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The Company’s arrangements with multiple deliverables may also contain a stand-alone software deliverable
that is subject to the existing software revenue recognition guidance. The revenue for these multiple-element
arrangements is allocated to the software deliverable and the non-software deliverable(s) based on the relative
selling prices of all of the deliverables in the arrangement using the hierarchy in the new revenue accounting
guidance. In circumstances where the Company cannot determine VSOE or TPE of the selling price for all of the
deliverables in the arrangement, including the software deliverable, ESP is used for the purpose of allocating the
arrangement consideration.
The Company’s arrangements with multiple deliverables may be comprised entirely of deliverables that are all
still subject to the existing software revenue recognition guidance. For these arrangements, revenue is allocated to
the deliverables based on VSOE. Should VSOE not exist for the undelivered software element, revenue is deferred
until either the undelivered element is delivered or VSOE is established for the element, whichever occurs first.
When the fair value of a delivered element has not been established, but fair value exists for the undelivered
elements, the Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue if the fair value of all undelivered elements is
determinable. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining
portion of the arrangement consideration is allocated to the delivered elements and is recognized as revenue.
Net sales as reported and pro forma net sales that would have been reported during the year ended
December 31, 2010, if the transactions entered into or materially modified after January 1, 2010 were still subject
to the previous accounting guidance are shown in the following table (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, 2010 As Reported Pro Forma Basis
Net sales $19,282 $15,953
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the difference between the amount of revenue recorded under the new
accounting guidance for revenue recognition as compared to the pro forma amount that would have been recorded
under the prior accounting guidance relates primarily to sales of smart phones by the Company’s Mobile Devices
segment. The pro forma basis revenue reflects the recognition of revenue related to smart phones that contain a
service element and unspecified software upgrade rights under a subscription-based model under which revenue is
recognized ratably over the estimated expected life of the smart phone as the Company was unable to determine
VSOE for the undelivered element in the transaction. The as reported revenue reflects the allocation of revenue
related to smart phones shipped under arrangements executed during the year ended December 31, 2010 using ESP
for the device, the service and the unspecified software upgrade rights, resulting in a lower deferral of revenue than
under prior accounting guidance. Both the as reported revenue and the pro forma basis revenue contain the revenue
recognized under the subscription-based revenue recognition model related to smart phones that contain a service
element and unspecified software that shipped under arrangements executed during the year ended December 31,
2009.
In addition, the pro forma basis revenue reflects a reduction in net sales for multiple-element transactions that
contain an undelivered specified software product or and for which the Company does not have VSOE as all related
revenue would be deferred until the specified software product is delivered or the Company establishes VSOE for
the undelivered specified software product. The as reported revenue reflects the allocation of revenue to the multiple
elements using a relative selling price method with revenue being ascribed to the undelivered elements based on ESP.
Also, the pro forma basis revenue reflects a reduction in net sales for arrangements for which the Company does not
have VSOE for post-contract customer support being provided in a multiple-element arrangement. In these
instances, the net sales are being recognized ratably over the post-contract customer support period. The as reported
revenue reflects the allocation of revenue to the multiple-elements using a relative selling price method with revenue
being ascribed to the post-contract customer support based on ESP.
Finally, there is a difference in the as reported revenue as compared to the pro forma basis revenue due to the
Company’s no longer using the residual method for allocating revenue to the delivered products in a
multiple-element arrangement when VSOE exists for the undelivered element but not the delivered element. This
situation is most prevalent for networks/system solutions that were sold with additional deliverables that are not in
the scope of contract accounting. Under the prior accounting guidance for revenue recognition, the Company would
ascribe the residual value to the contract accounting deliverable only when VSOE for the undelivered services or
other products in the arrangement could be determined.