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Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Segment Reporting
The Company has two reportable operating segments: Seating, which includes complete seat systems and all major seat components, including seat covers and surface materials such as leather and fabric, seat structures and mechanisms, seat foam and headrests, and E-Systems, which includes complete electrical distribution systems, as well as sophisticated electronic control modules, electrification products and connectivity products. Key components in the Company's electrical distribution portfolio include wire harnesses, terminals and connectors and junction boxes for both internal combustion engine and electrification architectures that require management of higher voltage and power. Key components in the Company's electronic control module portfolio include body control modules, wireless receiver and transmitter technology and lighting and audio control modules, as well as products specific to electrification and connectivity trends. Electrification products include charging systems (onboard charging modules and cord set charging equipment), battery electronics (battery disconnect units, cell monitoring supervisory systems and integrated total battery control modules) and other power management modules, including converter and inverter systems. Connectivity products include gateway modules and communication modules to manage both wired and wireless networks and data in vehicles. The other category includes unallocated costs related to corporate headquarters, regional headquarters and the elimination of intercompany activities, none of which meets the requirements for being classified as an operating segment. Corporate and regional headquarters costs include various support functions, such as information technology, advance research and development, corporate finance, legal, executive administration and human resources, as well as advanced engineering expenses.
Each of the Company’s operating segments reports its results from operations and makes its requests for capital expenditures directly to the chief operating decision maker. The economic performance of each operating segment is driven primarily by automotive production volumes in the geographic regions in which it operates, as well as by the success of the vehicle platforms for which it supplies products. Also, each operating segment operates in the competitive Tier 1 automotive supplier environment and is continually working with its customers to manage costs and improve quality. The Company’s production processes generally make use of hourly labor, dedicated facilities, sequential manufacturing and assembly processes and commodity raw materials.
The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based primarily on (i) revenues from external customers, (ii) pretax income before equity in net income of affiliates, interest expense and other expense ("segment earnings") and (iii) cash flows, being defined as segment earnings less capital expenditures plus depreciation and amortization.
A summary of revenues from external customers and other financial information by reportable operating segment is shown below (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended April 4, 2020
 
Seating
 
E-Systems
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Revenues from external customers
$
3,366.6

 
$
1,091.1

 
$

 
$
4,457.7

Segment earnings (1)
186.1

 
32.4

 
(45.1
)
 
173.4

Depreciation and amortization
83.5

 
43.1

 
3.9

 
130.5

Capital expenditures
66.2

 
41.7

 
1.2

 
109.1

Total assets
6,861.8

 
2,920.3

 
3,240.2

 
13,022.3

 
Three Months Ended March 30, 2019
 
Seating
 
E-Systems
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Revenues from external customers
$
3,913.7

 
$
1,246.4

 
$

 
$
5,160.1

Segment earnings (1)
252.3

 
128.3

 
(68.4
)
 
312.2

Depreciation and amortization
82.9

 
36.8

 
3.9

 
123.6

Capital expenditures
80.2

 
39.1

 
3.5

 
122.8

Total assets
7,702.2

 
2,703.2

 
1,956.6

 
12,362.0


(1) See definition above
For the three months ended April 4, 2020, segment earnings include restructuring charges of $12.3 million and $20.3 million in the Seating and E-Systems segments, respectively. The Company expects to incur approximately $19 million and approximately $27 million of additional restructuring costs in the Seating and E-Systems segments, respectively, related to
activities initiated as of April 4, 2020, and expects that the components of such costs will be consistent with its historical experience.
For the three months ended March 30, 2019, segment earnings include restructuring charges of $45.2 million, $8.9 million and $0.2 million in the Seating and E-Systems segments and in the other category, respectively.
For further information, see Note 3, "Restructuring."
A reconciliation of segment earnings to consolidated income before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates is shown below (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
 
April 4,
2020
 
March 30,
2019
Segment earnings
$
173.4

 
$
312.2

Interest expense
24.4

 
20.9

Other expense, net
40.5

 
4.4

Consolidated income before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates
$
108.5

 
$
286.9