| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Company's significant accounting policies are described in Note 1–Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Summarized below are the accounting pronouncements adopted subsequent to December 31, 2017 that were applicable and material to the Company. New Accounting Standards Adopted Cloud Computing Arrangements: In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting update which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract with the existing capitalization requirements for implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting cloud computing arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The Company elected to early adopt this standard on July 1, 2018 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Reclassifying Certain Tax Effects From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income: On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) was enacted, lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. The U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities, including the balances originally recorded to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI), were adjusted to the new tax rate through net income from continuing operations in December 2017. In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance permitting companies, on an elective basis, to reclassify the disproportionate income tax effects of Tax Reform on items within AOCI to retained earnings. The only disproportionate income tax effects in the Company’s AOCI balance in December 2017 related to the U.S. pension plan. The plan was transferred to H.I.G. Capital as part of the U.S. human resource consulting and actuarial business divestiture completed in August 2018. In light of this, the Company adopted this accounting policy effective July 1, 2018 and has reclassified $5 million from AOCI to retained earnings as of September 30, 2018. Refer to Note 13 – Shareholders’ Equity to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding this reclassification. Revenue Recognition: In May 2014, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to revenue recognition, which is also referred to herein as "new revenue standard" to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and replaced all existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP with one accounting model. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue when the promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. The updated guidance also requires additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures relating to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers largely on a disaggregated basis. The Company adopted the new revenue standard as of January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method. The Company has applied the new revenue standard only to contracts not completed as of the date of initial application. The adoption has primarily impacted the following: (1) revenue associated with postage recognized on a net basis versus previously being recognized on a gross basis; (2) the timing of revenue recognition associated with fixed fees for certain contracts with more than one performance obligation; and (3) the timing of recognition of certain pricing discounts and credits. The Company recorded a net increase to opening retained earnings of $17 million as of January 1, 2018, due to the cumulative impact of adopting this new guidance. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the periods presented. The impact of the new revenue standard for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 , was a decrease in Revenue of $34 million and $110 million , respectively, primarily as a result of recognizing postage receipts on a net basis, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The impact of the new revenue standard, as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2018 , on the Company’s pre-tax income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Cash Flows was not material. Summary of Accounting Policy Revenue recognition The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to its customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company's contracts with customers often include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately, versus together, may require significant judgment. For instance, the Company may contract for an implementation or development project and also provide services to operate the system which the Company implements or develops over a period of time; or the Company may contract to scan, manage and store customer documents. For these contracts, the Company accounts for individual performance obligations separately, if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations on a relative standalone selling price basis. The Company generally determines standalone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers or using expected cost plus margin. Once the Company determines the performance obligations, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration, if any, to be included in determining the transaction price. The majority of the Company's contracts consist of fixed consideration, variable consideration or both. Typical forms of variable consideration include variable pricing such as volume discounts, tiered and declining pricing, penalties for service level agreements, performance bonuses and credits. The Company includes variable consideration in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty is resolved. In order to determine the transaction price, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration at the inception of the contract, either utilizing the expected value or the most likely amount method, depending on the facts and circumstances relative to the contract. The Company estimates variable consideration and performs a constraint analysis for these contracts on the basis of both historical information and current trends. The Company’s performance obligations are generally transferred to customers over time. Typically, the Company’s contracts include performance obligation(s) to stand-ready on a daily or monthly basis to provide services to the customers. A time-elapsed output method is used to measure progress because the Company transfers control evenly by providing a stand-ready service. In limited circumstances, the Company also uses a cost-to-cost based input method. The Company has determined that the above methods provide a faithful depiction of the transfer of services to the customer. Estimates of revenue expected to be recognized in future periods exclude unexercised customer options to purchase additional services that do not represent material rights to the customer. Customer options that do not represent a material right are only accounted for when the customer exercises its option to purchase additional goods or services. The Company recognizes revenue for non-refundable upfront implementation fees on a straight-line basis over the period between the initiation of the services through the end of the contract term. When more than one party is involved in providing services to a customer, the Company evaluates whether it is the principal, and reports revenue on a gross basis, or an agent, and reports revenue on a net basis. In this assessment, the Company considers the following: if it obtains control of the specified services before they are transferred to the customer; is primarily responsible for fulfillment and inventory risk; and has discretion in establishing price. The Company reports revenue net of any revenue-based taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transactions. The primary revenue-based taxes are sales tax and value-added tax (VAT). The Company's payment terms vary by type of services offered. The time between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. For certain services and customer types, the Company requires payment before services are rendered. From time to time, the Company's contracts are modified to account for additions or changes to existing performance obligations. The Company's contract modifications are generally accounted for prospectively. Disaggregation of Revenue During the second quarter, the Company changed how it presents the disaggregated revenue by major service line to reflect the core businesses separate from the non-core businesses. This change had no impact on disaggregated revenue by reportable segment or the timing of revenue recognition. The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by major service line, the timing of revenue recognition and a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue by reportable segments. Refer to Note 3 – Segment Reporting for additional information on the Company's reportable segments. (in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Commercial Industries: Omni-channel communications $ 212 $ 636 Human resource services 184 562 Industry services 228 719 Non-core 103 335 Total Commercial Industries 727 2,252 Public Sector: Government services and health 336 1,006 Transportation services 184 541 Total Public Sector 520 1,547 Other: Divestitures 56 298 Education 1 14 Total Other 57 312 Total Consolidated Revenue $ 1,304 $ 4,111 Timing of Revenue Recognition: Point in time $ 33 $ 103 Over time 1,271 4,008 Total Revenue $ 1,304 $ 4,111 The Company's contracts with customers are broadly similar in nature throughout the Company's major service lines. The following is a description of the major service lines: • Omni-Channel Communications: The Company offers a range of services that help its clients support their end-users. This includes in-bound and out-bound call support for both simple and complex transactions, technical support and patient assistance. The Company also provides multi-channel communication support (both print and digital) across a range of industries. • Human Resource Services: The Company helps its clients support their employees at all stages of employment from initial on-boarding through retirement as well as health savings account (HSA) administration. The Company offers clients a range of customized advisory, technology and administrative services that improve the ability of employees to manage their benefits, professional development and retirement planning. Also, the Company assists its clients with workers' compensation claims management. • Industry Services: The Company leverages technology to assist its clients with transaction processing as well as providing platform solutions. This includes offerings such as finance and accounting, transaction processing, learning, legal and payment integrity services, among others. • Non-Core Commercial: This represents certain customer experience businesses that are considered non-core and therefore are expected to be sold. These businesses are included in Assets/liabilities held for sale. • Government Services and Health: The Company's services include public assistance program administration such as child support, pension administration, records management, electronic benefits, eligibility and payment cards, unclaimed property, disease management and software offerings in support of federal, state and local government agencies. The Company also provides payment services, which include prepaid cards, child support disbursements and other government support programs, disbursement of electronic payments directly to end users, collections and transfer of payments. • Transportation Services: The Company's services include support for electronic toll collection, public transit, parking and photo enforcement. • Divestitures: This represents divested businesses that were previously reported as Commercial Industries Non-core and Public Sector Non-core. Contract Balances The Company receives payments from customers based upon contractual billing schedules. Accounts receivable are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. Contract assets are the Company’s rights to consideration for services provided when the right is conditioned on something other than passage of time (for example, meeting a milestone for the right to bill under the cost-to-cost measure of progress). Contract assets are transferred to Accounts receivable when the rights become unconditional. Unearned income includes payments received in advance of performance under the contract, which are realized when the associated revenue is recognized under the contract. The following table provides information about the balances of the Company's contract assets, unearned income and receivables from contracts with customers: (in millions) September 30, 2018 January 1, 2018 Contract Assets (Unearned Income) Current contract assets (1) $ 191 $ 191 Long-term contract assets (2) 6 2 Current unearned income (119 ) (128 ) Long-term unearned income (3) (34 ) (46 ) Net Contract Assets (Unearned Income) $ 44 $ 19 Accounts receivable, net $ 951 $ 908 __________ (1) Prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard, these amounts were recorded in Accounts receivable, net and represented unbilled amounts. (2) Presented in Other long-term assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (3) Presented in Other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Revenue of $128 million was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to the Company's unearned income at January 1, 2018. The Company had no asset impairment charges related to contract assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 . Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations Estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied at September 30, 2018 , was approximately $2 billion . The Company expects to recognize approximately 66% of the revenues over the next two years and the remainder thereafter. Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract The Company capitalizes commission expenses paid to internal sales personnel that are incremental to obtaining customer contracts. The net book value of these costs, which was $25 million as of September 30, 2018 , are included in Other current assets or Other long-term assets. The judgments made in determining the amount of costs incurred include whether the commissions are incremental and directly related to a successful acquisition of a customer contract. These costs are amortized in Selling, general and administrative costs over the term of the contract or the estimated life of the customer relationship, if renewals are expected and the renewal commission is not commensurate with the initial commission. These costs are periodically reviewed for impairment. The Company expenses sales commissions when incurred if the amortization period of the sales commission is one year or less. Also, the Company capitalizes costs incurred to fulfill its contracts that (i) relate directly to the contract, (ii) are expected to generate resources that will be used to satisfy the Company’s performance obligation under the contract and (iii) are expected to be recovered through revenue generated under the contract. The net book value of these costs, which comprise set-up/transition activities, was $53 million as of September 30, 2018 , and are classified in Other current assets or Other long-term assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Contract fulfillment costs are expensed to Cost of services as the Company satisfies its performance obligations by transferring the service to the customer. These costs are amortized on a systematic basis over the expected period of benefit. The amortization of costs incurred to obtain and fulfill a contract for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 , were $10 million and $37 million , respectively. Cash Flows: In November 2016, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance regarding the presentation of restricted cash in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Specifically, this update requires that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company adopted this updated accounting guidance on January 1, 2018 using the retrospective method. The adoption of this guidance resulted in a reclassification of restricted cash of $25 million for both the three and nine months ended 2017 in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. New Accounting Standards To Be Adopted Leases: In February 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to leases requiring lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases except short term leases (lease term of 12 months or less). The accounting for lessors is largely unchanged. This updated guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019. This guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. While we are currently evaluating the impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, we do expect a material impact to the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Credit Losses: In June 2016, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to measurement of credit losses on financial instruments, which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. |
