Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared using generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all information or notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements and should be read together with our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of March 31, 2022, and the results of our operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.
There are many factors that may affect the accuracy of our cost estimates and ultimately our future profitability. These include, but are not limited to, the availability and costs of resources (such as labor, materials and equipment), productivity and
weather. We generally realize both lower and higher than expected margins on projects in any given period. We recognize revisions of revenues and costs in the period in which the revisions are known. This may result in the recognition of costs before the recognition of related revenue recovery, if any. Our significant accounting policies are detailed in "Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies" of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We have evaluated all events and transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements were issued and have included the appropriate disclosures.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the accounts of KBR, Inc. and the subsidiaries it controls, including VIEs where it is the primary beneficiary (collectively, the "Company," "KBR", "we", "us" or "our"). We account for investments over which we have significant influence, but not a controlling financial interest, using the equity method of accounting. See Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our equity investments and VIEs. All material intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Adoption of ASU 2020-06
Effective January 1, 2022, we adopted ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity ("ASU 2020-06") using the full retrospective method. Accordingly, the Company is presenting the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as if ASU 2020-06 had been effective for those periods. This guidance simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models available for convertible debt instruments. As such, we no longer separate the Convertible Senior Notes into liability and equity components. The conversion option that was previously accounted for in equity under the cash conversion model was recombined into the Convertible Senior Notes outstanding, and as a result, PIC and the related unamortized debt discount on the Convertible Senior Notes were reduced. The removal of the remaining debt discount recorded for this previous separation has the effect of increasing our net debt balance. ASU 2020-06 also eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for certain convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. As such, we are required to apply the if-converted method to our Convertible Senior Notes when calculating diluted income (loss) per share. Under the if-converted method, the principal amount and any conversion spread of the Convertible Senior Notes, to the extent dilutive, are assumed to be converted into common stock at the beginning of the period and net income (loss) attributable to KBR is adjusted to reverse the effect of any interest expense associated with the Convertible Senior Notes.
For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the adoption of this standard did not materially impact our financial performance, financial position or cash flow, but it did result in an increase in the number of diluted weighted average shares outstanding utilized in our diluted income (loss) per share calculation in periods of net income attributable to KBR. For the year ending December 31, 2022, the adoption of this standard will not materially impact our financial performance, financial position or cash flow, but it may result in an increase in the number of diluted weighted average shares outstanding utilized in our diluted income (loss) per share calculation.
Select unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet line items, which reflect the adoption of ASU 2020-06 are as follows:
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| December 31, 2021 |
Dollars in millions | As Previously Reported | | Adjustments | | As Adjusted |
Assets: | | | | | |
Deferred income taxes | $ | 226 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 231 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | |
Long-term debt | $ | 1,852 | | | $ | 23 | | | $ | 1,875 | |
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KBR Shareholders' Equity: | | | | | |
PIC | $ | 2,251 | | | $ | (45) | | | $ | 2,206 | |
Retained earnings | 1,260 | | | 27 | | | 1,287 | |
Select unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations line items, which reflect the adoption of ASU 2020-06 are as follows:
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Interest Expense | $ | (22) | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | (19) | |
Income before income taxes | $ | 64 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 67 | |
Provision for income taxes | $ | (16) | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | (17) | |
Net income | $ | 48 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 50 | |
Net income attributable to KBR | $ | 47 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 49 | |
Net income attributable to KBR per share: | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | 0.35 | |
Diluted | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.33 | |
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | $ | 141 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 141 | |
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | $ | 144 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 155 | |
Select unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows line items, which reflect the adoption of ASU 2020-06 are as follows:
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | |
Net Income | $ | 48 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 50 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | |
Deferred income tax | 7 | | | 1 | | | 8 | |
Other | 11 | | | (3) | | | 8 | |
Total cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 50 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 50 | |
Impact of Adoption of Other New Accounting Standards
Effective January 1, 2022, we adopted ASU No. 2021-04. Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options. This ASU provides guidance for a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that is not within the scope of another Topic. It specifically addresses measurement, treatment and recognition of a freestanding equity-classified written call option modification or exchange. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on our financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2022, we adopted ASU 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832), Disclosures by Business Entities About Government Assistance, which requires entities to provide disclosures on material government assistance transactions for annual reporting periods. The disclosures include information around the nature of the assistance, the related accounting policies used to account for government assistance, the effect of government assistance on the entity’s financial statements and any significant terms and conditions of the agreements, including commitments and contingencies. The new standard only impacts annual financial statement footnote disclosures. Therefore, the adoption did not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Additional Balance Sheet Information
Other Current Liabilities
The components of other current liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, are presented below:
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Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 16 | | | $ | 16 | |
Reserve for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts | 18 | | | 17 | |
Retainage payable | 13 | | | 13 | |
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Restructuring reserve | 15 | | | 17 | |
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Value-added tax payable | 49 | | | 34 | |
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Dividend payable | 17 | | | 16 | |
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Other miscellaneous liabilities | 54 | | | 65 | |
Total other current liabilities | $ | 182 | | | $ | 178 | |
Note 2. Business Segment Information
We provide a wide range of professional services and the management of our business is heavily focused on major projects or programs within each of our reportable segments. At any given time, government programs and joint ventures represent a substantial part of our operations. We are organized into two core business segments, Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions and one non-core business segment as described below:
Government Solutions. Our Government Solutions business segment provides full life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies primarily in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. KBR's services cover the full spectrum spanning research and development, advanced prototyping, acquisition support, systems engineering, C4ISR, cyber analytics, space domain awareness, test and evaluation, systems integration and program management, global supply chain management and operations readiness and support. With the acquisition of Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited ("Frazer-Nash") on October 20, 2021 (described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements), our GS business segment also provides a broad range of professional advisory services to deliver high-end systems engineering, systems assurance and technology to customers across the defense, energy and critical infrastructure sectors primarily in the U.K. and Australia.
Sustainable Technology Solutions. Our Sustainable Technology Solutions business segment is anchored by our portfolio of over 70 innovative, proprietary, sustainability-focused process technologies that we license spanning four primary areas: ammonia/syngas/fertilizers, chemical/petrochemicals, clean refining and circular process/circular economy solutions. STS also includes our highly synergistic advisory and consulting practice focused on energy transition and net-zero carbon emission consulting, our high-end engineering, design and professional services offerings, as well as our technology-led industrial solutions build on our KBR INSITE® platform. KBR INSITE® is a proprietary, digital, cloud-based operations and maintenance platform that identifies opportunities for our clients to achieve sustainable improvements in production, reliability, environment impact, energy efficiency and ultimately profitability. From early planning through scope definition, advanced technologies and facility life-cycle support, our STS business segment works closely with customers to provide what we believe is the optimal approach to maximize their return on investment.
Other. Our non-core Other segment includes corporate expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses not allocated to the business segments above.
Operations by Reportable Segment
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Government Solutions | | | | | $ | 1,459 | | | $ | 1,164 | |
Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | | 255 | | | 297 | |
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Total revenues | | | | | $ | 1,714 | | | $ | 1,461 | |
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Gross profit: | | | | | | | |
Government Solutions | | | | | $ | 159 | | | $ | 116 | |
Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | | 37 | | | 52 | |
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Total gross profit | | | | | $ | 196 | | | $ | 168 | |
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Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates: | | | | | | | |
Government Solutions | | | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 7 | |
Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | | (128) | | | 5 | |
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Total equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | | | | | $ | (118) | | | $ | 12 | |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses: | | | | | | | |
Government Solutions | | | | | $ | (54) | | | $ | (49) | |
Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | | (15) | | | (14) | |
Other | | | | | (38) | | | (26) | |
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | | | | | $ | (107) | | | $ | (89) | |
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Acquisition and integration related costs | | | | | (1) | | | (1) | |
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Restructuring charges and asset impairments | | | | | (1) | | | — | |
Loss on disposition of assets and investments | | | | | — | | | (1) | |
Operating income (loss) | | | | | $ | (31) | | | $ | 89 | |
Interest expense | | | | | (20) | | | (19) | |
Other non-operating expense | | | | | — | | | (3) | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | | | | | $ | (51) | | | $ | 67 | |
(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASU 2020-06 using the full retrospective method.
Note 3. Revenue
Disaggregated Revenue
We disaggregate our revenue from customers by business unit, geographic destination and contract type for each of our segments as we believe it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
Revenue by business unit and reportable segment was as follows:
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Science & Space | | | | | $ | 253 | | | $ | 247 | |
Defense & Intel | | | | | 378 | | | 351 | |
Readiness & Sustainment | | | | | 533 | | | 329 | |
International | | | | | 295 | | | 237 | |
Total Government Solutions | | | | | 1,459 | | | 1,164 | |
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Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | | 255 | | | 297 | |
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Total revenue | | | | | $ | 1,714 | | | $ | 1,461 | |
Government Solutions revenue earned from key U.S. government customers includes U.S. DoD agencies and NASA, and is reported as Science & Space, Defense & Intel and Readiness & Sustainment. Government Solutions revenue earned from non-U.S. government customers primarily includes the U.K. MoD and the Australian Defence Force and is reported as International.
Revenue by geographic destination was as follows:
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Total by Countries/Regions Dollars in millions | Government Solutions | | Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | Total |
United States | $ | 1,011 | | | $ | 109 | | | | | $ | 1,120 | |
Middle East | 39 | | | 49 | | | | | 88 | |
Europe | 283 | | | 32 | | | | | 315 | |
Australia | 90 | | | — | | | | | 90 | |
Canada | — | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
Africa | 18 | | | 17 | | | | | 35 | |
Asia | 3 | | | 42 | | | | | 45 | |
Other countries | 15 | | | 4 | | | | | 19 | |
Total revenue | $ | 1,459 | | | $ | 255 | | | | | $ | 1,714 | |
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Total by Countries/Regions Dollars in millions | Government Solutions | | Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | Total |
United States | $ | 749 | | | $ | 113 | | | | | $ | 862 | |
Middle East | 133 | | | 44 | | | | | 177 | |
Europe | 173 | | | 44 | | | | | 217 | |
Australia | 77 | | | 5 | | | | | 82 | |
Canada | — | | | — | | | | | — | |
Africa | 19 | | | 20 | | | | | 39 | |
Asia | — | | | 51 | | | | | 51 | |
Other countries | 13 | | | 20 | | | | | 33 | |
Total revenue | $ | 1,164 | | | $ | 297 | | | | | $ | 1,461 | |
Many of our contracts contain cost reimbursable, time-and-materials and fixed price components. We define contract type based on the component that represents the majority of the contract. Revenue by contract type was as follows:
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Cost Reimbursable | $ | 955 | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 955 | |
Time-and-Materials | 235 | | | 175 | | | | | 410 | |
Fixed Price | 269 | | | 80 | | | | | 349 | |
Total revenue | $ | 1,459 | | | $ | 255 | | | | | $ | 1,714 | |
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Dollars in millions | Government Solutions | | Sustainable Technology Solutions | | | | Total |
Cost Reimbursable | $ | 689 | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 689 | |
Time-and-Materials | 212 | | | 190 | | | | | 402 | |
Fixed Price | 263 | | | 107 | | | | | 370 | |
Total revenue | $ | 1,164 | | | $ | 297 | | | | | $ | 1,461 | |
Performance Obligations and Contract Liabilities
We recognized revenue from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods of $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
On March 31, 2022, we had $10.9 billion of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations. We expect to recognize approximately 33% of our remaining performance obligations as revenue within one year, 33% in years two through five and 34% thereafter. Revenue associated with our remaining performance obligations to be recognized beyond one year includes performance obligations related to the Aspire Defence project, which has contract terms extending through 2041. Remaining performance obligations do not include variable consideration that was determined to be constrained as of March 31, 2022.
We recognized revenue of $82 million and $107 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was previously included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of each period.
Accounts Receivable
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Unbilled | $ | 496 | | | $ | 698 | | | | | |
Trade & other | 539 | | | 713 | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | $ | 1,035 | | | $ | 1,411 | | | | | |
Note 4. Acquisitions
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
On October 20, 2021, we acquired Frazer-Nash in accordance with an agreement with Babcock International Group PLC, a leading UK based provider of specialist systems, engineering and technology solutions. The aggregate consideration paid was approximately $392 million in cash, subject to other post-closing adjustments. As of March 31, 2022, the estimated fair values of net assets acquired were preliminary, with possible updates primarily in our finalization of tax returns. The Company recognized goodwill of approximately $293 million primarily related to future growth opportunities based on an expanded service offering from intellectual capital and a highly skilled assembled workforce and other expected synergies from the combined operations. Intangible assets of $89 million were recognized and comprised of customer relationships and backlog, which will be amortized over a weighted-average period of 14 years. For U.S. tax purposes, the transaction is treated as a stock deal. As a result, there is no step-up in tax basis in the individual assets and liabilities acquired and the goodwill recognized is not deductible for tax purposes.
The following supplemental pro forma, combined financial information has been prepared from historical financial statements that have been adjusted to give effect to the acquisition of Frazer-Nash as though it had been acquired on January 1, 2021. Pro forma adjustments were primarily related to the amortization of intangibles, interest on borrowings related to the acquisition, significant nonrecurring transactions and acquisition related transaction costs. Accordingly, this supplemental pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2021, nor is it indicative of future results of operations.
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Dollars in millions | | | March 31, 2021 |
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Revenue | | | $ | 1,506 | |
Net income attributable to KBR | | | $ | 52 | |
Diluted earnings per share | | | $ | 0.35 | |
Harmonic Limited
On July 1, 2021, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Harmonic Limited ("Harmonic"). The acquired business of Harmonic provides transformation and delivery consultancy project services to UK businesses and is reported within our GS business segment. We accounted for this transaction as an acquisition of a business using the acquisition method under ASC 805, Business Combinations. The agreed-upon purchase price for the acquisition was $19 million, which consisted of cash paid at closing of $17 million, funded from cash on hand, and contingent consideration with an estimated fair value of $2 million that is contingent upon the achievement of certain performance targets over the period from closing through March 31, 2024. We recognized $2 million as an intangible backlog asset, $3 million in net working capital, and goodwill of $14 million arising from the acquisition, which relates primarily to future growth opportunities. The goodwill recognized is not deductible for tax purposes.
Note 5. Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances held by our wholly owned subsidiaries as well as cash held by joint ventures that we consolidate. Joint venture and the Aspire project cash balances are limited to specific project activities and are not available for other projects, general cash needs or distribution to us without approval of the board of directors of the respective entities. We expect to use this cash for project costs and distributions of earnings.
The components of our cash and cash equivalents balance are as follows:
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Operating cash and cash equivalents | $ | 232 | | | $ | 52 | | | $ | 284 | |
Short-term investments (c) | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | |
Cash and cash equivalents held in consolidated joint ventures and Aspire Defence subcontracting entities | 122 | | | — | | | 122 | |
Total | $ | 360 | | | $ | 52 | | | $ | 412 | |
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Dollars in millions | International (a) | | Domestic (b) | | Total |
Operating cash and cash equivalents | $ | 218 | | | $ | 34 | | | $ | 252 | |
Short-term investments (c) | 2 | | | — | | | 2 | |
Cash and cash equivalents held in consolidated joint ventures and Aspire Defence subcontracting entities | 116 | | | — | | | 116 | |
Total | $ | 336 | | | $ | 34 | | | $ | 370 | |
(a)Includes deposits held by non-U.S. entities with operating accounts that constitute offshore cash for tax purposes.
(b)Includes U.S. dollar and foreign currency deposits held in U.S. entities with operating accounts that constitute onshore cash for tax purposes but may reside either in the U.S. or in a foreign country.
(c)Includes time deposits, money market funds and other highly liquid short-term investments.
Note 6. Unapproved Change Orders and Claims Against Clients and Estimated Recoveries of Claims Against Suppliers and Subcontractors
The amounts of unapproved change orders, and claims against clients and estimated recoveries of claims against suppliers and subcontractors included in determining the profit or loss on contracts are as follows:
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Amounts included in project estimates-at-completion at January 1, | $ | 426 | | | $ | 1,048 | |
(Decrease) increase in project estimates | (117) | | | (9) | |
Approved change orders | (271) | | | (11) | |
Foreign currency impact | 7 | | | 5 | |
Amounts included in project estimates-at-completion at March 31,* | $ | 45 | | | $ | 1,033 | |
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(*)As of March 31, 2022, the balance above reflects the Settlement Agreement with Combined Cycle Power Plant Subcontractor Consortium signed in April 2022.
The balance as of March 31, 2022 primarily relates to projects in our Government Solutions segment.
Ichthys LNG Project
We have a 30% ownership interest in the JKC joint venture ("JKC"), which was contracted to perform the engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of onshore LNG facilities for a client in Darwin, Australia (the "Ichthys LNG Project"). The construction and commissioning of the Ichthys LNG Project is complete, and the facility has been handed over to the client and is producing LNG.
Settlement Agreement with the Client
In October 2021, JKC entered into a binding settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) that resolved the outstanding claims and disputes between JKC and its client, Ichthys LNG Pty, Ltd (collectively, “the Parties”). As a result of the Settlement Agreement, the Parties agreed to withdraw all claims and terminate all ongoing arbitration and court proceedings between the Parties. As part of the Settlement Agreement, KBR’s letters of credit were also reduced to $82 million from $164 million.
Paint and Insulation Claims Against Insurer and Paint Manufacturer
There has been deterioration of paint and insulation on certain exterior areas of the plant. As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Parties agreed to consult in good faith and to cooperate to seek maximum recovery from the insurance policies and paint manufacturer for the paint and insulation matters. The Parties agreed to collectively pursue claims against the paint manufacturer, and JKC has assigned claims under the insurance policy regarding the paint and insulation matters to the client.
Under the Settlement Agreement, the parties have agreed that if, at the date of final resolution of the above proceedings and claims with respect to the paint and insulation matters, the recovered amount from the paint manufacturer and insurance claim is less than the stipulated ceiling amount in the Settlement Agreement, JKC will pay the client the difference between the stipulated ceiling amount and the recovered amount. JKC has provided for and continues to maintain its contingent liability.
Settlement Agreement with the Combined Cycle Power Plant Subcontractor Consortium
Pursuant to JKC's fixed-price scope of its contract with its client, JKC awarded a fixed-price EPC contract to a subcontractor for the design, construction and commissioning of the Combined Cycle Power Plant (the "Power Plant"). The subcontractor was a consortium consisting of General Electric and GE Electrical International Inc. and a joint venture between UGL Infrastructure Pty Limited and CH2M Hill (collectively, the "Consortium"). On January 25, 2017, JKC received a Notice of Termination from the Consortium, and the Consortium ceased work on the Power Plant and abandoned the construction site.
JKC pursued recourse against the Consortium to recover all of the costs to complete the Power Plant, plus the additional interest and/or general damages. Each of the Consortium partners has joint and several liability with respect to all obligations under the subcontract.
As of March 31, 2022, JKC's claims against the Consortium were approximately $1.7 billion (net of subcontractor bonds and remaining original lump sum subcontract value) for recovery of JKC's costs.
Subsequently, in April 2022, JKC entered into a settlement agreement (the “Subcontractor Settlement Agreement”) to resolve outstanding claims and disputes between JKC and the Consortium. As a result of the Subcontractor Settlement Agreement, KBR expects to receive approximately $271 million of cash in two payments for our proportionate share of the settlement amount. The first payment of $203 million was paid to JKC in April 2022. The second payment for approximately $68 million is expected to be paid to JKC in March 2023, at prevailing exchange rates. KBR recorded a non-cash charge to equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates in the amount of $137 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, which reflected KBR’s proportionate share of its claims against the Consortium. KBR's Senior Credit Facility contains certain defined provisions under an 'Ichthys Recovery Event', including requiring JKC to make distributions to the JV partners for their proportionate share of the net cash proceeds. Upon receiving such distribution from JKC, KBR is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to make mandatory prepayments under Term Loan A within three business days of receipt using the net settlement proceeds. KBR is in current communication with JKC to distribute the first payment imminently.
See Note 8 "Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest Entities" to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding our equity method investment in JKC.
Changes in Project-related Estimates
There are many factors that may affect the accuracy of our cost estimates and ultimately our future profitability. These
include, but are not limited to, the availability and costs of resources (such as labor, materials and equipment), productivity,
weather and ongoing resolution of legacy projects and legal matters. We generally realize both lower and higher than expected margins on projects in any given period. We recognize revisions of revenues and costs in the period in which the revisions are known. This may result in the recognition of costs before the recognition of related revenue recovery, if any.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 within our STS business segment, we recognized a non-cash charge to equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $137 million as a result of changes in estimates on the Ichthys LNG Project in connection with the Subcontractor Settlement Agreement discussed above. Additionally, due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, sanctions and trade control measures were implemented against Russia. This may have an impact on our ability to operate in the ordinary course of business as we wind down our business operations in Russia and may result in changes in estimates on our projects as we continue to assess revisions to these estimates when known. The duration and extent to which the trade sanctions against Russia effect our business will depend on future developments which still remain uncertain. As a result, during the quarter, we recognized an unfavorable change of $12 million in gross profit and incurred $4 million in severance and asset impairments costs associated with our intent to exit commercial projects in Russia.
Note 7. Restructuring Charges
During 2020, our management initiated and approved a broad restructuring plan in response to the dislocation of the global energy market resulting from the decline in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the plan, management approved strategic business restructuring activities and decided to discontinue pursuing certain projects, principally lump-sum EPC and commoditized construction services. The restructuring plan was designed to refine our market focus, optimize costs, and improve operational efficiencies. The restructuring charges were substantially completed in the year ended December 31, 2020. The restructuring liability at March 31, 2022, was $61 million, of which $15 million is included in other current liabilities and $46 million is included in other liabilities. The restructuring liability at December 31, 2021, was $66 million, of which $17 million is included in other current liabilities and $49 million is included in other liabilities.
Note 8. Equity Method Investments and Variable Interest Entities
We conduct some of our operations through joint ventures, which operate through partnerships, corporations and undivided interests and other business forms and are principally accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Additionally, the majority of our joint ventures are VIEs.
The following table presents a rollforward of our equity in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates:
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Beginning balance at January 1, | $ | 576 | | | $ | 881 | |
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Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | (118) | | | (170) | |
Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated affiliates (a) | (5) | | | (72) | |
Advances to (payments from) unconsolidated affiliates, net | (7) | | | (17) | |
Investments (b) | 1 | | | 29 | |
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Sale of equity method investment (c) | (22) | | | (39) | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 3 | | | (10) | |
Other (d) | 2 | | | (26) | |
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Ending balance | $ | 430 | | | $ | 576 | |
(a)The Brown & Root Industrial Services joint venture declared a distribution in the fourth quarter of 2021 that was paid to KBR during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
(b)Investments include $1 million and $26 million in funding contributions to JKC for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021, respectively.
(c)During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we sold two of our three U.K. Road projects. The carrying value of our investment was $22 million. We received $18 million in cash proceeds and the purchaser agreed to assume the $4 million of consortium relief. In the second quarter of 2022, we sold the one remaining U.K. Road project and recorded a gain of approximately $16 million. During the third quarter of 2021, we sold our investment interest in the Middle East Petroleum Corporation (EBIC Ammonia project). The carrying value of our investment was $39 million. We received $43 million in cash proceeds and recorded a gain of $4 million, of which $1 million was attributable to our non-controlling interests. Subsequent to the receipt of the cash proceeds, we distributed the non-controlling interests' proportionate share of $15 million.
(d)During the year ended December 31, 2021, Other included unearned income related to the Ichthys LNG Project, which was previously recorded outside of the equity method investment balance and will not be realized as a result of the settlement proceedings. See Note 6 "Unapproved Change Orders and Claims Against Clients and Estimated Recoveries of Claims Against Suppliers and Subcontractors" for additional information.
Related Party Transactions
We often provide engineering, construction management and other subcontractor services to our unconsolidated joint ventures and our revenues include amounts related to these services. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, our revenues included $104 million and $79 million, respectively, related to the services we provided primarily to the Aspire Defence Limited joint venture within our GS business segment and two other joint ventures within our STS business segment.
Amounts included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to services we provided to our unconsolidated joint ventures as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 are as follows:
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses | $ | 42 | | | $ | 35 | |
Contract assets | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | |
Other current assets | $ | — | | | $ | 25 | |
Contract liabilities | $ | 6 | | | $ | 5 | |
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Note 9. Retirement Benefits
The components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) related to pension benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
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Expected return on plan assets | (1) | | | (22) | | | (1) | | | (21) | |
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Net periodic pension benefit | $ | — | | | $ | (7) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (5) | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we have contributed approximately $11 million of the $45 million we expect to contribute to our plans in 2022.
Note 10. Debt and Other Credit Facilities
Our outstanding debt consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
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Dollars in millions | | March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 (1) |
Term Loan A | | $ | 438 | | | $ | 441 | |
Term Loan B | | 510 | | | 511 | |
Convertible Senior Notes | | 350 | | | 350 | |
Senior Notes | | 250 | | | 250 | |
Senior Credit Facility | | 362 | | | 364 | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs - Term Loan A | | (4) | | | (4) | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount - Term Loan B | | (12) | | | (13) | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount - Convertible Senior Notes | | (4) | | | (4) | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount - Senior Notes | | (4) | | | (4) | |
Total debt | | 1,886 | | | 1,891 | |
Less: current portion | | 16 | | | 16 | |
Total long-term debt, net of current portion | | $ | 1,870 | | | $ | 1,875 | |
(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASU 2020-06 using the full retrospective method.
Senior Credit Facility
On November 18, 2021, we entered into Amendment No. 5 under our existing Credit Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2018 ("Pro Rata Facilities"), consisting of a $1 billion revolving credit facility (the "Revolver"), a $442 million Term Loan A, ("Term Loan A") with debt tranches denominated in US dollars, Australian dollars and British pound sterling and a $512 million Term Loan B ("Term Loan B"), with an aggregate capacity of $1.954 billion ("Senior Credit Facility"). The Amendment, among other things, (i) established an additional tranche of £122.1 million in Term Loan A incurred by Kellogg Brown & Root Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of KBR, Inc., organized under the laws of England and Wales, (ii) increased capacity and flexibility under certain negative covenants, (iii) permits the netting of unrestricted cash up to a specified cap for purposes of calculating the leverage ratio and (iv) reduced the interest rate payable for applicable margins and commitment fees and extended the maturity dates to November 2026 for Term Loan A and the Revolver. The maturity date of Term Loan B remained unchanged maturing February 2027.
The interest rates with respect to the Revolver and Term Loan A are based on, at the Company's option, the respective adjusted reference rate plus an additional margin or base rate plus additional margin. The interest rate with respect to the Term Loan B is LIBOR plus 2.75%. Additionally, there is a commitment fee with respect to the Revolver.
The details of the applicable margins and commitment fees under the amended Senior Credit Facility are based on the Company's consolidated net leverage ratio as follows:
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Greater than or equal to 4.25 to 1.00 | | 2.25 | % | | 1.25 | % | | | | 0.33 | % |
Less than 4.25 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00 | | 2.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | | | 0.30 | % |
Less than 3.25 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00 | | 1.75 | % | | 0.75 | % | | | | 0.28 | % |
Less than 2.25 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00 | | 1.50 | % | | 0.50 | % | | | | 0.25 | % |
Less than 1.25 to 1.00 | | 1.25 | % | | 0.25 | % | | | | 0.23 | % |
(a)The reference rate for the Revolver and the U.S. dollar tranche is LIBOR, the Australian dollar tranche is BBSY and the British pound sterling tranche is SONIA.
Term Loan A provides for quarterly principal payments of 0.625% of the aggregate principal amount commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, increasing to 1.25% starting with the quarter ending March 31, 2024. Term Loan B provides for quarterly principal payments of 0.25% of the initial aggregate principal amounts commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020.
The Senior Credit Facility contains financial covenants of a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio (as such terms are defined in the Senior Credit Facility). Our consolidated net leverage ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter may not exceed 4.50 to 1 through 2022, reducing to 4.25 to 1 in 2023 and 4.00 to 1 in 2024 and thereafter. Our consolidated interest coverage ratio may not be less than 3.00 to 1 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with our financial covenants related to our debt agreements.
Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Senior Notes. On November 15, 2018, we issued and sold $350 million of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Convertible Notes") pursuant to an indenture between us and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations and bear interest at 2.50% per year, and interest is payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The Convertible Notes mature on November 1, 2023, and may not be redeemed by us prior to maturity.
The Convertible Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. It is our current intent and policy to settle the principal balance of the Convertible Notes in cash at our election, and any excess value upon conversion in shares of our common stock. The initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes is approximately $25.51 (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), based on the initial conversion rate of 39.1961 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes. Prior to May 1, 2023, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon the occurrence of certain events and during certain periods, and thereafter, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. On February 18, 2022, we declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per Common Share, which exceeded our per share dividend threshold and adjusted the conversion rate to 39.4809 at a strike price of $25.33.
Convertible Notes Call Spread Overlay. Concurrent with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, we entered into privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (the "Note Hedge Transactions") and warrant transactions (the "Warrant Transactions") with the option counterparties. These transactions represent a call spread overlay, whereby the cost of the Note Hedge Transactions we purchased to cover the cash outlay upon conversion of the Convertible Notes was reduced by the sales price of the Warrant Transactions. Each of these transactions is described below.
The Note Hedge Transactions cost an aggregate of $62 million and are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution of common stock and/or offset the cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in the event that the market price of our common stock is greater than the strike price of the Note Hedge Transactions, which was initially $25.51 (subject to adjustment), corresponding approximately to the initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes. The Note Hedge Transactions were accounted for by recording the cost as a reduction to PIC based on the Note Hedge Transactions meeting certain scope exceptions provided under ASC Topic 815.
We received proceeds of $22 million for the Warrant Transactions, in which we sold net-share-settled warrants to the option counterparties in an amount equal to the number of shares of our common stock initially underlying the Convertible Notes, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The original strike price of the warrants was $40.02 per share. The updated strike price as of March 31, 2022 was $39.73. The Warrant Transactions have been accounted for by recording the proceeds received as PIC.
The Note Hedge Transactions and the Warrant Transactions are separate transactions, in each case entered into by us with the option counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes and will not affect any holder's rights under the Convertible Notes.
As of March 31, 2022, the if-converted value of the Convertible Notes based on the closing share price exceeded the $350 million principal amount by approximately $406 million. The incremental value over the principal amount would be fully offset by the shares we are allowed to purchase under the Note Hedge Transaction. However, the counterparties holding the warrants would have the right to purchase the same number of shares we would receive at a strike price of $39.73 resulting in value of $207 million that would have been delivered to the counterparties as of March 31, 2022.
Senior Notes
On September 30, 2020, we issued and sold $250 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 (the "Senior Notes") pursuant to an indenture among us, the guarantors party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as trustee. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries that guarantee our obligations under the Senior Credit Facility and certain other indebtedness. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $245 million, after deducting fees and estimated offering expenses and were used to finance a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Centauri and pay related fees and expenses. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 30 and September 30 of each year, beginning on March 30, 2021, and the principal is due on September 30, 2028.
At any time prior to September 30, 2023, we may redeem all or part of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date, plus a specified “make-whole premium.” On or after September 30, 2023, we may redeem all or part of the Senior Notes at our option, at the redemption prices set forth in the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. At any time prior to September 30, 2023, we may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 104.750% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. If we undergo a change of control, we may be required to make an offer to holders of the Senior Notes to repurchase all of the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Letters of credit, surety bonds and guarantees
In connection with certain projects, we are required to provide letters of credit, surety bonds or guarantees to our customers in the ordinary course of business as credit support for contractual performance guarantees, advanced payments received from customers and future funding commitments. As of March 31, 2022, we had $1 billion in a committed line of credit under the Senior Credit Facility and $521 million of uncommitted lines of credit to support the issuance of letters of credit. As of March 31, 2022, with respect to our Senior Credit Facility, we had $362 million of outstanding borrowings previously issued to fund the acquisitions of Centauri and Frazer-Nash and $49 million of outstanding letters of credit. With respect to our $521 million of uncommitted lines of credit, we had utilized $215 million for letters of credit as of March 31, 2022. The total remaining capacity of these committed and uncommitted lines of credit was approximately $895 million. Of the letters of credit outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility, none have expiry dates beyond the maturity date of the Senior Credit Facility. Of the total letters of credit outstanding under our bilateral facilities, $85 million relate to our joint venture operations where the letters of credit are posted using our capacity to support our pro-rata share of obligations under various contracts executed by joint ventures of which we are a member.
Nonrecourse Project Debt
Fasttrax Limited, a consolidated joint venture in which we indirectly own a 50% equity interest with an unrelated partner, was awarded a concession contract in 2001 with the U.K. MoD to provide a Heavy Equipment Transporter Service to the British Army. Fasttrax Limited operates and maintains 91 HETs for a term of 22 years. The purchase of the HETs by the joint venture was financed through two series of bonds secured by the assets of Fasttrax Limited and subordinated debt from the joint venture partners. The secured bonds are an obligation of Fasttrax Limited and are not a debt obligation of KBR as they are nonrecourse to the joint venture partners. Accordingly, in the event of a default on the notes, the lenders may only look to the assets of Fasttrax Limited for repayment.
The secured bonds were issued in two classes consisting of Class A 3.5% Index Linked Bonds in the amount of £56.0 million and Class B 5.9% Fixed Rate Bonds in the amount of £20.7 million. Semi-annual payments on both classes of bonds continued through maturity in March 2021. The subordinated notes payable to each of the partners initially bear interest at 11.25% increasing to 16.00% over the term of the notes until maturity in 2025. For financial reporting purposes, only our partner's portion of the subordinated notes appears in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 11. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate was approximately (37)% and 25% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, was primarily impacted by an equity adjustment on an LNG project. An equity adjustment was recorded on an entity in which KBR is a JV partner in the first quarter of 2022. Since the tax impact for this adjustment was taxed at the JV level, KBR will not receive a tax benefit. Excluding the tax impact of discrete items, our tax rate would be 25% for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Our estimated annual effective rate for 2022 is 25% excluding the effects of discrete items. Our estimated annual effective rate is subject to change based on the actual jurisdictions where our 2022 earnings are generated.
The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $201 million and $204 million, respectively. The remaining valuation allowance is primarily related to foreign tax credit carryforwards and foreign and state net operating loss carryforwards that, in the judgment of management, are not more likely than not to be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income, in the appropriate character and source, during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible or within the remaining carryforward period. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment.
The utilization of the unreserved foreign tax credit carryforwards is based on our ability to generate income from foreign sources of approximately $538 million prior to their expiration. The utilization of other net deferred tax assets, excluding those associated with indefinite-lived intangible assets, is based on our ability to generate U.S. forecasted taxable income of approximately $619 million. Changes in our forecasted taxable income, in the appropriate character and source, as well as jurisdiction, could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets.
The provision for uncertain tax positions included in other liabilities and deferred income taxes on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $89 million.
Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
We are a party to litigation and other proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including matters arising under provisions relating to the protection of the environment. These types of matters could result in fines, penalties, cost reimbursements or contributions, compensatory or treble damages or non-monetary sanctions or relief. We believe the probability is remote that the outcome of any individual matter, including the matters described below, will have a material adverse effect on the corporation as a whole, notwithstanding that the unfavorable resolution of any matter may have a material effect on our net earnings and cash flows in any particular reporting period. Among the factors that we consider in this assessment are the nature of existing legal proceedings and claims, the asserted or possible damages or loss contingency (if estimable), the progress of the case, existing law and precedent, the opinions or views of legal counsel and other advisers, our experience in similar cases and the experience of other companies, the facts available to us at the time of assessment and how we intend to respond to the proceeding or claim. Our assessment of these factors may change over time as individual proceedings or claims progress.
Although we cannot predict the outcome of legal or other proceedings with certainty, when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount is reasonably estimable, U.S. GAAP requires us to accrue an estimate of the probable loss or range of loss or make a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. We follow a thorough process in which we seek to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss, and only if we are unable to make such an estimate do we conclude and disclose that an estimate cannot be made. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated below in our discussion of legal proceedings, a reasonably possible loss or range of loss associated with any individual legal proceeding cannot be estimated.
Chadian Employee Class Action. In May 2018, former employees of our former Chadian subsidiary, Subsahara Services, Inc. ("SSI"), filed a class action suit claiming unpaid damages arising from the ESSO Chad Development Project for Exxon Mobil Corporation ("Exxon") dating back to the early 2000s. Exxon is also named as a defendant in the case. The SSI employees previously filed two class action cases in or around 2005 and 2006 for alleged unpaid overtime and bonuses. The Chadian Labour Court ruled in favor of the SSI employees in the unpaid overtime case resulting in a settlement of approximately $25 million which was reimbursed by Exxon under its contract with SSI. The second case for alleged unpaid bonuses was ultimately dismissed by the Supreme Court of Chad.
The current case claims $122 million in unpaid bonuses characterized as damages rather than employee bonuses to avoid the previous Chadian Supreme Court dismissal and a 5-year statute of limitations on wage-related claims. SSI’s initial defense was filed and a hearing was held in December 2018. A merits hearing was held in February 2019. In March 2019, the Labour Court issued a decision awarding the plaintiffs approximately $34 million including a $2 million provisional award. Exxon and SSI have appealed the award and requested suspension of the provisional award which was approved on April 2, 2019. Exxon and SSI filed a submission to the Court of Appeal on June 21, 2019 and filed briefs at a hearing on February 28, 2020. The plaintiffs failed to file a response on March 13, 2020 and a hearing was scheduled for April 17, 2020. The hearing was postponed due to COVID-19 but took place on September 18, 2020. On October 9, 2020 the appellate court of Moundou awarded the plaintiffs approximately $19 million. SSI filed an appeal of this decision to the Chadian Supreme Court on December 28, 2020. SSI’s request for suspension on the enforceability of the award from the Chadian Supreme Court was granted on January 4, 2021. A hearing took place on December 21, 2021, and while a decision was not issued at the hearing, the Reporting Judge of the Chadian Supreme Court indicated, with regard to the fourth plea concerning the unicity of judicial matters, that this ground alone justified quashing the decision. On February 9, 2022, the Chadian Supreme Court issued an abstract of their forthcoming decision upholding the lower court’s ruling. We are still awaiting a full decision by the Chadian Supreme Court.
Regardless, at this time, based on our assessment of existing law and precedent, the opinions of legal counsel and other advisers, and the facts available to us at the time of assessment, we do not believe a risk of material loss is probable related to this matter. SSI is no longer an existing entity in Chad or the United States. Further, we believe any amounts ultimately paid to the former employees related to this adverse ruling would be paid by Exxon based on the applicable contract and past actions by Exxon with respect to costs and awards related to this matter.
North West Rail Link Project. We participate in an unincorporated joint venture with two partners to provide engineering and design services in relation to the operations, trains and systems of a metro rail project in Sydney, Australia. The project commenced in 2014 and during its execution encountered delays and disputes resulting in claims and breach notices submitted to the joint venture by the client. Since November 2018, the client has submitted multiple claims alleging breach of contract and breach of duty by the joint venture in its execution of the services, claiming losses and damages of up to approximately $301 million Australian dollars. KBR has a 33% participation interest in the joint venture and the partners have joint and several liability with respect to all obligations under the contract. We believe the gross amount of the claims
significantly exceeds the client’s entitlement as well as the joint venture’s limits of liability under the contract and that the claims will be covered by project-specific professional indemnity insurance subject to deductibles.
As of March 31, 2022, we have accrued a probable and reasonably estimable potential loss in an amount that is immaterial. At this time, fact discovery and expert review are still ongoing. The joint venture, joint venture insurers and client continue to be engaged in discussions concerning potential resolution of the claims.
Note 13. U.S. Government Matters
We provide services to various U.S. governmental agencies, including the U.S. DoD, NASA and the Department of State. The negotiation, administration and settlement of our contracts are subject to audit by the DCAA. The DCAA serves in an advisory role to the DCMA, which is responsible for the administration of the majority of our contracts. The scope of these audits includes, among other things, the validity of direct and indirect incurred costs, provisional approval of annual billing rates, approval of annual overhead rates, compliance with the FAR and CAS, compliance with certain unique contract clauses and audits of certain aspects of our internal control systems. Based on the information received to date, we do not believe any completed or ongoing government audits will have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The U.S. government also retains the right to pursue various remedies under any of these contracts which could result in challenges to expenditures, suspension of payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from future business with the U.S. government.
The Company accrued for probable and reasonably estimable unallowable costs associated with open government matters related to our GS business in the amounts of $86 million as of March 31, 2022 and $76 million as of December 31, 2021, which are recorded in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
Legacy U.S. Government Matters
Between 2002 and 2011, we provided significant support to the U.S. Army and other U.S. government agencies in support of the war in Iraq under the LogCAP III contract. We have been in the process of closing out the LogCAP III contract since 2011, and we expect the contract closeout process to continue for at least another year. As a result of our work under LogCAP III, there are claims and disputes pending between us and the U.S. government that need to be resolved in order to close the contract. The contract closeout process includes resolving objections raised by the U.S. government through a billing dispute process referred to as Form 1s and MFRs. We continue to work with the U.S. government to resolve these issues and are engaged in efforts to reach mutually acceptable resolutions of these outstanding matters. However, for certain of these matters, we have filed claims with the ASBCA or the COFC. We also have matters related to ongoing litigation or investigations involving U.S. government contracts. We anticipate billing additional labor, vendor resolution and litigation costs as we resolve the open matters in the future.
Investigations, Qui Tams and Litigation
The following matters relate to ongoing litigation or federal investigations involving U.S. government contracts. Several of these matters involve allegations of violations of the FCA, which prohibits in general terms fraudulent billings to the U.S. government. Suits brought by private individuals are called "qui tams." In the event we prevail in defending these allegations, a majority of our defense costs will be billable under the LogCAP III contract. All costs billed under LogCAP III are subject to audit by the DCAA for reasonableness.
First Kuwaiti Trading Company arbitration. In April 2008, FKTC, one of our LogCAP III subcontractors providing housing containers, filed for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association all its claims under various LogCAP III subcontracts. After complete hearings on all claims, the arbitration panel awarded FKTC $17 million plus interest for claims involving damages on lost or unreturned vehicles. In addition, we determined that we owe FKTC $32 million in connection with other subcontracts provided we are reimbursed for these same costs by the U.S. government. We lost our claims against the government and have exercised our offset or clawback rights as against FKTC in the arbitration. FKTC does not agree with our right of offset and a final hearing will be needed to resolve this issue and our other counterclaims against FKTC. A hearing was held on January 31 - February 1, 2022. Post-heard briefs have now been filed and we await a decision by the Tribunal, which we anticipate in the second quarter of 2022. Management accrued a probable and reasonably estimable loss amount, which is included in other liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, to cover either liability as determined by the panel or a negotiated settlement with FKTC on this matter.
Howard qui tam. In March 2011, Geoffrey Howard and Zella Hemphill filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois alleging that KBR mischarged the government $628 million for unnecessary materials and equipment. In October 2014, the DOJ declined to intervene and the case was partially unsealed. Depositions of some DCMA and KBR personnel have taken place and more which were expected to occur in early 2020 were postponed due to COVID-19 but resumed in 2021. KBR and the relators filed various motions including a motion to dismiss by KBR. Although KBR's motion to dismiss was not granted it remains an option on appeal. Fact discovery has been completed and expert discovery is expected to continue through July 2022. We believe the allegations of fraud by the relators are without merit and, based on our assessment of existing law and precedent, the opinions or views of legal counsel and the facts available to us as of March 31, 2022, we are not able to estimate a reasonably possible loss and accordingly, no amounts have been accrued.
DOJ False Claims Act complaint - Iraq Subcontractor. In January 2014, the DOJ filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois against KBR and two former KBR subcontractors, including FKTC, alleging that three former KBR employees were offered and accepted kickbacks from these subcontractors in exchange for favorable treatment in the award and performance of subcontracts to be awarded during the course of KBR's performance of the LogCAP III contract in Iraq. The complaint alleges that as a result of the kickbacks, KBR submitted invoices with inflated or unjustified subcontract prices, resulting in alleged violations of the FCA and the Anti-Kickback Act. The DOJ's investigation dates back to 2004. We self-reported most of the violations and tendered credits to the U.S. government as appropriate. On May 22, 2014, FKTC filed a motion to dismiss, which the U.S. government opposed. Following the submission of our answer in April 2014, the U.S. government was granted a Motion to Strike certain affirmative defenses in March 2015. We do not believe this limits KBR's ability to fully defend all allegations in this matter.
Discovery for this complaint is now complete. On March 30, 2020, the Court granted KBR’s motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of Texas and the court allowed one additional deposition to take place. KBR and the U.S government filed various dispositive motions which remained under consideration by the Court for an extended period. In March 2021, while granting some of KBR’s motions for summary judgment, the court also concluded that we breached the FCA as a matter of law as to several subcontracts. We filed for two motions for reconsideration, one addressing the ruling on KBR’s motion for summary judgment and one addressing the U.S. government’s motion. A hearing was held and the Court issued a ruling on both motions, granting in part and denying in part on both motions. The Court also set a trial date for February 2022 which has now been postponed to May 2022. As of March 31, 2022, we have accrued a probable and reasonably estimable loss amount, which is included in other liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Note 14. Claims and Accounts Receivable
Our claims and accounts receivable balance not expected to be collected within the next 12 months was $30 million as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021. Claims and accounts receivable primarily reflect claims filed with the U.S. government related to payments not yet received for costs incurred under various U.S. government cost-reimbursable contracts within our GS business segment. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $29 million of the total claims and accounts receivable balance relate to contracts where our reimbursable costs have exceeded the U.S. government's funded values on the underlying task orders or task orders where the U.S. government has not authorized us to bill. The remaining $1 million as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 relate to Form 1s issued by the U.S. government questioning or objecting to costs billed to them. We believe the remaining disputed costs will be resolved in our favor, at which time the U.S. government will be required to obligate funds from appropriations for the year in which resolution occurs.
Note 15. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in AOCL, net of tax, by component
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Dollars in millions | Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments | | Accumulated pension liability adjustments | | Changes in fair value of derivatives | | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | (296) | | | $ | (581) | | | $ | (4) | | | $ | (881) | |
Other comprehensive income adjustments before reclassifications | (19) | | | — | | | 17 | | | (2) | |
Amounts reclassified from AOCL | — | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 7 | |
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | (19) | | | 5 | | | 19 | | | 5 | |
Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | (315) | | | $ | (576) | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (876) | |
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Dollars in millions | Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments | | Accumulated pension liability adjustments | | Changes in fair value of derivatives | | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | (291) | | | $ | (764) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (1,083) | |
Other comprehensive income adjustments before reclassifications | 6 | | | — | | | 12 | | | 18 | |
Amounts reclassified from AOCL | 1 | | | 7 | | | 3 | | | 11 | |
Net other comprehensive income (loss) | 7 | | | 7 | | | 15 | | | 29 | |
Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | (284) | | | $ | (757) | | | $ | (13) | | | $ | (1,054) | |
Reclassifications out of AOCL, net of tax, by component
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | |
Dollars in millions | 2022 | | 2021 | | Affected line item on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
Accumulated foreign currency adjustments | | | | | |
Reclassification of foreign currency adjustments | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Gain on disposition of assets and investments |
Tax benefit | — | | | — | | | Provision for income taxes |
Net accumulated foreign currency | $ | — | | | $ | (1) | | | Net of tax |
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Accumulated pension liability adjustments | | | | | |
Amortization of actuarial loss (a) | $ | (6) | | | $ | (8) | | | See (a) below |
Tax benefit | 1 | | | 1 | | | Provision for income taxes |
Net pension and post-retirement benefits | $ | (5) | | | $ | (7) | | | Net of tax |
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Changes in fair value for derivatives | | | | | |
Foreign currency hedge and interest rate swap settlements | $ | (3) | | | $ | (4) | | | Other non-operating expense |
Tax benefit | 1 | | | 1 | | | Provision for income taxes |
Net changes in fair value of derivatives | $ | (2) | | | $ | (3) | | | Net of tax |
(a)This item is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 9 "Retirement Benefits" to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Note 16. Share Repurchases
Authorized Share Repurchase Program
On February 25, 2014, the Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to $350 million of our outstanding shares of common stock, which replaced and terminated the August 26, 2011 share repurchase program. As of December 31, 2019, $160 million remained available under this authorization. On February 19, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized an increase of approximately $190 million to our share repurchase program, returning the authorization level to $350 million. As of March 31, 2022, $200 million remains available for repurchase under this authorization. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular number of shares of common stock and may be commenced, suspended or discontinued without prior notice. The share repurchases are intended to be funded through the Company's current and future cash flows and the authorization does not have an expiration date.
Withheld to Cover Program
We have in place a "withheld to cover" program, which allows us to withhold common shares from employees in connection with the settlement of income tax and related benefit withholding obligations arising from the issuance of share-based equity awards under the KBR, Inc. 2006 Stock and Incentive Plan.
The table below presents information on our share repurchases activity under these programs:
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| | | March 31, 2022 |
| | | | | | | Number of Shares | | Average Price per Share | | Dollars in Millions |
Repurchases under the $350 million authorized share repurchase program | | | | | | | 519,332 | | | $ | 48.12 | | | $ | 25 | |
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Withheld to cover shares | | | | | | | 170,939 | | | $ | 48.70 | | | $ | 8 | |
Total | | | | | | | 690,271 | | | $ | 48.26 | | | $ | 33 | |
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| | | | | | | Number of Shares | | Average Price per Share | | Dollars in Millions |
Repurchases under the $350 million authorized share repurchase program | | | | | | | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Withheld to cover shares | | | | | | | 129,376 | | | $ | 31.07 | | | $ | 4 | |
Total | | | | | | | 129,376 | | | $ | 31.07 | | | $ | 4 | |
Note 17. Income (loss) per Share
Basic income (loss) per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive income (loss) per share includes additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potential common shares with a dilutive effect had been issued using the if-converted method for Convertible Debt and the treasury stock method for all other instruments.
A reconciliation of the number of shares used for the basic and diluted income per share calculations is as follows:
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Shares in millions | | | | | 2022 | | 2021 (1) |
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | | | | | 140 | | | 141 | |
Stock options, restricted shares, and convertible debt (a) | | | | | — | | | 14 | |
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (b) | | | | | 140 | | | 155 | |
(1) As adjusted for the adoption of ASU 2020-06 using the full retrospective method.
(a)For the three months ended March 31, 2021, there was a diluted impact primarily related to our Convertible Debt.
(b)In periods for which we report a net loss attributable to KBR, basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share are identical as the effect of all potential common shares is anti-dilutive and therefore excluded.
Upon our full retrospective adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022, we are required to apply the if-converted method to our Convertible Debt when calculating diluted income (loss) per share. Under the if-converted method, the principal amount and any conversion spread of the Convertible Debt, to the extent dilutive, are assumed to be converted into common stock at the beginning of the period and net income (loss) attributable to KBR is adjusted to reverse the effect of any interest expense associated with the Convertible Debt. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Convertible Notes did not impact the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share as they were anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Convertible Notes impacted the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share as the average price of our common stock exceeded the conversion price of $25.40. Additionally, diluted net income (loss) per share did not include any effect from the Warrant Transactions (as defined in Note 10, "Debt and Other Credit Facilities", to our condensed consolidated financial statements) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 as they were anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Warrant Transactions did not impact diluted net income (loss) per share as the average price of our common stock did not exceed the exercise price of $39.85. The Warrant Transactions may have a dilutive effect on diluted net income (loss) per share in the year ending December 31, 2022 in periods for which we report net income attributable to KBR and the average price of our common stock exceeds the applicable exercise price.
For purposes of applying the two-class method in computing income (loss) per share, there was no net earnings allocated to participating securities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $0.3 million net earnings allocated to participating securities, or a negligible amount per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the diluted income (loss) per share calculation excluded the following weighted-average potential common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive: 13.8 million related to the Convertible Debt, 13.8 million related to the Warrant Transactions and 0.8 million related to our stock options and restricted stock awards. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the diluted income (loss) per share calculation excluded the following weighted-average potential common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive: 13.8 million related to the Warrant Transactions and 1.1 million related to our stock options and restricted stock awards.
Note 18. Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Fair value measurements. The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value and defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability or inputs derived from observable market data. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, as reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments that are not required to be recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets are provided in the following table.
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Dollars in millions | | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value |
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Liabilities (including current maturities): | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan A | Level 2 | | $ | 438 | | | $ | 438 | | | $ | 441 | | | $ | 441 | |
Term Loan B | Level 2 | | 510 | | | 509 | | | 511 | | | 514 | |
Convertible Notes | Level 2 | | 350 | | | 767 | | | 350 | | | 669 | |
Senior Notes | Level 2 | | 250 | | | 244 | | | 250 | | | 256 | |
Senior Credit Facility | Level 2 | ` | 362 | | | 362 | | | 364 | | | 364 | |
Nonrecourse project debt | Level 2 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
See Note 10 "Debt and Other Credit Facilities" for further discussion of our term loans, convertibles notes and nonrecourse project debt.
The following disclosures for foreign currency risk and interest rate risk includes the fair value hierarchy levels for our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Foreign currency risk. We conduct business globally in numerous currencies and are therefore exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. We may use derivative instruments to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. We generally utilize foreign exchange forwards and currency option contracts to hedge exposures associated with forecasted future cash flows and to hedge exposures present on our balance sheet.
As of March 31, 2022, the gross notional value of our foreign currency exchange forwards and option contracts used to hedge balance sheet exposures was $81 million, all of which had durations of 19 days or less. We also had approximately $8 million (gross notional value) of cash flow hedges which had durations of 26 months or less. The cash flow hedges are primarily related to the British Pound.
The fair value of our balance sheet and cash flow hedges are included in other current assets and other current liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021. The fair values of these derivatives are considered Level 2 under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, as they are based on quoted prices directly observable in active markets.
The following table summarizes the recognized changes in fair value of our balance sheet hedges offset by remeasurement of balance sheet positions. These amounts are recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented. The net of our changes in fair value of hedges and the remeasurement of our assets and liabilities is included in other non-operating expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Dollars in millions | | | | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Balance Sheet Hedges - Fair Value | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Balance Sheet Position - Remeasurement | | | | | — | | | (6) | |
Net loss | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | (6) | |
Interest rate risk. We use interest rate swaps to reduce interest rate risk and to manage net interest expense by converting our LIBOR based loans into fixed-rate loans. In October 2018, we entered into interest rate swap agreements with a notional value of $500 million, which are effective beginning October 2018 and mature in September 2022. Under the October 2018 swap agreements, we receive one-month LIBOR and pay a monthly fixed rate of 3.055% for the term of the swaps. In March 2020, we entered into additional swap agreements with a notional value of $400 million, which are effective beginning October 2022 and mature in January 2027. Under the March 2020 swap agreements, we will receive one-month LIBOR and
pay a monthly fixed rate of 0.965% for the term of the swaps. Our interest rate swaps are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs. The fair value of the interest rate swaps at March 31, 2022, was a $19 million net asset, of which $22 million is included in other assets, $2 million is included in other current assets and $5 million is included in other current liabilities. The unrealized net gain on these interest rate swaps was $19 million and is included in AOCL as of March 31, 2022. The fair value of the interest rate swaps at December 31, 2021, was a $3 million liability, of which $10 million is included in other current liabilities and $7 million is included in other assets. The unrealized net losses on these interest rate swaps was $3 million and included in AOCL as of December 31, 2021.
Credit Losses. We are exposed to credit losses primarily related to our professional services, project delivery and technologies offered in our STS business segment. We do not consider our GS business segment to be at risk for credit losses because substantially all services within this segment are provided to agencies of the U.S., U.K. and Australian governments. We determined our allowance for credit losses by using a loss-rate methodology, in which we assessed our historical write-off of receivables against our total receivables and contract asset balances over several years. From this historical loss-rate approach, we also considered the current and forecasted economic conditions expected to be in place over the life of our receivables and contract assets.
We monitor our ongoing credit exposure through an active review of our customers’ receivables balance against contract terms and due dates. Our activities include timely performance of our accounts receivable reconciliations, assessment of our aging of receivables, dispute resolution and payment confirmation. We also monitor any change in our historical write-off of receivables utilized in our loss-rate methodology and assess for any forecasted change in market conditions to adjust our credit reserve.
At March 31, 2022, our STS business segment that is subject to credit risk reported approximately $357 million of financial assets consisting primarily of accounts receivable and contract assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $13 million. Based on an aging analysis at March 31, 2022, 87% of our accounts receivable related to this segment was outstanding for less than 90 days.
Sales of Receivables. From time to time, we sell certain receivables to unrelated third-party financial institutions under various accounts receivable monetization programs. One such program is with MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”) under a Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreement (the “RPA”), which provides the sale to MUFG of certain of our designated eligible receivables, with a significant portion of such receivables being owed by the U.S. government. The receivables sold under the agreements do not allow for recourse for any credit risk related to our customers if such receivables are not collected by the third-party financial institutions. The Company accounts for these receivable transfers as a sale under ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, as the receivables have been legally isolated from the Company, the financial institution has the right to pledge or exchange the assets received and we do not maintain effective control over the transferred accounts receivable. Our only continuing involvement with the transferred financial assets is as the collection and servicing agent. As a result, the accounts receivable balance on the condensed consolidated balance sheets is presented net of the transferred amount. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company has derecognized $1,287 million of accounts receivables from the balance sheet under these agreements, of which certain receivables totaling $1,278 million were sold under the MUFG RPA. The fair value of the sold receivables approximated their book value due to their short-term nature. The fees incurred are presented in other non-operating expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Activity for third-party financial institutions consisted of the following:
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| Three Months Ended | | Three Months Ended |
Dollars in millions | March 31, 2022 | | March 31, 2021 |
Beginning balance | $ | 481 | | | 112 | |
Sale of receivables | 1,287 | | | 602 | |
Settlement of receivables | (1,649) | | | (597) | |
Cash collected, not yet remitted | (1) | | | — | |
Outstanding balances sold to financial institutions | $ | 118 | | | $ | 117 | |
Note 19. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
New accounting pronouncements requiring implementation in future periods are discussed below.
In 2017, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that after 2021 it would no longer compel banks to submit the rates required to calculate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which have been widely used as reference rates for various securities and financial contracts, including loans, debts and derivatives. This announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR on the current basis is not guaranteed after 2021. Subsequently in March 2021, the FCA announced some USD LIBOR tenors (overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month) will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. Regulators in the U.S. and other jurisdictions have been working to replace these rates with alternative reference interest rates that are supported by transactions in liquid and observable markets, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for USD LIBOR. Currently, our Senior Credit Facility and certain of our derivative instruments reference LIBOR base rates. Our Senior Credit Facility contains provisions to transition into alternative reference rates including calculations to be employed when LIBOR ceases to be available as a benchmark. We have adhered to the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol, which will govern our derivatives upon the final termination of USD LIBOR index benchmark. ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, as amended, helps limit the accounting impact from contract modifications, including hedging relationships, due to the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates that are completed by December 31, 2022. We do not expect a significant impact to our financial results, financial position or cash flows from the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates, but we will continue to monitor the impact of this transition until it is completed.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires entities to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The update will generally result in an entity recognizing contract assets and contract liabilities at amounts consistent with those recorded by the acquiree immediately before the acquisition date rather than at fair value. The new standard is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the future impact of adoption of this standard.