Meritor Acquisition and 2022 Financial Results
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Revisions
During the third quarter of 2022, we determined that a put right held by a minority shareholder in one of our subsidiaries, which became exercisable in September 2022, was
incorrectly classified as noncontrolling interests (NCI) as opposed to mezzanine equity in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Because the put right was exercisable at fair value
(as defined in the governing documents of the subsidiary), the NCI should have also been reflected at fair value at each balance sheet date with an offset to additional paid-in-
capital (APIC). As a result, we have revised our historical financial statements to reflect the NCI at its estimated fair value as redeemable noncontrolling interests in our
Consolidated Balance Sheets with a corresponding offset in NCI and APIC. This error did not impact ourConsolidated Statements of Net Income, Consolidated Statements of
Comprehensive Income or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for any period. The amounts reclassified from NCI and revisions to APIC were as follows:
In millions
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2021
March 31, 2022
June 30, 2022
Noncontrolling Interests
Additional Paid-in Capital
Total Correction to
Mezzanine Equity
$
58
$
$
58
51
231
282
38
328
366
34
27
358
392
199
226
See NOTE 16, "REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS," for further information regarding the put right. We have concluded the correction of this error does not
have a material impact to our previously issued annual and interim consolidated financial statements.
Investments in Equity Investees
We use the equity method to account for our investments in joint ventures, affiliated companies and alliances in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence,
generally represented by equity ownership or partnership equity of at least 20 percent but not more than 50 percent. Generally, under the equity method, original investments in
these entities are recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted by our share of equity in income or losses after the date of acquisition. Investment amounts in excess of our share
of an investee's net assets are amortized over the life of the related asset creating the excess, except goodwill which is not amortized. Equity in income or losses of each investee
is recorded according to our level of ownership; if losses accumulate, we record our share of losses until our investment has been fully depleted. If our investment has been
fully depleted, we recognize additional losses only when we are the primary funding source. We eliminate (to the extent of our ownership percentage) in our Consolidated
Financial Statements the profit in inventory held by our equity method investees that has not yet been sold to a third-party. Dividends received from equity method investees
reduce the amount of our investment when received and do not impact our earnings. Our investments are classified as Investments and advances related to equity method
investees in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our share of the results from joint ventures, affiliated companies and alliances is reported in ourConsolidated Statements of Net
Income as Equity, royalty and interest income from investees, and is reported net of all applicable income taxes.
Our share of the results from our foreign equity investees are presented net of applicable foreign income taxes in ourConsolidated Statements of Net Income. Our remaining
U.S. equity investees are partnerships (non-taxable), thus there is no difference between gross or net of tax presentation as the investees are not taxed. See NOTE 4,
"INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY INVESTEES," for additional information.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Financial Statements
Preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts presented and disclosed in ourConsolidated Financial
Statements. Significant estimates and assumptions in these Consolidated Financial Statements require the exercise of judgement and are used for, but not limited to, estimates of
future cash flows and other assumptions associated with the valuation of intangible assets and goodwill and long-lived asset impairment tests, useful lives for depreciation and
amortization, warranty programs, determination of discount rate and other assumptions for pensions and other postretirement benefit obligations and related costs, income taxes,
deferred tax valuation allowances, contingencies and allowances for doubtful accounts. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in
future periods may be different from these estimates.
Current supply chain disruptions and related future financial impacts cannot be estimated at this time. This uncertainty could have an impact on certain estimates used in the
preparation of our 2022 financial results.
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