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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies The future payments required under the Company’s significant commitments, excluding indebtedness, as of December 31, 2021 are as follows (in millions): Interest payments on indebtedness – As of December 31, 2021, the Company had interest payments of approximately $15.1 million due during the year ended December 31, 2022. Interest payments generally do not vary materially year to year. Indebtedness amounts reflect the principal amount of the Company's senior term loan, senior notes, credit facility and certain short-term borrowings, gross of any debt issuance costs. Refer to Note 7 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding indebtedness. Unconditional purchase obligations – As of December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $131.1 million of outstanding purchase obligations payable during the year ended December 31, 2022. These obligations generally do not vary materially year to year. Other short-term and long-term obligations – As of December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $40.1 million of income tax liabilities related to uncertain income tax provisions connected with ongoing income tax audits in various jurisdictions that it expects to pay or settle within the next 12 months. These liabilities and related income tax audits are subject to statutory expiration. Additionally, the Company had approximately $37.8 million of estimated future minimum contribution requirements under its U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension and postretirement plans due during the year ended December 31, 2022. Refer to Notes 6 and 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company's uncertain tax positions and pension and postretirement plans, respectively. These obligations comprise a majority of the Company's other short-term and long-term obligations. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements Guarantees The Company maintains a remarketing agreement with its U.S. finance joint venture, AGCO Finance LLC, whereby the Company is obligated to repurchase up to $6.0 million of repossessed equipment each calendar year. The Company believes that any losses that might be incurred on the resale of this equipment will not materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations, due to the fair value of the underlying equipment. At December 31, 2021, the Company has outstanding guarantees of indebtedness owed to related and third parties of approximately $25.2 million, primarily related to dealer and end-user financing of equipment. Such guarantees generally obligate the Company to repay outstanding finance obligations owed to financial institutions if dealers or end users default on such loans through 2027. Losses under such guarantees historically have been insignificant. In addition, the Company generally would expect to be able to recover a significant portion of the amounts paid under such guarantees from the sale of the underlying financed farm equipment, as the fair value of such equipment is expected to be sufficient to offset a substantial portion of the amounts paid. The Company also guarantees indebtedness owed to certain of its finance joint ventures if dealers or end users default on loans. Losses under such guarantees historically have been insignificant and the guarantees are not material. The Company believes the credit risk associated with these guarantees is not material. In addition, at December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued approximately $23.3 million of outstanding guarantees of minimum residual values that may be owed to its finance joint ventures in the United States and Canada due upon expiration of certain eligible operating leases between the finance joint ventures and end users. The maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee is approximately $160.7 million. Other At December 31, 2021, the Company had outstanding designated and non-designated foreign exchange contracts with a gross notional amount of approximately $3,681.9 million. The outstanding contracts as of December 31, 2021 range in maturity through October 2022. The Company also had outstanding designated steel commodity contracts with a gross notional amount of approximately $31.9 million that range in maturity through July 2022 (see Note 11). The Company sells a majority of its wholesale receivables in North America, Europe and Brazil to its U.S., Canadian, European and Brazilian finance joint ventures. The Company also sells certain accounts receivable under factoring arrangements to financial institutions around the world. The Company reviewed the sale of such receivables and determined that these facilities should be accounted for as off-balance sheet transactions. Contingencies In August 2008, as part of routine audits, the Brazilian taxing authorities disallowed deductions relating to the amortization of certain goodwill recognized in connection with a reorganization of the Company’s Brazilian operations and the related transfer of certain assets to the Company’s Brazilian subsidiaries. The amount of the tax disallowance through December 31, 2021, not including interest and penalties, was approximately 131.5 million Brazilian reais (or approximately $23.6 million). The amount ultimately in dispute will be significantly greater because of interest and penalties. The Company has been advised by its legal and tax advisors that its position with respect to the deductions is allowable under the tax laws of Brazil. The Company is contesting the disallowance and believes that it is not likely that the assessment, interest or penalties will be required to be paid. However, the ultimate outcome will not be determined until the Brazilian tax appeal process is complete, which could take several years. During 2017, the Company purchased Precision Planting, which provides precision agricultural technology solutions. In 2018, Deere & Company filed separate complaints in the U.S. District Court of Delaware against the Company and its Precision Planting subsidiary alleging that certain products of those entities infringe certain patents of Deere. The two complaints subsequently were consolidated into a single case, Case No. 1:18-cv-00827-CFC (CONSOLIDATED), that currently is scheduled for trial in July 2022. It is the Company’s position that no patents have been, or are continuing to be, infringed, and the Company is vigorously contesting the allegations in the complaint. The Company has an indemnity right under the purchase agreement related to the acquisition of Precision Planting from its previous owner. Pursuant to that right, the previous owner of Precision Planting currently is responsible for the litigation costs associated with the complaint and is obligated to reimburse AGCO for some or all of the damages in the event of an adverse outcome in the litigation. In the event of an adverse outcome, the Company estimates that the range of possible damages, based upon the advice of third-party specialists, would be up to approximately $7.0 million. Deere & Company has provided an estimate of its damages that is significantly higher than the Company estimates and that the Company believes does not have merit. The Company is a party to various other legal claims and actions incidental to its business. The Company believes that none of these claims or actions, either individually or in the aggregate, is material to its business or financial statements as a whole, including its results of operations and financial condition.

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