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Guarantor Financial Information
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Condensed Financial Information [Abstract]  
Guarantor Financial Information
Guarantor Financial Information
On September 11, 2013, Sprint Corporation issued $2.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.250% notes due 2021 and $4.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.875% notes due 2023 in a private placement transaction with registration rights. On December 12, 2013, Sprint Corporation issued $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.125% notes due 2024 in a private placement transaction with registration rights. Each of these issuances is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sprint Communications (Subsidiary Guarantor), which is a 100% owned subsidiary of Sprint Corporation (Parent/Issuer). In connection with the foregoing, in November 2014, the Company and Sprint Communications completed an offer to exchange the notes for a new issue of substantially identical exchange notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. We did not receive any proceeds from this exchange offer. In addition, on February 24, 2015, Sprint Corporation issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.625% notes due 2025, and on February 20, 2018, Sprint Corporation issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due 2026, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Sprint Communications.
During the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 there were non-cash equity distributions from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries to Subsidiary Guarantor of approximately $12.8 billion and non-cash equity contributions from Subsidiary Guarantor to Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of approximately $450 million, respectively, as a result of organizational restructuring for tax purposes. We also replaced $24.4 billion of short-term payables with intercompany notes issued by the Subsidiary Guarantor to the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries during the year ended March 31, 2018. The notes are subordinated to all unaffiliated third party obligations of Sprint Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Under the Subsidiary Guarantor's secured revolving bank credit facility, the Subsidiary Guarantor is currently restricted from paying cash dividends to the Parent/Issuer or any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary because the ratio of total indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA (each as defined in the applicable agreement) exceeds 2.5 to 1.0.
Sprint has a Receivables Facility providing for the sale of eligible wireless service, installment and certain future lease receivables. In April 2016, Sprint entered into the Tranche 2 transaction to sell and leaseback certain leased devices and a separate network equipment sale-leaseback transaction to sell and leaseback certain network equipment. In October 2016, Sprint transferred certain directly held and third-party leased spectrum licenses to wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities as part of the spectrum financing transaction. In connection with each of the Receivables Facility, Tranche 2, and the spectrum financing transaction, Sprint formed certain wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries that are included in the non-guarantor subsidiaries' condensed consolidated financial information. In addition, the bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities formed in connection with the network equipment sale-leaseback transaction, but which are not Sprint subsidiaries, are included in the non-guarantor subsidiaries' condensed consolidated financial information. Each of these is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, prior to and upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of its assets prior to any assets becoming available to Sprint (see Note 7. Long-Term Debt, Financing and Capital Lease Obligations).
We have accounted for investments in subsidiaries using the equity method. Presented below is the condensed consolidating financial information.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
 
As of March 31, 2018
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

 
$
6,222

 
$
388

 
$

 
$
6,610

Short-term investments

 
2,354

 

 

 
2,354

Accounts and notes receivable, net
99

 
248

 
3,711

 
(347
)
 
3,711

Current portion of notes receivable from consolidated affiliates

 
424

 

 
(424
)
 

Device and accessory inventory

 

 
1,003

 

 
1,003

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
5

 
9

 
561

 

 
575

Total current assets
104

 
9,257

 
5,663

 
(771
)
 
14,253

Investments in subsidiaries
26,351

 
18,785

 

 
(45,136
)
 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 
19,925

 

 
19,925

Due from consolidated affiliates
1

 

 
594

 
(595
)
 

Note receivable from consolidated affiliates
11,887

 
23,991

 

 
(35,878
)
 

Intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill

 

 
6,586

 

 
6,586

FCC licenses and other

 

 
41,309

 

 
41,309

Definite-lived intangible assets, net

 

 
2,465

 

 
2,465

Other assets

 
185

 
736

 

 
921

Total assets
$
38,343

 
$
52,218

 
$
77,278

 
$
(82,380
)
 
$
85,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$

 
$

 
$
3,409

 
$

 
$
3,409

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
100

 
341

 
3,868

 
(347
)
 
3,962

Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations

 
1,832

 
1,597

 

 
3,429

Current portion of notes payable to consolidated affiliates

 

 
424

 
(424
)
 

Total current liabilities
100

 
2,173

 
9,298

 
(771
)
 
10,800

Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
11,887

 
10,381

 
15,195

 

 
37,463

Notes payable due to consolidated affiliates

 
11,887

 
23,991

 
(35,878
)
 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 
7,294

 

 
7,294

Other liabilities

 
831

 
2,652

 

 
3,483

Due to consolidated affiliates

 
595

 

 
(595
)
 

Total liabilities
11,987

 
25,867

 
58,430

 
(37,244
)
 
59,040

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
26,356

 
26,351

 
18,785

 
(45,136
)
 
26,356

Noncontrolling interests

 

 
63

 

 
63

Total equity
26,356

 
26,351

 
18,848

 
(45,136
)
 
26,419

Total liabilities and equity
$
38,343

 
$
52,218

 
$
77,278

 
$
(82,380
)
 
$
85,459



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
 
As of March 31, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$

 
$
2,461

 
$
409

 
$

 
$
2,870

Short-term investments

 
5,444

 

 

 
5,444

Accounts and notes receivable, net
86

 
1

 
4,137

 
(86
)
 
4,138

Device and accessory inventory

 

 
1,064

 

 
1,064

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 
11

 
590

 

 
601

Total current assets
86

 
7,917

 
6,200

 
(86
)
 
14,117

Investments in subsidiaries
18,800

 
23,854

 

 
(42,654
)
 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 
19,209

 

 
19,209

Due from consolidated affiliates
25

 
13,032

 

 
(13,057
)
 

Note receivable from consolidated affiliates
10,394

 
575

 

 
(10,969
)
 

Intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill

 

 
6,579

 

 
6,579

FCC licenses and other

 

 
40,585

 

 
40,585

Definite-lived intangible assets, net

 

 
3,320

 

 
3,320

Other assets

 
134

 
1,179

 

 
1,313

Total assets
$
29,305

 
$
45,512

 
$
77,072

 
$
(66,766
)
 
$
85,123

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$

 
$

 
$
3,281

 
$

 
$
3,281

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
103

 
478

 
3,646

 
(86
)
 
4,141

Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations

 
1,356

 
3,680

 

 
5,036

Total current liabilities
103

 
1,834

 
10,607

 
(86
)
 
12,458

Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations
10,394

 
13,647

 
11,837

 

 
35,878

Note payable due to consolidated affiliates

 
10,394

 
575

 
(10,969
)
 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 
14,416

 

 
14,416

Other liabilities

 
837

 
2,726

 

 
3,563

Due to consolidated affiliates

 

 
13,057

 
(13,057
)
 

Total liabilities
10,497

 
26,712

 
53,218

 
(24,112
)
 
66,315

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total stockholders' equity
18,808

 
18,800

 
23,854

 
(42,654
)
 
18,808

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
29,305

 
$
45,512

 
$
77,072

 
$
(66,766
)
 
$
85,123


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
Year Ended March 31, 2018
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
$

 
$

 
$
23,834

 
$

 
$
23,834

Equipment sales

 

 
4,524

 

 
4,524

Equipment rentals

 

 
4,048

 

 
4,048

 

 

 
32,406

 

 
32,406

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)

 

 
6,801

 

 
6,801

Cost of equipment sales

 

 
6,109

 

 
6,109

Cost of equipment rentals (exclusive of depreciation below)

 

 
493

 

 
493

Selling, general and administrative

 

 
8,087

 

 
8,087

Severance and exit costs

 

 
80

 

 
80

Depreciation - network and other

 

 
3,976

 

 
3,976

Depreciation - equipment rentals

 

 
3,792

 

 
3,792

Amortization

 

 
812

 

 
812

Other, net

 
(55
)
 
(416
)
 

 
(471
)
 

 
(55
)
 
29,734

 

 
29,679

Operating income

 
55

 
2,672

 

 
2,727

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
802

 
1,289

 
11

 
(2,017
)
 
85

Interest expense
(802
)
 
(1,643
)
 
(1,937
)
 
2,017

 
(2,365
)
Earnings (losses) of subsidiaries
7,389

 
7,784

 

 
(15,173
)
 

Other expense, net

 
(96
)
 
(48
)
 

 
(144
)
 
7,389

 
7,334

 
(1,974
)
 
(15,173
)
 
(2,424
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
7,389

 
7,389

 
698

 
(15,173
)
 
303

Income tax benefit

 

 
7,074

 

 
7,074

Net income (loss)
7,389

 
7,389

 
7,772

 
(15,173
)
 
7,377

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
12

 

 
12

Net income (loss) attributable to Sprint Corporation
7,389

 
7,389

 
7,784

 
(15,173
)
 
7,389

Other comprehensive income (loss)
31

 
31

 
48

 
(79
)
 
31

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
7,420

 
$
7,420

 
$
7,820

 
$
(15,252
)
 
$
7,408


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
Year Ended March 31, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
$

 
$

 
$
25,368

 
$

 
$
25,368

Equipment sales

 

 
4,684

 

 
4,684

Equipment rentals

 

 
3,295

 

 
3,295

 

 

 
33,347

 

 
33,347

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)

 

 
7,861

 

 
7,861

Cost of equipment sales

 

 
6,583

 

 
6,583

Cost of equipment rentals (exclusive of depreciation below)

 

 
975

 

 
975

Selling, general and administrative

 

 
7,994

 

 
7,994

Severance and exit costs

 

 
66

 

 
66

Depreciation - network and other

 

 
3,982

 

 
3,982

Depreciation - equipment rentals

 

 
3,116

 

 
3,116

Amortization

 

 
1,052

 

 
1,052

Other, net

 

 
(46
)
 

 
(46
)
 

 

 
31,583

 

 
31,583

Operating income

 

 
1,764

 

 
1,764

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
790

 
145

 
21

 
(896
)
 
60

Interest expense
(790
)
 
(1,675
)
 
(926
)
 
896

 
(2,495
)
(Losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(1,206
)
 
402

 

 
804

 

Other expense, net

 
(78
)
 
(22
)
 

 
(100
)
 
(1,206
)
 
(1,206
)
 
(927
)
 
804

 
(2,535
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
(1,206
)
 
(1,206
)
 
837

 
804

 
(771
)
Income tax expense

 

 
(435
)
 

 
(435
)
Net (loss) income
(1,206
)
 
(1,206
)
 
402

 
804

 
(1,206
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
35

 
35

 
42

 
(77
)
 
35

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(1,171
)
 
$
(1,171
)
 
$
444

 
$
727

 
$
(1,171
)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
Year Ended March 31, 2016
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Net operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
$

 
$

 
$
27,174

 
$

 
$
27,174

Equipment sales

 

 
3,168

 

 
3,168

Equipment rentals

 

 
1,838

 

 
1,838

 

 

 
32,180

 

 
32,180

Net operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)

 

 
9,439

 

 
9,439

Cost of equipment sales

 

 
5,518

 

 
5,518

Cost of equipment rentals (exclusive of depreciation below)

 

 
598

 

 
598

Selling, general and administrative

 

 
8,479

 

 
8,479

Severance and exit costs

 

 
409

 

 
409

Depreciation - network and other

 

 
4,013

 

 
4,013

Depreciation - equipment rentals

 

 
1,781

 

 
1,781

Amortization

 

 
1,294

 

 
1,294

Other, net

 

 
339

 

 
339

 

 

 
31,870

 

 
31,870

Operating income

 

 
310

 

 
310

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
790

 
165

 
5

 
(949
)
 
11

Interest expense
(790
)
 
(1,624
)
 
(717
)
 
949

 
(2,182
)
(Losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(1,997
)
 
(538
)
 

 
2,535

 

Other income, net

 

 
7

 

 
7

 
(1,997
)
 
(1,997
)
 
(705
)
 
2,535

 
(2,164
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
(1,997
)
 
(1,997
)
 
(395
)
 
2,535

 
(1,854
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
2

 

 
(143
)
 

 
(141
)
Net (loss) income
(1,995
)
 
(1,997
)
 
(538
)
 
2,535

 
(1,995
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
(31
)
 
(31
)
 
(21
)
 
52

 
(31
)
Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(2,026
)
 
$
(2,028
)
 
$
(559
)
 
$
2,587

 
$
(2,026
)












CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
Year Ended March 31, 2018
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$

 
$
(828
)
 
$
10,890

 
$

 
$
10,062

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures - network and other

 

 
(3,319
)
 

 
(3,319
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices

 

 
(7,461
)
 

 
(7,461
)
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses

 

 
(115
)
 

 
(115
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

 
7,202

 

 

 
7,202

Purchases of short-term investments

 
(4,112
)
 

 

 
(4,112
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates

 

 
(2,730
)
 
2,730

 

Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses

 

 
527

 

 
527

Proceeds from deferred purchase price from sale of receivables

 

 
1,140

 

 
1,140

Intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate
(1,476
)
 

 

 
1,476

 

Other, net

 
2

 
1

 

 
3

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(1,476
)
 
3,092

 
(11,957
)
 
4,206

 
(6,135
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt and financings
1,500

 

 
7,029

 

 
8,529

Repayments of debt, financing and capital lease obligations

 
(2,587
)
 
(5,931
)
 

 
(8,518
)
Debt financing costs
(24
)
 
(12
)
 
(57
)
 

 
(93
)
Call premiums paid on debt redemptions

 
(131
)
 

 

 
(131
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates

 
2,730

 

 
(2,730
)
 

Intercompany note advance from parent

 
1,476

 

 
(1,476
)
 

Other, net

 
21

 
(18
)
 

 
3

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,476

 
1,497

 
1,023

 
(4,206
)
 
(210
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 
3,761

 
(44
)
 

 
3,717

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 
2,461

 
481

 

 
2,942

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$

 
$
6,222

 
$
437

 
$

 
$
6,659


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
Year Ended March 31, 2017
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in operating activities
$

 
$
(1,640
)
 
$
(1,451
)
 
$
(199
)
 
$
(3,290
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures - network and other

 

 
(1,950
)
 

 
(1,950
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices

 

 
(4,976
)
 

 
(4,976
)
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses

 

 
(83
)
 

 
(83
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

 
4,566

 
55

 

 
4,621

Purchases of short-term investments

 
(10,010
)
 
(55
)
 

 
(10,065
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates

 
7,097

 

 
(7,097
)
 

Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses

 

 
219

 

 
219

Proceeds from deferred purchase price from sale of receivables

 

 
10,498

 

 
10,498

Intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate

 
(414
)
 

 
414

 

Proceeds from intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate

 
84

 

 
(84
)
 

Other, net

 
11

 
30

 

 
41

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 
1,334

 
3,738

 
(6,767
)
 
(1,695
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt and financings

 
4,000

 
6,966

 

 
10,966

Repayments of debt, financing and capital lease obligations

 
(3,250
)
 
(2,167
)
 

 
(5,417
)
Debt financing costs

 
(187
)
 
(171
)
 

 
(358
)
Intercompany dividends paid to consolidated affiliate

 

 
(199
)
 
199

 

Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates

 

 
(7,097
)
 
7,097

 

Intercompany note advance from parent

 

 
414

 
(414
)
 

Repayments of intercompany note advance from parent

 

 
(84
)
 
84

 

Other, net

 
50

 
45

 

 
95

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 
613

 
(2,293
)
 
6,966

 
5,286

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

 
307

 
(6
)
 

 
301

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 
2,154

 
487

 

 
2,641

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$

 
$
2,461

 
$
481

 
$

 
$
2,942

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
Year Ended March 31, 2016
 
Parent/Issuer
 
Subsidiary Guarantor
 
Non-
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
$

 
$
(1,422
)
 
$
1,232

 
$
(233
)
 
$
(423
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures - network and other

 

 
(4,680
)
 

 
(4,680
)
Capital expenditures - leased devices

 

 
(5,898
)
 

 
(5,898
)
Expenditures relating to FCC licenses

 

 
(98
)
 

 
(98
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

 
343

 
75

 

 
418

Purchases of short-term investments

 
(197
)
 
(55
)
 

 
(252
)
Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates
1

 
(36
)
 

 
35

 

Proceeds from sales of assets and FCC licenses

 

 
62

 

 
62

Proceeds from deferred purchase price from sale of receivables

 

 
7,925

 

 
7,925

Proceeds from sale-leaseback transaction

 

 
1,136

 

 
1,136

Intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate

 
(159
)
 

 
159

 

Proceeds from intercompany note advance to consolidated affiliate

 
372

 

 
(372
)
 

Other, net

 
1

 
(29
)
 

 
(28
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
1

 
324

 
(1,562
)
 
(178
)
 
(1,415
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from debt and financings

 
250

 
1,105

 

 
1,355

Repayments of debt and capital lease obligations

 
(500
)
 
(399
)
 

 
(899
)
Debt financing costs
(1
)
 

 
(10
)
 

 
(11
)
Intercompany dividends paid to consolidated affiliate

 

 
(233
)
 
233

 

Change in amounts due from/due to consolidated affiliates

 

 
35

 
(35
)
 

Intercompany note advance from parent

 

 
159

 
(159
)
 

Repayments of intercompany note advance from parent

 

 
(372
)
 
372

 

Other, net

 
10

 
14

 

 
24

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(1
)
 
(240
)
 
299

 
411

 
469

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 
(1,338
)
 
(31
)
 

 
(1,369
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 
3,492

 
518

 

 
4,010

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$

 
$
2,154

 
$
487

 
$

 
$
2,641