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63
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
—Inventory valuation
—Income taxes
—Valuation of Sigma Fund and investment portfolios
—Restructuring activities
—Retirement-related benefits
—Valuation and recoverability of goodwill and long-lived assets
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s arrangements with customers may differ in nature and complexity and may contain multiple
deliverables, including products, equipment, services and software that may be essential to the functionality of the
other deliverables, requiring the Company to make judgments and estimates in recognizing revenues.
Product and equipment sales may contain discounts, price protection, return provisions and other customer
incentives. The Company’s recorded revenues are reduced by allowances for these items at the time the sales are
recorded. The allowances are based on management’s best estimate of the amount of allowances that the
customer will ultimately earn based on historical experience and taking into account the type of products sold,
the type of customer and the type of transaction specific to each arrangement. Where customer incentives cannot
be reliably estimated, the Company recognizes revenue at the time the product sells through the distribution
channel to the end customer.
The Company’s long-term contracts may involve the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of
wireless and wireline networks and two-way radio voice and data systems. These systems are designed to meet
specific customer requirements and specifications and generally require extended periods to complete. If the
Company can reliably estimate revenues and contract costs and the technology is considered proven, revenue is
recognized under the percentage of completion method as work progresses towards completion; otherwise, the
revenue is recognized under the completed contract method. Estimates of contract revenues, contract costs and
progress towards completion are based on estimates that consider historical experience and other factors believed
to be relevant under the circumstances. Management regularly reviews these estimates and considers the impact of
recurring business risks and uncertainties inherent in the contracts, such as system performance and
implementation delays due to factors within or outside the control of management.
Generally, multiple element arrangements are separated into specific accounting units when: (i) delivered
elements have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, (ii) objective and reliable evidence of fair value exists
for the undelivered element(s), and (iii) delivery of the undelivered element(s) is probable and substantially within
the control of the Company. Total arrangement consideration is allocated to the separate accounting units based
on their relative fair values (if the fair value of each accounting unit is known) or using the residual method (if
the fair value of the undelivered element(s) is known). Revenue is recognized for a separate accounting unit when
the revenue recognition criteria are met for that unit. In certain situations, judgment is required in determining
both the number of accounting units and fair value of the elements, although generally the fair value of an
element can be objectively determined if the Company sells the element on a stand-alone basis. Multiple element
arrangements that include software are separated into more than one unit of accounting when the following
criteria are met: (i) the functionality of the delivered element(s) is not dependent on the undelivered element(s),
(ii) there is vendor-specific objective evidence of the fair value of the undelivered element(s), and (iii) general
revenue recognition criteria related to the delivered element(s) have been met.
Changes in cost estimates and the fair values of certain deliverables could negatively impact the Company’s
operating results. In addition, unforeseen conditions could arise over the contract term that may have a significant
impact on operating results.