Contract and Other Deferred Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

CONTRACT AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS

A majority of our long-term product service agreements relate to our Turbomachinery & Process Solutions segment. Contract assets reflect revenue earned in excess of billings on our long-term contracts to construct technically complex equipment, long-term product maintenance or extended warranty arrangements and other deferred contract related costs. Contract assets are comprised of the following at December 31:



	2018		2017
Long-term product service agreements	$	609	$	589
Long-term equipment contracts ⁽¹⁾	1,085		1,095
Contract assets (total revenue in excess of billings) ⁽²⁾	1,694		1,684
Deferred inventory costs ⁽³⁾	179		360
Non-recurring engineering costs	21		—
Contract and other deferred assets	$	1,894	$	2,044


⁽¹⁾	Reflects revenue earned in excess of billings on our long-term contracts to construct technically complex equipment and certain other service agreements.


⁽²⁾	Contract assets (total revenue in excess of billings) were $1,233 million as of January 1, 2017.


⁽³⁾	Deferred inventory costs were $276 million as of January 1, 2017, which represents cost deferral for shipped goods and other costs for which the criteria for revenue recognition has not yet been met.

Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous years related to our long-term service agreements was $26 million and $44 million, respectively. This includes revenue recognized from revisions to cost or billing estimates that may affect a contract’s total estimated profitability resulting in an adjustment of earnings.