Note 10—Severance

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NOTE 10—SEVERANCE

In connection with the transformation of the Company’s business model, the Company incurs costs related to employee severance. The Company records a liability for these costs when it is probable that employees will be entitled to termination benefits and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. The liability related to these actions is included in accrued and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The liability related to these actions was $40 million and $110 million for fiscal years ended January 29, 2016 and January 30, 2015, respectively.

The following table sets forth the activity related to the Company’s severance liability for the respective periods:

     Severance
Costs
 
     (in millions)  

Predecessor

  

Balance at February 1, 2013

   $ 53   

Severance charges to provision

     237   

Cash paid and other

     (125
  

 

 

 

Balance at October 28, 2013

     165   
          

Successor

  

Balance at October 29, 2013

     —     

Fair value recognized through purchase accounting

     165   

Severance charges to provision

     399   

Cash paid and other

     (66
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 31, 2014

     498   

Severance charges to provision

     77   

Cash paid and other

     (465
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 30, 2015

     110   

Severance charges to provision

     52   

Cash paid and other

     (122
  

 

 

 

Balance at January 29, 2016

   $ 40   
  

 

 

 

Severance costs are included in cost of net revenue, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and research, development, and engineering expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income as follows:

     Successor      Predecessor  
     Fiscal Year Ended
January 29, 2016
     Fiscal Year Ended
January 30, 2015
     October 29, 2013
through
January 31, 2014
     February 2, 2013
through
October 28, 2014
 
            (in millions)         

Severance:

             

Cost of net revenue

   $ 15       $ 36       $ 68       $ 33   

Selling, general, and administrative

     18         36         293         192   

Research, development, and engineering

     19         5         38         12   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 52       $ 77       $ 399       $ 237   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

- F-40 -

DENALI HOLDING INC.

NOTES TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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