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10-Q 1 spr_20180927-10q.htm 10-Q Document

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 27, 2018
Or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                    to
Commission File Number 001-33160
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-2436320
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3801 South Oliver
Wichita, Kansas 67210
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(316) 526-9000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o
Emerging Growth Company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark whether the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x
As of October 24, 2018 , the registrant had 105,997,678 shares of class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
For the Three
Months Ended
For the Nine
Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions, except per share data)
Revenue
$
1,813.7

$
1,748.2

$
5,386.7

$
5,268.4

Operating costs and expenses




Cost of sales
1,543.1

1,486.6

4,601.3

4,762.8

Selling, general and administrative
37.3

49.8

154.5

149.9

Impact of severe weather event
—

—

—

19.9

Research and development
10.8

9.5

31.3

21.2

Total operating costs and expenses
1,591.2

1,545.9

4,787.1

4,953.8

Operating income
222.5

202.3

599.6

314.6

Interest expense and financing fee amortization
(24.2
)
(10.4
)
(60.3
)
(30.1
)
Other income (expense), net
7.4

11.0

(0.8
)
32.2

Income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliate
205.7

202.9

538.5

316.7

Income tax provision
(36.9
)
(55.9
)
(99.7
)
(84.9
)
Income before equity in net income of affiliate
168.8

147.0

438.8

231.8

Equity in net income of affiliate
—

0.2

0.6

0.3

Net income
$
168.8

$
147.2

$
439.4

$
232.1

Earnings per share




Basic
$
1.61

$
1.27

$
4.02

$
1.97

Diluted
$
1.59

$
1.26

$
3.98

$
1.95

Dividends declared per common share
$
0.12

$
0.10

$
0.34

$
0.30

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
For the Three
Months Ended
For the Nine
Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions)
Net income
$
168.8

$
147.2

$
439.4

$
232.1

Changes in other comprehensive income, net of tax:




Pension, SERP, and Retiree medical adjustments, net of tax effect of $0.1 and $0.2 for the three months ended, respectively, and $0.5 and $1.2 for the nine months ended, respectively
(0.6
)
(0.6
)
(1.8
)
(1.5
)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss on intercompany loan, net of tax effect of zero and ($0.4) for three months ended, respectively, and $0.3 and ($1.0) for the nine months ended, respectively
—

1.3

(1.3
)
3.9

Foreign currency translation adjustments
—

13.1

(13.4
)
31.2

Total other comprehensive (loss) income
(0.6
)
13.8

(16.5
)
33.6

Total comprehensive income
$
168.2

$
161.0

$
422.9

$
265.7

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
September 27, 2018
December 31, 2017
($ in millions)
Assets


Cash and cash equivalents
$
683.4

$
423.3

Restricted cash
0.3

2.2

Accounts receivable, net
685.1

722.2

Contract assets, short-term
513.2

—

Inventory, net
931.0

1,449.9

Other current assets
35.4

53.5

Total current assets
2,848.4

2,651.1

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,123.0

2,105.3

Contract assets, long-term
53.5

—

Pension assets
372.3

347.1

Other assets
284.9

164.3

Total assets
$
5,682.1

$
5,267.8

Liabilities


Accounts payable
$
882.4

$
693.1

Accrued expenses
354.0

269.3

Profit sharing
42.0

109.5

Current portion of long-term debt
25.0

31.1

Advance payments, short-term
112.7

100.0

Contract liabilities, short-term
153.5

—

Forward loss provision, short-term
147.3

—

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits, short-term
7.1

64.6

Deferred grant income liability - current
19.4

21.6

Other current liabilities
68.8

331.8

Total current liabilities
1,812.2

1,621.0

Long-term debt
1,869.7

1,119.9

Advance payments, long-term
146.4

231.7

Pension/OPEB obligation
38.4

40.8

Contract liabilities, long-term
353.8

—

Forward loss provision, long-term
72.6

—

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits
26.8

161.0

Deferred grant income liability - non-current
30.7

39.3

Other liabilities
215.1

252.6

Stockholders' Equity


Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
—

—

Common stock, Class A par value $0.01, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 106,493,926 and 114,447,605 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
1.1

1.1

Additional paid-in capital
983.4

1,086.9

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(145.0
)
(128.5
)
Retained earnings
2,548.7

2,422.4

Treasury stock, at cost (39,624,996 and 31,467,709 shares, respectively)
(2,272.3
)
(1,580.9
)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,115.9

1,801.0

Noncontrolling interest
0.5

0.5

Total equity
1,116.4

1,801.5

Total liabilities and equity
$
5,682.1

$
5,267.8

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions)
Operating activities


Net income
$
439.4

$
232.1

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities


Depreciation expense
171.3

159.0

Amortization expense
0.4

0.2

Amortization of deferred financing fees
17.3

2.5

Accretion of customer supply agreement
3.0

1.5

Employee stock compensation expense
19.9

15.9

Loss from derivative instruments
3.4

1.1

Loss (gain) from foreign currency transactions
0.8

(5.9
)
Loss on impairment and disposition of assets
1.7

7.9

Deferred taxes
(37.8
)
29.0

Pension and other post-retirement benefits, net
(25.1
)
(32.5
)
Grant liability amortization
(15.9
)
(13.9
)
Equity in net income of affiliate
(0.6
)
(0.3
)
Forward loss provision
(134.0
)
—

Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable
(122.3
)
(177.8
)
Contract assets
(50.4
)
—

Inventory, net
26.7

433.9

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
279.9

212.8

Profit sharing/deferred compensation
(67.4
)
(35.9
)
Advance payments
(73.2
)
(154.7
)
Income taxes receivable/payable
(28.3
)
(36.0
)
Contract liabilities
188.0

—

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits
(1.1
)
(222.8
)
Other
(28.3
)
208.5

Net cash provided by operating activities
567.4

624.6

Investing activities


Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(170.9
)
(138.7
)
Other
2.8

0.4

Net cash used in investing activities
(168.1
)
(138.3
)
Financing activities


Proceeds from the issuance of bonds
1,300.0

—

Principal payments of debt
(4.9
)
(2.3
)
Payments on term loan
(256.3
)
(12.5
)
Payments on bonds
(300.0
)
—

Taxes paid related to net share settlement awards
(15.5
)
(13.8
)
Debt issuance and financing costs
(23.2
)
(0.9
)
Proceeds from financing under the New Markets Tax Credit Program
—

7.6

Purchase of treasury stock
(805.8
)
(402.1
)
Dividends Paid
(35.4
)
(35.7
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(141.1
)
(459.7
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
0.2

5.6

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash for the period
258.4

32.2

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
445.5

717.6

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$
703.9

$
749.8

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)



1.  Organization and Basis of Interim Presentation
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings” or the “Company”) provides manufacturing and design expertise in a wide range of fuselage, propulsion, and wing products and services for aircraft original equipment manufacturers (“OEM”) and operators through its subsidiary, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (“Spirit”). The Company's headquarters are in Wichita, Kansas, with manufacturing and assembly facilities in Tulsa and McAlester, Oklahoma; Prestwick, Scotland; Wichita, Kansas; Kinston, North Carolina; Subang, Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire, France.

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s financial statements and the financial statements of its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  The Company’s fiscal quarters are 13 weeks in length. Since the Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31, the number of days in the Company’s first and fourth quarters varies slightly from year to year. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

As part of the monthly consolidation process, the Company’s international entities that have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated to U.S. dollars using the end-of-month translation rate for balance sheet accounts and average period currency translation rates for revenue and income accounts. The U.K. and Malaysian subsidiaries use the British pound as their functional currency. All other foreign subsidiaries and branches use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and elimination of intercompany balances and transactions) considered necessary to fairly present the results of operations for the interim period. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 , are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements and notes to conform to the 2018 presentation.

In connection with the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 9, 2018 (the “2017 Form 10-K”).

2.  Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Adoption of New Revenue Standard

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”) that supersedes ASC 605-35, Revenue Recognition - Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts (“legacy GAAP”). Subsequently, the FASB issued several updates to ASU 2014-09, which are pending content or otherwise codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 also includes new guidance on costs related to a contract, which is codified in ASC Subtopic 340-40 (“ASC 340-40”). The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method (“method”) effective as of January 1, 2018 (“date of initial application”). Under this method, the cumulative effect of the adoption of ASC 606 is recognized as an adjustment to retained earnings on the date of initial application (“Transition Adjustment”), and the comparative financial statements for prior periods are not adjusted and continue to be reported under legacy GAAP. The Transition Adjustment was an after tax decrease to retained earnings of approximately $277.0 . Financial information for 2018 and 2017 is presented under ASC 606 and under legacy GAAP, respectively. The tables below reflect adjusted 2018 financial statement amounts as if the Company had been reporting under legacy GAAP for items that are materially different.

The adoption of ASC 606 does not impact the Company's cash flows or the underlying economics of the Company's contracts with customers. However, the pattern and timing of revenue and profit recognition, as well as financial statement presentation and disclosures, has changed.

The significant changes and the qualitative and quantitative impact of the adoption of ASC 606 are noted below:

a. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)



The Company no longer uses the units-of-delivery method, and the historical use of contract blocks to define contracts for accounting purposes has been replaced by accounting contracts as identified under ASC 606. The Company's accounting contracts under ASC 606 are for the specific number of units for which orders have been received, which is typically for fewer units than what was used to define contract blocks under legacy GAAP. In most of the Company's contracts, the customer has options or requirements to purchase additional products and services.

b. Deferred Production Costs

Under legacy GAAP, certain production costs were deferred over the life of the contract block, which is not permitted under ASC 606. Accordingly, deferred production costs of $640.3 (pretax), net of previously recognized forward loss reserves of $364.0 (pretax), were eliminated, resulting in a decrease to retained earnings in the Transition Adjustment.

c. Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Contract assets primarily represent revenues recognized for performance obligations that have been satisfied but for which amounts have not been billed. Contract assets in the amount of $342.0 were established in the Transition Adjustment.

Contract liabilities primarily represent cash received that is in excess of revenues recognized and is contingent upon the satisfaction of performance obligations. For certain contracts, the allocation of consideration to the performance obligations results in a deferral of revenue that was previously recognized under legacy GAAP. Contract liabilities in the amount of $113.0 were established in the Transition Adjustment, which reflects consideration received prior to the date of initial application that is in excess of the standalone selling price. This liability includes an allocation of consideration to future units, including those under options that the Company believes are likely to be exercised, with prices that are lower than standalone selling price. This liability will be recognized earlier if the options are not fully exercised, or immediately if the contract is terminated prior to the options being fully exercised.

d. Contract Costs

The Company’s accounting for preproduction, tooling, and certain other costs has not changed since these costs generally do not fall within the scope of ASC 340-40. Incurred production costs for anticipated contracts (satisfaction of performance obligations, which have commenced because the Company expects the customer to exercise options) continue to be classified as inventory.

e.     Practical expedients

The Company has adopted ASC 606 only for contracts that were not substantially completed under legacy GAAP on the date of initial application. For these contracts, the Company has reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications executed prior to the date of initial application when identifying satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, for determining the transaction price and for allocating the transaction price.

The following tables summarize the impacts of adopting ASC Topic 606 on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 27, 2018.


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


For the Three
Months Ended
For the Nine
Months Ended
As Reported
Impact of Adoption of
As Adjusted
As Reported
Impact of Adoption of
As Adjusted
September 27,
2018
ASC Topic 606
September 27,
2018
September 27,
2018
ASC Topic 606
September 27,
2018
Revenue
$
1,813.7

$
15.9

$
1,829.6

$
5,386.7

$
106.6

$
5,493.3

Cost of sales
1,543.1

68.2

1,611.3

4,601.3

207.7

4,809.0

Income tax provision
(36.9
)
10.6

(26.3
)
(99.7
)
20.9

(78.8
)
Net income
168.8

(41.7
)
127.1

439.4

(80.2
)
359.2

Earnings per share






Basic
$
1.61

$
(0.40
)
$
1.21

$
4.02

$
(0.73
)
$
3.29

Diluted
$
1.59

$
(0.39
)
$
1.20

$
3.98

$
(0.72
)
$
3.26


As Reported
Impact of Adoption of
As Adjusted
September 27,
2018
ASC Topic 606
September 27,
2018
Assets


Accounts receivable, net
$
685.1

$
131.0

$
816.1

Contract assets, short-term
513.2

(513.2
)
—

Inventory, net
931.0

445.2

1,376.2

Other current assets
35.4

36.1

71.5

Contract assets, long-term
53.5

(53.5
)
—

Other assets
284.9

(78.5
)
206.4

Total assets
5,682.1

(32.9
)
5,649.2

Liabilities


Accrued expenses
354.0

(7.1
)
346.9

Contract liabilities, short-term
153.5

(153.5
)
—

Forward loss provision, short-term
147.3

(147.3
)
—

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits, short-term
7.1

144.9

152.0

Other current liabilities
68.8

290.8

359.6

Contract liabilities, long-term
353.8

(353.8
)
—

Forward loss provision, long-term
72.6

(72.6
)
—

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits
26.8

71.5

98.3

Stockholders' Equity


Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(145.0
)
(2.2
)
(147.2
)
Retained earnings
2,548.7

196.4

2,745.1

Total liabilities and equity
5,682.1

(32.9
)
5,649.2


Adoption of ASU 2017-07

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (“ASU 2017-07”). ASU 2017-07 requires entities to report the service cost component of net periodic pension and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. Further, ASU 2017-07 requires the other components of net periodic pension and net periodic postretirement benefit cost to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


presented. Additionally, only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization, when applicable. The Company adopted the requirements of ASU 2017-07 on January 1, 2018, using the retrospective transition method.

Prior period information has been reclassified as a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2017-07 on a retrospective basis in 2018. In accordance with the adoption of this guidance, prior year amounts related to the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost other than service costs have been reclassified from cost of sale and selling, general and administrative expense to other income (expense) within the consolidated statement of operations for all periods presented. The reclassifications are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
As Reported
Impact of Adoption of
As Adjusted
As Reported
Impact of Adoption of
As Adjusted
September 28,
2017
ASU 2017-07
September 28,
2017
September 28,
2017
ASU 2017-07
September 28,
2017
Cost of sales
$
1,478.5

$
8.1

$
1,486.6

$
4,738.3

$
24.5

$
4,762.8

Selling, general and administrative
48.8

1.0

49.8

146.8

3.1

149.9

Other income, net
1.9

9.1

11.0

4.6

27.6

32.2


Adoption of ASU 2016-18

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force) (“ASU 2016-18”), which addresses classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. The standard requires a reconciliation of the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows to include in cash and cash equivalents amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. The ASU does not define restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents, but an entity will need to disclose the nature of the restrictions. The Company adopted ASU 2016-18 on January 1, 2018. Below is a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Long-term restricted cash is included in Other Assets on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash:
For the Nine Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
$
423.3

$
697.7

Restricted cash, short-term, beginning of the period
2.2

—

Restricted cash, long-term, beginning of the period
20.0

19.9

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of the period
$
445.5

$
717.6

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
$
683.4

$
726.6

Restricted cash, short-term, end of the period
0.3

3.2

Restricted cash, long-term, end of the period
20.2

20.0

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of the period
$
703.9

$
749.8


3.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company's financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use estimates and assumptions. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including the impacts of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Management may make significant judgments when assessing estimated amounts of variable consideration and related constraints, the number of options likely to be exercised, and the standalone selling prices of the Company’s products and services. The Company also estimates the cost of satisfying the performance obligations in its contracts and options that may extend over many years. Cost estimates reflect currently available information and the impact of any changes to cost estimates, based upon the facts and circumstances, are recorded in the period in which they become known.

The transaction price for a contract reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive for fully satisfying the performance obligations in the contract. The Company’s contracts with customers are typically for products and services to be provided at fixed stated prices but may also include variable consideration. Variable consideration may include, but is not limited to, unpriced contract modifications, cost sharing provisions, incentives and awards, non-warranty claims and assertions, provisions for non-conformance and rights to return, or other payments to, or receipts from, customers and suppliers. The Company estimates the variable consideration using the expected value or the most likely amount based upon the facts and circumstances, available data and trends and the history of resolving variability with specific customers and suppliers.

The Company regularly commences work and incorporates customer-directed changes prior to negotiating pricing terms for engineering work, product modifications, and other statements of work. The Company's contractual terms typically provide for price negotiations after certain customer-directed changes have been accepted by the Company. Prices are estimated until they are contractually agreed upon with the customer. When a contract is modified, the Company evaluates whether additional distinct products and services have been promised and whether allocation of consideration is necessary. If not, the modification is treated as a change to the performance obligations within the existing contract, or otherwise accounted for as a new contract prospectively.

The Company allocates the consideration for a contract to the performance obligations on the basis of their relative standalone selling price. The Company estimates the likelihood of the amount of options that the customer is going to exercise when assessing the existence of performance obligations with respect to this allocation or for assessing the impact of loss contracts.

The Company typically provides warranties on all the Company's products and services. Generally, warranties are not priced separately because customers cannot purchase them independently of the products or services under contract so they do not create performance obligations. Spirit warranties generally provide assurance to the Company's customers that the products or services meet the specifications in the contract. In the event that there is a warranty claim because of a covered design, material or workmanship issue, the Company may be required to redesign or modify the product, offer concessions, and/or pay the customer for repairs or perform the repair. Provisions for estimated expenses related to design, service, and product warranties and certain extraordinary rework are made at the time products are sold. These costs are accrued at the time of the sale and are recorded as unallocated cost of sales. These estimates are established using historical information on the nature, frequency, and the cost experience of warranty claims, including the experience of industry peers. In the case of new development products or new customers, Spirit also considers factors including the warranty experience of other entities in the same business, management judgment, and the type and nature of the new product or new customer, among others.
Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
Revenues and Profit Recognition
Substantially all of the Company’s revenues are from long-term supply agreements with Boeing, Airbus, and other aerospace manufacturers. The Company participates in its customers’ programs by providing design, development, manufacturing, fabrication, and support services for major aerostructures in the fuselage, propulsion, and wing segments. During the early stages of a program, this frequently involves nonrecurring design and development services, including tooling. As the program matures, the Company provides recurring manufacturing of products in accordance with customer design and schedule requirements. Many contracts include clauses that provide sole supplier status to the Company for the duration of the program’s life (including derivatives). The Company's long-term supply agreements typically include fixed price volume-based terms and require the satisfaction of performance obligations for the duration of the program’s life.

The identification of an accounting contract with a customer and the related promises require an assessment of each party’s rights and obligations regarding the products or services to be transferred, including an evaluation of termination clauses and presently enforceable rights and obligations. In general, these long-term supply agreements are legally governed by Master Supply Agreements (or General Terms and Agreements) together with special business provisions (or work package agreements), which define specific program requirements. Purchase orders (or authorizations to proceed) are issued under these agreements to reflect presently enforceable rights and obligations for the units of products and services being purchased. The units for accounting

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


purposes (“accounting contract”) is typically determined by the purchase orders. Revenue is recognized when the Company has a contract with presently enforceable rights and obligations, including an enforceable right to payment for work performed. These agreements may lead to continuing sales of more than twenty years. Customers generally contract with the Company for requirements in a segment relating to a specific program, and the Company’s performance obligations consist of a wide range of engineering design services and manufactured structural components, as well as spare parts and repairs for OEMs. A single program may result in multiple contracts for accounting purposes, and within the respective contracts, non-recurring work elements and recurring work elements may result in multiple performance obligations. The Company generally contracts directly with its customers and is the principal in all current contracts.

Management considers a number of factors when determining the existence of a contract and the related performance obligations that include, but are not limited to, the nature and substance of the business exchange, the contractual terms and conditions, the promised products and services, the termination provisions in the contract, including the presently enforceable rights and obligations of the parties to the contract, the nature and execution of the customer’s ordering process and how the Company is authorized to perform work, whether the promised products and services are distinct or capable of being distinct within the context of the contract, as well as how and when products and services are transferred to the customer.

Revenue is recognized when, or as, control of promised products or services transfers to a customer and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. Revenue is recognized over time as work progresses when the Company is entitled to the reimbursement of costs plus a reasonable profit for work performed for which the Company has no alternate use. For these performance obligations that are satisfied over time, the Company generally recognizes revenue using an input method with revenue amounts being recognized proportionately as costs are incurred relative to the total expected costs to satisfy the performance obligation. The Company believes that costs incurred as a portion of total estimated costs is an appropriate measure of progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation since this measure reasonably depicts the progress of the work effort.

Revenue for performance obligations that are not recognized over time are recognized at the point in time when control transfers to the customer (which is generally upon delivery). For performance obligations that are satisfied at a point in time, the Company evaluates the point in time when the customer can direct the use of, and obtain the benefits from, the products and services. Shipping and handling costs are not considered performance obligations and are included in cost of sales as incurred.

The transaction price for a contract reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive for fully satisfying the performance obligations in the contract. The Company’s current contracts do not include any significant financing components because the timing of the transfer of the underlying products and services under contract are at the customers’ discretion. The Company's contracts with customers generally require payment under normal commercial terms after delivery. Payment terms are typically within 30 to 120 days of delivery. The total transaction price is allocated to each of the identified performance obligations using the relative standalone selling price to reflect the amount the Company expects to be entitled for transferring the promised products and services to the customer. A majority of the Company’s agreements with customers include options for future purchases. For the purposes of allocating transaction price, the Company assesses, based upon the facts and circumstances of the business arrangement, the amount and likelihood of options to be exercised that may result in deferral of revenue to future contracts and options. Deferred revenues are recognized as, or when, the underlying future performance obligations are satisfied.

Standalone selling price is the price at which the Company would sell a promised good or service separately to a customer. Standalone selling prices are established at contract inception and subsequent changes in transaction price are allocated on the same basis as at contract inception. Standalone selling prices for the Company’s products and services are generally not observable and the Company uses the “Expected Cost plus a Margin” approach to determine standalone selling price. Expected costs are typically derived from the available periodic forecast information. If a contract modification changes the overall transaction price of an existing contract, the Company allocates the new transaction price on the basis of the relative standalone selling prices of the performance obligations and cumulative adjustments, if any, are recorded in the current period.

The Company also identifies and estimates variable consideration for contractual provisions such as unpriced contract modifications, cost sharing provisions, incentives and awards, non-warranty claims and assertions, provisions for non-conformance and rights to return, or other payments to, or receipts from, customers and suppliers. The timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and actual receipt of payment from a customer may differ and affects the balances of the contract assets and liabilities.

For contracts that are deemed to be loss contracts, the Company establishes forward loss reserves for total estimated costs that are in excess of total estimated consideration in the period in which they become known. These reserves are based on estimates

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


for accounting contracts, plus options that the Company believes are likely to be exercised. The Company records forward loss reserves for all performance obligations in the aggregate for the accounting contract.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company disaggregates revenue based on the method of measuring satisfaction of the performance obligation either over time or at a point in time, and determining whether the accounting contract is a short duration or long duration contract. Short duration contracts are those for which the performance obligations are expected to be fully satisfied within 12 months of contract origination. The number of units and the production schedule is used to make this assessment. Additionally, the Company disaggregates revenue based upon the location where products and services are transferred to the customer. The Company’s principal operating segments and related revenue are noted in Note 22, Segment Information .

The following table disaggregates revenues by the method of performance obligation satisfaction:

For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
Revenue
September 27,
2018
September 27,
2018
Contracts with performance obligations satisfied over time
$
1,456.7

$
4,212.6

Contracts with performance obligations satisfied at a point in time
357.0

1,174.1

Total Revenue
$
1,813.7

$
5,386.7


The following table disaggregates revenue by major customer:
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
Customer
September 27,
2018
September 27,
2018
Boeing
$
1,465.5

$
4,262.2

Airbus
263.8

869.0

Other
84.4

255.5

Total Revenue
$
1,813.7

$
5,386.7


The following table disaggregates revenue based upon the location where control of products are transferred to the customer:
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
Location
September 27,
2018
September 27,
2018
United States
$
1,534.0

$
4,460.8

International
United Kingdom
184.4

574.1

Other
95.3

351.8

Total International
279.7

925.9

Total Revenue
$
1,813.7

$
5,386.7


Inventory


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Raw materials are stated at lower of cost (principally on an actual or average cost basis) or market. Production costs for contracts, including costs expected to be recovered on specific anticipated contracts (satisfaction of performance obligations that have commenced because the Company expects the customer to exercise options), are classified as work-in-process and include direct material, labor, overhead, and purchases. Revenue and related cost of sales are recognized as the performance obligations are satisfied. Typically, anticipated contracts materialize and the related performance obligations are satisfied within 6-12 months. These costs are evaluated for impairment periodically and capitalized costs for which anticipated contracts do not materialize are written off in the period in which it becomes known. Work-in-process includes $152.9 in costs incurred in anticipation of specific future contracts and no impairments were charged for the period ending September 27, 2018 . See Note 9, Inventory .

4.  New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Topic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans (“ASU 2018-14”), which modifies the disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans. ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2018-13”), which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. Certain disclosures in ASU 2018-13 are required to be applied on a retrospective basis and others on a prospective basis. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) (“ASU 2018-02”). The guidance in ASU 2018-02 allows an entity to elect to reclassify the stranded tax effects related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) from accumulated other comprehensive income into retained earnings. ASU 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material effect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (“ASU 2017-12”), which expands component and fair value hedging, specifies the presentation of the effects of hedging instruments, and eliminates the separate measurement and presentation of hedge ineffectiveness. ASU 2017-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2017-12 as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-12 did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). This update requires recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of lessees. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective transition approach and provides certain optional transition relief. The Company is progressing through its implementation plan and continue to evaluate the impact of the standard on its business processes, accounting systems, controls and financial statement disclosures, however the Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material effect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

5.  Changes in Estimates

The Company has a periodic forecasting process in which management assesses the progress and performance of the Company’s programs. This process requires management to review each program’s progress by evaluating the program schedule, changes to identified risks and opportunities, changes to estimated revenues and costs for the accounting contracts (and options if applicable), and any outstanding contract matters. Risks and opportunities include but are not limited to management’s judgment about the cost associated with the Company’s ability to achieve the schedule, technical requirements (e.g., a newly-developed product versus a mature product), and any other program requirements. Due to the span of years it may take to completely satisfy the performance obligations for the accounting contracts (and options, if any) and the scope and nature of the work required to be performed on those contracts, the estimation of total revenue and costs is subject to many variables and, accordingly, is subject to change based upon judgment. When adjustments in estimated total consideration or estimated total cost are required, any changes from prior

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


estimates for fully satisfied performance obligations are recognized in the current period as a cumulative catch-up adjustment for the inception-to-date effect of such changes. Cumulative catch-up adjustments are driven by several factors including production efficiencies, assumed rate of production, the rate of overhead absorption, changes to scope of work, and contract modifications. For 2017, the changes in estimates apply to contract blocks under legacy GAAP under the units of delivery method. For 2018, cumulative catch-up adjustments are primarily related to changes in measure of progress for contracts with performance obligations that are satisfied over time. For 2018, forward losses recorded relate primarily to the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-07 related to pension, offset by favorable performance on cost initiatives.

Changes in estimates are summarized below:

For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
Changes in Estimates
September 27, 2018
September 28, 2017
September 27, 2018
September 28, 2017
(Unfavorable) Favorable Cumulative Catch-up Adjustment by Segment
Fuselage Systems
$
(12.0
)
$
(2.4
)
$
(3.0
)
$
5.3

Propulsion Systems
(2.4
)
2.4

0.9

4.3

Wing Systems
1.4

(2.8
)
0.9

19.1

Total (Unfavorable) Favorable Cumulative Catch-up Adjustment
$
(13.0
)
$
(2.8
)
$
(1.2
)
$
28.7

(Forward Loss) Changes in Estimate on Loss Programs by Segment
Fuselage Systems
$
—

$
(0.9
)
$
(1.5
)
$
(238.5
)
Propulsion Systems
(0.8
)
1.3

—

(46.7
)
Wing Systems
0.3

(2.4
)
(0.2
)
(74.4
)
Total Forward Loss
$
(0.5
)
$
(2.0
)
$
(1.7
)
$
(359.6
)
Total Change in Estimate
$
(13.5
)
$
(4.8
)
$
(2.9
)
$
(330.9
)
EPS Impact (diluted per share based upon statutory rates)
$
(0.10
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(1.75
)

6.  Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable represent the Company’s unconditional rights to consideration, subject to the payment terms of the contract, for which only the passage of time is required before payment. For balances as of September 27, 2018, amounts that are receivable or payable that are contingent upon, or related to, satisfied or to be satisfied performance obligations, are presented as contract assets or liabilities. The Company determines an allowance for doubtful accounts based on a review of outstanding receivables that are charged off against the allowance after the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:
September 27,
2018
December 31,
2017
Trade receivables
$
660.0

$
710.5

Other
25.7

13.0

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
(0.6
)
(1.3
)
Accounts receivable, net
$
685.1

$
722.2


In October 2017, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Receivable Sales Agreement”), to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade accounts receivable balances to a third party financial institution. Transfers under this agreement are accounted for as sales of receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from the balance sheet. The Receivable Sales Agreement

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


provides for the continuing sale of certain receivables on a revolving basis until terminated by either party. The receivables under the Receivable Sales Agreement are sold without recourse to the third party financial institution. During 2018, $4,145.5 of accounts receivable were sold via this arrangement. The proceeds from these sales of receivables are included in cash from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The recorded net loss on sale of receivables is $12.3 for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and is included in Other income and expense. See Note 21, Other (Expense) Income, net .

7.  Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Contract assets primarily represent revenues recognized for performance obligations that have been satisfied but for which amounts have not been billed. Contract assets, current are those for which performance obligations are expected to be fully satisfied within 12 months of contract origination and contract assets, long-term are expected to be fully satisfied over periods greater than 12 months. No impairments to contract assets were recorded for the period ended September 27, 2018 .

Contract liabilities are established for cash received that is in excess of revenues recognized and are contingent upon the satisfaction of performance obligations. Contract liabilities primarily consist of cash received on contracts for which revenue has been deferred since the receipts are in excess of transaction price resulting from the allocation of consideration based on relative standalone selling price to future units (including those under option that the Company believes are likely to be exercised) with prices that are lower than standalone selling price. These contract liabilities will be recognized earlier if the options are not fully exercised, or immediately, if the contract is terminated prior to the options being fully exercised.

January 1, 2018

September 27, 2018

Change

Contract assets
$
517.8

$
566.7

$
48.9

Contract liabilities
(319.4
)
(507.3
)
(187.9
)
Net contract asset
$
198.4

$
59.4

$
(139.0
)

The increase in contract assets reflects the net impact of additional revenue recognized in excess of billed revenues during the period. The increase in contract liabilities reflects the net impact of additional deferred revenues recorded in excess of revenue recognized during the period. For the period ended September 27, 2018 , the Company recognized $40.1 of revenue that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period.

8.  Performance Obligations

Unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, performance obligations that are expected to be recognized in the future are noted in the table below. The Company expects options to be exercised in addition to the amounts presented below.

Remaining in 2018
2019
2020
2021 and After
Unsatisfied performance obligations
$1,320.4
$6,302.7
$5,680.9
$1,648.3

9.  Inventory

Inventory consists of raw materials used in the production process, work-in-process, which is direct material, direct labor, overhead and purchases, and capitalized preproduction costs. Raw materials are stated at lower of cost (principally on an actual or average cost basis) or market. Capitalized pre-production costs include certain contract costs, including applicable overhead, incurred before a product is manufactured on a recurring basis. These costs are typically amortized over a period that is consistent with the satisfaction of the underlying performance obligations to which these relate. See Note 3, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventory .
For 2017, deferred production includes costs for the excess of production costs over the estimated average cost per shipset, and credit balances for favorable variances on contracts between actual costs incurred and the estimated average cost per shipset for units delivered under the current production blocks. Recovery of excess-over-average deferred production costs is dependent on the number of shipsets ultimately sold and the ultimate selling prices and lower production costs associated with future production under these contract blocks. Forward loss reserves on contract blocks are recorded in the period in which they become evident

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


and are included as a reduction to inventory with remaining amounts, if any, reflected in accrued deferred revenue. Inventories are summarized as follows:

September 27,
2018
December 31,
2017
Raw materials
$
251.3

$
321.0

Work-in-process (1)
631.0

854.4

Finished goods
8.9

35.8

Product inventory
891.2

1,211.2

Capitalized pre-production (2)
39.8

78.9

Deferred production (3)
—

640.3

Forward loss provision (4)
—

(480.5
)
Total inventory, net
$
931.0

$
1,449.9

(1)
For the period ended September 27, 2018 , work-in-process inventory includes direct labor, direct material, overhead and purchases on contracts for which revenue is recognized at a point in time as well as sub-assembly parts that have not been issued to production on contracts for which revenue is recognized using the input method. For the period ended December 31, 2017, work-in-process included direct labor, direct material, overhead and purchases on all contracts that were accounted for using the units of delivery method. For the period ended September 27, 2018 , work-in-process inventory includes $152.9 of costs incurred in anticipation of specific contracts and no impairments were recorded in the period.

(2)
As part of the Transition Adjustment, $43.0 (pretax) of pre-production costs on the A350 XWB were eliminated.

(3)
As part of the Transition Adjustment, $640.3 (pretax) of deferred production was eliminated. For the period ended December 31, 2017, the balance contained $632.8 and $129.3 on the A350 XWB and Rolls-Royce BR725 programs, respectively.

(4)
For the period ended September 27, 2018 , forward loss reserves of $219.9 have been classified as a liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the period ended December 31, 2017, the forward loss reserve for the B787 program exceeded the program's inventory balance. This excess was classified as a liability and reported in other current liabilities on the balance sheet in the amount of $254.5 as of December 31, 2017.

10.  Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following:
September 27,
2018
December 31,
2017
Land
$
15.5

$
15.9

Buildings (including improvements)
813.3

764.1

Machinery and equipment
1,630.3

1,529.9

Tooling
1,027.2

1,013.9

Capitalized software
269.2

263.3

Construction-in-progress
212.5

213.4

Total
3,968.0

3,800.5

Less: accumulated depreciation
(1,845.0
)
(1,695.2
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
2,123.0

$
2,105.3


Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company recognized repair and maintenance costs of $31.3 and $37.6 for the three months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively, and $99.0 and $88.9 for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively.

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


The Company capitalizes certain costs, such as software coding, installation, and testing, that are incurred to purchase or to create and implement internal-use computer software.  Depreciation expense related to capitalized software was $4.1 and $4.5 for the three months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively, and $12.7 and $14.8 for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively.
The Company reviews capital and amortizing intangible assets (long-lived assets) for impairment on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  The Company evaluated its long-lived assets at its locations and determined no impairment was necessary for the period ended September 27, 2018 .

11.  Other Assets
Other assets are summarized as follows:
September 27,
2018
December 31,
2017
Intangible assets


Patents
$
1.9

$
1.9

Favorable leasehold interests
6.3

6.3

Total intangible assets
8.2

8.2

Less: Accumulated amortization - patents
(1.9
)
(1.8
)
Accumulated amortization - favorable leasehold interest
(4.8
)
(4.6
)
Intangible assets, net
1.5

1.8

Deferred financing


Deferred financing costs
41.7

39.5

Less: Accumulated amortization - deferred financing costs
(35.3
)
(33.7
)
Deferred financing costs, net
6.4

5.8

Other


Goodwill - Europe
2.4

2.5

Equity in net assets of affiliates
—

4.7

Supply agreements (1)
16.3

19.9

Restricted cash - collateral requirements
20.2

20.0

Deferred Tax Asset - non-current
194.9

72.5

Other
43.2

37.1

Total
$
284.9

$
164.3


(1)    Under two agreements, certain payments accounted for as consideration paid by the Company to a customer and a supplier are being amortized as reductions to net revenues.

12.  Advance Payments
Advances on the B787 Program. Boeing has made advance payments to Spirit under the B787 Supply Agreement, that are required to be repaid to Boeing by way of offset against the purchase price for future shipset deliveries. Advance repayments were scheduled to be spread evenly over the remainder of the first 1,000 B787 shipsets delivered to Boeing. On April 8, 2014, the Company signed a memorandum of agreement with Boeing that suspended advance repayments related to the B787 program for a period of twelve months beginning April 1, 2014. Repayment recommenced on April 1, 2015, and any repayments which otherwise would have become due during such twelve-month period will offset the purchase price for shipsets 1,001 through 1,120. In the event Boeing does not take delivery of a sufficient number of shipsets to repay the full amount of advances prior to the termination of the B787 program or the B787 Supply Agreement, any advances not then repaid will be applied against any outstanding payments then due by Boeing to us, and any remaining balance will be repaid in annual installments of $42.0 due on December 15th of each

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


year until the advance payments have been fully recovered by Boeing. As of September 27, 2018 , the amount of advance payments received by us from Boeing under the B787 Supply Agreement and not yet repaid was approximately $256.6 .

13.  Fair Value Measurements
The FASB’s authoritative guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. It also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance discloses three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market.

Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. Observable inputs, such as current and forward interest rates and foreign exchange rates, are used in determining the fair value of the interest rate swaps and foreign currency hedge contracts.
Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of assets and liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

At September 27, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company did not hold any cash within money market funds.

The Company’s long-term debt includes a senior unsecured term loan and senior unsecured notes.  The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt obligations is based on the quoted market prices for such obligations or the historical default rate for debt with similar credit ratings. The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of long-term debt:
September 27, 2018
December 31, 2017
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Senior unsecured term loan A (including current portion)
$
204.9

$
204.7

(2)
$
460.7

$
461.9

(2)
Senior unsecured notes due 2021
298.4

299.0

(1)
—

—

(1)
Senior unsecured notes due 2022
—

—

(1)
294.8

304.6

(1)
Senior unsecured notes due 2023
297.8

296.8

(1)
—

—

(1)
Senior unsecured notes due 2026
297.5

284.3

(1)
297.2

301.0

(1)
Senior unsecured notes due 2028
693.3

689.4

(1)
—

—

(1)
Total
$
1,791.9

$
1,774.2

$
1,052.7

$
1,067.5

(1)
Level 1 Fair Value hierarchy
(2)
Level 2 Fair Value hierarchy

14.  Derivative and Hedging Activities
The Company has historically entered into interest rate swap agreements to reduce its exposure to the variable rate portion of its long-term debt. The Company also considers counterparty credit risk and its own credit risk in its determination of all estimated fair values.

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)



The Company has historically entered into derivative instruments covered by master netting arrangements whereby, in the event of a default as defined by the 2018 Credit Agreement (as defined below) or termination event, the non-defaulting party has the right to offset any amounts payable against any obligation of the defaulting party under the same counterparty agreement. See Note 15, Debt , for more information.

Interest Rate Swaps
On March 15, 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, with an effective date of March 31, 2017. The swaps have a notional value of $250.0 and fix the variable portion of the Company’s floating rate debt at 1.815% . The fair value of the interest rate swaps, using Level 2 inputs, was an asset of $3.5 and $0.9 as of September 27, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company recorded a net gain related to swap activity of $0.3 and $2.6 , for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2018 , respectively.

Foreign Currency Forward Contract

As described further in Note 23, Asco Acquisition , the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Spirit AeroSystems Belgium Holdings BVBA (“Spirit Belgium”) entered into a definitive agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain private sellers pursuant to which Spirit Belgium will purchase all of the issued and outstanding equity of S.R.I.F. N.V., the parent company of Asco Industries N.V. (“Asco”) for $650.0 in cash, subject to certain customary closing adjustments, including foreign currency adjustments. As such, movements in the Euro exchange rates could cause the purchase price to fluctuate, affecting our cash flows.

To reduce the Company's exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations, the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts. The objective of these contracts is to minimize the impact of currency exchange rate movements on the Company's cash flows, however the Company has not designated these forward contracts as a hedge and has not applied hedge accounting to them. During the second quarter of 2018, to reduce the Euro exchange rate exposure of the purchase of Asco, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract in the amount of $580.0 ; this foreign currency forward contract was settled in the third quarter of 2018. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2018, to reduce the Euro exchange rate exposure of the purchase of Asco, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract in the amount of $568.3 . The fair value of the foreign currency forward contract, using Level 2 inputs, was a liability of $6.0 as of September 27, 2018 . The Company recorded a net gain related to foreign currency forward contract activity of $0.8 for the three months ended September 27, 2018 and a net loss of $20.7 for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 .

15.  Debt
Total debt shown on the balance sheet is comprised of the following:
September 27, 2018
December 31, 2017
Current
Noncurrent
Current
Noncurrent
Senior unsecured term loan A
$
17.1

$
187.8

$
24.9

$
435.8

Senior notes due 2021
—

298.4

—

—

Senior notes due 2022
—

—

—

294.8

Senior notes due 2023
—

297.8

—

—

Senior notes due 2026
—

297.5

—

297.2

Senior notes due 2028
—

693.3

—

—

Present value of capital lease obligations
6.9

36.3

5.2

33.6

Other
1.0

58.6

1.0

58.5

Total
$
25.0

$
1,869.7

$
31.1

$
1,119.9


2018 Credit Agreement


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into a $1,260.0 senior unsecured Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., as borrower (“Spirit” or the “Borrower”), the Company, as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents named therein (the “2018 Credit Agreement”), consisting of a $800.0 revolving credit facility (the “2018 Revolver”), a $206.0 term loan A facility (the “2018 Term Loan”) and a $250.0 delayed draw term loan facility (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan”).

Each of the 2018 Revolver, the 2018 Term Loan and the Delayed Draw Term Loan matures July 12, 2023, and bears interest, at Spirit’s option, at either LIBOR plus 1.375% or a defined “base rate” plus 0.375%, subject to adjustment to between LIBOR plus 1.125% and LIBOR plus 1.875% (or between base rate plus 0.125% and base rate plus 0.875%, as applicable) based on changes to Spirit’s senior unsecured debt rating provided by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and/or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. The principal obligations under the 2018 Term Loan are to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of $2.6 , commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019, and with the balance due at maturity of the 2018 Term Loan. The principal obligations under the Delayed Draw Term Loan are to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of 1.25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan as of March 31, 2019, subject to adjustments for any extension of the availability period of the Delayed Draw Term Loan, with the balance due at maturity of the Delayed Draw Term Loan.

The Delayed Draw Term Loan is available for Spirit to draw until January 12, 2019, at which date it may be extended for two additional three-month periods, in each instance subject to Spirit’s payment of a fee to the relevant lenders based on the undrawn Delayed Draw Term Loan commitment.
The 2018 Credit Agreement also contains an accordion feature that provides Spirit with the option to increase the 2018 Revolver commitments and/or institute one or more additional term loans by an amount not to exceed $750.0 in the aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and the participation of the lenders. The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including certain financial covenants that are tested on a quarterly basis. Spirit’s obligations under the 2018 Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon an event of default, which includes non-payment of principal or interest, material breach of a representation or warranty, material breach of a covenant, cross-default to material indebtedness, material judgments, ERISA events, change in control, bankruptcy and invalidity of the guarantee of Spirit’s obligations under the 2018 Credit Agreement made by the Company.

As a result of the extinguishment of the Company's prior credit agreement, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of $1.3 , all of which is reflected within amortization of deferred financing fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 . As of September 27, 2018 , the outstanding balance of the 2018 Term Loan was $206.3 and the carrying value was $204.9 .

Senior Notes
2022 Notes

On May 22, 2018, the Company commenced an offer to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) any and all of the $300.0 outstanding principal amount of our 5 1/4% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”). The Tender Offer was made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated May 22, 2018, and a related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, which set forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer in full detail. Under the terms of the Tender Offer, holders of 2022 Notes who validly tendered their notes at or prior to May 29, 2018 would receive, in whole dollars, $1,028.50 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered. Tendering holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last applicable interest payment date to, but not including, the settlement date of the Tender Offer.

On May 30, 2018, Spirit repurchased $202.6 aggregate principal amount of its 2022 Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer. In addition, on June 29, 2018, Spirit redeemed the remaining $97.4 aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes outstanding. The redemption price of the 2022 Notes was 102.85% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date of June 29, 2018. Following the redemption on June 29, 2018, none of the 2022 Notes remain outstanding.

As a result of the extinguishment of the 2022 Notes, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of $13.2 , all of which is reflected within amortization of deferred financing fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 .


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


New Notes

On May 30, 2018, Spirit entered into an Indenture (the “Indenture”) by and among Spirit, the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee”), as trustee in connection with Spirit’s offering of $300.0 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2021 (the “Floating Rate Notes”), $300.0 aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) and $700.0 aggregate principal amount of its 4.600% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and, together with the Floating Rate Notes and the 2023 Notes, the “New Notes”). The Company guaranteed Spirit’s obligations under the Notes on a senior unsecured basis (the “Guarantees”).

The Floating Rate Notes bear interest at a rate per annum equal to three-month LIBOR, as determined in the case of the initial interest period, on May 25, 2018, and thereafter at the beginning of each quarterly period as described herein, plus 80 basis points and mature on June 15, 2021. Interest on the Floating Rate Notes is payable on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2018. The 2023 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.950% per annum and mature on June 15, 2023 . The 2028 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.600% per annum and mature on June 15, 2028. Interest on the 2023 Notes and 2028 Notes is payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2018. The carrying value of the Floating Rate Notes, 2023 Notes, and 2028 Notes was $298.4 , $297.8 , and $693.3 as of September 27, 2018 , respectively.

The Notes and the Guarantees have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-211423) previously filed with the SEC under the Act.

The Indenture contains covenants that limit Spirit’s, the Company’s and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries’ ability, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications, to create liens without granting equal and ratable liens to the holders of the New Notes and enter into sale and leaseback transactions. These covenants are subject to a number of qualifications and limitations. In addition, the Indenture provides for customary events of default.

2026 Notes

In June 2016, the Company issued $300.0 in aggregate principal amount of 3.850% Senior Notes due June 15, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) with interest payable, in cash in arrears, on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning December 15, 2016. The carrying value of the 2026 Notes was $297.5 as of September 27, 2018 .
16. Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plans
For the Three
Months Ended
For the Nine
Months Ended
Components of Net Periodic Pension Income
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
Service cost
$
0.2

$
0.2

$
0.6

$
0.7

Interest cost
9.2

9.4

27.4

28.3

Expected return on plan assets
(17.4
)
(18.2
)
(52.3
)
(54.6
)
Amortization of net loss
—

0.1

—

0.1

Net periodic pension income
$
(8.0
)
$
(8.5
)
$
(24.3
)
$
(25.5
)


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Other Benefits
For the Three
Months Ended
For the Nine
Months Ended
Components of Other Benefit Income
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
Service cost
$
0.3

$
0.3

$
0.8

$
0.9

Interest cost
0.3

0.3

0.8

0.9

Amortization of prior service cost
(0.2
)
(0.2
)
(0.7
)
(0.7
)
Amortization of net gain
(0.6
)
(0.5
)
(1.7
)
(1.6
)
Net periodic other benefit income
$
(0.2
)
$
(0.1
)
$
(0.8
)
$
(0.5
)

Employer Contributions
The Company expects to contribute zero dollars to the U.S. qualified pension plan and a combined total of approximately $7.4 for the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) and post-retirement medical plans in 2018.  The Company’s projected contributions to the U.K. pension plan for 2018 are $1.8 . The entire amount contributed can vary based on exchange rate fluctuations.

17.  Stock Compensation
The Company recognized a net total of $6.3 and $4.8 of stock compensation expense for the three months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively. The Company recognized a net total of $19.9 and $15.9 of stock compensation expense for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively.

During the nine months ended September 27, 2018 , 242,419 shares, 92,375 shares, and 63,904 shares of class A common stock with aggregate grant date fair values of $21.5 , $8.4 and $5.7 were granted under the service-based, market-based, and performance based portions of the Company’s LTIAs, respectively. Additionally, 460,028 shares of class A common stock with an aggregate grant date fair value of $24.2 that were LTIAs vested during the three months ended September 27, 2018 .

18. Income Taxes
The process for calculating the Company’s income tax expense involves estimating actual current taxes due plus assessing temporary differences arising from differing treatment for tax and accounting purposes that are recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are periodically evaluated to determine their recoverability. The total net deferred tax asset at September 27, 2018, and December 31, 2017, was $194.5 and $72.2 , respectively. The difference is primarily due to the creation of deductible temporary differences within the Transition Adjustment, and the creation of deductible temporary differences and utilization of taxable temporary differences within the current year.

The Company files income tax returns in all jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company establishes reserves to provide for additional income taxes that may be due upon audit. These reserves are established based on management’s assessment as to the potential exposure attributable to permanent tax adjustments and associated interest. All tax reserves are analyzed quarterly and adjustments made as events occur that warrant modification.

In general, the Company records income tax expense each quarter based on its estimate as to the full year’s effective tax rate. Certain items, however, are given discrete period treatment and the tax effects for such items are therefore reported in the quarter that an event arises. Events or items that may give rise to discrete recognition include excess tax benefits with respect to share-based compensation, finalizing amounts in income tax returns filed, finalizing audit examinations for open tax years and expiration of statutes of limitations and changes in tax law.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law legislation referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “TCJA”). The staff of the SEC has recognized the complexity of reflecting the impacts of the TCJA, and on December 22, 2017, issued guidance in Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”) which clarifies accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 if information is not yet available or complete and provides for up to a one-year period in which to complete the required analyses and accounting

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


(the measurement period). SAB 118 describes three scenarios (or “buckets”) associated with a company’s status of accounting for income tax reform: (1) a company is complete with its accounting for certain effects of tax reform, (2) a company is able to determine a reasonable estimate for certain effects of tax reform and records that estimate as a provisional amount, or (3) a company is not able to determine a reasonable estimate and therefore continues to apply ASC 740, based on the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to the TCJA being enacted.

The Company is substantially complete with its accounting for the one-time transition tax liability, enacted by the TCJA, during the third quarter of 2018. As a result, the Company decreased its December 31, 2017 provisional amount by $2.8 , which is included as a component of income tax expense from continuing operations. To the extent that the U.S. Treasury issues additional guidance during the SAB 118 measurement period, the Company will promptly evaluate whether any additional adjustments are required.

The TCJA subjects a US stockholder to tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries for years ending after December 31, 2017. The FASB Staff Q&A, Topic 740, No. 5, Accounting for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, states that an entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense. At September 27, 2018, because the Company is still evaluating the effects of the GILTI provisions, an accounting policy on whether the Company will account for GILTI as a period expense or record deferred taxes for anticipated GILTI has not been made. The Company's accounting for the effects of the GILTI provision is incomplete, however the Company has included estimated GILTI tax related to current-year operations in the Company's annualized effective tax rate and has not provided additional GILTI on deferred items.

The TCJA also introduces base erosion and anti-abuse tax provisions (“BEAT”) for companies that meet certain thresholds by effectively excluding deductions on certain payments to foreign related entities. Although the Company's analysis of the tax effects of the BEAT provision is incomplete the Company does not expect to be subject to the tax.

In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, which gives entities the option to reclassify to retained earnings the tax effects resulting from the TCJA that are stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

The new guidance may be applied retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the TCJA is recognized in the period of adoption. The Company must adopt this guidance for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued or made available for issuance, including the period the TCJA was enacted. The guidance, when adopted, will require new disclosures regarding a company’s accounting policy for releasing the tax effects in AOCI. The Company is currently evaluating how to apply the new guidance and has not determined whether it will elect to reclassify stranded amounts. The adoption of ASU 2018-02 is not expected to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

The 18.5% effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 differs from the 26.8% effective tax rate for the same period of 2017 primarily due to the enactment of the TCJA, including the reduction in the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% and the elimination of the domestic manufacturing deduction, and unrelated to the TCJA, higher state income tax credits generated in 2018 offset by the proportional tax rate effects of lower pre-tax income in 2017.

The Company will continue to participate in the Internal Revenue Service’s Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”) program for its 2018 tax year. The CAP program’s objective is to resolve issues in a timely, contemporaneous manner and eliminate the need for a lengthy post-filing examination.  There are no open audits in the Company’s foreign jurisdictions. The Company expects no material change in its recorded unrecognized tax benefit liability in the next 12 months

19.  Equity
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program

In May 2018, the Company entered into accelerated share repurchase agreements (“ASRs”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (collectively, the “Dealers”) to repurchase in total $725.0 of the Company’s class A common stock. Under the ASRs, the Company delivered a total of $725.0 in cash to the Dealers and received a total of 7.3 million shares which represented approximately 85% of the total common shares expected to be repurchased under the ASRs based on the closing price on the day the Company entered into the ASRs. The final number of shares to be repurchased and the final average price per

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


share under the ASRs will depend on the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s class A common stock, less a discount, during the term of the agreement. All purchases under the ASRs are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018.

For further information regarding the ASRs, refer to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 30, 2018.

The Company accounts for the ASRs as two separate transactions: (i) as shares of reacquired common stock for the shares delivered to us upon effectiveness of the ASRs and (ii) as a forward contract indexed to the Company's own common stock for the undelivered shares. The initial delivery of shares is included in treasury stock at cost and results in an immediate reduction of the outstanding shares used to calculate the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share. The forward contracts indexed to the Company's own common stock meet the criteria for equity classification, and these amounts are initially recorded in additional paid-in capital and reclassified to treasury stock upon completion of the ASRs.

Earnings per Share Calculation
Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding shares of common stock during the measurement period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding shares of common stock and, when dilutive, potential outstanding shares of common stock during the measurement period.

The Company accounts for treasury stock under the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of stockholders’ equity. As of September 27, 2018 , no treasury shares have been reissued or retired.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
For the Three Months Ended
September 27, 2018
September 28, 2017
Income
Shares
Per Share
Amount
Income
Shares
Per Share
Amount
Basic EPS






Income available to common stockholders
$
168.7

105.1

$
1.61

$
147.1

115.8

$
1.27

Income allocated to participating securities
0.1

0.1


0.1

0.1


Net income
$
168.8



$
147.2



Diluted potential common shares

0.9



1.1


Diluted EPS






Net income
$
168.8

106.1

$
1.59

$
147.2

117.0

$
1.26

For the Nine Months Ended
September 27, 2018
September 28, 2017
Income
Shares
Per Share
Amount
Income
Shares
Per Share
Amount
Basic EPS






Income available to common shareholders
$
439.1

109.3

$
4.02

$
231.9

117.8

$
1.97

Income allocated to participating securities
0.3

0.1


0.2

0.1


Net income
$
439.4



$
232.1



Diluted potential common shares

0.9



1.1


Diluted EPS






Net income
$
439.4

110.3

$
3.98

$
232.1

119.0

$
1.95



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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Included in the outstanding common shares were 1.4 million and 1.5 million of issued but unvested shares at September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 , respectively, which are excluded from the basic EPS calculation.

For the impact of the transition adjustment due to the adoption ASC 606 on retained earnings, see Note 2, Adoption of New Accounting Standards .
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss is summarized by component as follows:
As of
As of
September 27, 2018
December 31, 2017
Pension
$
(76.0
)
$
(75.9
)
SERP/Retiree medical
16.0

17.7

Foreign currency impact on long term intercompany loan
(15.5
)
(14.2
)
Currency translation adjustment
(69.5
)
(56.1
)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(145.0
)
$
(128.5
)
20.  Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Litigation
From time to time the Company is subject to, and is presently involved in, litigation or other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While the final outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, considering, among other things, the meritorious legal defenses available, it is the opinion of the Company that none of these items, when finally resolved, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s long-term financial position or liquidity.

From time to time, in the ordinary course of business and similar to others in the industry, the Company receives requests for information from government agencies in connection with their regulatory or investigational authority. Such requests can include subpoenas or demand letters for documents to assist the government in audits or investigations. The Company reviews such requests and notices and takes appropriate action. Additionally, the Company is subject to federal and state requirements for protection of the environment, including those for disposal of hazardous waste and remediation of contaminated sites. As a result, the Company is required to participate in certain government investigations regarding environmental remediation actions.

Pension Indemnification. On December 5, 2014, Boeing filed a complaint in Delaware Superior Court, Complex Commercial Litigation Division, entitled The Boeing Co. v. Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., No. N14C-12-055 (EMD) (the “Complaint”) seeking indemnification of approximately $139.0 from Spirit for (a) damages assessed against Boeing in International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers of America v. Boeing Co., AAA Case No. 54 300 00795 07 (“UAW Arbitration”), which was brought on behalf of certain former Boeing employees in Tulsa and McAlester, Oklahoma, (b) claims that Boeing settled in Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace v. Boeing Co., Nos. 05-1251-MLB, 07-1043-MLB (D. Kan.) (“Harkness Class Action”), and (c) attorneys’ fees Boeing alleges it expended to defend the UAW Arbitration and Harkness Class Action, as well as reasonable fees, costs and expenses Boeing expends litigating the case against Spirit. Boeing’s Complaint asserts that the damages assessed against Boeing in the UAW Arbitration and the claims settled by Boeing in the Harkness Class Action are liabilities that Spirit assumed under an Asset Purchase Agreement between Boeing and Spirit, dated February 22, 2005 (the “APA”). Boeing asserts claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment regarding its indemnification rights under the APA.

Spirit asserted a Counterclaim against Boeing, on the ground that the liabilities at issue were Boeing’s responsibility under the APA. Spirit’s Counterclaim alleges breach of contract and seeks a declaratory judgment regarding Spirit’s right to indemnification from Boeing under the APA. Spirit’s Counterclaim seeks to recover the amounts that Spirit spent litigating the Harkness Class Action, responding to Boeing’s indemnification demands concerning the Harkness Class Action and UAW Arbitration, and also litigating the current lawsuit against Boeing.


26
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


On December 20, 2016, Boeing and Spirit moved for summary judgment. On June 27, 2017, the Delaware Superior Court (the “Superior Court”) issued an order denying Boeing’s Motion for Summary Judgment and granting Spirit’s Motion for Summary Judgment, finding that the liabilities at issue were excluded liabilities under the APA and holding that Spirit is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and other expenses from Boeing. The Court granted Spirit’s motion as to fees, costs, and expenses incurred as a result of the litigation and underlying matters and denied the motion as to pre- and post-trial interest.

Boeing appealed the Superior Court’s decision to the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (the “Supreme Court”). On July 12, 2018, a unanimous three judge panel of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Spirit and on July 26, 2018, the Supreme Court denied Boeing’s Motion for Reargument and returned the case to the Superior Court.  Spirit sought recovery of additional attorneys’ fees, costs, and other expenses incurred during the appellate process.  On August 22, 2018, the Superior Court granted Spirit’s motion.  Spirit has since recouped all amounts to which it was entitled by court order. This matter is now closed.

Contractual Terms Clarification . On July 6, 2018, Spirit filed a complaint in Washington Superior Court captioned Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. v. The Boeing Company (No. 18-2-16649-7  SEA).  Spirit is seeking payment of money that Boeing owes Spirit for product ordered by Boeing and delivered by Spirit. As of the date of filing the complaint, Boeing has underpaid Spirit approximately $64.0. Boeing claims to be withholding money due to customer warranty claims, which are technical in nature and largely relate to designs that predate Spirit’s separation from Boeing in 2005.  Spirit disputes its liability for those claims.  Spirit is also asking the court to clarify the parties’ contractual obligations, including that Boeing has no right under the parties’ contracts to withhold money presently due based on disputed warranty claims on past orders. On September 5, 2018, Boeing moved to dismiss three of Spirit’s claims without prejudice and one claim with prejudice. The parties are currently briefing this motion, and the Court has scheduled oral argument for November 16, 2018. Discovery in the case is ongoing.


Customer and Vendor Claims

From time to time the Company receives, or is subject to, customer and vendor claims arising in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to, those related to product quality and late delivery. The Company accrues for matters when losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. In evaluating matters for accrual and disclosure purposes, we take into consideration factors such as our historical experience with matters of a similar nature, the specific facts and circumstances asserted, the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome, and the severity of any potential loss. Any accruals deemed necessary are reevaluated and updated as matters progress over time.

On October 1, 2018, the Company received notice of a claim related to factory disruptions. Claims are inherently uncertain as they typically include many unsubstantiated items and factual disputes. As such, the Company does not believe it is possible to develop an estimate of reasonably possible loss for this matter. The Company has requested further information and supporting documentation and will continue to re-evaluate the claim. The Company usually resolves claims received in the ordinary course of business in the context of its broad, long-term relationships.

While the final outcome of these types of matters cannot be predicted with certainty, considering, among other things, the factual and legal defenses available, it is the opinion of the Company that, when finally resolved, no current claims will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s long-term financial position or liquidity. However, it is possible that the Company’s results of operations in a period could be materially affected by one or more of these other matters.

Guarantees
Outstanding guarantees were $18.8 and $23.2 as of September 27, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

Restricted Cash - Collateral Requirements

The Company was required to maintain $20.2 and $20.0 of restricted cash as of September 27, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively, related to certain collateral requirements for obligations under its workers’ compensation programs. The restricted cash is included in “Other assets” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Indemnification

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


The Company has entered into customary indemnification agreements with its non-employee directors, and certain executive employment agreements include indemnification provisions. Under those agreements, the Company agrees to indemnify each of these individuals against claims arising out of events or occurrences related to that individual’s service as the Company’s agent or the agent of any of its subsidiaries to the fullest extent legally permitted.

The Company has agreed to indemnify parties for specified liabilities incurred, or that may be incurred, in connection with transactions they have entered into with the Company. The Company is unable to assess the potential number of future claims that may be asserted under these indemnities, nor the amounts thereof (if any). As a result, the Company cannot estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnities and therefore, no liability has been recorded.

Service and Product Warranties and Extraordinary Rework
Provisions for estimated expenses related to service and product warranties and certain extraordinary rework are evaluated on a quarterly basis. These costs are accrued and are recorded to unallocated cost of goods sold. These estimates are established using historical information on the nature, frequency, and average cost of warranty claims, including the experience of industry peers. In the case of new development products or new customers, Spirit considers other factors including the experience of other entities in the same business and management judgment, among others. Service warranty and extraordinary rework is reported in current liabilities and other liabilities on the balance sheet.

The warranty balance presented in the table below includes unresolved warranty claims that are in dispute in regards to their value as well as their contractual liability. The Company estimated the total costs related to some of these claims, however, there is significant uncertainty surrounding the disposition of these disputed claims and as such, the ultimate determination of the provision’s adequacy requires significant management judgment. The amount of the specific provisions recorded against disputed, reasonably possible warranty claims was $104.3 and $101.0 as of September 27, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. These specific provisions represent the Company’s best estimate of reasonably possible warranty claims. Should the Company incur higher than expected warranty costs and/or discover new or additional information related to these warranty provisions, the Company may incur additional charges that exceed these recorded provisions. The Company utilized available information to make appropriate assessments, however, the Company recognizes that data on actual claims experience is of limited duration and therefore, claims projections are subject to significant judgment. The amount of the warranty claims in excess of the disputed, reasonably possible specific warranty provision was $174.7 as of September 27, 2018 , and $223.0 as of December 31, 2017 .

The following is a roll forward of the service warranty and extraordinary rework balance at September 27, 2018 :
Balance, December 31, 2017
$
166.4

Charges to costs and expenses
7.2

Payouts
(3.7
)
Exchange rate
(0.5
)
Balance, September 27, 2018
$
169.4


21.  Other (Expense) Income, Net
Other (expense) income, net is summarized as follows:

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
Kansas Development Finance Authority bond
$
0.8

$
0.6

$
2.9

$
2.3

Rental and miscellaneous income (loss)
0.6

1.6

(0.7
)
0.2

Interest income
2.1

1.9

5.0

4.4

Foreign currency losses
(1.8
)
(1.1
)
(3.3
)
(1.2
)
Loss on sale of accounts receivable
(4.0
)
—

(12.3
)
—

Pension Income
8.6

9.1

25.7

27.6

Gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contract, net of settlement
0.8

—

(20.7
)
—

Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net of settlement
0.3

(1.1
)
2.6

(1.1
)
Total
$
7.4

$
11.0

$
(0.8
)
$
32.2


Foreign currency losses are due to the impact of movement in foreign currency exchange rates on an intercompany revolver and long-term contractual rights/obligations, as well as trade and intercompany receivables/payables that are denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency.
22.  Segment Information
The Company operates in three principal segments: Fuselage Systems, Propulsion Systems, and Wing Systems. Revenue from Boeing represents a substantial portion of the Company's revenues in all segments. Wing Systems also includes significant revenues from Airbus. Approximately 95% of the Company's net revenues for the three months ended September 27, 2018, came from the Company's two largest customers, Boeing and Airbus. All other activities fall within the All Other segment, principally made up of sundry sales of miscellaneous services, tooling contracts and sales of natural gas through a tenancy-in-common with other companies that have operations in Wichita, Kansas. The Company's primary profitability measure to review a segment’s operating performance is segment operating income before corporate selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development, and unallocated cost of sales.

Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses include centralized functions such as accounting, treasury, and human resources that are not specifically related to the Company's operating segments and are not allocated in measuring the operating segments’ profitability and performance and net profit margins. Research and development includes research and development efforts that benefit the Company as a whole and are not unique to a specific segment. Unallocated cost of sales includes general costs not directly attributable to segment operations, such as warranty, early retirement and other incentives. All of these items are not specifically related to the Company’s operating segments and are not utilized in measuring the operating segments’ profitability and performance.

The Company’s Fuselage Systems segment includes development, production, and marketing of forward, mid and rear fuselage sections and systems, primarily to aircraft OEMs (OEM refers to aircraft original equipment manufacturer), as well as related spares and maintenance, repairs and overhaul (“MRO”) services.  The Fuselage Systems segment manufactures products at the Company's facilities in Wichita, Kansas and Kinston, North Carolina.  The Fuselage Systems segment also includes an assembly plant for the A350 XWB aircraft in Saint-Nazaire, France.

The Company’s Propulsion Systems segment includes development, production and marketing of struts/pylons, nacelles (including thrust reversers), and related engine structural components primarily to aircraft or engine OEMs, as well as related spares and MRO services.  The Propulsion Systems segment manufactures products at the Company's facility in Wichita, Kansas.

The Company’s Wing Systems segment includes development, production and marketing of wings and wing components (including flight control surfaces), and other miscellaneous structural parts primarily to aircraft OEMs, as well as related spares and MRO services. These activities take place at the Company’s facilities in Tulsa and McAlester, Oklahoma; Kinston, North Carolina; Prestwick, Scotland; and Subang, Malaysia.


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


The Company’s segments are consistent with the organization and responsibilities of management reporting to the chief operating decision-maker for the purpose of assessing performance. The Company’s definition of segment operating income differs from net profit margin as presented in its primary financial statements and a reconciliation of the segment and consolidated results is provided in the table set forth below.

While some working capital accounts are maintained on a segment basis, much of the Company’s assets are not managed or maintained on a segment basis. Property, plant and equipment, including tooling, is used in the design and production of products for each of the segments and, therefore, is not allocated to any individual segment. In addition, cash, prepaid expenses, other assets and deferred taxes are managed and maintained on a consolidated basis and generally do not pertain to any particular segment. Raw materials and certain component parts are used in aerostructure production across all segments. Work-in-process inventory is identifiable by segment, but is managed and evaluated at the program level. As there is no segmentation of the Company’s productive assets, depreciation expense (included in fixed manufacturing costs and selling, general and administrative expenses) and capital expenditures, no allocation of these amounts has been made solely for purposes of segment disclosure requirements.

The following table shows segment revenues and operating income for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2018 , and September 28, 2017 :
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
Segment Revenues




Fuselage Systems
$
991.0

$
957.0

$
2,983.4

$
2,812.1

Propulsion Systems
442.4

407.9

1,259.6

1,250.7

Wing Systems
378.6

382.2

1,138.6

1,201.7

All Other
1.7

1.1

5.1

3.9

$
1,813.7

$
1,748.2

$
5,386.7

$
5,268.4

Segment Operating Income (Loss)




Fuselage Systems (1)
$
134.8

$
143.8

$
417.7

$
205.0

Propulsion Systems (1)
76.2

72.4

203.9

183.4

Wing Systems (1)
58.6

49.1

166.1

134.7

All Other
1.3

0.2

0.3

(0.5
)
270.9

265.5

788.0

522.6

SG&A
(37.3
)
(49.8
)
(154.5
)
(149.9
)
Impact of severe weather event
—

—

—

(19.9
)
Research and development
(10.8
)
(9.5
)
(31.3
)
(21.2
)
Unallocated cost of sales
(0.3
)
(3.9
)
(2.6
)
(17.0
)
Total operating income
$
222.5

$
202.3

$
599.6

$
314.6


(1)
Prior period information has been reclassified as a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2017-07 on a retrospective basis in 2018. In accordance with the adoption of this guidance, prior year amounts related to the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost other than service costs have been reclassified from cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expense to other income (expense) within the consolidated statement of operations for all periods presented. Accordingly, expenses of $4.5 , $1.8 , and $1.8 on the Fuselage, Systems Propulsion Systems, and Wing Systems, respectively, were reclassified into segment operating income for the three months ended September 28, 2017 and expenses of $13.5 , $5.5 , and $5.5 on the Fuselage Systems, Propulsion Systems, and Wing Systems, respectively, were reclassified into segment operating income for the nine months ended September 28, 2017.

23.  Asco Acquisition

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)



On May 1, 2018, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Spirit Belgium entered into the Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Spirit Belgium will purchase all of the issued and outstanding equity of Asco, a leading supplier of high lift wing structures, mechanical assemblies and major functional components to major OEMs and Tier I suppliers in the global commercial aerospace and military markets, for the translated amount of $650.0 in cash, subject to certain customary closing adjustments, including foreign currency adjustments. The definitive agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and customer consents.

One of the closing conditions is receipt of clearance from the European Commission (the “Commission”). During the scope of the Commission’s Phase 1 review, the Commission identified issues that it requires to be addressed regarding the transaction. Consequently, on October 26, 2018, the Company withdrew its notification of the transaction from the Commission in order to address those issues. The withdrawal interrupts the Commission’s current review of the transaction. The Company and Asco will work to refile the notification in a timely manner.

Acquisition-related expenses were $14.8 for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and are included in selling, general and administrative costs on the condensed and consolidated statements of operations.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the description set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 2, 2018, and the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 1, 2018.

24.  Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
The Floating Rate Notes, 2023 Notes, 2026 Notes, and 2028 Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Holdings. No subsidiaries are guarantors to any of the Notes.

The following condensed consolidating financial information, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements for presentation of Rule 3-10(d) of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act, presents the condensed consolidating financial information separately for:
(i)
Holdings, as the parent company and parent guarantor of the Notes, as further detailed in Note 15, Debt ;
(ii)
Spirit, as the issuer of the Notes;
(iii)
The Company’s subsidiaries, (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a combined basis;
(iv)
Consolidating entries and eliminations representing adjustments to (a) eliminate intercompany transactions between or among Holdings and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (b) eliminate the investments in the Company’s subsidiaries, and (c) record consolidating entries; and
(v)
Holdings and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.



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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 27, 2018

Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Revenue
$
—

$
1,636.1

$
305.6

$
(128.0
)
$
1,813.7

Operating costs and expenses




Cost of sales
—

1,395.9

275.2

(128.0
)
1,543.1

Selling, general and administrative
2.3

31.4

3.6

—

37.3

Research and development
—

9.2

1.6

—

10.8

Total operating costs and expenses
2.3

1,436.5

280.4

(128.0
)
1,591.2

Operating (loss) income
(2.3
)
199.6

25.2

—

222.5

Interest expense and financing fee amortization
—

(24.2
)
(1.2
)
1.2

(24.2
)
Other income (expense), net
—

9.6

(1.0
)
(1.2
)
7.4

(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(2.3
)
185.0

23.0

—

205.7

Income tax benefit (provision)
0.4

(33.7
)
(3.6
)
—

(36.9
)
(Loss) income before equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(1.9
)
151.3

19.4

—

168.8

Equity in net income of affiliate
—

—

—

—

—

Equity in net income of subsidiaries
170.7

19.4

—

(190.1
)
—

Net income
168.8

170.7

19.4

(190.1
)
168.8

Other comprehensive (loss) income
(0.6
)
(0.6
)
0.1

0.5

(0.6
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
168.2

$
170.1

$
19.5

$
(189.6
)
$
168.2


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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 28, 2017
Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Revenue
$
—

$
1,573.0

$
311.8

$
(136.6
)
$
1,748.2

Operating costs and expenses




Cost of sales
—

1,339.2

284.0

(136.6
)
1,486.6

Selling, general and administrative
3.9

42.3

3.6

—

49.8

Impact of severe weather event
—

—

—

—

—

Research and development
—

8.8

0.7

—

9.5

Total operating costs and expenses
3.9

1,390.3

288.3

(136.6
)
1,545.9

Operating (loss) income
(3.9
)
182.7

23.5

—

202.3

Interest expense and financing fee amortization
—

(10.5
)
(1.3
)
1.4

(10.4
)
Other income (expense), net
—

13.1

(0.7
)
(1.4
)
11.0

(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(3.9
)
185.3

21.5

—

202.9

Income tax benefit (provision)
0.8

(53.0
)
(3.7
)
—

(55.9
)
(Loss) income before equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(3.1
)
132.3

17.8

—

147.0

Equity in net income of affiliate
0.2

—

0.2

(0.2
)
0.2

Equity in net income of subsidiaries
150.1

17.7

—

(167.8
)
—

Net income
147.2

150.0

18.0

(168.0
)
147.2

Other comprehensive (loss) income
13.8

13.8

14.3

(28.1
)
13.8

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
161.0

$
163.8

$
32.3

$
(196.1
)
$
161.0
























33
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 27, 2018
Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Net revenues
$
—

$
4,831.3

$
1,017.6

$
(462.2
)
$
5,386.7

Operating costs and expenses




Cost of sales
—

4,147.8

915.7

(462.2
)
4,601.3

Selling, general and administrative
8.0

133.1

13.4

—

154.5

Research and development
—

27.8

3.5

—

31.3

Total operating costs and expenses
8.0

4,308.7

932.6

(462.2
)
4,787.1

Operating (loss) income
(8.0
)
522.6

85.0

—

599.6

Interest expense and financing fee amortization
—

(60.1
)
(4.0
)
3.8

(60.3
)
Other income (expense), net
—

6.6

(3.6
)
(3.8
)
(0.8
)
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(8.0
)
469.1

77.4

—

538.5

Income tax benefit (provision)
1.5

(88.6
)
(12.6
)
—

(99.7
)
(Loss) income before equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(6.5
)
380.5

64.8

—

438.8

Equity in net income of affiliate
0.6

—

0.6

(0.6
)
0.6

Equity in net income of subsidiaries
445.3

64.8

—

(510.1
)
—

Net income
439.4

445.3

65.4

(510.7
)
439.4

Other comprehensive (loss) income
(16.5
)
(16.5
)
(14.7
)
31.2

(16.5
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
422.9

$
428.8

$
50.7

$
(479.5
)
$
422.9





34
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 28, 2017
Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Net revenues
$
—

$
4,701.1

$
1,025.4

$
(458.1
)
$
5,268.4

Operating costs and expenses




Cost of sales
—

4,307.4

913.5

(458.1
)
4,762.8

Selling, general and administrative
8.8

130.4

10.7

—

149.9

Impact of severe weather event
—

19.9

—

—

19.9

Research and development
—

19.4

1.8

—

21.2

Total operating costs and expenses
8.8

4,477.1

926.0

(458.1
)
4,953.8

Operating (loss) income
(8.8
)
224.0

99.4

—

314.6

Interest expense and financing fee amortization
—

(30.1
)
(4.5
)
4.5

(30.1
)
Other income (expense), net
—

37.4

(0.7
)
(4.5
)
32.2

(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(8.8
)
231.3

94.2

—

316.7

Income tax (provision) benefit
2.7

(70.2
)
(17.4
)
—

(84.9
)
(Loss) income before equity in net income of affiliate and subsidiaries
(6.1
)
161.1

76.8

—

231.8

Equity in net income of affiliate
0.3

—

0.3

(0.3
)
0.3

Equity in net income of subsidiaries
237.9

76.8

—

(314.7
)
—

Net income
232.1

237.9

77.1

(315.0
)
232.1

Other comprehensive (loss) income
33.6

33.6

35.0

(68.6
)
33.6

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
265.7

$
271.5

$
112.1

$
(383.6
)
$
265.7





























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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 27, 2018
Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

$
621.5

$
61.9

$
—

$
683.4

Restricted cash
—

0.3

—

—

0.3

Accounts receivable, net
—

730.1

322.7

(367.7
)
685.1

Contract assets, short-term
—

467.7

45.5

—

513.2

Inventory, net
—

610.1

320.9

—

931.0

Other current assets
—

32.4

3.0

—

35.4

Total current assets
—

2,462.1

754.0

(367.7
)
2,848.4

Property, plant and equipment, net
—

1,621.1

501.9

—

2,123.0

Contract assets, long-term
—

53.5

—

—

53.5

Pension assets, net
—

351.3

21.0

—

372.3

Investment in subsidiary
1,116.4

686.5

—

(1,802.9
)
—

Other assets
—

372.8

130.5

(218.4
)
284.9

Total assets
$
1,116.4

$
5,547.3

$
1,407.4

$
(2,389.0
)
$
5,682.1

Liabilities





Accounts payable
$
—

$
837.6

$
412.5

$
(367.7
)
$
882.4

Accrued expenses
—

317.6

36.4

—

354.0

Profit sharing
—

38.4

3.6

—

42.0

Current portion of long-term debt
—

24.1

0.9

—

25.0

Advance payments, short-term
—

112.7

—

—

112.7

Contract liabilities, short-term
—

153.5

—

—

153.5

Forward loss provision, long-term
—

147.3

—

—

147.3

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits, short-term
—

6.6

0.5

—

7.1

Deferred grant income liability - current
—

—

19.4

—

19.4

Other current liabilities
—

68.8

—

—

68.8

Total current liabilities
—

1,706.6

473.3

(367.7
)
1,812.2

Long-term debt
—

1,862.0

125.5

(117.8
)
1,869.7

Advance payments, long-term
—

144.2

2.2

—

146.4

Pension/OPEB obligation
—

38.4

—

—

38.4

Contract liabilities, long-term
—

353.8

—

—

353.8

Forward loss provision, long-term
—

72.6

—

—

72.6

Deferred grant income liability - non-current
—

5.8

24.9

—

30.7

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits
—

24.3

2.5

—

26.8

Other liabilities
—

303.2

12.5

(100.6
)
215.1

Total equity
1,116.4

1,036.4

766.5

(1,802.9
)
1,116.4

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,116.4

$
5,547.3

$
1,407.4

$
(2,389.0
)
$
5,682.1




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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2017

Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Assets





Cash and cash equivalents
$
—

$
365.1

$
58.2

$
—

$
423.3

Restricted cash
—

2.2

—

—

2.2

Accounts receivable, net
—

752.6

330.9

(361.3
)
722.2

Inventory, net
—

1,010.0

439.9

—

1,449.9

Other current assets
—

50.3

3.2

—

53.5

Total current assets
—

2,180.2

832.2

(361.3
)
2,651.1

Property, plant and equipment, net
—

1,585.8

519.5

—

2,105.3

Pension assets, net
—

327.2

19.9

—

347.1

Investment in subsidiary
1,801.5

704.4

—

(2,505.9
)
—

Other assets
—

298.2

124.5

(258.4
)
164.3

Total assets
$
1,801.5

$
5,095.8

$
1,496.1

$
(3,125.6
)
$
5,267.8

Liabilities





Accounts payable
$
—

$
629.0

$
425.4

$
(361.3
)
$
693.1

Accrued expenses
—

239.5

29.8

—

269.3

Profit sharing
—

103.4

6.1

—

109.5

Current portion of long-term debt
—

30.2

0.9

—

31.1

Advance payments, short-term
—

100.0

—

—

100.0

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits, short-term
—

63.6

1.0

—

64.6

Deferred grant income liability - current
—

—

21.6

—

21.6

Other current liabilities
—

324.3

7.5

—

331.8

Total current liabilities
—

1,490.0

492.3

(361.3
)
1,621.0

Long-term debt
—

1,110.6

167.1

(157.8
)
1,119.9

Advance payments, long-term
—

231.7

—

—

231.7

Pension/OPEB obligation
—

40.8

—

—

40.8

Deferred grant income liability - non-current
—

—

39.3

—

39.3

Deferred revenue and other deferred credits
—

158.2

2.8

—

161.0

Other liabilities
—

343.1

10.1

(100.6
)
252.6

Total equity
1,801.5

1,721.4

784.5

(2,505.9
)
1,801.5

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,801.5

$
5,095.8

$
1,496.1

$
(3,125.6
)
$
5,267.8



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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 27, 2018
Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Operating activities





Net cash provided by operating activities
$
—

$
486.1

$
81.3

$
—

$
567.4

Investing activities





Purchase of property, plant and equipment
—

(142.9
)
(28.0
)
—

(170.9
)
Other
—

2.3

0.5

—

2.8

Net cash used in investing activities
—

(140.6
)
(27.5
)
—

(168.1
)
Financing activities





Proceeds from issuance of bonds
—

1,300.0

—

—

1,300.0

Principal payments of debt
—

(4.3
)
(0.6
)
—

(4.9
)
Payments on term loan
—

(256.3
)


—

(256.3
)
Payments on bonds
—

(300.0
)
—

—

(300.0
)
Proceeds (payments) from intercompany debt
—

49.7

(49.7
)
—

—

Debt issuance and financing costs
—

(23.2
)
—

—

(23.2
)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of awards
—

(15.5
)
—

—

(15.5
)
Proceeds (payments) from subsidiary for purchase of treasury stock
805.8

(805.8
)
—

—

—

Purchase of treasury stock
(805.8
)
—

—

—

(805.8
)
Proceeds (payments) from subsidiary for dividends paid
35.4

(35.4
)
—

—

—

Dividends Paid
(35.4
)
—

—

—

(35.4
)
Net cash used in financing activities
—

(90.8
)
(50.3
)
—

(141.1
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
—

—

0.2

—

0.2

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash for the period
—

254.7

3.7

—

258.4

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
—

387.3

58.2

—

445.5

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$
—

$
642.0

$
61.9

$
—

$
703.9





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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
($ in millions other than per share amounts)


Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 28, 2017

Holdings
Spirit
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Consolidating
Adjustments
Total
Operating activities





Net cash provided by operating activities
$
—

$
525.7

$
98.9

$
—

$
624.6

Investing activities





Purchase of property, plant and equipment
—

(122.1
)
(16.6
)
—

(138.7
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
—

0.4

—

—

0.4

Other
—

—

—

—

—

Net cash used in investing activities
—

(121.7
)
(16.6
)
—

(138.3
)
Financing activities





Principal payments of debt
—

(0.7
)
(1.6
)
—

(2.3
)
Payment on term loan
—

(12.5
)
—

—

(12.5
)
Proceeds (payments) from intercompany debt
—

65.1

(65.1
)
—

—

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of awards
—

(13.8
)
—

—

(13.8
)
Debt issuance and financing costs
—

(0.9
)
—

—

(0.9
)
Proceeds from financing under the New Markets Tax Credit Program
—

7.6

—

—

7.6

Proceeds (payments) from subsidiary for purchase of treasury stock
402.1

(402.1
)
—

—

—

Purchase of treasury stock
(402.1
)
—

—

—

(402.1
)
Proceeds (payments) from subsidiary for dividends paid
35.7

(35.7
)
—

—

—

Dividends Paid
(35.7
)
—

—

—

(35.7
)
Net cash used in financing activities
—

(393.0
)
(66.7
)
—

(459.7
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
—

—

5.6

—

5.6

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash for the period
—

11.0

21.2

—

32.2

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
—

700.0

17.6

—

717.6

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$
—

$
711.0

$
38.8

$
—

$
749.8



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”). The following section may include “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “outlook,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar words, or phrases, or the negative thereof, unless the context requires otherwise. These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown. Our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following:1)  our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2)  our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5)  our ability and our suppliers’ ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft and expanding model mixes; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements, including our ability to timely deliver quality products, under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing’s and Airbus’ production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from or in-sourcing by commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and competition from other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company’s ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly-skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, trade restrictions, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.


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These factors are not exhaustive and it is not possible for us to predict all factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. These factors speak only as of the date hereof, and new factors may emerge or changes to the foregoing factors may occur that could impact our business. As with any projection or forecast, these statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should review carefully the section captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2018 for a more complete discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business.

Management’s Focus
The Company's focus in 2018 continues to revolve around our operational execution, with a focus on safety and quality while working to meet our customers' requirements for production rate changes. Additionally, we are focusing on positioning ourselves for organic and inorganic growth within the commercial, defense, and fabrication markets. Considering the strong demand for commercial aircraft for the foreseeable future, all of these markets offer possibilities for growth. To help support our work on production rate increases and market growth, we continue to focus on attracting, developing, and retaining a world-class team at our sites and being a trusted partner to our customers and suppliers.

Programs

B737 Program

The B737 program has been steadily increasing in rate due to increased demand, and will continue to do so for the remainder of 2018. As we are working to meet this increased demand, we have experienced supplier disruptions, challenges relating to model mix changes from the B737 NG to B737 MAX, and other challenges that have resulted in additional production costs including overtime, expedited freight, and surge resources. In response to these disruptions, we implemented a comprehensive recovery plan in the first half of 2018 to eliminate the current operational challenges and help mitigate future challenges. With this recovery plan in place, we made great efforts during the second and third quarters to recover to our planned production schedule and we are fully recovered to our delivery schedule. Additional efforts will be ongoing to address these challenges on a go-forward basis. As a result of our efforts to recover to delivery schedule, we continue to incur additional expenses that are reflected in our third quarter financial results. We expect these additional costs to continue to reduce during the remainder of 2018.

B787 Program

As we continue on the B787 program, our performance depends on our continued ability to achieve cost reductions in our manufacturing and support labor and supply chain. During the first nine months of 2018, we recorded additional net forward loss reserves of $2.3 million on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07, partially offset by favorable performance on cost initiatives.

We have agreed to price reductions for future units and we expect to continue to reduce costs in the future. If we are unable to continue to reduce our costs on the B787 program while successfully executing future rate increases, we may record additional forward loss reserves.

A350 XWB - Fuselage Program

As previously disclosed, our A350 XWB fuselage recurring program is continuing to increase production rates to meet customer needs. To prepare for increased production rates, we are investing in additional labor and capital and continue to focus on gaining additional production efficiencies. We are reliant on this increase in capital and efficiency to achieve the planned production rates and to reduce our use of air freight and other costs.

Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain of our operating data:

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Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
Revenue
$
1,813.7

$
1,748.2

$
5,386.7

$
5,268.4

Cost of sales
1,543.1

1,486.6

4,601.3

4,762.8

Gross profit
270.6

261.6

785.4

505.6

Selling, general and administrative
37.3

49.8

154.5

149.9

Impact of severe weather event
—

—

—

19.9

Research and development
10.8

9.5

31.3

21.2

Operating income
222.5

202.3

599.6

314.6

Interest expense and financing fee amortization
(24.2
)
(10.4
)
(60.3
)
(30.1
)
Other (expense) income, net
7.4

11.0

(0.8
)
32.2

Income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliate
205.7

202.9

538.5

316.7

Income tax provision
(36.9
)
(55.9
)
(99.7
)
(84.9
)
Income before equity in net income of affiliate
168.8

147.0

438.8

231.8

Equity in net income of affiliate
—

0.2

0.6

0.3

Net income
$
168.8

$
147.2

$
439.4

$
232.1

Comparative shipset deliveries by model are as follows:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Model
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
B737
160
137
457
399
B747
1
1
4
4
B767
8
8
23
21
B777
11
15
32
55
B787
33
37
108
105
Total Boeing
213
198
624
584
A220 (1)
6
0
6
0
A320 Family
165
146
488
452
A330/340
13
21
46
60
A350 XWB
19
18
71
65
A380
1
2
4
10
Total Airbus
204
187
615
587
Business/Regional Jets (1)
14
19
56
67
Total
431
404
1,295
1,238
(1) Airbus acquired majority ownership in the C-Series program (subsequently renamed as the A220 program) in July 2018; all C-Series deliveries prior to the third quarter of 2018 are included in Business/Regional Jets and all A220 deliveries subsequent to the acquisition are included in A220.

For purposes of measuring production or shipset deliveries for Boeing aircraft in a given period, the term “shipset” refers to sets of structural fuselage components produced or delivered for one aircraft in such period. For purposes of measuring production or shipset deliveries for Airbus and Business/Regional Jet aircraft in a given period, the term “shipset” refers to all structural aircraft components produced or delivered for one aircraft in such period. For the purposes of measuring wing shipset deliveries, the term “shipset” refers to all wing components produced or delivered for one aircraft in such period. Other components that are part of

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the same aircraft shipsets could be produced or shipped in earlier or later accounting periods than the components used to measure production or shipset deliveries, which may result in slight variations in production or delivery quantities of the various shipset components in any given period.
Net revenues by prime customer are as follows:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Prime Customer
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
Boeing
$
1,465.5

$
1,418.8

$
4,262.2

$
4,172.7

Airbus
263.8

257.4

869.0

853.8

Other
84.4

72.0

255.5

241.9

Total net revenues
$
1,813.7

$
1,748.2

$
5,386.7

$
5,268.4


Changes in Estimates

During the third quarter of 2018, we recognized total changes in estimates of $(13.5) million , which included net forward loss charges of $(0.5) million , and unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments related to periods prior to the third quarter of 2018 of $(13.0) million . During the same period in the prior year, we recognized total changes in estimates of $(4.8) million , which included net forward loss charges of $(2.0) million and unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments related to periods prior to the third quarter of 2017 of $(2.8) million .

Three Months Ended September 27, 2018 as Compared to Three Months Ended September 28, 2017
Revenue. Revenues for the three months ended September 27, 2018 were $1,813.7 million , an increase of $65.5 million , or 4% , compared to net revenues of $1,748.2 million for the same period in the prior year. Higher revenues were recorded for the Fuselage Systems and Propulsion Systems segments and lower revenues were recorded for the Wing Systems segment during the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in revenues was primarily due to increased production on the B737 and A320 programs and increased defense related work, partially offset by decreased production on the B777 program, lower revenues recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606, and lower revenue recognized on the A350 XWB program in accordance with pricing terms. Approximately 95% of net revenues for the third quarter of 2018 came from our two largest customers, Boeing and Airbus.

Total production deliveries to Boeing increased to 213 shipsets during the third quarter of 2018, compared to 198 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year, primarily driven by increased deliveries on the B737 program, partially offset by decreased production deliveries on the B777 and B787 programs. Total production deliveries to Airbus increased to 204 shipsets during the third quarter of 2018, compared to 187 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year, primarily driven by higher production of the A320 program and the transfer of the A220 programs to total Airbus deliveries in the third quarter of 2018, partially offset by lower A330 deliveries. Total production deliveries of business/regional jet wing and wing components decreased to 14 shipsets during the third quarter of 2018, compared to 19 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year, driven by the transfer of the A220 programs to total Airbus deliveries in the third quarter of 2018. In total, production deliveries increased to 431 shipsets during the third quarter of 2018, compared to 404 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year.
Gross Profit. Gross profit was $270.6 million for the three months ended September 27, 2018, as compared to $261.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The slight increase was driven by increased margins recognized on the A350 program due to the adoption of ASC 606, partially offset by decreased margins recognized on the B737 and B777 programs.
SG&A and Research and Development. SG&A expense was $12.5 million lower for the three months ended September 27, 2018, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the recovery of legal fees related to a court decision, partially offset by costs incurred related to the anticipated purchase of Asco. Research and development expense was $1.3 million higher for the three months ended September 27, 2018, compared to the same period in the prior year.
Operating Income. Operating income for the three months ended September 27, 2018 was $222.5 million , an increase of $20.2 million , or 10% compared to an operating income of $202.3 million for the same period in the prior year.

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Interest Expense and Financing Fee Amortization. Interest expense and financing fee amortization for the three months ended September 27, 2018 was $24.2 million, compared to $10.4 million for the same period in the prior year. Interest expense and financing fee amortization during the third quarter of 2018 included $16.5 million of interest and fees paid or accrued in connection with long-term debt and $6.2 million in amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount, compared to $9.0 million of interest and fees paid or accrued in connection with long-term debt and $0.9 million in amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount for the same period in the prior year. During the third quarter of 2018, we redeemed the remaining 2022 Notes that had not been tendered in our second quarter tender offer and replaced our prior credit agreement with the 2018 Credit Agreement. As a result, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of existing bonds and revolver of $5.4 million.

Other Income, net. Other income, net for the three months ended September 27, 2018 was $7.4 million , compared to $11.0 million for the same period in the prior year. This decrease was primarily driven by net losses taken on the sale of receivables in 2018.
Provision for Income Taxes. Our reported tax rate includes two principal components: an expected annual tax rate and discrete items resulting in additional provisions or benefits that are recorded in the quarter that an event arises. Events or items that could give rise to discrete recognition include excess tax benefit in respect of share-based compensation, finalizing audit examinations for open tax years, statute of limitations expiration, or a change in tax law.

The income tax provision for the three months ended September 27, 2018 includes $35.3 million for federal taxes, ($1.5) million for state taxes and $3.1 million for foreign taxes. The income tax provision for the three months ended September 28, 2017 includes $52.8 million for federal taxes, $0.4 million for state taxes, and $2.7 million for foreign taxes. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 27, 2018 was 17.9% as compared to 27.5% for the same period in 2017. The difference in the effective tax rate recorded for 2018 as compared to 2017 is related primarily to the enactment of the TCJA, including the reduction in the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, estimated GILTI tax provisions, the elimination of the domestic manufacturing deduction, and the decrease to our one-time transition tax liability, and unrelated to the TCJA, higher state tax credits generated in 2018. The decrease from the U.S. statutory tax rate is attributable primarily to the generation of state income tax and federal research tax credits, the decrease to our provisional one-time transition tax liability, and foreign tax rates lower than the U.S. rate, offset by estimated GILTI tax provisions. For additional information on the TCJA and GILTI tax, please see Note 18, Income Taxes , to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report.





























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Segments. The following table shows segment revenues and operating income for the three months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 :
Three Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions)
Segment Revenues


Fuselage Systems
$
991.0

$
957.0

Propulsion Systems
442.4

407.9

Wing Systems
378.6

382.2

All Other
1.7

1.1

$
1,813.7

$
1,748.2

Segment Operating Income


Fuselage Systems (1)
$
134.8

$
143.8

Propulsion Systems (1)
76.2

72.4

Wing Systems (1)
58.6

49.1

All Other
1.3

0.2

270.9

265.5

SG&A (1)
(37.3
)
(49.8
)
Impact of severe weather event
—

—

Research and development
(10.8
)
(9.5
)
Unallocated cost of sales (2)
(0.3
)
(3.9
)
Total operating (loss) income
$
222.5

$
202.3


(1)
Prior period information has been reclassified as a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2017-07 on a retrospective basis in 2018. In accordance with the adoption of this guidance, prior year amounts related to the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost other than service costs have been reclassified from cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expense to other income (expense) within the consolidated statement of operations for all periods presented. Accordingly, expenses of $4.5 million, $1.8 million, and $1.8 million attributable to the Fuselage Systems segment, Propulsion Systems segment, and Wing Systems segment, respectively, were reclassified into segment operating income for the three months ended September 28, 2017 and $1.0 million of expense was reclassified to SG&A.
(2)
Includes $0.9 million and $1.5 million of warranty expense for the three months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 respectively.

Fuselage Systems, Propulsion Systems, Wing Systems, and All Other represented approximately 55% , 24% , 21% , and less than 1%, respectively, of our net revenues for the three months ended September 27, 2018 .
Fuselage Systems. Fuselage Systems segment net revenues for the three months ended September 27, 2018, were $991.0 million , an increase of $34.0 million, or 4%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to increased production work on the B737 program, increased defense related activity, and increased production on certain non-recurring programs, partially offset by decreased production on the B777 program and lower revenues recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606. Fuselage Systems segment operating margins were 14% for the three month period ended September 27, 2018, compared to 15% for the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower margins recognized on the B737 and B777 programs, partially offset by increased margins recorded on the A350 XWB program due to the adoption of ASC 606 and decreased revenue from lower margin programs. In the third quarter of 2018, the segment recorded unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $12.0 million . In comparison, during the third quarter of 2017, the segment recorded unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $2.4 million and net forward loss charges of $0.9 million.
Propulsion Systems. Propulsion Systems segment net revenues for the three months ended September 27, 2018 were $442.4 million , an increase of $34.5 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to increased production work on the B737 program, partially offset by lower production work on the B777, decreased activity on

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certain non-recurring programs, and lower revenues recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606. Propulsion Systems segment operating margins were 17% for the three month period ended September 27, 2018, compared to 18% for the same period in the prior year, primarily due to unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments recognized in the current quarter. The segment recorded unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $2.4 million and net forward loss charges of $0.8 million for the three months ended September 27, 2018. In comparison, during the same period of the prior year, the segment recorded favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $2.4 million and favorable changes in estimates on loss programs of $1.3 million.
Wing Systems. Wing Systems segment net revenues for the three months ended September 27, 2018 were $378.6 million , a decrease of $3.6 million, or 1%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to lower revenue recognized on the A350 XWB program in accordance with pricing terms and lower revenues recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606, partially offset by increased production on the B737 and A320 programs. Wing Systems segment operating margins were 15% for the three months ended September 27, 2018, compared to 13% for the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by increased margins recorded on the A350 XWB program due to the adoption of ASC 606 and decreased revenue from lower margin programs, partially offset by decreased margins recognized on the B737 program. In the third quarter of 2018, the segment recorded favorable changes in estimates on loss programs of $0.3 million and favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $1.4 million . In comparison, during the third quarter of 2017, the segment recorded net forward loss charges of $2.4 million as well as unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $2.8 million .
All Other. All Other segment net revenues consist of sundry sales of miscellaneous services, tooling contracts, and natural gas revenues from KIESC. In the three months ended September 27, 2018, All Other segment net revenues were $1.7 million , an increase of $0.6 million compared to the same period in the prior year.

Nine Months Ended September 27, 2018 as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 28, 2017

Net Revenues. Net revenues for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 were $5,386.7 million, an increase of $118.3 million, or 2%, compared to net revenues of $5,268.4 million for the same period in the prior year. Higher revenues were recorded for the Fuselage Systems and Propulsion Systems segments and lower revenues were recorded for the Wing Systems segment during the first nine months of 2018 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in net revenues was primarily due to higher production work on the B737, B787, A350 XWB, and A320 programs and increased defense related activities, partially offset by lower production deliveries of the B777 program, lower revenues recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606, and the absence of a litigation reserve reversed in the second quarter of 2017. Approximately 95% of net revenues for the first nine months of 2018 came from our two largest customers, Boeing and Airbus.

Production deliveries to Boeing increased to 624 shipsets during the first nine months of 2018, compared to 584 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year, primarily driven by increased production on the B737 program, partially offset by decreased production of the B777 program. Production deliveries to Airbus increased to 615 shipsets during the first nine months of 2018, compared to 587 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year, primarily driven by higher production of the A320 and A350 XWB programs, partially offset by lower A330 deliveries. Production deliveries of business/regional jet wing and wing components decreased to 56 shipsets during the first nine months of 2018, compared to 67 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year. In total, production deliveries increased by 5% to 1,295 shipsets during the first nine months of 2018, compared to 1,238 shipsets delivered in the same period of the prior year.

Gross Profit. Gross profit was $785.3 million, or 15%, for the nine months ended September 27, 2018, as compared to $505.6 million, or 10%, for the same period in the prior year. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by the absence of the $352.8 million reach-forward loss recorded on the B787 program in the second quarter of 2017, partially offset by decreased production on the B777 program and lower margins recognized on the B737 program.

SG&A and Research and Development. SG&A expense was $4.6 million higher for the nine months ended September 27, 2018, compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to costs incurred related to the anticipated purchase of Asco, partially offset by the recovery of legal fees related to a court decision. Research and development expense was $10.1 million higher for the nine months ended September 27, 2018, compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to more internal projects underway.

Impact of Severe Weather Event. For the nine months ended September 28, 2017, the Company recorded a $19.9 million charge against operating income related to the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, which caused the Company's Kinston, North Carolina site operations to temporarily shut down in the fourth quarter of 2016.


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Operating Income. Operating income for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 was $599.6 million, an increase of $285.0 million, or 91%, compared to operating income of $314.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in operating income was primarily due to the absence of net forward loss charges on the B787 program recorded in the second quarter of 2017, contributions to gross profit from the adoption of ASC 606, and the absence of expenses related to the severe weather event, partially offset by decreased production on the B777 program, lower margins recognized on the B737 program, and expenses related to the purchase of Asco.

Interest Expense and Financing Fee Amortization. Interest expense and financing fee amortization for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 was $60.3 million, compared to $30.1 million for the same period in the prior year. Interest expense and financing fee amortization for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 included $37.9 million of interest and fees paid or accrued in connection with long-term debt and $17.6 million in amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount, compared to $27.0 million of interest and fees paid or accrued in connection with long-term debt and $2.6 million in amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount for the same period in the prior year. During the second and third quarters of 2018, we extinguished our $300.0 million 2022 Notes through a tender offer and redemption and we replaced our prior credit agreement with the 2018 Credit Agreement. As a result, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of existing debt of $14.4 million.

Other (Expense) Income, net. Other expense, net for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 was $0.8 million, compared to Other income, net of $32.2 million for the same period in the prior year. Other expense, net during 2018 was primarily driven by losses on foreign currency forward contracts as the U.S. Dollar strengthened against the Euro and net losses on sales of receivables, partially offset by pension income.

Provision for Income Taxes. Our reported tax rate includes two principal components: an expected annual tax rate and discrete items resulting in additional provisions or benefits that are recorded in the quarter that an event arises. Events or items that could give rise to discrete recognition could include excess tax benefits in respect of share-based compensation, finalizing audit examinations for open tax years, statute of limitations expiration, or a change in tax law.

The income tax provision for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 includes $89.2 million for federal taxes, ($0.1) million for state taxes, and $10.6 million for foreign taxes. The income tax provision for the nine months ended September 28, 2017 includes $69.8 million for federal taxes, $0.9 million for state taxes, and $14.2 million for foreign taxes. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 was 18.5% as compared to 26.8% in 2017. The difference in the effective tax rate recorded for 2018 as compared to 2017 is related primarily to the enactment of the TCJA, including the reduction in the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% and the elimination of the domestic manufacturing deduction, and unrelated to the TCJA, higher state tax credits generated in 2018 offset by the proportional tax rate effects of lower pre-tax income in 2017. The decrease from the U.S. statutory tax rate is attributable primarily to the generation of state income tax and federal research tax credits, share based compensation excess tax benefit, foreign tax rates lower than the U.S. rate, and the decrease to our provisional one-time transition tax liability, offset by estimated GILTI tax provisions. For additional information on the TCJA and GILTI tax, please see Note 18, Income Taxes , to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report.






















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Segments. The following table shows segment revenues and operating income for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017:

Nine Months Ended
September 27,
2018
September 28,
2017
($ in millions)
Segment Revenues


Fuselage Systems
$
2,983.4

$
2,812.1

Propulsion Systems
1,259.6

1,250.7

Wing Systems
1,138.6

1,201.7

All Other
5.1

3.9

$
5,386.7

$
5,268.4

Segment Operating Income


Fuselage Systems (1)
$
417.7

$
205.0

Propulsion Systems (1)
203.9

183.4

Wing Systems (1)
166.1

134.7

All Other
0.2

(0.5
)
787.9

522.6

Corporate SG&A (1)
(154.5
)
(149.9
)
Impact of severe weather event
—

(19.9
)
Research and development
(31.3
)
(21.2
)
Unallocated cost of sales (2)
(2.5
)
(17.0
)
Total operating income
$
599.6

$
314.6


(1)
Prior period information has been reclassified as a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2017-07 on a retrospective basis in 2018. In accordance with the adoption of this guidance, prior year amounts related to the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost other than service costs have been reclassified from cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expense to other income (expense) within the consolidated statement of operations for all periods presented. Accordingly, expenses of $13.5 million, $5.5 million, and $5.5 million attributable to the Fuselage Systems segment, Propulsion Systems segment, and Wing Systems segment, respectively, were reclassified into segment operating income for the nine months ended September 28, 2017 and $3.1 million of expense was reclassified to SG&A.
(2)
Includes $2.0 million and $3.2 million of warranty expense for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017, respectively. Also includes a charge for excess purchases and purchase commitments of $10.6 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2017.
Fuselage Systems. Fuselage Systems segment net revenues for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 were $2,983.4 million, an increase of $171.3 million, or 6%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to increased production on the B737, B787, and A350 XWB programs, increased defense related activities, and higher revenue recognized on certain non-recurring Boeing programs, partially offset by decreased production on the B777 program, lower revenue recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606, and lower revenue recognized on the A350 XWB program in accordance with pricing terms. Fuselage Systems segment operating margins were 14% for the nine months ended September 27, 2018, compared to 7% for the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by the absence of a $230.5 million reach-forward loss on the B787 program recognized in 2017 and increased margins recognized on the A350 XWB program due to the adoption of ASC 606, partially offset by decreased margins on the B737 and B777 programs. In the first nine months of 2018, the segment recorded net forward loss charges of $1.5 million and unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $3.0 million. In comparison, during the first nine months of 2017, the segment recorded net forward loss charges of $238.5 million and favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $5.3 million.

Propulsion Systems. Propulsion Systems segment net revenues for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 were $1,259.6 million, an increase of $8.9 million, or 1%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to

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increased production on the B737 program, partially offset by decreased production on the B777 program, lower revenues recognized on certain non-recurring Boeing programs, and lower revenue recognized on the B787 program due to the adoption of ASC 606. Propulsion Systems segment operating margins were 16% for the nine months ended September 27, 2018, compared to 15% for the same period in the prior year. The increase in margins was primarily driven by the absence of a $48.3 million reach-forward loss charge on the B787 program recorded in 2017. During the first nine months of 2018, the segment recorded favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $0.9 million. In comparison, during the first nine of 2017, the segment recorded $46.7 million of net forward loss charges and favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $4.3 million.

Wing Systems. Wing Systems segment net revenues for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 were $1,138.6 million, a decrease of $63.1 million, or 5%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to decreased production on the B777 program, lower revenues recognized on the B787 programs due to the adoption of ASC 606, and lower revenue recognized on the A350 XWB program in accordance with pricing terms, partially offset by increased production on the B737 and A320 programs. Wing Systems segment operating margins were 15% for the nine months ended September 27, 2018, compared to 11% for the same period in the prior year, driven primarily by the absence of a $74.0 million reach-forward loss charge recognized on the B787 program in 2017. In the first nine months of 2018, the segment recorded favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $0.9 million as well as net forward loss charges of $0.2 million. In comparison, during the first nine months of 2017, the segment recorded net forward loss charges of $74.4 million and favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $19.1 million.

All Other. All Other segment net revenues consist of sundry sales of miscellaneous services, tooling contracts and natural gas revenues from KIESC. In the nine months ended September 27, 2018, All Other segment net revenues were $5.1 million, an increase of $1.2 million compared to the same period in the prior year. The All Other segment recorded 4% operating margins for the nine months ended September 27, 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating, investing, and financing activities. Our principal source of liquidity is operating cash flows from continuing operations. We expend significant capital as we undertake new programs, meet increased production rates on certain mature and maturing programs, and develop new technologies for the next generation of aircraft, which may not be funded by our customers. In addition, other significant factors that affect our overall management of liquidity include: debt service, redemptions of debt, the ability to attract long-term capital at satisfactory terms, research and development, significant claims, litigation, or contingencies, capital expenditures, share repurchases, dividend payments, and merger and acquisition activities. As described above, we have entered into the Purchase Agreement with respect to the acquisition of Asco for $650.0 million. Further, in May 2018, the Company entered into the ASRs to repurchase in total $725.0 million of the Company’s class A common stock. We funded the ASR and will fund the acquisition of Asco through debt issuances executed during the second and third quarters of 2018, as well as through our 2018 Credit Agreement.

As of September 27, 2018 , we had $683.4 million of cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet. In addition, we currently have $800.0 million of available borrowing capacity under our 2018 Revolver. There were no borrowings or outstanding balances under our 2018 Revolver as of September 27, 2018 .

After repurchases made under the ASR, the Company had approximately $200 million remaining in its share repurchase program. On October 24, 2018, the Board of Directors approved an increase to its existing share repurchase program of approximately $800 million, resulting in a total program authorization of $1.0 billion.

We believe our future operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our future operating cash needs. Further, we believe that our access to the 2018 Credit Agreement, and ability to obtain debt financing provides additional potential sources of liquidity as required or appropriate.

Cash Flows
The following table provides a summary of our cash flows for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 and September 28, 2017 :

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For the nine months ended
September 27, 2018
September 28, 2017
($ in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
567.4

$
624.6

Net cash used in investing activities
(168.1
)
(138.3
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(141.1
)
(459.7
)
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents
0.2

5.6

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the period
258.4

32.2

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash beginning of period
445.5

717.6

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$
703.9

$
749.8


Nine Months Ended September 27, 2018 as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 28, 2017
Operating Activities. For the nine months ended September 27, 2018 , we had a net cash inflow of $567.4 million from operating activities, a decrease of $57.2 million compared to a net cash inflow of $624.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to lower repayment of customer advances, partially offset by higher payments of annual employee bonuses.

Investing Activities. For the nine months ended September 27, 2018, we had a net cash outflow of $168.1 million for investing activities, an increase in outflow of $29.8 million compared to a net cash outflow of $138.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in cash outflow is due to an increase in capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2018.
Financing Activities. For the nine months ended September, 2018, we had a net cash outflow of $141.1 million for financing activities, a decrease in outflow of $318.6 million, compared to a net cash outflow of $459.7 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in net cash outflow is primarily due to the issuance of senior notes entered into during the second quarter 2018, which resulted in $1,300.0 million proceeds from the issuance of debt, partially offset by $584.3 million payments on debt and debt issuance and financing costs. During the nine months ended September 27, 2018, the Company repurchased 8,157,287 shares of its class A common stock for $805.8 million , compared to 6,337,741 shares repurchased for $402.1 million during the same period in the prior year. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 27, 2018, the Company paid dividends of $35.4 million to its stockholders of record, compared to dividends of $35.7 million paid in the same period in the prior year.

Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Obligations
Our U.S. pension plan remained fully funded at September 27, 2018 and we anticipate non-cash pension income for 2018 to remain at or near the same level as 2017. Our plan investments are broadly diversified and we do not anticipate a near-term requirement to make cash contributions to our U.S. pension plan. See Note 16, Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits , for more information on the Company’s pension plans.
Interest Rate Swaps
On March 15, 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, with an effective date of March 31, 2017. The swaps have a notional value of $250.0 million and fix the variable portion of the Company’s floating rate debt at 1.815%. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was an asset of $3.5 million as of September 27, 2018. For the nine months ended September 27, 2018, the Company recorded a gain related to swap activity of $2.6 million, compared to a loss of $1.1 million during the same period in the prior year.

Foreign Currency Forward Contract

As described further in Note 23, Asco Acquisition , the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Spirit Belgium entered into the Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Spirit Belgium will purchase all of the issued and outstanding equity of Asco for $650.0 million in cash, subject to certain customary closing adjustments, including foreign currency adjustments. As such, movements in the Euro exchange rates could cause the purchase price to fluctuate, affecting our cash flows.

To reduce the Company's exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations, the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts. The objective of these contracts is to minimize the impact of currency exchange rate movements on the Company's cash

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flows, however the Company has not designated these forward contracts as a hedge and has not applied hedge accounting to them. During the second quarter of 2018, to reduce the Euro exchange rate exposure of the purchase of Asco, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract in the amount of $580.0 million; this foreign currency forward contract was settled in the third quarter of 2018. As a result of the settlement of the prior foreign currency foreign contract, and to continue to reduce the Euro exchange rate exposure of the purchase of Asco, the Company entered into entered into a foreign currency forward contract in the amount of $568.3 million. The fair value of the foreign currency forward contract, using Level 2 inputs, was a liability of $6.0 million as of September 27, 2018 . The Company recorded a net loss related to foreign currency forward contract activity of $20.7 million for the nine months ended September 27, 2018 .

Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

On July 12, 2018, the Company replaced our prior credit agreement with the 2018 Credit Agreement. As of September 27, 2018, the outstanding balance of the 2018 Term Loan was $206.3 million and the carrying value was $204.9 million.

On May 30, 2018, Spirit repurchased $202.6 aggregate principal amount of its 2022 notes pursuant to the Tender Offer and redeemed the remaining 2022 Notes. Following the redemption on June 29, 2018, none of the 2022 Notes remain outstanding.

On May 30, 2018, Spirit entered into an Indenture for the New Notes. The New Notes were issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement. The carrying value of the Floating Rate Notes, 2023 Notes, and 2028 Notes was $298.4 million, $297.8 million, and $693.3 million as of September 27, 2018, respectively.

The carrying value of the 2026 Notes was $297.5 million as of September 27, 2018.

See Note 15, Debt , to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report for more information.

Advances on the B787 Program. Boeing has made advance payments to Spirit under the B787 Supply Agreement that are required to be repaid to Boeing by way of offset against the purchase price for future shipset deliveries. As of September 27, 2018, the amount of advance payments received by us from Boeing under the B787 Supply Agreement and not yet repaid was approximately $256.6 million.




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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a result of our operating and financing activities, we are exposed to various market risks that may affect our consolidated results of operations and financial position. These market risks include fluctuations in interest rates, which impact the amount of interest we must pay on our variable rate debt. In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2017 Form 10-K which could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. There have been no material changes in our market risk since the filing of our 2017 Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 27, 2018 and have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management of the Company, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have implemented changes to our processes, systems and controls with respect to the adoption of ASC 606. These changes included the development of policies and procedures, training, ongoing contract review requirements, internal management reports, controls related to information systems, and disclosures. There have not been any other significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended or year ended September 27, 2018, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information regarding any recent material development relating to our legal proceedings since the filing of our 2017 Form 10-K is included in Note 20, Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our 2017 Form 10-K, as updated in our Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2018, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors previously disclosed in our 2017 Form 10-K, as updated in our Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2018.


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Item 6. Exhibits
Article I.
Exhibit
Number
Section 1.01 Exhibit
Incorporated by Reference to the Following Documents
Amendment 37 to Special Business Provisions MS-65530-0016, between the Boeing Company and Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., dated as of August 17, 2018.
*
Amendment 27 to B787 Special Business Provisions BCA-MS-65530-0019, between the Boeing Company and Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., dated as of August 17, 2018.
*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**
101.INS@
XBRL Instance Document.
*
101.SCH@
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
*
101.CAL@
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
*
101.DEF@
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
*
101.LAB@
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
*
101.PRE@
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
*
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Indicates that portions of the exhibit have been omitted and separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.


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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Sanjay Kapoor
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
October 31, 2018
Sanjay Kapoor
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)




Signature
Title
Date
/s/ John Gilson
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
October 31, 2018
John Gilson


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