Revenue Recognition

6 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2022

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition The Company generates its revenues from contracts with customers. The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company identifies each performance obligation and evaluates whether the performance obligations are distinct within the context of the contract at contract inception. Performance obligations that are not distinct at contract inception are combined. The Company allocates the transaction price to each distinct performance

obligation proportionately based on the estimated standalone selling price for each performance obligation. The Company then determines how the goods or services are transferred to the customer in order to determine the timing of revenue recognition.

The Company has disaggregated revenue at the product level by Services and Vehicle and Parts Sales, as well as geographically by the United States and International. See Note 10 - Segment Information for disaggregated revenue.

Service Revenues

Service revenues include auction and auction related fees for all vehicles sold by the Company. The Company does not take title to vehicles that are consigned to the Company by the seller and records auction fees on those vehicles on a net basis because it has no influence on the vehicle auction selling price agreed to by the seller and the buyer at the auction. The buyer fees are typically based on a tiered structure with fees increasing with the sale price of the vehicle, while the seller fees are typically fixed dollar or a fixed percent of the selling price at auction. The Company generally enforces its rights to payment for seller transactions through net settlement provisions following the sale of a vehicle. Greater than 90% of the Company’s revenue is generated at the time of auction as a result of the satisfaction of the seller and buyer performance obligations as described below.

The Company’s contracts with sellers are short-term in nature. The performance obligation contained within the Company's auction contracts for sellers is to facilitate the remarketing of salvage vehicles, including the inbound tow, processing, storage, titling, enhancing and sale at auction. These services are related to facilitating the sale of vehicles and are not distinct within the context of the contract. Accordingly, revenue for these services is recognized when the single performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time when the vehicle is sold through the auction process. Related costs are deferred and recognized at the time of sale.

The Company's contracts with buyers are short-term in nature and are generally established via purchase at auction, subject to standard terms and conditions. These contracts contain a single performance obligation, which is satisfied at the point in time when the vehicle is purchased through the auction process. Buyers also pay a fixed registration fee to access the auctions for a one- or two-year term in addition to the fees paid upon purchase of a vehicle. The performance obligation to provide access to the auctions, associated with the registration, is satisfied ratably over the one- or two-year contractual term of the buyer agreement. Accordingly, registration fee revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term. The Company also offers other services to buyers such as transportation, storage, vehicle condition reporting, and other ancillary services. Revenue from such services is recognized in the period in which such services are provided.

Vehicle and Parts Sales

Vehicle and parts sales represent the selling price of vehicles, vehicle parts and scrap associated with vehicles purchased by the Company. The Company's performance obligation is the completion of the sale process. Revenue is recognized at the point in time when control of the vehicle, vehicle parts or scrap is transferred to the customer, which generally occurs upon delivery to the carrier or the customer. Since the Company acts as principal in the sale process, the sales price for the vehicle or vehicle parts and scrap is recorded as revenue on a gross basis. Buyer fees associated with these sales are recorded in service revenues in the Company's consolidated statements of income.

There were no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as of July 3, 2022 and January 2, 2022. For each of the Company's primary revenue streams, cash flows are consistent with the timing of revenue recognition.

For the three and six months ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021, revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods was not material. Revenue expected to be recognized in any future period related to remaining performance obligations is not material.