SPECIAL ITEMS

6 Months Ended

May 01, 2022

SPECIAL ITEMS

SPECIAL ITEMS

(20)  Special Items

2022 Special Items

Impact of events in Russia / Ukraine

The recent events in Russia / Ukraine have resulted in the Company suspending shipments of machines and service parts to Russia. The Company has equipment operations in Russia / Ukraine, and financial services operations in Russia. As of May 1, 2022, the Company's net exposure in Russia / Ukraine was approximately $454 million. Net sales from the Company’s Russian operations represented 2 percent of consolidated annual net sales from 2017 to 2021. The Ukraine operations were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

The suspension of shipments to Russia will reduce forecasted revenue for the region, which makes it probable future cash flows will not cover the carrying value of certain assets. The accounting consequences during the second quarter of 2022 were impairments of most long-lived assets, an increase in reserves of certain financial assets, and an accrual for various contractual uncertainties. No significant reserves were established on trade receivables or complete goods inventory, as the Company continues to experience strong payment performance and requires prepayment of existing inventories. However, the situation

is fluid, and the Company continues to closely monitor all financial and operational risks. A summary of the reserves and impairments recorded in the second quarter of 2022 follows in millions of dollars:

	Three Months Ended May 1, 2022
	PPA		SAT		CF		FS		Total
2022 Expense:
Inventory reserve – Cost of sales	$	6			$	2			$	8
Fixed asset impairment – Cost of sales		30				11				41
Intangible asset impairment – Cost of sales						28				28
Allowance for credit losses – Financing receivables – SA&G expenses							$	26		26
Contingent liabilities – Other operating expenses		10	$	1		6				17
Total Russia/Ukraine events pretax expense	$	46	$	1	$	47	$	26	$	120
Net tax impact										(14)
Total Russia/Ukraine events after-tax expense									$	106

Gain on Previously Held Equity Investment

On February 28, 2022, the Company acquired full ownership of three former Deere-Hitachi joint venture factories and began new license and supply agreements with Hitachi. The fair value of the previous equity investment resulted in a non-cash gain of $326 million (pretax and after-tax; see Note 19).

UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement

On November 17, 2021, employees represented by the UAW approved a new collective bargaining agreement. The agreement, which has a term of six years, covers the wages, hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for the Company’s UAW-represented employees at 14 U.S. facilities. The labor agreement includes a lump sum ratification bonus payment of $8,500 per eligible employee, totaling $90 million, and an immediate wage increase of 10 percent plus further wage increases over the term of the contract. The lump sum payment was expensed in the first quarter of 2022. The Company remeasured the U.S. hourly pension plan as of November 30, 2021 due to the new collective bargaining agreement. See Note 6 for more information on the U.S. hourly plan remeasurement.

2021 Special Items

During the first quarter of 2021, the fixed assets in an asphalt plant factory in Germany were impaired by $38 million, pretax and after-tax. The Company also continued to assess its manufacturing locations, resulting in additional long-lived asset impairments of $12 million pretax. The impairments were the result of a decline in forecasted financial performance that indicated it was probable future cash flows would not cover the carrying amount of the net assets. These impairments were offset by a favorable indirect tax ruling in Brazil of $58 million pretax. See Note 16 for fair value measurement information.

The following table summarizes the operating profit impact, in millions of dollars, of the special items recorded for the three months and six months ended May 1, 2022 and May 2, 2021:

	Three Months										Six Months
	PPA		SAT		CF		FS		Total		PPA		SAT		CF		FS		Total
2022 Expense (benefit):
Gain on remeasurement of equity investment – Other income (see Note 19)					$	(326)			$	(326)					$	(326)			$	(326)
Total Russia/Ukraine events pretax expense	$	46	$	1		47	$	26		120	$	46	$	1		47	$	26		120
UAW ratification bonus – Cost of sales												53		9		28				90
Total expense (benefit)	$	46	$	1	$	(279)	$	26	$	(206)	$	99	$	10	$	(251)	$	26	$	(116)
2021 Expense (benefit):
Long-lived asset impairments – Cost of sales											$	5	$	3	$	42			$	50
Brazil indirect tax – Cost of sales												(53)				(5)				(58)
Total expense (benefit)											$	(48)	$	3	$	37			$	(8)
Period over period change	$	46	$	1	$	(279)	$	26	$	(206)	$	147	$	7	$	(288)	$	26	$	(108)