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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30,December 29, 2017
or
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      
For the Transition Period from               to                
Commission File Number 000-17781
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 Symantec Corporation
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware  77-0181864
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. employer
Identification no.)
   
350 Ellis Street   
Mountain View, California  94043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(650) 527-8000
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 þ   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 þ   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, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ
  
Accelerated filer o
  
Non-accelerated filer o
  
Smaller reporting company o
   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) 
Emerging growth company o
       
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if 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 the 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 þ
The number of shares of Symantec common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of July 28, 2017January 26, 2018 was 612,800,923621,538,648 shares.
 


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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Period Ended June 30,December 29, 2017
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and par value per share amounts)
June 30, 2017 
March 31, 2017 (1)
December 29,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
(1)
ASSETS
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$2,306
 $4,247
$2,142
 $4,247
Short-term investments390
 9
Accounts receivable, net468
 649
666
 649
Other current assets399
 428
369
 419
Total current assets3,173
 5,324
3,567
 5,324
Property and equipment, net895
 937
838
 937
Intangible assets, net2,892
 3,004
2,754
 3,004
Goodwill8,638
 8,627
8,318
 8,627
Equity investments158
 158
332
 158
Other long-term assets112
 124
171
 124
Total assets$15,868
 $18,174
$15,980
 $18,174
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable$121
 $180
$181
 $180
Accrued compensation and benefits206
 272
215
 272
Current portion of long-term debt
 1,310

 1,310
Deferred revenue2,329
 2,353
2,151
 2,353
Income taxes payable22
 30
186
 30
Other current liabilities443
 477
368
 477
Total current liabilities3,121
 4,622
3,101
 4,622
Long-term debt6,202
 6,876
5,587
 6,876
Long-term deferred revenue465
 434
579
 434
Deferred income tax liabilities2,332
 2,401
618
 2,401
Long-term income taxes payable261
 251
1,051
 251
Other long-term obligations98
 103
86
 103
Total liabilities12,479
 14,687
11,022

14,687
Commitments and contingencies

 

Contingencies

 

Stockholders’ equity:      
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 1,000 shares authorized; 21 shares issued; 0 outstanding

 

 
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.01 par value: 3,000,000 shares authorized; 610,991 and 608,019 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
4,273
 4,236
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.01 par value: 3,000,000 shares authorized; 621,351 and 608,019 shares issued and outstanding as of December 29, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively
4,507
 4,236
Accumulated other comprehensive income10
 12
15
 12
Accumulated deficit(894) (761)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)436
 (761)
Total stockholders’ equity3,389
 3,487
4,958
 3,487
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$15,868
 $18,174
$15,980
 $18,174
 
(1)Derived from audited financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Net revenues$1,175
 $884
$1,209
 $1,041
 $3,624
 $2,904
Cost of revenues257
 149
249
 235
 768
 594
Gross profit918
 735
960
 806
 2,856
 2,310
Operating expenses:          
Sales and marketing433
 291
372
 377
 1,239
 1,006
Research and development233
 170
225
 204
 699
 574
General and administrative149
 84
122
 131
 431
 360
Amortization of intangible assets59
 14
52
 43
 166
 91
Restructuring, transition and other88
 70
Restructuring, transition and other costs93
 67
 278
 201
Total operating expenses962
 629
864
 822
 2,813
 2,232
Operating income (loss)(44) 106
96
 (16) 43
 78
Interest income6
 5
5
 5
 16
 14
Interest expense(84) (27)(58) (55) (199) (134)
Gain on divestiture658
 
 658
 
Other income (expense), net(12) 13
4
 5
 (16) 28
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes(134) 97
705
 (61) 502
 (14)
Income tax expense (benefit)(24) 31
(606) (5) (683) 45
Income (loss) from continuing operations(110) 66
1,311
 (56) 1,185
 (59)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(23) 69
Net income (loss)$(133) $135
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes31
 102
 12
 96
Net income$1,342
 $46

$1,197
 $37
          
Income (loss) per share - basic:          
Continuing operations$(0.18) $0.11
$2.12
 $(0.09) $1.93
 $(0.10)
Discontinued operations$(0.04) $0.11
$0.05
 $0.16
 $0.02
 $0.16
Net income (loss) per share - basic$(0.22) $0.22
Net income per share - basic$2.17
 $0.07
 $1.95
 $0.06
          
Income (loss) per share - diluted:          
Continuing operations$(0.18) $0.11
$1.97
 $(0.09) $1.78
 $(0.10)
Discontinued operations$(0.04) $0.11
$0.05
 $0.16
 $0.02
 $0.16
Net income (loss) per share - diluted$(0.22) $0.22
Net income per share - diluted (1)
$2.01
 $0.07
 $1.80
 $0.06
          
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Basic609
 613
619
 620
 614
 618
Diluted609
 620
667
 620
 665
 618
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.075
 $0.075
$0.075
 $0.075
 $0.225
 $0.225
(1)Net income per share amounts may not add due to rounding.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in millions)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Net income$1,342
 $46
 $1,197
 $37
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:       
Foreign currency translation adjustments:       
Translation adjustments6
 6
 4
 (16)
Reclassification adjustments for net loss included in net income8
 
 5
 
Net foreign currency translation adjustments14
 6
 9
 (16)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

Unrealized loss(2) (2) (2) (3)
Reclassification adjustment for gain included in net income(4) 
 (4) 
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities(6) (2) (6) (3)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes8
 4
 3
 (19)
Comprehensive income$1,350
 $50
 $1,200
 $18
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited, in millions)
 Three Months Ended
 June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016
Net income (loss)$(133) $135
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:   
Foreign currency translation adjustments(2) (24)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
 (1)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(2) (25)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(135) $110
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
 Nine Months Ended
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income$1,197
 $37
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(12) (96)
Adjustments to continuing operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization, including debt issuance costs and discounts526
 356
Stock-based compensation expense448
 231
Deferred income taxes(1,821) 33
Gain on divestiture(658) 
Other43
 43
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:   
Accounts receivable, net(38) 114
Accounts payable5
 (72)
Accrued compensation and benefits(53) (10)
Deferred revenue187
 (71)
Income taxes945
 (981)
Other assets(3) 16
Other liabilities(85) (60)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities681
 (460)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities3
 (104)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities684
 (564)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Additions to property and equipment(105) (57)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired(402) (4,533)
Purchases of short-term investments(408) 
Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments25
 31
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash contributed946
 7
Other(20) 2
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities36
 (4,550)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Repayments of debt and other obligations(2,640) (62)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs
 4,993
Net proceeds from sales of common stock under employee stock benefit plans83
 53
Tax payments related to restricted stock units(97) (50)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid(163) (173)
Payment for dissenting LifeLock shareholder settlement(68) 
Other
 10
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(2,885) 4,771
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents60
 (65)
Change in cash and cash equivalents(2,105) (408)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents4,247
 5,983
Ending cash and cash equivalents$2,142
 $5,575
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information   
Income taxes paid, net of refunds$200
 $1,044
 Three Months Ended
 June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income (loss)$(133) $135
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes23
 (69)
Adjustments to continuing operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization, including debt issuance costs and discounts191
 72
Stock-based compensation expense147
 49
Deferred income taxes(62) 33
Other14
 27
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:   
Accounts receivable, net188
 244
Accounts payable(32) (63)
Accrued compensation and benefits(68) (52)
Deferred revenue(21) (139)
Income taxes40
 (940)
Other assets3
 (2)
Other liabilities(39) (35)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities251
 (740)
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities(38) (30)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities213
 (770)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Additions to property and equipment(47) (22)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired(8) 
Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments
 30
Other1
 7
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(54) 15
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Repayments of debt and other obligations(2,010) (17)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs
 994
Net proceeds from sales of common stock under employee stock benefit plans11
 1
Tax payments related to restricted stock units(61) (24)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid(66) (68)
Other
 10
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(2,126) 896
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents26
 (16)
Change in cash and cash equivalents(1,941) 125
Beginning cash and cash equivalents4,247
 5,983
Ending cash and cash equivalents$2,306
 $6,108
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information   
Income taxes paid, net of refunds$39
 $953
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Business
Symantec Corporation (“Symantec,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Symantec Corporation and all of its subsidiaries) is a global leader in cybersecurity.
On August 1, 2016, we completed our acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”). On February 9,October 31, 2017, we completed the sale of our acquisition of LifeLock,website security (“WSS”) and public key infrastructure (“PKI”) solutions to Thoma Bravo, LLC’s portfolio company DigiCert Parent Inc. (“LifeLock”DigiCert”). Blue CoatThe results of operations of our WSS and LifeLock have been includedPKI solutions prior to the divestiture are reported in our consolidated results of operations since their respective acquisition dates.through October 31, 2017. See Note 6 for more information on the divestiture.
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, except as otherwise noted, necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the entire fiscal year.
We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. Unless otherwise stated, references to three and nine month ended periods in this report relate to fiscal periods ended June 30,December 29, 2017 and July 1,December 30, 2016. The threenine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017 and July 1,December 30, 2016 each consisted of 1339 weeks. Our 2018 fiscal year consists of 52 weeks and ends on March 30, 2018.
Recently adopted authoritative guidance
Employee Stock-Based Compensation. In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we adopted new guidance to simplify accounting for share-based payment transactions. Prior to adoption, excess tax benefits resulting from the difference between the deduction for tax purposes and the compensation costs recognized for financial reporting were not recognized until the deduction reduced taxes payable. As a result of the new guidance, we now recognize excess tax benefits or deficiencies in the current accounting period. In addition, weperiod in which the award vests. We elected to continue to estimate forfeitures rather than record the forfeitures as they occur. We adopted the change in accounting methodrecognizing excess tax benefits using the modified retrospective method. We also elected to retrospectively apply the change in presentation of excess tax benefits recognized onrelated to stock-based compensation expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from financing activities to operating activities. The cumulative effect of adopting the new accounting guidance was not material.
There have been no other material changes in our significant accounting policies as of and for the threenine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
Note 2. Segment Information
We have the following two reporting segments, which are the same as our operating segments:
Enterprise Security. Our Enterprise Security segment protectssolutions protect organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. Our Enterprise Security segment includes our threatendpoint protection products, endpoint management products, messaging protection products, information protection products, cyber security services, website security (through October 31, 2017) and advanced web and cloud security offerings. See Note 6 for more information on our divestiture of our WSS and PKI solutions on October 31, 2017. Our enterprise endpoint, and network security and management offerings support evolving endpoints and networks, providing advanced threat protection while helping reduce cost and complexity. These products and solutions are delivered through various methods, such as software, appliance, virtual appliance, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and managed services.

Consumer Digital Safety. Our Consumer Digital Safety segment focuses on providing a comprehensive Digital Safety solution to protect information, devices, networks and the identities of consumers. This platformsolution includes our Norton-branded services, which provide multi-layer security and identity protection onacross major desktop and mobile operating systems, public Wi-Fi connections, and home networks, to defend against increasingly complex online threats to individuals, families and small businesses.businesses, and our LifeLock-branded identity protection services. Our LifeLock-branded identity protection services primarily consist of identifying and notifying users of identity-related and other events and assisting users in remediating their impact. With the addition of LifeLock-branded identity protection services, we are providing a comprehensive digital safety solution designed to protect information across devices, customer identities and the connected home and family and accelerating our leadership in Consumer Digital Safety to protect all aspects of the consumer’sconsumers’ digital life.lives.
Operating segments are based upon the nature of our business and how our business is managed. Our Chief Operating Decision Makers (“CODM”), comprised of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), use our operating segment financial information to evaluate segment performance and to allocate resources.

There were no inter-segment sales for the periods presented. The following table summarizes the operating results of our reporting segments:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Total Segments:          
Net revenues$1,175
 $884
$1,209
 $1,041
 $3,624
 $2,904
Operating income$324
 $253
$438
 $271
 $1,161
 $773
Enterprise Security:          
Net revenues$646
 $481
$625
 $644
 $1,957
 $1,699
Operating income$94
 $28
$136
 $58
 $377
 $111
Consumer Digital Safety:          
Net revenues$529
 $403
$584
 $397
 $1,667
 $1,205
Operating income$230
 $225
$302
 $213
 $784
 $662
We do not allocate to our operating segments certain operating expenses that we manage separately at the corporate level and are not used in evaluating the results of, or in allocating resources to, our segments. These unallocated expenses consist of stock-based compensation expense,expense; amortization of intangible assets,assets; restructuring, transition and other charges,costs; and acquisition and integrationacquisition-related costs.
The following table provides a reconciliation of our total reportable segments’ operating income to our total operating income (loss):
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Total segment operating income$324
 $253
$438
 $271
 $1,161
 $773
Reconciling items:          
Stock-based compensation expense147
 49
125
 97
 448
 231
Amortization of intangible assets114
 20
111
 94
 341
 183
Restructuring, transition and other88
 70
Acquisition and integration costs19
 8
Restructuring, transition and other costs93
 67
 278
 201
Acquisition-related costs13
 29
 51
 80
Total consolidated operating income (loss) from continuing operations$(44) $106
$96
 $(16) $43
 $78
Note 3. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic and dilutedincome per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) per share are computed on the basis ofby the weighted-average number of shares of common stockshares outstanding during the period. In the first quarter of fiscal 2017, dilutedDiluted net income (loss) per share also includes the incremental effect of dilutive potentialpotentially issuable common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potentialpotentially issuable common shares includeincludes the dilutive effect of the shares’shares underlying outstanding stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PRUs”), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)convertible debt and convertible notes. Seeemployee equity awards. Note 10Diluted loss per share was the same as basic loss per share for more information on our stock-based compensation.the three and nine months ended December 30, 2016, as there was a loss from continuing operations in the periods and inclusion of potentially issuable shares was anti-dilutive.

The components of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share are as follows:
 Three Months Ended
(In millions, except per share data)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(110) $66
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(23) 69
Net income (loss)$(133) $135
Income (loss) per share - basic:   
Continuing operations$(0.18) $0.11
Discontinued operations$(0.04) $0.11
Net income (loss) per share - basic$(0.22) $0.22
Income (loss) per share - diluted:   
Continuing operations$(0.18) $0.11
Discontinued operations$(0.04) $0.11
Net income (loss) per share - diluted$(0.22) $0.22
    
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic609
 613
Dilutive potential shares
 7
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted609
 620
The following have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations$1,311
 $(56) $1,185
 $(59)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes31
 102
 12
 96
Net income$1,342
 $46
 $1,197
 $37
Income (loss) per share - basic:       
Continuing operations$2.12
 $(0.09) $1.93
 $(0.10)
Discontinued operations$0.05
 $0.16
 $0.02
 $0.16
Net income per share - basic$2.17
 $0.07
 $1.95
 $0.06
Income (loss) per share - diluted:       
Continuing operations$1.97
 $(0.09) $1.78
 $(0.10)
Discontinued operations$0.05
 $0.16
 $0.02
 $0.16
Net income per share - diluted (1)
$2.01
 $0.07
 $1.80
 $0.06
        
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic619
 620
 614
 618
Dilutive potentially issuable shares:       
Convertible debt33
 
 33
 
Employee equity awards15
 
 18
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted667
 620
 665
 618
        
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted net income per share calculation:       
Convertible debt
 91
 
 91
Employee equity awards1
 46
 1
 46
Total1
 137
 1
 137
 As of
(In millions)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016
Convertible shares91
 
RSUs and PRUs33
 2
Stock options and ESPP20
 
Total144
 2
(1)Net income per share amounts may not add due to rounding.
Under the treasury stock method, our Convertible Senior Notes will generally have a dilutive impact on earningsnet income per share when our average stock price for the period exceeds approximately $16.77$16.77 per share for the 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes and $20.41 per share for the 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes. During the three and nine months ended JuneDecember 30, 2017,2016, the conversion feature of both notes was anti-dilutive due to a loss from continuing operations.
Note 4. Restructuring, Transition and Other Costs
Our restructuring, transition and other costs and liabilities consist primarily of severance, facilities, transition and other related costs. Severance costs generally include severance payments, outplacement services, health insurance coverage and legal costs. Included in other exit and disposal costs are advisory fees incurred in connection with restructuring events and consulting and disentanglementfacilities exit costs, to prune selected lines of business that do not fit either our growth, margin or strategic objectives. Facilities costs, which are also included in other exit and disposal costs, generally include rent expense and lease termination costs, less estimated sublease income. Transition costs are incurred in connection with Board of Directors approved discrete strategic information technology transformation initiatives and primarily consist of consulting charges associated with the implementation of newour enterprise resource planning and supporting systems and costs to automate business processes. In addition, transition costs include expenses associated with divestitures of our product lines. Restructuring, transition and other costs are managed at the corporate level and are not allocated to our reportable segments. See Note 2 for information regarding the reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated operating income (loss).
Fiscal 2017 Plan
We initiated a restructuring plan in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”). We expect to reducehave reduced headcount and closeclosed certain facilities in connection with the restructuring plan. We expect total costs incurred in connection with the Fiscal 2017 Plan and expect additional headcount reductions and facilities closures. We expect to rangeincur additional costs of between $430$70 million and $480$90 million in connection with the Fiscal 2017 Plan primarily consisting of which approximately $185 million to $195 million is expected to be for severance and termination benefits and $205 million to $230 million is expected to be for otherfacilities exit and disposal costs primarily consisting of contract termination and relocation costs and advisory fees. The remainder is expected to be in the form of asset write-offs.costs. These actions are expected to be completed in the first half of fiscal 2018.2019. As of June 30,December 29, 2017, liabilities for excess facility obligations at several locations around the world are expected to be paid throughout the respective lease terms, the longest of which extends through fiscal 2022. Additionally, we expect continuing significant transition costs associated with the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system and costs to automate business processes.

Restructuring, transition and other costs summary
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 we incurred the followingOur restructuring, transition and other costs:costs are presented in the table below:
(In millions)June 30, 2017Three Months Ended December 29, 2017 Nine Months Ended December 29, 2017
Severance and termination costs$27
Other exit and disposal costs32
Severance and termination benefit costs$11
 $50
Other exit and disposal costs (benefit)(2) 15
Asset write-offs1
9
 18
Transition costs28
75
 195
Total restructuring, transition and other$88
Total$93
 $278
Restructuring liabilities summary
As of June 30,Our restructuring activities related to the Fiscal 2017 and March 31, 2017,Plan are presented in the table below:
(In millions)Balance as of March 31, 2017 Costs, Net of
Adjustments
 Cash
Payments
 Non-Cash Charges Balance as of December 29, 2017 Cumulative Incurred to Date
Severance and termination benefit costs$20
 $50
 $(58) $
 $12
 $126
Other exit and disposal costs26
 15
 (22) (7) 12
 94
Total$46
 $65
 $(80) $(7) $24
 $220
The restructuring liabilities are included in accounts payable, other current liabilities and other long-term obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(In millions)Balance as of March 31, 2017 Costs, Net of
Adjustments
 Cash
Payments
 Non-Cash Charges Balance as of June 30, 2017 Cumulative Incurred to Date for FY17 Plan
Severance and termination costs$20
 $27
 $(32) $
 $15
 $103
Other exit and disposal costs26
 32
 (20) (7) 31
 111
Asset write-offs
 1
 
 (1) 
 24
Total$46
 $60
 $(52) $(8) $46
 $238
Note 5. Income Taxes
The following table summarizes our effective tax rate for income (loss) from continuing operations for the periods presented:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except percentages)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$(134) $97
$705
 $(61) $502
 $(14)
Income tax expense (benefit)$(24) $31
$(606) $(5) $(683) $45
Effective tax rate18% 32%(86)% 8% (136)% (321)%
Our effective tax rate for lossincome from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to accounting for the effects of enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) or the “Act” on December 22, 2017, the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings, the research and development tax credit, and excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, partially offset by various permanent differences.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we revised our estimated annual effective rate to reflect a change in the federal statutory rate from 35% to 21%, as a result of the enactment of the Act, which included broad tax reforms that are applicable to us. The rate change is effective January 1, 2018 and therefore will require us to use a blended U.S. statutory rate of 31.58% for our fiscal year 2018. As a result, we recognized a tax benefit in our tax provision for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 related to applying the new blended tax rate to our taxable income, as well as adjusting our deferred tax balance to reflect the application of the Act.
Our effective tax rate for incomeloss from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2016 was based on the historic statutory tax rate of 35%. Our effective tax rate for loss from continuing operations for the three months ended July 1,December 30, 2016 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings domestic manufacturing incentives and the research and development tax credit, partially offset by statevarious permanent differences. Our effective tax rate for loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended December 30, 2016 differs from the federal statutory income taxes.tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings and the research and development credit, partially offset by various permanent differences and tax expense related to the loss of tax attributes due to restructuring activities. Additionally, as pre-tax income (loss) approaches break even, small changes can produce significant variability in the effective tax rate.
For the three and nine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, we recorded an income tax benefit of $30 million and an income tax expense of $7 million on discontinued operations, of $41 million.respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 1,December 30, 2016,

we recorded an income tax benefit of $85 million and an income tax expense of $49 million on discontinued operations, of $16 million.respectively. See Note 1213 for further details regarding discontinued operations.
Income tax expense from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 was adjusted to reflect the discrete effects of the Act and resulted in an increase in income tax benefit of $810 million. This includes an income tax benefit of $1.6 billion resulting from the application of the Act to existing deferred tax balances, including a reduction of the previously accrued deferred tax liability for foreign earnings by $1.4 billion. This was partially offset by $821 million of tax expense that was recorded for the one-time transition tax liability under the Act.
As of December 29, 2017, we have not completed our accounting for the tax effects of enactment of the Act; however, in certain cases, as described below, we have made a reasonable estimate of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax. These amounts may require further adjustments as a result of additional future guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, changes in our assumptions, and the availability of further information and interpretations. In other cases, we have not been able to make a reasonable estimate and we continue to account for those items based on our existing accounting policies and the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to enactment. For the items for which we were able to determine a reasonable estimate, we recognized a provisional tax benefit of $810 million, which is included as a component of income tax expense from continuing operations.
We remeasured certain deferred tax assets and liabilities based on an estimate of the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future. However, we are still analyzing certain aspects of the Act and refining our calculations, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or potentially give rise to new deferred tax amounts. Additionally, our estimates for when timing differences will reverse could differ from actual results at year end, impacting our provisional tax benefit.
The Act contained a U.S.-based multinational companyone-time transition tax that is based on our total post-1986 earnings and profits (“E&P”) that we previously deferred from U.S. income taxes. We recorded a provisional amount for our one-time transition tax liability of our foreign subsidiaries. We have not yet completed our calculation of the total post-1986 E&P for these foreign subsidiaries. The liability ultimately determined will be dependent on our final fiscal year results. Further, the transition tax is based in part on the amount of those earnings held in cash and other specified assets. This amount may change when we finalize the calculation of post-1986 foreign E&P previously deferred from U.S. federal taxation and finalize the amounts held in cash or other specified assets. Future accounting guidance may also change our provisional estimates for the transition tax.
We have not completed our analysis of the deferred tax accounting for the new taxes on global intangible low taxed income and, therefore, have not recorded provisional amounts. We have not determined whether our accounting policy will be to record these amounts as deferred taxes or as period costs. We do not have sufficient information to complete the analysis and are awaiting potential further guidance required to evaluate the impact of deferred tax accounting for these provisions. Following the Securities and Exchange Commission guidance on changes in the tax law for which we are unable to make a provisional estimate, we have continued to compute this aspect of the tax provision based on the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to the Act being enacted.
Note 6. Acquisitions and Divestiture
Fiscal 2018 acquisitions
Fireglass and Skycure acquisitions
In July 2017, we completed our acquisitions of Israel-based Fireglass, Ltd. (“Fireglass”) and Skycure, Ltd. (“Skycure”). Fireglass provides agentless isolation solutions that prevent ransomware, malware and phishing threats in real-time from reaching user endpoints or the corporate network. With this acquisition, we further strengthened our enterprise security strategy to deliver an Integrated Cyber Defense Platform and extended our participation in the Secure Web Gateway and Email protection markets delivered both on premises and in the cloud. Skycure provides mobile threat defense for devices running modern operating systems, including iOS and Android. This acquisition extends our endpoint security capabilities. With the addition of Skycure our Integrated Cyber Defense Platform now has visibility into and control over all endpoint devices, including mobile devices, whether corporate owned or bring your own device. The total aggregate consideration for these acquisitions, primarily consisting of cash, was $345 million, net of $15 million cash acquired.

Our preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price for these two acquisitions, based on the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in July 2017, and the related weighted-average estimated useful lives, is as follows:
(In millions, except useful lives)July 24,
2017
 Weighted-Average Estimated Useful Life
Developed technology$123

5.5 years
Customer relationships11

7 years
Goodwill247
  
Deferred income tax liabilities(35)  
Other liabilities(1)  
Total purchase price$345
  
The preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price for the two acquisitions described above was based upon preliminary valuations, and our estimates and assumptions are subject to refinement within the measurement period (up to one year from the close date). Adjustments to the purchase price allocations may require adjustments to goodwill prospectively. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocations that are not yet finalized are certain tax in multiple U.S.matters, intangible assets, and international tax jurisdictions.identification of contingencies.
The preliminary goodwill arising from the acquisitions is attributed to the expected synergies, including revenue benefits that are expected to be generated by combining Fireglass and Skycure with Symantec. A substantial portion of our international earnings were generated from subsidiaries organized in Ireland and Singapore. Ourthe goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. See Note 7 for more information on goodwill.
Pro forma results of operations would be adversely affectedfor these acquisitions have not been presented because they were not material to our consolidated results of operations, either individually or in the aggregate.
Other fiscal 2018 acquisitions
During the nine months ended December 29, 2017, in addition to the extentacquisitions mentioned above, we completed acquisitions of other companies for an aggregate purchase price of $66 million, net of $1 million cash acquired. Of the aggregate purchase price, $48 million was preliminarily recorded to goodwill. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocations that are not yet finalized are certain tax matters, intangible assets, and identification of contingencies. These acquisitions were not material to our geographical mixconsolidated results of operations, either individually or in the aggregate.
Fiscal 2017 Blue Coat acquisition
During our second quarter of fiscal 2017, we acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”). The total consideration for the acquisition was approximately $4.67 billion, net of cash acquired. The Blue Coat results are included in our Enterprise Security segment. See Note 2 for more information related to our segments.
Unaudited pro forma information
The unaudited pro forma financial results combine the historical results of Symantec and Blue Coat for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2016 and include the effects of pro forma adjustments as if Blue Coat were acquired in the beginning of our 2016 fiscal year. The pro forma results for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2016 include nonrecurring adjustments to amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation, commissions, interest on debt used to finance the acquisition, and acquisition-related transaction costs, as well as the income becomes more weighted toward jurisdictionstax effect of the pro forma adjustments.
The unaudited pro forma financial results presented below do not include any anticipated synergies or other expected benefits of the acquisition. These pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not indicative of future operations or results that would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed as of the beginning of our 2016 fiscal year. The following table summarizes the pro forma financial information:
 December 30, 2016
(In millions)Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
Net revenues$1,041
 $3,127
Net income (loss)$55
 $(64)
LifeLock acquisition-related shareholder settlement
On February 9, 2017, we completed the acquisition of LifeLock, Inc. (“LifeLock”). In connection with higher tax rates and would be favorably affectedthis acquisition, we recognized a liability of $68 million for a claim related to appraisal rights by a LifeLock stockholder, which we settled in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 for $74 million in cash. The $6 million paid in addition to the extent the relative geographic mix shiftsrecognized liability was recorded to lower tax jurisdictions. Any changegeneral and administrative expense in our mixCondensed Consolidated Statements of earnings is dependent upon many factorsOperations.

Divestiture
Website Security and is therefore difficultPublic Key Infrastructure solutions
On October 31, 2017, we completed the sale of our WSS and PKI solutions in our Enterprise Security segment to predict.
The timingDigiCert. In accordance with the terms of the resolutionagreement, we received aggregate consideration of income tax examinations$1.1 billion, consisting of approximately $960 million in cash and shares of common stock representing an approximate 28% interest in the outstanding common stock of DigiCert valued at $160 million as of October 31, 2017. The cash consideration is highly uncertain,subject to adjustment for WSS and PKI closing date cash and working capital as specified in the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolutionpurchase agreement.
We determined the estimated fair value of our equity investment with the issues raisedassistance of valuations performed by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. Although potential resolution of uncertain tax positions involve multiple tax periodsthird party specialists and jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits related to these audits could decrease, whetherestimates made by payment, release, ormanagement. We utilized a combination of both,the income approach based on a discounted cash flow method and market approach based on the guideline public company method that focuses on comparing DigiCert to reasonably similar publicly traded companies. The equity interest received is being accounted for under the equity method. We record our interest in the next 12 monthsnet earnings (loss) of DigiCert based on the most recently available financial statements of DigiCert, which are provided to us on a three month lag, along with adjustments for unrealized profits or losses on intra-entity transactions and amortization of basis differences, in Income (loss) from equity interests in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Profits or losses related to intra-entity sales with DigiCert are eliminated until realized by $12us or DigiCert. Basis differences represent differences between the original fair value of the investment and the underlying equity in net assets of the investment and are generally amortized over the lives of the related assets that gave rise to them. The carrying amount of the investment in equity interest will be adjusted to reflect our interest in net earnings, dividends received and other-than-temporary impairments.
As of the transaction close date, the carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities associated with the divestiture of our WSS and PKI solutions were as follows:
(In millions) October 31,
2017
Assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents $2
Accounts receivable, net 34
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 670
Other assets 40
Total assets 746
Liabilities:  
Deferred revenue 285
Other liabilities 11
Total liabilities $296
As of the transaction close date, we also had $8 million in cumulative currency translation losses related to subsidiaries that were sold, which was reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to the gain on divestiture. In addition, we incurred direct costs of $8 million, which could reducewas netted against the gain on divestiture, and tax expense of $137 million.
The following table presents the gain before income taxes associated with the divestiture:
(In millions) 
Gain on divestiture: 
Gain on sale of short-term investment$7
Gain on sale of other assets and liabilities651
Total gain on divestiture$658
The gain on sale of short-term investment represents the gain on the sale of a short-term investment that was included in the transaction and resulted in the reclassification on the transaction close date of $7 million of unrealized gains from AOCI to the gain on divestiture.
The following table presents the income before income taxes for our income tax provisionWSS and therefore benefitPKI solutions for the resulting effective tax rate.periods indicated:
We continue
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions)December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Income before income taxes$8
 $49
 $66
 $157
In connection with the divestiture, we entered into a Transition Services Agreement ("TSA") with DigiCert pursuant to monitorwhich we provide certain services including human resource services, financial support services and information technology services to

DigiCert. The services under the progress of ongoing income tax controversies andTSA commenced with the impact, if any,close of the expected expirationtransaction and expire at various dates through fiscal 2019, with extension options. During the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017, we recorded income of the statute$10 million and associated direct costs of limitations$2 million for all services provided to DigiCert in various taxing jurisdictions.Other income (expense) in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Note 6.7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:
(In millions)Consumer Digital Safety Enterprise Security TotalEnterprise Security Consumer Digital Safety Total
Net balance as of March 31, 2017$2,549
 $6,078
 $8,627
$6,078
 $2,549
 $8,627
Acquisitions2
 5
 7
256
 39
 295
Translation adjustments1
 3
 4
Net balance as of June 30, 2017$2,552
 $6,086
 $8,638
Divestiture(606) 
 (606)
Translation and other adjustments5
 (3) 2
Net balance as of December 29, 2017$5,733
 $2,585
 $8,318
Intangible assets, net
June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017December 29, 2017 March 31, 2017
(In millions)Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carrying
Amount
 Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carrying
Amount
 Gross
Carrying
Amount
 Accumulated
Amortization
 Net
Carrying
Amount
Customer relationships$1,650
 $(382) $1,268
 $1,646
 $(322) $1,324
$1,462
 $(305) $1,157
 $1,646
 $(322) $1,324
Developed technology1,007
 (284) 723
 1,006
 (229) 777
1,043
 (323) 720
 1,006
 (229) 777
Finite-lived trade names and other46
 (28) 18
 46
 (26) 20
13
 (7) 6
 46
 (26) 20
Total finite-lived intangible assets2,703
 (694) 2,009
 2,698
 (577) 2,121
2,518
 (635) 1,883
 2,698
 (577) 2,121
Indefinite-lived trade names864
 
 864
 864
 
 864
852
 
 852
 864
 
 864
In-process research and development19
 
 19
 19
 
 19
19
 
 19
 19
 
 19
Total intangible assets$3,586
 $(694) $2,892
 $3,581
 $(577) $3,004
$3,389
 $(635) $2,754
 $3,581
 $(577) $3,004
Amortization expense for purchased intangible assets is summarized below:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Statements of Operations Classification
(In millions)December 29, 2017 December 30, 2016 December 29, 2017 December 30, 2016 
Customer relationships and other$52
 $43
 $166
 $91
 Operating expenses
Developed technology59
 51
 175
 92
 Cost of revenues
Total$111
 $94
 $341
 $183
  
As of June 30,December 29, 2017, future amortization expense related to intangible assets that have finite lives is as follows by fiscal year:
(In millions)June 30, 2017December 29,
2017
Remainder of 2018$337
$110
2019428
436
2020407
431
2021296
321
2022235
259
Thereafter306
326
Total$2,009
$1,883
See Note 6 for more information on our acquisitions and divestiture.

Note 7.8. Debt
The following table summarizes components of our debt:
(In millions, except percentages)June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017 Effective
Interest Rate
2.75% Senior Notes due June 15, 2017$
 $600
 2.79%
Senior Term Loan A-1 due May 10, 2019800
 1,000
 
LIBOR plus (1)

Senior Term Loan A-2 due August 1, 2019800
 800
 
LIBOR plus (1)

Senior Term Loan A-3 due August 1, 2019200
 200
 
LIBOR plus (1)

4.2% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020750
 750
 4.25%
2.5% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2021500
 500
 3.76%
Senior Term Loan A-5 due August 1, 2021500
 1,710
 
LIBOR plus (1)

2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due August 15, 20211,250
 1,250
 2.66%
3.95% Senior Notes due June 15, 2022400
 400
 4.05%
5.0% Senior Notes due April 15, 20251,100
 1,100
 5.23%
Total principal amount6,300
 8,310
  
Less: Unamortized discount and issuance costs(98) (124)  
Total debt6,202
 8,186
  
Less: Current portion
 (1,310)  
Total long-term portion$6,202
 $6,876
  
(In millions, except percentages)December 29,
2017
 March 31,
2017
 Effective
Interest Rate
2.75% Senior Notes due June 15, 2017$
 $600
 2.79%
Senior Term Loan A-1 due May 10, 2019300
 1,000
 
LIBOR plus (1)

Senior Term Loan A-2 due August 1, 2019800
 800
 
LIBOR plus (1)

Senior Term Loan A-3 due August 1, 201970
 200
 
LIBOR plus (1)

4.2% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020750
 750
 4.25%
2.5% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2021500
 500
 3.76%
Senior Term Loan A-5 due August 1, 2021500
 1,710
 
LIBOR plus (1)

2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due August 15, 20211,250
 1,250
 2.66%
3.95% Senior Notes due June 15, 2022400
 400
 4.05%
5.0% Senior Notes due April 15, 20251,100
 1,100
 5.23%
Total principal amount5,670
 8,310
  
Less: Unamortized discount and issuance costs(83) (124)  
Total debt5,587
 8,186
  
Less: Current portion
 (1,310)  
Total long-term portion$5,587
 $6,876
  
 
(1)The senior term facilities bear interest at a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of 1.50% to 1.75%2.00% based on the current debt rating of our non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt and our underlying loan agreements.
Based on the closing price of our common stock of $28.06 on December 29, 2017, the if-converted values of our 2.5% and 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes exceed the principal amount by approximately $337 million and $469 million, respectively.
The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to our 2.5% and 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions)December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Contractual interest expense$9
 $10
 $28
 $20
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs$4
 $3
 $12
 $9
As of December 29, 2017, the future maturities of debt by fiscal year are as follows as of June 30, 2017:follows:
(In millions) June 30, 2017December 29,
2017
Remainder of 2018 $
$
2019 

2020 1,800
1,170
2021 1,250
1,250
2022 1,750
1,750
Thereafter 1,500
1,500
Total future maturities of debtTotal future maturities of debt$6,300
$5,670
Debt repayments
WeDuring the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we prepaid principal amounts of $130 million of our Senior Term Loan A-3 and $500 million of our Senior Term Loan A-1.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we prepaid principal amounts of $1.2 billion of our Senior Term Loan A-5 and $200 million of our Senior Term Loan A-1 during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018,A-1. We also repaid in cash at maturity the $600 million remaining principal balance of our 2.75% Senior Notes due June 15, 2017 matured and was settled by a cash payment.2017.

Note 8.9. Fair Value Measurements
Assets measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase, and thewhose carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value. Our short-term investments consist of investment securities with original maturities greater than three months whose fair value approximates their amortized cost and marketable equity securities, and are included in our other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

securities.
The following table summarizes our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017December 29, 2017 March 31, 2017
(In millions)Fair Value Cash and Cash Equivalents Short-Term Investments Fair Value Cash and Cash Equivalents Short-Term InvestmentsFair Value Cash and Cash Equivalents Short-Term Investments Fair Value Cash and Cash Equivalents Short-Term Investments
Cash$480
 $480
 $
 $1,183
 $1,183
 $
$712
 $712
 $
 $1,183
 $1,183
 $
Non-negotiable certificates of deposit39
 39
 
 15
 15
 
381
 381
 
 15
 15
 
Level 1 (Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets):                      
Money market1,298
 1,298
 
 2,532
 2,532
 
Money market funds814
 814
 
 2,532
 2,532
 
U.S. government securities102
 102
 
 94
 94
 
64
 64
 
 94
 94
 
Marketable equity securities8
 
 8
 9
 
 9

 
 
 9
 
 9
Total level 11,408
 1,400
 8
 2,635
 2,626
 9
878
 878
 
 2,635
 2,626
 9
Level 2 (Significant other observable inputs):                      
Corporate bonds367
 
 367
 
 
 
U.S. agency securities64
 64
 
 75
 75
 
63
 63
 
 75
 75
 
Commercial paper323
 323
 
 348
 348
 
119
 108
 11
 348
 348
 
Negotiable certificates of deposit12
 
 12
 
 
 
Total level 2387
 387
 
 423
 423
 
561
 171
 390
 423
 423
 
Total$2,314
 $2,306
 $8
 $4,256
 $4,247
 $9
$2,532
 $2,142
 $390
 $4,256
 $4,247
 $9
There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the threenine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017.
The following table presents the contractual maturities of our debt investments as of December 29, 2017:
(In millions)Fair Value
Due in one year or less$66
Due after one year through five years324
Total$390
Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.
Fair value of debt
As of June 30,December 29, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the total fair value of our debt was $6.4$5.7 billion and $8.3 billion, respectively, based on Level 2 inputs.

Note 9.10. Stockholders' Equity
Dividends
The following table summarizes dividends declared and paid and dividend equivalents paid for the periods presented:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except per share data)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Dividends declared and paid$46
 $46
$47
 $46
 $139
 $139
Dividend equivalents paid20
 22
2
 7
 24
 34
Total dividends and dividend equivalents paid$66
 $68
$49
 $53
 $163
 $173
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.075
 $0.075
$0.075
 $0.075
 $0.225
 $0.225
Our RSUsrestricted stock units and PRUsperformance based restricted stock units are entitled to dividend equivalents to be paid in the form of cash upon vesting for each share of the underlying unit.
On August 2, 2017,January 31, 2018, we declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock to be paid on September 13, 2017March 14, 2018 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2017.February 20, 2018. All shares of common stock issued and outstanding and all shares of unvested restricted stock and performance-based stock as of the record date will be entitled to the dividend and dividend equivalents, respectively. Any future dividends and dividend equivalents will be subject to the approval of our Board.

Board of Directors.
Stock repurchase program
As of June 30,December 29, 2017, the remaining balance of our share repurchase authorization is $800 million and does not have an expiration date.
Accelerated stock repurchase agreement
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with financial institutions to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the ASR agreement, we made an upfront payment of $500 million to the financial institutions and received and retired an initial delivery of 14.2 million shares of our common stock. In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we completed the ASR and received and retired an additional delivery of 2.2 million shares of our common stock. The total shares received and retired under the terms of the ASR agreement were 16.4 million, with an average price paid per share of $30.51.
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive incomeAOCI by component
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, on aAOCI net of tax basis,taxes were as follows:
(In millions)
Foreign Currency
Translation Adjustments
 
Unrealized Gain on
Available-For-Sale
Securities
 Total
Foreign Currency
Translation Adjustments
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Available-For-Sale
Securities
 Total
Balance as of March 31, 2017$7
 $5
 $12
$7
 $5
 $12
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(2) 
 (2)
Balance as of June 30, 2017$5
 $5
 $10
Reclassification to net income5
 (4) 1
Other comprehensive income (loss)4

(2)
2
Balance as of December 29, 2017$16
 $(1) $15

Net gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations was as follows:
  Amount Reclassified from AOCI Line Items in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
(In millions) December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 
AOCI Components:          
Foreign currency translation adjustments:          
Gain on liquidations $
 $
 $3
 $
 Other income (expense), net
Sale of foreign entities (8) 
 (8) 
 Gain on divestiture
Total adjustments (8) 
 (5) 
 Income (loss) from continuing operations
Available-for-sale securities:          
Gain realized 7
 
 7
 
 Gain on divestiture
Income tax expense 3
 
 3
 
 Income tax expense (benefit)
Gain, net of tax 4
 
 4
 
 Income (loss) from continuing operations
Total $(4) $
 $(1) $
  
Note 10.11. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense
The following table presents the stock-based compensation expense recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Cost of revenues$6
 $3
$7
 $6
 $22
 $14
Sales and marketing43
 14
30
 25
 123
 63
Research and development41
 15
49
 25
 143
 64
General and administrative57
 17
39
 41
 160
 90
Total stock-based compensation expense147
 49
125
 97
 448
 231
Tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation expense(51) (15)
Total net stock-based compensation expense$96
 $34
Tax expense (benefit) associated with stock-based compensation expense2
 (34) (107) (74)
Net stock-based compensation expense$127
 $63
 $341
 $157
The tax expense (benefit) associated with stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 reflects the impact of the enactment of the Act. The tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended December 30, 2016 reflects the historic tax rates.

The following table summarizes additional information related to our stock-based compensation:
 Three Months Ended
(In millions, except per grant data)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016
Restricted stock units:   
Weighted-average fair value per grant$29.91
 $17.30
Awards granted7.1
 8.5
Total fair value of awards released$170
 $77
Total unrecognized compensation expense$370
 $273
Weighted-average remaining vesting period2.0 years
 2.2 years
Performance-based restricted stock units:   
Weighted-average fair value per grant$33.96
 $17.30
Awards granted2.5
 1.3
Total fair value of awards released$21
 $2
Total unrecognized compensation expense$191
 $44
Weighted-average remaining vesting period1.4 years
 1.5 years
Stock options:   
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised$17
 $
Total unrecognized compensation expense$119
 $
Weighted-average remaining vesting period1.4 years
 
 Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except per grant data)December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Restricted stock units:   
Weighted-average fair value per award granted and assumed$30.20
 $18.80
Awards granted and assumed11.9
 14.2
Total fair value of awards released$265
 $138
Total unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures$369
 $257
Weighted-average remaining recognition period1.7 years
 2.0 years
Performance-based restricted stock units:   
Weighted-average fair value per award granted and assumed$32.94
 $19.99
Awards granted and assumed3.7
 5.0
Total fair value of awards released$24
 $13
Total unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures$92
 $63
Weighted-average remaining recognition period0.9 years
 1.2 years
Stock options:   
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised$123
 $57
Total unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures$79
 $116
Weighted-average remaining recognition period1.0 year
 1.6 years
Note 11. Commitments and12. Contingencies
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us. In addition, our bylaws contain indemnification obligations to our directors, officers, employees and agents, and we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in our bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and we have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In connection with the sale of our former information management business (“Veritas”), we assigned several leases to Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries. As a condition to consenting to the assignments, certain lessors required us to agree to indemnify the lessor under the applicable lease with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries’ breach of payment obligations under the terms of the lease. As with our other indemnification obligations discussed above and in general, it is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. As with our other indemnification obligations, such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses and to date, generally under our real estate obligations, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations under our leases and have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We provide limited product warranties and the majority of our software license agreements contain provisions that indemnify licensees of our software from damages and costs resulting from claims alleging that our software infringes on the intellectual property rights of a third party. Historically, payments made under these provisions have been immaterial. We monitor the conditions that are subject to indemnification to identify if a loss has occurred.
Litigation contingencies
GSA
During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we were advised by the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Division and the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia that the government is investigating our compliance with certain provisions of our U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”) Multiple Award

Schedule Contract No. GS-35F-0240T effective January 24, 2007, including provisions relating to pricing, country of origin, accessibility, and the disclosure of commercial sales practices.

As reported on the GSA’s publicly-available database, our total sales under the GSA Schedule contract were approximately $222 million from the period beginning January 2007 and ending September 2012. We have fully cooperated with the government throughout its investigation and in January 2014, representatives of the government indicated that their initial analysis of our actual damages exposure from direct government sales under the GSA schedule was approximately $145 million; since the initial meeting, the government’s analysis of our potential damages exposure relating to direct sales has increased. The government has also indicated they are going to pursue claims for certain sales to California, Florida, and New York as well as sales to the federal government through reseller GSA Schedule contracts, which could significantly increase our potential damages exposure.
In 2012, a sealed civil lawsuit was filed against Symantec related to compliance with the GSA Schedule contract and contracts with California, Florida, and New York. On July 18, 2014, the Court-imposed seal expired, and the government intervened in the lawsuit. On September 16, 2014, the states of California and Florida intervened in the lawsuit, and the state of New York notified the Court that it would not intervene. On October 3, 2014, the DOJ filed an amended complaint, which did not state a specific damages amount. On October 17, 2014, California and Florida combined their claims with those of the DOJ and the relator on behalf of New York in an Omnibus Complaint, and a First Amended Omnibus Complaint was filed on October 8, 2015; the state claims also do not state specific damages amounts.
It is possible that the litigation could lead to claims or findings of violations of the False Claims Act, and could be material to our results of operations and cash flows for any period. Resolution of False Claims Act investigations can ultimately result in the payment of somewhere between one and three times the actual damages proven by the government, plus civil penalties in some cases, depending upon a number of factors. Our current estimate of the low end of the range of the probable estimated loss from this matter is $25 million, which we have accrued. This amount contemplates estimated losses from both the investigation of compliance with the terms of the GSA Schedule contract as well as possible violations of the False Claims Act. There is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss may have been incurred in excess of our accrual for this matter, however, we are currently unable to determine the high end of the range of estimated losses resulting from this matter.
EDS & NDI
On January 24, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed against us and our previous e-commerce vendor Digital River, Inc.; the lawsuit alleged violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, the California Legal Remedies Act and unjust enrichment related to prior sales of Extended Download Service (“EDS”) and Norton Download Insurance (“NDI”). On March 31, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota certified a class of all people who purchased these products between January 24, 2005 and March 10, 2011. In August 2015, the parties executed a settlement agreement pursuant to which we would pay the plaintiffs $30 million, which we accrued. On October 8, 2015, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement, which was subsequently paid into escrow by us. The Court granted final approval on April 22, 2016, and entered judgment in the case. Objectors to the settlement have appealed to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Eighth Circuit”), challenging the Court’s approval of the settlement, and the decision granting approval was affirmed by the Eighth Circuit on April 28, 2017. The time for the objectors to appeal the Eighth Circuit’s ruling has now expired without any appeal being filed. This matter is therefore now closed.
Finjan
On August 28, 2013, Finjan, Inc. (“Finjan”) filed a complaint against Blue Coat Systems, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that certain Blue Coat products infringe six of Finjan’s U.S. patents. On August 4, 2015, a jury returned a verdict that certain Blue Coat products infringe five of the Finjan patents-in-suit and awarded Finjan lump-sum damages of $40 million. On November 20, 2015, the trial court entered a judgment in favor of Finjan on the jury verdict and certain non-jury legal issues. On July 28, 2016, in its ruling on post-trial motions the trial court denied Blue Coat’s motions seeking a new trial or judgment as a matter of law and denied Finjan’s request for enhanced damages and attorneys’ fees. In August 2016, we completed our acquisition of Blue Coat. We intend to vigorously contest the judgment and havesubsequently filed an appeal with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Our current best estimated lossOn January 10, 2018, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion favorable to us. The decision reversed or vacated all but $8 million of the judgment against Blue Coat and related interest with respectremanded to the jury verdictDistrict Court to determine whether Finjan is entitled to a new trial on damages related to one of the patents. Blue Coat previously accrued $40 million in connection with Finjan, which was accrued by Blue Coat and assumed by us as a part of the acquisition of Blue Coat.
Other
We are involved in a number of other judicial and administrative proceedings that are incidental to our business. Although adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur in one or more of the cases, it is not possible to estimate the possible loss or losses from each of these cases. The final resolution of these lawsuits, individually or in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Note 12.13. Discontinued Operations
On January 29, 2016, we completed the sale of Veritas. The results of Veritas are presented as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and thus have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all reported periods.

The following table presents information regarding certain components of income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
 Three Months Ended
(In millions)June 30, 2017 July 1, 2016
Net revenues$19
 $72
Cost of revenues(3) (3)
Operating expenses(1) (24)
Gain on sale of Veritas3
 38
Other income, net
 2
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes18
 85
Income taxes expense41
 16
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes$(23) $69
During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, we received an additional payment which represented a purchase price adjustment for the sale of Veritas.
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In millions)December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
 December 29,
2017
 December 30,
2016
Net revenues$14
 $22
 $51
 $145
Cost of revenues(5) (3) (21) (12)
Operating expenses(8) (2) (11) (26)
Gain on sale of Veritas
 
 
 38
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes1
 17
 19
 145
Income tax expense (benefit)(30) (85) 7
 49
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes$31
 $102
 $12
 $96
Note 13. Subsequent Events
In June 2017 and July 2017, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire Fireglass, Ltd. (“Fireglass”) and Skycure, Ltd. (“Skycure”), respectively. Both acquisitions closed in our second quarter of fiscal 2018. The consideration for the acquisitions of Fireglass and Skycure was approximately $225 million and $205 million, respectively, and primarily consisted of cash.
On August 2, 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our website security and related public key infrastructure products to Thoma Bravo, LLC’s portfolio company DigiCert, Inc. (“DigiCert”). We expect to receive approximately $950 million in upfront cash proceeds and approximately a 30% equity interest in the common stock of the DigiCert business. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by our Board of Directors, is expected to be completed in our third quarter of fiscal 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. We expect that effective in our second quarter of fiscal 2018, the financial results of our website security business will be presented as discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income when we meet the criteria for the website security business to be classified as held for sale on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-looking statements and factors that may affect future results
The discussion below contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to safe harbors under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include references to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets, as well as statements including words such as “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” and similar expressions. In addition, projections of our future financial performance, anticipated growth and trends in our businesses and in our industries, the anticipated impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and of our restructurings, our intent to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future, the actions we intend to take as part of our new strategy, the expected impact of our new strategy and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions, based on our current expectations about future events and may not prove to be accurate. We do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring or circumstances arising after the date of this report. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and our actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements on the basis of several factors, including those that we discuss in Risk Factors, set forth in Part I, Item 1A, of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and in Part II Item 1A, of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We encourage you to read those sections carefully.
OVERVIEW
Our business
Symantec Corporation is a global leader in cybersecurity. We operate our business on a global civilian cyber intelligence threat network and track a vast number of threats across the Internet from hundreds of millions of mobile devices, endpoints, and servers across the globe. We believe one of our competitive advantages is our database of threat indicators. This database allows us to reduce the number of false positives and provide faster and better protection for customers through our products. We are leveraging our capabilities to deliver integrated platformssolutions for customers. We are also pioneering solutions in markets such as cloud security, digital safety, advanced threat protection, identity protection, information protection and cyber security services.

Fiscal calendar
We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. The three months ended June 30,December 29, 2017 (“Q1FY18”Q3 FY18”) and July 1,December 30, 2016 (“Q1FY17”Q3 FY17”), both consisted of 13 weeks. The nine months ended December 29, 2017 (“YTD FY18”) and December 30, 2016 (“YTD FY17”) both consisted of 39 weeks. Our 2018 fiscal year consists of 52 weeks and ends on March 30, 2018.
Strategy
Our strategy is to deliver comprehensive cyber security platformssolutions for both enterprises and consumers.
Our enterprise security strategy is to deliver an Integrated Cyber Defense Platformplatform that allows Symantec products to share threat intelligence and improve security outcomes for customers across all control points. Symantec is the leading vendor in protecting users, information, web and messaging across an integrated platform.
Our consumer digital safety strategy is to deliver the most comprehensive consumer digital safety solutions to help people protect their information, identities, devices and families.

Our financial highlights and results of operations
Our financial highlights and results of operations discuss our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting the company and analyze our financial results comparing Q1FY18the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 to Q1FY17.the prior year periods. This interim Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the MD&A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
On October 31, 2017, we completed the sale of our website security (“WSS”) and public key infrastructure (“PKI”) solutions to DigiCert Parent Inc. (“DigiCert”) for an aggregate consideration of $1.1 billion, consisting of approximately $960 million in cash and shares of common stock representing an approximate 28% interest in the outstanding common stock of DigiCert valued at $160 million as of the transaction date. The results of operations of our former information management business (“Veritas”)WSS and PKI solutions prior to the divestiture are presented as discontinued operationsreported in our consolidated results of operations through October 31, 2017. The cash consideration is subject to adjustment for WSS and PKI closing date cash and working capital as specified in the purchase agreement. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Operations and thus have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all reported periods. more information on our divestiture.
The following discussion relates to the results of our current segment reporting structurecontinuing operations and our continuing operationstotal Company cash flows unless stated otherwise.
Our operating segments
Our operating segments are significant strategic business units that offer different products and services distinguished by customer needs. Our operating segments are: Enterprise Security and Consumer Digital Safety.
Enterprise Security.Our Enterprise Security segment protectssolutions protect organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. Our Enterprise Security segment includes our endpoint protection products, endpoint management products, messaging protection products, information protection products, cyber security services, website security (through October 31, 2017) and advanced web and cloud security offerings. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our divestiture of our WSS and PKI solutions on October 31, 2017. Our enterprise endpoint, and network security and management offerings support evolving endpoints and networks, providing advanced threat protection while helping reduce cost and complexity. These products and solutions are delivered through various methods, such as software, appliance, virtual appliance, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and managed services.
Consumer Digital Safety. Our Consumer Digital Safety segment focuses on providing a comprehensive Digital Safety solution to protect information, devices, networks and the identities of consumers. This solution includes our Norton-branded services, which provide multi-layer security across major desktop and mobile operating systems, public Wi-Fi connections, and home networks, to defend against increasingly complex online threats to individuals, families and small businesses, and our LifeLock-branded identity protection services. Our LifeLock-branded identity protection services primarily consist of identifying and notifying users of identity-related and other events and assisting users in remediating their impact. With the addition of LifeLock-branded identity protection services, we are providing a comprehensive digital safety platformsolution designed to protect information across devices, customer identities and the connected home and family and accelerating our leadership in Consumer Digital Safety to protect all aspects of consumers’ digital lives.
For further description ofmore information on our operating segments see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial highlights and business trends
The following charts provideis an overview of key financial metrics in millions except forand the respective metrics as a percentage of revenues.
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Below are our key financial resultshighlights for continuing operations:the three months ended December 29, 2017, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year:
Revenue increased by 33%,16% compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, driven by a 34%47% increase in our Consumer Digital Safety segment, primarily due to the contribution from the February 2017 acquisition of LifeLock, Inc. (“LifeLock”). Revenue in our Enterprise Security segment decreased 3%, primarily due to the divestiture of our WSS and 31%PKI solutions, partially offset by increased revenue from Blue Coat products.
Gross margin increased 2 percentage points compared to the corresponding period in the prior year due to the mix of customer and products, as our higher margin Consumer Digital Safety segment contributed to a larger proportion of the total gross profit.
Operating margin increased 10 percentage points compared to the corresponding period in the prior year primarily driven by increased revenue and decreased sales and marketing and general administrative expense relative to our revenue partially due to savings from our ongoing cost reduction initiatives.
Income tax expense from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 reflects the discrete effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1), or the “Act”, enacted on December 22, 2017, and includes an income tax benefit of $1.6 billion resulting from the application of the Act to existing deferred tax balances, partially offset by $821 million of tax expense that was recorded for the one-time transition tax liability under the Act. In addition, we recorded the benefit of a reduction in our estimated annual effective rate to reflect a change in the federal statutory rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018, as a result of the enactment of the Act.
On October 31, 2107, we completed the sale of our WSS and PKI solutions to DigiCert for an aggregate consideration of $1.1 billion, resulting in a gain of $658 million.
Below are our additional financial highlights for the nine months ended December 29, 2017, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year:
Revenue increased by 25% compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, driven by a 15% and 38% increase in revenue from our Enterprise Security and Consumer Digital Safety segments, respectively, primarily due to the contributions from the acquisitions of Blue Coat Inc. (“Blue Coat”) and LifeLock, Inc. (“LifeLock”).LifeLock.
Our grossGross margin decreased five1 percentage pointspoint compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, primarily due to $53increased amortization of intangible assets of $83 million of revenue we excluded as a result of the revaluationsour acquisitions of LifeLock and Blue Coat deferred revenue to fair value at the time of the acquisitions and increased amortization expense of $49 million primarily related to the acquired Blue Coat and LifeLock, intangible assets.partially offset by our higher margin Consumer Digital Safety segment contributing to a larger proportion of the total gross profit.
Our operatingOperating margin decreased sixteen2 percentage points compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, primarily due to the decreased gross margin, increased stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets of $95 millionadvertising and $45 million, respectively. These increases were due in large part to the assumption of equity awards and amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions.promotion expense, partly offset by savings from our ongoing cost reduction initiatives.
Cash paid for income taxes decreased $914 million, primarily due to the one-time payment during Q1FY17 related to the gain on sale from the divestiture of Veritas during fiscal 2016.
During Q1FY18, weWe repaid debt totaling $2.0$2.6 billion as part of our plan to deleverage our balance sheet.
We expectpaid aggregate cash consideration of $402 million for our operating margin to fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including our operating results and the timing and amount of expenses incurred.

acquisitions.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Segment operating results
Enterprise Security Segment
Our Enterprise Security segment protects organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. The following tables are in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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Revenue increased $165 million, or 34% primarily due to revenue from sales of Blue Coat network protection products, which were absent in Q1FY17. Due to the revaluation of deferred revenue to the fair value at the time we acquired Blue Coat, we excluded $23 million of revenue we otherwise would have recognized in Q1FY18. Operating income increased $66 million, or 236%, primarily due to the contribution of the Blue Coat acquisition and a reduction in expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.
Consumer Digital Safety Segment
Our Consumer Digital Safety segment focuses making it simple for customers to be productive and protected at home and at work. The following tables are in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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Revenue increased $126 million, or 31%, primarily due to revenue from sales of LifeLock products, which were absent in Q1FY17. Due to the revaluation of deferred revenue to fair value at the time we acquired LifeLock, we excluded $30 million of revenue we otherwise would have recognized in Q1FY18. While the trend of declining revenues from sales of Norton-branded products continued in Q1FY18, we continued to benefit from the shift to subscription-based contracts and combined packaging of consumer products, resulting in a lower decline in Q1FY18 as compared to Q1FY17. Our operating income remained relatively flat due to a relatively lower operating margin from LifeLock products.

Net revenues by geographic region
RevenuePercentage of revenue by country asgeographic region presented below is based on the billing location of the customer.
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Total:$884
million  Total:$1,175
million
Note: Americas include U.S., Canada and Latin America; EMEA includes Europe, Middle East and Africa; APJ includes Asia Pacific and Japan.Japan
Fluctuations in the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies unfavorably impacted our international revenue by approximately $11 million for Q1FY18 as compared to Q1FY17. Our percentage of revenues from the Americas for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 increased compared to prior year periods primarily as a result of LifeLock sales which are entirely U.S. based.U.S.-based.
Our international sales are expected to continue to be a significant portion of our revenue. As a result, we expect revenue to continue to be affected by foreign currency exchange rates as compared to the U.S. dollar. We are unable to predict the extent to which revenue in future periods will be impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. If international sales become a greater portion of our total sales in the future, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may have a potentially greater impact on our revenue and operating results.

Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues consists primarily of technical support costs, costs of billable services, fees to original equipment manufacturers under revenue-sharing agreements, hardware costs, and fulfillment costs, as well as intangible asset amortization expense, and isexpense. The amounts below are presented below in millions except forand the percentages are a percentage of revenues.
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Three Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended December 30, 2016
Our cost of revenues increased $108$14 million, or 6%, primarily due to costscost of revenues related to salesour acquired LifeLock products, partially offset by lower cost of therevenues from our divested WSS and PKI solutions.
Nine Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Nine Months Ended December 30, 2016
Our cost of revenues increased $174 million, or 29%, primarily due to cost of revenues related to our acquired Blue Coat and LifeLock products, including $49$83 million of increased amortization of acquired intangible assets and $52 million of increased technical support costs primarily driven by the LifeLock acquisition.
Operating expenses
The following amounts are in millions and the percentages are a percentage of revenues.
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Three Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended December 30, 2016
Sales and marketing expense were relatively flat compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2017.
Research and development expense increased $21 million, or 10%, primarily due to an increase of $24 million in stock-based compensation expense primarily related to the acquired Blue Coatequity awards assumed or granted in connection with our acquisitions.
General and LifeLock intangible assets.

Operating expenses
The following charts are in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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In general, our operating expenses increased in Q1FY18administrative expense was relatively flat compared to Q1FY17 as a resultthe corresponding period in fiscal 2017.
Amortization of intangible assets increased headcount and facility costs associated$9 million primarily due to the intangible assets acquired in the LifeLock acquisition.
Nine Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with the acquisitions of Blue Coat and LifeLock during fiscal 2017.Nine Months Ended December 30, 2016
Sales and marketing expense increased $142$233 million, or 23%, primarily as a result of increased expenses from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions, which includedincluding increases of $64$143 million ofin advertising and promotional expense, largely related to LifeLock, and $29$60 million ofin stock-based compensation expense, primarily from awards assumed in acquisitions, and $36 million in other compensation and benefits expense. These increases were partially offset by a reduction ofthe decreased expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.our divested WSS and PKI solutions.
Research and development expense increased $63$125 million, or 22%, primarily as a result of increased expenses from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions, which included an increaseincluding increases of $26$79 million ofin stock-based compensation expense and $23 million in other compensation and benefits expense. These increases were partially offset by a reduction of expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.
General and administrative expense increased $65$71 million primarily as a result of increased expenses fromincreases of $70 million in stock-based compensation expense and $28 million in other compensation and benefits expense, primarily due to the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions, which included an increase of $40 million of stock-based compensation expense. These increases were partially offset by a reductiondecrease of expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.$34 million in acquisition-related costs due to a lower level of acquisition activities in fiscal 2018.
Our stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses increased $95$209 million, or 96%, primarily due to the equity awards assumed in the Blue Coat and LifeLockour acquisitions, and the expected level of achievement for performance-based restricted stock units (“PRUs”). Our stock-based compensation expense will continue to fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors including the achievement levels of PRU performance conditions.equity awards.
Amortization of intangible assets increased $45$75 million primarily due to the intangible assets acquired in the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions.
Restructuring, transition and other costs
We initiated a restructuring plan in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements. We expect to reducehave reduced headcount and closeclosed certain facilities in connection withunder the restructuring plan. These actions are expected to be completed in fiscal 2018. On an annual basis,During the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017, we expect this restructuring plan to generate net cost efficienciesalso incurred divestiture costs as a result of the sale of our WSS and cost synergies which, when completed, will favorably impact our continuing operating expenses under our

commitment to realize cost savings of $580 million, including cost synergies from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions. In connection with this restructuring plan, we expect to incur approximately $195 million to $245 million in expenses in the remaining quarters of fiscal 2018.
Additionally, we expect continuing significant transitionPKI solutions, as well as costs associated with our other transition and transformation programs including the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system and costs to automate business processes. Restructuring, transition and other costs primarily consisted of $11 million and $75 million of severance costs and transition costs, respectively, during the third quarter in fiscal 2018, compared to $19 million and$26 million, respectively, during the same period in fiscal 2017. Restructuring, transition and other costs primarily consisted of $50 million and $195 million of severance costs and transition costs, respectively, during the first nine months of fiscal 2018, compared to $57 million and $71 million, respectively, during the same period in fiscal 2017. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our restructuring, transition and other costs.

Non-operating expense,income (expense), net
The following charts are in millions.
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Non-operating expense,income (expense), net, increased $81during the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2018, compared to the same periods in fiscal 2017, primarily due to a $658 million primarily driven by an increase in interest expensegain as a result of $57 million, mainly related to our increased borrowings subsequent to Q1FY17.divestiture of our WSS and PKI solutions. See Note 76 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information abouton our debt. In addition,divestiture.
The increase in non-operating income (expense), net, for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 from our divestiture was partially offset by increased interest expense net, further increased by $15of $65 million resulting frommainly related to the timing of the issuance of the borrowings in fiscal 2017 as well as a net foreign currency remeasurementnet loss for Q1FY18of $26 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2018, compared to a net gain for Q1FY17.of $3 million in the same period in fiscal 2017.

Provision for income taxes
The following charts are in millions except for percentages.
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Our effective tax rate for lossincome from continuing operations for Q1FY18the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to accounting for the effects of enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) or the “Act” on December 22, 2017, the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings, the research and development tax credit, and excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, partially offset by various permanent differences.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we revised our estimated annual effective rate to reflect a change in the federal statutory rate from 35% to 21%, as a result of the enactment of the Act, which included broad tax reforms that are applicable to us. The rate change is effective January 1, 2018 and therefore will require us to use a blended U.S. statutory rate of 31.58% for our fiscal year 2018. As a result, we recognized a tax benefit in our tax provision for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 related to applying the new accounting guidance, partially offset by permanent differences.blended tax rate to our taxable income, as well as adjusting our deferred tax balance to reflect the application of the Act.
Our effective tax rate for incomeloss from continuing operations for Q1FY17the three and nine months ended December 30, 2016 was based on the historic statutory tax rate of 35%. Our effective tax rate for loss from continuing operations for the three months ended December 30, 2016 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings domestic manufacturing incentives and the research and development tax credit, partially offset by statevarious permanent differences. Our effective tax rate for loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended December 30, 2016 differs from the federal statutory income taxes.tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings and the research and development credit, partially offset by various permanent differences and tax expense related to the loss of tax attributes due to restructuring activities. Additionally, as pre-tax income (loss) approaches break even, small changes can produce significant variability in the effective tax rate.
For the three and nine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, we recorded an income tax benefit of $30 million and an income tax expense of $7 million on discontinued operations, of $41 million.respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 1,December 30, 2016, we recorded an income tax benefit of $85 million and an income tax expense of $49 million on discontinued operations, of $16 million.respectively. See Note 1213 for further details regarding discontinued operations.

Income tax expense from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended December 29, 2017 was adjusted to reflect the discrete effects of the Act and resulted in an increase in income tax benefit of $810 million. This includes an income tax benefit of $1.6 billion resulting from the application of the Act to existing deferred tax balances, including a reduction of the previously accrued deferred tax liability for foreign earnings by $1.4 billion. This was partially offset by $821 million of tax expense that was recorded for the one-time transition tax liability under the Act.
As of December 29, 2017, we have not completed our accounting for the tax effects of enactment of the Act; however, in certain cases, we have made a reasonable estimate of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax. These amounts may require further adjustments as a result of additional future guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, changes in our assumptions, and the availability of further information and interpretations. In other cases, we have not been able to make a reasonable estimate and we continue to account for those items based on our existing accounting policies and the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to enactment. For the items for which we were able to determine a reasonable estimate, we recognized a provisional tax benefit of $810 million, which is included as a component of income tax expense from continuing operations. See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information for additional information regarding our estimates.
We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and international tax jurisdictions. A substantial portion of our international earnings were generated from subsidiaries organized in Ireland and Singapore. Our results of operations would be adversely affected to the extent that our geographical mix of income becomes more weighted toward jurisdictions with higher tax rates and would be favorably affected to the extent the relative geographic mix shifts to lower tax jurisdictions. Any change in our mix of earnings is dependent upon many factors and is therefore difficult to predict.

The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. Although potential resolution of uncertain tax positions involve multiple tax periods and jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits related to these audits could decrease, whether by payment, release, or a combination of both, in the next 12 months by $12$13 million, which could reduce our income tax provision and therefore benefit the resulting effective tax rate.
We continue to monitor the progress of ongoing income tax controversies and the impact, if any, of the expected expiration of the statute of limitations in various taxing jurisdictions.
Segment operating results
Enterprise Security Segment
The following amounts are in millions and the percentages are a percentage of Enterprise Security segment revenues.
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Note: We do not allocate to our operating segments certain operating expenses that we manage separately at the corporate level and are not used in evaluating the results of, or in allocating resources to, our segments. These unallocated expenses consist of stock-based compensation expense; amortization of intangible assets; restructuring, transition and other costs; and acquisition-related costs.
Three Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended December 30, 2016
Revenue decreased $19 million, or 3%, primarily due to a $69 million decrease in revenue from our WSS and PKI solutions as a result of the divestiture on October 31, 2017, partially offset by an increase in revenue from our network protection solutions. Revenue during the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was also unfavorably affected by a shift in sales to products with ratable revenue recognition, and away from product and license sales, as customers are increasingly adopting our cloud, subscription and virtual appliance products in line with our business strategy. This resulted in less in-quarter recognized revenue and more revenue deferred to the balance sheet. We expect this trend to continue at least through the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 as our business model continues to evolve to more arrangements subject to ratable revenue recognition. Operating income increased $78 million, or 134%, primarily due to improved gross margin and decreased sales and marketing expense.
Nine Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Nine Months Ended December 30, 2016
Revenue increased $258 million, or 15%, primarily due to the full period impact of the Blue Coat acquisition, partially offset by a decrease of $80 million in revenue as a result of the divestiture of our WSS and PKI solutions on October 31, 2017. Revenue during the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was also unfavorably affected by our shift to products with ratable revenue recognition as described above. Operating income increased $266 million, or 240%, primarily due to the contribution from the Blue Coat acquisition.

Consumer Digital Safety Segment
The following amounts are in millions and the percentages are a percentage of Consumer Digital Safety Segment revenues.
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Note: We do not allocate to our operating segments certain operating expenses that we manage separately at the corporate level and are not used in evaluating the results of, or in allocating resources to, our segments. These unallocated expenses consist of stock-based compensation expense; amortization of intangible assets; restructuring, transition and other costs; and acquisition-related costs.
Three Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Three Months Ended December 30, 2016
Revenue increased $187 million, or 47%, primarily due to revenue from sales of LifeLock products in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, which were absent in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. Our revenue growth reflects the benefit of the shift to subscription-based contracts and combined packaging of our consumer products, which is helping to mitigate the trend of declining revenues from sales of stand-alone Norton-branded products. Operating income increased $89 million, or 42%, primarily due to the contribution from the LifeLock acquisition.
Nine Months Ended December 29, 2017 Compared with Nine Months Ended December 30, 2016
Revenue increased $462 million, or 38%, primarily due to revenue from sales of LifeLock products in the first nine months of fiscal 2018, which were absent in the same period in fiscal 2017. We were also impacted by the trends related to our Norton products discussed above. Operating income increased $122 million, or 18%, primarily due to the contribution from the LifeLock acquisition.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Sources and uses of cash
We have historically relied on cash flow from operations, borrowings under credit facilities, issuances of debt, and equity securities, and the sale of a business, for our liquidity needs. As of June 30,December 29, 2017, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.3 billion,$2.5 billion.
We manage our investment portfolio with the objective to achieve greater investment diversification and higher yields while preserving capital and liquidity.
Another potential source of which $8 millionliquidity is included in our other current assets. We also have an unused credit facility of $1.0 billion, resultingwhich expires in May 2021.
Our principal cash requirements primarily consist of acquisitions, operating expenses, payment of taxes, capital expenditures, and contractual payments of principal and interest on debt. As a liquidity positionpart of approximately $3.3 billion. our plan to deleverage our balance sheet, we may from time to time in the future make additional optional repayments of our debt obligations, which may include repurchases of our outstanding debt, depending on various factors such as market conditions.
As of June 30,December 29, 2017, $1.5$1.6 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were held by our foreign subsidiaries. We have provided U.S. deferred taxes on a portion of our undistributed foreign earnings sufficient to address the incremental U.S. tax that would be due if we needed such portion of thesethose funds to support our operations in the U.S. As a result of the Act enacted on December 22, 2017, we have recorded a provisional liability for the one-time transition tax, payable over eight years, of $821 million. Approximately $92 million is reflected as a current tax payable and the remainder as a long-term liability.
Our principal cash requirements primarily consist of acquisitions, operating expenses and working capital, payment of taxes, capital expenditures, payment of principal and interest on debt, and restructuring, transition and integration costs. Also, we may engage, from time to time, in the open market purchase of our notes prior to their maturity. Furthermore, our capital allocation strategy contemplates a quarterly cash dividend. In addition, we regularly evaluatedividend and an on-going evaluation of our ability to repurchase shares of our common stock.
Cash flowsWe initiated a restructuring plan in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements. We have reduced headcount and closed certain facilities under the restructuring plan. We expect the plan to be substantially completed in the first half of fiscal 2019 and expect additional cash charges of approximately $70 million to $90 million, primarily related to severance benefits and facilities exit costs. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our restructuring plan.

Sources and uses of cash
The following charts summarize cash provided by (used in)summarizes selected items in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Q1FY17the nine months ended December 29, 2017 and Q1FY18,December 30, 2016, in millions.
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Continuing operatingOperating activities
Our primary source of cash from continuing operating activities has been from cash collections from our customers. Due to seasonality, our orders are generally higher in our third and fourth fiscal quarters and lower in our first and second fiscal quarters. We therefore expect cashCash inflows from continuing operating activities to beare affected by these fluctuations in our billings and timing of the related collections.
Our primary uses of cash from our continuing operating activities include payments for income taxes, payments for compensation and related costs, payments to our resellers and distribution partners, payments for income taxes, and other general corporate expenditures.
The change inOur cash flows from continuing operating activities in Q1FY18operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 were $684 million, compared to Q1FY17 was primarily duenet cash used of $564 million for the same period in fiscal 2017. Our cash flows in the first nine months of fiscal 2018 reflected $1.6 billion of discrete deferred income tax benefit related to decreasedadjustments of deferred taxes as a result of the enactment of the Act in December 2017 and $821 millionin taxespayable as a result of transition taxes. Our cash flows in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 reflected a one-time tax paymentspayment of $914$887 million related to income taxes paidthe gain on sale from the divestiture of Veritas. In addition, our cash flows from operations in Q1FY17the first nine months of fiscal 2018, compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, were favorably impacted by an increase in deferred revenue of $258 million, reflecting increased billings and increased changescollections for ratable contracts, as well as longer contract duration.
Investing activities
Our investing cash flows consist primarily of proceeds from divestitures, payments for acquisitions and net purchases of short-term investments. Our investing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2018 included $946 million in working capitalnet cash proceeds from the divestiture of our WSS and PKI solutions in Q1FY18,the third quarter of fiscal 2018, partially offset by lower income from continuing operations, adjusted$402 million paid for non-cash items.

Restructuring Plan. We initiated a restructuring plan in Q1FY17acquisitions during the first nine months of fiscal 2018, compared to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements. We expect to reduce headcount and close certain facilities in connection with this restructuring plan. The total remaining cash payments in connection with$4.5 billion paid during the restructuring plan are expected to be approximately $235 million to $270 million. These actions are expected to be completed insame period for fiscal 2018.2017 for the Blue Coat acquisition. See Note 46 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our restructuring plans.
Continuing investing activities
Our investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expendituresdivestiture and investment purchases and proceeds. The change in continuing investing activities in Q1FY18 compared to Q1FY17 was primarily due to reduced proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments of $30 million and increased additions to property and equipment of $25 million.
Short-term investments.acquisitions. In order to achieve greater investment diversification and higher yields while maintaining our objectives of preservation of capital, liquidity, and safety, we plan to maintain our increased holdings of short-term investments.
Fireglass and Skycure acquisitions.In June 2017 and July 2017, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire Fireglass, Ltd. (“Fireglass”) and Skycure, Ltd. (“Skycure”), respectively. Both acquisitions closed in July 2017, subsequent to Q1FY18. The consideration foraddition, during the acquisitions of Fireglass and Skycure was approximately $225 million and $205 million, respectively, and primarily consisted of cash.
Sale of Website Security business. On August 2, 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our website security and related public key infrastructure products to Thoma Bravo, LLC’s portfolio company DigiCert, Inc. (“DigiCert”). We expect to receive approximately $950 million in upfront cash proceeds and approximately a 30% equity interest in the common stock of the DigiCert business. The sale is expected to close in our third quarterfirst nine months of fiscal 2018, subject to the satisfactionwe had net purchases of customary closing conditions. The transaction proceeds, net$383 million of expected taxes and expenses, are expected to be used to repay debt.short-term investments.
Continuing financingFinancing activities
Our financing cash flows consist primarily of issuances and repayments of debt, payment of dividends and dividend equivalents to stockholders, and tax payments related to shares withheld in the settlement of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The change in continuingOur primary financing activities during the first nine months of fiscal 2018 consisted of debt repayments of $2.6 billion, while our primary financing activities in Q1FY18 compared to Q1FY17 was primarily due to increased repayments on debtthe first nine months of $2.0 billion, reducedfiscal 2017 consisted of borrowings of $994 million and increased tax payments related to the settlement$5.0 billion, net of RSUsissuance costs.
Debt. As of $37 million.
Borrowings. Proceeds from and repayments of borrowings fluctuate from year to year based on the amounts paid to fund acquisitions, and debt repayments. The charts below set forthDecember 29, 2017, our total debt issued, repaid and theoutstanding principal amount of unused credit facility for Q1FY17 and Q1FY18, in millions.
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As a part of our plan to deleverage our balance sheet, we may from time to time in the future make optional repayments of our debt obligations, which may include repurchases of our outstanding debt, depending on various factors, such as market conditions.
Interest payments on $2.3was $5.7 billion of our variable-rate borrowings are subject to change based on market interest rates.
. See Note 78 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our debt repayments and borrowings.debt.
Dividends. On August 2, 2017,January 31, 2018, we declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock to be paid on September 13, 2017,March 14, 2018, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2017.February 20, 2018. All shares of common stock issued and outstanding and all shares of unvested restricted stock and performance-based stock as of the record date will be entitled to the dividend and dividend equivalents, respectively. Any future dividends and dividend equivalents will be subject to the approval of our Board.
Board of Directors. See Note 910 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our share repurchases and dividends and dividend equivalents.
Share repurchases. Under our stock repurchase programs, we may purchase shares of our outstanding common stock through open market and through accelerated stock repurchase (“ASR”) transactions. As of December 29, 2017, the remaining balance of our share repurchase authorization is $800 million and does not have an expiration date.

Contractual obligations
Except for the repayment of our Senior Notes, settlement of our Senior Term Facility, and related interest payments on borrowings, there were no significant changes during the three months ended June 30, 2017 to theOur contractual obligations disclosedprimarily consist of future payments due under our debt, purchase orders, lease arrangements and certain tax regulations. The table below summarizes contractual obligations as of December 29, 2017 that have materially changed from our disclosure in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, set forth in Part II, Item 7, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
The table below sets forth these changes as of June 30, 2017, but does not update the other line items in the contractual obligations table that appear in the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K described above:
Payments Due by Fiscal PeriodPayments Due by Fiscal Period
(In millions)Total Remainder of 2018 2019 - 2020 2021 - 2022 ThereafterTotal Remainder of 2018 2019 - 2020 2021 - 2022 Thereafter
Debt (1)
$6,300
 $
 $1,800
 $3,000
 $1,500
$5,670
 $
 $1,170
 $3,000
 $1,500
Interest payments on debt (2)
968
 156
 382
 230
 200
845
 43
 369
 233
 200
Total$7,268
 $156
 $2,182
 $3,230
 $1,700
Purchase obligations (3)
340
 242
 45
 51
 2
Deemed repatriation taxes (4)
856
 92
 133
 133
 498
 
(1)See Note 78 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our debt.
(2)Interest payments were calculated based on the contractual terms of the related Senior Notes, Convertible Senior Notes and Senior Term Facilities. Interest on variable rate debt was calculated using the interest rate in effect as of June 30,December 29, 2017. See Note 78 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the Senior Notes, Convertible Senior Notes and Senior Term Facilities.
(3)These amounts are associated with agreements for purchases of goods or services generally including agreements that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. The table above also includes agreements to purchase goods or services that have cancellation provisions requiring little or no payment. The amounts under such contracts are included in the table above because management believes that cancellation of these contracts is unlikely and we expect to make future cash payments according to the contract terms or in similar amounts for similar materials.
(4)These amounts represent the transition tax on untaxed foreign earnings of foreign subsidiaries under the Act which may be paid in installments over an eight-year period. See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our income taxes and the impact from the recently enacted legislation.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us. In addition, our bylaws contain indemnification obligations to our directors, officers, employees and agents, and we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in our bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and we have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In connection with the sale of Veritas, we assigned several leases to Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries. As a condition to consenting to the assignments, certain lessors required us to agree to indemnify the lessor under the applicable lease with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries’ breach of payment obligations under the terms of the lease. As with our other indemnification obligations discussed above and in general, it is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. As with our other indemnification obligations, such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses and to date, generally under our real estate obligations, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations under our leases and have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We provide limited product warranties and the majority of our software license agreements contain provisions that indemnify licensees of our software from damages and costs resulting from claims alleging that our software infringes on the intellectual property rights of a third party. Historically, payments made under these provisions have been immaterial. We monitor the conditions that are subject to indemnification to identify if a loss has occurred.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
There have been no material changes in the matters for which we make critical accounting estimates in the preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements during the threenine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, as compared to those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
Recently issued authoritative guidance not yet adopted
Revenue Recognition - Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new authoritative guidance for revenue from contracts with customers. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more

judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. In March 2016, the FASB clarified implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing which reduces the cost and complexity of applying certain aspects of the guidance both at implementation and on an ongoing basis.
The new guidance may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“retrospective”) or retrospectively with cumulative effect recognized in retained earnings as of the date of adoption (“modified retrospective”). We expect to adopt the new standard on a modified retrospective basis in our first quarter of fiscal 2019.
We are currently evaluatingcontinuing to assess the impact of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and related disclosures and have not yet determined whether the effect will be material. We do not expect that the adoption of this guidancestandard will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.operating cash flows. We believe that the new guidance will impact our following policies and disclosures:
the pattern and timing of the recognition of revenue for certain license fees;
the allocation of revenue across performance obligations in multiple element arrangements; and
required disclosures, including information about the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations and expected timing of revenue recognition.
We will continue to assess the impact of new guidance including any changes to systems, processes and the control environment as we work through the adoption, and there remain areas still to be fully concluded upon.
Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement. In January 2016, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance on financial instruments. The new guidance enhances the reporting model for financial instruments, which includes amendments to address aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure. The new guidance will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted under limited circumstances but we do not intend to adopt the provisions of the new guidance early. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on lease accounting which will require lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on their balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by operating leases and will also require disclosures designed to give users of financial statements information on the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The new guidance will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2020. Early adoption is permitted but we do not plan to adopt the provisions of the new guidance early. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements. We are currently in the assessment phase to determine the adoption methodology and are evaluating the impact of this new standard on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures. We expect that most of our operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption, which will increase the total assets and total liabilities we report. We are evaluating the impact to our consolidated financial statements as it relates to other aspects of the business.
Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance on credit losses which changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade receivables and other instruments, we will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model. Additionally, for available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, we will measure credit losses in a manner similar to today, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. The standard will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2021. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Asset Transfers Other Than Inventory. In October 2016, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance that requires entities to immediately recognize the tax consequences of intercompany asset transfers, excluding inventory, at the transaction date, rather than deferring the tax consequences under current U.S. GAAP. The standard will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019, and requires a modified retrospective transition method. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance and anticipate it will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Although there are several other new accounting pronouncements issued or proposed by the FASB that we have adopted or will adopt, as applicable, we do not believe any of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, operating results or disclosures.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest rate risk
There have been no significant changes in our interest rate risk exposures during the threenine months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, as compared to the interest rate risk exposures discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, set forth in Part II, Item 7A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
ComparedThere have been no significant changes to March 31, 2017, as of June 30, 2017, the hypotheticalestimated fair value change to our foreign currency hedging derivatives for a given change in value in our forward exchange contracts for a 10% change in exchange rates has increased by $30 million. For further discussion about market risk related to changes inforeign currency exchange rates seeduring the nine months ended December 29, 2017, as compared to that discussed in Part I,II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) defines the term “disclosure controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. “Disclosure controls and procedures” include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our management (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)) has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our CEO and our CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30,December 29, 2017, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to this Item may be found under the heading “Litigation contingencies” in Note 1112 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
A description of the risks associated with our business, financial condition, and results of operations is set forth in Part 1,I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our risksAnnual Report, except for the following risk factor. The risk factor below should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and other information disclosed in our Form 10-K.
Changes to our effective tax rate could increase our income tax expense and reduce (increase) our net income (loss).
Our effective tax rate could be adversely affected by several factors, many of which are outside of our control, including:
Changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws, including impacts of the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the consequences of which have not yet been fully determined;
Changes to other tax laws, regulations, and interpretations in multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, including actions resulting from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s base erosion and profit shifting project, proposed actions by international bodies, as well as the requirements of certain tax rulings;
Changes in the relative proportions of revenues and income before taxes in the various jurisdictions in which we operate that have differing statutory tax rates;
The tax effects of purchase accounting for acquisitions and restructuring charges that may cause fluctuations between reporting periods; and
Tax assessments, or any related tax interest or penalties that could significantly affect our income tax expense for the period in which the settlements take place.
We report our results of operations based on our determination of the aggregate amount of taxes owed in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate. From time to time, we receive notices that a tax authority in a particular jurisdiction believes that we owe a greater amount of tax than we have reported to such description.authority. We are regularly engaged in discussions and sometimes disputes with these tax authorities. We are engaged in disputes of this nature at this time. If the ultimate determination of our taxes owed in any of these jurisdictions is for an amount in excess of the tax provision we have recorded or reserved for, our operating results, cash flows, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Share repurchase activity during the three months ended June 30, 2017, were as follows:(a) None.
(In millions, except per share data) 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
 
Average Price Paid per Share (1)
 Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2017 to April 28, 2017 
 $
 
 $800
April 29, 2017 to May 26, 2017 2.2
 $30.51
 2.2
 $800
May 27, 2017 to June 30, 2017 
 $
 
 $800
Total number of shares repurchased 2.2
   2.2
  
(b) None.
(c) None.

(1)Represents shares related to our accelerated stock repurchase (“ASR”) agreement. In March 2017, we entered into an ASR agreement with financial institutions to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of our common stock. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we made an upfront payment of $500 million to the financial institutions pursuant to the ASR agreement, and received and retired an initial delivery of 14.2 million shares of our common stock. In May 2017, we completed the repurchase and received an additional 2.2 million shares of our common stock. The total shares received and retired under the terms of the ASR agreement were 16.4 million, with an average price paid per share of $30.51.
Item 6. Exhibits
The information required by this Item is set forth in the Exhibit Index that follows the signature page of this Report.
Exhibit
Number
Incorporated by ReferenceFiled with this 10-Q
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile NumberExhibitFile Date
10.01*10-Q000-1778110.0111/3/2017
31.01X
31.02X
32.01†X
32.02†X
101.INSXBRL Instance DocumentX
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase DocumentX
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase DocumentX
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase DocumentX
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase DocumentX
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase DocumentX
*Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
 (Registrant)
   
 By: /s/    Gregory S. Clark
  
Gregory S. Clark 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
   
 By: /s/    Nicholas R. Noviello
  
Nicholas R. Noviello 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

August 4, 2017February 2, 2018

EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
   Incorporated by Reference Filed with this 10-Q
Exhibit Description Form File Number Exhibit File Date 
3.01 Bylaws, as amended, of Symantec Corporation. 10-K 000-17781 3.05 5/19/2017  
10.01* FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan - Chief Executive Officer.         X
10.02* FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan - Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President.         X
10.03* Form of FY17 Amended and Restated Symantec Corporation Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.         X
10.04* Form of FY18 Symantec Corporation Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.         X
31.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
31.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
32.01† Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
32.02† Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.         X
101.INS XBRL Instance Document         X
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase Document         X
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document         X
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document         X
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase Document         X
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document         X
*Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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