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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when an approved contract exists, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and the collectability of substantially all of the consideration is probable. Revenue is recognized as the Company satisfies performance obligations by transferring a promised good or service to a customer.

Deferred revenue consists substantially of amounts received from customers in advance of the Company’s performance service period and of fees deferred for future support services. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue on a systematic basis that is proportionate to the period that the underlying services are rendered, which in a majority of arrangements is straight line over the remaining contractual term.

Our assessments regarding the timing of transfer of control and revenue recognition for our two operating segments are summarized below:

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Media & Content – specific to the sale and/or licensing of media content and the related technical services, such as digital delivery of media advertising, encoding of video and music products, development of graphical interfaces and provision of materials, we consider control to have transferred when: (i) the content has been delivered, and (ii) the services required under the contract have been performed. Revenue recognition is dependent on the nature of the customer contract. Content licenses to customers are typically categorized into usage-based or flat fee-based fee structures. For usage-based fee structures, revenue is recognized as the usage occurs. For flat-fee based structures, revenue is recognized upon the available date of the license, typically at the beginning of each cycle, or straight-line over the license period.


•	Connectivity – we provide satellite-based Internet services and related technical and network support services, as well as the physical equipment to enable connectivity.

(i) For Aviation, the revenue is recognized over time as control is transferred to the customer (i.e. the airline), which occurs continuously as customers receive the bandwidth services. Equipment revenue is recognized when control passes to the customer, which is at the later of shipment of the equipment to the customer or obtaining regulatory certification for the operation of such equipment, as applicable.

(ii) For Maritime and Land, revenue is recognized over time as the customer receives the bandwidth services. Equipment revenue is recognized when control passes to the customer, which is typically from shipment of the equipment to the customer. In bandwidth arrangements where the equipment is leased, equipment revenue is determined and recognized in accordance with the assessed lease classification.

Certain of the Company’s contracts involve a revenue sharing or reseller arrangement to distribute the connectivity services. The Company assesses these services under the principal versus agent criteria and determined that the Company acts in the role of an agent and accordingly records such revenues on a net basis.

The following table represents a disaggregation of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Revenue:
Media & Content
Licensing & Services	$	68,385	$	80,010
Total Media & Content	68,385		80,010

Connectivity
Aviation Services	30,706		31,241
Aviation Equipment	6,403		14,060
Maritime & Land Services	36,554		39,227
Maritime & Land Equipment	2,117		2,081
Total Connectivity	75,780		86,609

Total revenue	$	144,165	$	166,619

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Aviation connectivity contracts involve performance obligations primarily relating to the delivery of equipment and services. Equipment is delivered upfront with payment due upon delivery. Services are rendered to the customer over time and are typically paid for upfront or as the services are delivered. Aviation connectivity revenue is allocated based upon standalone selling price (“SSP”). The primary method used to estimate the SSP is the expected cost-plus margin approach. When the SSP exceeds the revenue allocation, the revenue to which the Company is entitled is contingent on performing the ongoing connectivity services and the Company records a contract asset accordingly.

The following table summarizes the significant changes in the balance for contract assets during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (in thousands):



	Contract Assets
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	14,431
Costs deferred for revenue recognized in excess of billings	1,355
Costs included in the beginning balance recognized	(3,187		)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	12,599

Current contract assets	$	2,159
Non-current contract assets	10,440
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	12,599

The Company may invoice upfront for services recognized over time or for contracts in which it has unsatisfied performance obligations. Contract payment terms are generally 30 to 45 days. When the timing of invoicing differs from the timing of revenue recognition, the Company determines its contracts to include a financing component when the contractual term is for more than a year.

The following table summarizes the significant changes in the balance for contract liabilities, included within “Other non-current liabilities” in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 (in thousands):



	Contract Liabilities
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	12,403
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period	(6,723		)
Increase due to cash received, excluding amounts recognized as revenue during the period	3,941
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	9,621

Deferred revenue, current	$	9,535
Deferred revenue, non-current	86
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	9,621

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had $956.3 million of remaining performance obligations, which it also refers to as total backlog. The Company expects to recognize approximately 20% of its remaining performance obligations as revenue in 2020 approximately 19% in 2021, 16% by 2022, and the remaining balance thereafter. $2.7 million and $3.5 million of services revenue was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and was included in the deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the respective period.

Accounts Receivable, net

The Company extends credit to its customers from time to time. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from its customers’ inability to make required payments. Management analyzes the age of customer balances, historical bad debt experience, customer creditworthiness and changes in customer payment terms when making estimates of the collectability of its accounts receivable balances. If management determines that the financial condition of any of its customers has deteriorated, whether due to customer specific or general economic issues, an increase in the allowance may be made. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off.

Accounts receivable consist of the following (in thousands):



	March 31,			December 31,
	2020			2019
Accounts receivable, gross	$	91,289		$	94,995
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(8,493		)	(6,776		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	82,796		$	88,219

Refer to Note 8. Credit Loss Reserve and Allowances for further details.

Capitalized Contract Costs

Certain of the Company’s sales incentive programs meet the requirements to be capitalized as incremental costs of obtaining a contract. The Company recognizes an asset for the incremental costs if it expects the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year and amortize those costs over the expected customer life. The Company applies a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less.

Additionally, the Company capitalizes assets associated with costs incurred to fulfill a contract with a customer. For example, the Company capitalizes the costs incurred to obtain necessary Supplemental Type Certificates or other customer-specific certifications for its aviation, maritime and land customers.

The following table summarizes the significant changes in the contract assets balances during the period ended March 31, 2020 (in thousands):



	Contract Assets
	Costs to Obtain			Costs to Fulfill			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	387		$	5,256		$	5,643
Capitalization during the period	50			226			276
Amortization during the period	(29		)	(104		)	(133		)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	408		$	5,378		$	5,786

Contract assets are included within Other non-current assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Practical Expedients, Policy Elections and Exemptions

In circumstances where shipping and handling activities occur subsequent to the transfer of control, the Company has elected to treat shipping and handling as a fulfillment activity rather than a service to the customer.

The Company has made a policy election to exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the entity from a customer (e.g., sales, use, value added, and some excise taxes).

The Company applies a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for incremental costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less and did not evaluate contracts of one year or less for variable consideration.