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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)
Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report have been prepared by management of
The Boeing Company (herein referred to as “Boeing,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These
statements include the accounts of all majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities that
are required to be consolidated. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated. Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Use of Estimates
Management makes assumptions and estimates to prepare financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Those assumptions and
estimates directly affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Significant
estimates for which changes in the near term are considered reasonably possible and that may have a
material impact on the financial statements are disclosed in these notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Operating Cycle
For classification of certain current assets and liabilities, we use the duration of the related contract or
program as our operating cycle, which is generally longer than one year and could exceed three years.
Revenue and Related Cost Recognition
Contract Accounting Contract accounting is used for development and production activities
predominantly by Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). The majority of business conducted by
BDS is performed under contracts with the U.S. government and other customers that extend over
several years. Contract accounting involves a judgmental process of estimating the total sales and
costs for each contract resulting in the development of estimated cost of sales percentages. For each
contract, the amount reported as cost of sales is determined by applying the estimated cost of sales
percentage to the amount of revenue recognized.
Changes in estimated revenues, cost of sales and the related effect to operating income are
recognized using a cumulative catch-up adjustment which recognizes in the current period the
cumulative effect of the changes on current and prior periods based on a contract’s percent complete.
In 2011, 2010 and 2009 net favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments increased operating earnings
by $229, $125 and $29 respectively and EPS by $0.23, $0.12 and $0.03 respectively. Significant
adjustments recorded during the three years ended December 31, 2011 relate to reach-forward losses
on the AEW&C and the KC-767 International Tanker programs.
We combine contracts for accounting purposes when they are negotiated as a package with an overall
profit margin objective. These essentially represent an agreement to do a single project for a single
customer, involve interrelated construction activities with substantial common costs, and are performed
concurrently or sequentially. When a group of contracts is combined, revenue and profit are earned
uniformly over the performance of the combined contracts. Similarly, we may segment a single contract
or group of contracts when a clear economic decision has been made during contract negotiations that
would produce different rates of profitability for each element or phase of the contract.
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