10-Q 1 ilg-20180331x10q.htm 10-Q ilg_10Q

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 4, 2018

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10‑Q

 

 

 

 

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

Or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

 

Commission File No. 1‑34062


ILG, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

26‑2590997
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

6262 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL
(Address of Registrant’s
principal executive offices)

33143
(Zip Code)

 

(305) 666‑1861

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S‑T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non‑accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☒

Accelerated filer ☐

 Non‑accelerated filer ☐
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)

 

 

Smaller reporting company ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of May 1, 2018, 124,320,709 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

PART I 

 

 

Item 1. 

Financial Statements

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2. 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

48

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

74

Item 4. 

Controls and Procedures

75

PART II 

 

 

Item 1. 

Legal Proceedings

76

Item 1A. 

Risk Factors

76

Item 2. 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

76

Item 3-5. 

Not applicable

76

Item 6. 

Exhibits

77

Signatures 

78

 

 

 

 


 

PART I—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

ILG, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service and membership related

 

$

152

 

$

127

Sales of vacation ownership products, net

 

 

123

 

 

105

Rental and ancillary services

 

 

118

 

 

107

Consumer financing

 

 

24

 

 

21

Cost reimbursements

 

 

65

 

 

84

Total revenues

 

 

482

 

 

444

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service and membership related sales

 

 

64

 

 

35

Cost of vacation ownership product sales

 

 

39

 

 

25

Cost of sales of rental and ancillary services

 

 

72

 

 

77

Cost of consumer financing

 

 

 8

 

 

 6

Cost reimbursements

 

 

65

 

 

84

Royalty fee expense

 

 

11

 

 

10

Selling and marketing expense

 

 

78

 

 

70

General and administrative expense

 

 

59

 

 

54

Amortization expense of intangibles

 

 

 5

 

 

 5

Depreciation expense

 

 

15

 

 

15

Total operating costs and expenses

 

 

416

 

 

381

Operating income

 

 

66

 

 

63

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(7)

 

 

(5)

Other income, net

 

 

 5

 

 

10

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

Total other income (expense), net

 

 

(1)

 

 

 7

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

65

 

 

70

Income tax provision

 

 

(20)

 

 

(25)

Net income

 

 

45

 

 

45

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(2)

 

 

(1)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

43

 

$

44

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

Diluted

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.35

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic 

 

 

123,826

 

 

123,998

Diluted

 

 

125,751

 

 

125,582

Dividends declared per share of common stock

 

$

0.175

 

$

0.15

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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ILG, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Net income

 

$

45

 

$

45

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

 

 

 8

 

 

 6

Total comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

53

 

 

51

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(2)

 

 

(1)

Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(3)

 

 

(1)

Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

50

 

$

50

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

4


 

ILG, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

158

 

$

122

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (including $18 and $19 in variable interest entities, "VIEs," respectively)

 

 

252

 

 

227

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13 for both periods

 

 

125

 

 

121

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net of allowance of $5 and $4, respectively (including a net $59 and $61 in VIEs, respectively)

 

 

82

 

 

79

Vacation ownership inventory

 

 

497

 

 

496

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

39

 

 

58

Prepaid expenses

 

 

105

 

 

64

Other current assets (including $3 and $4 of interest receivables in VIEs, respectively)

 

 

33

 

 

33

Total current assets

 

 

1,291

 

 

1,200

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (including $1 in variable interest entities, "VIEs" for both periods)

 

 

 4

 

 

 3

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net of allowance of $58 and $51, respectively (including a net $459 and $498 in VIEs, respectively)

 

 

651

 

 

658

Vacation ownership inventory

 

 

60

 

 

60

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

54

 

 

55

Property and equipment, net

 

 

621

 

 

616

Goodwill

 

 

565

 

 

564

Intangible assets, net

 

 

438

 

 

440

Other non-current assets

 

 

86

 

 

91

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

3,770

 

$

3,687

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, trade

 

$

52

 

$

46

Current portion of securitized debt from VIEs

 

 

135

 

 

146

Deferred revenue

 

 

224

 

 

162

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

 

68

 

 

72

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including a net $1 of interest payables in VIEs for both periods)

 

 

249

 

 

215

Total current liabilities

 

 

728

 

 

641

Long-term debt

 

 

563

 

 

562

Securitized debt from VIEs

 

 

395

 

 

429

Income taxes payable, non-current

 

 

 2

 

 

11

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

119

 

 

118

Deferred revenue

 

 

84

 

 

76

Deferred income taxes

 

 

140

 

 

133

Total liabilities

 

 

2,031

 

 

1,970

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 1

 

 

 1

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock—authorized 25,000,000 shares, of which 100,000 shares are designated Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock; $0.01 par value; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common stock—authorized 300,000,000 shares; $0.01 par value; issued 134,308,206 and 134,053,132 shares, respectively

 

 

 1

 

 

 1

Treasury stock— 9,987,627 shares at cost each period

 

 

(164)

 

 

(164)

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,277

 

 

1,278

Retained earnings

 

 

610

 

 

597

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(26)

 

 

(33)

Total ILG stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,698

 

 

1,679

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

40

 

 

37

Total equity

 

 

1,738

 

 

1,716

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

3,770

 

$

3,687

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

5


 

ILG, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(In millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total ILG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

Noncontrolling

 

Stockholders’

 

Common Stock

 

Treasury Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

    

Equity

    

Interests

    

Equity

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss

Balance as of December 31, 2017

 

$

1,716

 

$

37

 

$

1,679

 

$

 1

 

134,053,132

 

$

(164)

 

9,987,627

 

$

1,278

 

$

597

 

$

(33)

Net income

 

 

45

 

 

 2

 

 

43

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

43

 

 

 —

Cumulative adjustment related to change in accounting principle

 

 

(7)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(7)

 

 

 —

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 8

 

 

 1

 

 

 7

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 7

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

 6

 

 

 —

 

 

 6

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 6

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Issuance of restricted stock for converted shares in connection with the Vistana acquisition

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

(160,532)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Issuance of common stock upon vesting of RSUs, net of withholding taxes

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

415,318

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Dividends declared on common stock

 

 

(22)

 

 

 —

 

 

(22)

 

 

 —

 

288

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

(23)

 

 

 —

Balance as of March 31, 2018

 

$

1,738

 

$

40

 

$

1,698

 

$

 1

 

134,308,206

 

$

(164)

 

9,987,627

 

$

1,277

 

$

610

 

$

(26)

 

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

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ILG, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

45

 

$

45

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense of intangibles

 

 

 5

 

 

 5

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

 1

 

 

 1

Depreciation expense

 

 

15

 

 

15

Allowance for losses on originated loans

 

 

 9

 

 

 7

Allowance for impairment on acquired loans

 

 

 2

 

 

 2

Accretion of mortgages receivable

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

 6

 

 

 6

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 7

 

 

12

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

(1)

 

 

(2)

Distributions from investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(44)

 

 

(25)

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable (originations)

 

 

(82)

 

 

(76)

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable (collections)

 

 

71

 

 

69

Vacation ownership inventory (additions)

 

 

(21)

 

 

(59)

Vacation ownership inventory (disposals)

 

 

34

 

 

22

Vacation ownership inventory related insurance proceeds

 

 

19

 

 

 —

Vacation ownership consolidated HOAs related insurance proceeds

 

 

23

 

 

 —

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(39)

 

 

(33)

Prepaid income taxes and income taxes payable

 

 

 8

 

 

10

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

 

23

 

 

16

Deferred income

 

 

68

 

 

49

Other, net

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

Net cash and restricted cash provided by operating activities

 

 

152

 

 

58

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(16)

 

 

(22)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(16)

 

 

(22)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings on revolving credit facility, net

 

 

 —

 

 

20

Payments on securitized debt

 

 

(45)

 

 

(32)

Purchases of treasury stock

 

 

 —

 

 

(3)

Dividend payments to stockholders

 

 

(22)

 

 

(19)

Withholding taxes on vesting of restricted stock units and restricted stock

 

 

(8)

 

 

(4)

Net cash and restricted cash used in financing activities

 

 

(75)

 

 

(38)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 1

 

 

(1)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

62

 

 

(3)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

352

 

 

244

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

414

 

$

241

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

 5

 

$

 2

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

$

 5

 

$

 3

 

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

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ILG, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

ILG, Inc. is a leading provider of professionally delivered vacation experiences and the exclusive global licensee for the Hyatt®, Sheraton®  and Westin® brands in vacation ownership. We operate in the following two segments: Vacation Ownership (VO) and Exchange and Rental.

Our VO segment engages in sales, marketing, financing and development of vacation ownership interests (VOIs); the management of vacation ownership resorts; and related services to owners and associations. The VO operating segment consists of the VOI sales and financing business of Vistana Signature Experiences (Vistana) and Hyatt Vacation Ownership (HVO) as well as the management related lines of business of Vistana, HVO, Vacation Resorts International (VRI), Trading Places International (TPI), VRI Europe and certain homeowners’ associations (HOAs) under our control.

Our Exchange and Rental segment offers access to vacation accommodations and other travel-related transactions and services to members of our programs and other leisure travelers, by providing vacation exchange services and vacation rentals, working with resort developers, HOAs and operating vacation rental properties. The Exchange and Rental operating segment consists of Interval International (referred to as Interval), the Vistana Signature Network, the Hyatt Residence Club, the TPI exchange business, and Aqua-Aston Holdings, Inc. (Aqua-Aston).

ILG was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in May 2008 under the name Interval Leisure Group, Inc. and commenced trading on The NASDAQ Stock Market in August 2008 under the symbol "IILG" and now trades under “ILG.”

On May 11, 2016, we acquired the vacation ownership business of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC (Starwood), now known as Vistana. In connection with the acquisition, Vistana entered into an exclusive, 80 - year global license agreement with Starwood for the use of the Sheraton and Westin brands in vacation ownership. The global license agreement may also be extended for two 30 – year terms, subject to meeting certain sales performance tests. Also, Vistana has the non-exclusive license for the existing St. Regis® and The Luxury Collection® vacation ownership properties and an affiliation with the Starwood Preferred Guest program.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of ILG’s management, all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results are not indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

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Individual amounts presented by quarter in our interim financial statements may not add to the year-to-date amount due to rounding and, in the case of per share amounts, differences in the average common shares outstanding during each period.

Additionally, the prior period condensed consolidated financial statements presented in this report have been restated as part of our adoption of ASC 606. See Note 3 for additional information.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ILG, our wholly‑owned subsidiaries, and companies in which we have a controlling interest, including variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where we are the primary beneficiary in accordance with consolidation guidance. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in these condensed consolidated financial statements. References in these financial statements to net income attributable to common stockholders and ILG stockholders’ equity do not include noncontrolling interests, which represent the outside ownership of our consolidated non‑wholly owned entities and are reported separately.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10‑K.

Seasonality

Revenue at ILG is influenced by the seasonal nature of travel. Within our VO segment, our sales and financing business experiences a modest impact from seasonality, with higher sales volumes during the traditional vacation periods. Our vacation ownership management businesses by and large do not experience significant seasonality, with the exception of our resort operations revenue which tends to be higher in the first quarter.

 

Within our Exchange and Rental segment, we recognize exchange and Getaway revenue based on confirmation of the vacation, with the first quarter generally experiencing higher revenue and the fourth quarter generally experiencing lower revenue. Remaining rental revenue is recognized based on occupancy. For the vacation rental business, the first and third quarters generally generate higher revenue as a result of increased leisure travel to our Hawaii‑based managed properties during these periods, and the second and fourth quarters generally generate lower revenue.

 

NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our significant accounting policies were described in Note 2 accompanying our audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in our significant accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2018 other than changes related to the adoption of ASU 2014‑09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014‑09”). See Note 3 for further details and related disclosures.  

 

Accounting Estimates

ILG’s management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions during the preparation of its consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. They also impact the reported amount of net earnings during any period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Significant estimates underlying the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include:

·

the recovery of long‑lived assets as well as goodwill and other intangible assets;

·

purchase price allocations of business combinations;

·

allowance for loan losses for vacation ownership mortgages receivable;

·

accounting for acquired vacation ownership mortgages receivable;

·

cost of vacation ownership product sales related estimates included in our relative sales value calculation, such as future projected sales revenue and expected project costs to complete;

·

the accounting for income taxes including deferred income taxes and related valuation allowances;

·

the determination of deferred membership revenue and deferred membership costs; and

·

the determination of stock‑based compensation.

 

In the opinion of ILG’s management, the assumptions underlying the condensed consolidated financial statements of ILG and its subsidiaries are reasonable.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Treasury stock is excluded from the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Dilutive securities are common stock equivalents that are freely exercisable into common stock at less than market prices or otherwise dilute earnings if converted. The net effect of common stock equivalents is based on the incremental common stock that would be issued upon the assumed exercise of common stock options and the vesting of RSUs and restricted stock using the treasury stock method. Common stock equivalents are not included in diluted earnings per share when their inclusion is antidilutive. The computations of diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders exclude 0.6 million and 0.8 million RSUs and restricted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, as the effect of their inclusion would have been antidilutive to earnings per share.

The computation of weighted average common and common equivalent shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

 

    

2017

Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

123,826

 

 

123,998

Net effect of common stock equivalents assumed to be vested related to RSUs and restricted stock

 

1,925

 

 

1,584

Diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

125,751

 

 

125,582

 

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Earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

 

    

2017

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

42,909

 

$

43,993

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

123,826

 

 

123,998

Diluted

 

125,751

 

 

125,582

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

Diluted

$

0.34

 

$

0.35

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: General

With the exception of those discussed below, there are no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements since the recent accounting pronouncements described in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K that are of significance, or potential significance, to ILG based on our current operations. The following summary of recent accounting pronouncements is not intended to be an exhaustive description of the respective pronouncement, and may include certain accounting standards also disclosed in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K which have not yet been adopted.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016‑02”). ASU 2016‑02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. The new guidance will be effective for public entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods therein. The new leases standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. We are currently evaluating the methods and impact of adopting this new standard on our consolidated financial statements; however, we do expect our balance sheet presentation to be impacted upon adoption due to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases.

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: General

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118”. The guidance amends SEC paragraphs in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC or Codification) 740, Income Taxes, to reflect SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 118, which provides guidance for companies that are not able to complete their accounting for the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”) in the period of enactment. For further discussion please see Note 19. This ASU was effective immediately and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting” to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under this new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The guidance is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, “Other Income – Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets”. The FASB issued this ASU to clarify the scope of subtopic 610-20, which was

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issued in May 2014 as part of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The effective date and transition requirements of these amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)". We plan to adopt this standard, as well as other clarifications and technical guidance issued by the FASB related to this new revenue standard, on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805),” to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses by clarifying the definition of a business. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisition, disposals, goodwill and consolidation. This amendment covers Phase 1 of a three phase project. The update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230).” This ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-18 on our consolidated statements of cash flows was to include restricted cash balances in the beginning and end of period balances of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. The change in restricted cash was previously disclosed in operating activities and financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory” (“ASU 2016-16”) as part of the Board’s initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  This ASU eliminates an exception in ASC 740, which prohibits the immediate recognition of income tax consequences of intra-entity asset transfers other than inventory.  Under ASU 2016-16, entities will be required to recognize the immediate current and deferred income tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers, which often involve a subsidiary of a company transferring intellectual property to another subsidiary.  For public entities, the new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods.  This ASU’s amendments should be applied on a modified retrospective basis, recognizing the effects in retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption. In accordance with this ASU, during the current period we recorded a cumulative adjustment of approximately $7 million to opening retained earnings. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230).”  This ASU addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows under existing guidance. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑01, “Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825‑10),” which amends the guidance in U.S. GAAP on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Although the ASU retains many current requirements, it significantly revises an entity’s accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. The ASU also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2017,

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including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014‑09 (otherwise known as ASC 606). The FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS that would: (i) remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; (ii) provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; (iii) improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets; (iv) provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements; and (v) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. To meet those objectives, the FASB amended the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) and created a new Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the guidance in ASU 2014‑09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance in this ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. Additionally, ASU 2014‑09 supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605‑35, Revenue Recognition—Construction‑Type and Production‑Type Contracts. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (and interim periods within that period).

In periods subsequent to the initial issuance of this ASU, the FASB has issued additional ASU’s clarifying items within Topic 606, as follows:

·

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date," which defers by one year the effective date of ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.

·

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations” (“ASU 2016-08”). The amendments in ASU 2016-08 serve to clarify the implementation guidance on principal vs. agent considerations.

·

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing” (“ASU 2016-10”). The purpose of ASU 2016-10 is to clarify two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance (while retaining the related principles for those areas).

·

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2016-12”). The purpose of ASU 2016-12 is to address certain issues identified to improve Topic 606 by enhancing guidance on assessing collectability, presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers, noncash consideration and completed contracts and contract modifications at transition.

·

In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which amends certain aspects of the Board’s new revenue standard, ASU 2014-09. This ASU addresses thirteen specific issues pertaining to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

We have adopted this standard, as well as other clarifications and technical guidance issued by the FASB related to this new revenue standard, as of January 1, 2018, using the retrospective adoption method. See Note 3 for further details.

 

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NOTE 3—REVENUE RECOGNITION

The core principle of the guidance in ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. We recognize all revenue related to contracts with customers in accordance with ASC 606. We elected to apply ASC 606, and all related ASUs, using the retrospective adoption method. Under this method, we revised our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, and applicable interim periods within those years, as if ASC 606 had been effective for those periods. The major areas of impact in applying ASC 606 include the following:

1.

earlier recognition of certain VOI sales where the transaction price was deemed collectable yet we were deferring recognition due to specific buyers’ commitment requirements under legacy GAAP (also known as buyers’ commitment deferral or BCD);

2.

gross versus net presentation changes, which did not impact profitability, such as incentives provided to customers on VOI sales (e.g., SPG points), management fees and cost reimbursements attributable to unsold VOI inventory, and administrative fees for VOI sales in certain cases;

3.

classification of certain trial vacation package sales which also did not impact profitability;

4.

capitalization of certain incremental costs to obtain a contract related to trial vacation package sales;

5.

the instances in which we can apply the percentage of completion revenue recognition method when construction of a vacation ownership project is not complete; and

6.

classification of certain payments to developers in our exchange business who are functioning as agents in the member acquisition process.

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The tables below summarizes the adjustments that were made to our condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, on a line item basis (USD in millions, except per share data):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(As reported)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

Reclassification Adjustments (1)

 

BCD

 

Percentage of Completion Related

 

Other (2)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service and membership related

 

126

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

127

Sales of vacation ownership products, net

 

110

 

(1)

 

 1

 

(5)

 

 —

 

105

Rental and ancillary services

 

107

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

107

Cost reimbursements

 

88

 

(4)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

84

Total revenues

 

452

 

(4)

 

 1

 

(5)

 

 —

 

444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service and membership related sales

 

32

 

 3

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

35

Cost of vacation ownership products sales

 

27

 

 —

 

 —

 

(2)

 

 —

 

25

Cost of sales of rental and ancillary services

 

78

 

(1)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

77

Cost reimbursements

 

88

 

(4)

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

84

Selling and marketing expense

 

73

 

(2)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(1)

 

70

Total operating costs and expenses

 

388

 

(4)

 

 —

 

(2)

 

(1)

 

381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 1

 

 —

 

 1

 

 —

 

 —

 

 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interest

 

70

 

 —

 

 2

 

(3)

 

 1

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

(25)

 

 —

 

(1)

 

 1

 

 —

 

(25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

44

 

 —

 

 1

 

(2)

 

 1

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Basic

 

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.35

    Diluted

 

0.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.35


(1)

Includes impact of item numbers 2, 3 and 6 described further above.

(2)

Includes impact of item number 4 described above, and other items of lesser significance.

 

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(As reported)

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

BCD

 

Other (3)

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net (current)

 

78

 

 1

 

 —

 

79

Vacation ownership inventory

 

499

 

(3)

 

 —

 

496

Prepaid expenses

 

62

 

(2)

 

 4

 

64

Other current assets

 

32

 

 -

 

 1

 

33

Total current assets

 

1,199

 

(4)

 

 5

 

1,200

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net (noncurrent)

 

644

 

14

 

 —

 

658

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

54

 

 1

 

 —

 

55

TOTAL ASSETS

 

3,671

 

11

 

 5

 

3,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

162

 

 —

 

 —

 

162

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

217

 

(2)

 

 —

 

215

Total current liabilities

 

643

 

(2)

 

 —

 

641

Deferred income taxes

 

128

 

 4

 

 1

 

133

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

1,967

 

 2

 

 1

 

1,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

584

 

 9

 

 4

 

597

Total shareholders’ equity

 

1,666

 

 9

 

 4

 

1,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

3,671

 

11

 

 5

 

3,687


(3)

Includes impact on condensed consolidated balance sheet for all items described above, except BCD.

 

Performance obligations and accounting policies

Vacation Ownership

 

Revenue from the VO segment is derived principally from sales of VOIs and related fees earned by Vistana and HVO, interest income earned for financing these sales, maintenance fees, fees for vacation ownership resort and homeowners’ association management services, and rental and ancillary revenues, including from hotels owned by Vistana and HVO.

 

Sales of VOIs

 

We enter into contracts for the purchase of VOIs which include (i) the sale of the VOI, (ii) membership in the Vistana Signature Network or Hyatt Residence Club, and (iii) potential incentives for purchasing the VOI. See the Membership fee revenue section below for the revenue recognition treatment of the club membership fees.

 

Consolidated VOI sales are recognized and included in revenues once control of the VOI has transferred and the purchaser secures the benefits of ownership, which occurs after a binding sales contract has been executed, collectability is reasonably assured, the rescission period has expired, and construction is complete. The agreement for sale generally provides for a down payment and a note secured by a mortgage payable in monthly installments, including interest, over a typical term ranging from 5 -15 years. Customer deposits relating to contracts cancelled after the applicable rescission period are forfeited and recorded in revenue at the time of forfeiture.

 

The provision for loan losses is recorded as an adjustment to sales of VOIs in the consolidated income statements rather than as an adjustment to bad debt expense, as the default on the VOI is deemed to be a right of return. We record an estimate of loan losses at the time of the VOI sale and recognize revenue net of amounts deemed uncollectible.

 

We at times offer several types of sales incentives, including SPG and World of Hyatt points, a bonus week, and down payment credits to buyers. Revenue from sales incentives is recognized when the incentive is provided to the owner of the VOI. If the owner finances the VOI, the incentive may not be provided until six payments have been made. For our primary incentives, SPG and World of Hyatt points, we act as an agent and therefore, recognize revenue for these incentives on a net basis. 

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We routinely sell trial vacation packages where we provide our customers with a stay at a resort and offer a discount on a future VOI sale. The future discount is accounted for as a material right, which is recognized when the purchaser buys a VOI or the discount expires, both of which occur at the time of stay. Our customers have the option to pay upfront for these packages or finance these packages through us. In the case of unused trial vacation packages, we recognize revenue upon forfeiture as we do not expect a significant amount of breakage to occur.

 

Management fee and other revenue

 

Management fees and other revenue in this segment consist of annual maintenance fees, service fees and base management fees, as applicable. Annual maintenance fees are amounts paid by VOI owners for maintaining and operating the respective properties, which includes management services, and are recognized on a straightline basis over the respective annual maintenance period. Our day-to-day management services include activities such as housekeeping services, operation of a reservation system, maintenance, and certain accounting and administrative services. We receive compensation for such management services, which is generally based on either a percentage of the budgeted cost to operate such resorts or a fixed fee arrangement, on a monthly basis as the services are performed. We generally recognize management fee revenue on a gross basis except for management fees associated with VOIs which remain in our inventory.

 

Resort operations revenue

 

Our resort operations performance obligations are largely comprised of transient rental income at our vacation ownership and owned-hotel properties. We may receive payment for these services upfront or at the time of the stay. We record rental revenue when occupancy has occurred or, in the case of unused prepaid rental deposits, upon forfeiture. Other ancillary services revenue consists of goods and services that are sold or provided by us at restaurants, golf courses and other retail and service outlets located at developed resorts. We receive payment and recognize ancillary services revenue when goods have been provided and/or services have been rendered.

 

Exchange and Rental

 

Membership fee revenue

 

Revenue from membership fees from our Exchange and Rental segment is deferred and recognized over the terms of the applicable memberships, typically ranging from one to five years, on a straightline basis. When multiple member benefits and services are provided over the term of the membership, revenue is recognized for each separable deliverable ratably over the membership period, as applicable. Membership fees are paid up front at the beginning of the applicable membership period. Generally, memberships are cancelable and refundable on a prorata basis, with the exception of Interval Network’s Platinum tier which is nonrefundable.

 

Transaction revenue

 

Revenue from exchanges, Getaway transactions and other fee-based services provided to members of our networks is recognized when confirmation of the transaction is provided and services have been rendered, as the earnings process is complete. Reservation servicing fees are generally received on a monthly basis and revenue is recognized when the service is performed or on a straightline basis over the applicable service period.

 

Club rental revenue

 

Club rental revenue represents rentals generated by the Vistana Signature Network and Hyatt Residence Club mainly to monetize inventory at their vacation ownership resorts to provide exchanges for our members through hotel loyalty programs. We recognize revenue for such rentals when occupancy has occurred.

 

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Rental management revenue

 

Revenue from our vacation rental management businesses is comprised of base management fees which are typically either (i) fixed amounts, (ii) amounts based on a percentage of adjusted gross lodging revenue, or (iii) various revenue sharing arrangements with condominium owners based on stated formulas. We generally receive payment from the rental management services on a monthly basis as the services are performed. Base management fees are recognized when earned in accordance with the terms of the contract (i.e., over time as we perform the management services). Incentive management fees for certain hotels and condominium resorts are generally a percentage of either operating profits or improvement in operating profits. We recognize incentive management fees as earned throughout the incentive period based on actual results which are trued‑up at the culmination of the incentive period. Determining the amount of the transaction price related to the incentive management fees may require us to estimate the variable consideration related to the incentive fees based on generated budgets and forecasts until such time as the actual amounts are known (typically at end of calendar year). Such variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the related revenue will not occur. Service fee revenue is based on the services provided to owners including reservations, sales and marketing, property accounting and information technology services, either internally or through third party providers. Service fee revenue is recognized when the service is provided. We are considered an agent for these services, and will therefore recognize revenue from the service fees on a net basis per the terms of the respective agreement.

 

General

 

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

Represents the compensation and other employee-related costs directly associated with managing properties that are included in both revenue and cost of sales and that are passed on to the property owners or homeowner associations without mark-up. Cost reimbursement revenue of the Vacation Ownership segment also includes reimbursement of sales and marketing expenses, without mark-up, pursuant to contractual arrangements. Such cost reimbursements are recognized gross when the related services are performed.

 

Deferred revenue in a business combination

 

When we acquire a business which records deferred revenue on its historical financial statements, we are required to remeasure that deferred revenue as of the acquisition date pursuant to rules related to accounting for business combinations, as described further below. The postacquisition impact of that remeasurement results in recognizing revenue which solely comprises the cost of the associated legal performance obligation we assumed as part of the acquisition, plus a normal profit margin. This purchase accounting treatment typically results in lower amounts of revenue recognized in a reporting period following the acquisition than would have otherwise been recognized on a historical basis.

 

Contracts with multiple performance obligations 

 

When we enter into an arrangement which contains multiple promises, we are required to determine whether the promises in these arrangements should be treated as separate performance obligations for revenue recognition purposes and, if so, how the transaction price should be allocated to each performance obligation. We analyze our contracts upon execution to determine the appropriate revenue recognition accounting treatment. Our determination of whether to recognize revenue for separate performance obligation will depend on the terms and specifics of our products and arrangements as well as the nature of changes to our existing products and services, if any. The transaction price is allocated to such distinct performance obligations in accordance with their standalone selling price. As we have observable standalone sales of each of our performance obligations, we utilize the observable standalone selling price for purposes of allocation and we do not exercise significant judgement in determining these standalone selling prices. The allocation of the total transaction price to the various performance obligations does not change the total revenue recognized from a transaction or arrangement, but may impact the timing of revenue recognition. 

 

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Sales type taxes

 

All taxable revenue transactions are presented on a netoftax basis. 

Costs to Obtain or Fulfill a Contract

We capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract when those costs would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained, in accordance with ASC Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 340-40”). Direct costs of acquiring members (primarily commissions) are deferred and amortized on a straightline basis over the terms of the applicable membership period. We also capitalize commissions related to the sale of prepaid vacation packages. These commissions are expensed when the purchaser stays at the property. If a contract is cancelled, we charge the unrecoverable direct selling costs to expense at cancellation.

The ending asset balance related to costs to obtain a contract as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $23 million and $19 million, respectively, and total amortization was $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. There were no associated impairment losses.

We apply a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period would have been one year or less.

We capitalize certain costs incurred to fulfill our contracts with customers, which primarily consists of membership fulfillment and member resort directory costs for active members. Membership fulfillment costs are amortized over the applicable membership term, and costs associated with directories are amortized over the period of benefit.

The ending asset balance for fulfillment costs as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $7 million and $9 million, respectively, and total amortization was $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. There were no associated impairment losses.

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Disaggregation of revenue

The following table presents our condensed consolidated income statement revenues disaggregated by type and reportable segments for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service and membership related

 

 

Sales of vacation ownership products

 

 

Rental and ancillary services

 

 

Consumer financing

 

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Service and membership related

 

 

Sales of vacation ownership products

 

 

Rental and ancillary services

 

 

Consumer financing

 

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

Total

Vacation Ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resort operations revenue

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

63

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

63

 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

58

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

58

Management fee revenue

 

 

57

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

57

 

 

 

30

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

30

Sales of vacation ownership products, net

 

 

 —

 

 

123

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

123

 

 

 

 —

 

 

105

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

105

Consumer financing revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

24

 

 

 —

 

 

24

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

 —

 

 

21

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

44

 

 

44

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

58

 

 

58

Total Vacation Ownership revenue

 

 

57

 

 

123

 

 

63

 

 

24

 

 

44

 

 

311

 

 

 

30

 

 

105

 

 

58

 

 

21

 

 

58

 

 

272

Exchange and Rental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction revenue

 

 

40

 

 

 —

 

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

59

 

 

 

42

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

59

Membership fee revenue

 

 

36

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

36

 

 

 

36

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

36

Ancillary member revenue

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

 

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

    Total member revenue

 

 

78

 

 

 —

 

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

97

 

 

 

80

 

 

 —

 

 

17

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

97

Club rental revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

34

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

34

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

30

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

30

Other revenue

 

 

 4

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 5

 

 

 

 4

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 5

Rental management revenue

 

 

13

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

14

 

 

 

13

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

14

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

21

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

26

 

 

26

Total Exchange and Rental revenue

 

 

95

 

 

 —

 

 

55

 

 

 —

 

 

21

 

 

171

 

 

 

97

 

 

 —

 

 

49

 

 

 —

 

 

26

 

 

172

Total ILG revenue

 

$

152

 

$

123

 

$

118

 

$

24

 

$

65

 

$

482

 

 

$

127

 

$

105

 

$

107

 

$

21

 

$

84

 

$

444

 

Contract balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contracts assets, and contract liabilities from our contracts with customers (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

125

 

$

121

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net of allowance

 

$

733

 

$

737

Contract liabilities(1)

 

$

292

 

$

232


 

(1)   Of this amount, $44 million of revenue recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2018 were included in the contract liabilities balance as of December 31, 2017.

Receivables as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include amounts related to our contractual right to consideration for completed performance obligations, and are realized when the associated cash is received. Amounts related to our contract assets, aside from those in table above, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, are negligible. There were no associated impairment losses. Contract liabilities include payments received in advance of performance under the contract and are realized with the associated revenue recognized under the contract.

Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations

As of March 31, 2018, we have approximately $114 million of revenue expected to be recognized from remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied). This revenue is primarily related to membership fees and fixed management fees which are recognized ratably as the performance obligation is satisfied. We expect to recognize this revenue over the next one to eight years.

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We have elected the following optional exemptions related to the remaining transaction price disclosure:

1)

Not to include variable consideration that is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation, or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service, that forms part of a single performance obligation, for which the criteria in ASC 606-10-32-40 have been met.

·

This optional exemption applies to our management services which are satisfied over time and are substantially the same in any given period. Management fees are variable as these fees are based on a percentage of the budgeted cost to operate resorts. These fees are resolved on a monthly basis as revenue is recognized.

 

2)

Not to disclose the amount of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations and an explanation of when the entity expects to recognize that amount as revenue for the reporting periods prior to the period of adoption.

 

NOTE 4—RESTRICTED CASH

Restricted cash consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Escrow deposits on vacation ownership products

 

$

49

 

$

70

HOAs

 

 

163

 

 

137

Securitization VIEs

 

 

19

 

 

20

Other

 

 

25

 

 

 3

Total restricted cash

 

$

256

 

$

230

Restricted cash associated with escrow deposits on vacation ownership products represents amounts that are held in escrow until statutory requirements for release are satisfied, at which time that cash is no longer restricted. Restricted cash of securitization VIEs represents cash held in accounts related to vacation ownership mortgages receivable securitizations, which is generally used to pay down securitized vacation ownership debt in the period following the quarter in which the cash is received.

HOAs restricted cash predominantly pertains to maintenance fees collected from their respective owners which are designated for resort operations and HOA specific uses, such as reserves, and not freely available for immediate or general business use at ILG’s discretion.

 

NOTE 5—VACATION OWNERSHIP MORTGAGES RECEIVABLE

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable is comprised of various mortgage loans related to our financing of vacation ownership interval sales. As part of our acquisitions of HVO and Vistana, we acquired existing portfolios of vacation ownership mortgages receivable. These loans are accounted for using the expected cash flows method of recognizing discount accretion based on the acquired loans’ expected cash flows pursuant to ASC 310-30, “Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.” At acquisition, we recorded these acquired loans at fair value, including a credit discount or premium, as applicable, which is accreted as an adjustment to yield over the loans’ estimated life. Originated loans as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 represent vacation ownership mortgages receivable

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originated by ILG, or more specifically our Vacation Ownership segment, subsequent to the acquisitions of HVO and Vistana on October 1, 2014 and May 11, 2016, respectively.

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable carrying amounts as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

    

Securitized

    

Unsecuritized(2)

    

Total

    

Securitized

    

Unsecuritized(2)

    

Total

Acquired vacation ownership mortgages receivable(1)

 

$

313

 

$

37

 

$

350

 

$

345

 

$

38

 

$

383

Originated vacation ownership mortgages receivable(1)

 

 

239

 

 

213

 

 

452

 

 

251

 

 

163

 

 

414

Less: allowance for impairment on acquired loans

 

 

(5)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(4)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(5)

Less: allowance for losses on originated loans

 

 

(29)

 

 

(34)

 

 

(63)

 

 

(33)

 

 

(22)

 

 

(55)

Net vacation ownership mortgages receivable

 

$

518

 

$

215

 

$

733

 

$

559

 

$

178

 

$

737


(1)

At various interest rates with varying payment terms through 2032 for acquired receivables and for originated receivables.

(2)

As of March 31, 2018, $11 million of unsecuritized vacation ownership receivables were not eligible for securitization.

 

The fair value of our acquired loans as of the respective acquisition dates was determined by use of a discounted cash flow approach which calculates a present value of expected future cash flows based on scheduled principal and interest payments over the term of the respective loans, while considering anticipated defaults and early repayments determined based on historical experience. Consequently, the fair value of these acquired loans recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of the acquisition date included an estimate for future loan losses which becomes the historical cost basis for that existing portfolio going forward. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the contractual outstanding balance of the acquired loans, which represents contractually-owed future principal amounts, was $260 million and $296 million, respectively.

The table below (in millions) presents a rollforward from December 31, 2017 of the accretable yield (interest income) expected to be earned related to our acquired loans, as well as the amount of non-accretable difference at the end of the period. Nonaccretable difference represents estimated contractually required payments in excess of estimated cash flows expected to be collected. The accretable yield represents the excess of estimated cash flows expected to be collected over the carrying amount of the acquired loans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Accretable Yield

    

March 31, 2018

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

99

Accretion

 

 

(11)

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference

 

 

(2)

Balance, end of period

 

$

86

Nonaccretable difference, end of period balance

 

$

30

The accretable yield is recognized into interest income (within consolidated revenue) over the estimated life of the acquired loans using the level yield method. The accretable yield may change in future periods due to changes in the anticipated remaining life of the acquired loans, which may alter the amount of future interest income expected to be

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collected, and changes in expected future principal and interest cash collections which impact the nonaccretable difference.

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable as of March 31, 2018 are scheduled to mature as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Ownership Mortgages Receivable

 

    

Acquired

 

Originated

    

 

 

Twelve month period ending March 31, 

    

Securitized Loans

 

Unsecuritized Loans

    

Securitized Loans

 

Unsecuritized Loans

    

Total

2019

 

$

35

 

$

 4

 

$

15

 

$

17

 

$

71

2020

 

 

34

 

 

 3

 

 

17

 

 

13

 

 

67

2021

 

 

33

 

 

 4

 

 

19

 

 

14

 

 

70

2022

 

 

31

 

 

 3

 

 

22

 

 

16

 

 

72

2023

 

 

28

 

 

 3

 

 

24

 

 

18

 

 

73

2024 and thereafter

 

 

73

 

 

 9

 

 

142

 

 

135

 

 

359

Total

 

 

234

 

 

26

 

 

239

 

 

213

 

 

712

Plus: net premium on acquired loans(1)

 

 

79

 

 

11

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

90

Less: allowance for impairment on acquired loans

 

 

(5)

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(6)

Less: allowance for losses on originated loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(29)

 

 

(34)

 

 

(63)

Net vacation ownership mortgages receivable

 

$

308

 

$

36

 

$

210

 

$

179

 

$

733

Weighted average stated interest rate as of March 31, 2018

 

 

13.3%

 

 

13.5%

 

 

 

Range of stated interest rates as of March 31, 2018

 

 

8.00% to 15.90%

 

 

9.90% to 15.90%

 

 

 


 

(1)

The difference between the contractual principal amount of acquired loans of $260 million and the net carrying amount of $344 million as of March 31, 2018 is related to the application of ASC 310-30.

Collectability

We assess our vacation ownership mortgages receivable portfolio of loans for collectability on an aggregate basis. Estimates of uncollectability pertaining to our originated loans are recorded as provisions in the vacation ownership mortgages receivable allowance for loan losses. For originated loans, we record an estimate of uncollectability as a reduction of sales of vacation ownership products in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income at the time revenue is recognized on a vacation ownership product sale. We evaluate our originated loan portfolio collectively as it is comprised of homogeneous, smaller-balance, vacation ownership mortgages receivable. We use a technique referred to as static pool analysis, which tracks uncollectibles over the entire life of those mortgages receivable, as the basis for determining our general reserve requirements on our vacation ownership mortgages receivable. The adequacy of the related allowance is determined by management through analysis of several factors, such as current economic conditions and industry trends, as well as the specific risk characteristics of the portfolio, including defaults, aging, and historical write-offs of these receivables. The allowance is maintained at a level deemed adequate by management based on a periodic analysis of the mortgage portfolio. As of March 31, 2018, an allowance for loan losses of $63 million for uncollectability was recorded against our vacation ownership mortgages receivable for estimated losses related solely to our originated loans. Our allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2017 was $55 million; the change in 2018 principally pertains to additional loan loss provision recorded against sales of VO products on our condensed consolidated income statement during the period and adjusted through our periodic static pool analysis. This analysis tracks uncollectibles over the entire life of those mortgages receivable, and forms the basis for determining our general reserve requirements on our originated VO mortgages receivable. 

Our acquired loans are remeasured at period end based on expected future cash flows which uses an estimated measure of anticipated defaults. We consider the allowance for loan losses on our originated loans and estimates of

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defaults used in the remeasurements of our acquired loans to be adequate and based on the economic environment and our assessment of the future collectability of the outstanding loans.

We use the origination of the notes by brand (Hyatt, Sheraton, Westin and other) and the FICO scores of the buyers as the primary credit quality indicators to calculate the allowance for loan losses for our originated vacation ownership mortgages receivable, as we believe there is a relationship between the default behavior of borrowers and the brand associated with the vacation ownership property they have acquired, supplemented by the FICO scores of the buyers. In addition to quantitatively calculating the allowance based on our static pool analysis, we supplement the process by evaluating certain qualitative data, including the aging of the respective receivables, current default trends by brand and origination year and various macroeconomic indicators.

At March 31, 2018, the weighted average FICO score within our consolidated loan pools was 712 based upon the outstanding loan balance at time of origination. The average estimated rate for all future defaults for our consolidated outstanding pool of loans as of March 31, 2018 was 11.4%.

Balances of our vacation ownership mortgages receivable by brand and by FICO score (at time of loan origination) were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of  March 31, 2018

 

    

700+

    

600-699

    

<600

    

No Score(1)

    

Total

Westin

 

$

205

 

$

97

 

$

 5

 

$

32

 

$

339

Sheraton

 

 

175

 

 

153

 

 

17

 

 

69

 

 

414

Hyatt

 

 

23

 

 

14

 

 

 2

 

 

 1

 

 

40

Other

 

 

 5

 

 

 1

 

 

 -

 

 

 3

 

 

 9

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, gross

 

$

408

 

$

265

 

$

24

 

$

105

 

$

802


(1)

Mortgages receivable with no FICO score primarily relate to non-U.S. resident borrowers.

On an ongoing basis, we monitor credit quality of our vacation ownership mortgages receivable portfolio based on payment activity as follows:

·

Current—The consumer’s note is in good standing as payments and reporting are current per the terms contractually stipulated in the agreement.

·

Delinquent—We consider a vacation ownership mortgage receivable to be delinquent based on the contractual terms of each individual financing agreement.

·

Non‑performing—Our vacation ownership mortgages receivable are generally considered non‑performing if interest or principal is more than 30 days past due. All non‑performing loans are placed on non‑accrual status and we do not resume interest accrual until the receivable becomes contractually current. We apply payments we receive for vacation ownership notes receivable on non‑performing status first to interest, then to principal, and any remainder to fees.

In the event of a default, we generally have the right to recover the mortgaged VOIs and consider loans to be in default upon reaching 120 days outstanding. Our aged analysis of delinquent VO mortgages receivable and the gross

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balance of VO mortgages receivable greater than 120 days past‑due, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, for our originated loans are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquent

 

 

Defaulted(1)

 

 

 

 

    

Receivables

    

 

Current

    

30-59 Days

    

60-89 Days

    

90-119 Days

    

≥120

    

 

Total Delinquent & Defaulted

Originated Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

$

452

 

 

$

431

 

$

 6

 

$

 3

 

$

 3

 

$

 9

 

$

21

December 31, 2017

 

$

414

 

 

$

394

 

$

 6

 

$

 5

 

$

 3

 

$

 6

 

$

20


(1)

Mortgages receivable equal to or greater than 120 days are considered defaulted and have been fully reserved in our allowance of loan losses for originated loans.

   

NOTE 6—VACATION OWNERSHIP INVENTORY

Our inventory consists of completed unsold vacation ownership interests, with an operating cycle that generally exceeds twelve months, and vacation ownership projects under construction. On our condensed consolidated balance sheet, completed unsold vacation ownership interests are presented as a current asset, while vacation ownership projects under construction are presented as a non-current asset given this inventory is in the development stage of its operating cycle.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, vacation ownership inventory is comprised of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

    

2018

 

2017

Completed unsold vacation ownership interests (current asset)

 

$

493

 

$

492

Vacation ownership projects construction in process (non-current asset)

 

 

60

 

 

60

Other

 

 

 4

 

 

 4

Total vacation ownership inventory

 

$

557

 

$

556

Inventory as of March 31, 2018 remained relatively consistent with our balance as of December 31, 2017. This quarter’s inventory activity reflects our ongoing development activities primarily pertaining to our Sheraton Kauai Resort, the rebuilding work at The Westin St. John Resort Villas, and an additional phase at the Hyatt Residence Club Bonita Springs, Coconut Plantation; among other resorts to a lesser extent.

 

NOTE 7—INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

Our investments in unconsolidated entities, recorded under the equity method of accounting in accordance with guidance in ASC 323, “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures,” primarily consists of an ownership interest in Maui Timeshare Venture, LLC, a joint venture to develop and operate a Hyatt-branded vacation ownership resort in Hawaii, and Vistana’s Harborside at Atlantis joint venture which performs sales, marketing and management services for a vacation ownership resort in the Bahamas. Our equity income from investments in unconsolidated entities, recorded in equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income, was $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Our ownership percentages of the Maui Timeshare Venture and Harborside investments are 33% and 50%, respectively, and ownership percentage of the other investments is 25%. The carrying value of our investments in unconsolidated entities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

    

2018

 

2017

Maui Timeshare Venture, LLC

 

$

42

 

$

42

Harborside at Atlantis

 

 

11

 

 

11

Other

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

Total investments in unconsolidated entities

 

$

54

 

$

55

 

 

 

NOTE 8—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, net is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Computer equipment

 

$

44

 

$

43

Capitalized software (including internally developed software)

 

 

182

 

 

177

Land, buildings and leasehold improvements

 

 

443

 

 

431

Land held for development

 

 

56

 

 

56

Furniture, fixtures and other equipment

 

 

76

 

 

72

Construction projects in progress

 

 

21

 

 

20

Other projects in progress

 

 

37

 

 

40

Total property and equipment

 

 

859

 

 

839

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(238)

 

 

(223)

Total property and equipment, net

 

$

621

 

$

616

The increase in property and equipment as of March 31, 2018 from December 31, 2017 is in large part attributable to our development activities. These pertain to the development of assets primarily used to support marketing and sales activities and resort operations at the Sheraton Kauai Resort and The Westin Resort and Spa, Cancun, in addition to ongoing rebuilding of The Westin St. John Resort Villas. The increase to property and equipment was partly offset by transfers to inventory (non-current) related to the conversion of the Sheraton Kauai Resort.

 

 

NOTE 9—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Pursuant to FASB guidance as codified within ASC 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” goodwill acquired in business combinations is assigned to the reporting unit(s) expected to benefit from the combination as of the acquisition date.

ILG is comprised of two operating and reportable segments: Vacation Ownership and Exchange and Rental, each of which contain two reporting units as follows:

 

 

 

OPERATING SEGMENTS

Vacation Ownership

    

Exchange and Rental

VO management reporting unit

 

Exchange reporting unit

VO sales and financing reporting unit

 

Rental reporting unit

 

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The following tables present the balance of goodwill by reporting unit, including the changes in carrying amount of goodwill, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Goodwill

 

Balance as of

 

 

January 1, 2018

 

Additions

 

Deductions

 

Translation

 

Impairment

 

March 31, 2018

VO management

 

$

37

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 1

 

$

 —

 

$

38

VO sales and financing

 

 

11

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

11

Exchange

 

 

496

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

496

Rental

 

 

20

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

20

Total goodwill

 

$

564

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 1

 

$

 —

 

$

565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Balance as of

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Currency

    

Goodwill

    

Balance as of

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Additions

 

Deductions

 

Translation

 

Impairment

 

December 31, 2017

VO management

 

$

35

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 2

 

$

 —

 

$

37

VO sales and financing

 

 

 7

 

 

 4

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

11

Exchange

 

 

496

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

496

Rental

 

 

20

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

20

Total goodwill

 

$

558

 

$

 4

 

$

 —

 

$

 2

 

$

 —

 

$

564

 

The $1 million increase in our goodwill balance as of March 31, 2018 from December 31, 2017 is related to foreign currency translation of goodwill carried on the books of an ILG entity whose functional currency is not the US dollar.

Other Intangible Assets

The balance of other intangible assets, net as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Intangible assets with indefinite lives

 

$

123

 

$

120

Intangible assets with definite lives, net

 

 

315

 

 

320

Total intangible assets, net

 

$

438

 

$

440

 

The $3 million increase in our indefinite‑lived intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2018 pertains to associated foreign currency translation of intangible assets carried on the books of an ILG entity whose functional currency is not the US dollar.

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, intangible assets with indefinite lives relate to the following (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

December 31, 

 

    

 

2018

    

 

2017

Resort management contracts

 

$

79

 

$

76

Trade names and trademarks

 

 

44

 

 

44

Total intangible assets with indefinite lives

 

$

123

 

$

120

 

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At March 31, 2018, intangible assets with definite lives relate to the following (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Cost

    

Accumulated Amortization

    

Net

Customer relationships

 

$

287

 

$

(145)

 

$

142

Purchase agreements

 

 

76

 

 

(76)

 

 

 —

Resort management contracts

 

 

246

 

 

(74)

 

 

172

Technology

 

 

25

 

 

(25)

 

 

 —

Other

 

 

23

 

 

(22)

 

 

 1

Total intangible assets with definite lives

 

$

657

 

$

(342)

 

$

315

At December 31, 2017, intangible assets with definite lives relate to the following (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Cost

    

Accumulated Amortization

    

Net

Customer relationships

 

$

287

 

$

(143)

 

$

144

Purchase agreements

 

 

76

 

 

(76)

 

 

 —

Resort management contracts

 

 

246

 

 

(71)

 

 

175

Technology

 

 

25

 

 

(25)

 

 

 —

Other

 

 

23

 

 

(22)

 

 

 1

Total intangible assets with definite lives

 

$

657

 

$

(337)

 

$

320

In accordance with our policy on the recoverability of long‑lived assets, we review the carrying value of all long‑lived assets, primarily property and equipment and definite‑lived intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a long‑lived asset (asset group) may be impaired. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we did not identify any events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of a long-lived asset (or asset group) may be impaired; accordingly, a recoverability test was not warranted.

Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives is primarily computed on a straight‑line basis. Total amortization expense for intangible assets with definite lives was $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Based on the March 31, 2018 balances, amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

Twelve month period ending March 31, 

    

    

 

2019

 

$

20

2020

 

 

19

2021

 

 

19

2022

 

 

16

2023

 

 

14

2024 and thereafter

 

 

227

 

 

$

315

 

 

NOTE 10—CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

We have variable interests in the entities associated with Vistana’s three outstanding securitization transactions. As these securitizations consist of similar, homogenous loans, they have been aggregated for disclosure purposes. We applied the variable interest model and determined we are the primary beneficiary of these VIEs and, accordingly, these VIEs are consolidated in our results. In making that determination, we evaluated the activities that significantly impact the economics of the VIEs, including the management of the securitized vacation ownership mortgages receivable and any related non-performing loans. We are the servicer of the securitized vacation ownership mortgages receivable. We

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also have the option, subject to certain limitations, to repurchase or replace vacation ownership mortgages receivable that are in default at their outstanding principal amounts. Historically, Vistana has been able to resell the vacation ownership products underlying the vacation ownership mortgages repurchased or replaced under these provisions without incurring significant losses. We also hold the risk of potential loss (or gain), as we are the last to be paid out by proceeds of the VIEs under the terms of the agreements. As such, we hold both the power to direct the activities of the VIEs and obligation to absorb the losses (or benefits) from the VIEs.

The securitization agreements are without recourse to us, except for breaches of representations and warranties with material adverse effect to the holders. We have the right to substitute loans for, or repurchase, defaulted loans at our option, subject to certain limitations. Based on industry practice and our past practices, we currently expect that we will exercise this option.

The following table shows assets which are collateral for the related obligations of the variable interest entities, included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitization (1)

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

$

19

 

$

20

Interest receivable

 

 

 3

 

 

 4

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net

 

 

518

 

 

559

Total

 

$

540

 

$

583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest payable

 

$

 1

 

$

 1

Securitized debt

 

 

530

 

 

575

Total

 

$

531

 

$

576


(1)

 The creditors of these entities do not have general recourse to us.

Upon transfer of vacation ownership mortgages receivable, net to the VIEs, the receivables and certain cash flows derived from them become restricted for use in meeting obligations to the VIE creditors. The VIEs utilize trusts which have ownership of cash balances that also have restrictions, the amounts of which are reported in our restricted cash. Our interests in trust assets are subordinate to the interests of third-party investors and, as such, may not be realized by us if needed to absorb deficiencies in cash flows that are allocated to the investors in the trusts' debt. Unless we exceed certain triggers related to default levels and collateralization of the securitized pool, we are contractually entitled to receive the excess cash flows (spread between the collections on the mortgages and payment of third party obligations and debt service on the trusts’ debt defined in the securitization agreements) from the VIEs. Such activity totaled $15 million from December 31, 2017 through March 31, 2018.

 

The net cash flows generated by the VO mortgages receivable in the VIEs are used to repay our securitized debt from VIEs and, excluding any restricted cash balances, are reflected in the operating activities section of our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Proceeds and repayments pertaining to our securitized debt from VIEs is reflected in the financing activities section of our combined statements of cash flows. Refer to Note 13 for additional discussion on our securitized debt from VIEs.

 

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NOTE 11ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

The following table summarizes the general components of accrued expenses and other current liabilities (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

General accrued expenses

 

$

100

 

$

82

Accrued other taxes

 

 

21

 

 

19

Customer deposits

 

 

85

 

 

76

Accrued membership-related costs

 

 

19

 

 

17

Accrued construction costs

 

 

18

 

 

15

Member deposits

 

 

 6

 

 

 6

Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$

249

 

$

215

 

 

 

NOTE 12DEFERRED REVENUE

The following table summarized the general components of deferred revenue (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

    

2018

 

2017

Deferred membership-related revenue

 

$

201

 

$

152

HOAs

 

 

94

 

 

76

Other

 

 

13

 

 

10

Total deferred revenue

 

$

308

 

$

238

 

Deferred membership-related revenue primarily relates to membership fees from our Exchange and Rental segment, which are deferred and recognized over the terms of the applicable memberships, typically ranging from one to five years, on a straight-line basis. HOAs deferred revenue predominantly pertains to maintenance fees collected from their respective owners which are earned over the applicable maintenance period.

 

Other deferred revenue pertains primarily to annual maintenance fees collected in our European VO management business which are not yet earned.

 

NOTE 13SECURITIZED VACATION OWNERSHIP DEBT

As discussed in Note 10, the VIEs associated with the securitization of our VOI mortgages receivable are consolidated in our financial statements. Securitized vacation ownership debt consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

2012 securitization, interest rates ranging from 2.00% to 2.76%, maturing 2023

 

$

30

 

$

33

2016 securitization, interest rates ranging from 2.54% to 2.74%, maturing 2026

 

 

224

 

 

244

2017 securitization, interest rates ranging from 2.33% to 2.93%, maturing 2029

 

 

282

 

 

305

Unamortized debt issuance costs (2016 & 2017 securitization)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(7)

Total securitized vacation ownership debt, net of debt issuance costs

 

$

530

 

$

575

 

On September 22, 2017, we completed a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $325 million of asset-backed notes. An indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Vistana issued $240 million of Class A notes, $59 million of Class B notes and $26 million of Class C notes. The notes are backed by vacation ownership loans and have coupons of 2.33%, 2.63% and 2.93%, respectively, for an overall weighted average coupon of 2.43%. The advance rate for this transaction was approximately 97%.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, interest expense associated with securitized vacation ownership debt totaled $4 million and $3 million, respectively, and is reflected within consumer financing expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of income. The securitized debt is non-recourse with no contractual minimum repayment amounts throughout its term. The amount of each principal payment is contingent on the cash flows from the underlying vacation ownership notes in a given period. Refer to Note 5 for the stated maturities of our securitized vacation ownership notes receivable, which provide an indication of the potential repayment pattern before the impact of any prepayments or defaults.

As of the March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, total unamortized debt issuance costs pertaining to the 2016 and 2017 securitizations were $6 million and $7 million, respectively, which is presented as a reduction of securitized debt from VIEs in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Unamortized debt issuance costs pertaining to our securitized debt are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method through the estimated life of the respective debt instruments.

 

NOTE 14—LONG-TERM DEBT

Long‑term debt is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Revolving credit facility (interest rate of 3.46% at March 31, 2018 and of 3.10% at December 31, 2017)

 

$

220

 

$

220

5.625% senior notes

 

 

350

 

 

350

Unamortized debt issuance costs (revolving credit facility)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(3)

Unamortized debt issuance costs (senior notes)

 

 

(5)

 

 

(5)

    Total long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs

 

$

563

 

$

562

 

Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2018, there was $220 million outstanding with $366 million available to be drawn, net of any letters of credit. Any principal amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility are due at maturity in May 2021. The interest rate on the amended credit agreement is based on (at our election) either LIBOR plus a predetermined margin that ranges from 1.25% to 2.5%, or the Base Rate as defined in the amended credit agreement plus a predetermined margin that ranges from 0.25% to 1.5%, in each case based on our consolidated total leverage ratio. At March 31, 2018, the applicable margin was 1.75% per annum for LIBOR revolving loans and 0.75% per annum for Base Rate loans. The amended credit agreement has a commitment fee on undrawn amounts that ranges from 0.25% to 0.40% per annum based on our leverage ratio and the commitment fee was 0.275% at quarter end.  

Pursuant to the amended credit agreement, all obligations under the revolving credit facility are unconditionally guaranteed by ILG and certain of its subsidiaries. Borrowings are further secured by (1) 100% of the voting equity securities of ILG’s U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the equity in our first‑tier foreign subsidiaries and (2) substantially all of our domestic tangible and intangible property.

Senior Notes

As of March 31, 2018, total unamortized debt issuance costs relating to our $350 million of 5.625% senior notes due in 2023 were $5 million, which are presented as a direct deduction from the principal amount. Interest on the senior notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The senior notes are unsecured and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our domestic subsidiaries that are required to guarantee the amended credit facility. Additionally, the voting stock of the issuer and the subsidiary guarantors is 100% owned by ILG. The senior notes are redeemable from April 15, 2018 at a redemption price starting at 104.219% which declines over time.

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Restrictions and Covenants

The senior notes and amended credit agreement have various financial and operating covenants that place significant restrictions on us, including our ability to incur additional indebtedness, incur additional liens, issue redeemable stock and preferred stock, pay dividends or distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock, prepay, redeem or repurchase debt, make loans and investments, enter into agreements that restrict distributions from our subsidiaries, sell assets and capital stock of our subsidiaries, enter into certain transactions with affiliates and consolidate or merge with or into or sell substantially all of our assets to another person.

The indenture governing the senior notes restricts our ability to issue additional debt in the event we are not in compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1.0 and limits restricted payments and investments unless we are in compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and the amount is within a bucket that grows with our consolidated net income. We met the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio as of March 31, 2018. In addition, the amended credit agreement requires us to meet certain financial covenants regarding the maintenance of a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio of consolidated secured debt, over consolidated Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), as defined. We are also required to maintain a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA over consolidated interest expense. As of March 31, 2018, the maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio was 3.25x and the minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio was 3.0x. ILG was in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable financial and operating covenants, and our consolidated secured leverage ratio and consolidated interest coverage ratio under the amended credit agreement were 0.68 and 13.36, respectively.

Interest Expense and Debt Issuance Costs

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $7 million and $5 million, respectively. Interest expense is net of  a negligible amount of capitalized interest and $2 million of capitalized interest for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

As of March 31, 2018, total unamortized debt issuance costs were $7 million, net of $8 million of accumulated amortization, incurred in connection with the issuance and various amendments to our amended credit agreement, the issuance of our senior notes in April 2015 and the exchange for registered notes in June 2016. As of December 31, 2017, total unamortized debt issuance costs were $8 million, net of $7 million of accumulated amortization. Unamortized debt issuance costs are presented as a reduction of long-term debt in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, pursuant to ASU 2015-03. These costs are amortized to interest expense through the maturity date of our respective debt instruments using the effective interest method for those costs related to our senior notes, and on a straight-line basis for costs related to our amended credit agreement.

 

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NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value of financial instruments below has been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies, as applicable. There have been no changes in the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Our financial instruments are detailed in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

    

Carrying

    

Fair

    

Carrying

    

Fair

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

(In millions)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

158

 

$

158

 

$

122

 

$

122

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

256

 

 

256

 

 

230

 

 

230

Financing receivables

 

 

37

 

 

37

 

 

36

 

 

36

Vacation ownership mortgages receivable

 

 

733

 

 

781

 

 

737

 

 

770

Investments in marketable securities

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

 

13

Securitized debt

 

 

530

 

 

524

 

 

575

 

 

563

Revolving credit facility(1)

 

 

(218)

 

 

(220)

 

 

(217)

 

 

(220)

Senior notes(1)

 

 

(345)

 

 

(359)

 

 

(345)

 

 

(364)


(1)

The carrying value of our revolving credit facility and senior notes as of March 31, 2018 include $2 million and $5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs, respectively, and $3 million and $5 million as of December 31, 2017, which are presented as a direct reduction of the corresponding liability.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value as they are redeemable at par upon notice or maintained with various high‑quality financial institutions and have original maturities of three months or less. Under the fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1).

The financing receivables as of March 31, 2018 are presented in our condensed consolidated balance sheet within other non‑current assets and principally pertain to financing receivables issued to individual purchasers by our consolidated Great Destinations joint-venture as part of their VOI reselling activities, as well as a convertible secured loan to CLC that matures October 2019 with interest payable monthly. The outstanding CLC loan is to be repaid in full at maturity either in cash or by means of a share option exercisable by ILG, at its sole discretion. The carrying value of these financing receivables approximate fair value through inputs inherent to the originating value of these loans, such as interest rates and ongoing credit risk accounted for through non‑recurring adjustments for estimated credit losses as necessary (Level 2). The stated interest rates on these financing receivables are comparable to their respective market rates. In our condensed consolidated income statement, interest on the CLC loan is recognized within our “Interest income” line item, while interest from our Great Destinations financing receivables is recognized as revenue within our “Consumer financing” line item.

We estimate the fair value of vacation ownership mortgages receivable using a discounted cash flow model. We believe this is comparable to the model that an independent third party would use in the current market. Our model incorporates default rates, prepayment rates, coupon rates and loan terms respective to the portfolio based on current market assumptions for similar types of arrangements. Based upon the availability of market data, we have classified inputs used in the valuation of our vacation ownership mortgages receivable as Level 3. The primary sensitivity in these assumptions relates to forecasted defaults and projected prepayments which could cause the estimated fair value to vary. These loans are secured by the underlying VOI.

Investments in marketable securities consist of marketable securities (mutual funds) related to deferred compensation plans which are funded in a Rabbi trust as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and classified as

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other noncurrent assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Participants in the deferred compensation plan unilaterally determine how their compensation deferrals are invested within the confines of the Rabbi trust which holds the marketable securities. Consequently, management has designated these marketable securities as trading investments, as allowed by applicable accounting guidance, even though there is no intent by ILG to actively buy or sell securities with the objective of generating profits on short‑term differences in market prices. These marketable securities are recorded at a fair value of $13 million at each of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). We recognized negligible amount of unrealized trading loss  for the three months ended March 31, 2018. These unrealized trading losses have an accompanying offsetting adjustment to employee compensation expense and are each included within general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income. See Note 17 for further discussion in regard to this deferred compensation plan.

Our non-public, securitized debt fair value is determined based upon discounted cash flows for the debt using Level 3 inputs such as rates deemed reasonable for the type of debt, prevailing market conditions and the length of maturity for the debt.

Borrowings under our senior notes (issued April 2015) and revolving credit facility are carried at historical cost and adjusted for principal payments. The fair value of our senior notes was estimated at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 using an input of quoted prices from an inactive market due to the infrequency at which trades occur on our senior notes (Level 2). The carrying value of the outstanding balance under our revolving credit facility, exclusive of debt issuance costs, approximates fair value as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 through inputs inherent to the debt such as variable interest rates and credit risk (Level 2).

 

NOTE 16—EQUITY

ILG has 300 million authorized shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share. At March 31, 2018, there were 134.3 million shares of ILG common stock issued, of which 124.3 million are outstanding with 10.0 million shares held as treasury stock. At December 31, 2017, there were 134.1 million shares of ILG common stock issued, of which 124.1 million were outstanding with 10.0 million shares held as treasury stock.

ILG has 25 million authorized shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.01 per share, none of which are issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The Board of Directors has the authority to issue the preferred stock in one or more series and to establish the rights, preferences and dividends.

In connection with the acquisition of Vistana in May 2016, we issued 72.4 million shares of ILG common stock, valued at $1 billion as of the acquisition date, to the holders who received Vistana common stock in the spin-off from its former parent.

Dividend Declared

In February 2018, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payment of $0.175 per share paid in March 2018 of $22 million.

In May 2018, our Board of Directors declared a $0.175 per share dividend payable June 12, 2018 to shareholders of record on June 1, 2018.

Our ability to continue to pay dividends in the future may be restricted by covenants in our credit agreement or if we do not have sufficient surplus under Delaware law. Additionally, our Board of Directors may determine not to declare dividends if they deem this action to be in ILG’s best interests.

Share Repurchase Program

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we repurchased 1.1 million shares for $28 million, including commissions, with $21 million available for future repurchases as of December 31, 2017. There were no repurchases of

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common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Acquired shares of our common stock are held as treasury shares carried at cost on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Common stock repurchases may be conducted in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The amount and timing of all repurchase transactions are contingent upon market conditions, applicable legal requirements, restrictions under our Tax Matters Agreement with Starwood, and other factors. This program may be modified, suspended or terminated by us at any time without notice.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Entities are required to disclose additional information about reclassification adjustments within accumulated other comprehensive income/loss, referred to as AOCL including (1) changes in AOCL balances by component and (2) significant items reclassified out of AOCL in the period. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were no significant items reclassified out of AOCL, and the change in AOCL pertains to current period foreign currency translation adjustments, as disclosed in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interest—VRI Europe

In connection with the VRI Europe transaction on November 4, 2013, CLC was issued a noncontrolling interest in VRI Europe representing 24.5% of the business, which was determined based on the purchase price paid by ILG for its 75.5% ownership interest as of the acquisition date. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, this noncontrolling interest amounts to $29 million at the end of each respective period and is presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of equity.

The parties have agreed not to transfer their interests in VRI Europe or CLC’s related development business for a period of five years from the acquisition. In addition, they have agreed to certain rights of first refusal, and customary drag along and tag along rights, including a right by CLC to drag along ILG’s VRI Europe shares in connection with a sale of the entire CLC resort business subject to achieving minimum returns and a preemptive right by ILG. As of March 31, 2018, there have been no changes in ILG’s ownership interest in VRI Europe.

Additionally, in connection with this arrangement, ILG and CLC entered into a loan agreement whereby ILG made available to CLC a convertible secured loan facility of $15 million that matures in October of 2019 with interest payable monthly. The outstanding loan is to be repaid in full at maturity either in cash or by means of a share option exercisable by ILG, at its sole discretion, which would allow for settlement of the loan in CLC’s shares of VRI Europe for contractually determined equivalent value. ILG has the right to exercise this share option at any time prior to maturity of the loan; however, the equivalent value for these shares would be measured at a 20% premium to its acquisition date value. We have determined the value of this embedded derivative is not material to warrant bifurcating from the host instrument (loan) at this time. 

Noncontrolling Interest – HOAs

 

A component of ILG’s noncontrolling interest balance pertains to our consolidated HOAs and represents the portion related to individual or third-party VOI owners. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, this noncontrolling interest amounted to $11 million and $8 million, respectively, and is presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of equity.

 

NOTE 17—BENEFIT PLANS

Under retirement savings plans sponsored by ILG, qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, participating employees may contribute up to 50.0% of their pre‑tax earnings, but not more than statutory limits. ILG provides a discretionary match of fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributes into a plan with a maximum contribution of 3% of a participant’s eligible earnings, with employees participating in the safe harbor plan, also

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receiving a 100% match for the first 1% of the participant’s eligible earnings, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) restrictions. Net matching contributions for the ILG plans was $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Matching contributions were invested in the same manner as each participant’s voluntary contributions in the investment options provided under the plans.

Effective August 20, 2008, a deferred compensation plan (the “Director Plan”) was established to provide non‑employee directors of ILG an option to defer director fees on a tax‑deferred basis. Participants in the Director Plan are allowed to defer a portion or all of their compensation and are 100% vested in their respective deferrals and earnings. With respect to director fees earned for services performed after the date of such election, participants may choose from receiving cash or stock at the end of the deferral period. ILG has reserved 100,000 shares of common stock for issuance pursuant to this plan, of which 71,667 share units were outstanding at March 31, 2018. ILG does not provide matching or discretionary contributions to participants in the Director Plan. Any deferred compensation elected to be received in stock is included in diluted earnings per share.

Effective October 1, 2014, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan (the “DCP”) was established to allow eligible employees of ILG an option to defer compensation on a tax-deferred basis. Participants in the DCP currently include only certain HVO and Vistana employees that participated in similar plans prior to the respective acquisitions. Participants are fully vested in all amounts held in their individual accounts. Participants have only an unsecured claim against ILG for the future payment of the deferred amounts, although payment is indirectly secured through a fully funded Rabbi trust. The Rabbi trust is subject to creditor claims in the event of insolvency, but the assets held in the Rabbi trust are not available for general corporate purposes. Amounts in the Rabbi trust are invested in mutual funds, as selected by participants, which are designated as trading securities and carried at fair value. As of March 31, 2018, the fair value of the investments in the Rabbi trust was $13 million, which is recorded in other non-current assets with the corresponding deferred compensation liability recorded in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Unrealized gains or losses are offset by a corresponding adjustment to compensation expense, all within general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated income statements.

 

NOTE 18—STOCK‑BASED COMPENSATION

On May 21, 2013, ILG adopted the Interval Leisure Group, Inc. 2013 Stock and Incentive Plan which provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock‑based awards. RSUs are awards in the form of phantom shares or units, denominated in a hypothetical equivalent number of shares of ILG common stock and with the value of each award equal to the fair value of ILG common stock at the date of grant, except for RSUs subject to relative total shareholder return performance criteria, for which the fair value is based on a Monte Carlo simulation analysis. Each RSU and share of restricted stock is subject to service‑based vesting, where a specific period of continued employment must pass before an award vests. We grant awards subject to graded vesting (i.e., portions of the award vest at different times during the vesting period) or to cliff vesting (i.e., all awards vest at the end of the vesting period). In addition, certain RSUs are subject to attaining specific performance criteria. As of March 31, 2018, 2.8 million shares were available for future issuance under the 2013 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan.

During the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, the Compensation Committee granted, 569,000 and 870,000 RSUs, respectively, generally vesting over three years, to certain officers, board of directors and employees of ILG and its subsidiaries. Of these RSUs granted in 2018 and 2017, approximately 160,000 and 229,000, respectively, cliff vest in three years and approximately 147,000 and 213,000, respectively, are subject to performance criteria that could result between 0% and up to 200% of these awards being earned either based on defined adjusted EBITDA, or relative total shareholder return targets over the respective performance period, as specified in the award document. 

For the 2018 and 2017 RSUs subject to relative total shareholder return performance criteria, the number of RSUs that may ultimately be awarded depends on whether the market condition is achieved. We used a Monte Carlo simulation analysis to estimate a per unit grant date fair value of $50.37 for 2018 and $28.23 for 2017, for these performance based RSUs. This analysis estimates the total shareholder return ranking of ILG as of the grant date relative to two peer groups approved by the Compensation Committee, over the remaining performance period. The expected

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volatility of ILG’s common stock at the date of grant was estimated based on a historical average volatility rate for the approximate three-year performance period. The dividend yield assumption was based on historical and anticipated dividend payouts. The risk‑free interest rate assumption was based on observed interest rates consistent with the approximate three-year performance measurement period.

Non‑cash compensation expense related to RSUs and restricted stock for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $6 million for each period. At March 31, 2018, there was approximately $37 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs and restricted stock, which is currently expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.25 years.

Stock-based compensation is not reduced for estimated forfeitures. We account for forfeitures when they occur. For any vesting tranche of an award, the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized is equal to the portion of the grant‑date value of the award tranche that is actually vested at that date.

Non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense related to equity awards is included in the following line items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

    

2017

    

Cost of sales

$

 —

 

$

 1

 

Selling and marketing expense

 

 1

 

 

 1

 

General and administrative expense

 

 5

 

 

 4

 

Non-cash compensation expense

$

 6

 

$

 6

 

 

The following table summarizes RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

Non-vested RSUs at January 1, 2018

 

 3

 

$

17.53

Granted

 

 1

 

 

33.42

Vested

 

(1)

 

 

19.61

Forfeited

 

 —

 

 

16.40

Non-vested RSUs at March 31, 2018

 

 3

 

$

20.60

 

 

NOTE 19—INCOME TAXES

ILG calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” At the end of each interim period, ILG makes its best estimate of the annual expected effective tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary year‑to‑date earnings or loss. The income tax provision or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items, if applicable, that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effects are individually computed and recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates, tax status, judgment on the realizability of a beginning-of-the-year deferred tax asset in future years or the liabilities for uncertain tax positions is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.

The computation of the annual expected effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected pre-tax income (or loss) for the year, projections of the proportion of income (or loss) earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences, and the likelihood of the realization of deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision or benefit for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, additional

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information is obtained or ILG’s tax environment changes. To the extent that the estimated annual effective tax rate changes during a quarter, the effect of the change on prior quarters is included in income tax expense in the quarter in which the change occurs.

A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided when it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will not be realized. Realization is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income or the reversal of deferred tax liabilities during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the history of taxable income in recent years, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies to make this assessment.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, ILG recorded income tax provisions for continuing operations of $20 million and $25 million, respectively, which represent effective tax rates of 31.1% and 35.9% for the respective periods. On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Reform Act, which among other things, lowered the statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective in 2018. The tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% due principally to state, local, and foreign income taxes, net discrete items related to non-cash compensation, and other tax items. The other tax items increasing the rate include the projected impact of certain provisions enacted in the Tax Reform Act effective in 2018 such as the global intangible low-taxed income provisions. The tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state and local income taxes and other tax items partially offset by foreign income taxed at lower rates.

As of March 31, 2018, there were no material changes to ILG’s unrecognized tax benefits and related interest. In connection with the acquisition of Vistana, Starwood and ILG entered into a Tax Matters Agreement. Under the Tax Matters Agreement, Starwood indemnifies ILG for all consolidated tax liabilities and related interest and penalties for the pre-close period. Accordingly, any unrecognized tax benefits for Vistana related to the pre-close period that are the obligation of its former parent have not been recorded. ILG recognizes interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

ILG files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2018, no open tax years are currently under examination by the IRS. The U.S. federal statute of limitations for years prior to and including 2013 has closed. No open tax years are currently under examination in any material state and local jurisdictions. Vistana, by virtue of previously filed consolidated tax returns with Starwood, is under audit by the IRS for several pre-close periods. Vistana is also under audit in Mexico for the tax years 2012, 2013 and 2015. Under the Tax Matters Agreement, Starwood indemnifies ILG for all income tax liabilities and related interest and penalties for the pre-close period.

 

The Tax Reform Act significantly changed U.S. tax law by, among other things, lowering the statutory corporate tax rate, as discussed above, eliminating certain deductions, requiring a one-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries, introducing new tax regimes, and changing how foreign earnings are subject to U.S. tax. The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which was codified in ASU 2018-05 during the current period, to address the application of U.S. GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act. SAB 118 allows registrants to record provisional amounts during a one year “measurement period” similar to that used when accounting for business combinations. During 2017, we reasonably estimated the effects of the Tax Reform Act and recorded a provisional tax benefit for the impact of the Tax Reform Act of approximately $51 million in our financial statements as of December 31, 2017. This amount is primarily comprised of the remeasurement of federal net deferred tax liabilities resulting from the permanent reduction in the U.S. statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, partially offset by the mandatory one-time tax on the accumulated earnings of our foreign subsidiaries. We have not completed our determination of the accounting implications of the Tax Reform Act on our tax accruals and have not made any material changes during the three months ended March 31, 2018 to the provisional amounts recorded.

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The ultimate impact of the Tax Reform Act may differ, possibly materially, from these provisional amounts due to among other things, additional analysis, changes in interpretations and assumptions ILG has made, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, and actions ILG may take as a result of the Tax Reform Act. Any such revisions will be treated in accordance with the measurement period guidance outlined in SAB 118.  As such, we expect to complete our analysis no later than December 22, 2018.

 

NOTE 20—SEGMENT INFORMATION

Pursuant to FASB guidance as codified in ASC 280, an operating segment is a component of a public entity (1) that engages in business activities that may earn revenues and incur expenses; (2) for which operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and assess its performance; and (3) for which discrete financial information is available. We also considered how the businesses are organized as to segment management, and the focus of the businesses with regards to the types of products or services offered. ILG is comprised of two operating and reportable segments: Vacation Ownership and Exchange and Rental.

Our Vacation Ownership segment engages in the management, sales, marketing, financing, rental and ancillary services, and development of VOIs as well as related services to owners and associations. Our Exchange and Rental segment offers access to vacation accommodations and other travel‑related transactions and services to members of our programs and other leisure travelers, by providing vacation exchange services and vacation rental, working with resort developers, HOAs and operating vacation rental properties.

ILG provides certain corporate functions that benefit the organization as a whole. Such corporate functions include corporate services relating to oversight, corporate development, finance and accounting, legal, treasury, tax, internal audit, human resources, and certain IT functions. Costs relating to such corporate functions that are not directly cross‑charged to individual businesses are being allocated to our two operating and reportable segments based on a pre‑determined measure of profitability relative to total ILG. All such allocations relate only to general and administrative expenses. The condensed consolidated statements of income are not impacted by this cross‑segment allocation.

 

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Information on reportable segments and reconciliation to consolidated operating income is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

Vacation Ownership:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resort operations revenue

 

$

63

 

$

58

 

Management fee and other revenue

 

 

57

 

 

30

 

Sales of vacation ownership products, net

 

 

123

 

 

105

 

Consumer financing revenue

 

 

24

 

 

21

 

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

44

 

 

58

 

    Total revenue

 

 

311

 

 

272

 

Cost of service and membership related

 

 

45

 

 

13

 

Cost of sales of vacation ownership products

 

 

39

 

 

25

 

Cost of sales of rental and ancillary services

 

 

43

 

 

51

 

Cost of consumer financing

 

 

 8

 

 

 6

 

Cost reimbursements

 

 

44

 

 

58

 

    Total cost of sales

 

 

179

 

 

153

 

    Royalty fee expense

 

 

11

 

 

10

 

    Selling and marketing expense

 

 

66

 

 

57

 

    General and administrative expense

 

 

26

 

 

24

 

    Amortization expense of intangibles

 

 

 2

 

 

 2

 

    Depreciation expense

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

Segment operating income

 

$

17

 

$

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

    

2017

    

Exchange and Rental:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction revenue

$

59

 

$

59

 

Membership fee revenue

 

36

 

 

36

 

Ancillary member revenue

 

 2

 

 

 2

 

    Total member revenue

 

97

 

 

97

 

Club rental revenue

 

34

 

 

30

 

Other revenue

 

 5

 

 

 5

 

Rental management revenue

 

14

 

 

14

 

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

21

 

 

26

 

Total revenue

 

171

 

 

172

 

Cost of service and membership related

 

19

 

 

22

 

Cost of sales of rental and ancillary services

 

29

 

 

26

 

Cost reimbursements

 

21

 

 

26

 

Total cost of sales

 

69

 

 

74

 

Selling and marketing expense

 

12

 

 

13

 

General and administrative expense

 

33

 

 

30

 

Amortization expense of intangibles

 

 3

 

 

 3

 

Depreciation expense

 

 5

 

 

 5

 

Segment operating income

$

49

 

$

47

 

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

482

 

$

444

Cost of sales

 

 

248

 

 

227

Operating expenses

 

 

168

 

 

154

Operating income

 

$

66

 

$

63

Selected financial information by reporting segment is presented below (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Total Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Ownership

 

$

2,660

 

$

2,603

Exchange and Rental

 

 

1,110

 

 

1,084

Total

 

$

3,770

 

$

3,687

 

Geographic Information

We conduct operations through offices in the U.S. and 14 other countries. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, revenue is sourced from over 100 countries worldwide. Other than the United States, no revenue sourced from any individual country or geographic region exceeded 10% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

Geographic information on revenue, based on sourcing, and long‑lived assets, based on physical location, is presented in the table below (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

424

 

$

374

All other countries(1)

 

 

58

 

 

70

Total

 

$

482

 

$

444


(1)

Includes countries within the following continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Long-lived assets, net (excluding goodwill and intangible assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

483

 

$

486

Mexico

 

 

134

 

 

126

Europe

 

 

 4

 

 

 4

Total

 

$

621

 

$

616

 

 

 

 

NOTE 21—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In the ordinary course of business, ILG is a party to various legal proceedings. ILG establishes reserves for specific legal matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable. ILG does not establish reserves for identified legal matters when ILG believes that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is not probable. Although management currently believes that an unfavorable resolution of claims against ILG, including claims where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible, will not have a material

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impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of ILG, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future. ILG also evaluates other contingent matters, including tax contingencies, to assess the probability and estimated extent of potential loss. See Note 19 for a discussion of income tax contingencies.

Litigation

On December 5, 2016, individuals and entities who own or owned 107 fractional interests of a total of 372 interests created in the Fifth and Fifty-Fifth Residence Club located within The St. Regis, New York (the “Club”) filed suit against ILG, certain of our subsidiaries, Marriott International Inc. (“Marriott”) and certain of its subsidiaries including Starwood. The case is filed as a mass action in federal court in the Southern District of New York, not as a class action. In response to our request to file a motion to dismiss, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on March 6, 2017. Plaintiffs principally challenge the sale of less than all interests offered in the fractional offering plan, the amendment of the plan to include additional units, and the rental of unsold fractional interests by the plan’s sponsor, claiming that alleged acts by us and the other defendants breached the relevant agreements and harmed the value of plaintiffs’ fractional interests. The relief sought includes, among other things, compensatory damages, rescission, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees, and pre- and post-judgment interest. We filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on April 21, 2017. The court has not yet rendered any decision on the motion and fact discovery is proceeding. We dispute the material allegations in the amended complaint and intend to defend against the action vigorously. Given the early stages of the action and the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we cannot estimate a range of the potential liability, if any, at this time.

On February 28, 2017, the owners’ association for the Club filed a separate suit against us and certain of our subsidiaries in federal court in the Southern District of New York. On March 13, 2017, before it had served the initial complaint, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint that added Marriott and Starwood as defendants and added additional claims. Plaintiff then filed a second amended complaint on July 14, 2017. The complaint, as amended, asserts claims against the sponsor of the Club, St. Regis Residence Club, New York, Inc., the Club manager, St. Regis New York Management, Inc., and certain affiliated entities, as well as against Marriott and Starwood, for alleged breach of fiduciary duties principally related to sale and rental practices, tortious interference with the management agreement, alleged unjust enrichment, seeks certain declaratory relief in connection with the Starpoints conversion program and the exchange program at the Club, and asserts claims based on alleged anticompetitive conduct by the defendants in connection with Plaintiff’s renewal of the Club management agreement. In addition to the declaratory relief sought, Plaintiff seeks unspecified actual damages, punitive damages, and disgorgement of payments under the management and purchase agreements, as well as related agreements. We filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint on September 8, 2017. The court has not yet rendered any decision on the motion. We dispute the material allegations in the second amended complaint and intend to defend against the action vigorously. Given the early stages of the action and the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we cannot estimate a range of the potential liability, if any, at this time.

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Purchase Obligations and Other Commitments

Other items, such as certain purchase commitments and guarantees are not recognized as liabilities in our condensed consolidated financial statements but are required to be disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements. These funding commitments could potentially require our performance in the event of demands by third parties or contingent events. The following table summarizes these items, on an undiscounted basis, at March 31, 2018 and the future periods in which such obligations are expected to be settled in cash. In addition, the table reflects the timing of principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

 

 

Up to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than

Contractual Obligations

    

Total

    

1 year

    

1 ‑ 3 years

    

3 ‑ 5 years

    

5 years

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Debt principal(a)

 

$

570

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

220

 

$

350

Debt interest(a)

 

 

129

 

 

29

 

 

58

 

 

41

 

 

 1

Purchase obligations and other commitments(b)

 

 

68

 

 

37

 

 

25

 

 

 6

 

 

 —

Operating leases

 

 

144

 

 

20

 

 

32

 

 

19

 

 

73

Total contractual obligations

 

$

911

 

$

86

 

$

115

 

$

286

 

$

424


(a)Debt principal and projected debt interest represent principal and interest to be paid on our senior notes and revolving credit facility based on the balance outstanding as of March 31, 2018, exclusive of debt issuance costs. In addition, also included are certain fees associated with our revolving credit facility based on the unused borrowing capacity and outstanding letters of credit balances, if any, as of March 31, 2018. Interest on the revolving credit facility is calculated using the prevailing rates as of March 31, 2018.

(b)Purchase obligations and other commitments primarily relate to future guaranteed purchases of rental inventory, operational support services, marketing related benefits, membership fulfillment benefits and other commitments.

 

At March 31, 2018, guarantees, surety bonds and letters of credit totaled $101 million, with the highest annual amount of $54 million occurring in year one. The total also includes maximum exposure under guarantees of $48 million which primarily relates to our Exchange and Rental segment’s rental management agreements, including those with guaranteed dollar amounts, and accommodation leases supporting the segment’s management activities that are entered into on behalf of the property owners for which either party generally may terminate such leases upon 60 to 90 days prior written notice to the other party.

 

In addition, certain of our rental management agreements provide that owners receive specified percentages or guaranteed amounts of the rental revenue generated under its management. In these cases, the operating expenses for the rental operations are paid from the revenue generated by the rentals, the owners are then paid their contractual percentages or guaranteed amounts, and our vacation rental business either retain the balance (if any) as its fee or makes up the deficit. Although such deficits are reasonably possible in a few of these agreements, as of March 31, 2018 future amounts are not expected to be material either individually or in the aggregate.

Our operating and purchase obligations primarily relate to future guaranteed purchases of rental inventory, operational support services, marketing related benefits and membership fulfillment benefits. Certain of our vacation rental businesses also enter into agreements, as principal, for services purchased on behalf of property owners for which we are subsequently reimbursed. As such, we are the primary obligor and may be liable for unreimbursed costs. As of March 31, 2018, amounts pending reimbursements are not material.

Letters of Credit

Additionally, as of March 31, 2018, our letters of credit totaled $14 million and were principally related to our Vacation Ownership sales and financing activities. More specifically, these letters of credit provide alternate assurance on amounts required to be held in escrow which enable our developer entities to access purchaser deposits prior to

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closings, as well as provide a guarantee of maintenance fees owed by our developer entities during subsidy periods at a particular vacation ownership resort, among other items. 

Insurance recoveries

As discussed in Notes 6 and 8, during September 2017 we sustained damages at our Westin St. John Resort Villas property as a result of Hurricane Irma. The resort has remained closed while rebuilding activities are in process. The reopening of the resort is currently targeted for January 2019. As of March 31, 2018, we are carrying an $8 million insurance liability as a result of receiving approximately $45 million of insurance proceeds during the quarter. This liability is presented within accrued expenses and other current liabilities within on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. We do not anticipate remaining in a net liability position in future periods as this is not a final claim figure and does not include any claims pertaining to business interruption at this time.

 

NOTE 22— SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION

The senior notes are guaranteed by ILG and certain other subsidiaries for which 100% of the voting securities are owned directly or indirectly by ILG (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). These guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. The guarantees of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are subject to release in limited circumstances only upon the occurrence of certain customary conditions. The indenture governing the senior notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of Interval Acquisition Corp. (the “Issuer”) and the Guarantor Subsidiaries to pay dividends to us or make distributions, loans or advances to us.

The following tables present consolidating financial information as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 for ILG on a stand‑alone basis, the Issuer on a stand‑alone basis, the combined Guarantor Subsidiaries of ILG (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), the combined non-guarantor subsidiaries of ILG (collectively, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) and ILG on a consolidated basis (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2018

    

ILG

    

Interval Acquisition Corp.

    

Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Total Eliminations

    

ILG Consolidated

Current assets

 

$

 3

 

$

 7

 

$

829

 

$

452

 

$

 —

 

$

1,291

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

456

 

 

164

 

 

 —

 

 

621

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

 

 

 —

 

 

267

 

 

623

 

 

113

 

 

 —

 

 

1,003

Investments in subsidiaries

 

 

870

 

 

1,583

 

 

1,038

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,491)

 

 

 —

Other assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

342

 

 

513

 

 

 —

 

 

855

Total assets

 

$

874

 

$

1,857

 

$

3,288

 

$

1,242

 

$

(3,491)

 

$

3,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

 4

 

$

10

 

$

409

 

$

305

 

$

 —

 

$

728

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

234

 

 

111

 

 

 —

 

 

345

Long term debt and securitized debt from VIEs (noncurrent portion)

 

 

 —

 

 

563

 

 

 —

 

 

395

 

 

 —

 

 

958

Intercompany liabilities (receivables) / equity

 

 

(828)

 

 

414

 

 

1,062

 

 

(648)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 1

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

ILG stockholders' equity

 

 

1,698

 

 

870

 

 

1,583

 

 

1,038

 

 

(3,491)

 

 

1,698

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

41

 

 

 —

 

 

40

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

874

 

$

1,857

 

$

3,288

 

$

1,242

 

$

(3,491)

 

$

3,770

 

 

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Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017

    

ILG

    

Interval Acquisition Corp.

    

Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Total Eliminations

    

ILG Consolidated

Current assets

 

$

 1

 

$

 3

 

$

790

 

$

406

 

$

 —

 

$

1,200

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

464

 

 

151

 

 

 —

 

 

616

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

 

 

 —

 

 

266

 

 

628

 

 

110

 

 

 —

 

 

1,004

Investments in subsidiaries

 

 

824

 

 

1,521

 

 

1,022

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,367)

 

 

 —

Other assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

285

 

 

582

 

 

 —

 

 

867

Total assets

 

$

826

 

$

1,790

 

$

3,189

 

$

1,249

 

$

(3,367)

 

$

3,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

 3

 

$

 5

 

$

339

 

$

294

 

$

 —

 

$

641

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

236

 

 

102

 

 

 —

 

 

338

Long term debt and securitized debt from VIEs (noncurrent portion)

 

 

 —

 

 

562

 

 

 —

 

 

429

 

 

 —

 

 

991

Intercompany liabilities (receivables) / equity

 

 

(856)

 

 

399

 

 

1,093

 

 

(636)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

ILG stockholders' equity

 

 

1,679

 

 

824

 

 

1,521

 

 

1,022

 

 

(3,367)

 

 

1,679

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

38

 

 

 —

 

 

37

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

826

 

$

1,790

 

$

3,189

 

$

1,249

 

$

(3,367)

 

$

3,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

    

ILG

    

Interval Acquisition Corp.

    

Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Total Eliminations

    

ILG Consolidated

Revenue

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

414

 

$

68

 

$

 —

 

$

482

Operating expenses

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

(368)

 

 

(46)

 

 

 —

 

 

(416)

Interest income (expense), net

 

 

 —

 

 

(7)

 

 

 1

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(7)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

44

 

 

49

 

 

15

 

 

 8

 

 

(111)

 

 

 5

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

 

 

(14)

 

 

(9)

 

 

 —

 

 

(20)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

Net income (loss)

 

 

43

 

 

44

 

 

49

 

 

20

 

 

(111)

 

 

45

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

43

 

$

44

 

$

49

 

$

18

 

$

(111)

 

$

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

    

ILG

    

Interval Acquisition Corp.

    

Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Total Eliminations

    

ILG Consolidated

Revenue

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

373

 

$

71

 

$

 —

 

$

444

Operating expenses

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

(327)

 

 

(52)

 

 

 —

 

 

(381)

Interest income (expense), net

 

 

 —

 

 

(6)

 

 

 2

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

45

 

 

49

 

 

16

 

 

10

 

 

(110)

 

 

10

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

 

 

(17)

 

 

(11)

 

 

 —

 

 

(25)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

Net income (loss)

 

 

44

 

 

45

 

 

49

 

 

17

 

 

(110)

 

 

45

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

44

 

$

45

 

$

49

 

$

16

 

$

(110)

 

$

44

 

45


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

    

ILG

    

Interval Acquisition Corp.

    

Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

ILG Consolidated

Cash flows provided by operating activities

 

$

 —

 

$

 1

 

$

64

 

$

87

 

$

152

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(13)

 

 

(3)

 

 

(16)

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

 2

 

 

 4

 

 

(17)

 

 

(64)

 

 

(75)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 1

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

 

 

82

 

 

268

 

 

352

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

 2

 

$

 7

 

$

116

 

$

289

 

$

414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

    

ILG

    

Interval Acquisition Corp.

    

Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

    

ILG Consolidated

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

 —

 

$

 1

 

$

(8)

 

$

65

 

$

58

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(17)

 

 

(5)

 

 

(22)

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

25

 

 

(62)

 

 

(38)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

99

 

 

144

 

 

244

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

 —

 

$

 1

 

$

99

 

$

141

 

$

241

 

NOTE 23— SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 30, 2018, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”), with Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (“Marriott Vacations”), Ignite Holdco, Inc. and Ignite Holdco Subsidiary, Inc. (two of our wholly owned subsidiaries), and Volt Merger Sub, Inc. and Volt Merger Sub, LLC (two wholly owned subsidiaries of Marriott Vacations), pursuant to which Marriott Vacations will acquire ILG in a series of transactions (the “Combination Transactions”) and ILG stockholders will receive $14.75 in cash (without interest) and 0.165 shares of common stock of Marriott Vacations for each share of ILG common stock held by such stockholder.  This will result in ILG stockholders owning approximately 43% of Marriott Vacations following the merger transactions.

Consummation of the Combination Transactions is subject to customary conditions, including customary conditions relating to:

·

the approval of the merger by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of ILG common stock entitled to vote thereon at a duly convened meeting,

·

the approval of the issuance of the stock consideration by Marriott Vacations by a majority of the votes cast at a duly convened meeting of the stockholders of Marriott Vacations, and

·

the expiration or early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and receipt of other required regulatory approvals.

The obligation of each party to consummate the merger is also conditioned upon the other party’s representations and warranties being true and correct (subject to certain materiality exceptions) and the other party having performed in all material respects its obligations under the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of ILG and Marriott Vacations. Additionally, the Merger Agreement contains customary pre-closing covenants, including covenants requiring each party (1) to use reasonable best efforts to cause the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (2) to conduct its business in the ordinary course and (3) to refrain from taking certain actions prior to the consummation of the transactions without the other party’s consent. The Merger Agreement also contains “no shop” provisions that

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restrict ILG’s and Marriott Vacations’ ability to solicit or initiate discussions or negotiations with third parties regarding other proposals to acquire ILG or Marriott Vacations, as applicable, and ILG and Marriott Vacations have each agreed to certain terms relating to their ability to respond to such proposals. In addition, the Merger Agreement requires that, subject to certain exceptions, the board of directors of ILG recommend that ILG’s stockholders approve the mergers and that the board of directors of Marriott Vacations recommend that Marriott Vacations’ stockholders approve the issuance of the stock consideration.

Prior to obtaining ILG’s stockholder approval, our board of directors may, among other things, (1) withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify its recommendation of the Combination Transactions or approve, endorse or recommend any Ignite Alternative Transaction (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or (2) terminate the Merger Agreement to enter into an agreement providing for an Ignite Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement), subject to complying with notice and other specified conditions, including giving Marriott Vacations the opportunity to propose revisions to the terms of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement during a period following notice, and the payment of the Termination Fee (as defined below). Marriott Vacations has reciprocal rights and obligations under the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains specified termination rights for the parties and provides that, in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including termination of the Merger Agreement by the Company or Marriott Vacations to enter into a definitive agreement for an acquisition proposal that constitutes an Ignite Qualifying Transaction or a Volt Qualifying Transaction, as applicable (each as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Company or Marriott Vacations, as applicable, will be required to pay a termination fee equal to $146 million (such amount, the “Termination Fee”).

The foregoing summary description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement.

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Qurate Retail, Inc. (formerly Liberty Interactive Corp.) and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a voting and support with ILG and Marriott Vacations. Subject to certain exceptions set forth therein, Qurate has agreed to vote all of its shares of ILG common stock in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and has also agreed to vote its shares of ILG common stock against any Competing Proposal (as defined in the Voting and Support Agreement) and any actions that are intended to prevent or delay the consummation of the Combination Transactions.

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward‑Looking Information

 

This quarterly report on Form 10‑Q contains “forward‑looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans” and “believes,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” among others, generally identify forward‑looking statements. These forward‑looking statements include, among others, statements relating to: our future financial performance, our business prospects and strategy, anticipated financial position, liquidity and capital needs and other similar matters. These forward‑looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.

   

Actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward‑looking statements included in this report for a variety of reasons, including, among (1) adverse trends in economic conditions generally or in the vacation ownership, vacation rental and travel industries, or adverse events or trends in key vacation destinations, (2) lack of available financing for, or insolvency or consolidation of developers, including availability of receivables financing for our business, (3) adverse changes to, or interruptions in, relationships with third parties, (4) our ability to compete effectively and successfully and to add new products and services, (5) our ability to market VOIs successfully and efficiently, (6) our ability to source sufficient inventory to support VOI sales and risks related to development of inventory in accordance with applicable brand standards, (7) the occurrence of a termination event under the master license agreement with Starwood or Hyatt, (8) actions of Starwood, Hyatt or any successor that affect the reputation of the licensed marks, the offerings of or access to these brands and programs, (9) decreased demand from prospective purchasers of vacation interests, (10) travel related health concerns, (11) significant increase in defaults on our vacation ownership mortgage receivables; (12) the restrictive covenants in our revolving credit facility and indenture and our ability to refinance our debt on acceptable terms;  (13) our ability to successfully manage and integrate acquisitions, including Vistana, (14) impairment of ILG’s assets or other adverse changes to estimates and assumptions underlying our financial results, (15) our ability to expand successfully in international markets and manage risks specific to international operations (16) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, (17) the ability of managed homeowners associations to collect sufficient maintenance fees, (18) business interruptions in connection with technology systems, (19) regulatory changes and (20) timing and collection of insurance proceeds related to hurricane losses. Certain of these and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in our filings with the SEC, including in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this report. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward looking statements discussed in this report may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which only reflect the views of our management as of the date of this report. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake to update these forward‑looking statements.

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GENERAL

 

The following Management Discussion and Analysis provides a narrative of the results of operations and financial condition of ILG for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This section should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this report, as well as our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10‑K, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This discussion includes the following sections:

 

·

Management Overview

·

Results of Operations

·

Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources

·

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

·

ILG’s Principles of Financial Reporting

·

Reconciliations of Non‑GAAP Measures

 

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

 

General Description of our Business

 

ILG is a leading provider of professionally delivered vacation experiences and the exclusive global licensee for the Hyatt®, Sheraton®  and Westin® brands in vacation ownership. We operate in two segments: Vacation Ownership (VO) and Exchange and Rental. The Vacation Ownership operating segment consists of the VOI sales and financing business of Vistana and HVO as well as the management related business of Vistana, HVO, VRI, TPI, and VRI Europe. The Exchange and Rental operating segment consists of Interval, the Vistana Signature Network, the Hyatt Residence Club, the TPI exchange business, and Aqua-Aston Holdings, Inc.

Vacation Ownership engages in the sales, marketing, financing, and development of vacation ownership interests; the management of vacation ownership resorts; and related services to owners and associations. Exchange and Rental offers access to vacation accommodations and other travel‑related transactions and services to members of our programs and other leisure travelers, by providing vacation exchange services and vacation rentals, working with resort developers, HOAs and operating vacation rental properties.

Vacation Ownership Services

 

Revenue from the Vacation Ownership segment is derived principally from sales of VOIs by Vistana and HVO, interest income earned for financing these sales, fees for vacation ownership resort and homeowners’ association management services and rental and ancillary revenues, including from hotels owned by Vistana and HVO.

Vistana and HVO sell, market, finance, develop and, in the case of HVO, license, the brand for vacation ownership products. Purchasers are generally automatically enrolled in either the Vistana Signature Network or the Hyatt Residence Club as well as the Interval Network. In addition, HVO receives fees for sales and marketing, brand licensing and other services provided to properties where the developer is not controlled by us.

Sales of VOIs may be made for cash or we may provide financing to qualified customers. These loans generally bear interest at a fixed rate, have a term of up to 15 years and require a minimum 10% down payment. The typical financing agreement provides for monthly payments of principal and interest, with the principal balance of the loan fully amortizing over the term of the related vacation ownership note receivable. Our financing propensity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was approximately 65%. The weighted average FICO score of loans originated over the last twelve months as of March 31, 2018 was 737. Historical default rates, which represent the trailing twelve months of

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defaults as a percentage of each period’s beginning gross vacation ownership notes receivable balance, were 4.7% as of March 31, 2018 and 4.5% as of December 31, 2017.

 

We have exclusive global master license agreements with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, LLC (Starwood) for use of the Sheraton and Westin brands in vacation ownership and with Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the use of the Hyatt brand in vacation ownership.

 

We provide management services to over 200 vacation ownership properties and/or their associations through Vistana, HVO, TPI, VRI and VRI Europe. Vistana and HVO provide management services for their respective branded luxury and upper upscale resorts. TPI and VRI provide property management, homeowners’ association management and related services to timeshare resorts in the United States, Canada and Mexico. VRI Europe manages vacation ownership resorts in Spain and the Canary Islands, the United Kingdom, France and Portugal. Our management services are provided pursuant to agreements with terms generally ranging from one to ten years (several indefinite-lived contracts in Europe), many of which are automatically renewable. Management fees are negotiated amounts for management and other specified services, and at times are based on a cost-plus arrangement.

 

Exchange & Rental Services

 

Our Exchange and Rental segment offers owners, members and guests access to world-class destinations and an array of benefits and services. These are provided through vacation exchange within the Interval International network (the “Interval Network”), the Vistana Signature Network, the Hyatt Residence Club and TPI, as well as vacation rentals through these businesses and Aqua-Aston.

 

The Exchange and Rental segment earns most of its revenue from (i) fees paid for membership in the Interval Network, the Vistana Signature Network and the Hyatt Residence Club and (ii) Interval Network, Vistana Signature Network and Hyatt Residence Club transactional and service fees paid primarily for exchanges, Getaway rentals, reservation servicing, and related transactions collectively referred to as “transaction revenue.” Revenue is also derived from club rentals, rental management and other related activities.

 

 Interval, which operates the Interval Network, has been a leader in the vacation exchange services industry since its founding in 1976. As of March 31, 2018, this quality global vacation ownership membership exchange network included Vistana Signature Network and Hyatt Residence Club resorts and owners among its large and diversified base of participating resorts consisting of more than 3,000 resorts located in over 80 countries and approximately 1.8 million members.

 

Interval typically enters into exclusive multi-year contracts with developers of vacation ownership resorts, pursuant to which the resort developers agree to enroll all purchasers of vacation interests at the applicable resort as members of the Interval exchange program. Members may also enroll directly, for instance, when they purchase a VOI through resale or HOA affiliation at a resort that participates in the Interval Network. In return, Interval provides enrolled purchasers with the ability to exchange their VOI occupancy rights (whether denominated in weeks or points) for comparable, alternative accommodations at another resort and/or occupancy period, or for another vacation experience.

 

Both the Vistana Signature Network and the Hyatt Residence Club provide enhanced flexibility for owners to utilize their VOIs within the applicable network. In exchange for these services, we earn club and transaction fees. The Vistana Signature Network currently encompasses owners at 21 resorts, while the Hyatt Residence Club has 16 resorts. We also operate additional exchange programs including TPI’s exchange business.

 

All of these businesses earn revenue from rentals of inventory not being used for exchange and, in the case of Interval, additional third party accommodations utilized for Getaways. Vistana Signature Network and Hyatt Residence

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Club rentals are transacted mainly to monetize inventory to provide exchanges through hotel loyalty programs. In addition, Interval offers sales, marketing and operational support, consulting and back-office services, including reservation servicing, to certain resort developers participating in the Interval Network, upon their request and for additional consideration.

 

This segment also provides vacation rental through Aqua‑Aston as part of a comprehensive package of rental, marketing and management services offered to vacation property owners, primarily of Hawaiian properties. Revenue from our vacation rental business is derived principally from fees for rental services and related management of hotels, condominium resorts and homeowners’ associations. Agreements with owners at many of the vacation rental managed hotel and condominium resorts provide that owners receive either specified percentages of the revenue generated under our management or, in limited instances, guaranteed dollar amounts. In these cases, the operating expenses for the rental operation are paid from the revenue generated by the rentals, the owners are then paid their contractual percentages or guaranteed amounts, and our vacation rental business either retains the balance (if any) as its fee or makes up the deficit. In other instances, fees for rental services generally consist of commissions earned on rentals. Management fees consist of a base management fee and, in some instances, an incentive management fee which is generally a percentage of operating profits or improvement in operating profits. Service fee revenue is based on the services provided to owners including reservations, sales and marketing, property accounting and information technology services either internally or through third party providers.

 

International Revenue

 

International revenue decreased by 17% to $58 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, principally driven by the closure of The Westin St. John Resort Villas in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricane Irma in September 2017. As a percentage of our total revenue, international revenue was 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 16% for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

Other Factors Affecting Results

 

In September 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria affected several Vistana and HVO resorts and sales centers, as well as nearly 300 properties within the Interval Network or managed by VRI or Aqua-Aston Hospitality. The Westin St. John Resort Villas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Hyatt Residence Club Dorado, Hacienda del Mar, in Puerto Rico remain closed, as do many Interval Network properties on the hardest-hit islands. Other 2017 storms also impacted our operations to a lesser extent, such as Tropical Storm Lidia which affected Los Cabos.

Overall these storms did not have a material impact on our financial condition given the recoverability of property damage from expected insurance proceeds. See Note 21 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information pertaining to expected and received insurance proceeds. 

We estimate the impact of these storms had the following adverse effects on our first quarter 2018 results:

·

Consolidated revenue - $19 million

·

Consolidated timeshare contract sales - $10 million

·

Net income attributable to common stockholders - $5 million (includes net recorded charges and estimated lost business activity)

·

Income tax effect of $2 million using the applicable projected annual effective tax rate

·

Adjusted EBITDA - $6 million

·

Adjusted net income - $4 million

 

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Vacation Ownership

 

Sales and financing of VOIs drive a number of recurring fee-for-service revenues such as management fees and club revenues. Lead generation is a key driver of both contract sales and volume per guest. Costs for new purchasers are generally higher than those for upgrading or selling additional VOIs to existing owners, however, sales to new owners are important for future revenue streams.

 

In addition, changes to prevailing interest rates may affect our financing results to the extent we adjust the interest rate we charge or pay a higher rate for receivables financing transactions or other debt. The rentals in this segment are sourced from developer-owned inventory, as well as revenue from the hotels included in the Vistana and HVO businesses. These operations are sensitive to the same factors as the club rentals described further below.

   

For the United States based businesses, our management fees are paid by the HOAs and funded from the annual maintenance fees paid by the individual owners to the association. Most of VRI Europe revenue is based on a different model. Typically, VRI Europe charges vacation owners directly an annual fee intended to cover property management, all resort operating expenses and a management profit. Consequently, VRI Europe’s business model normally operates at a lower gross margin than the other management businesses, when excluding cost reimbursement revenue.

Vistana, HVO, TPI and VRI also offer vacation rental services to HOAs and, in some cases, to individual timeshare owners. Vistana and HVO provide management services to HOAs and resorts that participate in their systems. VRI Europe manages resorts developed by CLC World Resorts, our joint venture partner in VRI Europe, as well as independent homeowners’ associations.

Exchange & Rental

 

The vacation exchange business has evolved with the growth of developer proprietary exchange networks, such as the Marriott Destination Club, THE Club by Diamond Resorts, the Hilton Grand Vacation Club, the Vistana Signature Network and the Hyatt Residence Club. The external exchange networks, such as the Interval Network, still provide a larger array of choices for members of the proprietary networks. However, with the consolidation among developers over the last several years, external exchange networks have been challenged to grow as a smaller number of developers has focused a higher percentage of their sales on existing owners instead of new buyers than they have historically. During this period, ILG has broadened its exchange platform to include both external exchange networks and proprietary developer networks. Additionally, ILG has put a greater focus on relationships with and increased marketing to HOAs and resellers in order to augment developer enrollments.

Our 2018 results continue to be negatively affected by the percentage mix of the Interval Network membership base from traditional and direct renewal members to corporate members. Our corporate developer accounts enroll and renew their entire active owner base which positively impacts our retention rate; however, these members tend to have a lower propensity to transact with us as corporate developers often operate their own proprietary exchange programs. As of March 31, 2018, the membership mix was 56% traditional and 44% corporate members, compared to 55% and 45%, respectively, as of March 31, 2017.

An increasingly important part of the value proposition we provide to our members consists of rentals. In the Interval Network, Getaways provide additional discounted vacation opportunities for members without the need to exchange their VOIs, while our proprietary clubs rent inventory in order to provide exchange opportunities to branded hotels through the SPG and World of Hyatt program, as applicable. These rentals and our Aqua-Aston business are sensitive to general economic conditions, inventory supply and pricing in the applicable markets.

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U.S. Tax Reform 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Reform Act"). For further discussion related to the impact of the Tax Reform Act please see Note 19 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Outlook

 

We expect additional consolidation within the vacation ownership industry leading to increased competition in our businesses. This leads to challenges for our external exchange business that relies on new buyers for additional members. Through the growth of our proprietary clubs and our engagement with HOAs, we plan to increase customer engagement and generate new members.

Our vacation ownership sales and financing businesses are positioned to grow through development of additional phases at existing resorts, converting properties to vacation ownership, adding resorts in attractive markets and expanding our sales distribution capabilities. During the first quarter of 2018, we opened phases at the (i) Westin Resort and Spa, Cancun, (ii) Westin Desert Willow Villas, Palm Desert, and (iii) Hyatt Residence Club San Antonio, Wild Oak Ranch. For the remainder of 2018, we expect to open additional phases at our Hyatt Residence Club Bonita Springs, Coconut Plantation resort.

Additionally, we opened sales centers in 2017 in Maui, Los Cabos, Key West and Bonita Springs. We expect the volume at these sales centers to continue to ramp up throughout 2018. With that said, as we expand our sales distribution, we have faced competition for talent.

Hurricane related impact 

Our Westin resort and sales gallery in St. John and our Hyatt Residence Club resort in Puerto Rico will remain closed throughout 2018. Additionally, approximately 50 Interval affiliated resorts were still closed as of March 31, 2018, most of which are located in the heavily damaged islands of St. Maarten and Puerto Rico. Therefore, we expect a continuing impact to our results in 2018.

U.S. Tax Reform 

On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Reform Act, which lowered the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective in 2018 and made numerous other tax law changes. For further discussion please see Note 19 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements.  

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Operating Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Consolidated timeshare contract sales (in millions) (1)

$

133

 

9%

 

$

122

    Volume per guest (2)

$

3,230

 

(1)%

 

$

3,267

    Tour flow (3)

 

40,760

 

11%

 

 

36,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange and Rental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Total active members at end of period (000's) (4)

 

1,822

 

(0)%

 

 

1,829

    Average revenue per member (5)

$

53.17

 

2%

 

$

52.12

 

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(1)

Represents total timeshare interests sold at consolidated projects pursuant to purchase agreements, gross of incentives and net of actual cancellations and rescissions, where we have met a minimum threshold amounting to a 10% down payment of the contract purchase price during the period. For upgrade sales, we include only the incremental value purchased. See “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures”.

(2)

Represents consolidated timeshare contract sales divided by tour flow during the period.

(3)

Represents the number of sales presentations given at sales centers during the period.

(4)

Represents active members of the Interval Network as of the end of the period. Active members are members in good standing that have paid membership fees and any other applicable charges in full as of the end of the period or are within the allowed grace period. All Hyatt Residence Club members and Vistana Signature Network members are also members of the Interval Network.

(5)

Represents membership fee revenue, transaction revenue and ancillary member revenue for the Interval Network, Hyatt Residence Club and Vistana Signature Network for the applicable period divided by the monthly weighted average number of active members during the applicable period.

 

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Revenue

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Vacation Ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resort operations revenue

 

$

63

 

9%

 

$

58

Management fee and other revenue

 

 

57

 

90%

 

 

30

Sales of vacation ownership products, net

 

 

123

 

17%

 

 

105

Consumer financing revenue

 

 

24

 

14%

 

 

21

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

44

 

(24)%

 

 

58

Total Vacation Ownership revenue

 

 

311

 

14%

 

 

272

Exchange and Rental

    

 

    

    

    

 

 

    

Transaction revenue

 

 

59

 

 —

 

 

59

Membership fee revenue

 

 

36

 

 —

 

 

36

Ancillary member revenue

 

 

 2

 

 —

 

 

 2

    Total member revenue

 

 

97

 

 —

 

 

97

Club rental revenue

 

 

34

 

13%

 

 

30

Other revenue

 

 

 5

 

 —

 

 

 5

Rental management revenue

 

 

14

 

 —

 

 

14

Cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

21

 

(19)%

 

 

26

Total Exchange and Rental revenue

 

 

171

 

(1)%

 

 

172

Total ILG revenue

 

 

482

 

9%

 

 

444

Adverse impact from 2017 storms (lost business)

 

 

19

 

NM

 

 

 —

Total ILG revenue excluding adverse impact above

 

$

501

 

13%

 

$

444

 

Revenue for the first quarter of 2017 has been restated as part of adopting the new revenue recognition accounting standard (ASC 606) as of January 1, 2018. Refer to Note 3 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding this accounting standard adoption and related disclosures.

 

Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018 of $482 million increased $38 million, or 9%, compared to revenue of $444 million in 2017 quarter. Vacation Ownership segment revenue of $311 million increased $39 million, or 14%, in the quarter, while Exchange and Rental segment revenue of $171 million was relatively consistent with last year.

 

Excluding the estimated impact of the 2017 storms:

 

·

Consolidated revenue would have been $501 million, or 13% higher than last year.

·

Vacation ownership segment revenue would have been $328 million, or 21% higher than last year.

·

Exchange and Rental segment revenue would have been $173 million, or relatively in-line with last year.

·

Consolidated timeshare contract sales would have been $143 million, or 17% over last year.

 

Vacation Ownership   

   

Vacation Ownership segment revenue, excluding cost reimbursements, increased $53 million, or 25%, in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 2017. The increase was driven primarily by $27 million of higher management fee and other revenue, $18 million of higher sales of vacation ownership products, net, and an $5 million increase in resort operations revenue. The increase in sales of vacation ownership products, net, was primarily attributable to the following:

 

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·

higher consolidated timeshare contract sales largely attributable to a 10% increase in tour flow, primarily driven by our sales centers in Maui and Los Cabos which opened in the second quarter of 2017, partly offset by the continued closure of our sales center in St. John due to the 2017 storms and a lower average transaction price resulting in part from sales mix variance when compared to last year;

·

a favorable change in GAAP reportability related sales recognition items, including the impact of deferring recognition of pre-construction sales in the first quarter of 2017 related to a phase of our Westin St. John resort until the third quarter of 2017 upon receipt of the respective certificate of occupancy. The deferral of pre-construction sales in 2017 is a restatement item related to our ASC 606 adoption this quarter. There were no pre-construction sales in the first quarter of 2018;

·

partly offset by an unfavorable change of approximately $2 million in the quarter in our allowance for losses on originated loans when compared to prior year.

 

 The increase of $27 million in management fee and other revenue is predominantly attributable to revenue from HOAs consolidated starting in the fourth quarter of 2017, which is largely offset by a corresponding decrease in cost reimbursements revenue, as well as the consolidation of our Great Destinations joint venture commencing April 1, 2017. The increase of $5 million in resort operations revenue was primarily driven by higher available and occupied room nights, as well as average daily rate.

   

Exchange and Rental   

   

Exchange and Rental segment revenue, excluding cost reimbursements, was higher by $4 million, or 3%, in the quarter compared to 2017. The increase is attributable to stronger club rental revenue as a result of higher available and occupied room nights, as well as average daily rate. Additionally, the impact from the 2017 storms on affiliated resorts continues to impact our exchange business through loss of inventory available for transactions in the Interval Network. We estimate this adversely affected revenue by $2 million in the quarter.  

 

 

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Cost of Sales and Royalty Fee Expense

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Vacation Ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service and membership related

 

$

45

 

246%

 

$

13

Cost of sales of vacation ownership products

 

 

39

 

56%

 

 

25

Cost of rental and ancillary services

 

 

43

 

(16)%

 

 

51

Cost of consumer financing

 

 

 8

 

33%

 

 

 6

Cost reimbursements

 

 

44

 

(24)%

 

 

58

Total Vacation Ownership cost of sales

 

 

179

 

17%

 

 

153

Exchange and Rental

    

 

    

    

    

 

 

    

Cost of service and membership related sales

 

 

19

 

(14)%

 

 

22

Cost of sales of rental and ancillary services

 

 

29

 

12%

 

 

26

Cost reimbursements

 

 

21

 

(19)%

 

 

26

Total Exchange and Rental cost of sales

 

 

69

 

(7)%

 

 

74

Total ILG cost of sales

 

$

248

 

9%

 

$

227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royalty fee expense

 

$

11

 

10%

 

$

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ILG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

 

49%

 

(0)%

 

 

49%

Gross margin without cost reimbursement revenue/expenses

 

 

56%

 

(7)%

 

 

60%

Vacation Ownership:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

 

42%

 

(5)%

 

 

44%

Gross margin without cost reimbursement revenue/expenses

 

 

49%

 

(13)%

 

 

56%

Exchange and Rental:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

 

60%

 

5%

 

 

57%

Gross margin without cost reimbursement revenue/expenses

 

 

68%

 

1%

 

 

67%

 

Cost of sales is organized on our condensed consolidated income statement by the respective revenue line items and consists primarily of the following general expense types:

   

·

Compensation and other employee‑related costs (including stock‑based compensation) for personnel engaged in providing services to members, property owners and/or guests of our respective segment businesses.

·

Costs associated with vacation ownership sales; costs to provide alternative usage options; maintenance fees on unsold inventory and subsidy payments to HOAs; and related sale incentives.

·

Consumer financing expenses representing costs incurred in support of the financing, servicing and securitization processes, as well as interest expense on securitized debt.

·

Other expenses such as costs necessary to operate certain of our managed properties and costs of rental inventory used primarily for Getaways included within the Exchange and Rental segment.

   

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Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased $21 million from 2017. This change consists of a $26 million increase from our Vacation Ownership segment, partly offset by a $5 million decrease from our Exchange and Rental segment. Overall gross margin in the quarter of 49% was consistent with the prior year.

   

Vacation Ownership   

    Overall cost of sales for this segment in the quarter, excluding cost reimbursements, was up $40 million from the prior year. The quarter’s increase reflects the following activity:

 

·

Cost of sales from HOAs consolidated starting in the fourth quarter of 2017, amounting to approximately $20 million net between cost of service and membership related and cost of rental and ancillary services line items. This amount is largely offset by a corresponding decrease in cost reimbursements revenue.

·

An increase of $14 million in cost of sales of vacation ownership products was driven largely by an unfavorable $9 million product cost true-up related principally to our Sheraton Flex product upon transferring recently converted Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas inventory into the structure, in addition to higher sales volume overall.

·

A net increase in cost of rental and ancillary services of $3 million, excluding the HOA consolidation impact, resulting from higher fixed carry-costs on unsold inventory available for rental and incremental variable costs associated with the increase in rental volume.

·

An increase in cost of consumer financing was primarily driven by a full quarter of interest expense in 2018 pertaining to the term securitization transaction issued on September 22, 2017 (see Note 13 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion), as well as lower capitalized interest expense in the quarter. These increases were partly offset by lower financial services employee-related costs.

   

Gross margin for this segment, excluding cost reimbursements, decreased 617 basis points to 49% in the quarter compared to last year. The drop in year-over-year margin is largely attributable to the inclusion of consolidated HOAs in our results starting in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

Exchange and Rental   

   

Gross margin for the Exchange and Rental segment in the period, excluding cost reimbursements, increased 88 basis points to 68% when compared to the prior year, while overall cost of sales remained relatively flat year-over-year. 

   

Royalty Fee Expense    

     

Royalty fee expense for the quarter pertains to costs incurred pursuant to our exclusive global licenses for the Hyatt, Sheraton and Westin brands in vacation ownership. The increase of $1 million in royalty fee expense in the period compared to the prior year was due to higher vacation ownership product sales.  

  

 

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Selling and Marketing Expense

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Vacation Ownership

 

$

66

 

16%

 

$

57

Exchange and Rental

    

 

12

 

(8)%

 

 

13

Total ILG selling and marketing expense

 

$

78

 

11%

 

$

70

As a percentage of total revenue

 

 

16%

 

 

 

16%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

19%

 

 —

 

 

19%

 

Selling and marketing expense for our Vacation Ownership segment primarily relates to sales employee compensation and a range of marketing efforts aimed at generating prospects for our vacation ownership sales activities. These marketing efforts can include activities related to targeted promotional mailings, multi‑night vacation marketing packages and programs, premiums such as gift certificates and tickets to local attractions or events, costs to provide alternative usage options as purchase incentives, and other costs related to encouraging potential purchasers to attend sales presentations and closing transactions. Selling and marketing expenses for our Exchange and Rental segment primarily include printing costs of directories and magazines, promotions, tradeshows, agency fees, marketing fees and related commissions.

 

Additionally, these expenses for both segments include compensation and other employee‑related costs, including stock‑based compensation and benefits for certain of our operating businesses, pertaining to personnel engaged in sales and sales support functions.

   

Selling and marketing expense in the first quarter of 2018 increased $8 million compared to last year, principally driven by incremental selling and marketing related expenses tied to higher contract sales and tour flow in our VO segment, particularly with regards to our new sales centers in Maui and Los Cabos. This increase was partly offset by the continued closure of our St. John sales center due to the 2017 hurricanes. As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursements, selling and marketing expense during the quarter was lower by 74 basis points from last year.

 

General and Administrative Expense

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

 

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

General and administrative expense

 

$

59

 

9%

 

$

54

As a percentage of total revenue

 

 

12%

 

 —

 

 

12%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

14%

 

(7)%

 

 

15%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue and acquisition-related and restructuring costs

 

 

    14%

 

 —

 

 

14%

 

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General and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation and other employee‑related costs (including stock‑based compensation) for personnel engaged in oversight, corporate development, finance and accounting, legal, treasury, tax, internal audit, human resources, and certain IT functions, as well as certain facilities costs, fees for professional services, benefits and other items.   

 

General and administrative expense in the first quarter of 2018 was higher by $5 million when compared against the prior year. The quarter’s increase over prior year reflects higher professional fees expense largely due to costs associated with our board of directors’ strategic review as disclosed in our fourth quarter 2017 earnings call. In addition, we recorded a $1 million charge in the quarter related to recognizing the final component of the insurance deductible related to Tropical Storm Lidia which impacted our Westin Los Cabos resort in August of 2017.

   

As a percentage of revenue excluding (i) cost reimbursements, (ii) acquisition-related and restructuring expenses, (iii) strategic review related costs, and (iv) natural disaster related net charges, general and administrative expense would be lower by 98 basis points compared to prior year.

 

Amortization Expense of Intangibles

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

    

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Amortization expense of intangibles

    

$

 5

    

 —

 

$

 5

As a percentage of total revenue

 

 

1%

 

 —

 

 

1%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

1%

 

 —

 

 

1%

 

Amortization expense of intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was consistent with the prior year.    

 

Depreciation Expense

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

    

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Depreciation expense

    

$

15

    

 —

 

$

15

As a percentage of total revenue

 

 

3%

 

 —

 

 

3%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

4%

 

 —

 

 

4%

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was consistent with the prior year.

 

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Operating Income

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

    

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Vacation Ownership

 

$

17

 

6%

 

$

16

Exchange and Rental

    

 

49

    

4%

 

 

47

Total ILG operating income

 

$

66

 

5%

 

$

63

As a percentage of total revenue

 

 

14%

 

 —

 

 

14%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

16%

 

(11)%

 

 

18%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue and acquisition-related and restructuring costs

 

 

16%

 

(11)%

 

 

18%

 

Operating income in the first quarter of 2018 increased $3 million from 2017, consisting of an $1 million increase from Vacation Ownership and a $2 million increase from Exchange and Rental.

   

Operating income for our Vacation Ownership segment was higher by $1 million compared to prior year due to the HOAs we commenced consolidating starting in the fourth quarter of 2017. Excluding the impact of these HOAs, operating income for this segment would have been lower by $1 million compared to last year. This decrease in operating income is mainly attributable to the adverse effect in the quarter due to the 2017 storms, in particular the continued closure of our Westin St. John resort, and higher professional fees largely due to costs associated with our Board of Directors’ strategic review; partly offset by an increase in sales of vacation ownership products driven in large part by our recently opened Maui and Los Cabos sales centers. Excluding these higher professional fees and the impact of consolidating HOAs, operating income for this segment would have been comparable to the prior year.

   

Operating income for our Exchange and Rental segment of $49 million was higher by $2 million compared to the prior year, primarily driven by stronger club rental activity as discussed in the revenue section above, partly offset by the adverse impact in the quarter of the 2017 storms on affected Interval Network affiliated resorts.

 

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Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

 

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) is a non‑GAAP measure and is defined in “ILG’s Principles of Financial Reporting.”

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

    

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Vacation Ownership

 

$

36

 

9%

 

$

33

Exchange and Rental

    

 

62

    

5%

 

 

59

Total ILG adjusted EBITDA

 

 

98

 

7%

 

 

92

Unadjusted adverse impact from 2017 storms (lost business)

 

 

 6

 

NM

 

 

 —

Total ILG adjusted EBITDA excluding adverse impact above

 

$

104

 

13%

 

$

92

As a percentage of total revenue excluding 2017 storms impact

 

 

21%

 

 —

 

 

21%

As a percentage of total revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue and 2017 storms impact

 

 

24%

 

(8)%

 

 

26%

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased by $6 million, or 7%, from 2017, consisting of an increase of $3 million from each of our two segments. Additionally, as discussed in our Other Factors Affecting Results section, our first quarter of 2018 performance was adversely affected by the closure of resorts and sales centers impacted by the 2017 storms. Excluding the estimated impact of the storms, ILG adjusted EBITDA would have been $104 million, or 13% higher than last year.

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $36 million from our Vacation Ownership segment rose by $3 million, or 9%, driven primarily from higher sales of VOIs and stronger resort operations rental activity, as previously discussed. These increases were partly offset by an estimated $5 million adverse effect in the quarter pertaining to the 2017 storms, in particular the continued closure of our Westin resort in St. John.

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $62 million from our Exchange and Rental segment increased by $3 million, or 5%, compared to the prior year primarily driven by stronger club rental activity as discussed in the revenue section above, partly offset by the adverse impact in the quarter of the 2017 storms on affected Interval Network affiliated resorts. Excluding this adverse impact, adjusted EBITDA would have been up 7%, or $4 million over prior year.

 

Other Income (Expense), net

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

% Change

    

2017

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Interest expense

 

$

(7)

 

40%

 

$

(5)

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

$

 1

 

(50)%

 

$

 2

Other income, net

 

$

 5

 

(50)%

 

$

10

 

Interest expense relates to interest and amortization of debt issuance costs on our amended and restated revolving credit facility and our $350 million senior notes. Interest expense in 2018 was higher by $2 million compared

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to the prior year resulting in part from a higher interest rate in the quarter compared to prior year and less capitalized interest expense.

   

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities relates to noncontrolling investments that are recorded under the equity method of accounting; principally, our joint venture in Hawaii which developed a vacation ownership resort for the purpose of selling VOIs. Income and losses from this joint venture are allocated based on ownership interests. See Note 6 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

       

Other income, net primarily relates to net gains and losses on foreign currency exchange related to certain foreign intercompany loans and non-operating cash positions held by foreign subsidiaries in currencies other than their functional currency. Non‑operating foreign exchange net gains were $5 million and $10 million for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The favorable fluctuations in the 2018 and 2017 quarters were primarily driven by U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loan positions held at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which were affected by the weaker dollar compared to the Mexican peso, partly offset by the remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated non-operating cash positions held by our Mexican subsidiary at the respective quarter-end.

 

Income Tax Provision

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, ILG recorded income tax provisions for continuing operations of $20 million and $25 million, respectively, which represent effective tax rates of 31.1% and 35.9% for the respective periods. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is lower than the prior year period primarily due to enacted tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Reform Act") which, effective 2018, reduced the statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

Additional Information

The Tax Reform Act significantly changed U.S. tax law by, among other things, lowering the statutory corporate tax rate, as discussed above, eliminating certain deductions, requiring a one-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries, introducing new tax regimes, and changing how foreign earnings are subject to U.S. tax. The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which was codified in ASU 2018-05 during the current period, to address the application of U.S. GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act. SAB 118 allows registrants to record provisional amounts during a one year “measurement period” similar to that used when accounting for business combinations. We estimated the effects of the Tax Reform Act and recorded a net provisional tax benefit for the impact of the Tax Reform Act in our financial statements as of December 31, 2017. We have not completed our determination of the accounting implications of the Tax Reform Act on our tax accruals.

The ultimate impact of the Tax Reform Act may differ, possibly materially, from these provisional amounts due to among other things, additional analysis, changes in interpretations and assumptions ILG has made, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, and actions ILG may take as a result of the Tax Reform Act. Any such revisions will be treated in accordance with the measurement period guidance outlined in SAB 118.  As such, we expect to complete our analysis no later than December 22, 2018.

A valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In making this determination, we make estimates and assumptions regarding this realization, which is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income or the reversal of deferred tax liabilities during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the history of taxable income in recent years, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies to make this assessment. A change in these assumptions may increase or decrease our valuation allowance

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resulting in an increase or decrease in our effective tax rate, which could materially affect our consolidated financial statements. 

 

FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2018, we had $158 million of cash and cash equivalents, including $95 million of U.S. dollar equivalent or denominated cash deposits held by foreign subsidiaries which are subject to changes in foreign exchange rates. Of this amount, $72 million is held in foreign jurisdictions, principally the United Kingdom, Mexico and the U.S Virgin Islands. Under the Tax Reform Act, all accumulated foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017 were mandatorily deemed to be repatriated and taxed, which was also referred to as the Transition Tax. The Transition Tax was assessed regardless of whether ILG actually repatriated its undistributed foreign earnings. Historically, it has been ILG’s practice and intention to reinvest the earnings of certain of its foreign subsidiaries. In light of the significant changes made by the Tax Reform Act, ILG will no longer be permanently reinvested with regard to the earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. ILG will continue to be permanently reinvested with respect to the remaining excess of the amount for financial reporting over the tax basis of investments in our foreign subsidiaries.

Additionally, we are also exposed to risks associated with the repatriation of cash from certain of our foreign operations to the United States where currency restrictions exist, such as Argentina, which limit our ability to immediately access cash through repatriations. These currency restrictions had no impact on our overall liquidity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and, as of that date, the respective cash balances were immaterial to our overall cash on hand.

 

We believe that our cash on hand along with our anticipated operating future cash flows and availability under our $600 million revolving credit facility, which may be increased to up to $700 million subject to certain conditions, as well as future securitizations of our vacation ownership mortgages receivable, are sufficient to fund our operating needs, quarterly cash dividend, capital expenditures, development and expansion of our operations, debt service, investments and other commitments and contingencies for at least the next twelve months. However, our operating cash flow and access to the securitization market may be impacted by macroeconomic and other factors outside of our control.

 

Cash Flows Discussion

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash and restricted cash provided by operating activities increased to $152 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 from $58 million in the same period of 2017. The increase of $94 million from 2017 was principally due to higher net cash receipts partly attributable to property insurance proceeds of $42 million in the current period related to the 2017 hurricanes, largely associated with rebuilding activities at The Westin St. John  Resort Villas which commenced in the fourth quarter of 2017. In addition, inventory spend was lower by $36 million due to development activities at The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas in the prior year period. Also, restricted cash increased by $27 million primarily due to the collection of maintenance fees in the current quarter by our consolidated HOAs which were not consolidated in the comparable prior year period. These increases were partly offset by $3 million of higher interest paid (net amounts capitalized) and $2 million of higher income taxes paid.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash and restricted cash used in investing activities of $16 million and $22 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, pertains to capital expenditures, primarily related to investments in assets used mainly to support marketing and sales locations, resort operations (including sales centers), as well as IT initiatives. Capital expenditures in 2018 include $3 million of insurance proceeds for hurricane property damage.

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Financing Activities

 

Net cash and restricted cash used in financing activities of $75 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 relates to payments of $45 million on securitized debt, cash dividend payments of $22 million to ILG stockholders, and withholding taxes on the vesting of restricted stock units and restricted stock of $8 million. Net cash and restricted cash used in financing activities of $38 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 related to repayments of $32 million on securitized debt, cash dividend payments to ILG stockholders of $19 million, withholding taxes on the vesting of restricted stock units and restricted stock of $4 million, and repurchases of our common stock at market prices totaling $3 million, including commissions, which settled during the three months ended March 31, 2017. These uses of cash were partially offset by net borrowings of $20 million on our revolving credit facility.

Revolving Credit Facility

 

As of March 31, 2018, borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility that matures in May 2021 amounted to $220 million, with $366 million available to be drawn, net of outstanding letters of credit.

 

Senior Notes

 

As of March 31, 2018, total unamortized debt issuance costs pertaining to our $350 million of 5.625% senior notes due in 2023 were $5 million.

 

Interest on the senior notes is paid semi‑annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year and the senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by our domestic subsidiaries that are required to guarantee the amended credit facility. Additionally, the voting stock of the issuer and the subsidiary guarantors is 100% owned by ILG. The senior notes are redeemable from April 15, 2018 at a redemption price starting at 104.219% which declines over time.

 

Restrictions and Covenants

 

The senior notes and amended credit agreement have various financial and operating covenants that place significant restrictions on us, including our ability to incur additional indebtedness, incur additional liens, issue redeemable stock and preferred stock, pay dividends or distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock, prepay, redeem or repurchase debt, make loans and investments, enter into agreements that restrict distributions from our subsidiaries, sell assets and capital stock of our subsidiaries, enter into certain transactions with affiliates and consolidate or merge with or into or sell substantially all of our assets to another person.

The indenture governing the senior notes restricts our ability to issue additional debt in the event we are not in compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1.0 and limits restricted payments and investments unless we are in compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and the amount is within a bucket that grows with our consolidated net income. We met the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio as of March 31, 2018. In addition, the amended credit agreement requires us to meet certain financial covenants regarding the maintenance of a maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio of consolidated secured debt, over consolidated Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), as defined. We are also required to maintain a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA over consolidated interest expense. As of March 31, 2018, the maximum consolidated secured leverage ratio was 3.25x and the minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio was 3.0x. ILG was in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all applicable financial and operating covenants, and our consolidated secured leverage ratio and consolidated interest coverage ratio under the amended credit agreement were 0.68 and 13.36, respectively.

 

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VOI Term Securitization

 

On September 22, 2017, we completed a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $325 million of asset-backed notes. An indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Vistana issued $240 million of Class A notes, $59 million of Class B notes and $26 million of Class C notes. The notes are backed by vacation ownership loans and have coupons of 2.33%, 2.63% and 2.93%, respectively, for an overall weighted average coupon of 2.43%. The advance rate for this transaction was approximately 97%.

 

On September 20, 2016, we completed a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $375 million of asset-backed notes. An indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Vistana issued $346 million of Class A notes and $29 million of Class B notes. The notes were backed by vacation ownership loans and had coupons of 2.54% and 2.74%, respectively, for an overall weighted average coupon of 2.56%. The advance rate for this transaction was 96.5%.

 

Free Cash Flow

 

Free cash flow is a non‑GAAP measure and is defined in “ILG’s Principles of Financial Reporting.” For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, free cash flow was $66 million and $54 million, respectively. The change is primarily a result of the increase in net cash and restricted cash provided by operating activities as discussed above, and lower net capital expenditures, partly offset by higher net securitization activities, including higher repayments on securitizations.

 

Dividends and Share Repurchases

 

In February 2018, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payment of $0.175 per share paid in March 2018 of $22 million. In May 2018, our Board of Directors declared a $0.175 per share dividend payable June 12, 2018 to shareholders of record on June 1, 2018. Based on the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2018, at a dividend of $0.175 per share, the anticipated cash outflow would be $22 million in the second quarter of 2018. We currently expect to declare and pay quarterly dividends of similar amounts per share.

 

In November 2016, the Board authorized repurchases of up to $50 million of ILG common stock, $21 million of which was remaining for future repurchases as of December 31, 2017. There were no repurchases of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Acquired shares of our common stock are held as treasury shares carried at cost on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Common stock repurchases may be conducted in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The amount and timing of all repurchase transactions are contingent upon market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. This program may be modified, suspended or terminated by us at any time without notice.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

 

We have funding commitments that could potentially require our performance in the event of demands by third parties or contingent events. At March 31, 2018, guarantees, surety bonds and letters of credit totaled $101 million. This total includes maximum exposure under guarantees of $48 million primarily relating to our vacation rental business’s hotel and resort management agreements, including those with guaranteed dollar amounts, and accommodation leases supporting the rental management activities entered into on behalf of the property owners for which either party generally may terminate such leases upon 60 to 90 days prior written notice to the other.

 

In addition, certain of the vacation rental business’s hotel and resort management agreements provide that owners receive specified percentages of the revenue generated under management. In these cases, the operating expenses

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for the rental operations are paid from the revenue generated by the rentals, the owners are then paid their contractual percentages, and we either retain the balance (if any) as our management fee or make up the deficit. Although such deficits are reasonably possible in a few of these agreements, as of March 31, 2018, future amounts are not expected to be significant, individually or in the aggregate. Certain of our vacation rental businesses also enter into agreements, as principal, for services purchased on behalf of property owners for which they are subsequently reimbursed. As such, we are the primary obligor and may be liable for unreimbursed costs. As of March 31, 2018, amounts pending reimbursements are not significant.

 

As of March 31, 2018, our letters of credit totaled $14 million and were principally related to our Vacation Ownership sales and financing activities. More specifically, these letters of credit provide alternate assurance on amounts held in escrow which enable our developer entities to access purchaser deposits prior to closings, as well as provide a guarantee of maintenance fees owed by our developer entities during subsidy periods at a particular vacation ownership resort, among other items.

 

Contractual obligations and commercial commitments at March 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

 

 

Up to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than

Contractual Obligations

    

Total

    

1 year

    

1 ‑ 3 years

    

3 ‑ 5 years

    

5 years

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

Debt principal(a)

 

$

570

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

220

 

$

350

Debt interest(a)

 

 

129

 

 

29

 

 

58

 

 

41

 

 

 1

Purchase obligations and other commitments(b)

 

 

68

 

 

37

 

 

25

 

 

 6

 

 

 —

Operating leases

 

 

144

 

 

20

 

 

32

 

 

19

 

 

73

Total contractual obligations

 

$

911

 

$

86

 

$

115

 

$

286

 

$

424


(a)Debt principal and projected debt interest represent principal and interest to be paid on our senior notes and revolving credit facility based on the balance outstanding as of March 31, 2018, exclusive of debt issuance costs. In addition, also included are certain fees associated with our revolving credit facility based on the unused borrowing capacity and outstanding letters of credit balances, if any, as of March 31, 2018. Interest on the revolving credit facility is calculated using the prevailing rates as of March 31, 2018.

 

(b)Purchase obligations and other commitments primarily relate to future guaranteed purchases of rental inventory, operational support services, marketing related benefits, membership fulfillment benefits and other commitments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts

 

Less than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than

Other Commercial Commitments(c)

    

Committed

    

1 Year

    

1 ‑ 3 Years

    

3 ‑ 5 Years

    

5 Years

 

 

(In millions)

Guarantees, surety bonds and letters of credit

    

$

101

 

$

54

 

$

40

 

$

 7

 

$

 —

 

(c)Commercial commitments include minimum revenue guarantees related to hotel and resort management agreements, accommodation leases entered into on behalf of the property owners, and funding commitments that could potentially require performance in the event of demands by third parties or contingent events, such as under a letter of credit extended or under guarantees.

 

Off‑Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Except as disclosed above in our Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments (excluding “Debt principal”), as of March 31, 2018, we did not have any significant off‑balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a) (4) (ii) of SEC Regulation S‑K.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Refer to Note 2 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements.

 

Seasonality

 

Refer to Note 1 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion on the impact of seasonality.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates which are based on historical experience and on various other judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. We have discussed those estimates that we believe are critical and required the use of significant judgment and use of estimates that could have a significant impact on our financial statements in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10‑K and in Note 2 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements herein. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies in the interim period other than the updates to our significant accounting policies described in Note 2 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements herein.

 

ILG’S PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

Definition of ILG’s Non‑GAAP Measures

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is defined as net income attributable to common stockholders excluding, if applicable: (1) non‑operating interest income and interest expense, (2) income taxes, (3) depreciation expense, and (4) amortization expense of intangibles.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding, if applicable: (1) non‑cash compensation expense, (2) goodwill and asset impairments, (3) acquisition-related and restructuring costs, (4) other non‑operating income and expense, (5) the impact of the application of purchase accounting, and (6) other special items.

 

Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to common stockholders excluding the impact of (1) acquisition related and restructuring costs, (2) other non‑operating foreign currency remeasurements, (3) the impact of the application of purchase accounting, (4) goodwill and asset impairments, and (5) other special items.

 

Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) is defined as adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period for basic EPS and, additionally, inclusive of dilutive securities for diluted EPS.

 

Free cash flow is defined as cash and restricted cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, plus net changes in financing-related restricted cash and net borrowing and repayment activity pertaining to securitizations, and excluding changes in operating-related restricted cash and certain payments unrelated to our ongoing core business, such as acquisition-related and restructuring costs.

 

Consolidated timeshare contract sales represent total timeshare interests sold at consolidated projects pursuant to purchase agreements, gross of incentives and net of actual cancellations and rescissions, where we have met a

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minimum threshold amounting to a 10% down payment of the contract purchase price during the period. For upgrade sales, we include only the incremental value purchased.

 

Our presentation of above‑mentioned non‑GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly‑titled measures used by other companies. We believe the performance measures (such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS) are useful to investors because they represent the consolidated operating results from our segments, excluding the effects of any non‑core expenses or gains. We also believe these measures improve the transparency of our disclosures, provide a meaningful presentation of our results from our business operations, excluding the impact of certain items not related to our core business operations and improve the period‑to‑period comparability of results from business operations. These non‑GAAP performance measures have certain limitations in that they do not take into account the impact of certain expenses to our statement of operations; such as non‑cash compensation and acquisition related and restructuring costs as it relates to adjusted EBITDA.

 

We believe free cash flow is a useful liquidity measure for both management and investors to evaluate our ability to generate cash for uses other than capital expenditures, changes in financing-related restricted cash, net borrowings and repayments on securitizations and non-core payments such as acquisition and restructuring related payments. These uses may include strategic opportunities, debt repayments, and returning cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Additionally, we believe this measure assists in understanding the year-over-year comparability of cash flows generated by the Company’s core business activities. Free cash flow has limitations due to the fact that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures as detailed in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

We endeavor to compensate for the limitations of the non‑GAAP measures presented by also providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non‑GAAP measure.

 

We report these non‑GAAP measures as supplemental measures to results reported pursuant to GAAP. These measures are among the primary metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses, on which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. We believe that investors should have access to the same set of metrics that we use in analyzing our results. These non‑GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. We provide and encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non‑GAAP measures which are discussed below.

 

Items That Are Excluded From ILG’s Non‑GAAP Measures (as applicable)

 

Amortization expense of intangibles is a non‑cash expense relating primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the intangible assets of the acquired company, such as customer relationships, purchase agreements and resort management agreements are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. We believe that since intangibles represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition, they were part of transaction costs.

 

Depreciation expense is a non‑cash expense relating to our property and equipment and is recorded on a straight‑line basis to allocate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service lives.

 

Non‑cash compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with the grants of restricted stock units. These expenses are not paid in cash, and we will include the related shares in our future calculations of diluted shares of stock outstanding. Upon vesting of restricted stock units, the awards will be settled, at our discretion, on a net basis, with us remitting the required tax withholding amount from our current funds.

 

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Goodwill and asset impairments are non‑cash expenses relating to adjustments to goodwill and long‑lived assets whereby the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the related assets, and are infrequent in nature.

 

Acquisition-related and restructuring costs are transaction fees, costs incurred in connection with performing due diligence, subsequent adjustments to our initial estimate of contingent consideration obligations associated with business acquisitions, and other direct costs related to acquisition activities. Additionally, this item includes certain restructuring charges primarily related to workforce reductions, costs associated with integrating acquired businesses and estimated costs of exiting contractual commitments.

 

Other non‑operating income and expense consists principally of foreign currency translations of cash held in certain countries in currencies, principally U.S. dollars, other than their functional currency, in addition to any gains or losses on extinguishment of debt.

 

Impact of the application of purchase accounting represents the difference between amounts derived from the fair value remeasurement of assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination versus the historical basis. We believe generally this is most meaningful in the first year subsequent to an acquisition.

 

Other special items consists of other items that we believe are not related to our core business operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, such items include (as applicable to the respective period): (i) costs related to the litigation matters described in Note 21 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements, (ii) impact to our financial statements related to natural disasters, including Hurricane Irma and other named storms, and (iii) costs related to our board of directors’ strategic review.

 

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RECONCILIATIONS OF NON‑GAAP MEASURES

The following tables reconcile net income attributable to common stockholders in total to operating income, and to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for our operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions). The noncontrolling interest relates primarily to the Vacation Ownership segment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

 

Vacation

 

Exchange

 

 

 

 

    

Ownership

 

and Rental

    

Consolidated

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

43

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Other non-operating expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7

Operating income

 

$

17

 

$

49

 

 

66

Other non-operating income (expense), net

 

 

 7

 

 

(2)

 

 

 5

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

(2)

Depreciation expense

 

 

10

 

 

 5

 

 

15

Amortization expense of intangibles

 

 

 2

 

 

 3

 

 

 5

EBITDA

 

 

35

 

 

55

 

 

90

Other special items

 

 

 3

 

 

 1

 

 

 4

Asset impairments

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

Acquisition related and restructuring costs

 

 

 1

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

Less: Other non-operating (income) expense, net

 

 

(7)

 

 

 2

 

 

(5)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

 2

 

 

 4

 

 

 6

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

36

 

$

62

 

$

98

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

Vacation

 

Exchange

 

 

 

 

    

Ownership

 

and Rental

    

Consolidated

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

44

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

Other non-operating expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 5

Operating income

 

$

16

 

$

47

 

 

63

Other non-operating income (expense), net

 

 

11

 

 

(1)

 

 

10

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(1)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

Depreciation expense

 

 

10

 

 

 5

 

 

15

Amortization expense of intangibles

 

 

 2

 

 

 3

 

 

 5

EBITDA

 

 

40

 

 

54

 

 

94

Impact of purchase accounting

 

 

(3)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3)

Asset impairments

 

 

 2

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

Acquisition related and restructuring costs

 

 

 3

 

 

 —

 

 

 3

Less: Other non-operating (income) expense, net

 

 

(11)

 

 

 1

 

 

(10)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

 2

 

 

 4

 

 

 6

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

33

 

$

59

 

$

92

 

 

The following tables present the inputs used to compute operating income and adjusted EBITDA margin for our operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Ownership

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Revenue

    

$

311

    

$

272

Revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

267

 

 

214

Operating income

 

 

17

 

 

16

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

36

 

 

33

Margin computations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income margin

 

 

5%

 

 

6%

Operating income margin excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

6%

 

 

7%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

12%

 

 

12%

Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

13%

 

 

15%

 

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Exchange and Rental

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Revenue

    

$

171

    

$

172

Revenue excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

150

 

 

146

Operating income

 

 

49

 

 

47

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

62

 

 

59

Margin computations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income margin

 

 

29%

 

 

27%

Operating income margin excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

33%

 

 

32%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

36%

 

 

34%

Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding cost reimbursement revenue

 

 

41%

 

 

40%

 

The following table reconciles cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

Operating activities before inventory spend

 

$

146

 

$

145

Inventory spend

 

 

(21)

 

 

(57)

Net changes in operating-related restricted cash

 

 

27

 

 

(30)

    Net cash and restricted cash provided by operating activities

 

 

152

 

 

58

Repayments on securitizations

 

 

(45)

 

 

(32)

Net changes in financing-related restricted cash

 

 

 1

 

 

18

    Net securitization activities

 

 

(44)

 

 

(14)

    Net changes in operating-related restricted cash

 

 

(27)

 

 

30

    Capital expenditures

 

 

(16)

 

 

(22)

    Acquisition-related and restructuring payments

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

    Free cash flow

 

$

66

 

$

54

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The following table reconciles net income attributable to common stockholders to adjusted net income, and to adjusted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions except share and per share data).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Net income attributable to common stockholders

    

$

43

    

$

44

Acquisition-related and restructuring costs

 

 

 1

 

 

 3

Other non-operating foreign currency remeasurements

 

 

(5)

 

 

(10)

Impact of purchase accounting

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

Other special items

 

 

 7

 

 

 —

Asset impairments

 

 

 2

 

 

 2

Income tax impact on adjusting items(1)

 

 

(2)

 

 

 1

Adjusted net income

 

$

46

 

$

42

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.35

Diluted

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.35

Adjusted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.37

 

$

0.33

Diluted

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.33

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

123,826

 

 

123,998

Diluted

 

 

125,751

 

 

125,582


(1)

All adjusting items were tax effected using the applicable projected annual effective tax rate since none of the adjustments were discrete to the periods.

 

The following table reconciles consolidated timeshare contract sales to sales of vacation ownership products, net, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

Sales of vacation ownership products, net

 

$

123

 

$

105

    Provision for loan losses

 

 

 5

 

 

 7

    Other items and adjustments(1)

 

 

 5

 

 

10

Consolidated timeshare contract sales

 

$

133

 

$

122


(1)

Includes adjustments for incentives, certain GAAP deferrals, cancelled sales, trial vacation package sales, fractional sales and other items.

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

 

We conduct business in certain foreign markets, primarily in the United Kingdom, Mexico and European Union markets. Our foreign currency risk primarily relates to our investments in foreign subsidiaries that transact business in a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. This exposure is mitigated as we have generally reinvested profits in our international operations. As currency exchange rates change, translation of the income statements of our international businesses into U.S. dollars affects year‑over‑year comparability of operating results.

 

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In addition, we are exposed to foreign currency risk related to transactions and/or assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency. Historically, we have not hedged currency risks.

 

Furthermore, in an effort to mitigate economic risk, we hold U.S. dollars in certain subsidiaries that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar.

 

Operating foreign currency exchange resulted in net gains of $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. This activity is attributable to foreign currency remeasurements of operating assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than their functional currency.

 

Non-operating foreign exchange net gains were $5 million and $10 million for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The favorable fluctuations in the 2018 and 2017 quarters were primarily driven by U.S. dollar denominated intercompany loan positions held at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which were affected by the weaker dollar compared to the Mexican peso, partly offset by the remeasurement of U.S. dollar denominated non-operating cash positions held by our Mexican subsidiary at the respective quarter-end.

 

Our operations in international markets are exposed to potentially volatile movements in currency exchange rates. The economic impact of currency exchange rate movements on us is often linked to variability in real growth, inflation, interest rates, governmental actions and other factors. These changes, if material, could cause us to adjust our financing, operating and hedging strategies. A hypothetical 10% weakening/strengthening in foreign exchange rates to the U.S. dollar for the three months ended March 31, 2018 would result in an approximate change to revenue of $5 million. There have been no material quantitative changes in market risk exposures since December 31, 2017.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We are exposed to interest rate risk through borrowings under our amended credit agreement which bears interest at variable rates. The interest rate on the amended credit agreement is based on (at our election) either LIBOR plus a predetermined margin that ranges from 1.25% to 2.50%, or the Base Rate as defined in the amended credit agreement plus a predetermined margin that ranges from 0.25% to 1.50%, in each case based on ILG’s leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2018, the applicable margin was 1.75% per annum for LIBOR revolving loans and 0.75% per annum for Base Rate loans. As of March 31, 2018, we had $220 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility; a hypothetical 100 basis point change in interest rates would result in an approximate change to interest expense of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. While we currently do not hedge our interest rate exposure, this risk is mitigated by the issuance of $350 million senior notes in April 2015 at a fixed rate of 5.625% as well as variable interest rates earned on our cash balances, as well as current and future securitizations which are or are expected to be at fixed rates of interest.

 

Additionally, our consumer financing business generates income from the spread between the revenue generated on loans originated less its costs to fund and service those loans, including interest costs related to associated securitizations. Adverse changes in prevailing market rates for securitizations could negatively impact income from our consumer financing business in the future.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We monitor and evaluate on an ongoing basis our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting in order to improve our overall effectiveness. In the course of this evaluation, we modify and refine our internal processes as conditions warrant.

 

As required by Rule 13a‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rule 13a‑15(e) and 15d‑15(e) under

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the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As required by Rule 13a‑15(d) of the Exchange Act, we, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, also evaluated whether any changes occurred to our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such control.

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See description of legal proceedings under litigation in Note 21 accompanying our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

See Part I, Item IA., “Risk Factors,” of ILG’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a detailed discussion

of the risk factors affecting ILG. There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in the Annual Reports.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)          Unregistered Sale of Securities. None

(b)          Use of Proceeds. Not applicable

(c)          Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers: The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of shares of our common stock made during the quarter ended March 31, 2018 by or on behalf of ILG or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined by Rule 10b‑18(a)(3) of the Exchange Act. All purchases were made in accordance with Rule 10b‑18 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

    

Total Number of

    

Approximate Dollar

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Shares Purchased

 

Value of Shares that

 

 

Number of

 

Average

 

as Part of Publicly

 

May Yet Be Purchased

 

 

Shares

 

Price Paid

 

Announced Plans

 

Under the Plans

Period

 

Purchased

    

per Share

 

or Programs

 

or Programs(1)

January 2018

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

21,050,422

February 2018

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

21,050,422

March 2018

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

21,050,422


(1)

In November 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of ILG common stock. There is no time restriction on this authorization and repurchases may be made in the open‑market or through privately negotiated transactions.

 

Items 3‑5. Not applicable

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

    

Description

    

Location

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

 

Exhibit 3.1 to ILG’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on August 25, 2008

3.2

 

Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights to Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock

 

Exhibit 3.2 to ILG’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q, filed on August 11, 2009

3.3

 

Fifth Amended and Restated By‑Laws of Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

 

Exhibit 3.2 to ILG’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on October 17, 2016

3.4

 

Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ILG, Inc.

 

Exhibit 3.1 to ILG’s Current Report on Form 8‑K, filed on October 17, 2016

10.1†

 

Amendment dated March 28, 2018 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between ILG, Inc. and Jeanette E. Marbert*

 

 

10.2†

 

Amendment No. 2 to the Interval Leisure Group, Inc. 2013 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan, dated February 25, 2018.*

 

 

31.1†

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) or Rule 15d‑14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act

 

 

31.2†

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) or Rule 15d‑14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act

 

 

31.3†

 

Certification of the Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a‑14(a) or Rule 15d‑14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act

 

 

32.1††

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act

 

 

32.2††

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act

 

 

32.3††

 

Certification of the Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act

 

 

101.INS†

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH†

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL†

 

XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB†

 

XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE†

 

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF†

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

 


*     Reflects management contracts and management and director compensatory plans.

†     Filed herewith.

††   Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Date: May 3, 2018

ILG, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William L. Harvey

 

 

William L. Harvey

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John A. Galea

 

 

John A. Galea

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

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