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Revenue
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue [Abstract]  
Revenue

2.   Revenue



Revenue Disaggregation Table



The following table shows revenues by major product categories, similar to our reportable segment disclosure.  Within each product category, contract terms, conditions and economic factors affecting the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty around revenue recognition and cash flows are substantially similar.  The commercial markets and selling channels are also similar.  Except for an inconsequential amount of  revenue for Telecommunications products, our product category revenues are recognized at point in time when control transfers to the customer.



Revenues by product category are as follows (in millions):





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three Months Ended



 

March 31,



 

2019

 

2018

Display products

 

$

795 

 

$

732 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication products

 

 

1,064 

 

 

886 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty glass products

 

 

309 

 

 

278 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental substrate and filter products

 

 

351 

 

 

322 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Life science products

 

 

239 

 

 

232 



 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other

 

 

54 

 

 

50 



 

$

2,812 

 

$

2,500 



 

 

 

 

 

 



Contract Assets and Liabilities



Contract assets, such as costs to obtain or fulfill contracts, are an insignificant component of Corning’s revenue recognition process.  The majority of Corning’s cost of fulfillment as a manufacturer of products is classified as inventory, fixed assets and intangible assets, which are accounted for under the respective guidance for those asset types.  Other costs of contract fulfillment are immaterial due to the nature of our products and their respective manufacturing processes.  



Contract liabilities include deferred revenues, other advanced payments and customer deposits.  Deferred revenue and other advanced payments are not significant to our operations and are classified as part of other current liabilities in our financial statements.  Customer deposits are predominately related to Display products and are classified as part of other current liabilities and other long- term liabilities as appropriate, and are disclosed below. 



We treat shipping and handling fees as a fulfillment cost and not as a separate performance obligation under the terms of our revenue contracts due to the perfunctory nature of the shipping and handling obligations. 



Customer Deposits



As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, Corning had customer deposits of approximately $1.0 billion.  The majority of these represent non-refundable cash deposits for customers to secure rights to an amount of glass produced by Corning under long-term supply agreements.  The duration of these long-term supply agreements ranges up to ten years.  As glass is shipped to customers, Corning will recognize revenue and issue credit memoranda to reduce the amount of the customer deposit liability, which are applied against customer receivables resulting from the sale of glass.  In the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, no credit memoranda were issued.  As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, $907 million and $922 million were recorded as other long-term liabilities, respectively.  The remaining $84 million and $54 million, respectively, were classified as other current liabilities.