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Revenue (Notes)
6 Months Ended
May 29, 2020
Revenue [Abstract]  
Revenue  REVENUE
Segment Information
Our segment results for the three months ended May 29, 2020 and May 31, 2019 were as follows:
(dollars in millions)
Digital
Media
 
Digital
Experience
 
Publishing
 
Total
Three months ended May 29, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
2,232

 
$
826

 
$
70

 
$
3,128

Cost of revenue
84

 
326

 
5

 
415

Gross profit
$
2,148

 
$
500

 
$
65

 
$
2,713

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
96
%
 
61
%
 
93
%
 
87
%
Three months ended May 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
1,890

 
$
784

 
$
70

 
$
2,744

Cost of revenue
71

 
331

 
5

 
407

Gross profit
$
1,819

 
$
453

 
$
65

 
$
2,337

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
96
%
 
58
%
 
93
%
 
85
%

Our segment results for the six months ended May 29, 2020 and May 31, 2019 were as follows:
(dollars in millions)
Digital
Media
 
Digital
Experience
 
Publishing
 
Total
Six months ended May 29, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
4,401

 
$
1,684

 
$
134

 
$
6,219

Cost of revenue
171

 
687

 
9

 
867

Gross profit
$
4,230

 
$
997

 
$
125

 
$
5,352

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
96
%
 
59
%
 
93
%
 
86
%
Six months ended May 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,667

 
$
1,527

 
$
151

 
$
5,345

Cost of revenue
139

 
656

 
10

 
805

Gross profit
$
3,528

 
$
871

 
$
141

 
$
4,540

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue
96
%
 
57
%
 
93
%
 
85
%
Revenue by geographic area for the three and six months ended May 29, 2020 and May 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
(in millions)
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Americas
$
1,811

 
$
1,599

 
$
3,608

 
$
3,109

EMEA
825

 
729

 
1,642

 
1,432

APAC
492

 
416

 
969

 
804

Total
$
3,128

 
$
2,744

 
$
6,219

 
$
5,345


Revenue by major offerings in our Digital Media reportable segment for the three and six months ended May 29, 2020 and May 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
(in millions)
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Creative Cloud
$
1,872

 
$
1,594

 
$
3,690

 
$
3,089

Document Cloud
360

 
296

 
711

 
578

Total
$
2,232

 
$
1,890

 
$
4,401

 
$
3,667

Subscription revenue by segment for the three and six months ended May 29, 2020 and May 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
Three Months
 
Six Months
(in millions)
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Digital Media
$
2,135

 
$
1,774

 
$
4,193

 
$
3,437

Digital Experience
707

 
654

 
1,446

 
1,266

Publishing
32

 
28

 
60

 
58

Total
$
2,874

 
$
2,456

 
$
5,699

 
$
4,761

Contract Balances
A receivable is recorded when an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment exists, such that only the passage of time is required before payment of consideration is due. Included in trade receivables on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are unbilled receivable balances which have not yet been invoiced, and are typically related to license revenue or services which are delivered prior to invoicing occurring. As of May 29, 2020, the balance of trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, was $1.37 billion, inclusive of unbilled receivables of $96 million. As of November 29, 2019, the balance of trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, was $1.53 billion, inclusive of unbilled receivables of $149 million.
We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts which reflects our best estimate of potentially uncollectible trade receivables and is based on both specific and general reserves. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $22 million and $10 million as of May 29, 2020 and November 29, 2019, respectively.
A contract asset is recognized when a conditional right to consideration exists and transfer of control has occurred. Contract assets are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets for the current portion and other assets for the long-term portion on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We regularly review contract asset balances for impairment, considering factors such as historical experience, credit-worthiness, age of the balance and other economic or business factors. Contract asset impairments were not material for the six months ended May 29, 2020. Contract assets were $76 million and $64 million as of May 29, 2020 and November 29, 2019, respectively.
Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings or payments received in advance of revenue recognition from subscription services, including non-cancellable and non-refundable committed funds and refundable customer deposits. Deferred revenue is recognized as revenue when transfer of control to customers has occurred. As of May 29, 2020, the balance of deferred revenue was $3.46 billion, which includes $41 million of refundable customer deposits. Arrangements with some of our enterprise customers with non-cancellable and non-refundable committed funds provide options to either renew monthly on-premise term-based licenses or use some or all funds to purchase other Adobe products or services. Non-cancellable and non-refundable committed funds related to these agreements comprised approximately 6% of the total deferred revenue.
As of November 29, 2019, the balance of deferred revenue was $3.50 billion. During the three and six months ended May 29, 2020, approximately $945 million and $2.42 billion of revenue, respectively, was recognized that was included in the balance of deferred revenue as of November 29, 2019.
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and unbilled amounts that will be recognized as revenue in future periods. As of May 29, 2020, remaining performance obligations were approximately $9.92 billion. Non-cancellable and non-refundable funds
related to some of our enterprise customer agreements referred to in the paragraph above comprised approximately 6% of the total remaining performance obligations. Approximately 74% of the remaining performance obligations, excluding the aforementioned enterprise customer agreements, are expected to be recognized over the next 12 months with the remainder recognized thereafter.
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer are capitalized if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year and primarily relate to sales commissions paid to our sales force personnel. Capitalized contract acquisition costs are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets for the current portion and other assets for the long-term portion on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Capitalized contract acquisition costs were $522 million and $474 million as of May 29, 2020 and November 29, 2019, respectively.
As part of our revenue reserves, we record refund liabilities for amounts that may be subject to future refunds, which include sales returns reserves and customer rebates and credits. Refund liabilities are included in accrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refund liabilities were $107 million and $126 million as of May 29, 2020 and November 29, 2019, respectively.