Document and Entity Information - shares |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Oct. 31, 2018 |
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| Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | CA, INC. | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000356028 | |
| Document Type | 10-Q | |
| Document Period End Date | Sep. 30, 2018 | |
| Amendment Flag | false | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q2 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --03-31 | |
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Small Business | false | |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 418,222,273 |
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- Definition If the value is true, then the document is an amendment to previously-filed/accepted document. No definition available.
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- Definition This is focus fiscal period of the document report. For a first quarter 2006 quarterly report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, the first fiscal quarter should be given as the fiscal period focus. Values: FY, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, H1, H2, M9, T1, T2, T3, M8, CY. No definition available.
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- Definition This is focus fiscal year of the document report in CCYY format. For a 2006 annual report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, fiscal 2006 should be given as the fiscal year focus. Example: 2006. No definition available.
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- Definition The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD. No definition available.
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- Definition The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'. No definition available.
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- Definition A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Indicate number of shares or other units outstanding of each of registrant's classes of capital or common stock or other ownership interests, if and as stated on cover of related periodic report. Where multiple classes or units exist define each class/interest by adding class of stock items such as Common Class A [Member], Common Class B [Member] or Partnership Interest [Member] onto the Instrument [Domain] of the Entity Listings, Instrument. No definition available.
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- Definition Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Indicate whether the registrant is one of the following: (1) Large Accelerated Filer, (2) Accelerated Filer, (3) Non-accelerated Filer, (4) Smaller Reporting Company (Non-accelerated), (5) Smaller Reporting Accelerated Filer or (6) Smaller Reporting Company and Large Accelerated Filer. Definitions of these categories are stated in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. This information should be based on the registrant's current or most recent filing containing the related disclosure. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Indicates that the company is a smaller reporting company with both a public float and revenues of less than $75 million. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for real and property taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all domestic and foreign income tax obligations due beyond one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. Alternate captions include income taxes payable, noncurrent. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Value received from shareholders in common stock-related transactions that are in excess of par value or stated value and amounts received from other stock-related transactions. Includes only common stock transactions (excludes preferred stock transactions). May be called contributed capital, capital in excess of par, capital surplus, or paid-in capital. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer; classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef
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- Definition The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences, with jurisdictional netting and classified as noncurrent. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt and capital leases due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of noncurrent assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of liabilities classified as other, due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount allocated to treasury stock. Treasury stock is common and preferred shares of an entity that were issued, repurchased by the entity, and are held in its treasury. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | ||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 9 | $ 10 |
| Accumulated depreciation | $ 822 | $ 865 |
| Preferred stock, No par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Preferred stock, Shares authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Preferred stock, Shares issued | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred stock, Shares outstanding | 0 | 0 |
| Common stock, Par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 |
| Common stock, Shares authorized | 1,100,000,000 | 1,100,000,000 |
| Common stock, Shares issued | 589,695,081 | 589,695,081 |
| Common stock, Shares outstanding | 413,476,935 | 412,056,923 |
| Treasury stock, Shares | 176,218,146 | 177,638,158 |
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- Definition Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Face amount or stated value per share of common stock. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Face amount per share of no-par value preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of common and preferred shares that were previously issued and that were repurchased by the issuing entity and held in treasury on the financial statement date. This stock has no voting rights and receives no dividends. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of amortization of deferred charges applied against earnings during the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The net amount of operating interest income (expense). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their remaining economic lives, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The net amount of other operating income and expenses, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, from items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operations. No definition available.
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- Definition Research and development expense during the period related to the costs of developing and achieving technological feasibility of a computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate total amount of expenses directly related to the marketing or selling of products or services. No definition available.
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] | ||||
| Net income | $ 129 | $ 184 | $ 295 | $ 362 |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | ||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (23) | 48 | (164) | 132 |
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income | (23) | 48 | (164) | 132 |
| Comprehensive income | $ 106 | $ 232 | $ 131 | $ 494 |
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, attributable to parent entity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to parent entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage. Excludes amount for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage; including effect from exchange rate change. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage; held in foreign currencies. Excludes amounts for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of expense for employee benefit and equity-based compensation. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable to vendors for goods and services received and the amount of obligations and expenses incurred but not paid. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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| Accounting Policies | NOTE 1 – ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) of CA, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2018 reflect the adoption of Topic 606 (as defined below) on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2018 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the periods ended September 30, 2017 have not been revised for the effects of Topic 606 and are therefore not comparable to the September 30, 2018 periods. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 270, for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 (“2018 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, these estimates may ultimately differ from actual results. Operating results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash: The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with approximately 53% being held by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries outside the United States at September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the total amount of restricted cash included in “Other noncurrent assets, net” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was approximately $1 million and $2 million, respectively. Restricted cash was included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts shown in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. New Accounting Pronouncements: New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, with amendments in 2015, 2016 and 2017, creating new ASC Topic 606 (“Topic 606”) that replaces most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. Topic 606 was adopted by the Company effective April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Reporting periods prior to the adoption of Topic 606 were presented in accordance with ASC Topic 605 (“Topic 605”). As a result of adopting Topic 606, the Company now recognizes revenue for the license component of all its on-premise software arrangements at the point-in-time control of the software license is transferred to the customer, rather than ratably over the term of the contract. The Company reflected the impact of the changes at transition with a cumulative increase of approximately $2,104 million to the opening balance of retained earnings. Refer to Note 2, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” and Note 3, “Impact of Adopting Topic 606,” for a discussion of the changes in the Company’s policies for revenue recognition and commissions, and the required disclosures related to the impact of adopting Topic 606. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for policies in accordance with Topic 605. In October 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-16 (“ASU 2016-16”), Intra-Equity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (Topic 740), which is intended to eliminate diversity in practice and provide a more accurate depiction of the tax consequences on intercompany asset transfers (excluding inventory). ASU 2016-16 requires entities to immediately recognize the tax consequences on intercompany asset transfers (excluding inventory) at the transaction date, rather than deferring the tax consequences under current GAAP. ASU 2016-16 was adopted by the Company when effective in first quarter of fiscal year 2019 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases (Topic 842), with amendments in 2018, requiring a lessee to recognize assets and liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet for leases with accounting lease terms of more than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 will replace most existing lease accounting guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard states that a lessee will recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the consolidated statements of operations. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and requires the modified retrospective method of adoption, with an option to recognize the cumulative effect of applying the new standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-02 when effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Although the Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, the Company currently expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption. In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04 (“ASU 2017-04”), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (Topic 350), which is intended to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test requiring the assessment of fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairments. Upon adoption of this new standard, goodwill impairments will be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and requires a prospective method of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. Although the Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption of ASU 2017-04, it does not currently expect the adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-12 (“ASU 2017-12”), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (Topic 815), which is intended to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of risk management activities in financial statements. ASU 2017-12 makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current GAAP. ASU 2017-12 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and requires a prospective method of adoption for the amended presentation and disclosure guidance. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption and the effect that ASU 2017-12 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02 (“ASU 2018-02”), Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), which allows stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017 (the “Tax Act”) to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. Since ASU 2018-02 only relates to the income tax effects from the Tax Act, the underlying guidance that requires the effects from changes in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. ASU 2018-02 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is permitted. Although the Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption of ASU 2018-02, it does not currently expect the adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Early adoption is permitted. Although the Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption of ASU 2018-13, it does not currently expect the adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-15 (“ASU 2018-15”), Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (Subtopic 350-40), which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption and the effect that ASU 2018-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Reclassifications: As a result of the adoption of Topic 606 on a modified retrospective basis, the Company’s presentation of prior year revenue in its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations has been revised to combine the previously reported revenue line items “Subscription and maintenance” and “Software fees and other” into the revenue line item “Software licenses and maintenance” in the current year presentation. This reclassification had no effect on total revenue as previously reported for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017. Refer to Note 3, “Impact of Adopting Topic 606,” for the transitional disclosures required by Topic 606. Other Information: On July 11, 2018, the Company, Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom”), and Collie Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom (“Merger Sub”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The transaction closed on November 5, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, effective as of the closing, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom. Under the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Company common stock (other than shares that were (i) owned or held in treasury by the Company or owned by Broadcom or Merger Sub and (ii) owned by any wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom or of the Company) was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $44.50 in cash, without interest. On November 5, 2018, following the consummation of the Merger, the Company’s common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) and deregistered under the Exchange Act. Trading of the Company’s common stock on NASDAQ was halted prior to the opening of trading on November 5, 2018. |
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| Revenue from Contracts with Customers | NOTE 2 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS In accordance with Topic 606, the Company accounts for a customer contract when both parties have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, each party’s rights can be identified, payment terms can be identified, the contract has commercial substance, and it is probable the Company will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it is entitled. Revenue is recognized when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of a promised product or service to a customer. A. Nature of products and services The Company’s products and services can be broadly categorized as perpetual licenses to use software, term-based licenses for Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and on-premise use of software, maintenance for perpetual and term-based on-premise licenses, and professional services. The Company’s software licenses and maintenance are for mainframe, enterprise, and SaaS computing environments. Perpetual licenses: The Company sells perpetual licenses which provide customers the right to use software for an indefinite period of time in exchange for a one-time license fee, which may be paid either at contract inception or in installments over the contract term. The Company’s on-premise software licenses have standalone functionality from which customers derive a substantial portion of the benefit. Accordingly, for perpetual licenses, revenue is recognized at the point-in-time when the customer is able to use and benefit from the software, which is generally upon delivery to the customer. Term-based arrangements: Term-based arrangements consists of on-premise term licenses, SaaS solutions, as well as maintenance.
Professional services: Professional services consist of product implementation, consulting, customer education and customer training services. Payment for professional services is generally a fixed fee or a fee based on time and materials. The obligation to provide professional services is generally satisfied over time, with the customer simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits as the Company satisfies its performance obligations. For professional services, revenue is recognized by measuring progress toward the complete satisfaction of the Company’s obligation. Progress for services that are contracted for a fixed price is generally measured based on hours incurred as a portion of total estimated hours, and as a practical expedient, progress for services that are contracted for time and materials is generally based on the amount the Company has the right to invoice. Material rights Contracts with customers may include material rights which are also performance obligations. Material rights primarily arise when the contract gives the customer the right to renew or receive products or services at a discounted price in the future. Revenue allocated to material rights is recognized when the customer exercises the right or the right expires. If exercised by the customer, revenue is classified consistent with the products or services obtained through the exercise of the right. If expired, revenue is classified consistent with the products or services in the contract that gave rise to the material right. Arrangements with multiple performance obligations The Company’s contracts generally contain more than one of the products and services listed above, each of which is separately accounted for as a distinct performance obligation. Allocation of consideration: The Company allocates total contract consideration to each distinct performance obligation in an arrangement on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price reflects the price the Company would charge for a specific product or service if it was sold separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. If the arrangement contains professional services and other products or services, the Company first allocates to the professional service obligation a portion of the total contract consideration equal to the standalone selling price of professional services that is observed from consistently priced standalone sales. The Company allocates the remaining consideration among the other products and services in the contract on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price for perpetual and on-premise term licenses, which are always sold with maintenance, is the price for the combined license and maintenance bundle. The amount assigned to the license and maintenance bundle is separated into license and maintenance amounts using the respective standalone selling prices represented by the value relationship between the software license and maintenance. When two or more contracts are entered into at or near the same time with the same customer, the Company evaluates the facts and circumstances associated with the negotiation of those contracts. Where the contracts are negotiated as a package, the Company will account for them as a single arrangement and allocate the consideration for the combined contracts among the performance obligations accordingly. Standalone selling price: When available, the Company uses directly observable transactions to determine the standalone selling prices for performance obligations. Observable data is available for maintenance renewals on previously sold perpetual licenses and SaaS. When perpetual or term licenses are sold together with maintenance in a bundled arrangement, the Company estimates a narrow range of standalone selling price using observable pricing information from standalone sales of the bundle, when available, and other relevant information, such as market conditions and pricing strategies. The value relationship the Company uses to allocate consideration between the license and maintenance performance obligations is derived from the observable relationship of the selling price of a standalone perpetual license maintenance renewal to the related perpetual license fee, which is generally 20% of the net license fee for one year of maintenance. The Company separates the license and maintenance performance obligations of a term license and maintenance bundle using the same observable value relationship as in a perpetual license and maintenance bundle because the nature of the maintenance performance obligation and its value relationship with the right to use the software were determined to be similar. Arrangements that include a software license sold with more than one year of maintenance for the license use a value relationship which reflects an annual maintenance rate of 20% of the total value ascribed to the right to use the software. As a result, a greater portion of the bundle relates to maintenance as the length of the maintenance period included in the bundle increases. The Company separately determines the standalone selling prices by geographic region, distribution channel and by volume when the pricing strategies include volume purchase discounts. The Company also estimates the standalone selling prices of its material rights, which primarily include contractually stated amounts that the customer can use to acquire additional products and services. The Company estimates the value of these rights by considering the stated amount and the likelihood of the customer exercising its right. In addition, an option to purchase or receive additional products or services at a discounted price is estimated as the incremental discount the customer would obtain when exercising the option and the likelihood that the option would be exercised. Other policies and judgments Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 60 days of the invoice. In certain arrangements, the Company receives payment from a customer either before or after the performance obligation has been satisfied, however, the Company’s contracts generally do not contain a significant financing component. The Company may modify contracts to offer customers additional products or services. The additional products and services will generally be considered distinct from those products or services transferred to the customer before the modification and will generally be accounted for as a separate contract. The Company evaluates whether the price for the additional products and services reflects the standalone selling price adjusted as appropriate for facts and circumstances applicable to that contract. In determining whether an adjustment is appropriate, the Company evaluates whether the incremental consideration is consistent with the prices previously paid by the customer or similar customers. The Company reduces transaction price for an estimate of returns that is based on historical data. B. Disaggregation The disaggregation of revenue by region, type of performance obligation, timing of revenue recognition, and segment was as follows:
C. Contract Balances The Company’s contract assets and deferred revenue balances for the periods indicated below were as follows:
The difference in the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract assets and deferred revenue primarily results from the timing difference between the Company’s performance and the customer’s payment. The Company fulfills its obligations under a contract with a customer by transferring products and services in exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company recognizes a contract asset when it transfers products or services to a customer and the right to consideration is conditional on something other than the passage of time. Accounts receivable are recorded when the customer has been billed or the right to consideration is unconditional. The Company recognizes deferred revenue when it has received consideration or an amount of consideration is due from the customer and the Company has a future obligation to transfer products or services. Deferred revenue includes amounts billed or collected and advanced payments on contracts which may include termination for convenience clauses. The amount of revenue recognized during the six months ended September 30, 2018 that was included in the deferred revenue balance at April 1, 2018 was $770 million. D. Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations The following table discloses the aggregate amount of the transaction price and advanced payments allocated to remaining performance obligations as of the end of the reporting period, and when the Company expects to recognize the revenue.
The Company’s multi-year contracts with government customers may have termination for convenience clauses. Approximately $105 million of advanced payments received from government customers that have termination for convenience rights are included in “Deferred revenue and advanced payments” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and allocated to the remaining performance obligations in the table above. In addition, approximately $574 million related to the remaining unbilled contract value and performance obligations in these contracts with termination for convenience clauses are not included in the allocation of transaction price and not included in “Deferred revenue and advanced payments” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. E. Contract Costs The Company pays commissions for new product sales as well as for renewals of existing contracts. Commissions paid to obtain renewal contracts are not commensurate with the commissions paid for new product sales and therefore, a portion of the commissions paid for new contracts relate to future renewals. The Company accounts for commissions using a portfolio approach and allocates the cost of commissions in proportion to the allocation of transaction price of license and maintenance performance obligations, including assumed renewals. Commissions allocated to the license and license renewal components are expensed at the time the license revenue is recognized. Commissions allocated to maintenance are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of seven years for new contracts, reflecting the Company’s estimate of the expected period that the Company will benefit from those commissions. Commissions paid on renewal contracts that are allocated to maintenance are capitalized and amortized over the renewal term of approximately three years. Service contracts are generally less than one year and accordingly, as a practical expedient, commissions paid for service contracts are expensed as incurred. Amortization of capitalized contract costs is included in “Selling and marketing” expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The amount of amortization for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 was approximately $31 million and $61 million, respectively, and there was no impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized. |
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| Impact of Adopting Topic 606 | NOTE 3 – IMPACT OF ADOPTING TOPIC 606 The Company adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method. The cumulative effect of applying the new guidance to all contracts with customers that were not completed at March 31, 2018 was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the adoption date. As a result of applying the modified retrospective method to adopt Topic 606, the following adjustments were made to the opening balances of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:
In connection with the adoption of Topic 606, the Company increased its retained earnings by approximately $2,104 million. This increase was a result of a decrease in deferred revenue of approximately $1,358 million and the establishment of contract assets of approximately $931 million for amounts that would have been recognized under Topic 606 prior to April 1, 2018. In addition, upon adoption of Topic 606, the Company capitalized contract costs of approximately $427 million relating to commissions incurred to obtain customer contracts. Refer to Note 2 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for additional details on contract costs. The net change in deferred income taxes of approximately $301 million and income taxes payable of approximately $280 million is primarily due to the current and deferred tax effects resulting from the aforementioned items. In addition, the Company made other changes, primarily due to professional services, to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on April 1, 2018 to comply with Topic 606. The following table compares the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2018 to the proforma amounts had the previous standard of Topic 605 been in effect:
The following tables compare the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 to the proforma amounts had the previous standard of Topic 605 been in effect:
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s revenue amounts under Topic 605 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 in a manner consistent with its presentation prior to the adoption of Topic 606. Refer to Note 1, “Accounting Policies,” for additional information on the current year reclassification.
The adoption of Topic 606 had no impact on the Company’s net cash provided by operating activities. The impacts of adoption resulted in offsetting shifts in cash flows throughout the components of net income and various changes in working capital balances. The following table compares the operating activities within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2018 to the proforma amounts had the previous standard of Topic 605 been in effect:
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| Restructuring | NOTE 4 – RESTRUCTURING On May 2, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a restructuring plan (“Fiscal 2019 Plan”) to better align its business priorities. The Fiscal 2019 Plan comprises the termination of approximately 800 employees and global facility exits and consolidations. These actions were intended to better align the Company’s cost structure with the skills and resources required to more effectively pursue opportunities in the marketplace and execute the Company’s long-term growth strategy. Costs associated with the Fiscal 2019 Plan are presented in “Other expenses, net” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Severance and facility exit and consolidation actions under the Fiscal 2019 Plan are expected to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2019. Under the Fiscal 2019 Plan, the Company expects to incur pre-tax charges between approximately $140 million and $160 million (including severance costs between approximately $90 million and $100 million and facility exit and consolidation costs between approximately $50 million and $60 million). Accrued restructuring severance and exit costs and changes in the accruals during the six months ended September 30, 2018 were as follows:
The balance at September 30, 2018 includes facility exit accruals of approximately $7 million for plans and actions prior to the Fiscal 2019 Plan. The severance liabilities are included in “Accrued salaries, wages and commissions” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The facility exit liabilities are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
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| Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets | NOTE 5 – GOODWILL, CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at September 30, 2018 were as follows:
The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at March 31, 2018 were as follows:
Based on the capitalized software and other intangible assets recorded through September 30, 2018, the projected annual amortization expense for fiscal year 2019 and the next four fiscal years is expected to be as follows:
The Company evaluates the useful lives and recoverability of capitalized software and other intangible assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. These evaluations require complex assumptions about key factors such as future customer demand, technology trends and the impact of those factors on the technology the Company acquires and develops for its products. Impairments or revisions to useful lives could result from the use of alternative assumptions that reflect reasonably possible outcomes related to future customer demand or technology trends for assets within the Enterprise Solutions segment. Goodwill activity by segment for the six months ended September 30, 2018 was as follows:
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| Derivatives | NOTE 6 – DERIVATIVES The Company is exposed to financial market risks arising from changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. Changes in interest rates could affect the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities, and foreign exchange rate changes could affect the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and forecasted transactions. The Company enters into derivative contracts with the intent of mitigating a portion of these risks. Foreign Currency Contracts: The Company enters into foreign currency option and forward contracts to manage balance sheet and forecasted transaction foreign currency risks. The Company has not designated its foreign currency derivatives as hedges for accounting purposes. The Company’s foreign currency derivative trading strategy is to economically hedge a majority of its material exposures due to forecasted and actual intercompany cash flows, such as royalties and development costs. The Company also economically hedges its material receivable, payable and cash balances held in non-functional currencies. The Company’s foreign currency contracts are generally short-term in duration. Principal currencies hedged include the euro, the Australian dollar, the Brazilian real, the Japanese yen, the Canadian dollar, the Israeli shekel, the Indian rupee and the Czech koruna. Changes in fair value from these contracts are recorded as “Other expenses, net” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. At September 30, 2018, foreign currency contracts outstanding consisted of purchase and sale contracts with a total gross notional value of approximately $720 million and durations of less than six months. The net fair value of these contracts at September 30, 2018 was a net asset of approximately $10 million, of which approximately $18 million was included in “Other current assets” and approximately $8 million was included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2018, foreign currency contracts outstanding consisted of purchase and sale contracts with a total gross notional value of approximately $456 million and durations of less than three months. The net fair value of these contracts at March 31, 2018 was a net asset of approximately $1 million, of which approximately $2 million was included in “Other current assets” and approximately $1 million was included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. A summary of the effect of the foreign exchange derivatives on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
The Company is subject to collateral security arrangements with most of its major counterparties. The Company posted no collateral at September 30, 2018 or March 31, 2018. Under these agreements, if the Company’s credit ratings had been downgraded one rating level, the Company would still not have been required to post collateral. |
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At September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The carrying values of financial instruments classified as current assets and current liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term borrowings, approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of the instruments. The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s other financial instruments that were not measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018:
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| Commitments and Contingencies | NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company, from time to time, may be named as a defendant in various lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of business. The Company may also become involved with contract issues and disputes with customers. Based on the Company’s experience, the Company’s management believes that the damages amounts claimed in a case are not a meaningful indicator of the potential liability. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain, and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of cases. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses in connection with its current lawsuits and material claims and disputes and intends to vigorously contest each of them. In the opinion of the Company’s management based upon information currently available to the Company, while the outcome of its lawsuits, claims and disputes is uncertain, the likely results of these lawsuits, claims and disputes are not expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, although the effect could be material to the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for any interim reporting period. For some matters, the Company is unable to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss due to the stage of the matter and/or other particular circumstances of the matter. For others, a range of reasonably possible loss can be estimated. For those matters for which such a range can be estimated, the Company estimates that, in the aggregate, the range of reasonably possible loss does not exceed $20 million. This is in addition to any amounts that have been accrued. Beginning on August 3, 2018, subsequent to the Company’s announcement of the Merger Agreement with Broadcom (as defined in Note 1, “Accounting Policies,” above), four (4) purported class action complaints were filed on behalf of the Company’s stockholders (the “Broadcom Acquisition-Related Litigation”). These included:
(collectively, the “Stockholder Actions”). The plaintiffs sought to enjoin the defendants from consummating the proposed transaction, or, if the transaction was consummated, the plaintiffs alternatively sought rescission and/or damages. The plaintiffs also sought costs and fees associated with the suits. To avoid the risk of the Stockholder Actions delaying or adversely affecting the merger and to minimize the expense of defending the Broadcom Acquisition-Related Litigation, and without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, on September 5, 2018, the Company made certain disclosures that supplemented and revised those contained in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2018. On September 24, 2018, each of the plaintiffs filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, and each of the four (4) cases is now closed. |
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| Stockholders’ Equity | NOTE 9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Stock Repurchases: On November 13, 2015, the Board approved a stock repurchase program that authorized the Company to acquire up to $750 million of its common stock. During the six months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased approximately 2.3 million shares of its common stock for approximately $80 million. At September 30, 2018, the Company remained authorized to purchase approximately $407 million of its common stock under its current stock repurchase program. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss: Foreign currency translation losses included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 were approximately $463 million and $290 million, respectively. Cash Dividends: The Board declared the following dividends during the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017: Six Months Ended September 30, 2018: (in millions, except per share amounts)
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| Income Per Common Share | NOTE 10 – INCOME PER COMMON SHARE Basic net income per common share excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net income allocable to common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income allocable to common shares by the weighted average number of common shares, as adjusted for the potential dilutive effect of non-participating share-based awards. The following table presents basic and diluted income per common share information for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, there were no shares of Company common stock underlying restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and options to purchase common stock that were excluded from the calculation because their effect on income per share was anti-dilutive during the respective periods. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, approximately 2 million shares of Company common stock underlying RSAs and options to purchase common stock were excluded from the calculation because their effect on income per share was anti-dilutive during the respective periods. Weighted average RSAs of approximately 5 million shares for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were considered participating securities in the calculation of net income allocable to common stockholders. For the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, approximately 1 million shares and 2 million shares of Company common stock underlying RSAs and options to purchase common stock were excluded from the calculation because their effect on income per share was anti-dilutive during the respective periods. Weighted average RSAs of approximately 5 million shares for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were considered participating securities in the calculation of net income allocable to common stockholders. |
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| Accounting for Share-Based Compensation | NOTE 11 – ACCOUNTING FOR SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION The Company recognized share-based compensation in the following line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods indicated:
There were no capitalized share-based compensation costs for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The following table summarizes the unrecognized share-based compensation costs at September 30, 2018:
For the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company issued stock options for approximately 0.9 million shares and 1.0 million shares, respectively. The weighted average fair values and assumptions used for the options granted were as follows:
The table below summarizes all of the RSAs and RSUs granted, including grants made pursuant to the Company’s long-term incentive plans, during the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: For the six-month offer period ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued approximately 0.1 million shares under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) at $33.87 per share. As of September 30, 2018, approximately 28.7 million shares were available for future issuances under the ESPP. |
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| Income Taxes | NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was approximately $19 million and income tax benefit for the six months ended September 30, 2018 was approximately $65 million compared with income tax expense for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 of approximately $74 million and $134 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a net discrete tax benefit of approximately $16 million and $114 million, respectively, resulting primarily from refinements to the provisional estimates of the impact of changes in tax law in the United States resulting from the enactment of the Tax Act. For the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded a net discrete tax benefit of approximately $8 million resulting primarily from reductions in uncertain tax positions related to effectively settled tax audits. The cumulative expense recorded for the impacts of the Tax Act are provisional amounts of approximately $176 million in total, including expense of approximately $193 million related to the taxation of unremitted earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, which is payable over eight years, partially offset by a benefit of approximately $113 million related to a dividends received deduction for certain foreign tax credits relating to the fiscal 2018 year calculation of taxation of unremitted earnings, and expense of approximately $96 million related to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the change in income tax rates. The Company will continue to refine the provisional amounts as it reviews and analyzes the historic unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries, as well as the attendant computations that impact the measurement of the taxation of unremitted earnings, and also takes into consideration any additional regulatory guidance published by the U.S. tax authorities in respect of the Tax Act. The Company expects to finalize the tax expense as soon as practical, but not later than the third quarter of fiscal year 2019. The $113 million tax benefit for the dividends received deduction was based on the Company’s assessment of the treatment under the provisions of the Tax Act. Congress or the Department of Treasury may provide legislative or regulatory updates which would change the Company’s assessment. If legislative or regulatory updates are issued related to this item, the timing of which is uncertain, the Company may be required to recognize additional tax expense up to the full amount of the $113 million in the period such updates are issued. Excluding the impact of discrete items for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate was 20.8% and 28.6%, respectively. The reduction in the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate is primarily resulting from the Tax Act which provided for a lower statutory tax rate in the United States. Changes in tax laws, the outcome of tax audits and any other changes in potential tax liabilities may result in additional tax expense or benefit in fiscal year 2019, which are not considered in the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate. While the Company does not currently view any such items as individually material to the results of the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, the impact of certain items may yield additional tax expense or benefit in the remaining quarters of fiscal year 2019. |
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| Supplemental Statement of Cash Flows Information | NOTE 13 – SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION For the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, interest payments were approximately $61 million and $60 million, respectively, and income taxes paid, net were approximately $130 million and $156 million, respectively. Non-cash financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 consisted of treasury common shares issued in connection with the following: share-based incentive awards issued under the Company’s equity compensation plans of approximately $47 million (net of approximately $41 million of income taxes withheld) and $46 million (net of approximately $35 million of income taxes withheld), respectively; discretionary stock contributions to the CA, Inc. Savings Harvest Plan of approximately $24 million and $23 million, respectively; and the Company’s ESPP of approximately $2 million and $2 million, respectively. The Company uses a notional pooling arrangement with an international bank to help manage global liquidity. Under this pooling arrangement, the Company and its participating subsidiaries may maintain either cash deposit or borrowing positions through local currency accounts with the bank, so long as the aggregate position of the global pool is a notionally calculated net cash deposit. Because it maintains a security interest in the cash deposits and has the right to offset the cash deposits against the borrowings, the bank provides the Company and its participating subsidiaries favorable interest terms on both. The activity under this notional pooling arrangement for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
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| Segment Information | NOTE 14 – SEGMENT INFORMATION In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, the Company disaggregates its operations into Mainframe Solutions, Enterprise Solutions and Services segments, which is utilized by the Chief Operating Decision Maker, who is the Company's Chief Executive Officer, for evaluating segment performance and allocating resources. The Company’s Mainframe Solutions and Enterprise Solutions segments are comprised of its software business organized by the nature of the Company’s software offerings and the platforms on which the products operate. The Services segment is comprised of product implementation, consulting, customer education and customer training services, including those directly related to the Mainframe Solutions and Enterprise Solutions software that the Company sells to its customers. The Company regularly enters into a single arrangement with a customer that includes mainframe solutions, enterprise solutions and services. The amount of contract revenue assigned to operating segments is generally based on the manner in which the proposal is made to the customer. The software product revenue assigned to the Mainframe Solutions and Enterprise Solutions segments is based on either (1) a list price allocation method (which allocates a discount in the total contract price to the individual products in proportion to the list price of the products); (2) allocations included within internal contract approval documents; or (3) the value for individual software products as stated in the customer contract. The price for the implementation, consulting, education and training services is separately stated in the contract and these amounts of contract revenue are assigned to the Services segment. The contract value assigned to each operating segment is then recognized in a manner consistent with the revenue recognition policies of the Company prior to the adoption of Topic 606. Accordingly, differences in segment revenue and consolidated revenue arise primarily from (a) term and perpetual software licenses that are recognized ratably under the Company’s segment policies and in its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for periods prior to the adoption of Topic 606 that, after adoption of Topic 606, are recognized at a point-in-time; and (b) differences in the allocations of contract value among products and services in a contract arising from the use of a relative standalone selling price allocation method in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for periods after adoption of Topic 606 as compared to the aforementioned approach to assigning contract value to the Company’s segments. Segment expenses include costs that are controllable by segment managers (i.e., direct costs) and, in the case of the Mainframe Solutions and Enterprise Solutions segments, an allocation of shared and indirect costs (i.e., allocated costs). Segment-specific direct costs include a portion of selling and marketing costs, licensing and maintenance costs, product development costs and general and administrative costs. Allocated segment costs primarily include indirect and non-segment-specific direct selling and marketing costs and general and administrative costs that are not directly attributable to a specific segment. The basis for allocating shared and indirect costs between the Mainframe Solutions and Enterprise Solutions segments is dependent on the nature of the cost being allocated and is generally either in proportion to segment revenues or in proportion to the related direct cost category. Expenses for the Services segment consist of cost of professional services and other direct costs included within selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses. There are no allocated or indirect costs for the Services segment. Segment expenses do not include amortization of purchased software, amortization of other intangible assets, amortization of internally developed software products, share-based compensation expense, certain foreign exchange derivative hedging gains and losses, severance and facility actions approved by the Board, and other miscellaneous costs. A measure of segment assets is not currently provided to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and has therefore not been disclosed. The Company’s summary of segment revenue and reconciliation to total consolidated revenue for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
The Company’s summary of segment profit and reconciliation to income before income taxes for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
Depreciation by segment for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
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| Subsequent Events | NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On July 11, 2018, the Company, Broadcom, and Merger Sub entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom. The Merger closed on November 5, 2018. Under the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Company common stock (other than shares that were (i) owned or held in treasury by the Company or owned by Broadcom or Merger Sub and (ii) owned by any wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom or of the Company) was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $44.50 in cash, without interest. On November 5, 2018, in connection with the completion of the Merger and as required by the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company prepaid (or caused to be prepaid) in full all obligations outstanding and terminated all commitments under (i) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2017 (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders and other parties from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2018 (the “Term Loan Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. |
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) of CA, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2018 reflect the adoption of Topic 606 (as defined below) on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2018 and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the periods ended September 30, 2017 have not been revised for the effects of Topic 606 and are therefore not comparable to the September 30, 2018 periods. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 270, for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 (“2018 Form 10-K”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates are based on management’s knowledge of current events and actions it may undertake in the future, these estimates may ultimately differ from actual results. Operating results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash: The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held in numerous locations throughout the world, with approximately 53% being held by the Company’s foreign subsidiaries outside the United States at September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the total amount of restricted cash included in “Other noncurrent assets, net” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was approximately $1 million and $2 million, respectively. Restricted cash was included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts shown in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. |
| New Accounting Pronouncements | New Accounting Pronouncements: New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, with amendments in 2015, 2016 and 2017, creating new ASC Topic 606 (“Topic 606”) that replaces most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. Topic 606 was adopted by the Company effective April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Reporting periods prior to the adoption of Topic 606 were presented in accordance with ASC Topic 605 (“Topic 605”). As a result of adopting Topic 606, the Company now recognizes revenue for the license component of all its on-premise software arrangements at the point-in-time control of the software license is transferred to the customer, rather than ratably over the term of the contract. The Company reflected the impact of the changes at transition with a cumulative increase of approximately $2,104 million to the opening balance of retained earnings. Refer to Note 2, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” and Note 3, “Impact of Adopting Topic 606,” for a discussion of the changes in the Company’s policies for revenue recognition and commissions, and the required disclosures related to the impact of adopting Topic 606. Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for policies in accordance with Topic 605. In October 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-16 (“ASU 2016-16”), Intra-Equity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (Topic 740), which is intended to eliminate diversity in practice and provide a more accurate depiction of the tax consequences on intercompany asset transfers (excluding inventory). ASU 2016-16 requires entities to immediately recognize the tax consequences on intercompany asset transfers (excluding inventory) at the transaction date, rather than deferring the tax consequences under current GAAP. ASU 2016-16 was adopted by the Company when effective in first quarter of fiscal year 2019 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases (Topic 842), with amendments in 2018, requiring a lessee to recognize assets and liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet for leases with accounting lease terms of more than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 will replace most existing lease accounting guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard states that a lessee will recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the consolidated statements of operations. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and requires the modified retrospective method of adoption, with an option to recognize the cumulative effect of applying the new standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt ASU 2016-02 when effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Although the Company is currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, the Company currently expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption. In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04 (“ASU 2017-04”), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (Topic 350), which is intended to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test requiring the assessment of fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairments. Upon adoption of this new standard, goodwill impairments will be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and requires a prospective method of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. Although the Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption of ASU 2017-04, it does not currently expect the adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-12 (“ASU 2017-12”), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (Topic 815), which is intended to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of risk management activities in financial statements. ASU 2017-12 makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current GAAP. ASU 2017-12 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and requires a prospective method of adoption for the amended presentation and disclosure guidance. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption and the effect that ASU 2017-12 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02 (“ASU 2018-02”), Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), which allows stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017 (the “Tax Act”) to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. Since ASU 2018-02 only relates to the income tax effects from the Tax Act, the underlying guidance that requires the effects from changes in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. ASU 2018-02 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early adoption is permitted. Although the Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption of ASU 2018-02, it does not currently expect the adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Early adoption is permitted. Although the Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption of ASU 2018-13, it does not currently expect the adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-15 (“ASU 2018-15”), Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (Subtopic 350-40), which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption and the effect that ASU 2018-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. |
| Reclassifications | Reclassifications: As a result of the adoption of Topic 606 on a modified retrospective basis, the Company’s presentation of prior year revenue in its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations has been revised to combine the previously reported revenue line items “Subscription and maintenance” and “Software fees and other” into the revenue line item “Software licenses and maintenance” in the current year presentation. This reclassification had no effect on total revenue as previously reported for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017. Refer to Note 3, “Impact of Adopting Topic 606,” for the transitional disclosures required by Topic 606. |
| Other Information | Other Information: On July 11, 2018, the Company, Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom”), and Collie Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom (“Merger Sub”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). The transaction closed on November 5, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, effective as of the closing, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom. Under the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Company common stock (other than shares that were (i) owned or held in treasury by the Company or owned by Broadcom or Merger Sub and (ii) owned by any wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom or of the Company) was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $44.50 in cash, without interest. On November 5, 2018, following the consummation of the Merger, the Company’s common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) and deregistered under the Exchange Act. Trading of the Company’s common stock on NASDAQ was halted prior to the opening of trading on November 5, 2018. |
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| Revenue from Contracts with Customers | In accordance with Topic 606, the Company accounts for a customer contract when both parties have approved the contract and are committed to perform their respective obligations, each party’s rights can be identified, payment terms can be identified, the contract has commercial substance, and it is probable the Company will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it is entitled. Revenue is recognized when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied by transferring control of a promised product or service to a customer. A. Nature of products and services The Company’s products and services can be broadly categorized as perpetual licenses to use software, term-based licenses for Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and on-premise use of software, maintenance for perpetual and term-based on-premise licenses, and professional services. The Company’s software licenses and maintenance are for mainframe, enterprise, and SaaS computing environments. Perpetual licenses: The Company sells perpetual licenses which provide customers the right to use software for an indefinite period of time in exchange for a one-time license fee, which may be paid either at contract inception or in installments over the contract term. The Company’s on-premise software licenses have standalone functionality from which customers derive a substantial portion of the benefit. Accordingly, for perpetual licenses, revenue is recognized at the point-in-time when the customer is able to use and benefit from the software, which is generally upon delivery to the customer. Term-based arrangements: Term-based arrangements consists of on-premise term licenses, SaaS solutions, as well as maintenance.
Professional services: Professional services consist of product implementation, consulting, customer education and customer training services. Payment for professional services is generally a fixed fee or a fee based on time and materials. The obligation to provide professional services is generally satisfied over time, with the customer simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits as the Company satisfies its performance obligations. For professional services, revenue is recognized by measuring progress toward the complete satisfaction of the Company’s obligation. Progress for services that are contracted for a fixed price is generally measured based on hours incurred as a portion of total estimated hours, and as a practical expedient, progress for services that are contracted for time and materials is generally based on the amount the Company has the right to invoice. Material rights Contracts with customers may include material rights which are also performance obligations. Material rights primarily arise when the contract gives the customer the right to renew or receive products or services at a discounted price in the future. Revenue allocated to material rights is recognized when the customer exercises the right or the right expires. If exercised by the customer, revenue is classified consistent with the products or services obtained through the exercise of the right. If expired, revenue is classified consistent with the products or services in the contract that gave rise to the material right. Arrangements with multiple performance obligations The Company’s contracts generally contain more than one of the products and services listed above, each of which is separately accounted for as a distinct performance obligation. Allocation of consideration: The Company allocates total contract consideration to each distinct performance obligation in an arrangement on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price reflects the price the Company would charge for a specific product or service if it was sold separately in similar circumstances and to similar customers. If the arrangement contains professional services and other products or services, the Company first allocates to the professional service obligation a portion of the total contract consideration equal to the standalone selling price of professional services that is observed from consistently priced standalone sales. The Company allocates the remaining consideration among the other products and services in the contract on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price for perpetual and on-premise term licenses, which are always sold with maintenance, is the price for the combined license and maintenance bundle. The amount assigned to the license and maintenance bundle is separated into license and maintenance amounts using the respective standalone selling prices represented by the value relationship between the software license and maintenance. When two or more contracts are entered into at or near the same time with the same customer, the Company evaluates the facts and circumstances associated with the negotiation of those contracts. Where the contracts are negotiated as a package, the Company will account for them as a single arrangement and allocate the consideration for the combined contracts among the performance obligations accordingly. Standalone selling price: When available, the Company uses directly observable transactions to determine the standalone selling prices for performance obligations. Observable data is available for maintenance renewals on previously sold perpetual licenses and SaaS. When perpetual or term licenses are sold together with maintenance in a bundled arrangement, the Company estimates a narrow range of standalone selling price using observable pricing information from standalone sales of the bundle, when available, and other relevant information, such as market conditions and pricing strategies. The value relationship the Company uses to allocate consideration between the license and maintenance performance obligations is derived from the observable relationship of the selling price of a standalone perpetual license maintenance renewal to the related perpetual license fee, which is generally 20% of the net license fee for one year of maintenance. The Company separates the license and maintenance performance obligations of a term license and maintenance bundle using the same observable value relationship as in a perpetual license and maintenance bundle because the nature of the maintenance performance obligation and its value relationship with the right to use the software were determined to be similar. Arrangements that include a software license sold with more than one year of maintenance for the license use a value relationship which reflects an annual maintenance rate of 20% of the total value ascribed to the right to use the software. As a result, a greater portion of the bundle relates to maintenance as the length of the maintenance period included in the bundle increases. The Company separately determines the standalone selling prices by geographic region, distribution channel and by volume when the pricing strategies include volume purchase discounts. The Company also estimates the standalone selling prices of its material rights, which primarily include contractually stated amounts that the customer can use to acquire additional products and services. The Company estimates the value of these rights by considering the stated amount and the likelihood of the customer exercising its right. In addition, an option to purchase or receive additional products or services at a discounted price is estimated as the incremental discount the customer would obtain when exercising the option and the likelihood that the option would be exercised. Other policies and judgments Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 60 days of the invoice. In certain arrangements, the Company receives payment from a customer either before or after the performance obligation has been satisfied, however, the Company’s contracts generally do not contain a significant financing component. The Company may modify contracts to offer customers additional products or services. The additional products and services will generally be considered distinct from those products or services transferred to the customer before the modification and will generally be accounted for as a separate contract. The Company evaluates whether the price for the additional products and services reflects the standalone selling price adjusted as appropriate for facts and circumstances applicable to that contract. In determining whether an adjustment is appropriate, the Company evaluates whether the incremental consideration is consistent with the prices previously paid by the customer or similar customers. 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| Impact on financial statements from adoption of Topic 606 | As a result of applying the modified retrospective method to adopt Topic 606, the following adjustments were made to the opening balances of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet accounts:
In connection with the adoption of Topic 606, the Company increased its retained earnings by approximately $2,104 million. This increase was a result of a decrease in deferred revenue of approximately $1,358 million and the establishment of contract assets of approximately $931 million for amounts that would have been recognized under Topic 606 prior to April 1, 2018. In addition, upon adoption of Topic 606, the Company capitalized contract costs of approximately $427 million relating to commissions incurred to obtain customer contracts. Refer to Note 2 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for additional details on contract costs. The net change in deferred income taxes of approximately $301 million and income taxes payable of approximately $280 million is primarily due to the current and deferred tax effects resulting from the aforementioned items. In addition, the Company made other changes, primarily due to professional services, to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on April 1, 2018 to comply with Topic 606. The following table compares the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2018 to the proforma amounts had the previous standard of Topic 605 been in effect:
The following tables compare the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 to the proforma amounts had the previous standard of Topic 605 been in effect:
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s revenue amounts under Topic 605 for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 in a manner consistent with its presentation prior to the adoption of Topic 606. Refer to Note 1, “Accounting Policies,” for additional information on the current year reclassification.
The adoption of Topic 606 had no impact on the Company’s net cash provided by operating activities. The impacts of adoption resulted in offsetting shifts in cash flows throughout the components of net income and various changes in working capital balances. The following table compares the operating activities within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2018 to the proforma amounts had the previous standard of Topic 605 been in effect:
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| Capitalized software and other intangible assets | The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at September 30, 2018 were as follows:
The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for capitalized software and other intangible assets at March 31, 2018 were as follows:
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| Projected annual amortization expense | Based on the capitalized software and other intangible assets recorded through September 30, 2018, the projected annual amortization expense for fiscal year 2019 and the next four fiscal years is expected to be as follows:
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| Goodwill activity by segment | Goodwill activity by segment for the six months ended September 30, 2018 was as follows:
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Derivatives (Tables) |
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| Effect of foreign exchange derivatives | A summary of the effect of the foreign exchange derivatives on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) |
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| Cash dividends | Cash Dividends: The Board declared the following dividends during the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017: Six Months Ended September 30, 2018: (in millions, except per share amounts)
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| Reconciliation of basic and diluted income per common share | The following table presents basic and diluted income per common share information for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
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| Recognized share-based compensation | The Company recognized share-based compensation in the following line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods indicated:
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| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | The following table summarizes the unrecognized share-based compensation costs at September 30, 2018:
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| Weighted average fair values and assumptions used for options granted | The weighted average fair values and assumptions used for the options granted were as follows:
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| Summary of all RSAs and RSUs granted, including grants made pursuant to long-term incentive plans | The table below summarizes all of the RSAs and RSUs granted, including grants made pursuant to the Company’s long-term incentive plans, during the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
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Supplemental Statement of Cash Flows Information (Tables) |
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| Percentage of cash and cash equivalents held by the Company's foreign subsidiaries outside the United States | 53.00% | |||
| Retained earnings | $ 9,156 | $ 6,971 | ||
| Amount to be paid to shareholders by acquiree per Merger Agreement (in dollars per share) | $ 44.50 | |||
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| Retained earnings | 1,893 | $ 2,104 | ||
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers 2 (Details) $ in Millions |
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| Balance at April 1, 2018 | $ 931 |
| Balance at September 30, 2018 | 929 |
| Deferred revenue | |
| Balance at April 1, 2018 | 1,751 |
| Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ 1,421 |
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| Remaining performance obligations | $ 1,700 | |||
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| Period of performance obligations greater than 12 months | 2 years | |||
| Period between Two and Three Years | Maximum | ||||
| Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations | ||||
| Period of performance obligations greater than 12 months | 3 years | |||
| Period between Four and Five Years | Minimum | ||||
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| Period of performance obligations greater than 12 months | 4 years | |||
| Period between Four and Five Years | Maximum | ||||
| Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations | ||||
| Period of performance obligations greater than 12 months | 5 years | |||
| Perpetual Licenses | 12 Months or Less | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | $ 10 | |||
| Perpetual Licenses | Greater than 12 Months | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 11 | [1] | ||
| On-Premise Term Licenses | 12 Months or Less | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 231 | |||
| On-Premise Term Licenses | Greater than 12 Months | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 113 | [1] | ||
| Maintenance | 12 Months or Less | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 1,464 | |||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 1,632 | [1] | ||
| SaaS | 12 Months or Less | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 345 | |||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 221 | [1] | ||
| Professional Services | 12 Months or Less | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 61 | |||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 31 | [1] | ||
| Material Rights | 12 Months or Less | ||||
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| Remaining performance obligations | 3 | |||
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| Remaining performance obligations | $ 178 | [1] | ||
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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| Impairment loss on capitalized contract costs | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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| Amortization of capitalized contract costs | $ 31 | $ 61 |
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| Capitalized contract costs, Amortization period | 7 years | |
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Revenue from Contracts with Customers 5 (Details) $ in Millions |
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| Value relationship to allocate consideration between license and maintenance performance obligations, Annual maintenance as a percentage of total license fee | 20.00% |
| Contract with customer, Liability, Revenue recognized | $ 770 |
| Unbilled value of government contracts with termination for convenience clauses | 574 |
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| Advanced payments from government customers with termination for convenience rights | $ 105 |
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| General payment terms | 30 days |
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| Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Other | |
| General payment terms | 60 days |
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Impact of Adopting Topic 606 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Apr. 01, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,931 | $ 3,405 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 507 | 793 | |
| Contract assets | 817 | 0 | |
| Other current assets | 107 | 210 | |
| Total current assets | 4,362 | 4,408 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 213 | 237 | |
| Goodwill | 6,790 | 6,804 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 981 | 1,111 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 124 | 346 | |
| Contract assets | 112 | 0 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | 0 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 121 | 154 | |
| Total assets | 13,103 | 13,060 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 20 | 269 | |
| Accounts payable | 81 | 85 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 201 | 242 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 309 | 340 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 1,002 | 2,289 | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 25 | 55 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 72 | 41 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,710 | 3,321 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,506 | 2,514 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 297 | 311 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 171 | 111 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 419 | 820 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 98 | 88 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,201 | 7,165 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 59 | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,735 | 3,744 | |
| Retained earnings | 9,156 | 6,971 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (463) | (290) | |
| Treasury stock | (4,585) | (4,589) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 7,902 | 5,895 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 13,103 | 13,060 | |
| As Reported March 31, 2018 | |||
| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,931 | 3,405 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 502 | 793 | |
| Contract assets | 0 | 0 | |
| Other current assets | 183 | 210 | |
| Total current assets | 3,616 | 4,408 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 213 | 237 | |
| Goodwill | 6,790 | 6,804 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 981 | 1,111 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 338 | 346 | |
| Contract assets | 0 | 0 | |
| Contract costs | 0 | 0 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 136 | 154 | |
| Total assets | 12,074 | 13,060 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 20 | 269 | |
| Accounts payable | 81 | 85 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 201 | 242 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 319 | 340 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 1,826 | 2,289 | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 25 | 55 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 0 | 41 | |
| Total current liabilities | 2,472 | 3,321 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,506 | 2,514 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 187 | 311 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 98 | 111 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 638 | 820 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 98 | 88 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,999 | 7,165 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 59 | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,735 | 3,744 | |
| Retained earnings | 7,263 | 6,971 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (397) | (290) | |
| Treasury stock | (4,585) | (4,589) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 6,075 | 5,895 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 12,074 | $ 13,060 | |
| Adjustments Due to Topic 606 | |||
| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | $ 0 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 5 | 9 | |
| Contract assets | 817 | 772 | |
| Other current assets | (76) | (38) | |
| Total current assets | 746 | 743 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 0 | 0 | |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 0 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes | (214) | (221) | |
| Contract assets | 112 | 159 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | 427 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | (15) | (19) | |
| Total assets | 1,029 | 1,089 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (10) | (8) | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | (824) | (1,067) | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 0 | 0 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 72 | 170 | |
| Total current liabilities | (762) | (905) | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 0 | 0 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 110 | 110 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 73 | 80 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | (219) | (291) | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 0 | 0 | |
| Total liabilities | (798) | (1,006) | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 0 | 0 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,893 | 2,104 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (66) | (9) | |
| Treasury stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,827 | 2,095 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,029 | 1,089 | |
| Adjusted April 1, 2018 | |||
| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,931 | 3,405 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 507 | 802 | |
| Contract assets | 817 | 772 | |
| Other current assets | 107 | 172 | |
| Total current assets | 4,362 | 5,151 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 213 | 237 | |
| Goodwill | 6,790 | 6,804 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 981 | 1,111 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 124 | 125 | |
| Contract assets | 112 | 159 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | 427 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 121 | 135 | |
| Total assets | 13,103 | 14,149 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 20 | 269 | |
| Accounts payable | 81 | 85 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 201 | 242 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 309 | 332 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 1,002 | 1,222 | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 25 | 55 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 72 | 211 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,710 | 2,416 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,506 | 2,514 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 297 | 421 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 171 | 191 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 419 | 529 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 98 | 88 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,201 | 6,159 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 59 | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,735 | 3,744 | |
| Retained earnings | 9,156 | 9,075 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (463) | (299) | |
| Treasury stock | (4,585) | (4,589) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 7,902 | 7,990 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 13,103 | $ 14,149 |
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Impact of Adopting Topic 606 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Apr. 01, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,931 | $ 3,405 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 507 | 793 | |
| Contract assets | 817 | 0 | |
| Other current assets | 107 | 210 | |
| Total current assets | 4,362 | 4,408 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 213 | 237 | |
| Goodwill | 6,790 | 6,804 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 981 | 1,111 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 124 | 346 | |
| Contract assets | 112 | 0 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | 0 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 121 | 154 | |
| Total assets | 13,103 | 13,060 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 20 | 269 | |
| Accounts payable | 81 | 85 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 201 | 242 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 309 | 340 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 1,002 | 2,289 | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 25 | 55 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 72 | 41 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,710 | 3,321 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,506 | 2,514 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 297 | 311 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 171 | 111 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 419 | 820 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 98 | 88 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,201 | 7,165 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 59 | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,735 | 3,744 | |
| Retained earnings | 9,156 | 6,971 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (463) | (290) | |
| Treasury stock | (4,585) | (4,589) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 7,902 | 5,895 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 13,103 | 13,060 | |
| As Reported under Topic 606 | |||
| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,931 | $ 3,405 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 507 | 802 | |
| Contract assets | 817 | 772 | |
| Other current assets | 107 | 172 | |
| Total current assets | 4,362 | 5,151 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 213 | 237 | |
| Goodwill | 6,790 | 6,804 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 981 | 1,111 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 124 | 125 | |
| Contract assets | 112 | 159 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | 427 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 121 | 135 | |
| Total assets | 13,103 | 14,149 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 20 | 269 | |
| Accounts payable | 81 | 85 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 201 | 242 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 309 | 332 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 1,002 | 1,222 | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 25 | 55 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 72 | 211 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,710 | 2,416 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,506 | 2,514 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 297 | 421 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 171 | 191 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 419 | 529 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 98 | 88 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,201 | 6,159 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 59 | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,735 | 3,744 | |
| Retained earnings | 9,156 | 9,075 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (463) | (299) | |
| Treasury stock | (4,585) | (4,589) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 7,902 | 7,990 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 13,103 | 14,149 | |
| Proforma as if the previous accounting of Topic 605 was in effect | |||
| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,931 | 3,405 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 502 | 793 | |
| Contract assets | 0 | 0 | |
| Other current assets | 183 | 210 | |
| Total current assets | 3,616 | 4,408 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 213 | 237 | |
| Goodwill | 6,790 | 6,804 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 981 | 1,111 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 338 | 346 | |
| Contract assets | 0 | 0 | |
| Contract costs | 0 | 0 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 136 | 154 | |
| Total assets | 12,074 | 13,060 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 20 | 269 | |
| Accounts payable | 81 | 85 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 201 | 242 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 319 | 340 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 1,826 | 2,289 | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 25 | 55 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 0 | 41 | |
| Total current liabilities | 2,472 | 3,321 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 2,506 | 2,514 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 187 | 311 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 98 | 111 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | 638 | 820 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 98 | 88 | |
| Total liabilities | 5,999 | 7,165 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 59 | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,735 | 3,744 | |
| Retained earnings | 7,263 | 6,971 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (397) | (290) | |
| Treasury stock | (4,585) | (4,589) | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 6,075 | 5,895 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 12,074 | $ 13,060 | |
| Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | |||
| Current assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 5 | 9 | |
| Contract assets | 817 | 772 | |
| Other current assets | (76) | (38) | |
| Total current assets | 746 | 743 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 0 | 0 | |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets, net | 0 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes | (214) | (221) | |
| Contract assets | 112 | 159 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | 427 | |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | (15) | (19) | |
| Total assets | 1,029 | 1,089 | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (10) | (8) | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | (824) | (1,067) | |
| Taxes payable, other than income taxes payable | 0 | 0 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 72 | 170 | |
| Total current liabilities | (762) | (905) | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 0 | 0 | |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable | 110 | 110 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 73 | 80 | |
| Deferred revenue and advanced payments | (219) | (291) | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 0 | 0 | |
| Total liabilities | (798) | (1,006) | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 0 | 0 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,893 | 2,104 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (66) | (9) | |
| Treasury stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,827 | 2,095 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 1,029 | $ 1,089 |
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Impact of Adopting Topic 606 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ 895 | $ 1,034 | $ 1,833 | $ 2,059 |
| Expenses: | ||||
| Amortization of capitalized software costs | 49 | 67 | 109 | 137 |
| Selling and marketing | 252 | 244 | 487 | 490 |
| General and administrative | 99 | 97 | 203 | 204 |
| Product development and enhancements | 158 | 161 | 320 | 319 |
| Depreciation and amortization of other intangible assets | 28 | 27 | 54 | 53 |
| Other expenses, net | 4 | 9 | 107 | 20 |
| Total expenses before interest and income taxes | 728 | 752 | 1,564 | 1,514 |
| Income before interest and income taxes | 167 | 282 | 269 | 545 |
| Interest expense, net | 19 | 24 | 39 | 49 |
| Income before income taxes | 148 | 258 | 230 | 496 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 19 | 74 | (65) | 134 |
| Net income | $ 129 | $ 184 | $ 295 | $ 362 |
| Basic income per common share: | ||||
| Basic income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.86 |
| Basic weighted average shares used in computation | 413 | 415 | 414 | 415 |
| Diluted income per common share: | ||||
| Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.86 |
| Diluted weighted average shares used in computation | 416 | 416 | 416 | 416 |
| License and Maintenance | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ 824 | $ 959 | $ 1,694 | $ 1,909 |
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 74 | 73 | 150 | 144 |
| Professional Services | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 71 | 75 | 139 | 150 |
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 64 | 74 | 134 | 147 |
| As Reported under Topic 606 | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 895 | 1,833 | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Amortization of capitalized software costs | 49 | 109 | ||
| Selling and marketing | 252 | 487 | ||
| General and administrative | 99 | 203 | ||
| Product development and enhancements | 158 | 320 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization of other intangible assets | 28 | 54 | ||
| Other expenses, net | 4 | 107 | ||
| Total expenses before interest and income taxes | 728 | 1,564 | ||
| Income before interest and income taxes | 167 | 269 | ||
| Interest expense, net | 19 | 39 | ||
| Income before income taxes | 148 | 230 | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 19 | (65) | ||
| Net income | $ 129 | $ 295 | ||
| Basic income per common share: | ||||
| Basic income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.70 | ||
| Basic weighted average shares used in computation | 413 | 414 | ||
| Diluted income per common share: | ||||
| Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.70 | ||
| Diluted weighted average shares used in computation | 416 | 416 | ||
| As Reported under Topic 606 | License and Maintenance | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ 824 | $ 1,694 | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 74 | 150 | ||
| As Reported under Topic 606 | Professional Services | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 71 | 139 | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 64 | 134 | ||
| Proforma as if the previous accounting of Topic 605 was in effect | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 1,045 | 1,034 | 2,097 | 2,059 |
| Expenses: | ||||
| Amortization of capitalized software costs | 49 | 109 | ||
| Selling and marketing | 246 | 471 | ||
| General and administrative | 99 | 202 | ||
| Product development and enhancements | 158 | 320 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization of other intangible assets | 28 | 54 | ||
| Other expenses, net | 4 | 112 | ||
| Total expenses before interest and income taxes | 728 | 1,561 | ||
| Income before interest and income taxes | 317 | 536 | ||
| Interest expense, net | 19 | 39 | ||
| Income before income taxes | 298 | 497 | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 53 | (9) | ||
| Net income | $ 245 | $ 506 | ||
| Basic income per common share: | ||||
| Basic income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.59 | $ 1.21 | ||
| Basic weighted average shares used in computation | 413 | 414 | ||
| Diluted income per common share: | ||||
| Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | ||
| Diluted weighted average shares used in computation | 416 | 416 | ||
| Proforma as if the previous accounting of Topic 605 was in effect | License and Maintenance | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ 971 | $ 1,949 | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 74 | 150 | ||
| Proforma as if the previous accounting of Topic 605 was in effect | Professional Services | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 74 | $ 75 | 148 | $ 150 |
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 70 | 143 | ||
| Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | (150) | (264) | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Amortization of capitalized software costs | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selling and marketing | 6 | 16 | ||
| General and administrative | 0 | 1 | ||
| Product development and enhancements | 0 | 0 | ||
| Depreciation and amortization of other intangible assets | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other expenses, net | 0 | (5) | ||
| Total expenses before interest and income taxes | 0 | 3 | ||
| Income before interest and income taxes | (150) | (267) | ||
| Interest expense, net | 0 | 0 | ||
| Income before income taxes | (150) | (267) | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (34) | (56) | ||
| Net income | $ (116) | $ (211) | ||
| Basic income per common share: | ||||
| Basic income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ (0.28) | $ (0.51) | ||
| Basic weighted average shares used in computation | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diluted income per common share: | ||||
| Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ (0.27) | $ (0.50) | ||
| Diluted weighted average shares used in computation | 0 | 0 | ||
| Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | License and Maintenance | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ (147) | $ (255) | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | 0 | 0 | ||
| Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | Professional Services | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | (3) | (9) | ||
| Expenses: | ||||
| Costs of licensing and maintenance and professional services | $ (6) | $ (9) | ||
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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Impact of Adopting Topic 606 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ 895 | $ 1,034 | $ 1,833 | $ 2,059 |
| Professional Services | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 71 | 75 | 139 | 150 |
| Topic 605 | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 1,045 | 1,034 | 2,097 | 2,059 |
| Topic 605 | Subscription and Maintenance | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 829 | 826 | 1,667 | 1,643 |
| Topic 605 | Professional Services | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | 74 | 75 | 148 | 150 |
| Topic 605 | Software Fees and Other | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Total revenue | $ 142 | $ 133 | $ 282 | $ 266 |
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Impact of Adopting Topic 606 5 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
|
| Operating activities: | ||||
| Net income | $ 129 | $ 184 | $ 295 | $ 362 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 163 | 190 | ||
| Deferred income taxes | (12) | (23) | ||
| Provision for bad debts | 0 | 2 | ||
| Share-based compensation expense | 68 | 61 | ||
| Other non-cash items | 5 | 2 | ||
| Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses | (4) | 9 | ||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | ||||
| Decrease in trade accounts receivable | 279 | 317 | ||
| Increase in contract assets | (26) | 0 | ||
| Decrease in contract costs | 18 | 0 | ||
| Decrease in deferred revenue and advanced payments | (314) | (460) | ||
| Decrease in taxes payable, net | (258) | (58) | ||
| Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other | 33 | 11 | ||
| Decrease in accrued salaries, wages and commissions | (34) | (81) | ||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net | 38 | 3 | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 251 | $ 335 | ||
| As Reported under Topic 606 | ||||
| Operating activities: | ||||
| Net income | 129 | 295 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 163 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | (12) | |||
| Provision for bad debts | 0 | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 68 | |||
| Other non-cash items | 5 | |||
| Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses | (4) | |||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | ||||
| Decrease in trade accounts receivable | 279 | |||
| Increase in contract assets | (26) | |||
| Decrease in contract costs | 18 | |||
| Decrease in deferred revenue and advanced payments | (314) | |||
| Decrease in taxes payable, net | (258) | |||
| Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other | 33 | |||
| Decrease in accrued salaries, wages and commissions | (34) | |||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net | 38 | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 251 | |||
| Proforma as if the previous accounting of Topic 605 was in effect | ||||
| Operating activities: | ||||
| Net income | 245 | 506 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 163 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | (10) | |||
| Provision for bad debts | (1) | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 68 | |||
| Other non-cash items | 5 | |||
| Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses | 2 | |||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | ||||
| Decrease in trade accounts receivable | 275 | |||
| Increase in contract assets | 0 | |||
| Decrease in contract costs | 0 | |||
| Decrease in deferred revenue and advanced payments | (598) | |||
| Decrease in taxes payable, net | (204) | |||
| Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other | 35 | |||
| Decrease in accrued salaries, wages and commissions | (34) | |||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net | 44 | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 251 | |||
| Effect of Change Higher/(Lower) | ||||
| Operating activities: | ||||
| Net income | $ (116) | (211) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 0 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | (2) | |||
| Provision for bad debts | 1 | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | 0 | |||
| Other non-cash items | 0 | |||
| Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses | (6) | |||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | ||||
| Decrease in trade accounts receivable | 4 | |||
| Increase in contract assets | (26) | |||
| Decrease in contract costs | 18 | |||
| Decrease in deferred revenue and advanced payments | 284 | |||
| Decrease in taxes payable, net | (54) | |||
| Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other | (2) | |||
| Decrease in accrued salaries, wages and commissions | 0 | |||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net | (6) | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 0 | |||
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Impact of Adopting Topic 606 6 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Apr. 01, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |||
| Retained earnings | $ 9,156 | $ 6,971 | |
| Deferred revenue | 1,421 | $ 1,751 | |
| Contract assets | 929 | 931 | |
| Contract costs | 400 | $ 0 | |
| Adjustments Due to Topic 606 | |||
| New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | |||
| Retained earnings | 1,893 | 2,104 | |
| Deferred revenue | (1,358) | ||
| Contract assets | 931 | ||
| Contract costs | $ 400 | 427 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 301 | ||
| Income taxes payable | $ 280 |
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Restructuring 1 (Details) $ in Millions |
6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
| |
| Accrued restructuring severance and exit costs activity | |
| Accrued balance at March 31, 2018 | $ 7 |
| Accrued balance at September 30, 2018 | 70 |
| Employee Severance | |
| Accrued restructuring severance and exit costs activity | |
| Accrued balance at March 31, 2018 | 0 |
| Expense | 82 |
| Change in estimate | (6) |
| Payments | (44) |
| Accretion and other | 0 |
| Accrued balance at September 30, 2018 | 32 |
| Facility Exit | |
| Accrued restructuring severance and exit costs activity | |
| Accrued balance at March 31, 2018 | 7 |
| Expense | 37 |
| Change in estimate | 0 |
| Payments | (6) |
| Accretion and other | 0 |
| Accrued balance at September 30, 2018 | $ 38 |
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Restructuring 2 (Details) $ in Millions |
May 02, 2018
USD ($)
Employee
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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| Restructuring | |||
| Facility exit accruals | $ 70 | $ 7 | |
| Employee Severance | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Facility exit accruals | 32 | 0 | |
| Facility Exit and Consolidation | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Facility exit accruals | 38 | $ 7 | |
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected number of positions eliminated | Employee | 800 | ||
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Minimum | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected restructuring costs | $ 140 | ||
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Minimum | Employee Severance | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected restructuring costs | 90 | ||
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Minimum | Facility Exit and Consolidation | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected restructuring costs | 50 | ||
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Maximum | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected restructuring costs | 160 | ||
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Maximum | Employee Severance | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected restructuring costs | 100 | ||
| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Maximum | Facility Exit and Consolidation | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Expected restructuring costs | $ 60 | ||
| Plans and Actions Prior to Fiscal 2019 Plan | Facility Exit and Consolidation | |||
| Restructuring | |||
| Facility exit accruals | $ 7 |
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Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets | ||
| Gross amortizable assets | $ 9,261 | $ 9,265 |
| Less: Fully amortized assets | 7,539 | 7,131 |
| Remaining amortizable assets | 1,722 | 2,134 |
| Accumulated amortization on remaining amortizable assets | 741 | 1,023 |
| Net assets | 981 | 1,111 |
| Purchased Software Products | ||
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets | ||
| Gross amortizable assets | 6,579 | 6,572 |
| Less: Fully amortized assets | 5,247 | 4,961 |
| Remaining amortizable assets | 1,332 | 1,611 |
| Accumulated amortization on remaining amortizable assets | 658 | 845 |
| Net assets | 674 | 766 |
| Internally Developed Software Products | ||
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets | ||
| Gross amortizable assets | 1,467 | 1,467 |
| Less: Fully amortized assets | 1,458 | 1,347 |
| Remaining amortizable assets | 9 | 120 |
| Accumulated amortization on remaining amortizable assets | 6 | 109 |
| Net assets | 3 | 11 |
| Other Intangible Assets | ||
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets | ||
| Gross amortizable assets | 1,215 | 1,226 |
| Less: Fully amortized assets | 834 | 823 |
| Remaining amortizable assets | 381 | 403 |
| Accumulated amortization on remaining amortizable assets | 77 | 69 |
| Net assets | $ 304 | $ 334 |
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Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets 2 (Details) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
|
|---|---|
| Projected annual amortization expense | |
| 2019 | $ 239 |
| 2020 | 203 |
| 2021 | 158 |
| 2022 | 148 |
| 2023 | 117 |
| Purchased Software Products | |
| Projected annual amortization expense | |
| 2019 | 189 |
| 2020 | 166 |
| 2021 | 122 |
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2023 | 86 |
| Internally Developed Software Products | |
| Projected annual amortization expense | |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| Other Intangible Assets | |
| Projected annual amortization expense | |
| 2019 | 40 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | $ 31 |
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Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets 3 (Details) $ in Millions |
6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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| Goodwill activity by segment | |
| Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ 6,804 |
| Acquisitions | 6 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (20) |
| Balance at September 30, 2018 | 6,790 |
| Mainframe Solutions | |
| Goodwill activity by segment | |
| Balance at March 31, 2018 | 4,178 |
| Acquisitions | 0 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0 |
| Balance at September 30, 2018 | 4,178 |
| Enterprise Solutions | |
| Goodwill activity by segment | |
| Balance at March 31, 2018 | 2,545 |
| Acquisitions | 6 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (20) |
| Balance at September 30, 2018 | 2,531 |
| Services | |
| Goodwill activity by segment | |
| Balance at March 31, 2018 | 81 |
| Acquisitions | 0 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 0 |
| Balance at September 30, 2018 | $ 81 |
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Goodwill, Capitalized Software and Other Intangible Assets 4 (Details) |
6 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2018 | |
| Enterprise Solutions | |
| Capitalized software and other intangible assets | |
| Uncertainty, Continued marketability of goods and services | The Company evaluates the useful lives and recoverability of capitalized software and other intangible assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. These evaluations require complex assumptions about key factors such as future customer demand, technology trends and the impact of those factors on the technology the Company acquires and develops for its products. Impairments or revisions to useful lives could result from the use of alternative assumptions that reflect reasonably possible outcomes related to future customer demand or technology trends for assets within the Enterprise Solutions segment. |
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Derivatives 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
|
| Foreign Currency Contracts | Other Expenses, Net | ||||
| Effect of foreign exchange derivatives | ||||
| Amount of net loss (gain) from derivative instruments recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | $ 0 | $ 4 | $ (10) | $ 8 |
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Derivatives 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
|
| Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Collateral posted under collateralized security arrangements | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Foreign Currency Contracts | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| Gross notional value of foreign currency contracts outstanding consisting of purchase and sale contracts | $ 720 | $ 456 |
| Tenure of foreign currency contracts outstanding | less than six months | less than three months |
| Net fair value of foreign currency contracts | $ 10 | $ 1 |
| Foreign Currency Contracts | Other Current Assets | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| Fair value of foreign currency contracts included in "Other current assets" | 18 | 2 |
| Foreign Currency Contracts | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| Fair value of foreign currency contracts included in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" | $ 8 | $ 1 |
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Fair Value Measurements 1 (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Foreign exchange derivatives | [1] | $ 18 | $ 2 | ||||
| Total assets | 924 | 1,283 | |||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Foreign exchange derivatives | [1] | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Money Market Funds | Cash and Cash Equivalents | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Money market funds | [2] | 906 | 1,281 | ||||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Foreign exchange derivatives | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total assets | 906 | 1,281 | |||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Foreign exchange derivatives | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Money Market Funds | Cash and Cash Equivalents | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Money market funds | [2] | 906 | 1,281 | ||||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | |||||||
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| Foreign exchange derivatives | [1] | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total assets | 18 | 2 | |||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Foreign exchange derivatives | [1] | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Money Market Funds | Cash and Cash Equivalents | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Money market funds | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | |||||||
| Assets: | |||||||
| Total assets | 0 | 0 | |||||
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| Total liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||
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Fair Value Measurements 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Facility exit reserves | $ 70 | $ 7 | |||||
| Facility Exit | |||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Facility exit reserves | 38 | 7 | |||||
| Carrying Value | |||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Total debt | 2,526 | 2,783 | |||||
| Carrying Value | Facility Exit | |||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||
| Facility exit reserves | [1] | 38 | 7 | ||||
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| Total debt | [2] | 2,550 | 2,844 | ||||
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| Facility exit reserves | [1] | $ 39 | $ 8 | ||||
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Fair Value Measurements 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Fair value measurements | ||
| Facility exit reserves | $ 70 | $ 7 |
| Facility Exit | ||
| Fair value measurements | ||
| Facility exit reserves | 38 | 7 |
| Facility Exit | Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | ||
| Fair value measurements | ||
| Facility exit reserves | 12 | 2 |
| Facility Exit | Other Noncurrent Liabilities | ||
| Fair value measurements | ||
| Facility exit reserves | $ 26 | $ 5 |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
|
|---|---|
| Maximum | |
| Commitments and contingencies | |
| Loss contingency, Estimate of possible loss | $ 20 |
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Stockholders' Equity 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
|
| Cash dividends | ||||
| Declaration date | Aug. 09, 2018 | May 02, 2018 | Aug. 09, 2017 | May 09, 2017 |
| Dividend per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.255 | $ 0.255 | $ 0.255 | $ 0.255 |
| Record date | Aug. 23, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | Aug. 24, 2017 | May 25, 2017 |
| Total amount | $ 107 | $ 107 | $ 108 | $ 107 |
| Payment date | Sep. 11, 2018 | Jun. 05, 2018 | Sep. 12, 2017 | Jun. 13, 2017 |
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Stockholders' Equity 2 (Details) - Current Stock Repurchase Program - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
6 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
|
| Stock repurchases | ||
| Stock repurchase program, Authorized amount | $ 750 | |
| Shares of common stock repurchased | 2.3 | |
| Value of common stock repurchased | $ 80 | |
| Stock repurchase program, Remaining authorized common stock repurchase amount | $ 407 |
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Stockholders' Equity 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ||
| Foreign currency translation losses | $ (463) | $ (290) |
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Income Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
|
| Basic income per common share: | ||||
| Net income | $ 129 | $ 184 | $ 295 | $ 362 |
| Less: Net income allocable to participating securities | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Net income allocable to common shares | $ 127 | $ 181 | $ 291 | $ 357 |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | 413 | 415 | 414 | 415 |
| Basic income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.86 |
| Diluted income per common share: | ||||
| Net income | $ 129 | $ 184 | $ 295 | $ 362 |
| Less: Net income allocable to participating securities | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Net income allocable to common shares | $ 127 | $ 181 | $ 291 | $ 357 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding and common share equivalents: | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | 413 | 415 | 414 | 415 |
| Weighted average effect of share-based payment awards | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Denominator in calculation of diluted income per share | 416 | 416 | 416 | 416 |
| Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.31 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.86 |
| Income per common share, Other disclosures | ||||
| Number of anti-dilutive restricted stock awards and options excluded from the calculation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Weighted average restricted stock awards considered participating securities | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Accounting for Share-Based Compensation 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
|
| Recognized share-based compensation | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense before tax | $ 35 | $ 29 | $ 68 | $ 61 |
| Income tax benefit | (8) | (9) | (16) | (20) |
| Net share-based compensation expense | 27 | 20 | 52 | 41 |
| Costs of Licensing and Maintenance | ||||
| Recognized share-based compensation | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense before tax | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Cost of Professional Services | ||||
| Recognized share-based compensation | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense before tax | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Selling and Marketing | ||||
| Recognized share-based compensation | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense before tax | 11 | 10 | 21 | 20 |
| General and Administrative | ||||
| Recognized share-based compensation | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense before tax | 13 | 11 | 25 | 23 |
| Product Development and Enhancements | ||||
| Recognized share-based compensation | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense before tax | $ 9 | $ 6 | $ 17 | $ 13 |
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Accounting for Share-Based Compensation 2 (Details) $ in Millions |
6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
| |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | $ 180 |
| Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years) | 2 years 3 months 18 days |
| Stock Option Awards | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | $ 6 |
| Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years) | 2 years 1 month 6 days |
| Restricted Stock Awards (RSAs) | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | $ 95 |
| Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years) | 2 years 1 month 6 days |
| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | $ 27 |
| Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years) | 2 years 2 months 12 days |
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| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | |
| Unrecognized share-based compensation costs | $ 52 |
| Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years) | 2 years 7 months 6 days |
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| Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share) | $ 5.70 | $ 4.72 | |||||||
| Dividend yield | 3.07% | 3.17% | |||||||
| Expected volatility factor | [1] | 21.00% | 21.00% | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | [2] | 3.00% | 2.10% | ||||||
| Expected life (in years) | [3] | 6 years | 6 years | ||||||
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Accounting for Share-Based Compensation 4 (Details) - $ / shares shares in Millions |
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| Shares | 0.0 | 0.0 | [1] | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||||||||
| Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | [2] | $ 0.00 | $ 32.98 | $ 35.28 | $ 31.70 | ||||||||
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| Shares | 0.0 | [1] | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | [3] | $ 37.02 | $ 0.00 | $ 34.06 | $ 30.35 | ||||||||
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Accounting for Share-Based Compensation 5 (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
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| Accounting for share-based compensation | |||||
| Capitalized share-based compensation costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
| Stock options issued | 0.9 | 1.0 | |||
| Computation of expected life, Simplified method | The Company’s computation of expected life was determined based on the simplified method (the average of the vesting period and option term). | ||||
| Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) | |||||
| Accounting for share-based compensation | |||||
| Number of shares issued under ESPP | 0.1 | ||||
| Share price issued under ESPP (in dollars per share) | $ 33.87 | ||||
| Number of shares available for future issuances under ESPP | 28.7 | 28.7 | |||
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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
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| Income taxes | |||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 19 | $ 74 | $ (65) | $ 134 | |
| Net discrete tax benefit | $ (16) | $ (114) | $ (8) | ||
| Estimated annual effective tax rate excluding impact of discrete items | 20.80% | 28.60% | |||
| Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) | |||||
| Income taxes | |||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 176 | ||||
| Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) | Taxation of Unremitted Foreign Earnings | |||||
| Income taxes | |||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 193 | ||||
| Period of tax payments on unremitted foreign earnings (in years) | 8 years | ||||
| Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) | Dividends Received Deduction for Certain Foreign Tax Credits | |||||
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| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ (113) | ||||
| Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) | Remeasurement of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | |||||
| Income taxes | |||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 96 | ||||
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Supplemental Statement of Cash Flows Information 1 (Details) - Notional Pooling Arrangement - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Notional pooling arrangement | |||||
| Borrowings | $ 1,076 | $ 1,173 | |||
| Repayments | (1,053) | (1,204) | |||
| Foreign exchange effect | (24) | 31 | |||
| Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | |||||
| Notional pooling arrangement | |||||
| Total borrowings outstanding at beginning of period | [1] | 137 | 137 | ||
| Total borrowings outstanding at end of period | [1] | $ 136 | $ 137 | ||
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Supplemental Statement of Cash Flows Information 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Supplemental statement of cash flows information | ||
| Interest payments | $ 61 | $ 60 |
| Income taxes paid, net | 130 | 156 |
| Treasury common shares issued in connection with share-based incentive awards under equity compensation plans, Non-cash financing activities | 47 | 46 |
| Withholding taxes on share-based incentive awards, Non-cash financing activities | 41 | 35 |
| Treasury common shares issued in connection with discretionary stock contributions to CA, Inc. Savings Harvest Plan, Non-cash financing activities | 24 | 23 |
| Treasury common shares issued in connection with Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Non-cash financing activities | $ 2 | $ 2 |
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Segment Information 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Summary of segment revenue and reconciliation to total consolidated revenue | ||||||||
| Segment revenue | $ 1,045 | $ 1,034 | $ 2,097 | $ 2,059 | ||||
| Impact of segment policies that differ from U.S. GAAP | (150) | [1] | 0 | (264) | [1] | 0 | ||
| Total consolidated revenue | 895 | 1,034 | 1,833 | 2,059 | ||||
| Mainframe Solutions | ||||||||
| Summary of segment revenue and reconciliation to total consolidated revenue | ||||||||
| Segment revenue | 548 | 539 | 1,101 | 1,075 | ||||
| Total consolidated revenue | 388 | 828 | ||||||
| Enterprise Solutions | ||||||||
| Summary of segment revenue and reconciliation to total consolidated revenue | ||||||||
| Segment revenue | 423 | 420 | 848 | 834 | ||||
| Total consolidated revenue | 436 | 866 | ||||||
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| Segment revenue | 74 | $ 75 | 148 | $ 150 | ||||
| Total consolidated revenue | $ 71 | $ 139 | ||||||
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Segment Information 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Summary of segment profit and reconciliation to income before income taxes | ||||||||||
| Total segment profit | $ 412 | $ 392 | $ 842 | $ 775 | ||||||
| Impact of segment policies that differ from U.S. GAAP | (150) | [1] | 0 | (267) | [1] | 0 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 35 | 29 | 68 | 61 | ||||||
| Other expenses, net | [2] | 0 | 4 | 108 | 12 | |||||
| Interest expense, net | 19 | 24 | 39 | 49 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 148 | 258 | 230 | 496 | ||||||
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| Amortization of intangible assets | 47 | 58 | 102 | 116 | ||||||
| Other Intangible Assets | ||||||||||
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| Amortization of intangible assets | 11 | 10 | 21 | 20 | ||||||
| Internally Developed Software Products | ||||||||||
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| Amortization of intangible assets | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | ||||||
| Mainframe Solutions | ||||||||||
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| Total segment profit | 354 | 351 | 724 | 700 | ||||||
| Enterprise Solutions | ||||||||||
| Summary of segment profit and reconciliation to income before income taxes | ||||||||||
| Total segment profit | 54 | 40 | 114 | 73 | ||||||
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| Summary of segment profit and reconciliation to income before income taxes | ||||||||||
| Total segment profit | $ 4 | $ 1 | $ 4 | $ 2 | ||||||
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Segment Information 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Summary of depreciation by segment | ||||
| Depreciation | $ 17 | $ 17 | $ 33 | $ 33 |
| Mainframe Solutions | ||||
| Summary of depreciation by segment | ||||
| Depreciation | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
| Enterprise Solutions | ||||
| Summary of depreciation by segment | ||||
| Depreciation | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| Services | ||||
| Summary of depreciation by segment | ||||
| Depreciation | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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Segment Information 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
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| Fiscal 2019 Plan | Other Expenses, Net | ||
| Segment information | ||
| Restructuring charges | $ (1) | $ 113 |
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Subsequent Events (Details) |
Nov. 05, 2018
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| Amount paid to shareholders by acquiree per Merger Agreement (in dollars per share) | $ 44.50 |
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