28, 2018, we had financing receivables of $182 million, net of unbilled or current receivables, that were in the category of 91 days plus past due but remained on accrual status as they are well secured and in the process of collection. Such balance was $315 million as of July 29, 2017.


(c)	Allowance for Credit Loss Rollforward

The allowances for credit loss and the related financing receivables are summarized as follows (in millions):



	CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES
	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts			Total
Allowance for credit loss as of July 29, 2017	$	162		$	103		$	30		$	295
Provisions (benefits)	(26		)	(43		)	(20		)	(89		)
Recoveries (write-offs), net	(1		)	(5		)	—			(6		)
Foreign exchange and other	—			5			—			5
Allowance for credit loss as of July 28, 2018	$	135		$	60		$	10		$	205



	CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES
	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts			Total
Allowance for credit loss as of July 30, 2016	$	230		$	97		$	48		$	375
Provisions (benefits)	(25		)	7			(17		)	(35		)
Recoveries (write-offs), net	(37		)	(11		)	(1		)	(49		)
Foreign exchange and other	(6		)	10			—			4
Allowance for credit loss as of July 29, 2017	$	162		$	103		$	30		$	295



	CREDIT LOSS ALLOWANCES
	Lease Receivables			Loan Receivables			Financed Service Contracts			Total
Allowance for credit loss as of July 25, 2015	$	259		$	87		$	36		$	382
Provisions (benefits)	(13		)	13			17			17
Recoveries (write-offs), net	(10		)	—			(5		)	(15		)
Foreign exchange and other	(6		)	(3		)	—			(9		)
Allowance for credit loss as of July 30, 2016	$	230		$	97		$	48		$	375


(d)	Operating Leases

We provide financing of certain equipment through operating leases, and the amounts are included in property and equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts relating to equipment on operating lease assets and the associated accumulated depreciation are summarized as follows (in millions):



	July 28, 2018			July 29, 2017
Operating lease assets	$	356		$	356
Accumulated depreciation	(238		)	(212		)
Operating lease assets, net	$	118		$	144

Minimum future rentals on noncancelable operating leases as of July 28, 2018 are summarized as follows (in millions):



Fiscal Year	Amount
2019	$	166
2020	97
2021	34
2022	2
Thereafter	1
Total	$	300