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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017
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o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission File Number 001-09553
CBS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 04-2949533 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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51 W. 52nd Street, New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices) | 10019 (Zip Code) |
(212) 975-4321
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer x | | Accelerated filer o | | Non-accelerated filer o | | Smaller reporting company o | | Emerging growth company o |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
Number of shares of common stock outstanding at July 31, 2017:
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share— 37,598,604
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share— 364,054,978
CBS CORPORATION
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
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| PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 | |
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| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 | |
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 | |
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016 | |
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| Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | |
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. | Financial Statements. |
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
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| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Revenues | $ | 3,257 |
| | $ | 2,976 |
| | $ | 6,600 |
| | $ | 6,564 |
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Costs and expenses: | |
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Operating | 2,004 |
| | 1,758 |
| | 4,078 |
| | 4,030 |
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Selling, general and administrative | 528 |
| | 510 |
| | 1,038 |
| | 1,013 |
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Depreciation and amortization | 56 |
| | 57 |
| | 111 |
| | 114 |
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Other operating items, net | — |
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Total costs and expenses | 2,588 |
| | 2,325 |
| | 5,227 |
| | 5,148 |
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Operating income | 669 |
| | 651 |
| | 1,373 |
| | 1,416 |
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Interest expense | (111 | ) | | (100 | ) | | (220 | ) | | (200 | ) |
Interest income | 15 |
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| | 28 |
| | 15 |
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Other items, net | 5 |
| | (4 | ) | | 6 |
| | (7 | ) |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies | 578 |
| | 555 |
| | 1,187 |
| | 1,224 |
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Provision for income taxes | (169 | ) | | (173 | ) | | (307 | ) | | (379 | ) |
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax | (12 | ) | | (9 | ) | | (29 | ) | | (30 | ) |
Net earnings from continuing operations | 397 |
| | 373 |
| | 851 |
| | 815 |
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Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3) | (339 | ) | | 50 |
| | (1,045 | ) | | 81 |
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Net earnings (loss) | $ | 58 |
| | $ | 423 |
| | $ | (194 | ) | | $ | 896 |
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Basic net earnings (loss) per common share: | |
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Net earnings from continuing operations | $ | .98 |
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| $ | .83 |
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| $ | 2.09 |
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| $ | 1.79 |
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Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | (.84 | ) |
| $ | .11 |
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| $ | (2.57 | ) |
| $ | .18 |
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Net earnings (loss) | $ | .14 |
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| $ | .94 |
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| $ | (.48 | ) |
| $ | 1.97 |
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Diluted net earnings (loss) per common share: | |
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Net earnings from continuing operations | $ | .97 |
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| $ | .82 |
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| $ | 2.06 |
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| $ | 1.78 |
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Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | (.83 | ) |
| $ | .11 |
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| $ | (2.53 | ) |
| $ | .18 |
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Net earnings (loss) | $ | .14 |
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| $ | .93 |
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| $ | (.47 | ) |
| $ | 1.95 |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |
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Basic | 405 |
| | 451 |
| | 407 |
| | 455 |
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Diluted | 410 |
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| 455 |
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| 413 |
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| 459 |
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Dividends per common share | $ | .18 |
| | $ | .15 |
| | $ | .36 |
| | $ | .30 |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited; in millions)
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| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 58 |
| | $ | 423 |
| | $ | (194 | ) | | $ | 896 |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax: | | | | | | | |
Cumulative translation adjustments | — |
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Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost | 12 |
| | 9 |
| | 24 |
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Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | 12 |
| | 9 |
| | 26 |
| | 20 |
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Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 70 |
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| $ | 432 |
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| $ | (168 | ) |
| $ | 916 |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)
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| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Current Assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 170 |
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Receivables, less allowances of $61 (2017) and $60 (2016) | | 3,299 |
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Programming and other inventory (Note 4) | | 1,560 |
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Prepaid income taxes | | 41 |
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Prepaid expenses | | 132 |
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Other current assets | | 185 |
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Current assets of discontinued operations (Note 3) | | 299 |
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Total current assets | | 5,686 |
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Property and equipment | | 2,967 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | | 1,753 |
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Net property and equipment | | 1,214 |
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Programming and other inventory (Note 4) | | 2,459 |
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Goodwill | | 4,891 |
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Intangible assets | | 2,627 |
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Other assets | | 2,558 |
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Assets of discontinued operations (Note 3) | | 3,218 |
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Total Assets | | $ | 22,653 |
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| $ | 24,238 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
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Current Liabilities: | |
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Accounts payable | | $ | 124 |
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Accrued compensation | | 223 |
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Participants’ share and royalties payable | | 1,005 |
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Program rights | | 262 |
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Commercial paper (Note 6) | | 263 |
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Current portion of long-term debt (Note 6) | | 23 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | 1,169 |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 3) | | 161 |
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Total current liabilities | | 3,230 |
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Long-term debt (Note 6) | | 8,898 |
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Pension and postretirement benefit obligations | | 1,638 |
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Deferred income tax liabilities, net | | 628 |
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Other liabilities | | 3,149 |
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Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 3) | | 2,483 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | |
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Stockholders’ Equity: | |
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Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; 375 shares authorized; 38 (2017 and 2016) shares issued | | — |
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Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; 5,000 shares authorized; 832 (2017) and 829 (2016) shares issued | | 1 |
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Additional paid-in capital | | 43,820 |
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Accumulated deficit | | (19,451 | ) | | | | (19,257 | ) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 8) | | (741 | ) | | | | (767 | ) | |
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Less treasury stock, at cost; 467 (2017) and 455 (2016) Class B shares | | 21,002 |
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Total Stockholders’ Equity | | 2,627 |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | | $ | 22,653 |
| | | | $ | 24,238 |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; in millions)
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Operating Activities: | | | |
Net earnings (loss) | $ | (194 | ) | | $ | 896 |
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Less: Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,045 | ) | | 81 |
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Net earnings from continuing operations | 851 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to net cash flow provided by operating activities from continuing operations: |
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Depreciation and amortization | 111 |
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| 114 |
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Stock-based compensation | 85 |
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Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax and distributions | 29 |
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Change in assets and liabilities, net of investing and financing activities | (167 | ) |
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities from continuing operations | 909 |
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities from discontinued operations | 29 |
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| 112 |
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities | 938 |
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Investing Activities: |
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Acquisitions | (21 | ) | | (51 | ) |
Capital expenditures | (68 | ) |
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Investments in and advances to investee companies | (65 | ) |
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Proceeds from dispositions | 1 |
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Other investing activities | 14 |
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Net cash flow used for investing activities from continuing operations | (139 | ) |
| (140 | ) |
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations | (13 | ) |
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Net cash flow used for investing activities | (152 | ) |
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Financing Activities: |
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(Repayments of) proceeds from short-term debt borrowings, net | (187 | ) |
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Repayment of senior debentures | — |
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Proceeds from debt borrowings of CBS Radio | 24 |
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Repayment of debt borrowings of CBS Radio | (5 | ) | | — |
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Payment of capital lease obligations | (8 | ) |
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Payment of contingent consideration | (7 | ) | | — |
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Dividends | (151 | ) |
| (142 | ) |
Purchase of Company common stock | (845 | ) |
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Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation | (89 | ) |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 39 |
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Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation (Note 1) | — |
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Other financing activities | — |
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Net cash flow used for financing activities | (1,229 | ) |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (443 | ) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (includes $24 (2017) and $6 (2016) of discontinued operations cash) | 622 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (includes $9 (2017 and 2016) of discontinued operations cash) | $ | 179 |
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Cash paid for interest: | | | |
Continuing operations | $ | 217 |
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Discontinued operations | $ | 39 |
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Cash paid for income taxes: | | | |
Continuing operations | $ | 272 |
| | $ | 261 |
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Discontinued operations | $ | 46 |
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CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business-CBS Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” or “CBS Corp.”) is comprised of the following segments: Entertainment (CBS Television, comprised of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Studios International, and CBS Television Distribution; CBS Interactive and CBS Films), Cable Networks (Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network and Smithsonian Networks), Publishing (Simon & Schuster) and Local Media (CBS Television Stations and CBS Local Digital Media).
Discontinued Operations-On February 2, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Entercom Communications Corp. (“Entercom”) to combine the Company’s radio business, CBS Radio, with Entercom in a merger to be effected through a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, which is expected to be tax-free to CBS Corp. and its stockholders. In connection with this transaction, the Company intends to split-off CBS Radio through an exchange offer, in which the Company’s stockholders may elect to exchange shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock for shares of CBS Radio, which will then be immediately converted into shares of Entercom Class A common stock at the time of the merger. CBS Radio has been presented as a discontinued operation in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods presented (See Note 3).
Basis of Presentation-The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Use of Estimates-The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Other Operating Items, Net-Other operating items, net for the six months ended June 30, 2016 included a gain from the sale of a business and a multiyear, retroactive impact of a new operating tax.
Net Earnings (Loss) per Common Share-Basic net earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is based upon net earnings (loss) divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and market-based performance share units (“PSUs”) only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive. Excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive, were 4 million stock options for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 6 million stock options for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
The table below presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.
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Weighted average shares for basic EPS | 405 |
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Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans | 5 |
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Weighted average shares for diluted EPS | 410 |
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Other Liabilities-Other liabilities consist primarily of the noncurrent portion of residual liabilities of previously disposed businesses, participants’ share and royalties payable, program rights obligations, deferred compensation and other employee benefit accruals.
Additional Paid-In Capital-For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded dividends of $148 million and $138 million, respectively, as a reduction to additional paid-in capital as the Company had an accumulated deficit balance.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted amended Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions. Under this amended guidance, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the period in which the awards vest or are exercised. In the statement of cash flows, excess tax benefits are classified with other income tax cash flows in operating activities. As a result of the adoption of this guidance, the Company’s excess tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 were recorded in the provision for income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The guidance requires the income statement classification to be applied prospectively, and therefore, excess tax benefits for prior periods remain classified in stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet. The Company elected to apply the cash flow classification provision of this guidance prospectively and therefore, excess tax benefits for prior periods remain classified as financing activities on the statements of cash flows. The amended guidance also gives the option to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company, however, has elected to continue its existing practice of estimating forfeitures.
Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment
During the first quarter of 2017, the Company early adopted amended FASB guidance which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. This guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under the amended guidance, a goodwill impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Recent Pronouncements
Stock Compensation: Scope of Modification Accounting
In May 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance on the accounting for stock-based compensation which clarifies when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under this guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award as equity or liability changes as a result of the change in the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. This guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted, is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
In March 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance on the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost (“net benefit cost”). This guidance requires an employer to present on the statement of operations the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same line item(s) as other compensation costs of the related employees. The other components of net benefit cost will be presented in the statement of operations separately from the service cost component and below the subtotal of operating income. This guidance is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. Upon adoption, the Company’s operating income will increase or decrease by an amount equal to the components of net benefit cost other than service cost, which are disclosed in Note 7.
Clarifying the Definition of a Business
In January 2017, the FASB issued amended guidance on the accounting for business combinations which clarifies the definition of a business and assists entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under this guidance, when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset (or group of similar assets), the assets acquired would not represent a business. In addition, in order to be considered a business, an acquisition would have to include at a minimum an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create an output. The amended guidance also narrows the definition of outputs by more closely aligning it with how outputs are described in FASB guidance for revenue recognition. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted.
Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory
In October 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance on the accounting for income taxes, which eliminates the exception in existing guidance which defers the recognition of the tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers other than inventory until the transferred asset is sold to a third party. Rather, the amended guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
In August 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance which clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments should be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is intended to reduce the existing diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the accounting for leases, which supersedes previous lease guidance. Under this guidance, for all leases with terms in excess of one year, including operating leases, the Company will be required to recognize on its balance sheet a lease liability and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The new guidance retains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases and the classification criteria is substantially similar to previous guidance. Additionally, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated balance sheets. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance on the recognition of revenues which provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers and supersedes most existing revenue recognition guidance. The main principle under this guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue at the amount it expects to be entitled to in exchange for the transfer of goods or services to customers. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2018. The Company anticipates that it will apply the modified retrospective method of adoption with the cumulative effect of the initial adoption reflected as an adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit as of the date of adoption. The Company has identified the predominant changes to its accounting policies and is in the process of quantifying the impact on its consolidated financial statements and evaluating the additional disclosures that may be required. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s total revenues. The Company has identified changes to its revenue recognition policies primarily relating to two areas of content licensing and distribution revenues. First, revenues from certain distribution arrangements of third-party content will be recognized based on the gross amount of consideration received by the Company for such sale, with an associated expense recognized for the fees paid to the third-party producer. Under current accounting guidance, such revenues are recognized at the net amount retained by the Company after the payment of fees to the third-party producer. This change will not have an impact on the Company’s operating income. Second, revenues associated with the extension of an existing licensing arrangement, which are currently recognized upon the execution of such extension, will be recognized at a later date once the extension period begins. This change is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results on an annual basis, since extensions executed each year are generally offset by extensions for which the license period has begun.
2) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
RSUs and PSUs | $ | 38 |
| | $ | 35 |
| | $ | 71 |
| | $ | 67 |
|
Stock options | 7 |
| | 7 |
| | 14 |
| | 14 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense, before income taxes | 45 |
| | 42 |
| | 85 |
| | 81 |
|
Related tax benefit | (18 | ) | | (16 | ) | | (33 | ) | | (31 | ) |
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefit | $ | 27 |
| | $ | 26 |
| | $ | 52 |
| | $ | 50 |
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company granted 2 million RSUs for CBS Corp. Class B Common Stock with a weighted average per unit grant-date fair value of $66.78. RSUs granted during the first six months of 2017 generally vest over a one- to four-year service period. Compensation expense for RSUs is determined based upon the market price of the shares underlying the awards on the date of grant. For certain RSU awards the number of shares an employee earns ranges from 0% to 120% of the target award, based on the outcome of established performance conditions. Compensation expense is recorded based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company also granted awards of market-based PSUs. The number of shares that will be issued upon vesting of the PSUs is based on the Company’s stock price performance over a designated measurement period, as well as the achievement of established operating goals. The fair value of the PSUs is determined on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model and is expensed over the required employee service period. The fair value of the PSU awards granted during the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $23 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company also granted 1 million stock options with a weighted average exercise price of $66.31. Stock options granted during the first six months of 2017 vest over a four-year service period and expire eight years from the date of grant. Compensation expense for stock options is determined based on the grant date fair value of the award calculated using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model.
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs and PSUs at June 30, 2017 was $270 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards at June 30, 2017 was $51 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.
3) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On February 2, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Entercom to combine the Company’s radio business, CBS Radio, with Entercom in a merger to be effected through a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, which is expected to be tax-free to CBS Corp. and its stockholders. In connection with this transaction, Entercom will issue up to 105 million shares of its Class A common stock on a fully diluted basis, and the Company intends to split-off CBS Radio through an exchange offer, in which the Company’s stockholders may elect to exchange shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock for shares of CBS Radio, which will then be immediately converted into shares of Entercom Class A common stock at the time of the merger. The Company expects the transaction to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to customary approvals and closing conditions. CBS Radio has been classified as held for sale and presented as a discontinued operation in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360 requires that an asset classified as held for sale be measured each reporting period at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. The ultimate value of the transaction with Entercom will be determined based on Entercom’s stock price at the closing of the transaction. The Company recorded noncash charges of $365 million and $1.08 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, to record a valuation allowance to adjust the carrying value of CBS Radio to the value indicated by the stock valuation of Entercom. In accordance with ASC 360, the valuation allowance will continue to be adjusted based on the trading price of Entercom’s stock, which could result in future gains or losses. A 10% change to Entercom’s stock price would change the carrying value of CBS Radio by approximately $100 million.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, CBS Radio recorded a restructuring charge of $7 million associated with the reorganization of certain business operations, reflecting severance costs and costs associated with exiting contractual obligations.
The following table sets forth details of net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 |
| 2016 |
Revenues | $ | 306 |
| | $ | 313 |
| | $ | 556 |
| | $ | 575 |
|
Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | |
Operating | 105 |
| | 103 |
| | 194 |
| | 188 |
|
Selling, general and administrative | 129 |
| | 122 |
| | 251 |
| | 236 |
|
Depreciation and amortization (a) | — |
| | 6 |
| | — |
|
| 13 |
|
Restructuring charge | 7 |
| | — |
| | 7 |
| | — |
|
Provision for valuation allowance | 365 |
| | — |
| | 1,080 |
| | — |
|
Total costs and expenses | 606 |
| | 231 |
| | 1,532 |
| | 437 |
|
Operating income (loss) | (300 | ) | | 82 |
| | (976 | ) | | 138 |
|
Interest expense | (20 | ) | | — |
| | (39 | ) | | — |
|
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | (320 | ) | | 82 |
| | (1,015 | ) | | 138 |
|
Income tax provision | (19 | ) | | (32 | ) | | (30 | ) | | (57 | ) |
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | $ | (339 | ) | | $ | 50 |
| | $ | (1,045 | ) | | $ | 81 |
|
(a) CBS Radio has been classified as held for sale beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. Under ASC 360, assets held for sale are not depreciated or amortized.
The following table presents the major classes of assets and liabilities of the Company’s discontinued operations.
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| At | | At |
| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Receivables, net | | $ | 240 |
| | | | $ | 244 |
| |
Other current assets | | 59 |
| | | | 61 |
| |
Goodwill | | 1,285 |
| | | | 1,285 |
| |
Intangible assets | | 2,832 |
| | | | 2,832 |
| |
Net property and equipment | | 153 |
| | | | 145 |
| |
Other assets | | 28 |
| | | | 29 |
| |
Valuation allowance for carrying value | | (1,080 | ) | | | | — |
| |
Total Assets | | $ | 3,517 |
| | | | $ | 4,596 |
| |
Current portion of long-term debt | | $ | 10 |
| | | | $ | 10 |
| |
Other current liabilities | | 151 |
| | | | 145 |
| |
Long-term debt | | 1,356 |
| | | | 1,335 |
| |
Deferred income tax liabilities | | 1,010 |
| | | | 998 |
| |
Other liabilities | | 117 |
| | | | 118 |
| |
Total Liabilities | | $ | 2,644 |
| | | | $ | 2,606 |
| |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
The following table presents CBS Radio’s long-term debt.
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| At | | At |
| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Term Loan due October 2023, net of discount | | $ | 950 |
| | | | $ | 955 |
| |
7.250% Senior Notes due November 2024 | | 400 |
| | | | 400 |
| |
Revolving Credit Facility | | 34 |
| | | | 10 |
| |
Deferred financing costs | | (18 | ) | | | | (20 | ) | |
Total long-term debt, including current portion | | $ | 1,366 |
| | | | $ | 1,345 |
| |
CBS Radio’s senior secured term loan (“Term Loan”) bears interest at a rate equal to 3.50% plus the greater of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and 1.00%. The Term Loan is part of CBS Radio’s credit agreement which also includes a $250 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) which expires in 2021. Interest on the Revolving Credit Facility is based on either LIBOR or a base rate plus a margin based on CBS Radio’s Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio. The Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio reflects the ratio of CBS Radio’s secured debt (less up to $150 million of cash and cash equivalents) to CBS Radio’s consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement). The Revolving Credit Facility requires CBS Radio to maintain a maximum Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio of 4.00 to 1.00.
In connection with financing for the transaction with Entercom, on March 3, 2017, CBS Radio entered into Amendment No. 1 to its credit agreement, dated as of October 17, 2016, to, among other things, create a tranche of Term B-1 Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500 million. The Term B-1 Loans are expected to be funded on the closing date of the transaction, subject to customary conditions.
4) PROGRAMMING AND OTHER INVENTORY
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| At | | At |
| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Acquired program rights | | $ | 1,892 |
| | | | $ | 1,773 |
| |
Internally produced programming: | | | | | | | |
Released | | 1,668 |
| | | | 1,746 |
| |
In process and other | | 405 |
| | | | 298 |
| |
Publishing, primarily finished goods | | 54 |
| | | | 49 |
| |
Total programming and other inventory | | 4,019 |
| | | | 3,866 |
| |
Less current portion | | 1,560 |
| | | | 1,427 |
| |
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory | | $ | 2,459 |
| | | | $ | 2,439 |
| |
5) RELATED PARTIES
National Amusements, Inc. National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”) is the controlling stockholder of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. Mr. Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling stockholder, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of NAI, is the Chairman Emeritus of CBS Corp. and the Chairman Emeritus of Viacom Inc. In addition, Ms. Shari Redstone, Mr. Sumner M. Redstone’s daughter, is the president and a director of NAI and the vice chair of the Board of Directors of each of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. Mr. David R. Andelman is a director of CBS Corp. and serves as a director of NAI. At June 30, 2017, NAI directly or indirectly owned approximately 79.5% of CBS Corp.’s voting Class A Common Stock, and owned approximately 9.7% of CBS Corp.’s Class A Common Stock and non-voting Class B Common Stock on a combined basis. NAI is controlled by Mr. Redstone through the Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Trust (the “SMR Trust”), which owns 80% of the voting interest of NAI, and such voting interest of NAI held by the SMR Trust is voted solely by Mr. Redstone until his incapacity or death. The SMR Trust provides that in the event of Mr. Redstone’s death or incapacity, voting control
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
of the NAI voting interest held by the SMR Trust will pass to seven trustees, who will include CBS Corporation directors Ms. Shari Redstone and Mr. David R. Andelman. No member of the Company’s management is a trustee of the SMR Trust.
Viacom Inc. As part of its normal course of business, the Company licenses its television content, leases production facilities and sells advertising spots to various subsidiaries of Viacom Inc. Viacom Inc. also distributes certain of the Company’s television programs in the home entertainment market. The Company’s total revenues from these transactions were $19 million and $31 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $73 million and $67 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company places advertisements with and leases production facilities from various subsidiaries of Viacom Inc. The total amounts for these transactions were $4 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and $9 million and $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The following table presents the amounts due from Viacom Inc. in the normal course of business as reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts due to Viacom Inc. were minimal at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| At | | At |
| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Receivables | | $ | 86 |
| | | | $ | 113 |
| |
Other assets (Receivables, noncurrent) | | 51 |
| | | | 35 |
| |
Total amounts due from Viacom Inc. | | $ | 137 |
| | | | $ | 148 |
| |
Other Related Parties. The Company has equity interests in two domestic television networks and several international joint ventures for television channels from which the Company earns revenues primarily by selling its television programming. Total revenues earned from sales to these joint ventures were $20 million and $24 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $49 million and $56 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, total amounts due from these joint ventures were $40 million and $47 million, respectively.
The Company, through the normal course of business, is involved in transactions with other related parties that have not been material in any of the periods presented.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
6) BANK FINANCING AND DEBT
The following table sets forth the Company’s debt.
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| At | | At |
| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Commercial paper |
| $ | 263 |
|
|
|
| $ | 450 |
|
|
Senior debt (1.95% - 7.875% due 2017 - 2045) (a) |
| 8,853 |
|
|
|
| 8,850 |
|
|
Obligations under capital leases |
| 68 |
|
|
|
| 75 |
|
|
Total debt |
| 9,184 |
|
|
|
| 9,375 |
|
|
Less commercial paper |
| 263 |
|
|
|
| 450 |
|
|
Less current portion of long-term debt |
| 23 |
|
|
|
| 23 |
|
|
Total long-term debt, net of current portion |
| $ | 8,898 |
|
|
|
| $ | 8,902 |
|
|
(a) At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the senior debt balances included (i) a net unamortized discount of $49 million and $52 million, respectively, (ii) unamortized deferred financing costs of $41 million and $43 million, respectively, and (iii) an increase in the carrying value of the debt relating to previously settled fair value hedges of $2 million and $5 million, respectively. The face value of the Company’s senior debt was $8.94 billion at both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
In July 2017, the Company issued $400 million of 2.50% senior notes due 2023 and $500 million of 3.375% senior notes due 2028. The Company used the net proceeds from these issuances to repay its $400 million outstanding 1.95% senior notes that matured on July 1, 2017 and to redeem all of its $300 million outstanding 4.625% senior notes due May 2018. The remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of short-term borrowings, including commercial paper.
At June 30, 2017, the Company classified $400 million of debt which matured in July 2017 and $300 million of debt due May 2018 as long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, as a result of the above-mentioned debt refinancing.
Commercial Paper
The Company had outstanding commercial paper borrowings under its $2.5 billion commercial paper program of $263 million and $450 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, each with maturities of less than 45 days. The weighted average interest rate for these borrowings was 1.42% at June 30, 2017 and 0.98% at December 31, 2016.
Credit Facility
At June 30, 2017, the Company had a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which expires in June 2021. The Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 4.5x at the end of each quarter as further described in the Credit Facility. At June 30, 2017, the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio was approximately 2.9x.
The Consolidated Leverage Ratio is the ratio of the Company’s indebtedness from continuing operations, adjusted to exclude certain capital lease obligations, at the end of a quarter, to the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four consecutive quarters. Consolidated EBITDA is defined in the Credit Facility as operating income plus interest income and before depreciation, amortization and certain other noncash items.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
The Credit Facility is used for general corporate purposes. At June 30, 2017, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and the remaining availability under the Credit Facility, net of outstanding letters of credit, was $2.49 billion.
7) PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The components of net periodic cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans were as follows:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pension Benefits | | Postretirement Benefits |
Three Months Ended June 30, | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Components of net periodic cost: | | | | | | | |
Service cost | $ | 8 |
| | $ | 7 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
|
Interest cost | 47 |
| | 53 |
| | 5 |
| | 5 |
|
Expected return on plan assets | (51 | ) | | (57 | ) | | — |
| | — |
|
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) (a) | 26 |
| | 22 |
| | (6 | ) | | (6 | ) |
Net periodic cost | $ | 30 |
| | $ | 25 |
| | $ | (1 | ) | | $ | (1 | ) |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pension Benefits | | Postretirement Benefits |
Six Months Ended June 30, | 2017 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2016 |
Components of net periodic cost: | | | | | | | |
Service cost | $ | 15 |
| | $ | 15 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
|
Interest cost | 95 |
| | 107 |
| | 9 |
| | 10 |
|
Expected return on plan assets | (101 | ) | | (114 | ) | | — |
| | — |
|
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) (a) | 51 |
| | 43 |
| | (11 | ) | | (11 | ) |
Net periodic cost | $ | 60 |
| | $ | 51 |
| | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | (1 | ) |
(a) Reflects amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net earnings (loss).
8) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
During the second quarter of 2017, the Company repurchased 4.7 million shares of its Class B Common Stock under its share repurchase program for $300 million, at an average cost of $63.64 per share. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company repurchased 12.3 million shares of its Class B Common Stock for $800 million, at an average cost of $65.08 per share, leaving $3.31 billion of authorization at June 30, 2017.
During the second quarter of 2017, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.18 on its Class A and Class B Common Stock, resulting in total dividends of $73 million, which were paid on July 1, 2017.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables summarize the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cumulative Translation Adjustments | | Net Actuarial Gain (Loss) and Prior Service Cost | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
At December 31, 2016 | $ | 151 |
| | $ | (918 | ) | | | $ | (767 | ) | |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 2 |
| | — |
| | | 2 |
| |
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss) | — |
| | 24 |
| (a) | | 24 |
| |
Net other comprehensive income | 2 |
| | 24 |
|
| | 26 |
| |
At June 30, 2017 | $ | 153 |
| | $ | (894 | ) |
| | $ | (741 | ) | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cumulative Translation Adjustments | | Net Actuarial Gain (Loss) and Prior Service Cost | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
At December 31, 2015 | $ | 152 |
| | $ | (922 | ) | | | $ | (770 | ) | |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 1 |
| | — |
| | | 1 |
| |
Reclassifications to net earnings (loss) | — |
| | 19 |
| (a) | | 19 |
| |
Net other comprehensive income | 1 |
| | 19 |
| | | 20 |
| |
At June 30, 2016 | $ | 153 |
| | $ | (903 | ) | | | $ | (750 | ) | |
| |
(a) | Reflects amortization of net actuarial losses. See Note 7. |
The net actuarial gain (loss) and prior service cost related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans included in other comprehensive income is net of a tax provision of $16 million and $13 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
9) INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes represents federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes on earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies.
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
| 2017 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2016 |
Provision for income taxes, including interest and before other discrete items | $ | (176 | ) | | $ | (171 | ) | | $ | (361 | ) | | $ | (374 | ) |
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation (a) | 4 |
|
| — |
|
| 31 |
|
| — |
|
Other discrete items (b) | 3 |
|
| (2 | ) |
| 23 |
|
| (5 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | $ | (169 | ) |
| $ | (173 | ) |
| $ | (307 | ) |
| $ | (379 | ) |
Effective income tax rate | 29.2 | % |
| 31.2 | % |
| 25.9 | % |
| 31.0 | % |
(a) Reflects excess tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted FASB guidance which requires that the difference between the tax benefit from stock-based compensation expense and the deduction on the tax return be recognized within the income tax provision on the statement of operations. Previously, such difference was recognized in stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet. This difference occurs because stock-based compensation expense is recorded based on the grant-date fair value of the award, whereas the tax deduction is based on the fair value on the date the stock option is exercised or the RSU vests. This guidance requires the income statement classification to be applied prospectively, and therefore, excess tax benefits for prior periods remain classified in stockholders’ equity.
(b) For the six months ended June 30, 2017, primarily reflects tax benefits from the resolution of certain state income tax matters.
10) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees
The Company has indemnification obligations with respect to letters of credit and surety bonds primarily used as security against non-performance in the normal course of business. At June 30, 2017, the outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds approximated $101 million and were not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In the course of its business, the Company both provides and receives indemnities which are intended to allocate certain risks associated with business transactions. Similarly, the Company may remain contingently liable for various obligations of a business that has been divested in the event that a third party does not live up to its obligations under an indemnification obligation. The Company records a liability for its indemnification obligations and other contingent liabilities when probable and reasonably estimable.
Legal Matters
General. On an ongoing basis, the Company vigorously defends itself in numerous lawsuits and proceedings and responds to various investigations and inquiries from federal, state, local and international authorities (collectively, ‘‘litigation’’). Litigation may be brought against the Company without merit, is inherently uncertain and always difficult to predict. However, based on its understanding and evaluation of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Company believes that the below-described legal matters and other litigation to which it is a party are not likely, in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Under the Separation Agreement between the Company and Viacom Inc., the Company and Viacom Inc. have agreed to defend and indemnify the other in certain litigation in which the Company and/or Viacom Inc. is named.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Claims Related to Former Businesses: Asbestos. The Company is a defendant in lawsuits claiming various personal injuries related to asbestos and other materials, which allegedly occurred principally as a result of exposure caused by various products manufactured by Westinghouse, a predecessor, generally prior to the early 1970s. Westinghouse was neither a producer nor a manufacturer of asbestos. The Company is typically named as one of a large number of defendants in both state and federal cases. In the majority of asbestos lawsuits, the plaintiffs have not identified which of the Company’s products is the basis of a claim. Claims against the Company in which a product has been identified principally relate to exposures allegedly caused by asbestos-containing insulating material in turbines sold for power-generation, industrial and marine use.
Claims are frequently filed and/or settled in groups, which may make the amount and timing of settlements, and the number of pending claims, subject to significant fluctuation from period to period. The Company does not report as pending those claims on inactive, stayed, deferred or similar dockets which some jurisdictions have established for claimants who allege minimal or no impairment. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had pending approximately 33,240 asbestos claims, as compared with approximately 33,610 as of December 31, 2016 and 34,790 as of June 30, 2016. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company received approximately 1,030 new claims and closed or moved to an inactive docket approximately 1,390 claims. The Company reports claims as closed when it becomes aware that a dismissal order has been entered by a court or when the Company has reached agreement with the claimants on the material terms of a settlement. Settlement costs depend on the seriousness of the injuries that form the basis of the claims, the quality of evidence supporting the claims and other factors. In 2016, the Company’s costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims after insurance and taxes were approximately $48 million. In 2015, as the result of an insurance settlement, insurance recoveries exceeded the Company’s after tax costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims by approximately $5 million. The Company’s costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims may vary year to year and insurance proceeds are not always recovered in the same period as the insured portion of the expenses.
The Company believes that its reserves and insurance are adequate to cover its asbestos liabilities. This belief is based upon many factors and assumptions, including the number of outstanding claims, estimated average cost per claim, the breakdown of claims by disease type, historic claim filings, costs per claim of resolution and the filing of new claims. While the number of asbestos claims filed against the Company has remained generally flat in recent years, it is difficult to predict future asbestos liabilities, as events and circumstances may occur including, among others, the number and types of claims and average cost to resolve such claims, which could affect the Company’s estimate of its asbestos liabilities.
Other. The Company from time to time receives claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and other entities asserting that it is or may be liable for environmental cleanup costs and related damages principally relating to historical and predecessor operations of the Company. In addition, the Company from time to time receives personal injury claims including toxic tort and product liability claims (other than asbestos) arising from historical operations of the Company and its predecessors.
11) RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
During the year ended December 31, 2016, in a continued effort to reduce its cost structure, the Company initiated restructuring plans across several of its businesses, primarily for the reorganization of certain business operations. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $30 million, reflecting $19 million of severance costs and $11 million of costs associated with exiting contractual obligations and other related costs. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $45 million, reflecting $24 million of severance costs and $21 million of costs associated with exiting contractual obligations and other related costs. As
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
of June 30, 2017, the cumulative settlements for the 2016 and 2015 restructuring charges were $53 million, of which $34 million was for severance costs and $19 million was for costs associated with contractual obligations.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balance at | | 2017 | | Balance at |
| December 31, 2016 | | Settlements | | June 30, 2017 |
Entertainment | | $ | 20 |
| | | | $ | (9 | ) | | | | $ | 11 |
| |
Cable Networks | | 4 |
| | | | (2 | ) | | | | 2 |
| |
Publishing | | 1 |
| | | | (1 | ) | | | | — |
| |
Local Media | | 12 |
| | | | (4 | ) | | | | 8 |
| |
Corporate | | 2 |
| | | | (1 | ) | | | | 1 |
| |
Total | | $ | 39 |
| | | | $ | (17 | ) | | | | $ | 22 |
| |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Balance at | | 2016 | | 2016 | | Balance at |
| December 31, 2015 | | Charges | | Settlements | | December 31, 2016 |
Entertainment | | $ | 16 |
| | | | $ | 16 |
| | | | $ | (12 | ) | | | | $ | 20 |
| |
Cable Networks | | — |
| | | | 4 |
| | | | — |
| | | | 4 |
| |
Publishing | | — |
| | | | 1 |
| | | | — |
| | | | 1 |
| |
Local Media | | 11 |
| | | | 6 |
| | | | (5 | ) | | | | 12 |
| |
Corporate | | — |
| | | | 3 |
| | | | (1 | ) | | | | 2 |
| |
Total | | $ | 27 |
| | | | $ | 30 |
| | | | $ | (18 | ) | | | | $ | 39 |
| |
12) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company’s carrying value of financial instruments approximates fair value, except for notes and debentures, which are not recorded at fair value. At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the carrying value of the Company’s senior debt was $8.85 billion and the fair value, which is estimated based on quoted market prices for similar liabilities (Level 2) and includes accrued interest, was $9.77 billion and $9.51 billion, respectively.
The Company uses derivative financial instruments primarily to modify its exposure to market risks from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company does not use derivative instruments unless there is an underlying exposure and, therefore, the Company does not hold or enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Foreign exchange forward contracts have principally been used to hedge projected cash flows, in currencies such as the British Pound, the Euro, the Canadian Dollar and the Australian Dollar, generally for periods up to 24 months. The Company designates forward contracts used to hedge committed and forecasted foreign currency transactions as cash flow hedges. Gains or losses on the effective portion of designated cash flow hedges are initially recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified to the statement of operations when the hedged item is recognized. Additionally, the Company enters into non-designated forward contracts to hedge non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows.
At June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the notional amount of all foreign exchange contracts was $356 million and $433 million, respectively.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Gains (losses) recognized on derivative financial instruments were as follows:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | |
| June 30, | | June 30, | |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 | Financial Statement Account |
Non-designated foreign exchange contracts | $ | (12 | ) | | $ | 15 |
| | $ | (20 | ) | | $ | 9 |
| Other items, net |
The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments was not material to the Consolidated Balance Sheets for any of the periods presented.
The following tables set forth the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These assets and liabilities have been categorized according to the three-level fair value hierarchy established by the FASB, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. Level 1 is based on publicly quoted prices for the asset or liability in active markets. Level 2 is based on inputs that are observable other than quoted market prices in active markets, such as quoted prices for the asset or liability in inactive markets or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities. Level 3 is based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At June 30, 2017 | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency hedges | $ | — |
| | $ | 12 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12 |
|
Total Assets | $ | — |
| | $ | 12 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12 |
|
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Deferred compensation | $ | — |
| | $ | 361 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 361 |
|
Foreign currency hedges | — |
| | 6 |
| | — |
| | 6 |
|
Total Liabilities | $ | — |
| | $ | 367 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 367 |
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
At December 31, 2016 | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency hedges | $ | — |
| | $ | 34 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 34 |
|
Total Assets | $ | — |
| | $ | 34 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 34 |
|
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Deferred compensation | $ | — |
| | $ | 347 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 347 |
|
Foreign currency hedges | — |
| | 1 |
| | — |
| | 1 |
|
Total Liabilities | $ | — |
| | $ | 348 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 348 |
|
The fair value of foreign currency hedges is determined based on the present value of future cash flows using observable inputs including foreign currency exchange rates. The fair value of deferred compensation liabilities is determined based on the fair value of the investments elected by employees.
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
13) REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
The following tables set forth the Company’s financial performance by reportable segment. The Company’s operating segments, which are the same as its reportable segments, have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based upon products and services.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
| 2017 | | 2016 |
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Entertainment | $ | 2,184 |
|
| $ | 1,947 |
|
| $ | 4,531 |
|
| $ | 4,534 |
|
Cable Networks | 571 |
|
| 536 |
|
| 1,114 |
|
| 1,061 |
|
Publishing | 206 |
|
| 187 |
|
| 367 |
|
| 332 |
|
Local Media | 412 |
| | 396 |
| | 821 |
| | 844 |
|
Corporate/Eliminations | (116 | ) |
| (90 | ) |
| (233 | ) |
| (207 | ) |
Total Revenues | $ | 3,257 |
|
| $ | 2,976 |
|
| $ | 6,600 |
|
| $ | 6,564 |
|
Revenues generated between segments primarily reflect advertising sales, television license fees and station affiliation fees. These transactions are recorded at market value as if the sales were to third parties and are eliminated in consolidation.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Intercompany Revenues: | | | | | | | |
Entertainment | $ | 118 |
| | $ | 92 |
| | $ | 237 |
| | $ | 214 |
|
Local Media | 3 |
| | 2 |
| | 6 |
| | 4 |
|
Total Intercompany Revenues | $ | 121 |
| | $ | 94 |
| | $ | 243 |
| | $ | 218 |
|
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
The Company presents operating income (loss) excluding restructuring charges and other operating items, net, each where applicable, (“Segment Operating Income”) as the primary measure of profit and loss for its operating segments in accordance with FASB guidance for segment reporting. The Company believes the presentation of Segment Operating Income is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view segment performance in a manner similar to the primary method used by the Company’s management and enhances their ability to understand the Company’s operating performance.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Segment Operating Income (Loss): | | | | | | | |
Entertainment | $ | 346 |
| | $ | 351 |
| | $ | 744 |
| | $ | 800 |
|
Cable Networks | 253 |
| | 227 |
| | 501 |
| | 455 |
|
Publishing | 28 |
| | 26 |
| | 42 |
| | 39 |
|
Local Media | 127 |
| | 130 |
| | 250 |
| | 280 |
|
Corporate | (85 | ) | | (83 | ) | | (164 | ) | | (167 | ) |
Total Segment Operating Income | 669 |
| | 651 |
| | 1,373 |
| | 1,407 |
|
Other operating items, net (a) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 9 |
|
Operating income | 669 |
|
| 651 |
|
| 1,373 |
|
| 1,416 |
|
Interest expense | (111 | ) | | (100 | ) | | (220 | ) | | (200 | ) |
Interest income | 15 |
| | 8 |
| | 28 |
| | 15 |
|
Other items, net | 5 |
| | (4 | ) | | 6 |
| | (7 | ) |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies | 578 |
| | 555 |
| | 1,187 |
| | 1,224 |
|
Provision for income taxes | (169 | ) | | (173 | ) | | (307 | ) | | (379 | ) |
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax | (12 | ) | | (9 | ) | | (29 | ) | | (30 | ) |
Net earnings from continuing operations | 397 |
| | 373 |
| | 851 |
| | 815 |
|
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (339 | ) | | 50 |
| | (1,045 | ) | | 81 |
|
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 58 |
| | $ | 423 |
| | $ | (194 | ) | | $ | 896 |
|
(a) Other operating items, net includes a gain from the sale of an internet business in China and a multiyear, retroactive impact of a new operating tax.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Depreciation and Amortization: | | | | | | | |
Entertainment | $ | 27 |
|
| $ | 30 |
|
| $ | 56 |
|
| $ | 60 |
|
Cable Networks | 6 |
|
| 5 |
|
| 12 |
|
| 11 |
|
Publishing | 2 |
|
| 2 |
|
| 3 |
|
| 3 |
|
Local Media | 12 |
| | 11 |
| | 23 |
| | 22 |
|
Corporate | 9 |
|
| 9 |
|
| 17 |
|
| 18 |
|
Total Depreciation and Amortization | $ | 56 |
|
| $ | 57 |
|
| $ | 111 |
|
| $ | 114 |
|
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Stock-based Compensation: | | | | | | | |
Entertainment | $ | 17 |
| | $ | 16 |
| | $ | 32 |
| | $ | 31 |
|
Cable Networks | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 6 |
| | 6 |
|
Publishing | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | 2 |
| | 2 |
|
Local Media | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 6 |
| | 6 |
|
Corporate | 21 |
| | 19 |
| | 39 |
| | 36 |
|
Total Stock-based Compensation | $ | 45 |
| | $ | 42 |
| | $ | 85 |
| | $ | 81 |
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| June 30, | | June 30, |
| 2017 | | 2016 | | 2017 | | 2016 |
Capital Expenditures: | | | | | | | |
Entertainment | $ | 24 |
|
| $ | 24 |
|
| $ | 38 |
|
| $ | 37 |
|
Cable Networks | 4 |
|
| 2 |
|
| 7 |
|
| 4 |
|
Publishing | — |
|
| 3 |
|
| 1 |
|
| 6 |
|
Local Media | 7 |
| | 4 |
| | 12 |
| | 11 |
|
Corporate | 6 |
| | 2 |
| | 10 |
| | 11 |
|
Total Capital Expenditures | $ | 41 |
| | $ | 35 |
| | $ | 68 |
| | $ | 69 |
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| At | | At |
| June 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Entertainment | | $ | 11,441 |
| | | | $ | 11,262 |
| |
Cable Networks | | 2,594 |
| | | | 2,618 |
| |
Publishing | | 858 |
| | | | 880 |
| |
Local Media | | 4,018 |
| | | | 4,065 |
| |
Corporate/Eliminations | | 225 |
| | | | 817 |
| |
Discontinued operations | | 3,517 |
| | | | 4,596 |
| |
Total Assets | | $ | 22,653 |
| | | | $ | 24,238 |
| |
CBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
14) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CBS Operations Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. CBS Operations Inc. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed CBS Corp.’s senior debt securities. The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of CBS Corp., CBS Operations Inc., the direct and indirect Non-Guarantor Affiliates of CBS Corp. and CBS Operations Inc., and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Statement of Operations |
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 |
| CBS Corp. | | CBS Operations Inc. | | Non- Guarantor Affiliates | | Eliminations | | CBS Corp. Consolidated |
Revenues | $ | 42 |
| | $ | 2 |
| | $ | 3,213 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 3,257 |
|
Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
Operating | |