CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Contract assets include unbilled amounts typically resulting from sales under contracts when the percentage-of-completion cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition is utilized and revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. Contract liabilities include advance payments and billings in excess of revenue recognized. Contract assets and contract liabilities were as follows (in millions):

	September 29, 2024		December 31, 2023
Contract assets	$	14,224	$	13,183
Contract liabilities	9,051		9,190

Contract assets increased $1.0 billion during the nine months ended September 29, 2024, due to the recognition of revenue related to the satisfaction or partial satisfaction of performance obligations during the nine months ended September 29, 2024 for which we have not yet billed our customers. There were no significant credit or impairment losses related to our contract assets during the quarters and nine months ended September 29, 2024 and September 24, 2023.

Contract liabilities decreased $139 million during the nine months ended September 29, 2024, primarily due to revenue recognized in excess of payments received on performance obligations. During the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2024, we recognized $866 million and $4.9 billion of our contract liabilities at December 31, 2023 as revenue. During the quarter and nine months ended September 24, 2023, we recognized $916 million and $4.2 billion of our contract liabilities at December 31, 2022 as revenue.