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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases

For some of our offices and data centers, we have entered into non-cancelable operating lease agreements with various expiration dates through 2035. Certain lease agreements include options to renew or terminate the lease, which are not reasonably certain to be exercised and therefore are not factored into our determination of lease payments.

Total operating lease costs were $27 million and $73 million, excluding short-term lease costs, variable lease costs and sublease income, each of which were immaterial, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

Total operating lease costs were $21 million and $61 million, excluding short-term lease costs, variable lease costs and sublease income, each of which were immaterial, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $56 million and $42 million, respectively. Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining operating right-of-use assets totaled $216 million and $102 million, respectively, of which the increase is largely related to additional office facilities located in Santa Clara, California, in the third quarter in line with the original commitment.

As of September 30, 2021, the weighted-average remaining lease term is approximately 9 years, and the weighted-average discount rate is 3.2%.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2021 are presented in the table below (in millions):
Remainder of 2021$25 
202297 
2023104 
202486 
202575 
Thereafter374 
Total operating lease payments761 
Less: imputed interest(111)
Present value of operating lease liabilities$650 

In addition to the amounts above, as of September 30, 2021, we have operating leases, primarily for offices, that have not yet commenced with undiscounted cash flows of $148 million. These operating leases will commence in 2022 with lease terms of 4 to 13 years.

Other Commitments

Other contractual commitments consist of data center and IT operations and sales and marketing activities. There were no material contractual obligations that were entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 that were outside the ordinary course of business.

In addition to the amounts above, the repayment of our 2022 Notes and 2030 Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $96 million and $1.5 billion is due on June 1, 2022 and September 1, 2030, respectively. Refer to Note 10 for further information regarding our Notes.

Also, $27 million of unrecognized tax benefits have been recorded as liabilities as of September 30, 2021.
Letters of Credit

As of September 30, 2021, we had letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $21 million, primarily in connection with our customer contracts and operating leases.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are party to litigation and other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. While the results of any litigation or other legal proceedings are uncertain, management does not believe the ultimate resolution of any pending legal matters is likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, except for those matters for which we have recorded a loss contingency. We accrue for loss contingencies when it is both probable that we will incur the loss and when we can reasonably estimate the amount of the loss or range of loss.

Generally, our subscription agreements require us to defend our customers for third-party intellectual property infringement and other claims. Any adverse determination related to intellectual property claims or other litigation could prevent us from offering our services and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Indemnification Provisions

Our agreements include provisions indemnifying customers against intellectual property and other third-party claims. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors, executive officers and certain other officers that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise as a result of their affiliation with us. We have not incurred any costs as a result of such indemnification obligations and have not recorded any liabilities related to such obligations in the condensed consolidated financial statements.