Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation | DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Description of the Business SecureWorks Corp. (individually and collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, "SecureWorks" or the "Company") is a leading global provider of intelligence-driven information security solutions singularly focused on protecting the Company's clients from cyber attacks. The Company's solutions enable organizations of varying size and complexity to fortify their cyber defenses to prevent security breaches, detect malicious activity in near real time, prioritize and respond rapidly to security incidents and predict emerging threats. On February 8, 2011, the Company was acquired by Dell Inc. (individually and collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Dell" or "Parent"). On October 29, 2013, Dell was acquired by Dell Technologies Inc., formerly known as Denali Holding Inc. ("Dell Technologies"), a parent holding corporation. For the purposes of the accompanying financial statements, the Company elected to utilize pushdown accounting for the acquisition of Dell by Dell Technologies. On April 27, 2016, the Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO"), as further described below. Upon the closing of the IPO, Dell Technologies owned, indirectly through Dell Inc. and Dell Inc.'s subsidiaries, no shares of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock and all outstanding shares of the Company's outstanding Class B common stock, which as of August 4, 2017 represented approximately 86.3% of the Company's total outstanding shares of common stock and approximately 98.4% of the combined voting power of both classes of the Company's outstanding common stock. The predecessor company of SecureWorks was originally formed as a limited liability company in Georgia in March 1999, and SecureWorks was incorporated in Georgia in May 2009. On November 24, 2015, the Company reincorporated from Georgia to Delaware and, in connection with the reincorporation, changed its name from SecureWorks Holding Corporation to SecureWorks Corp. and its authorized capital from 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to 1,000 shares of Class A common stock and 1,000 shares of Class B common stock, each with a par value of $0.01 per share. There are no differences in dividend and liquidation rights between the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes. Upon the reincorporation, the 1,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Georgia corporation were reclassified into and became 1,000 issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock of SecureWorks Corp., the Delaware corporation. In January 2016, the Company's board of directors and stockholder approved a 70,000 -for- 1 stock split of the Company's Class B common stock. The Company filed an amendment to its certificate of incorporation effecting the stock split on April 8, 2016. The amendment to the certificate of incorporation also increased the number of shares of Class A common stock authorized for issuance from 1,000 to 2,500,000,000 shares and increased the number of shares of Class B common stock authorized for issuance from 1,000 to 500,000,000 shares. All share and per share amounts presented in these financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of the stock split. In April 2016, the Company's board of directors and stockholder approved a restated certificate of incorporation further amending and restating the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. The restated certificate of incorporation, which was filed on April 22, 2016, authorized for issuance 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. The Company has one primary business activity, which is to provide clients with intelligence-driven information security solutions. The Company's chief operating decision maker, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer, makes operating decisions, assesses performance, and allocates resources on a consolidated basis. Accordingly, SecureWorks operates its business as a single reportable segment. Initial Public Offering On April 27, 2016, the Company completed its IPO in which it issued and sold 8,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $99.6 million from the sale of shares of Class A common stock, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and unpaid offering expenses payable by the Company of $12.4 million . Upon the closing of the IPO, all of the Company's convertible notes automatically converted into 2,008,924 shares of the Class A common stock. For more information regarding the convertible notes, see "Note 4—Debt." Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The Company's condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company's financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. For the periods presented, Dell has provided various corporate services to the Company in the ordinary course of business, including finance, tax, human resources, legal, insurance, IT, procurement and facilities-related services. The costs of these services are charged in accordance with a shared services agreement that went into effect on August 1, 2015. For more information regarding the allocated costs and related party transactions, see " Note 8 —Related Party Transactions." During the periods presented in the financial statements, SecureWorks did not file separate federal tax returns, as the Company is generally included in the tax grouping of other Dell entities within the respective entity's tax jurisdiction. The income tax benefit has been calculated using the separate return method, modified to apply the benefits for loss approach. Under the benefits for loss approach, net operating losses or other tax attributes are characterized as realized or as realizable by SecureWorks when those attributes are utilized or expected to be utilized by other members of the Dell consolidated group. See " Note 7 —Income and Other Taxes" for more information. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statement presentation. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals and disclosures considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto for the year ended February 3, 2017 included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2017 (the "Annual Report"). Fiscal Year The Company’s fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Friday closest to January 31. The Company refers to the fiscal years ending February 2, 2018 and February 3, 2017 as fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively. Fiscal 2018 has 52 weeks, and each quarter has 13 weeks. Fiscal 2017 had 53 weeks, and each quarter had 13 weeks except the fourth quarter, which had 14 weeks. Reclassification During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company made certain changes to the classification and presentation of operating expenses. The Company determined the changes would provide more meaningful information and increased transparency as such changes better reflect how management views and operates the business. The changes also better reflect industry practices and align the Company's operating expenses with those of its peer companies. The reclassifications are presented retrospectively to make all periods comparable. The following table presents the Company's operating expenses as previously reported, and as currently reclassified, on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended July 29, 2016 : Three Months Ended July 29, 2016 As Reported Reclassification As Reclassified Statement of Operations Data: Research and development $ 12,848 $ 4,525 $ 17,373 Sales and marketing 28,639 3,181 31,820 General and administrative 29,306 (7,706 ) 21,600 Total operating expenses $ 70,793 $ — $ 70,793 Six Months Ended July 29, 2016 As Reported Reclassification As Reclassified Statement of Operations Data: Research and development $ 26,444 $ 8,526 $ 34,970 Sales and marketing 56,135 5,947 62,082 General and administrative 57,158 (14,473 ) 42,685 Total operating expenses $ 139,737 $ — $ 139,737 Additional information concerning the effect of these reclassifications on the previously issued quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements is provided in Part II, Item 8, Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates are revised as additional information becomes available. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, estimates are used when accounting for revenue arrangements, determining the cost of revenue, allocating costs and estimating the impact of contingencies. In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, estimates are used in determining the valuation and recoverability of assets, such as accounts receivables, inventories, fixed assets, goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets, and estimates are used in determining the reported amounts of liabilities, such as taxes payable and the impact of contingencies, all of which also impact the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Compensation - Stock Compensation —In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Accounting." The update simplifies the income tax accounting and cash flow presentation related to share-based compensation by requiring the recognition of all excess tax benefits and deficiencies directly on the income statement and classification as cash flows from operating activities on the statement of cash flows. This update also makes several changes to the accounting for forfeitures and employee tax withholding on share-based compensation. The Company adopted this guidance during the three months ended May 5, 2017 with no material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Compensation - Stock Compensation —In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, "Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting." The amendments in this update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning with the Company's 2019 fiscal year, although early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Intangibles - Goodwill and Other —In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment." ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which required the Company to determine the implied fair value of goodwill by allocating the reporting unit's fair value to each of its assets and liabilities as if the reporting unit was acquired in a business acquisition. Instead, the updated guidance requires an entity to perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value, and recognizing a non-cash impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit's fair value with the loss not exceeding the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The updated guidance is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning in the Company's 2021 fiscal year, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Statement of Cash Flows —In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments - A consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force." The update was issued with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows under Topic 230 and other topics. The update is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning with the Company's 2019 fiscal year, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. Financial Instruments - Credit Losses —In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." The amendments in this update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The update is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning with the Company's 2021 fiscal year, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. Leases —In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," which requires lessees to recognize most lease liabilities on their balance sheets but recognize the expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current practice. The update states that a lessee would recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-to-use asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Companies are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. The update is effective for the Company for annual and interim periods beginning with the Company's 2020 fiscal year, and early adoption is permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption. Revenue from Contracts with Customers —In May 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance on the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. The objective of the new standard is to establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The new standard requires entities to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard requires entities to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also provides guidance on the accounting for costs to fulfill or obtain a customer contract. Further, the new standard requires additional disclosures to help enable users of the financial statements to better understand the nature, amount, timing, risks and judgments related to revenue recognition and related cash flows from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of this standard. Public entities are required to adopt the new standard for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (full retrospective method) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application in retained earnings (modified retrospective method). The Company currently expects to adopt this standard and its amendments retrospectively to each period presented for the Company's 2019 fiscal year, including interim periods. The Company expects the adoption of the new standard to impact the accounting for costs to fulfill or obtain a customer contract. The impact may affect both the types of costs deferred and the amortization period of deferred costs. The Company continues to evaluate whether the guidance will have additional impacts on its consolidated financial statements and will also monitor for additional impacts due to any changes to the standard or interpretations that become available. |