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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information SEGMENT AND REVENUE INFORMATION
The Company operates in two reportable segments. The CAM segment consists of the Company's aircraft leasing operations. The ACMI Services segment consists of the Company's airline operations, including CMI agreements as well as ACMI, charter service and passenger service agreements that the Company has with its customers. The Company's aircraft maintenance services, aircraft modification services, ground services and other services, are not large enough to constitute reportable segments and are combined in All other. Intersegment revenues are valued at arms-length market rates.
The Company's segment information from continuing operations is presented below (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Total revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
$
285,276

 
$
228,956

 
$
209,213

ACMI Services
1,078,288

 
548,839

 
614,741

All other
314,014

 
286,579

 
433,208

Eliminate inter-segment revenues
(225,395
)
 
(172,029
)
 
(188,962
)
Total
$
1,452,183

 
$
892,345

 
$
1,068,200

Customer revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
$
168,106

 
$
156,516

 
$
140,434

ACMI Services
1,078,143

 
548,804

 
614,721

All other
205,934

 
187,025

 
313,045

Total
$
1,452,183

 
$
892,345

 
$
1,068,200


ACMI Services revenues are generated from airline service agreements and are typically based on hours flown, the amount of aircraft operated and crew resources provided during a month. ACMI Services revenues are recognized over time using the invoice practical expedient as flight hours are performed for the customer. Certain agreements include provisions for incentive payments based upon on-time reliability. These incentives are measured on a monthly basis and recorded to revenue in the corresponding month earned. Under CMI agreements, the Company's airlines have an obligation to provide integrated services including flight crews, aircraft maintenance and insurance for the customer's cargo network. Under ACMI agreements, the Company's airlines are also obligated to provide aircraft. Under CMI and ACMI agreements, customers are generally responsible for aviation fuel, landing fees, navigation fees and certain other flight expenses. When functioning as the customers' agent for arranging such services, the Company records amounts reimbursable from the customer as revenues net of the related expenses as the costs are incurred. Under charter agreements, the Company's airline is obligated to provide full services for one or more flights having specific origins and destinations. Under charter agreements in which the Company's airline is responsible for fuel, airport fees and all flight services, the related costs are recorded in operating expenses. Any sales commissions paid for charter agreements are generally expensed when incurred because the amortization period is less than one year. ACMI Services are invoiced monthly or more frequently. (There are no customer rewards programs associated with services offered by the Company nor does the Company sell passenger tickets or issue freight bills.)
The Company's revenues for customer contracts for airframe maintenance and aircraft modification services that do not have an alternative use and for which the Company has an enforceable right to payment are generally recognized over time based on the percentage of costs completed. Services for airframe maintenance and aircraft modifications typically have project durations lasting a few weeks to a few months. Other revenues for aircraft part sales, component repairs and line service are recognized at a point in time typically when the parts are delivered to the customer and the services are completed. For airframe maintenance, aircraft modifications and aircraft component repairs, contracts include assurance warranties that are not sold separately.
The Company records revenues and estimated earnings over time for its airframe maintenance and aircraft modification contracts using the costs to costs input method. For such services, the Company estimates the earnings on a contract as the difference between the expected revenue and estimated costs to complete a contract and recognizes
revenues and earnings based on the proportion of costs incurred compared to the total estimated costs. Unexpected or abnormal costs that are not reflected in the price of a contract are excluded from calculations of progress toward contract obligations. The Company's estimates consider the timing and extent of the services, including the amount and rates of labor, materials and other resources required to perform the services. These production costs are specifically planned and monitored for regulatory compliance. The expenditure of these costs closely reflect the progress made toward completion of an airframe maintenance and aircraft modification project. The Company recognizes adjustments in estimated earnings on a contract under the cumulative catch-up method in which the impact of the adjustment on estimated earnings of a contract is recognized in the period the adjustment is identified.
The Company's ground services revenues include load transfer and sorting services, facility and equipment maintenance services. These revenues are recognized as the services are performed for the customer over time. Revenues from related facility and equipment maintenance services are recognized over time and at a point in time depending on the nature of the customer contracts.
The Company's external customer revenues from other activities for the years ending December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are presented below (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Aircraft maintenance, modifications and part sales
 
$
117,772

 
$
117,832

 
$
106,767

Ground services
 
69,596

 
66,567

 
204,151

Other, including aviation fuel sales
 
18,566

 
2,626

 
2,127

Total customer revenues
 
$
205,934

 
$
187,025

 
$
313,045


CAM's aircraft lease revenues are recognized as operating lease revenues on a straight-line basis over the term of the applicable lease agreements. Customer payments for leased aircraft and equipment are typically paid monthly in advance. CAM's leases do not contain residual guarantees. Approximately 10% of CAM's leases to external customers contain purchase options at projected market values. As of December 31, 2019, minimum future payments from external customers for leased aircraft and equipment were scheduled to be $186.8 million, $178.2 million, $152.0 million, $110.1 million and $75.5 million, respectively, for each of the next 5 years ending December 31, 2024 and $186.2 million thereafter.
For customers that are not a governmental agency or department, the Company generally receives partial payment in advance of services, otherwise customer balances are typically paid within 30 to 60 days of service. The Company recognized $2.8 million of non lease revenue that was reported in deferred revenue at the beginning of the year, compared to $9.3 million in 2018. Deferred revenue was $3.0 million and $3.1 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for contracts with customers.
The Company had revenues of approximately $716.9 million, $231.8 million and $170.1 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, derived primarily from aircraft leases in foreign countries, routes with flights departing from or arriving in foreign countries or aircraft maintenance and modification services performed in foreign countries. All revenues from the CMI agreement with DHL and the ATSA agreement with ASI are attributed to U.S. operations. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had 20 and 23 aircraft, respectively, deployed outside of the United States.
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Topic 606 for revenue recognition using a modified retrospective approach, under which financial statements are prepared under the revised guidance for the year of adoption, but not for prior years. The effects of Topic 606 on the Company's customer revenues and earnings are summarized below for the year of adoption:
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2018
 
 
As Reported
 
Without Topic 606
 
Increase (decrease)
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
 
$
156,516

 
$
156,516

 
$

ACMI Services
 
548,804

 
743,112

 
(194,308
)
All other
 
187,025

 
350,012

 
(162,987
)
Total Revenue
 
892,345

 
1,249,640

 
(357,295
)
Operating Expense
 
781,327

 
1,138,462

 
(357,135
)
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
 
87,478

 
87,638

 
(160
)
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 
(19,595
)
 
(19,559
)
 
(36
)
Income from Continuing Operations
 
$
67,883

 
$
68,079

 
$
(196
)

The Company's other segment information from continuing operations is presented below (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Depreciation and amortization expense:
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
$
158,470

 
$
126,856

 
$
108,106

ACMI Services
96,191

 
49,068

 
41,929

All other
2,871

 
2,971

 
4,521

Total
$
257,532

 
$
178,895

 
$
154,556

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
38,300

 
21,819

 
15,585

ACMI Services
24,950

 
6,269

 
810

Segment earnings (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
$
68,643

 
$
65,576

 
$
61,510

ACMI Services
32,055

 
11,448

 
7,747

     All other
13,422

 
11,170

 
13,748

Net unallocated interest expense
(3,024
)
 
(460
)
 
(512
)
Net gain (loss) on financial instruments
(12,302
)
 
7,296

 
(79,789
)
Transaction fees
(373
)
 
(5,264
)
 

Other non-service components of retiree benefit costs, net
(9,404
)
 
8,180

 
(6,105
)
Loss from non-consolidated affiliate
(17,445
)
 
(10,468
)
 
(3,135
)
Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations
$
71,572

 
$
87,478

 
$
(6,536
)

In previous years, the Company disclosed reportable segments for "Ground Services" and "MRO Services" which included aircraft maintenance and modification businesses. Due to the relative size of these business units and organizational changes, Ground Services and MRO Services and no longer reportable segments.
The Company's assets are presented below by segment (in thousands). Cash and cash equivalents are reflected in Assets - All other.
 
December 31
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
CAM
$
1,857,687

 
$
1,577,182

 
$
1,192,890

ACMI Services
830,620

 
759,131

 
189,379

Discontinued operations
1,499

 

 

All other
130,372

 
134,272

 
166,575

Total
$
2,820,178

 
$
2,470,585

 
$
1,548,844


During 2019, the Company had capital expenditures for property and equipment of $87.2 million and $368.8 million for the ACMI Services and CAM, respectively.