Contract Assets, Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Contract Assets, Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities

Activity related to contract assets, contract costs and contract liabilities was as follows:

	October 1, 2021		December 31, 2020		$ Change		% Change
In thousands
Contract assets	$	128,824	$	108,645	$	20,179	18.6	%
Contract costs, current portion	$	1,533	$	3,511	$	(1,978)	(56.3)	%
Contract costs, noncurrent portion	$	10,389	$	8,311	$	2,078	25.0	%
Contract liabilities, current portion	$	10,719	$	39,073	$	(28,354)	(72.6)	%
Contract liabilities, noncurrent portion	$	15,426	$	11,019	$	4,407	40.0	%

Contract Assets

The increase in contract assets was primarily due to the recognition of revenue related to the satisfaction or partial satisfaction of performance obligations during the nine-month fiscal period ended October 1, 2021. This increase was primarily related to work performed and not yet billed on certain structures programs, the JPF program and the KAflex® program, partially offset by amounts billed on certain structures programs. There were no significant impairment losses related to the Company's contract assets during the three-month and nine-month fiscal periods ended October 1, 2021 and October 2, 2020.

8. CONTRACT ASSETS, CONTRACT COSTS AND CONTRACT LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

Contract Assets - continued

Contract assets includes amounts for matters such as contract changes, negotiated settlements and claims for unanticipated contract costs. These amounts were as follows:

	October 1, 2021		December 31, 2020
In thousands
Contract changes, negotiated settlements and claims for unanticipated contract costs	$	2,023	$	3,178

Contract Costs

At October 1, 2021, costs to fulfill a contract and costs to obtain a contract were $11.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2020, costs to fulfill a contract and costs to obtain a contract were $9.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively. These amounts are included in contract costs, current portion and contract costs, noncurrent portion on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 1, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The decrease in contract costs, current portion was primarily attributable to the amortization of contract costs, partially offset by the reclassification of a portion of costs to fulfill certain structures programs from contract costs, noncurrent portion. For the three-month and nine-month fiscal periods ended October 1, 2021, amortization of contract costs was $1.7 million and $6.9 million, respectively. For the three-month and nine-month fiscal periods ended October 2, 2020, amortization of contract costs was $4.9 million and $9.5 million, respectively.

The increase in contract costs, noncurrent portion was primarily attributable to the addition of costs to fulfill the Titan UAV aerial system program, offset by the reclassification of certain structures programs to contract costs, current portion.

Contract Liabilities

The decrease in contract liabilities, current portion was primarily due to revenue recognized on a JPF direct commercial sales ("DCS") contract, the Titan UAV aerial system program and the SH-2G program for New Zealand, partially offset by advances received for the Titan UAV aerial system program and the SH-2G program for New Zealand. Revenue recognized related to contract liabilities, current portion was $18.3 million and $38.8 million in the three-month and nine-month fiscal periods ended October 1, 2021, respectively. Revenue recognized related to contract liabilities, current portion was $21.5 million and $50.2 million in the three-month and nine-month fiscal periods ended October 2, 2020, respectively.

The increase in contract liabilities, noncurrent portion was due to advances received for a JPF DCS contract. For the three-month and nine-month fiscal periods ended October 1, 2021 and October 2, 2020, the Company did not recognize revenue against contract liabilities, noncurrent portion.