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Receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Receivables [Abstract]  
Receivables Receivables
Trade Receivables, net
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had trade receivables of $506 million and $416 million, respectively. Trade receivables are shown net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $62 million and $60 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively. Trade accounts have significant concentrations of credit risk in the Agriculture, Construction and Commercial and Specialty Vehicles segments. There is not a disproportionate concentration of credit risk in any geographic region.
The Industrial Activities businesses sell a significant portion of their trade receivables to Financial Services and provide compensation to Financial Services at approximate market interest rates.
Financing Receivables, net
A summary of financing receivables included in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
20202019
(in millions)
Retail$9,257 $9,218 
Wholesale9,127 10,081 
Other73 129 
Total$18,457 $19,428 
CNH Industrial provides and administers financing for retail purchases of new and used equipment and vehicles sold through its dealer network. The terms of retail and other notes and finance leases generally range from two to six years, and interest rates on retail and other notes and finance leases vary depending on prevailing market interest rates and certain incentive programs offered by Industrial Activities.
Wholesale receivables arise primarily from the sale of goods to dealers and distributors and, to a lesser extent, the financing of dealer operations. Under the standard terms of the wholesale receivable agreements, these receivables typically have “interest-free” periods of up to twelve months and stated original maturities of up to twenty-four months, with repayment accelerated upon the sale of the underlying equipment by the dealer. During the “interest-free” period, Financial Services is compensated by Industrial Activities for the difference between market interest rates and the amount paid by the dealer. After the expiration of any “interest-free” period, interest is charged to dealers on outstanding balances until CNH Industrial receives payment in full. The “interest-free” periods are determined based on the type of equipment sold and the time of year of the sale. CNH Industrial evaluates and assesses dealers on an ongoing basis as to their credit worthiness. CNH Industrial may be obligated to repurchase the dealer’s equipment upon cancellation or termination of the dealer’s contract for such causes as change in ownership, closeout of the business, or default. There were no significant losses in 2020, 2019 or 2018 relating to the termination of dealer contracts.
Financing receivables generally have significant concentrations of credit risk in the agriculture, construction and truck industries. On a geographic basis, there is not a disproportionate concentration of credit risk in any area. The Company typically retains as collateral a security interest in the equipment associated with retail notes, wholesale notes and finance leases.
As part of the Company’s overall funding strategy, the Company periodically transfers certain receivables into VIEs that are special purposes entities (“SPEs”) as part of its asset-back securitization program and are not available to the Company’s general creditors. Please see the securitization discussion at the end of this footnote.
Contractual maturities of financing receivables as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
Amount
(in millions)
2021$11,529 
20222,535 
20231,978 
20241,306 
2025813 
2026 and thereafter296 
Total$18,457 
It has been the Company’s experience that substantial portions of retail receivables are repaid before their contractual maturity dates. As a result, the above table should not be regarded as a forecast of future cash collections.
The Company assesses and monitors the credit quality of its portfolio based on whether a receivable is classified as Performing or Non-Performing. Financing receivables are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not yet been received as of the contractual payment due date. Delinquency is reported in financing receivables greater than 30 days past due. Non-performing financing receivables represent loans for which the Company has ceased accruing finance income. These receivables are generally 90 days delinquent. Finance income for non-performing receivables is recognized on a cash basis. Accrued interest is charged-off to Interest income. Interest income charged-off was not material for the year ended December 31, 2020. Accrual of finance income is resumed when the receivable becomes contractually current and collections are reasonably assured. As the terms for retail financing receivables are greater than one year, the performing/non-performing information is presented by year of origination for North America, South America and Rest of World.
The aging of financing receivables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in millions):
2020
31-60 Days
Past Due
61-90 Days
Past Due
Total Past
Due
Current
Total
Performing
Non-
Performing
Total
Retail
North America
2020$2,619 $— $2,619 
20191,571 1,572 
20181,033 1,034 
2017543 544 
2016262 263 
Prior to 201681 — 81 
Total$29 $— $29 $6,080 $6,109 $$6,113 
South America
2020$792 $$793 
2019448 451 
2018299 303 
2017173 175 
201686 87 
Prior to 201671 72 
Total$$$$1,864 $1,869 $12 $1,881 
Rest of World
2020$544 $— $544 
2019270 271 
2018195 196 
2017117 118 
201639 — 39 
Prior to 2016— 
Total$$$11 $1,156 $1,167 $$1,170 
Europe$— $— $— $93 $93 $— $93 
Total Retail$40 $$45 $9,193 $9,238 $19 $9,257 
Wholesale
North America$— $— $— $2,722 $2,722 $31 $2,753 
South America— — — 537 537 42 579 
Rest of World— 542 545 — 545 
Europe— — — 5,250 5,250 — 5,250 
Total Wholesale$$— $$9,051 $9,054 $73 $9,127 

The above aging table is not necessarily reflective of the potential credit risk in the portfolio due to payment schedule changes granted by the Company and government stimulus policies benefiting the Company's dealers and end-use customers.
2019
31-60 Days
Past Due
61-90 Days
Past Due
Greater Than
90 Days
Total Past
Due
Current
Total
Performing
Non
Performing
Total
Retail
North America$24 $$— $28 $6,123 $6,151 $16 $6,167 
Europe— — — — 136 136 — 136 
South America17 1,974 1,991 18 2,009 
Rest of World900 906 — 906 
Total Retail$36 $$$51 $9,133 $9,184 $34 $9,218 
Wholesale
North America$— $— $— $— $3,641 $3,641 $26 $3,667 
Europe24 40 4,857 4,897 — 4,897 
South America— 829 832 55 887 
Rest of World14 616 630 — 630 
Total Wholesale$31 $12 $14 $57 $9,943 $10,000 $81 $10,081 
Allowance for credit losses activity for the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2020
RetailWholesale
Opening Balance, as previously reported$299 $159 
Adoption of ASC 32635 $(9)
Opening Balance, as recast334 150 
Provision113 27 
Charge-offs, net of recoveries(56)(14)
Foreign currency translation and other(10)11 
Ending balance$381 $174 

At December 31, 2020, the allowance for credit losses includes a build of reserves primarily due to the expectation of deteriorating credit conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of ASC 326. The Company continues to monitor the situation and will update the macroeconomic factors and qualitative factors in future periods, as warranted. The provision for credit losses is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
December 31, 2019
RetailWholesale
Opening balance$326 $164 
Provision44 12 
Charge-offs, net of recoveries(51)(18)
Foreign currency translation and other(20)
Ending balance$299 $159 
 
December 31, 2018
RetailWholesale
Opening balance$383 $200 
Provision53 (5)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries(85)(15)
Foreign currency translation and other(25)(16)
Ending balance$326 $164 
Troubled Debt Restructurings
A restructuring of a receivable constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) when the lender grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulties. As a collateral based lender, CNH Industrial typically will repossess collateral in lieu of restructuring receivables. As such, for retail receivables, concessions are typically provided based on bankruptcy court proceedings. For wholesale receivables, concessions granted may include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest-only periods, modification of a contractual interest rate to a below market interest rate and waiving of interest and principal.
TDRs are reviewed along with other receivables as part of management’s ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of the collateral. In determining collateral value, the Company estimates the current fair market value of the equipment collateral and considers credit enhancements such as additional collateral and third-party guarantees.
Before removing a receivable from TDR classification, a review of the borrower is conducted. If concerns exist about the future ability of the borrower to meet its obligations based on a credit review, the TDR classification is not removed from the receivable.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 253 retail and finance lease contracts classified as TDRs in North America where a court has determined the concession. The pre-modification value of these contracts was $9 million and the post-modification value was $8 million. Additionally, the Company had 362 accounts with a balance of $26 million in North America undergoing bankruptcy proceedings where a concession has not yet been determined. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 279 retail and finance lease contracts classified as TDRs in North America where a court has determined the concession. The pre-modification value of these contracts was $10 million and the post-modification value was $9 million. Additionally, the Company had 323 accounts with a balance of $15 million in North America undergoing bankruptcy proceedings where a concession has not yet been determined. As the outcome of the bankruptcy cases is determined by the court based on available assets, subsequent re-defaults are unusual and were not material for retail and finance lease contracts that were modified in a TDR during the previous twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had retail and finance lease receivable contracts classified as TDRs in Europe. The pre-modification value was $99 million and $87 million, respectively, and the post-modification value was $91 million and $80 million, respectively. Subsequent re-defaults were not material for retail and finance lease receivable contracts that were modified in a TDR during the previous twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, CNH Industrial's wholesale TDRs were immaterial.
Transfers of Financial Assets
The Company transfers a number of its financing receivables to securitization programs or factoring transactions.
A securitization transaction entails the sale of a portfolio of receivables to a securitization vehicle. This special purpose entity ("SPE") finances the purchase of the receivables by issuing asset-backed securities (i.e. securities whose repayment and interest flow depend upon the cash flow generated by the portfolio). SPEs utilized in securitizations differ from other entities included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements because the assets they hold are legally isolated. For bankruptcy analysis purposes, the Company has sold the receivables to the SPEs in a true sale and the SPEs are separate legal entities. Upon transfer of the receivables to the SPEs, the receivables and certain cash flows derived from them become restricted for use in meeting obligations to the SPEs creditors. The SPEs have ownership of cash balances that also have restrictions for the benefit of the SPEs’ investors. The Company’s interests in the SPEs’ receivables are subordinate to the interests of third-party investors. None of the receivables that are directly or indirectly sold or transferred in any of these transactions are available to pay the Company’s creditors until all obligations of the SPE have been fulfilled.
These securitization trusts were determined to be VIEs and consequently, the Company has consolidated these trusts. In its role as servicer, the Company has the power to direct the trusts’ activities. Through its retained interests, the Company has an obligation to absorb certain losses or the right to receive certain benefits that could potentially be significant to the trusts.
No recourse provisions exist that allow holders of the asset-backed securities issued by the trusts to return those securities to the Company, although the Company provides customary representations and warranties that could give rise to an obligation to repurchase from the trusts any receivables for which there is a breach of the representations and warranties. Moreover, the Company does not guarantee any securities issued by the trusts. The trusts have a limited life and generally terminate upon final distribution of amounts owed to investors or upon exercise of a cleanup-call option by the Company in its role as servicer.
Furthermore, factoring transactions may be either with recourse or without recourse; certain without recourse transfers include deferred payment clauses (for example, when the payment by the factor of a minor part of the purchase price is dependent on the total amount collected from the receivables), requiring first loss cover, meaning that the transferor takes priority participation in the losses, or require a significant exposure to the cash flows arising from the transferred receivables to be retained. These types of transactions do not qualify for the derecognition of the assets since the risks and rewards connected with collection are not substantially
transferred, and accordingly the Company continues to recognize the receivables transferred by this means in its balance sheet and a financial liability of the same amount under asset-backed financing.
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying amount of such restricted receivables included in financing receivables above are the following (in millions):
20202019
Retail note and finance lease receivables$6,224 $6,340 
Wholesale receivables7,011 7,266 
Total$13,235 $13,606