UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended Commission File Number 1-11605
March 31,December 29, 2018  
 
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Incorporated in Delaware I.R.S. Employer Identification
  No. 95-4545390
500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California 91521
(818) 560-1000
 
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There were 1,490,523,3201,490,776,763 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 2, 2018.January 30, 2019.






PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: Financial Statements
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited; in millions, except per share data)
Quarter Ended Six Months EndedQuarter Ended
March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Revenues:          
Services$12,520
 $11,487
 $25,504
 $23,893
$12,866
 $12,984
Products2,028
 1,849
 4,395
 4,227
2,437
 2,367
Total revenues14,548
 13,336
 29,899
 28,120
15,303
 15,351
Costs and expenses:          
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(6,304) (5,839) (13,638) (12,859)(7,564) (7,324)
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(1,229) (1,130) (2,632) (2,516)(1,437) (1,405)
Selling, general, administrative and other(2,247) (1,941) (4,326) (3,926)(2,152) (2,087)
Depreciation and amortization(731) (676) (1,473) (1,363)(732) (742)
Total costs and expenses(10,511) (9,586) (22,069) (20,664)(11,885) (11,558)
Restructuring and impairment charges(13) 
 (28) 

 (15)
Other income, net41
 
 94
 
Other income
 53
Interest expense, net(143) (84) (272) (183)(63) (129)
Equity in the income of investees6
 85
 49
 203
76
 43
Income before income taxes3,928
 3,751
 7,673
 7,476
3,431
 3,745
Income taxes(813) (1,212) (85) (2,449)(645) 728
Net income3,115
 2,539
 7,588
 5,027
2,786
 4,473
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(178) (151) (228) (160)
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests2
 (50)
Net income attributable to The Walt Disney Company (Disney)$2,937
 $2,388
 $7,360
 $4,867
$2,788
 $4,423
          
Earnings per share attributable to Disney:          
Diluted$1.95
 $1.50
 $4.86
 $3.05
$1.86
 $2.91
          
Basic$1.95
 $1.51
 $4.88
 $3.07
$1.87
 $2.93
          
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:          
Diluted1,510
 1,591
 1,515
 1,597
1,498
 1,521
          
Basic1,503
 1,580
 1,507
 1,586
1,490
 1,512
          
Dividends declared per share$
 $
 $0.84
 $0.78
$0.88
 $0.84
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements




THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited; in millions)
 
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Net income$2,786
 $4,473
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:   
Market value adjustments for investments
 (1)
Market value adjustments for hedges(9) 18
Pension and postretirement medical plan adjustments53
 61
Foreign currency translation and other(21) 87
Other comprehensive income23
 165
Comprehensive income2,809
 4,638
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, including redeemable noncontrolling interests2
 (50)
Other comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests(2) (41)
Comprehensive income attributable to Disney$2,809
 $4,547
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Net income$3,115
 $2,539
 $7,588
 $5,027
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:       
Market value adjustments for investments7
 1
 6
 (10)
Market value adjustments for hedges(112) (164) (94) 116
Pension and postretirement medical plan adjustments94
 80
 155
 126
Foreign currency translation and other144
 67
 231
 (223)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)133
 (16) 298
 9
Comprehensive income3,248
 2,523
 7,886
 5,036
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, including redeemable noncontrolling interests(178) (151) (228) (160)
Other comprehensive (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(74) (9) (115) 90
Comprehensive income attributable to Disney$2,996
 $2,363
 $7,543
 $4,966

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements










THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited; in millions, except per share data)
March 31,
2018
 September 30,
2017
December 29,
2018
 September 29,
2018
ASSETS      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents$4,179
 $4,017
$4,455
 $4,150
Receivables9,678
 8,633
10,123
 9,334
Inventories1,301
 1,373
1,357
 1,392
Television costs and advances1,114
 1,278
824
 1,314
Other current assets536
 588
778
 635
Total current assets16,808
 15,889
17,537
 16,825
Film and television costs8,074
 7,481
8,177
 7,888
Investments3,148
 3,202
2,970
 2,899
Parks, resorts and other property      
Attractions, buildings and equipment55,317
 54,043
55,385
 55,238
Accumulated depreciation(30,435) (29,037)(31,069) (30,764)
24,882
 25,006
24,316
 24,474
Projects in progress3,056
 2,145
4,336
 3,942
Land1,262
 1,255
1,145
 1,124
29,200
 28,406
29,797
 29,540
Intangible assets, net6,962
 6,995
6,747
 6,812
Goodwill31,350
 31,426
31,289
 31,269
Other assets2,401
 2,390
3,424
 3,365
Total assets$97,943
 $95,789
$99,941
 $98,598
      
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities      
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$9,022
 $8,855
$10,696
 $9,479
Current portion of borrowings5,918
 6,172
3,489
 3,790
Deferred revenue and other4,788
 4,568
3,434
 4,591
Total current liabilities19,728
 19,595
17,619
 17,860
Borrowings18,766
 19,119
17,176
 17,084
Deferred income taxes2,949
 4,480
3,177
 3,109
Other long-term liabilities6,699
 6,443
6,452
 6,590
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

 



 


Redeemable noncontrolling interests1,150
 1,148
1,124
 1,123
Equity      
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized – 100 million shares, Issued – none
 
Preferred stock
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value,
Authorized – 4.6 billion shares, Issued – 2.9 billion shares
36,411
 36,248
36,799
 36,779
Retained earnings78,704
 72,606
84,887
 82,679
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(3,345) (3,528)(3,782) (3,097)
111,770
 105,326
117,904
 116,361
Treasury stock, at cost, 1.4 billion shares(66,619) (64,011)(67,588) (67,588)
Total Disney Shareholders’ equity45,151
 41,315
50,316
 48,773
Noncontrolling interests3,500
 3,689
4,077
 4,059
Total equity48,651
 45,004
54,393
 52,832
Total liabilities and equity$97,943
 $95,789
$99,941
 $98,598
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements




THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited; in millions)
Six Months EndedQuarter Ended
March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net income$7,588
 $5,027
$2,786
 $4,473
Depreciation and amortization1,473
 1,363
732
 742
Deferred income taxes(1,623) 126
46
 (1,726)
Equity in the income of investees(49)
(203)(76)
(43)
Cash distributions received from equity investees389
 397
170
 170
Net change in film and television costs and advances(490) (428)468
 34
Equity-based compensation194
 189
92
 94
Other155
 261
61
 139
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Receivables(1,004) (284)(1,078) (1,378)
Inventories64
 90
32
 65
Other assets(248) 78
25
 (29)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities(92) (1,934)
Accounts payable and other liabilities(1,289) (1,160)
Income taxes406
 (9)130
 856
Cash provided by operations6,763
 4,673
2,099
 2,237
      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Investments in parks, resorts and other property(2,044) (1,923)(1,195) (981)
Acquisitions(1,581) (557)
Other(180) 90
(141) (62)
Cash used in investing activities(3,805) (2,390)(1,336) (1,043)
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Commercial paper borrowings, net1,372
 914
Commercial paper borrowings/(payments), net(302) 1,140
Borrowings1,048
 2,053

 1,025
Reduction of borrowings(1,350) (1,233)
 (1,330)
Dividends(1,266) (1,237)
Repurchases of common stock(2,608) (3,500)
 (1,313)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options91
 186
37
 50
Other(169) (232)(146) (156)
Cash used in financing activities(2,882) (3,049)(411) (584)
      
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash55
 (69)(44) 21
      
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash131
 (835)308
 631
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period4,064
 4,760
4,155
 4,064
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$4,195
 $3,925
$4,463
 $4,695
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements




THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(unaudited; in millions)
 
  Quarter Ended
  Equity Attributable to Disney    
  Shares Common Stock Retained Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
Treasury Stock Total Disney Equity 
Non-controlling
   Interests (1)
 
Total
Equity
Balance at September 29, 2018 1,488
 $36,779
 $82,679
 $(3,097) $(67,588) $48,773
 $4,059
 $52,832
Comprehensive income 
 
 2,788
 21
 
 2,809
 (1) 2,808
Equity compensation activity 2
 20
 
 
 
 20
 
 20
Dividends 
 
 (1,310) 
 
 (1,310) 
 (1,310)
Contributions 
 
 
 
 
 
 20
 20
Adoption of new accounting standards:                
Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 
 
 691
 (691) 
 
 
 
Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory 
 
 129
 
 
 129
 
 129
Revenues from Contracts with Customers 
 
 (116) 
 
 (116) 
 (116)
Other 
 
 22
 (15) 
 7
 
 7
Distributions and other 
 
 4
 
 
 4
 (1) 3
Balance at December 29, 2018 1,490
 $36,799
 $84,887
 $(3,782) $(67,588) $50,316
 $4,077
 $54,393
                 
Balance at September 30, 2017 1,517
 $36,248
 $72,606
 $(3,528) $(64,011) $41,315
 $3,689
 $45,004
Comprehensive income 
 
 4,423
 124
 
 4,547
 97
 4,644
Equity compensation activity 3
 6
 
 
 
 6
 
 6
Common stock repurchases (13) 
 
 
 (1,313) (1,313) 
 (1,313)
Dividends 
 
 (1,266) 
 
 (1,266) 
 (1,266)
Distributions and other 
 
 
 
 
 
 8
 8
Balance at December 30, 2017 1,507
 $36,254
 $75,763
 $(3,404) $(65,324) $43,289
 $3,794
 $47,083
 Quarter Ended
 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017
 
Disney
Shareholders
 
Non-
controlling
Interests (1)
 
Total
Equity
 
Disney
Shareholders
 
Non-
controlling
Interests (1)
 
Total
Equity
Beginning balance$43,289
 $3,794
 $47,083
 $43,210
 $3,967
 $47,177
Comprehensive income2,996
 251
 3,247
 2,363
 160
 2,523
Equity compensation activity157
 
 157
 182
 
 182
Common stock repurchases(1,295) 
 (1,295) (2,035) 
 (2,035)
Distributions and other4
 (545) (541) 64
 (644) (580)
Ending balance$45,151
 $3,500
 $48,651
 $43,784
 $3,483
 $47,267

(1) 
Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interest
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements






THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(unaudited; in millions)

 Six Months Ended
 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017
 
Disney
Shareholders
 
Non-
controlling
Interests (1)
 
Total
Equity
 
Disney
Shareholders
 
Non-
controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Beginning balance$41,315
 $3,689
 $45,004
 $43,265
 $4,058
 $47,323
Comprehensive income7,543
 348
 7,891
 4,966
 70
 5,036
Equity compensation activity163
 
 163
 230
 
 230
Dividends(1,266) 
 (1,266) (1,237) 
 (1,237)
Common stock repurchases(2,608) 
 (2,608) (3,500) 
 (3,500)
Distributions and other4
 (537) (533) 60
 (645) (585)
Ending balance$45,151
 $3,500
 $48,651
 $43,784
 $3,483
 $47,267
(1)
Excludes redeemable noncontrolling interest
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements





THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)
 
1.Principles of Consolidation
These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. We believe that we have included all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period. Operating results for the six monthsquarter endedMarch 31,December 29, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 29, 2018. Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior-year financial statements to conform to the current-year presentation.28, 2019.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company enters into relationships or investments with other entities that may be variable interest entities (VIE). A VIE is consolidated in the financial statements if the Company has the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant (as defined by ASC 810-10-25-38) to the VIE. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort (collectively(together the Asia Theme Parks) are VIEs in which the Company has less than 50% equity ownership. Company subsidiaries (the Management Companies) have management agreements with the Asia Theme Parks, which provide the Management Companies, subject to certain protective rights of joint venture partners, with the ability to direct the day-to-day operating activities and the development of business strategies that we believe most significantly impact the economic performance of the Asia Theme Parks. In addition, the Management Companies receive management fees under these arrangements that we believe could be significant to the Asia Theme Parks. Therefore, the Company has consolidated the Asia Theme Parks in its financial statements.
The terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are used in this report to refer collectively to the parent company and the subsidiaries through which our various businesses are actually conducted.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made in fiscal 2018 financial statements and notes to conform to the fiscal 2019 presentation.
2.CashDescription of Business and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to the total of the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
  March 31,
2018
 September 30,
2017
Cash and cash equivalents $4,179
 $4,017
Restricted cash included in:    
Other current assets 11
 26
Other assets 5
 21
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows $4,195
 $4,064
3.Segment Information
TheOur operating segments reported below are the segments of the Company for whichreport separate financial information, is available and for which results areis evaluated regularly by the Chief Executive Officer in decidingorder to decide how to allocate resources and to assess performance.
Effective in assessing performance.fiscal 2019, the Company started reporting its results in the following operating segments:
Media Networks;
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products;
Studio Entertainment; and
Direct-to-Consumer & International
The Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products segment reflects the combination of the former Parks & Resorts and Consumer Products & Interactive Media segments. Certain businesses that were previously reported in Media Networks, Studio Entertainment and Consumer Products & Interactive Media are now reported in Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI). Fiscal 2018 segment operating results have been recast to align with the fiscal 2019 presentation.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Media Networks
Significant operations:
Disney, ESPN and Freeform branded domestic cable networks
ABC branded broadcast television network and eight owned domestic television stations
Television programming, production and distribution
A 50% equity investment in A+E Television Networks (A+E), which operates a variety of cable channels including A&E, HISTORY and Lifetime
Significant revenues:
Affiliate fees - Fees charged to multi-channel video programming distributors (i.e. cable, satellite, telecommunications and digital over-the-top (e.g. Hulu, YouTube TV) service providers) (“MVPDs”) and to television stations affiliated with the ABC Network for the right to deliver our programming to their customers
Advertising - Sales of ad time/space on our domestic networks and related platforms, except non-ratings-based advertising on digital platforms (“ratings-based ad sales”), and the sale of time on our domestic television stations. Ratings-based ad sales are generally determined using viewership measured with Nielsen ratings. Non-ratings-based advertising on digital platforms will be reported by DTCI as discussed in the DTCI section
TV/SVOD distribution - Licensing fees and other revenues for the right to use our television programs and productions and content transactions with other Company segments (“program sales”)
Significant expenses:
Operating expenses consisting primarily of programming and production costs, participations and residuals expense, technical support costs, operating labor, and distribution costs
Selling, general and administrative costs
Depreciation and amortization
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products
Significant operations:
Parks & Experiences:
Theme parks and resorts, which include: Walt Disney World Resort in Florida; Disneyland Resort in California; Disneyland Paris; and 47% and 43% interests in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort, respectively, all of which are consolidated in our results. Additionally, the Company licenses our intellectual property to a third party to operate Tokyo Disney Resort
Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club and Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii
Consumer Products:
Licensing of our trade names, characters, visual, literary and other intellectual properties to various manufacturers, game developers, publishers and retailers throughout the world
Sale of branded merchandise through retail, online and wholesale businesses, and development and publishing of books, magazines, comic books and games. As of the end of fiscal 2018, the Company had substantially exited the vertical games development business
Significant revenues:
Theme park admissions - Sales of tickets for admission to our theme parks
Parks & Experiences merchandise, food and beverage - Sales of merchandise, food and beverages at our theme parks and resorts and cruise ships
Resorts and vacations - Sales of room nights at hotels, sales of cruise vacations and sales and rentals of vacation club properties
Merchandise licensing and retail
Merchandise licensing - Royalties from intellectual property licensing
Retail - Sales of merchandise at The Disney Stores and through branded internet shopping sites, as well as, to wholesalers (including sales of published materials and games)
Parks licensing and other - Revenues from sponsorships and co-branding opportunities, real estate rent and sales, and royalties from Tokyo Disney Resort
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


Significant expenses:
Operating expenses consisting primarily of operating labor, costs of goods sold, infrastructure costs, supplies, commissions and entertainment offerings. Infrastructure costs include information systems expense, repairs and maintenance, utilities and fuel, property taxes, retail occupancy costs, insurance, and transportation
Selling, general and administrative costs
Depreciation and amortization
Studio Entertainment
Significant operations:
Motion picture production and distribution under the Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Touchstone banners
Development, production and licensing of live entertainment events on Broadway and around the world (“Stage plays”)
Significant revenues:
Theatrical distribution - Rentals from licensing our motion pictures to theaters
Home entertainment - Sale of our motion pictures to retailers and distributors in physical (DVD and Blu-ray) and electronic formats
TV/SVOD distribution and other - Licensing fees and other revenue for the right to use our motion picture productions, content transactions with other Company segments, ticket sales from stage plays and fees from licensing our intellectual properties for use in live entertainment productions
Significant expenses:
Operating expenses consisting primarily of amortization of production, participations and residuals costs, distribution costs and costs of sales
Selling, general and administrative costs
Depreciation and amortization
Direct-to-Consumer & International
Significant operations:
Disney and ESPN branded international television networks and channels (“International Channels”)
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses:
ESPN+ streaming service, which was launched in April 2018
Disney+ streaming service, which we plan to launch in late 2019
Other Company branded digital content distribution platforms and services
BAMTech LLC (BAMTech) (owned 75% by the Company since September 25, 2017), which provides streaming technology services
Equity investments:
A 30% interest in Hulu, which aggregates acquired television and film entertainment content and original content produced by Hulu and distributes it digitally to internet-connected devices
A 21% effective ownership in Vice Group Holdings, Inc. (Vice), which is a media company that targets millennial audiences. Vice operates Viceland, which is owned 50% by Vice and 50% by A+E
Significant revenues:
Affiliate fees - Fees charged to MVPDs for the right to deliver our International Channels to their customers
Advertising - Sales of ad time/space on our International Channels. Sales of non-ratings based ad time/space on digital platforms (“addressable ad sales”). In general, addressable ad sales are delivered using technology that allows for dynamic insertion of advertisements into video content, which can be targeted to specific viewer groups
Subscription fees and other - Fees charged to customers/subscribers for our DTC streaming and other services and fees charged for streaming technology services
Significant expenses:
Operating expenses consisting primarily of programming and production costs (including programming, production and branded digital content obtained from other Company segments), technical support costs, operating labor and distribution costs
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Selling, general and administrative costs
Depreciation and amortization
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Segment operating results reflect earnings before corporate and unallocated shared expenses, restructuring and impairment charges, other income, interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests. Segment operating income includes equity in the income of investees. Corporate and unallocated shared expenses principally consist of corporate functions, executive management and certain unallocated administrative support functions.

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(unaudited; tabular dollarsIntersegment content transactions (e.g. feature films aired on the ABC Television Network) are presented “gross” (i.e. the segment producing the content reports revenue and profit from intersegment transactions in millions, except for per share data)


Equitya manner similar to the reporting of third-party transactions, and the required eliminations are reported on a separate “Eliminations” line when presenting a summary of our segment results). Previously, these transactions were reported “net”, and the intersegment revenue was eliminated in the incomeresults of investees is included inthe segment operating income as follows:
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Media Networks$13
 $88
 $63
 $207
Parks and Resorts(7) (3) (14) (5)
Consumer Products & Interactive Media
 
 
 1
Equity in the income of investees included in segment operating income$6
 $85
 $49
 $203
producing the content. Fiscal 2018 intersegment content transactions have been recast to align with the fiscal 2019 presentation.
Segment revenues and segment operating income are as follows:
Quarter Ended Six Months EndedQuarter Ended
March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Revenues (1):
          
Media Networks$6,138

$5,946

$12,381

$12,179
$5,921

$5,555
Parks and Resorts4,879

4,299

10,033

8,854
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products6,824

6,527
Studio Entertainment2,454

2,034

4,958

4,554
1,824

2,509
Consumer Products & Interactive Media1,077

1,057

2,527

2,533
Direct-to-Consumer & International918

931
Eliminations(2)
(184) (171)
$14,548
 $13,336
 $29,899
 $28,120
$15,303
 $15,351
Segment operating income (1):
          
Media Networks$2,082
 $2,223
 $3,275
 $3,585
$1,330
 $1,243
Parks and Resorts954
 750
 2,301
 1,860
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products2,152
 1,954
Studio Entertainment847
 656
 1,676
 1,498
309
 825
Consumer Products & Interactive Media354
 367
 971
 1,009
Direct-to-Consumer & International(136) (42)
Eliminations
 6
$4,237
 $3,996
 $8,223
 $7,952
$3,655
 $3,986
(1) 
Studio Entertainment revenues and operating income include an allocation of Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products & Interactive Media revenues, which is meant to reflect royalties on sales of merchandise based on film properties. The increase to Studio Entertainment revenues and operating income and corresponding decrease to Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products & Interactive Media revenues and operating income was $136$154 million and $107$171 million for the quarters ended March 31,December 29, 2018 and April 1, 2017, respectively, and $307 million and $288 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017, respectively.
A reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes is as follows:
(2)
Intersegment content transactions are as follows:
 Quarter Ended
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Revenues   
Studio Entertainment:   
Content transactions with Media Networks$(21) $(31)
Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International(18) (8)
Media Networks:   
Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International(145) (132)
Total revenues$(184) $(171)
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Segment operating income$4,237
 $3,996
 $8,223
 $7,952
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses(194) (161) (344) (293)
Restructuring and impairment charges(13) 
 (28) 
Other income, net41
 
 94
 
Interest expense, net(143) (84) (272) (183)
Income before income taxes$3,928
 $3,751
 $7,673
 $7,476
In March, the Company announced a strategic reorganization of its businesses into four operating segments: the newly-formed Direct-to-Consumer and International; the combined Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products; Media Networks; and Studio Entertainment. The Company is in the process of modifying internal and external reporting processes and systems to accommodate the new structure and expects to transition to the new segment reporting structure by the beginning of fiscal 2019. We continue to report operating results to our chief operating decision maker using our current operating segments.

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Equity in the income/(loss) of investees is included in segment operating income as follows:
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Media Networks$179
 $159
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products(12) (7)
Direct-to-Consumer & International(91) (109)
Equity in the income / (loss) of investees$76
 $43

A reconciliation of segment operating income to income before income taxes is as follows:
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Segment operating income$3,655
 $3,986
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses(161) (150)
Restructuring and impairment charges
 (15)
Other income
 53
Interest expense, net(63) (129)
Income before income taxes$3,431
 $3,745

3.Revenues
On September 30, 2018, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidance, which replaced the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition with a single comprehensive five-step model (“new revenue standard”). The core principle is to recognize revenue upon the transfer of control of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received. We adopted the new revenue standard using the modified retrospective method, therefore results for reporting periods beginning after September 30, 2018 are presented under the new revenue standard, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting. Upon adoption, we elected to apply the new revenue standard to all contracts and we recorded a net reduction to opening retained earnings of $116 million.
The most significant changes to the Company’s revenue recognition policies resulting from the adoption of the new revenue standard are as follows:
For television and film content licensing agreements with multiple availability windows with the same licensee, the Company now defers more revenue to future windows than under the previous accounting guidance.
For licenses of character images, brands and trademarks with minimum guaranteed license fees, the excess of the minimum guaranteed amount over actual amounts earned based on a percentage of the licensee’s underlying sales (“minimum guarantee shortfall”) is now recognized straight-line over the remaining license period once an expected shortfall is identified. Previously, shortfalls were recognized at the end of the contract period.
For licenses that include multiple television and film titles with a minimum guaranteed license fee across all titles that earns out against the aggregate fees based on the licensee’s underlying sales, the Company now allocates the minimum guaranteed license fee to each title at contract inception and recognizes the allocated license fee as revenue when the title is made available to the customer. License fees earned in excess of the allocated minimum guaranteed amount by title are deferred until the aggregate contractual minimum guarantee is exceeded and then recognized as revenue as earned based on the licensee’s underlying sales. Previously, license fees were recognized as earned based on the licensee’s underlying sales with any shortfalls recognized at the end of the contract period.
For renewals or extensions of license agreements for television and film content, revenues are now recognized when the licensed content becomes available under the renewal or extension. Previously, revenues were recognized when the agreement was renewed or extended.
The adoption of the new revenue standard resulted in certain reclassifications on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The primary changes are the reclassification of sales returns reserves (previously reported as a reduction of receivables)
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to other accrued liabilities ($163 million at December 29, 2018) and the reclassification of refundable customer advances (previously reported as deferred revenues) to other accrued liabilities ($739 million at December 29, 2018).
The cumulative effect of adoption at September 29, 2018 and the impact at December 29, 2018 (had we not applied the new revenue standard) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows:
 September 29, 2018 December 29, 2018
 Fiscal 2018 Ending Balances as Reported Effect of Adoption Q1 2019 Opening Balances 
Balances Assuming
Historical Accounting
 Q1 2019 Impact of New Revenue Standard Q1 2019 Ending Balances as Reported
Assets           
Receivables - current/non-current$11,262
 $(241) $11,021
 $12,030
 $(102) $11,928
Film and television costs and advances - current/non-current9,202
 48
 9,250
 8,968
 33
 9,001
            
Liabilities           
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities9,479
 1,039
 10,518
 9,799
 897
 10,696
Deferred revenue and other4,591
 (1,082) 3,509
 4,342
 (908) 3,434
Deferred income taxes3,109
 (34) 3,075
 3,208
 (31) 3,177
            
Equity52,832
 (116) 52,716
 54,420
 (27) 54,393

The impact on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the quarter ended December 29, 2018, due to the adoption of the new revenue standard is as follows:
 Quarter ended December 29, 2018
 
Results Assuming
Historical Accounting
 Impact of New Revenue Standard Reported
Revenues$15,109
 $194
 $15,303
Cost and Expenses(11,806) (79) (11,885)
Income Taxes(619) (26) (645)
Net Income2,697
 89
 2,786

The most significant impacts were at the Media Networks and Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products segments, both of which reflected a change in the timing of revenue recognition on contracts with minimum guarantees.
Summary of Significant Revenue Recognition Accounting Policies
The Company generates revenue from the sale of both services and products. Revenue is recognized when control of the services or products is transferred to the customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for the services or products.
The Company has three broad categories of service revenues: licenses of rights to use our intellectual property, sales to guests at our Parks and Experiences businesses, and advertising. The Company’s primary product revenues include the sale of food, beverage and merchandise at our parks, resorts and retail stores and the sale of film and television productions in physical formats (DVD and Blu-ray).
The new revenue standard defines two types of licenses of intellectual property (“IP”): IP that has “standalone functionality,” which is called functional IP, and all other IP, which is called symbolic IP. Revenue related to the license of functional IP is generally recognized upon delivery (availability) of the IP to the customer. The substantial majority of the Company’s film and television content distribution activities at the Media Networks, Studio Entertainment and DTCI segments is considered licensing of functional IP. Revenue related to the license of symbolic IP is generally recognized over the term of the license. The Company’s primary revenue stream derived from symbolic IP is the licensing of trade names, characters, visual and literary properties at the Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products segment.
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More detailed information about the revenue recognition policies for our key revenues is as follows:
Affiliate fees - Fees charged to affiliates (i.e., MVPDs or television stations) for the right to deliver our television network programming on a continuous basis to their customers are recognized as the programming is provided based on contractually specified per subscriber rates and the actual number of the affiliate’s customers receiving the programming.
Affiliate contracts may include a minimum guaranteed license fee. For these contracts, the guaranteed license fee is recognized ratably over the guaranteed period and any fees earned in excess of the guarantee are recognized as earned once the minimum guarantee has been exceeded.
Affiliate agreements may also include a license to use the network programming for on demand viewing. As the fees charged under these contracts are generally based on a contractually specified per subscriber rate for the number of underlying subscribers of the affiliate, revenues are recognized as earned.
Subscription fees - Fees charged to customers/subscribers for our DTC streaming and other services are recognized ratably over the term of the subscription.
Advertising - Sales of advertising time/space on our television networks, digital platforms, and television stations are recognized as revenue, net of agency commissions, when commercials are aired on television or delivered online. The performance obligation in advertising agreements is the delivery of ad time/space and may include a guaranteed number of impressions. When a contract contains a guaranteed number of impressions and the guaranteed number of impressions is not met (“ratings shortfall”), revenues are not recognized for the ratings shortfall until the guaranteed impressions are provided through the delivery of additional advertising time/space.
Theme park admissions - Sales of theme park tickets are recognized when the tickets are used. Sales of annual passes are recognized ratably over the period for which the pass is available for use.
Resorts and vacations - Sales of hotel room nights and cruise vacations and rentals of vacation club properties are recognized as the services are provided to the guest. Sales of vacation club properties are recognized when title to the property transfers to the customer.
Merchandise, food and beverage - Sales of merchandise, food and beverages at our theme parks and resorts, cruise ships and Disney Stores are recognized at the time of sale. Sales from our branded internet shopping sites and to wholesalers are recognized upon delivery. We estimate returns and customer incentives based upon historical return experience, current economic trends and projections of consumer demand for our products.
TV/SVOD distribution licensing - Fees charged for the right to use our television and motion picture productions are recognized as revenue when the content is available for use by the licensee. Contractual license fees may be for a fixed amount, based on performance in previous distribution windows (e.g., box office receipts) or based on underlying sales of the licensee.
TV/SVOD distribution contracts may contain more than one title and/or provide that certain titles are only available for use during defined periods of time during the contract term. In these instances, each title and/or period of availability is generally considered a separate performance obligation. For these contracts, license fees are allocated to each title and period of availability at contract inception based on relative standalone selling price using management’s best estimate. Revenue is recognized when the content is made available for use by the licensee.
For TV/SVOD licenses that include multiple titles subject to an aggregate minimum guaranteed license fee across all titles, the minimum guaranteed license fee is allocated to each title at contract inception and recognized as revenue when the title is available for use by the licensee. License fees earned in excess of the allocated minimum guarantee are deferred until the aggregate contractual minimum guaranteed license fee has been exceeded with the excess then recognized as earned.
When the term of an existing agreement is renewed or extended, revenues are recognized when the licensed content becomes available under the renewal or extension.
Theatrical distribution licensing - Fees charged for licensing of our motion pictures to theaters are recognized as revenue based on the contractual royalty rate applied to the theater’s underlying sales from exhibition of the film.
Merchandise licensing - Fees charged for the use of our trade names and characters in connection with the sale of a licensee’s products are recognized as revenue as the products are sold by the licensee applying a contractual royalty rate to the licensee sales. For licenses with minimum guaranteed license fees, the excess of the minimum guaranteed
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amount over actual royalties earned from licensee sales (shortfall) is recognized straight-line over the remaining license period once an expected shortfall is probable.
Home entertainment - Sales of our motion pictures to retailers and distributors in physical formats (DVD and Blu-ray) are recognized as revenue on the later of the delivery date or the date that the product can be sold by retailers. We reduce home entertainment revenues for estimated future returns of merchandise and sales incentives based upon historical return experience, current economic trends and projections of consumer demand for our products. Sales of our motion pictures in electronic formats are recognized as revenue when the product is available for use by the consumer.
Taxes - Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue.
Shipping and handling - Fees collected from customers for shipping and handling are recorded as revenue upon delivery of the product to the consumer. The related shipping expenses are recorded in cost of products upon delivery of the product to the customer.
The following table presents our revenues by segment and major source:
 Quarter Ended December 29, 2018
 
Media
Networks
 
Parks, Experiences
& Consumer Products
 
Studio
Entertainment
 Direct-to-Consumer & International Eliminations Consolidated
Affiliate fees$3,075
 $
 $
 $323
 $
 $3,398
Advertising2,023
 2
 
 417
 


 2,442
Theme park admissions
 1,933
 
 
 
 1,933
Resort and vacations
 1,531
 
 
 
 1,531
Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage
 2,122
 
 
 
 2,122
TV/SVOD distribution licensing722
 
 605
 34
 (184) 1,177
Theatrical distribution licensing
 
 373
 
 
 373
Merchandise licensing
 741
 154
 15
 
 910
Home entertainment
 
 425
 28
 
 453
Other101
 495
 267
 101
 
 964
Total revenues$5,921
 $6,824
 $1,824
 $918
 $(184) $15,303
 
Quarter Ended December 30, 2017(1)
 
Media
Networks
 
Parks, Experiences
& Consumer Products
 
Studio
Entertainment
 Direct-to-Consumer & International Eliminations Consolidated
Affiliate fees$2,867
 $
 $
 $338
 $
 $3,205
Advertising1,963
 2
 
 411
 
 2,376
Theme park admissions
 1,832
 
 
 
 1,832
Resort and vacations
 1,463
 
 
 
 1,463
Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise, food and beverage
 2,059
 
 
 
 2,059
TV/SVOD distribution licensing624
 
 519
 25
 (171) 997
Theatrical distribution licensing
 
 1,169
 
 
 1,169
Merchandise licensing
 776
 171
 18
 
 965
Home entertainment
 
 361
 30
 
 391
Other101
 395
 289
 109
 
 894
Total revenues$5,555
 $6,527
 $2,509
 $931
 $(171) $15,351
(1)
The table presents our revenues by segment and major source under historical accounting.
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The following table presents our revenues by segment and primary geographical markets:
 Quarter Ended December 29, 2018
 
Media
Networks
 
Parks, Experiences
& Consumer Products
 
Studio
Entertainment
 Direct-to-Consumer & International Eliminations Consolidated
United States and Canada$5,509
 $5,142
 $1,038
 $404
 $(164) $11,929
Europe152
 1,065
 413
 180
 (15) 1,795
Asia Pacific79
 551
 286
 118
 (5) 1,029
Latin America181
 66
 87
 216
 
 550
Total revenues$5,921
 $6,824
 $1,824
 $918
 $(184) $15,303

The amount of revenue recognized for the three months ended December 29, 2018 from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods is $378 million, which primarily relates to revenues based on theatrical and TV/SVOD distribution licensee sales in the current quarter on titles made available to the licensee in previous quarters.
As of December 29, 2018, revenue expected to be recognized in the future for unsatisfied performance obligations is $13.3 billion, which primarily relates to content to be delivered in the future under existing agreements with television station affiliates and TV/SVOD licensees. Of this amount, we expect to recognize approximately $4.2 billion in the remainder of fiscal 2019, $3.6 billion in fiscal 2020, $2.3 billion in fiscal 2021, and $3.3 billion thereafter. These amounts include only fixed consideration or minimum guarantees and do not include amounts related to (i) contracts with an original expected term of one year or less (such as most advertising contracts) or (ii) licenses of IP that are based on sales of the licensee.
Payment terms vary by the type and location of our customers and the products or services offered. For certain products or services and customer types, we require payment before the products or services are provided to the customer; in other cases, after appropriate credit evaluations, payment is due in arrears. Advertising contracts, which are generally short term, are billed monthly with payments generally due within 30 days. Payments due under affiliate arrangements are calculated monthly and are generally due within 45 days of month end. Home entertainment terms generally include payment within 60 to 90 days of availability date to the customer. Licensing payment terms vary by contract but are generally collected in advance or over the license term. The Company has accounts receivable with original maturities greater than one year related to the sale of film and television program rights and vacation club properties (see note 12). These receivables are discounted to present value based on a discount rate reflective of a separate financing transaction at contract inception. Therefore, the related revenues are recognized at the discounted amount.
When the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition is different from the timing of customer payments, the Company recognizes either a contract asset (customer payment is subsequent to revenue recognition and subject to the Company satisfying additional performance obligations) or deferred revenue (customer payment precedes the Company satisfying the performance obligations). Consideration due under contracts with payment in arrears are recognized as accounts receivable. Deferred revenues are recognized as revenue as (or when) the Company performs under the contract. Contract assets, accounts receivable and deferred revenues from contracts with customers are as follows:
 December 29,
2018
 September 30,
2018
Contract assets$146
 $89
Accounts Receivable   
Current9,543
 8,553
Non-current1,561
 1,640
Allowance for doubtful accounts(230) (226)
Deferred revenues   
Current2,968
 2,926
Non-current514
 609

Contract assets relate to certain multi-season TV/SVOD licensing contracts. Activity for the quarter ended December 29, 2018 related to contract assets and the allowance for doubtful accounts was not material.
Deferred revenue primarily relates to nonrefundable consideration received in advance for (i) licensing contracts, theme park annual passes, theme park tickets and vacation packages and (ii) the deferral of advertising revenues due to ratings
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shortfalls. For the three months ended December 29, 2018, $1.6 billion of revenues primarily related to theme park admissions and vacation packages included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period were recognized. The decrease in deferred revenues due to the revenues recognized was partially offset by the receipt of additional prepaid parks admissions, non-refundable travel deposits and advances on certain licensing arrangements.
4.Acquisitions
BAMTech
On September 25, 2017, the Company acquired an additional 42% interest in BAMTech, a streaming technology and content delivery business, from an affiliate of Major League Baseball (MLB) for $1.6 billion (paid in January 2018). The acquisition increased our interest from 33% to 75%, and as a result, we began consolidating BAMTech during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. The estimated acquisition date fair value of BAMTech is $3.9 billion.
BAMTech’s noncontrolling interest holders, MLB and the National Hockey League (NHL), have the right to sell their shares to the Company in the future. MLB can generally sell their shares to the Company starting five years from and ending ten years after the September 25, 2017 acquisition date at the greater of fair value or a guaranteed floor value ($563 million accreting at 8% annually for eight years). The NHL can sell their shares to the Company in fiscal 2020 for $300 million or in fiscal 2021 for $350 million. Accordingly, these interests are recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The Company has the right to purchase MLB’s interest in BAMTech starting five years from and ending ten years after the acquisition date at the greater of fair value or the guaranteed floor value. The Company has the right to acquire the NHL interest in fiscal years 2020 or 2021 for $500 million.
The acquisition date fair value of the noncontrolling interests was estimated at $1.1 billion, which was calculated using an option pricing model and generally reflects the net present value of the expected future redemption amount.
As a result of the MLB and NHL sale rights, the noncontrolling interests will generally not be allocated BAMTech losses. Prospectively, the Company will record the noncontrolling interests at the greater of (i) their acquisition date fair value adjusted for their share (if any) of earnings, losses, or dividends or (ii) an accreted value from the date of the acquisition to the earliest redemption date. The accretion of the MLB interest to the earliest redemption value in five years after the acquisition date will be recorded using an interest method. As of March 31, 2018, the redeemable noncontrolling interest subject to accretion would have had a redemption amount of $586 million if it were redeemed at that time. Adjustments to the carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests increase or decrease income available to Company shareholders through an adjustment to “Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
The Company is negotiating to provide the noncontrolling interest holder in ESPN a portion of the Company’s share of the BAMTech direct-to-consumer sports business at a price that is consistent with the amount the Company invested. If such transaction is finalized, the ESPN noncontrolling interest holder’s investment would be recorded as a noncontrolling interest transaction when consummated.
We have allocated $3.5 billion of the purchase price to goodwill (approximately half of which is deductible for tax purposes) with the remainder primarily allocated to identifiable intangible assets. We are in the process of finalizing the valuation of the acquired assets, assumed liabilities and noncontrolling interests.
The revenue and costs of BAMTech included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended March 31, 2018 were approximately $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion, respectively.
Twenty-First Century Fox
On December 14, 2017, the Company and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21CF”) announced a definitive agreement (the “Merger“Original Merger Agreement”) for the Company to acquire 21CF.
On June 20, 2018, the Company, TWDC Holdco 613 Corp (“New Disney”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and 21CF entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Amended Merger Agreement”) for New Disney to acquire 21CF. The Amended Merger Agreement amends and restates the Original Merger Agreement in its entirety.
Prior to the acquisition, 21CF will transfer a portfolio of its news, sports and broadcast businesses, including the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Sports, Fox Television Stations Group, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, and Big Ten Network and certain other assets and liabilities into a newly formed subsidiary (“New Fox”) (the “New Fox Separation”) and distribute all of the issued and outstanding common stock of New Fox to shareholders of 21CF (other than holders that are subsidiaries of 21CF (shares held by such holders, the “Hook Stock”))21CF) on a pro rata basis (the “New Fox Distribution”). Prior to the New Fox Distribution, New Fox will pay 21CF a dividend in the amount of $8.5 billion. As the New Fox Separation and the New Fox Distribution will be taxable to 21CF at the corporate level, the dividend is intended to fund the taxes resulting from the New Fox Separation and New Fox Distribution and certain other transactions contemplated by the Amended Merger Agreement (the “Transaction Tax”). On October 3, 2018, 21CF entered into an agreement to sell its existing 39% interest in Sky plc (“Sky”) to Comcast at a price of £17.28 per each Sky share for a total sales price of approximately £11.6 billion ($15.1 billion). 21CF will retain all assets and liabilities not transferred to New Fox, which will include the 21CF film and television studios, certain cable networks (including FX and National Geographic) andNat Geo), 21CF’s international television businesses. businesses and the proceeds from the sale of its interest in Sky.
Following the New Fox Separation and the New Fox Distribution, TWCWDC Merger Enterprises 2 Corp.I, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”)New Disney will mergebe merged with and into 21CFthe Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Initial“Disney Merger”), with 21CF surviving (the “Surviving Corporation”). Immediately after the effective time of the Initial Merger, the Surviving Corporation will merge with and into TWCWDC Merger Enterprises 1, LLC,II, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of New Disney, will be merged with and into 21CF, with 21CF continuing as the surviving corporation (the “21CF Merger and together with the Disney Merger, the “Mergers”). As a result of the Mergers, the Company (“and 21CF will become direct wholly owned subsidiaries of New Disney, which will be renamed “The Walt Disney Company” concurrently with the Mergers. Each share of Disney stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Disney Merger LLC”will be converted into one share of New Disney stock of the same class.
The Boards of Directors of the Company and 21CF have approved the transaction. On July 27, 2018, the Amended Merger Agreement was adopted by the requisite vote of 21CF’s shareholders, and the stock issuance was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders. The consummation of the transaction is subject to various conditions, including, among others, (i) the consummation of the New Fox Separation, (ii) the receipt of certain tax opinions with respect to the treatment of the transaction under U.S. and Australian tax laws, and (iii) the receipt of certain regulatory approvals and governmental consents. The closing of the acquisition is expected to occur in the first half of calendar year 2019.
Pursuant to a consent decree with the DOJ, we are required to sell 21CF’s Regional Sports Networks (the “RSNs”) (the “RSN Divestiture”). Under the consent decree, the Company will have at least 90 days from the date of the acquisition to complete the RSN Divestiture, with the possibility that the DOJ can grant extensions of time up to another 90 days; and the DOJ must approve the purchaser(s) and terms and conditions of the RSN Divestiture. The decree is subject to the normal court approval process.
On November 6, 2018, the European Commission approved the acquisition on the condition that the Company divest its interests in certain cable channels in the European Economic Area that are controlled by A+E, including History, H2, Crime & Investigation, Blaze and Lifetime (“the EEA Channels”). A+E is owned 50% by the Company, and the Company plans to comply by divesting its interests in the entities that operate the EEA Channels while retaining its 50% ownership of A +E apart from the A+E entities operating the EEA Channels.
Upon consummation of the transaction, each issued and outstanding share of 21CF common stock (other than (i) treasury shares, (ii) shares held by 21CF subsidiaries and (iii) shares held by 21CF shareholders who have not voted in favor of the 21CF Merger and perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights under Delaware law) will be exchanged for an amount (the “Per Share Value”), with Merger LLCpayable at the election of the holder thereof in either cash or shares of New Disney common stock. The Per Share Value is equal to befifty percent (50%) of the surviving entity (the “Subsequentsum of (i) $38.00 plus (ii) the value of a number of shares of

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Merger,” and together with the Initial Merger,Company’s common stock equal to an “exchange ratio” (determined based on the “Mergers”). As a resultvolume weighted average price of Disney common stock over the fifteen consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day that is three trading days prior to the date of the Mergers, 21CF will become a wholly owned subsidiaryeffective time of the Company.
21CF Merger (“Average Company Stock Price”)). If the Average Company Stock Price is greater than $114.32, then the exchange ratio will be 0.3324. If the Average Company Stock Price is less than $93.53, then the exchange ratio will be 0.4063. If the Average Company Stock Price is greater than or equal to $93.53 but less than or equal to $114.32, then the exchange ratio will be an amount equal to $38.00 divided by the Average Company Stock Price. The Boards of Directors of the Company and 21CF have approved the transaction. In order to seek approval from 21CF and the Company’s shareholders, the Company filed a preliminary Form S-4 Registration Statement (“S-4”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 18, 2018, which S-4, once effective, will constitute a prospectus for the registration of Company common stock to be delivered to 21CF shareholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement as well as a joint proxy statement of the Company and 21CF. The consummation of the transactionmerger consideration is subject to various conditions, including, among others, (i) customary conditions relatingautomatic proration and adjustment to ensure that the aggregate cash consideration (before giving effect to the adoption ofadjustment for the Merger Agreement by the requisite vote of shareholders of 21CF and the approval of the stock issuance by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders, (ii) the consummation of the New Fox Separation, (iii) the receipt of a tax ruling from the Australian Taxation Office and certain tax opinions with respectTransaction Tax) is equal to the treatment of the transaction under U.S. and Australian tax laws, and (iv) the receipt of certain regulatory approvals and governmental consents.$35.7 billion.
Upon consummation of the transaction, each issued and outstanding share of 21CF common stock (other than Hook Stock) will be exchanged automatically for 0.2745 shares of Company common stock. The exchange ratiomerger consideration may be subject to an adjustment based on the final estimate of the Transaction Tax and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.Tax. The initial exchange ratiomerger consideration in the Amended Merger Agreement of 0.2745 shares of Company common stock for each share of 21CF common stock (other than Hook Stock) was set based on an estimate of $8.5 billion for the Transaction Tax and will be adjusted immediately prior to consummation of the transaction if the final estimate of the Transaction Tax at closing is more than $8.5 billion or less than $6.5 billion. Such adjustment could increase or decrease the exchange ratio,merger consideration, depending on whether the final estimate is lower or higher, respectively, than $6.5 billion or $8.5 billion. Additionally, if the final estimate of the Transaction Tax is lower than $8.5 billion, the Company will make a cash payment to New Fox reflecting the difference between such amount and $8.5 billion, up to a maximum cash payment of $2.0 billion.
As includeddescribed in an 8-K filed by the S-4 filing,Company on October 5, 2018, based on the estimated number of shares of 21CF common stock outstanding as of April 11,September 27, 2018 and assuming an Average Company Stock Price of $111.6013 (which was the closingvolume weighted average price of the Company’s stock over the 15-trading day period ending on September 27, 2018), and assuming no adjustment for the Company’s common stock on April 11, 2018 of $100.80, the CompanyTransaction Tax, New Disney would be required to issue approximately 512319 million new shares of CompanyNew Disney common stock a value of approximately $51.6 billion. The value at which the Companyto 21CF shareholders. New Disney will record the equitymerger consideration based upon the cash paid, which will be based uponfunded from New Disney borrowings, plus the value of New Disney common stock issued to 21CF shareholders, which will be determined by the number of shares issued and the Company’s stock price on the dateclosing date. We anticipate that we will repay approximately half of the borrowings shortly after the transaction closes. In addition, the Companycloses using cash we expect to acquire from 21CF. New Disney will assume 21CF’s netapproximately $19 billion of 21CF debt which wasthat had an estimated fair value of approximately $14.6$23 billion as of DecemberSeptember 30, 2017 (approximately $19.8 billion of debt less approximately $5.2 billion in cash).2018.
Under the terms of the Amended Merger Agreement, Disney will pay 21CF $2.5 billion if the merger isMergers are not consummated under certain circumstances relating to the failure to obtain approvals, or if there is a final, non-appealable order preventing the transaction, in each case, relating to antitrust laws, communications laws or foreign regulatory laws. If the Amended Merger Agreement is terminated under certain other circumstances relating to changes in board recommendations and/or alternative transactions, the Company or 21CF may be required to pay the other party approximately $1.5 billion.
21CF currently hasOn October 5, 2018, the Company commenced an approximately 39% interest in Sky.exchange offer for any and all outstanding notes (the “21CFA Notes”) issued by 21st Century Fox America, Inc. (“21CFA”), for up to $18.1 billion aggregate principal amount of new notes (the “New Disney Notes”) and cash. In December 2016, 21CF issued an announcement disclosingconjunction with the terms of a firm offer to acquireexchange (each an “Exchange Offer” and collectively, the fully diluted share capital“Exchange Offers”) the 21CFA Notes, New Disney, on behalf of Sky which21CFA, was concurrently soliciting consents (each, a “Consent Solicitation” and, collectively, the “Consent Solicitations”) to adopt certain proposed amendments to each of the indentures governing the 21CFA Notes to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants in such indentures, release the guarantee provided by 21CF pursuant to such indentures and its affiliates dolimit the reporting covenants under such indentures so that 21CFA is only required to comply with the reporting requirements under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (collectively, the “Proposed Amendments”).
On October 22, 2018, the Company announced that the requisite number of consents had been received to adopt the Proposed Amendments with respect to all 21CFA Notes. Supplemental indentures effecting the Proposed Amendments were executed on October 22, 2018. Such supplemental indentures were valid and enforceable upon execution but will only become operative upon the settlement of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations. The settlement of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations is expected to occur on or around the closing date of the acquisition. If the acquisition is not already own at a price of £10.75 per share, payable in cash, subjectconsummated, or if the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are otherwise terminated or withdrawn prior to certain payments of dividends (the “Sky Acquisition”). The Sky Acquisition remains subject to certain customary closing conditions, including approvalsettlement, the Proposed Amendments effected by the UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the requisite approval by Sky shareholders unaffiliated with 21CF. On April 12, 2018, the U.K. Takeover Panel ruled that, if the closing occurs under the Merger Agreement, and if 21CF has not previously completed its acquisition of the remaining interests in Sky and if no third party has acquired more than 50% of the ordinary shares in Sky prior to such time, then Disneysupplemental indentures will be obliged to make a mandatory offer for all the ordinary shares in Sky not already owned by 21CF in accordance with Note 8 of Rule 9.1 of the U.K. Takeover Code within 28 days of the closing under the Merger Agreement. The U.K. Takeover Panel further ruled that any such offer would be requireddeemed to be made in cash and at a price of £10.75 for each ordinary share in Sky.
In connection with 21CF’s effortsrevoked retroactive to obtain U.K. regulatory approval for the Sky Acquisition, 21CF offered to sell, and Disney has advised 21CF that it is prepared to acquire, the Sky News business for a nominal amount if the Sky Acquisition is completed. Under the terms of the proposal, the Company would be committed to operate the Sky News business at its current cost structure for 10 years and 21CF has agreed to fund the anticipated costs of the Sky News business, based on the current cost structure (plus inflation), for 10 years.October 22, 2018.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)




Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 are as follows:
 
Media
Networks
 
Parks and
Resorts
 
Studio
Entertainment
 
Consumer
Products & Interactive Media
 
Unallocated (1)
 Total
Balance at Sept. 30, 2017$16,325
 $291
 $6,817
 $4,393
 $3,600
 $31,426
Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
Dispositions
 
 
 
 
 
Other, net3
 
 2
 1
 (82) (76)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018$16,328
 $291
 $6,819
 $4,394
 $3,518
 $31,350
 
Media
Networks
 
Parks and
Resorts
 
Studio
Entertainment
 
Consumer
Products & Interactive Media
 Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products Direct-to-Consumer & International Total
Balance at Sep. 29, 2018$19,388
 $291
 $7,164
 $4,426
 $
 $
 $31,269
Segment recast (1)
(3,399) (291) (70) (4,426) 4,487
 3,699
 
Other, net
 
 9
 
 
 11
 20
Balance at Dec. 29, 2018$15,989
 $
 $7,103
 $
 $4,487
 $3,710
 $31,289
(1)
(1)    Represents the reallocation of goodwill as a result of the Company recasting its segments (see Note 2).
Unallocated amount will be allocated to the segments once the BAMTech purchase price allocation is finalized. Other, net represents the impact on goodwill of updates to our initial estimated fair value of intangible assets related to BAMTech.
5.Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Borrowings
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to the total of the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
  December 29,
2018
 September 29,
2018
Cash and cash equivalents $4,455
 $4,150
Restricted cash included in:    
Other current assets 4
 1
Other assets 4
 4
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows $4,463
 $4,155

Borrowings
During the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company’s borrowing activity was as follows:
 September 29,
2018
 Borrowings Payments 
Other
Activity
 December 29,
2018
Commercial paper with original maturities less than three months(1)
$50
 $548
 $
 $1
 $599
Commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months955
 99
 (950) (4) 100
U.S. and European medium-term notes17,942
 
 
 5
 17,947
Asia Theme Parks borrowings1,145
 
 
 15
 1,160
Foreign currency denominated debt and other(2)
782
 1
 
 76
 859
Total$20,874
 $648
 $(950) $93
 $20,665
 September 30,
2017
 Borrowings Payments 
Other
Activity
 March 31,
2018
Commercial paper with original maturities less than three months(1)
$1,151
 $
 $(764) $(2) $385
Commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months1,621
 4,467
 (2,331) 9
 3,766
U.S. and European medium-term notes19,721
 
 (1,300) 12
 18,433
BAMTech acquisition payable1,581
 
 (1,581) 
 
Asia Theme Parks borrowings(2)
1,145
 
 
 81
 1,226
Foreign currency denominated debt and other(3)
72
 1,048
 (50) (196) 874
Total$25,291
 $5,515
 $(6,026) $(96) $24,684

(1) 
Borrowings and paymentsreductions of borrowings are reported net.
(2) 
The other activity is primarily the U.S. dollar weakening against the Chinese Renminbi.
(3)
The other activity is primarilydue to market value adjustments for debt with qualifying hedges.hedges, partially offset by the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


The Company has bank facilities with a syndicate of lenders to support commercial paper borrowings as follows:
 
Committed
Capacity
 
Capacity
Used
 
Unused
Capacity
Facility expiring March 2020$6,000
 $
 $6,000
Facility expiring March 20212,250
 
 2,250
Facility expiring March 20234,000
 
 4,000
Total$12,250
 $
 $12,250

 
Committed
Capacity
 
Capacity
Used
 
Unused
Capacity
Facility expiring March 2019$6,000
 $
 $6,000
Facility expiring March 20212,250
 
 2,250
Facility expiring March 20234,000
 
 4,000
Total$12,250
 $
 $12,250
The Company had a $6.0 billion bank facilities totaling $2.5 billion and $2.25 billionfacility expiring in March 2018 and March 2019, respectively. These facilities were2019. This facility was refinanced increasing the borrowing capacity to $6.0 billion and $4.0 billion and extending the maturity datesdate to March 2019 and March 2023, respectively.2020. All of the above bank facilities allow for borrowings at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread depending on the credit default swap spread applicable to the Company’s debt, subject to a cap and floor that vary with the Company’s debt rating assigned by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and& Poor’s. The spread above LIBOR can range from 0.18% to 1.63%. The Company also has the ability to issue up to $500 million of letters of credit under the facility expiring in March 2023, which if utilized, reduces available borrowings under this facility. As of March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company has $196$221 million of outstanding letters of credit, of which none were issued under this facility. The facilities specifically exclude certain entities, including the Asia Theme Parks, from any representations, covenants, or

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events of default and contain only one financial covenant relating to interest coverage, which the Company met on March 31,December 29, 2018 by a significant margin.
21CF Credit Facility
In June 2018, the Company received committed financing from a bank syndicate to fund the cash component of the pending acquisition of 21CF. Under the terms of the commitment, the bank syndicate has committed to provide and arrange a 364-day unsecured bridge term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $35.7 billion at the completion of the 21CF transaction. The interest rate on the facility can vary based on the Company’s debt rating. The interest rate would have been LIBOR plus 0.75% if the Company had drawn on this facility at December 29, 2018.
Cruise Ship Credit Facilities
In October 2016 and December 2017, the Company entered into credit facilities to finance three new cruise ships, which are expected to be delivered in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The financings may be used for up to 80% of the contract price of the cruise ships. Under the agreements, $1.0 billion in financing is available beginning in April 2021, $1.1 billion is available beginning in May 2022 and $1.1 billion is available beginning in April 2023. If utilized, the interest rates will be fixed at 3.48%, 3.72% and 3.74%, respectively, and the loanloans and interest will be payable semi-annually over a 12-year period from the borrowing date. Early repayment is permitted subject to cancellation fees.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, interest and investment income, and interest expensenet periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs (other than service costs) (see Note 8) are reported net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and consist of the following (net of capitalized interest):
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Interest expense$(163) $(146)
Interest and investment income75
 17
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs (other than service costs)25
 
Interest expense, net$(63) $(129)
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Interest expense$(172) $(115) $(318) $(236)
Interest and investment income29
 31
 46
 53
Interest expense, net$(143) $(84) $(272) $(183)

Interest and investment income includes gains and losses on the sale of publicly and non-publicly traded investments, investment impairments and interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and certain receivables.
6.International Theme Parks
The Company has a 47% ownership interest in the operations of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and a 43% ownership interest in the operations of Shanghai Disney Resort (the Asia Theme Parks together with Disneyland Paris are collectively referred to as the International Theme Parks).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of the International Theme Parks’ assets and liabilities included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017:29, 2018:
 December 29, 2018 September 29, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents$737
 $834
Other current assets364
 400
Total current assets1,101
 1,234
Parks, resorts and other property8,947
 8,973
Other assets107
 103
Total assets (1)
$10,155
 $10,310
    
Current liabilities$769
 $921
Long-term borrowings1,121
 1,106
Other long-term liabilities348
 382
Total liabilities (1)
$2,238
 $2,409
 March 31, 2018 September 30, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents$780
 $843
Other current assets450
 376
Total current assets1,230
 1,219
Parks, resorts and other property9,640
 9,403
Other assets94
 111
Total assets (1)
$10,964
 $10,733
    
Current liabilities$1,075
 $1,163
Borrowings - long-term1,226
 1,145
Other long-term liabilities386
 371
Total liabilities (1)
$2,687
 $2,679

(1) 
Total assets of the Asia Theme Parks were $8 billion at March 31,both December 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, which primarily consist of29, 2018 including parks, resorts and other property of $7 billion at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017.billion. Total liabilities of the Asia Theme Parks were $2 billion at March 31,both December 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017.29, 2018.     

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


The following table summarizes the International Theme Parks’ revenues and costs and expenses included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018:
 December 29, 2018
Revenues$910
Costs and expenses(891)
Equity in the loss of investees(12)
 March 31, 2018
Revenues$1,749
Costs and expenses(1,752)
Equity in the loss of investees(14)

Asia Theme Parks’ royalty and management fees of $83$33 million for the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 are eliminated in consolidation but are considered in calculating earnings allocatedattributable to noncontrolling interests.
International Theme Parks’ cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2018 included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the quarter ended December 29, 2018 were $272$135 million generated from operating activities, $319$230 million used in investing activities and $8$20 million generated from financing activities. The majorityApproximately half of cash flows generated from operating activities and used in investing activities were for the Asia Theme Parks.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Company have a 53% and a 47% equity interestsinterest in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, respectively.
As part of financing the construction of a third hotel, which opened in April 2017, theThe Company and HKSAR have both provided loans to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort with outstanding balances of $140$144 million and $93$143 million respectively, which bearrespectively. The interest at a rate ofis three month HIBOR plus 2%, and mature inthe maturity date is September 2025.2025 for the majority of the borrowings. The Company’s loan is eliminated uponin consolidation.
The Company has provided Hong Kong Disneyland Resort with a revolving credit facility of HK $2.1 billion ($269 million), which bears interest at a rate of three month HIBOR plus 1.25% and matures in December 2023. There is no outstanding balance under the line of credit at March 31,December 29, 2018.
In August 2017, the Company and HKSAR entered into an agreement for a multi-year expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland that will add a number of new guest offerings, including two new themed areas, by 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, the HK $10.9 billion ($1.4 billion) expansion will be funded by equity contributions from the Company and HKSAR on an equal basis.
Shanghai Disney Resort
Shanghai Shendi (Group) Co., Ltd (Shendi) and the Company have 57% and 43% equity interests in Shanghai Disney Resort, respectively. A management company, in which the Company has a 70% interest and Shendi a 30% interest, is responsible for operatingoperates Shanghai Disney Resort.
The Company has provided Shanghai Disney Resort with loans totaling $788$809 million, bearing interest at rates up to 8% and maturing in 2036, with early repayment permitted. In addition, the Company has an outstanding balance of $320$160 million due from Shanghai Disney Resort primarily related to development costs, pre-opening expense and royalties and management fees.royalties. The Company has also provided Shanghai Disney Resort with a $157
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


$157 million line of credit bearing interest at 8%. There is no outstanding balance under the line of credit at March 31,December 29, 2018. These balances are eliminated uponin consolidation.
Shendi has provided Shanghai Disney Resort with loans totaling 6.87.0 billion yuan (approximately $1.1$1.0 billion), bearing interest at rates up to 8% and maturing in 2036, with early repayment permitted. Shendi has also provided Shanghai Disney Resort with a 1.4 billion yuan (approximately $217$199 million) line of credit bearing interest at 8%. There is no outstanding balance under the line of credit at March 31,December 29, 2018.
7.Income Taxes
OnU.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
In December 22, 2017, new federal income tax legislation, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (Tax Act), was signed into law. The most significant impacts on the Company are as follows:
Effective January 1, 2018, the U.S. corporate federal statutory income tax rate was reduced from 35.0% to 21.0%. Because of our fiscal year end, the Company’s fiscal 2018 statutory federal tax rate was 24.5%. The Company’s statutory federal tax rate is 24.5%, which is applicable to each quarter of the21.0% for fiscal year, and will be 21.0% thereafter.2019 (and thereafter).
The Company remeasured its U.S. federal deferred tax assets and liabilities at the rate that the Company expects to be in effect when those deferred taxes will beare realized (either 24.5% if in 2018 or 21.0% thereafter) (Deferred Remeasurement). The Company

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


recognized a benefit of approximately $2.2 billion from the deferred tax remeasurementDeferred Remeasurement, the majority of approximately $2.0 billionwhich was recognized in the six monthsfirst quarter of fiscal 2018. The amount recognized for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.December 29, 2018 was not material.
A one-time tax is due on certain accumulated foreign earnings (Deemed Repatriation Tax), which is payable over eight years. The effective tax rate is generally 15.5% on the portion of the earnings held in cash and cash equivalents and 8% on the remainder. The Company recognized a charge for the Deemed Repatriation Tax of approximately $350 million$0.4 billion, the majority of which was recognized in the six monthsfirst quarter of fiscal 2018. The amount recognized for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.December 29, 2018 was not material. Generally there will no longer be a U.S. federal income tax cost arising from the repatriation of foreign earnings.
The Company will beis eligible to claim an immediate deduction for investments in qualified fixed assets acquired and film and television productions that commenced after September 27, 2017 and placed in service by the end of fiscal 2022. The immediate deduction phases out for assets placed in service in fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2022. This provision phases out2023 through fiscal 2027.
The domestic production activity deduction was eliminated effective for the Company’sBeginning in fiscal 2019.2019:
The domestic production activity deduction is eliminated.
Certain foreign derived income will be taxed in the U.S. at an effective rate of approximately 13% (which increases to approximately 16% in 2025) rather than the general statutory rate of 21%.
Certain foreign earnings will be taxed at a minimum effective rate of approximately 13%, which increases to approximately 16% in 2025. The Companys policy is to expense the tax on these earnings in the period the earnings are taxable in the U.S.
Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory
Certain foreign derived income will be taxed in the U.S. at an effective rate of approximately 13% (which increases to approximately 16% in 2025) rather than the general statutory rate of 21%. This will be effective forOn September 30, 2018, the Company in fiscal 2019.
Certain foreign earnings will be taxed atadopted a minimum effective rateFASB standard that requires recognition of approximately 13%. This will be effective forthe income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset (other than inventory) when the transfer occurs instead of when the asset is ultimately sold to an outside party. For the quarter ended December 29, 2018, the Company in fiscal 2019.recorded a $0.1 billion deferred tax asset with an offsetting increase to retained earnings.
The amounts that the Company has recorded are provisional estimates of the impact theUnrecognized Tax Act will have on the Company’s financial statements in fiscal 2018. Additional information and analysis is required to finalize the impact that the Tax Act will have on our full year financial results including the following:
Filing the fiscal 2017 U.S. federal income tax return, which could impact our estimated foreign earnings and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and
Finalizing the determination of foreign cash and cash equivalents at the end of fiscal 2018, which is required to calculate the Deemed Repatriation Tax.
Although the Company does not anticipate material adjustments to the provisional amounts, final results could vary from these provisional amounts.
Additionally, potential further guidance may be forthcoming from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as regulations, interpretations and rulings from federal and state tax agencies, which could result in additional impacts.Benefits
During the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company increased its gross unrecognized tax benefits by $0.1 billion from $0.6 billion to $0.9$0.7 billion. In the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that our unrecognized tax benefits could change due to resolutions of open tax matters. Thesematters and we do not expect that the resolutions would reduce our unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $296 million, of which $131 million would reduce our income tax expense and effective tax rate if recognized.will have a material impact.
8.Pension and Other Benefit Programs
The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 Pension Plans Postretirement Medical Plans
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017 March 31, 2018 April 1, 2017
Service costs$87
 $92
 $175
 $183
 $2
 $3
 $5
 $6
Interest costs122
 111
 245
 223
 15
 14
 30
 28
Expected return on plan assets(227) (218) (452) (437) (13) (12) (26) (24)
Amortization of prior-year service costs5
 2
 8
 5
 
 
 
 
Recognized net actuarial loss88
 101
 175
 202
 4
 4
 7
 8
Net periodic benefit cost$75
 $88
 $151
 $176
 $8
 $9
 $16
 $18

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)




8.Pension and Other Benefit Programs
The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:
 Pension Plans Postretirement Medical Plans
 Quarter Ended Quarter Ended
 December 29, 2018 December 30, 2017 December 29, 2018 December 30, 2017
Service costs$83
 $88
 $2
 $3
Other costs (benefits):       
Interest costs145
 123
 16
 15
Expected return on plan assets(239) (225) (14) (13)
Amortization of prior-year service costs3
 3
 
 
Recognized net actuarial loss64
 87
 
 3
Total other costs (benefits)(27) (12) 2
 5
Net periodic benefit cost$56
 $76
 $4
 $8

On September 30, 2018, the Company adopted a FASB standard on the presentation of the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost (“net periodic benefit cost”). This standard requires the Company to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same line items on the statement of operations as other compensation costs of the related employees (i.e. “Costs and expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income). All of the other components of net periodic benefit cost (“other costs / benefits”) are presented as a component of “Interest expense, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (see Note 5). The other costs / benefits in fiscal 2018 were not material and are reported in Costs and expenses.
During the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company did not make any material contributions to its pension and postretirement medical plans. The Company is assessing whether it will make any materialexpects total pension and postretirement medical plan contributions in the remainderfiscal 2019 of fiscal 2018. Finalapproximately $600 million to $700 million. However, final funding amounts for fiscal 20182019 will be assessed based on our January 1, 20182019 funding actuarial valuation, which will be available by the end ofin the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.2019.
9.Earnings Per Share
Diluted earnings per share amounts are based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period and are calculated using the treasury stock method for equity-based compensation awards (Awards). A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and the number of Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Shares (in millions):   
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)1,490
 1,512
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards8
 9
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)1,498
 1,521
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share11
 16
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Shares (in millions):       
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)1,503
 1,580
 1,507
 1,586
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards7
 11
 8
 11
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)1,510
 1,591
 1,515
 1,597
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share12
 8
 13
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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


10.Equity
The Company paid the following dividends in fiscal 20182019 and 2017:2018:
Per Share Total Paid Payment Timing Related to Fiscal Period
$0.88$1.3 billionSecond quarter of Fiscal 2019Second Half of 2018
$0.84$1.2 billionFourth Quarter of Fiscal 2018First Half of 2018
$0.84$1.3 billionSecond Quarter of Fiscal 2018Second Half of 2017
$0.78$1.2 billionFourth Quarter of Fiscal 2017First Half 2017
$0.78$1.2 billionSecond Quarter of Fiscal 2017Second Half 2016

During the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company repurchased25 million sharesdid not purchase any of its common stock for $2.6 billion.to hold as treasury shares. As of March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company had remaining authorization in place to repurchase approximately 167158 million additional shares.shares of common stock. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


As of September 29, 2018 and December 29, 2018 the Company had 100 million preferred series A shares authorized with a $0.01 par value, of which none are issued. As of September 29, 2018, the Company had 40 thousand preferred series B shares authorized with $0.01 par value, which were canceled during the quarter ended December 29, 2018.
The following tables summarize the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) including our proportional share of equity method investee amounts:
     Unrecognized
Pension and 
Postretirement
Medical 
Expense
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other
 AOCI
 Market Value Adjustments 
AOCI, before taxInvestments Cash Flow Hedges 
Balance at December 30, 2017$14
 $(69) $(4,810) $(461) $(5,326)
Quarter Ended March 31, 2018:        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period10
 (165) 24
 103
 (28)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 37
 96
 
 133
Balance at March 31, 2018$24
 $(197) $(4,690) $(358) $(5,221)
          
Balance at December 31, 2016$26
 $398
 $(5,751) $(662) $(5,989)
Quarter Ended April 1, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period8
 (206) 5
 63
 (130)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income(6) (51) 108
 
 51
Balance at April 1, 2017$28
 $141
 $(5,638) $(599) $(6,068)
          
Balance at September 30, 2017$15
 $(108) $(4,906) $(523) $(5,522)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period9
 (146) 24
 165
 52
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income
 57
 192
 
 249
Balance at March 31, 2018$24
 $(197) $(4,690) $(358) $(5,221)
          
Balance at October 1, 2016$44
 $(38) $(5,859) $(521) $(6,374)
Six Months Ended April 1, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(10) 300
 5
 (78) 217
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income(6) (121) 216
 
 89
Balance at April 1, 2017$28
 $141
 $(5,638) $(599) $(6,068)
     Unrecognized
Pension and 
Postretirement
Medical 
Expense
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other
 AOCI
 Market Value Adjustments 
AOCI, before taxInvestments Cash Flow Hedges 
First quarter of fiscal 2019         
Balance at September 29, 2018$24
 $177
 $(4,323) $(727) $(4,849)
Quarter Ended December 29, 2018:        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
 27
 
 (16) 11
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 (39) 69
 
 30
Reclassifications to retained earnings(24) 1
 
 
 (23)
Balance at December 29, 2018$
 $166
 $(4,254) $(743) $(4,831)
          
First quarter of fiscal 2018         
Balance at September 30, 2017$15
 $(108) $(4,906) $(523) $(5,522)
Quarter Ended December 30, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(1) 19
 
 62
 80
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 20
 96
 
 116
Balance at December 30, 2017$14
 $(69) $(4,810) $(461) $(5,326)

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)




     Unrecognized
Pension and 
Postretirement
Medical 
Expense
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other
 AOCI
 Market Value Adjustments 
Tax on AOCIInvestments Cash Flow Hedges 
Balance at December 30, 2017$(7) $25
 $1,804
 $100
 $1,922
Quarter Ended March 31, 2018:        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(3) 25
 (3) (33) (14)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 (9) (23) 
 (32)
Balance at March 31, 2018$(10) $41
 $1,778
 $67
 $1,876
          
Balance at December 31, 2016$(11) $(143) $2,146
 $142
 $2,134
Quarter Ended April 1, 2017:        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(3) 74
 7
 (5) 73
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income2
 19
 (40) 
 (19)
Balance at April 1, 2017$(12) $(50) $2,113
 $137
 $2,188
          
Balance at September 30, 2017$(7) $46
 $1,839
 $116
 $1,994
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(3) 12
 (3) (49) (43)
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income
 (17) (58) 
 (75)
Balance at March 31, 2018$(10) $41
 $1,778
 $67
 $1,876
          
Balance at October 1, 2016$(18) $13
 $2,208
 $192
 $2,395
Six Months Ended April 1, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period4
 (108) (15) (55) (174)
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income2
 45
 (80) 
 (33)
Balance at April 1, 2017$(12) $(50) $2,113
 $137
 $2,188
     Unrecognized
Pension and 
Postretirement
Medical 
Expense
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other
 AOCI
 Market Value Adjustments 
Tax on AOCIInvestments Cash Flow Hedges 
First quarter of fiscal 2019         
Balance at September 29, 2018$(9) $(32) $1,690
 $103
 $1,752
Quarter Ended December 29, 2018:        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
 (6) 
 (7) (13)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 9
 (16) 
 (7)
Reclassifications to retained earnings9
 (9) (667) (16) (683)
Balance at December 29, 2018$
 $(38) $1,007
 $80
 $1,049
          
First quarter of fiscal 2018         
Balance at September 30, 2017$(7) $46
 $1,839
 $116
 $1,994
Quarter Ended December 30, 2017:        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
 (13) 
 (16) (29)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 (8) (35) 
 (43)
Balance at December 30, 2017$(7) $25
 $1,804
 $100
 $1,922

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)




     Unrecognized
Pension and 
Postretirement
Medical 
Expense
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other
 AOCI
 Market Value Adjustments 
AOCI, after taxInvestments Cash Flow Hedges 
Balance at December 30, 2017$7
 $(44) $(3,006) $(361) $(3,404)
Quarter Ended March 31, 2018:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period7
 (140) 21
 70
 (42)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 28
 73
 
 101
Balance at March 31, 2018$14
 $(156) $(2,912) $(291) $(3,345)
          
Balance at December 31, 2016$15
 $255
 $(3,605) $(520) $(3,855)
Quarter Ended April 1, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period5
 (132) 12
 58
 (57)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income(4) (32) 68
 
 32
Balance at April 1, 2017$16
 $91
 $(3,525) $(462) $(3,880)
          
Balance at September 30, 2017$8
 $(62) $(3,067) $(407) $(3,528)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period6
 (134) 21
 116
 9
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income
 40
 134
 
 174
Balance at March 31, 2018$14
 $(156) $(2,912) $(291) $(3,345)
          
Balance at October 1, 2016$26
 $(25) $(3,651) $(329) $(3,979)
Six Months Ended April 1, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(6) 192
 (10) (133) 43
Reclassifications of net (gains) losses to net income(4) (76) 136
 
 56
Balance at April 1, 2017$16
 $91
 $(3,525) $(462) $(3,880)
     Unrecognized
Pension and 
Postretirement
Medical 
Expense
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
and Other
 AOCI
 Market Value Adjustments 
AOCI, after taxInvestments Cash Flow Hedges 
First quarter of fiscal 2019         
Balance at September 29, 2018$15
 $145
 $(2,633) $(624) $(3,097)
Quarter Ended December 29, 2018:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
 21
 
 (23) (2)
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 (30) 53
 
 23
Reclassifications to retained earnings (1)
(15) (8) (667) (16) (706)
Balance at December 29, 2018$
 $128
 $(3,247) $(663) $(3,782)
          
First quarter of fiscal 2018         
Balance at September 30, 2017$8
 $(62) $(3,067) $(407) $(3,528)
Quarter Ended December 30, 2017:         
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period(1) 6
 
 46
 51
Reclassifications of realized net (gains) losses to net income
 12
 61
 
 73
Balance at December 30, 2017$7
 $(44) $(3,006) $(361) $(3,404)
(1)
On September 30, 2018, the Company adopted a FASB standard, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, and elected to reclassify $691 million from AOCI to retained earnings in the quarter ended December 29, 2018.
In addition, on September 30, 2018, the Company adopted a FASB standard, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities, and reclassified $24 million ($15 million after tax) of market value adjustments on investments previously recorded in AOCI to retained earnings.

Details about AOCI components reclassified to net income are as follows:
19
Gains/(losses) in net income: 
Affected line item in the
  Condensed Consolidated
  Statements of Income:
 Quarter Ended
  December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Cash flow hedges Primarily revenue $39
 $(20)
Estimated tax Income taxes (9) 8
    30
 (12)
       
Pension and postretirement
  medical expense
 Costs and expenses 
 (96)
  Interest expense, net (69) 
Estimated tax Income taxes 16
 35
    (53) (61)
       
Total reclassifications for the period   $(23) $(73)


THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)



Details about AOCI components reclassified to net income are as follows:
Gains/(losses) in net income: 
Affected line item in the
  Condensed Consolidated
  Statements of Income:
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
  March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Investments, net Interest expense, net $
 $6
 $
 $6
Estimated tax Income taxes 
 (2) 
 (2)
    
 4
 
 4
           
Cash flow hedges Primarily revenue (37) 51
 (57) 121
Estimated tax Income taxes 9
 (19) 17
 (45)
    (28) 32
 (40) 76
           
Pension and postretirement
  medical expense
 Costs and expenses (96) (108) (192) (216)
Estimated tax Income taxes 23
 40
 58
 80
    (73) (68) (134) (136)
           
Total reclassifications for the period   $(101) $(32) $(174) $(56)
At March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments were not material.

11.Equity-Based Compensation
Compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) is as follows:
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Stock options$19
 $23
RSUs73
 71
Total equity-based compensation expense (1)
$92
 $94
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period$16
 $19
 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Stock options$23
 $22
 $46
 $42
RSUs77
 70
 148
 147
Total equity-based compensation expense (1)
$100
 $92
 $194
 $189
Equity-based compensation expense capitalized during the period$18
 $21
 $37
 $42

(1) 
Equity-based compensation expense is net of capitalized equity-based compensation and excludes amortization of previously capitalized equity-based compensation costs.
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and RSUs was $178209 millionand $618735 million, respectively, as of March 31,December 29, 2018.
The weighted average grant date fair values of options granted during the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017 were $28.72 and $28.01 and $25.79, respectively.
During the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018, the Company made equity compensation grants consisting of 4.03.8 million stock options and 4.23.2 million RSUs.
12.Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
The Company, together with, in some instances, certain of its directors and officers, is a defendant or codefendant in various legal actions involving copyright, breach of contract and various other claims incident to the conduct of its businesses. Management does not believe that the Company has incurred a probable material loss by reason of any of those actions.
Contractual Guarantees
The Company has guaranteed bond issuances by the Anaheim Public Authority that were used by the City of Anaheim to finance construction of infrastructure and a public parking facility adjacent to the Disneyland Resort. Revenues from sales,

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


occupancy and property taxes from the Disneyland Resort and non-Disney hotels are used by the City of Anaheim to repay the bonds.bonds, which mature in 2037. In the event of a debt service shortfall, the Company will be responsible to fund the shortfall. As of March 31,December 29, 2018, the remaining debt service obligation guaranteed by the Company was $301 million, of which $47 million was principal.$296 million. To the extent that tax revenues exceed the debt service payments subsequent to the Company funding a shortfall, the Company would be reimbursed for any previously funded shortfalls. To date, tax revenues have exceeded the debt service payments for these bonds.
The Company has guaranteed $113 million of Hulu LLC’s $338 million term loan, which expires in August 2022. Commitments
The Company is also committed to make a capital contribution of approximately $450$645 million to Hulu LLC in calendar 2018. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the Company made capital contributions of $114 million against this commitment. Hulu is a joint venture in which the Company has a 30% ownership interest.year 2019.
Long-Term Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company has accounts receivable with original maturities greater than one year related to the sale of film and television program rights and vacation ownership units.club properties. Allowances for credit losses are established against these receivables as necessary.
The Company estimates the allowance for credit losses related to receivables from the sale of film and television programs based upon a number of factors, including historical experience and the financial condition of individual companies with which we do business. The balance of film and television program sales receivables recorded in other non-current assets, net of an immaterial allowance for credit losses, was $0.8$0.9 billion as of March 31,December 29, 2018. The activity infor the current periodquarters ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 related to the allowance for credit losses was not material.
The Company estimates the allowance for credit losses related to receivables from sales of its vacation ownership unitsclub properties based primarily on historical collection experience. Estimates of uncollectible amounts also consider the economic environment and the age of receivables. The balance of mortgage receivables recorded in other non-current assets, net of a related allowance
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


for credit losses of approximately 4%, was approximately $0.7 billion as of March 31,December 29, 2018. The activity infor the current periodquarters ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 related to the allowance for credit losses was not material.
13.Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants and is generally classified in one of the following categories:
Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets
Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets
Level 3 - Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables by fair value measurement Level:
 Fair Value Measurement at March 31, 2018
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets       
 Investments$42
 $
 $
 $42
Derivatives       
Foreign exchange
 458
 
 458
Other
 10
 
 10
Liabilities       
Derivatives       
Interest rate
 (296) 
 (296)
Foreign exchange
 (688) 
 (688)
Total recorded at fair value$42
 $(516) $
 $(474)
Fair value of borrowings$
 $23,762
 $1,267
 $25,029

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


 Fair Value Measurement at December 29, 2018
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets       
 Investments$28
 $
 $
 $28
Derivatives       
Foreign exchange
 508
 
 508
Other
 2
 
 2
Liabilities       
Derivatives       
Interest rate
 (284) 
 (284)
Foreign exchange
 (342) 
 (342)
Other
 (11) 
 (11)
Total recorded at fair value$28
 $(127) $
 $(99)
Fair value of borrowings$
 $19,544
 $1,187
 $20,731
Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2017Fair Value Measurement at September 29, 2018
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets              
Investments$36
 $
 $
 $36
$38
 $
 $
 $38
Derivatives              
Interest rate
 10
 
 10
Foreign exchange
 403
 
 403

 469
 
 469
Other
 8
 
 8

 15
 
 15
Liabilities              
Derivatives              
Interest rate
 (122) 
 (122)
 (410) 
 (410)
Foreign exchange
 (427) 
 (427)
 (274) 
 (274)
Total recorded at fair value$36
 $(128) $
 $(92)$38
 $(200) $
 $(162)
Fair value of borrowings$
 $23,110
 $2,764
 $25,874
$
 $19,826
 $1,171
 $20,997
 The fair values of Level 2 derivatives are primarily determined by internal discounted cash flow models that use observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves and foreign currency exchange rates. Counterparty credit risk, which is mitigated by master netting agreements and collateral posting arrangements with certain counterparties, did not have a material impact on derivative fair value estimates.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


Level 2 borrowings, which include commercial paper, U.S. and European medium-term notes and certain foreign currency denominated borrowings, are valued based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets.markets or identical instruments in markets that are not active.
Level 3 borrowings include the Asia Theme Park borrowings, which are valued based on the current borrowing cost and credit risk of the Asia Theme Parks as well as historical market transactions and prevailing market interest rates.
The Company’s financial instruments also include cash, cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate the fair values.
14.Derivative Instruments
The Company manages its exposure to various risks relating to its ongoing business operations according to a risk management policy. The primary risks managed with derivative instruments are interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.
The Company’s derivative positions measured at fair value are summarized in the following tables:
As of March 31, 2018As of December 29, 2018
Current
Assets
 Other Assets Other Current Liabilities 
Other Long-
Term
Liabilities
Current
Assets
 Other Assets Other Current Liabilities 
Other Long-
Term
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedges              
Foreign exchange$107
 $308
 $(281) $(282)$211
 $181
 $(72) $(77)
Interest rate
 
 (260) 

 
 (221) 
Other8
 2
 
 
2
 
 (7) (4)
Derivatives not designated as hedges        ��     
Foreign exchange25
 18
 (86) (39)27
 89
 (140) (53)
Interest rate
 
 
 (36)
 
 
 (63)
Gross fair value of derivatives140
 328
 (627) (357)240
 270
 (440) (197)
Counterparty netting(125) (324) 206
 243
(145) (225) 228
 142
Cash collateral (received)/paid(10) 
 261
 
(3) 
 104
 15
Net derivative positions$5
 $4
 $(160) $(114)$92
 $45
 $(108) $(40)
22
 As of September 29, 2018
 
Current
Assets
 Other Assets Other Current Liabilities 
Other Long-
Term
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedges       
Foreign exchange$166
 $169
 $(80) $(39)
Interest rate
 
 (329) 
Other13
 2
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedges       
Foreign exchange38
 96
 (95) (60)
Interest rate
 
 
 (81)
Gross fair value of derivatives217
 267
 (504) (180)
Counterparty netting(158) (227) 254
 131
Cash collateral (received)/paid
 
 135
 5
Net derivative positions$59
 $40
 $(115) $(44)

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


 As of September 30, 2017
 
Current
Assets
 Other Assets Other Current Liabilities 
Other Long-
Term
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedges       
Foreign exchange$175
 $190
 $(192) $(170)
Interest rate
 10
 (106) 
Other6
 2
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedges       
Foreign exchange38
 
 (46) (19)
Interest rate
 
 
 (16)
Gross fair value of derivatives219
 202
 (344) (205)
Counterparty netting(142) (190) 188
 144
Cash collateral (received)/paid(20) (7) 19
 
Net derivative positions$57
 $5
 $(137) $(61)

Interest Rate Risk Management
The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through its borrowing activities. The Company’s objective is to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and on the market value of its borrowings. In accordance with its policy, the Company targets its fixed-rate debt as a percentage of its net debt between a
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


minimum and maximum percentage. The Company primarily uses pay-floating and pay-fixed interest rate swaps to facilitate its interest rate risk management activities.
The Company designates pay-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed-rate borrowings effectively converting fixed-rate borrowings to variable rate borrowings indexed to LIBOR. As of March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 201729, 2018, the total notional amount of the Company’s pay-floating interest rate swaps was $7.8$7.5 billion and $8.2$7.6 billion, respectively.
The following table summarizes adjustments related to fair value hedgeshedge adjustments to hedged borrowings at December 29, 2018 and September 29, 2018:
 
Carrying Amount of Hedged Borrowings (1)
 
Fair Value Adjustments Included
in Hedged Borrowings (1)
 December 29, 2018 September 29, 2018 December 29, 2018 September 29, 2018
Borrowings:       
Current$1,590
 $1,585
 $(9) $(14)
Long-term6,499
 6,425
 (177) (290)
 $8,089
 $8,010
 $(186) $(304)
(1)
Includes $40 million and $41 million of gains on terminated interest rate swaps as of December 29, 2018 and September 29, 2018, respectively.
The following amounts are included in “Interest expense, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.Income:
 Quarter Ended
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Gain (loss) on:   
Pay-floating swaps$117
 $(64)
Borrowings hedged with pay-floating swaps(117) 64
Benefit (expense) associated with interest accruals on pay-floating swaps(14) 7

 Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps$(102) $(10) $(166) $(242)
Gain (loss) on hedged borrowings102
 10
 166
 242
In addition, during the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2018, the Company realized net benefits of zero and $7 million, respectively in “Interest expense, net” related to pay-floating interest rate swaps. During the quarter and six months ended April 1, 2017, the Company realized net benefits of $10 million and $22 million, respectively in “Interest expense, net” related to pay-floating interest rate swaps.
The Company may designate pay-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges of interest payments on floating-rate borrowings. Pay-fixed swaps effectively convert floating-rate borrowings to fixed-rate borrowings. The unrealized gains or losses from these cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and recognized in interest expense as the interest payments occur. The Company did not have pay-fixed interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest payments at March 31,December 29, 2018 or at September 30, 201729, 2018, and gains and losses related to pay-fixed swaps recognized in earnings for the quarter ended December 29, 2018and six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017 were not material.
To facilitate its interest rate risk management activities, the Company sold options in November 2016, and October 2017 and April 2018 to enter into a future pay-floating interest rate swaps indexed to LIBOR for $1.0$2.0 billion in future borrowings. The fair values of these contracts as of March 31,December 29, 2018 or at September 29, 2018 were not material. In April 2018, the Company sold additional options for $1.0 billion in future borrowings with similar terms. The options are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting; accordingly, changes in their fair value are recorded in earnings.

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except Gains and losses on the options for per share data)


the quarters ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 were not material.
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
The Company transacts business globally and is subject to risks associated with changing foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s objective is to reduce earnings and cash flow fluctuations associated with foreign currency exchange rate changes, enabling management to focus on core business issues and challenges.
The Company enters into option and forward contracts that change in value as foreign currency exchange rates change to protect the value of its existing foreign currency assets, liabilities, firm commitments and forecasted but not firmly committed foreign currency transactions. In accordance with policy, the Company hedges its forecasted foreign currency transactions for periods generally not to exceed four years within an established minimum and maximum range of annual exposure. The gains and losses on these contracts offset changes in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the related forecasted transaction, asset, liability or firm commitment. The principal currencies hedged are the euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Chinese yuan and Canadian dollar and British pound.dollar. Cross-currency swaps are used to effectively convert foreign currency denominated borrowings into U.S. dollar denominated borrowings.
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


The Company designates foreign exchange forward and option contracts as cash flow hedges of firmly committed and forecasted foreign currency transactions. As of March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 201729, 2018, the notional amounts of the Company’s net foreign exchange cash flow hedges were $6.86.1 billion and $6.3$6.2 billion, respectively. Mark-to-market gains and losses on these contracts are deferred in AOCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged transactions occur, offsetting changes in the value of the foreign currency transactions. Gains and losses recognized related to ineffectiveness for the six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 were not material. Net deferred lossesgains recorded in AOCI for contracts that will mature in the next twelve months totaled $199total $147 million. The following table summarizes the effect of foreign exchange cash flow hedges on AOCI for the quarter ended December 29, 2018:
 December 29,
2018
Gain/(loss) recognized in Other Comprehensive Income$50
Gain/(loss) reclassified from AOCI into the Statement of Income (1)
37
(1)
Primarily recorded in revenue.
Foreign exchange risk management contracts with respect to foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. The notional amounts of these foreign exchange contracts at March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 201729, 2018 were $3.3$2.4 billion and $3.6$3.3 billion, respectively. The following table summarizes the net foreign exchange gains or losses recognized on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities and the net foreign exchange gains or losses on the foreign exchange contracts we entered into to mitigate our exposure with respect to foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities for the quarter ended December 29, 2018and six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017 by the corresponding line item in which they are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:
 Costs and Expenses Interest expense, net Income Tax expense
Quarter Ended:March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities$64
 $110
 $24
 $(3) $(15) $(11)
Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges(77) (103) (27) 3
 17
 14
Net gains (losses)$(13) $7
 $(3) $
 $2
 $3
            
Six Months Ended:           
Net gains (losses) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities$81
 $(123) $27
 $4
 $(12) $12
Net gains (losses) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges(91) 118
 (28) (4) 16
 (17)
Net gains (losses)$(10) $(5) $(1) $
 $4
 $(5)
 Costs and Expenses Interest expense, net Income Tax expense
Quarter Ended:December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities$(27) $17
 $40
 $3
 $15
 $3
Net gain (loss) on foreign exchange risk management contracts not designated as hedges24
 (14) (39) (1) (18) (1)
Net gain (loss)$(3) $3
 $1
 $2
 $(3) $2
Commodity Price Risk Management
The Company is subject to the volatility of commodities prices and the Company designates certain commodity forward contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted commodity purchases. Mark-to-market gains and losses on these contracts are deferred in AOCI and are recognized in earnings when the hedged transactions occur, offsetting changes in the value of commodity purchases. The notional amount of these commodities contracts at March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 201729, 2018 and related gains or losses recognized in earnings for the quarter ended December 29, 2018and six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017 were not material.

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


Risk Management – Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
The Company enters into certain other risk management contracts that are not designated as hedges and do not qualify for hedge accounting. These contracts, which include certain swap contracts, are intended to offset economic exposures of the Company and are carried at market value with any changes in value recorded in earnings. The notional amount and fair value of these contracts at March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 201729, 2018 were not material. The related gains or losses recognized in earnings for the quarter ended December 29, 2018and six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017 were not material.
Contingent Features and Cash Collateral
The Company has master netting arrangements by counterparty with respect to certain derivative financial instrument contracts. The Company may be required to post collateral in the event that a net liability position with a counterparty exceeds limits defined by contract and that vary with the Company’s credit rating. In addition, these contracts may require a counterparty to post collateral to the Company in the event that a net receivable position with a counterparty exceeds limits defined by contract and that vary with the counterparty’s credit rating. If the Company’s or the counterparty’s credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, such counterparties or the Company would also have the right to terminate our derivative contracts, which could lead to a net payment to or from the Company for the aggregate net value by counterparty of our derivative contracts. The aggregate fair values of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position by counterparty were $535$267 million and $217$299 million on March 31,December 29, 2018 and September 30, 201729, 2018, respectively.
15.Restructuring and Impairment Charges and Other Income
The Company recorded $13 million and $28 million of restructuring and impairment charges in the current quarter and six-month period, respectively, primarily for severance costs.
The Company recorded $94 million of other income in the six-month period, which included a $53 million gain from the sale of property rights in the first quarter and $41 million, primarily for insurance proceeds related to a legal matter, in the current quarter.
16.New Accounting Pronouncements
Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance as a result of the Tax Act to permit the reclassification of certain tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings. Current accounting guidance requires that adjustments to deferred tax assets and liabilities for changes in enacted tax rates be recorded through income from continuing operations even if the deferred taxes were originally established through comprehensive income. The new guidance allows companies to make a one-time election to reclassify the tax effects resulting from the Tax Act on items in AOCI to retained earnings. The new guidance is effective beginning with the first quarter of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year (with early adoption permitted) and should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact this guidance will have on its financial statements.
Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance to improve certain aspects of the hedge accounting model including making more risk management strategies eligible for hedge accounting and simplifying the assessment of hedge effectiveness. We do not expect the adoption of the new standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as our historical hedging ineffectiveness has been immaterial. The new guidance is effective beginning with the Company’s 2020 fiscal year (with early adoption permitted) and requires prospective adoption with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption for existing hedging relationships.
Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
In March 2017, the FASB issued guidance that requires presentation of the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs other than service costs in an income statement line item outside of a subtotal of income from operations. The service cost component will continue to be presented in the same line items as other employee compensation costs. In addition, under the guidance only service costs are eligible for capitalization, for example, as part of a self-constructed fixed asset or a film production. The new guidance is effective beginning with the first quarter of the Company’s 2019 fiscal year. The guidance is required to be adopted retrospectively with respect to income statement presentation and prospectively for the capitalization requirement. We do not expect the change in capitalization requirement to have a material impact on our financial statements. See Note 8 of this filing and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the amount of each component of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs we have reported

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)




15.Restructuring and Impairment Charges and Other Income
For the quarter ended December 30, 2017, the Company recorded $15 million of restructuring and impairment charges, primarily for severance costs, and a $53 million gain from the sale of property rights.
historically. These amounts of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs are not necessarily indicative of future amounts that may arise
16.New Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in years following implementation of the new accounting pronouncement.Fiscal 2019
Revenues from Contracts with Customers - See Note 3
Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory - See Note 7
In October 2016,Improving the FASB issued guidance that requires the income tax consequencesPresentation of an intra-entity transferNet Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost - See Note 8
Reclassification of an asset other than inventoryCertain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - See Note 10
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities - See Note 10
Targeted Improvements to be recognized when the transfer occurs instead of when the asset is sold to an outside party.Accounting for Hedging Activities - The new guidance is effective beginning with the first quarteradoption of the Company’s 2019 fiscal year. The guidance requires prospective adoption with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the adoption period. We donew standard did not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. We currently estimate that we will record approximately $0.1 billion as an increase to retained earnings upon adoption. Our assessment may change if we enter into new transactions between now and the date of adoption.statements
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued a new lease accounting standard, which requires the present value of committed operating lease payments to be recorded as right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. AsThe standard is effective at the beginning of September 30, 2017,the Companys 2020 fiscal year. We expect to adopt the standard without restating prior periods.
The new standard provides a number of practical expedients for transition upon adoption. The Company expects to elect the practical expedients that permit the Company had an estimated $3.3 billion in undiscounted future minimumnot to reassess its prior conclusions concerning whether:
Arrangements contain a lease commitments.
The Companys lease arrangements are operating or capital leases (financing)
Initial direct costs should be capitalized
Existing land easements are leases
The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new guidancestandard on its financial statements. The guidance is required to be adopted retrospectivelyWe believe the most significant effects of adoption will be:
Recognizing new right-of-use assets and is effective at the beginning of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year (with early adoption permitted). The FASB has recently proposed guidance that would allow adoption of the standard as of the effective date without restating prior periods.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that replaces the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition with a single comprehensive five-step model, eliminating industry-specific accounting rules. The core principle is to recognize revenue upon the transfer of control of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received. Since its issuance, the FASB has amended several aspects of the new guidance, including provisions that address revenue recognition associated with the licensing of intellectual property (IP). The new guidance, including the amendments, is effective at the beginning of the Company’s 2019 fiscal year.
We have reviewed our significant revenue streams and identified required changes to our revenue recognition policies. Basedlease liabilities on our existing customer contracts and relationships, we do not expect the implementationbalance sheet for our operating leases
Reclassifying a deferred gain of the new guidance will haveapproximately $350 million related to a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption. The Company’s evaluationprior sale-leaseback transaction to retained earnings
As of the impact could change if we enter into new revenue arrangements in the future or interpretations of the new guidance further evolve.
While not expected to be material, the more significant changes to the Company’s revenue recognition policies are in the following areas:
For television and film content licensing agreements with multiple availability windows with the same licensee,September 29, 2018, the Company will defer more revenues tohad an estimated $3.6 billion in undiscounted future windows than is currently deferred.minimum lease commitments.
For licenses of character images, brands and trademarks subject to minimum guaranteed license fees, we currently recognize the difference between the minimum guaranteed amount and actual royalties earned from licensee merchandise sales (“shortfalls”) at the end of the contract period. Under the new guidance, projected guarantee shortfalls will be recognized straight-line over the remaining license period once an expected shortfall is identified.
For licenses that include multiple television and film titles subject to minimum guaranteed license fees that are recoupable against the licensee’s aggregate underlying sales from all titles, the Company will allocate the minimum guaranteed license fee to each title and recognize the allocated license fee as revenue when the title is made available to the customer. License fees in excess of the allocated by-title minimum guarantee are deferred until the aggregate contractual minimum guarantee has been exceeded and thereafter recognized as earned based on the licensee’s underlying sales. Under current guidance, an upfront allocation of the minimum guarantee is not required as license fees are recognized as earned based on the licensee’s underlying sales with any shortfalls recognized at the end of the contract period.

For renewals or extensions of license agreements for television and film content, we will recognize revenue when the licensed content becomes available under the renewal or extension, instead of when the agreement is renewed or extended.
We are continuing our assessment of the information that may be necessary for the expanded disclosures required under the new guidance, as well as identifying potential changes to our internal controls to support our new revenue recognition policies and disclosure requirements.

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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited; tabular dollars in millions, except for per share data)


The guidance may be adopted either by restating fiscal 2017 and 2018 to reflect the impact of the new guidance (full retrospective method) or by recording the impact of adoption as an adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of fiscal 2019 (modified retrospective method). The Company currently expects to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective method.
The Company’s equity method investees are considered private companies for purposes of applying the new guidance and are not required to adopt the new standard until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Our significant equity method investees are reviewing their revenue streams to determine the potential impact of the new standard on their financial statements. We currently do not expect any material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon the investees’ adoption of the new guidance.



MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides a narrative of the Company’s financial performance and condition that should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements. It includes the following sections:
Consolidated Results and Non-segment Items
Seasonality
Business Segment Results
Impact of U.S. tax reform
Financial Condition
Commitments and Contingencies
Other Matters
Market Risk
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS AND NON-SEGMENT ITEMS
Our summary consolidated results are presented below:
Quarter Ended % Change Six Months Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions, except per share data)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
Better/
(Worse)
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 
Better/
(Worse)
Revenues:          

     
Services$12,520
 $11,487
 9 % $25,504
 $23,893
 7 %$12,866
 $12,984
 (1) %
Products2,028
 1,849
 10 % 4,395
 4,227
 4 %2,437
 2,367
 3 %
Total revenues14,548
 13,336
 9 % 29,899
 28,120
 6 %15,303
 15,351
  %
Costs and expenses:          

     
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(6,304) (5,839) (8) % (13,638) (12,859) (6) %(7,564) (7,324) (3) %
Cost of products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)(1,229) (1,130) (9) % (2,632) (2,516) (5) %(1,437) (1,405) (2) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(2,247) (1,941) (16) % (4,326) (3,926) (10) %(2,152) (2,087) (3) %
Depreciation and amortization(731) (676) (8) % (1,473) (1,363) (8) %(732) (742) 1 %
Total costs and expenses(10,511) (9,586) (10) % (22,069) (20,664) (7) %(11,885) (11,558) (3) %
Restructuring and impairment charges(13) 
 nm
 (28) 
 nm

 (15) nm
Other income, net41
 
 nm
 94
 
 nm
Other income
 53
 nm
Interest expense, net(143) (84) (70) % (272) (183) (49) %(63) (129) 51 %
Equity in the income of investees6
 85
 (93) % 49
 203
 (76) %76
 43
 77 %
Income before income taxes3,928
 3,751
 5 % 7,673
 7,476
 3 %3,431
 3,745
 (8) %
Income taxes(813) (1,212) 33 % (85) (2,449) 97 %(645) 728
 nm
Net income3,115
 2,539
 23 % 7,588
 5,027
 51 %2,786
 4,473
 (38) %
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(178) (151) (18) % (228) (160) (43) %
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests2
 (50) nm
Net income attributable to Disney$2,937
 $2,388
 23 % $7,360
 $4,867
 51 %$2,788
 $4,423
 (37) %
           
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Disney$1.95
 $1.50
 30 % $4.86
 $3.05
 59 %$1.86
 $2.91
 (36) %

The Company’s financial results for fiscal 2019 are presented in accordance with a new accounting standard for revenue recognition (ASC 606) that we adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Prior period results have not been restated to reflect this change in accounting standard. The current quarter includes a $115 million favorable impact on segment operating income from the ASC 606 adoption. The most significant benefits were $56 million at Media Networks and $34 million at Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products, both of which reflected a change in timing of revenue recognition on contracts with

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)




minimum guarantees. We do not anticipate the impact on our full fiscal 2019 results to be material. Further information about our adoption of the new standard is provided in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Quarter Results
Revenues for the quarter increased 9%, or $1.2 billion,were comparable to $14.5the prior-year quarter at $15.3 billion; net income attributable to Disney increased 23%decreased 37%, or $0.5$1.6 billion, to $2.9$2.8 billion; and diluted earnings per share attributable to Disney (EPS) increased 30%decreased 36% from $1.50$2.91 to $1.95.$1.86. The net income and EPS increasedecrease for the quarter was due to a benefit in the benefit ofprior-year quarter from new federal income tax legislation, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (Tax Act) (See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), a decrease in weighted average shares outstanding as a result of our share repurchase program and higherlower segment operating income, partially offset by higher interest expense. The increase inincome. Lower segment operating income was due to decreases at Studio Entertainment and, to a lesser extent, increased losses at Direct-to-Consumer & International, partially offset by growth at our Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products and Resorts and Studio Entertainment segments, partially offset by lower results at our Media Networks segment.segments.
Revenues
Service revenues for the quarter increased 9%decreased 1%, or $1,033 million,$0.1 billion, to $12.5$12.9 billion due to lower theatrical distribution revenue, partially offset by higher Affiliate Fees, growth in guest spending and attendance at our theme parks and resorts, higher theatricalincreased TV/SVOD distribution revenue driven by the success of Black Panther, an increase in affiliate fees, revenue from BAMTech, which is now consolidated, and an increase in sponsorshiphigher advertising revenue. In addition, service revenues reflected an approximate 1 percentage point increase due to the movement of the U.S. dollar against major currencies including the impact of our hedging program (FX Impact).
Product revenues for the quarter increased 10%3%, or $179$70 million, to $2.0$2.4 billion due to increases in guest spending and volumesgrowth at our theme parks and resorts and higher home entertainment revenues. Product revenues reflected an approximate 2 percentage point increase due to a favorable FX Impact.volumes and net effective pricing.
Costs and expenses
Cost of services for the quarter increased 8%3%, or $465$240 million, to $6.3$7.6 billion due to higher sports programming and production costs and labor cost inflation at our theme parks and resorts, increased sports programming costs, costs from BAMTech, higherpartially offset by a decrease in film cost amortization driven by higherlower theatrical revenue and higher film cost impairments. The increase at parks and resorts was driven by cost inflation, higher volumes and new guest offerings. Cost of services reflected an approximate 1 percentage point increase due to an unfavorable FX Impact.distribution revenue.
Cost of products for the quarter increased 9%2%, or $99$32 million, to $1.2$1.4 billion due to higher volumes and cost inflation at our parks and resorts and higher film cost amortization due to an increase in home entertainment revenue. Cost of products reflected an approximate 2 percentage point increase due to an unfavorable FX Impact.volumes.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased 16%3%, or $306$65 million, to $2.2 billion driven by higher theatrical marketing spend and costs from BAMTech. Selling, general, administrative and other costs reflected an approximate 1 percentage point increase due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Depreciationhigher marketing spending, costs incurred in connection with our agreement to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and amortization increased 8%, or $55 million, to $0.7 billion, due to depreciation of new attractions at our domestic parks and resorts.inflation.
Restructuring and impairment charges
The Company recorded $13 million of restructuringRestructuring and impairment charges of $15 million in the currentprior-year quarter were primarily for severance costs.
Other income net
Other income of $41$53 million forin the currentprior-year quarter reflects insurance proceeds related toconsisted of a legal matter.gain on the sale of property rights.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net is as follows: 
Quarter Ended 
Quarter Ended 
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
% Change
Better/(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 
% Change
Better/(Worse)
Interest expense$(172) $(115) (50) %$(163) $(146) (12) %
Interest and investment income29
 31
 (6) %
Interest income, investment income and other100
 17
 >100 %
Interest expense, net$(143) $(84) (70) %$(63) $(129) 51 %
The increase in interest expense was primarily due to financing costs related to the 21CF acquisition and higher average interest rates, partially offset by lower average debt balances and anhigher capitalized interest.
The increase in average interest rates.income, investment income and other was due to unrealized investment gains in the current quarter and the inclusion of a $25 million benefit related to pension and postretirement benefit costs, other than service cost. The Company adopted a new accounting standard in fiscal 2019 and now presents the elements of pension and postretirement plan costs, other than service cost, in “Interest expense, net.” A net benefit of $7 million in the prior-year quarter was reported in “Costs and expenses.” The benefit in the current quarter was due to the expected return on pension plan assets, partially offset by interest expense on plan liabilities and amortization of prior net actuarial losses.
Equity in the income of investees
Equity in the income of investees decreased $79increased $33 million to $6$76 million for the quarter due to higher income from A+E Television Networks (A+E) and lower losses from Hulu. The increase at A+E was due to lower marketing and programming costs. Hulu results were due to higher subscription and advertising revenue, partially offset by higher operating results from A+E Television Networks (A+E). The decrease at Hulu was driven by higherprogramming costs.

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programming, marketing and labor costs, partially offset by higher subscription and advertising revenue. The increase at A+E was due to lower marketing and programming costs, a gain on an investment and higher affiliate revenue, partially offset by lower advertising revenue.
Effective Income Tax Rate
 Quarter Ended  
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
Change
Better/(Worse)
Effective income tax rate20.7% 32.3% 11.6
ppt
 Quarter Ended  
 December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 
Change
Better/(Worse)
Effective income tax rate18.8% (19.4)% (38.2)ppt
The decreaseincrease in the effective income tax rate for the quarter reflected a $1.6 billion net favorable impact ofbenefit related to the Tax Act that was recognized in the prior-year quarter. This net benefit drove a 41.6 percentage point reduction in the prior-year effective tax rate. The $1.6 billion reflected a $1.9 billion benefit due to the remeasurement of our net federal deferred tax liability to new statutory rates (Deferred Remeasurement), partially offset by lowera one-time tax benefitsof $0.3 billion on certain accumulated foreign earnings (Deemed Repatriation Tax). The current quarter benefited from share-based awards. The net impact of the Tax Act reflects the following:
Aa reduction in the Company’s fiscal 2018 U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to 21.0% in fiscal 2019 from 24.5% from 35.0%in fiscal 2018. In addition, in the prior year.  Netcurrent quarter the Company adjusted its estimate of state taxthe Deferred Remeasurement and other related effects, the reduction in the statutory rate had an impact of approximately 10.2 percentage points on the effective income tax rate.
A net benefit of approximately $0.1 billion from updating our first quarter estimates of remeasuring our deferred tax balances to the new statutory rate and the Deemed Repatriation Tax. This update includes theTax impact of legislation enacted in the second quarter that accelerated tax deductions into fiscal 2017 at the higher 2017 statutory rate. Thisand recognized a $34 million net benefit had an impact of approximately 3.6 percentage points on the effective income tax rate.benefit.
Refer to Note 7 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the impact of the Tax Act on the Company.
Noncontrolling Interests
Quarter Ended  Quarter Ended 
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
% Change
Better/(Worse) 
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 
% Change
Better/(Worse) 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests$178
 $151
 (18) %
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests$2
 $(50) nm
The increasechange in net income(income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was due to lower tax expenseresults at ESPN and Shanghai Disney Resort and losses at our direct-to-consumer sports business, partially offset by growth at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Lower results at ESPN were largely due to the benefit of the Tax Act and the impact of the Company’s acquisition of the noncontrolling interest in Disneyland Paris in the third quarter of the prior year, partially offset by lower operating results at Shanghai Disney Resort.prior-year quarter.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is determined on income after royalties and management fees, financing costs and income taxes, as applicable.

Six-Month Results
Revenues for the six-month period increased 6%, or $1.8 billion, to $29.9 billion; net income attributable to Disney increased 51%, or $2.5 billion, to $7.4 billion; and EPS increased 59% from $3.05 to $4.86. The EPS increase for the six-month period was due to the benefit of the Tax Act, a decrease in weighted average shares outstanding as a result of our share repurchase program and higher segment operating income. These increases were partially offset by higher interest expense. The increase in segment operating income was due to growth at our Parks and Resorts and Studio Entertainment segments, partially offset by lower results at our Media Networks segment.
Revenues
Service revenues for the six-month period increased 7%, or $1.6 billion, to $25.5 billion due to higher guest spending and volumes at our parks and resorts, higher theatrical distribution revenue, an increase in affiliate fees and revenue from BAMTech. These increases were partially offset by lower advertising revenue.
Product revenues for the six-month period increased 4%, or $0.2 billion to $4.4 billion, due to increases in guest spending and volumes at our parks and resorts, partially offset by lower home entertainment revenues. Product revenues reflected an approximate 1 percentage point increase due to a favorable FX Impact.
Costs and expenses
Cost of services for the six-month period increased 6%, or $0.8 billion, to $13.6 billion, primarily due to higher costs at our parks and resorts, costs from BAMTech, increased sports programming costs and higher film cost amortization due to

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higher theatrical revenue. The increase at parks and resorts was driven by cost inflation, higher volumes and new guest offerings.
Cost of products for the six-month period increased 5%, or $0.1 billion, to $2.6 billion, due to higher volumes and cost inflation at our parks and resorts, partially offset by lower film cost amortization due to a decrease in home entertainment revenue. Cost of products reflected an approximate 2 percentage point increase due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs for the six-month period increased 10%, or $0.4 billion, to $4.3 billion, due to higher marketing spend for theatrical distribution and parks and resorts, costs from BAMTech and costs incurred in connection with our agreement to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Selling, general, administrative and other costs reflected an approximate 1 percentage point increase due to an unfavorable FX Impact.
Depreciation and amortization for the six-month period increased 8%, or $110 million, to $1.5 billion due to an increase in depreciation and amortization of new attractions at our domestic parks and resorts and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and the consolidation of BAMTech.
Restructuring and impairment charges
The Company recorded $28 million of restructuring and impairment charges in the current six-month period primarily for severance costs.
Other income, net
Other income of $94 million for the current six-month period reflects a gain from the sale of property rights and insurance proceeds related to a legal matter.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net is as follows: 
 Six Months Ended  
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
% Change
Better/(Worse)
Interest expense$(318) $(236) (35) %
Interest and investment income46
 53
 (13) %
Interest expense, net$(272) $(183) (49) %
The increase in interest expense for the six-month period was due to higher average debt balances and an increase in average interest rates.
Equity in the income of investees
Equity in the income of investees decreased $154 million to $49 million for the six-month period due to a higher loss at Hulu reflecting higher content, labor and marketing costs, partially offset by higher subscription and advertising revenue.
Effective Income Tax Rate
 Six Months Ended  
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
Change
Better/(Worse)
Effective income tax rate1.1% 32.8% 31.7
ppt
The decrease in the effective income tax rate reflected two significant impacts of the Tax Act:
A net benefit of approximately $1.7 billion, which reflected an approximate $2.0 billion benefit from remeasuring our deferred tax balances to the new statutory rate, partially offset by a charge of approximately $350 million from accruing the Deemed Repatriation Tax. This net benefit had an impact of approximately 22.2 percentage points on the effective income tax rate.
A reduction in the Company’s fiscal 2018 U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to 24.5% from 35.0% in the prior year.  Net of state tax and other related effects, the reduction in the statutory rate had an impact of approximately 9.5 percentage points on the effective income tax rate.

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Refer to Note 7 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the impact of the Tax Act on the Company.
Noncontrolling Interests
 Six Months Ended  
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
% Change
Better/(Worse) 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests$228
 $160
 (43) %
The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the six-month period was due to lower tax expense at ESPN, largely due to the Tax Act, and the impact of the Company’s acquisition of the noncontrolling interest in Disneyland Paris in the third quarter of the prior year, partially offset by lower operating results at Shanghai Disney Resort.


SEASONALITY
The Company’s businesses are subject to the effects of seasonality. Consequently, the operating results for the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 for each business segment, and for the Company as a whole, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.
Media Networks revenues are subject to seasonal advertising patterns, changes in viewership levels and timing of program sales. In general, advertising revenues are somewhat higher during the fall and somewhat lower during the summer months. Affiliate fees are generally recognized ratably throughout the year. Effective at the beginning of fiscal 2019, the Company adopted ASC 606, which changed the timing of affiliate revenue recognition for certain contracts, which may result in higher revenue in the first quarter of our fiscal year.
Parks, and ResortsExperiences & Consumer Products revenues fluctuate with changes in theme park attendance and resort occupancy resulting from the seasonal nature of vacation travel and leisure activities.activities and seasonal consumer purchasing behavior, which generally results in increased revenues during the Company’s first and fourth fiscal quarter. Peak attendance and resort occupancy generally occur during the summer months when school vacations occur and during early-winter and spring-holiday periods. In addition, licensing revenues fluctuate with the timing and performance of our theatrical releases and cable programming broadcasts.
Studio Entertainment revenues fluctuate due to the timing and performance of releases in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets. Release dates are determined by several factors, including competition and the timing of vacation and holiday periods.
Consumer ProductsDirect-to-Consumer & Interactive MediaInternational revenues are influenced by seasonal consumer purchasing behavior, which generally results in increased revenues during the Company’s first and fourth fiscal quarter, andfluctuate based on: the timing and performance of theatricalreleases of our digital media content; viewership levels on our cable channels and game releasesdigital platforms; changes in subscriber levels; and cable programming broadcasts.the demand for sports and Disney content. Each of these may depend on the availability of content, which varies from time to time throughout the year based on, among other things, sports seasons and content production schedules.

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS
The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on segment operating income, which is shown below along with segment revenues:
Quarter Ended % Change Six Months Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues:                
Media Networks$6,138
 $5,946
 3 % $12,381
 $12,179
 2 %$5,921
 $5,555
 7 %
Parks and Resorts4,879
 4,299
 13 % 10,033
 8,854
 13 %
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products6,824
 6,527
 5 %
Studio Entertainment2,454
 2,034
 21 % 4,958
 4,554
 9 %1,824
 2,509
 (27) %
Consumer Products &
Interactive Media
1,077
 1,057
 2 % 2,527
 2,533
  %
Direct-to-Consumer & International918
 931
 (1) %
Eliminations(184) (171) (8) %
$14,548
 $13,336
 9 % $29,899
 $28,120
 6 %$15,303
 $15,351
  %
Segment operating income:           
Segment operating income/(loss):     
Media Networks$2,082
 $2,223
 (6) % $3,275
 $3,585
 (9) %$1,330
 $1,243
 7 %
Parks and Resorts954
 750
 27 % 2,301
 1,860
 24 %
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products2,152
 1,954
 10 %
Studio Entertainment847
 656
 29 % 1,676
 1,498
 12 %309
 825
 (63) %
Consumer Products &
Interactive Media
354
 367
 (4) % 971
 1,009
 (4) %
Direct-to-Consumer & International(136) (42) >(100) %
Eliminations
 6
 nm
$4,237
 $3,996
 6 % $8,223
 $7,952
 3 %$3,655
 $3,986
 (8) %
The following table reconciles income before income taxes to segment operating income:
Quarter Ended % Change Six Months Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Income before income taxes$3,928
 $3,751
 5 % $7,673
 $7,476
 3 %$3,431
 $3,745
 (8) %
Add/(subtract):                
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses194
 161
 (20) % 344
 293
 (17) %161
 150
 (7) %
Restructuring and impairment charges13
 
 nm
 28
 
 nm

 15
 nm
Other income, net(41) 
 nm
 (94) 
 nm
Other income/(expense), net
 (53) nm
Interest expense, net143

84
 (70) % 272

183

(49) %63

129
 51 %
Segment Operating Income$4,237

$3,996
 6 % $8,223
 $7,952
 3 %$3,655

$3,986
 (8) %

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Depreciation expense is as follows:
Quarter Ended % Change Six Months Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Media Networks                
Cable Networks$45
 $35
 (29) % $84
 $71
 (18) %$24
 $29
 17 %
Broadcasting24
 25
 4 % 48
 46
 (4) %20
 23
 13 %
Total Media Networks69
 60
 (15) % 132
 117
 (13) %44
 52
 15 %
Parks and Resorts    

      
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products    

Domestic356
 322
 (11) % 713
 650
 (10) %352
 363
 3 %
International180
 157
 (15) % 357
 313
 (14) %186
 182
 (2) %
Total Parks and Resorts536
 479
 (12) % 1,070
 963
 (11) %
Total Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products538
 545
 1 %
Studio Entertainment13
 11
 (18) % 26
 23
 (13) %14
 13
 (8) %
Consumer Products & Interactive Media14
 16
 13 % 27
 31
 13 %
Direct-to-Consumer & International32
 22
 (45) %
Corporate55
 61
 10 % 109
 129
 16 %39
 45
 13 %
Total depreciation expense$687
 $627
 (10) % $1,364
 $1,263
 (8) %$667
 $677
 1 %
Amortization of intangible assets is as follows:
Quarter Ended % Change Six Months Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Media Networks$
 $4
 % $20
 $6
 >(100) %$
 $
 nm
Parks and Resorts1
 1
 % 1
 2
 50 %
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products27
 27
  %
Studio Entertainment15
 16
 6% 32
 32
  %16
 17
 6 %
Consumer Products & Interactive Media28
 28
 % 56
 60
 7 %
Direct-to-Consumer & International22
 21
 (5) %
Total amortization of intangible assets$44
 $49
 10% $109
 $100
 (9) %$65
 $65
  %
Media Networks
Operating results for the Media Networks segment are as follows:
Quarter Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues          
Affiliate fees$3,397
 $3,228
 5 %$3,075
 $2,867
 7 %
Advertising1,917
 1,931
 (1) %2,023
 1,963
 3 %
TV/SVOD distribution and other824
 787
 5 %823
 725
 14 %
Total revenues6,138
 5,946
 3 %5,921
 5,555
 7 %
Operating expenses(3,298) (3,101) (6) %(4,248) (3,963) (7) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(702) (646) (9) %(478) (456) (5) %
Depreciation and amortization(69) (64) (8) %(44) (52) 15 %
Equity in the income of investees13
 88
 (85) %179
 159
 13 %
Operating Income$2,082
 $2,223
 (6) %$1,330
 $1,243
 7 %
Revenues
The increase in affiliate fees was due to growth of 7% from higher contractual rates and 1% from an impact from the adoption of ASC 606, partially offset by an approximately 3%a 1% decrease from fewer subscribers.
The decreaseincrease in advertising revenues was due to a decreaseincreases of $20$54 million at Broadcasting, from $1,000$962 million to $980$1,016 million partially offset by an increase ofand $6 million at Cable Networks, from $931$1,001 million to $937$1,007 million. The decrease at Broadcasting wasadvertising revenue reflected increases of 8% from higher network rates and 7% from the owned television stations due to a decrease of 6% from lower network impressions, partially offset by an increase of 3% from higher political advertising,

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network rates. Broadcast advertising revenue also benefitedpartially offset by a decrease of 10% from the timing of New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (NYRE) relative to our fiscal periods. NYRE aired in the current quarter, whereas it aired in the first quarter of the prior year. The decrease inlower network impressions was due to lower average viewership, partially offset by an increase in units delivered.viewership. Cable Networks advertising revenue reflected an increase of 6%3% from higher rates, partially offset by a decrease of 4%2% from lower impressions due to decreases in average viewershipat Freeform and units delivered.ESPN. Rates and average viewership benefited fromimpressions at ESPN reflected the impact of the shift in the mix of College Football Playoff (CFP) bowl games betweengames. Two semi-finals and one “host” game were aired in the first and second fiscal quarters. The current quarter, included the CFP championship game, two semi-finalwhereas three host games and one host bowl game, whereaswere aired in the prior-year quarter included the championship game and three host games.quarter. Semi-final games generally generate more advertising revenue than host games.
TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue increased $37$98 million due to higher program sales. The increase in program sales was driven by the consolidationsale of BAMTech,The Punisher in the current quarter,increased revenues from programs licensed to Hulu and higher sales of Disney Channel programs, partially offset by a decrease in programlower sales which reflected higherinternationally driven by sales of How to Get Away with MurderOnce Upon a Time and Designated Survivor in the prior-year quarter. On September 25, 2017,Program sales also benefited from the Company increased its ownership in BAMTech and began consolidating its results. The Company’s shareadoption of BAMTech’s results was previously reported in equity in the income of investees.ASC 606.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include programming and production costs, which increased $145$277 million, from $2,839$3,824 million to $2,984$4,101 million. At Cable Networks, programming and production costs increased $148$185 million due to higher sports programming costs and the consolidation of BAMTech. Higher sports programming costs reflected the shift of CFP games, as semi-final games generally have higher costs than host games, and contractual rate increases for collegeour key sports programming and NBA programming.the shift in mix of CFP bowl games. Semi-final games generally have a higher cost than host games. At Broadcasting, programming and production costs decreased $3increased $92 million due to lower productionhigher average cost write-downsnetwork programming, driven by The Conners and a decreaseDancing with the Stars in the current quarter, and an increase in program sales. These decreases were largely offset by a higher cost mix of network programming, including the impact of more hours of higher cost acquired programming, contractual increases, and the timing of NYRE. Other operating costs, which include distribution and technology costs, increased primarily due to the consolidation of BAMTech.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $56$22 million, from $646$456 million to $702$478 million due to the consolidation of BAMTech and higher marketing costs for CFP bowl gamesat ESPN and ABC Network mid-season premieres.
Depreciation and amortization increased $5 million, from $64 million to $69 million due to the consolidation of BAMTech.ABC.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Income from equity investees decreased $75increased $20 million, from $88$159 million to $13$179 milliondue to higher lossesincome from Hulu, partially offset by higher operating results from A +E. The decrease at Hulu wasA+E Television Networks driven by higher programming, marketing and labor costs, partially offset by higher subscription and advertising revenue. The increase at A+E was due to lower marketing and programming costs, a gain from an investment and higher affiliate revenue, partially offset by lower advertising revenue.costs.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income decreased 6%increased 7%, or $141$87 million, to $2,082$1,330 million due to lower income from equity investees,increases at the consolidation of BAMTech, lowerowned television stations, higher income from program sales and decreases at Freeform and ESPN. These decreases were partially offset by an increase at the owned television stations.Disney Channels, partially offset by decreases at ESPN and Freeform.
The following table providespresents supplemental revenue and segment operating income detail for the Media Networks segment:
 Quarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Cable Networks(1)
$4,252
 $4,062
 5 %
Broadcasting1,886
 1,884
  %
 $6,138
 $5,946
 3 %
Segment operating income     
Cable Networks(1)
$1,726
 $1,791
 (4) %
Broadcasting343
 344
  %
Equity in the income of investees(1)
13
 88
 (85) %
 $2,082
 $2,223
 (6) %
(1)
Cable Networks results in the current quarter include the consolidated results of BAMTech, whereas in the prior-year quarter the Company’s share of BAMTech’s results was reported in equity in the income of investees.

 Quarter Ended % Change
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Supplemental revenue detail     
Cable Networks$3,986
 $3,833
 4 %
Broadcasting1,935
 1,722
 12 %
 $5,921
 $5,555
 7 %
Supplemental operating income detail     
Cable Networks$743
 $793
 (6) %
Broadcasting408
 291
 40 %
Equity in the income of investees179
 159
 13 %
 $1,330
 $1,243
 7 %

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Parks, and ResortsExperiences & Consumer Products
Operating results for the Parks, and ResortsExperiences & Consumer Products segment are as follows:
Quarter Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues          
Domestic$3,965
 $3,556
 12 %
International914
 743
 23 %
Theme park admissions$1,933
 $1,832
 6 %
Parks & Experiences merchandise, food and beverage1,565
 1,495
 5 %
Resorts and vacations1,531
 1,463
 5 %
Merchandise licensing and retail1,300
 1,342
 (3) %
Parks licensing and other495
 395
 25 %
Total revenues4,879
 4,299
 13 %6,824
 6,527
 5 %
Operating expenses(2,843) (2,583) (10) %(3,406) (3,329) (2) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(538) (483) (11) %(689) (665) (4) %
Depreciation and amortization(537) (480) (12) %(565) (572) 1 %
Equity in the loss of investees(7) (3) >(100) %(12) (7) (71) %
Operating Income$954
 $750
 27 %$2,152
 $1,954
 10 %
Revenues
The increase in theme parks admissions revenue was due to an increase of 8% from higher average ticket prices, partially offset by decreases of 1% from an unfavorable foreign currency impact and 1% from lower attendance.
Parks & Experiences merchandise, food and Resorts revenues increased 13%, or $580 million,beverage revenue growth was due to $4.9 billionan increase of 5% from higher average guest spending.
The increase in resorts and vacations revenue was primarily due to increases of $409 million at our domestic operations and $171 million at our international operations. Revenue growth included a benefit from a shift in the timing of the Easter holiday relative to our fiscal periods. The current quarter included one week of the Easter holiday, whereas the entire Easter holiday fell in the third quarter of the prior year.
Revenue growth at our domestic operations reflected increases of 7%2% from higher average guest spending, 3% from higher volumes anddaily hotel room rates, 1% from higher sponsorship revenue. Guest spending growth was driven byoccupied hotel room nights and 1% from higher average ticket prices for theme park admissions and for cruise line sailings,sailings.
Merchandise licensing and retail revenues were lower primarily due to a decrease of 3% from licensing revenue. The decrease in licensing revenue was due to lower revenue from products based on Star Wars and Cars, partially offset by increases from minimum guarantee shortfall recognition, licensee settlements and revenue from products based on Spider-Man. Higher minimum guarantee shortfall recognition was due to an increase in average daily hotel room rates and higher food, beverage and merchandise spending. impact from the adoption of ASC 606.
The increase in volume was due to attendance growth at Walt Disney World Resort.
Revenue growth at our international operations reflected increases of 12% from a favorable FX Impact, 8% from higher average guest spendingparks licensing and 4% from volume growth. Higher guest spendingother revenue was driven by an increase in food, beverage and merchandise spending and higher average ticket prices at Disneyland Paris driven by less discounting. The increase in volumes was dueimpact from the adoption of ASC 606, which required certain cost reimbursements from licensees to higher attendance and occupied room nights at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris, partiallybe recognized as revenue (rather than recorded as an offset by decreased attendance at Shanghai Disney Resort.to operating expenses).
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
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The following table presents supplemental park and hotel statistics: 
Domestic 
International (2)
 TotalDomestic 
International (2)
 Total
Quarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter EndedQuarter Ended Quarter Ended Quarter Ended
Mar. 31,
2018
 Apr. 1,
2017
 Mar. 31,
2018
 Apr. 1,
2017
 Mar. 31,
2018
 Apr. 1,
2017
Dec. 29,
2018
 Dec. 30,
2017
 Dec. 29,
2018
 Dec. 30,
2017
 Dec. 29,
2018
 Dec. 30,
2017
Parks                      
Increase/(decrease)                      
Attendance5% 4% 1% 70% 4% 17 %% 6% (5) % 10% (1) % 7%
Per Capita Guest Spending6% % 10% % 7% (3) %7% 7% 8 % 9% 8 % 7%
Hotels (1)
                      
Occupancy90% 88% 84% 82% 88% 87 %94% 91% 86 % 84% 92 % 89%
Available Room Nights (in thousands)2,509
 2,561
 787
 719
 3,296
 3,280
2,491
 2,516
 799
 799
 3,290
 3,315
Per Room Guest Spending
$347
 
$310
 
$252
 
$226
 
$326
 
$292

$360
 
$344
 
$318
 
$311
 
$351
 
$337
(1)
Per room guest spending consists of the average daily hotel room rate, as well as food, beverage and merchandise sales at the hotels. Hotel statistics include rentals of Disney Vacation Club units.
(2)
Per capita guest spending growth rate is stated on a constant currency basis. Per room guest spending is stated at the fiscal 2017 second2018 first quarter average foreign exchange rate.

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Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include operating labor, which increased $147$52 million, from $1,215$1,441 million to $1,362$1,493 million, cost of goods sold and distribution costs, which increased $3 million, from $728 million to $731 million, and infrastructure costs, which increased $58decreased $14 million, from $491$564 million to $549 million, and cost of sales, which increased $41 million, from $385 million to $426$550 million. The increase in operating labor was driven by inflation, higher volumes, an unfavorable FX Impact and a special fiscal 2018 domestic employee bonus. Higher infrastructure costs were primarily due to increased technology spending and new guest offerings. The increase in cost of sales was driven by higher volumes and inflation. Other operating expenses, which include costs for such items as supplies, commissions and entertainment offerings, increased $14$36 million, from $492$596 million to $506$632 million due to higher third-party royalty expense and the recognition of certain cost reimbursements as revenue (rather than recorded as an unfavorable FX Impact.offset to operating expenses), partially offset by lower operations support costs.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $55$24 million from $483$665 million to $538$689 million driven by inflation and an unfavorable FX Impact.due to inflation.
Depreciation and amortization increased $57decreased $7 million, from $480$572 million to $537$565 million primarily due to new attractions at our domestic parks and resorts.a favorable foreign currency impact.
Equity in the Loss of Investees
Loss from equity investees increased $4$5 million to $7$12 million due to a higher operating loss from Villages Nature, in which Disneyland Paris has a 50% interest.Nature.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 27%10%, or $204$198 million, to $9542,152 million due to growth at our domestic theme parks and international operations.resorts, partially offset by a decrease from licensing activities.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


The following table presents supplemental revenue and operating income detail for the Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products segment to provide continuity with our legacy reporting:
 Quarter Ended 
% Change
Better /
(Worse)
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 
Supplemental revenue detail     
Parks & Experiences     
Domestic$4,473
 $4,171
 7 %
International1,012
 985
 3 %
Consumer Products1,339
 1,371
 (2)%
 $6,824
 $6,527
 5 %
Supplemental operating income detail     
Parks & Experiences     
Domestic$1,481
 $1,240
 19 %
International99
 109
 (9)%
Consumer Products572
 605
 (5)%
 $2,152
 $1,954
 10 %

Studio Entertainment
Operating results for the Studio Entertainment segment are as follows:
Quarter Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues          
Theatrical distribution$956
 $710
 35 %$373
 $1,169
 (68) %
Home entertainment494
 419
 18 %425
 361
 18 %
TV/SVOD distribution and other1,004
 905
 11 %1,026
 979
 5 %
Total revenues2,454
 2,034
 21 %1,824
 2,509
 (27) %
Operating expenses(956) (864) (11) %(876) (1,026) 15 %
Selling, general, administrative and other(623) (487) (28) %(609) (628) 3 %
Depreciation and amortization(28) (27) (4) %(30) (30)  %
Operating Income$847
 $656
 29 %$309
 $825
 (63) %
Revenues
The increasedecrease in theatrical distribution revenue was due to the successstrong performance of Black PantherStar Wars: The Last Jedi and Thor: Ragnarok in the prior-year quarter with no comparable Lucas and Marvel titles in the current quarter. Other significant releases in the current quarter with no comparable Marvel title inincluded Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mary Poppins Returns and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, while the prior-year quarter. This increase was partially offset by the performance of A Wrinkle in Time in the current quarter compared to Beauty and the Beast in the prior-year quarter.included Coco.
The increase inHigher home entertainment revenue was due to increases of 10% from higher averageunit sales and 7% from net effective pricing and 9% from higher unit sales, both of which reflected the successful release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.pricing. The increase in unit sales was due to the DVD/Blu-ray releaseperformance of Star Wars: The Last JediIncredibles 2 in the current quarter whereascompared to Cars 3 in the DVD/Blu-rayprior-year quarter and the timing of the release of Star Wars titles. The current quarter included the continued performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which was released in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, whereas Rogue One: A Star Wars Story occurred was released in the prior-year third quarter. Other significantquarter of fiscal 2017. The increase in net effective pricing was due to an increase in sales of new releases, electronic downloads and Blu-ray titles, in the current quarter included Thor: Ragnarokwhich have a higher sales price compared to catalog and Coco, whereas the prior-year quarter included Moana and Doctor Strange.DVD titles. Net effective pricing is the wholesale selling price adjusted for discounts, sales incentives and returns.
The increaseGrowth in TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue was primarily due to increasesan increase of 9% from TV/SVOD distribution, partially offset by a decrease of 4% from TV/SVOD distribution and 4% from stage plays.Lucasfilms special effects business due to fewer projects during the current quarter. The increase from TV/SVOD distribution was driven by international growththe performance of Incredibles 2 and the domestic free television sale of Star Wars: The Force AwakensAvengers: Infinity War in the current quarter, partially offset by fewer domestic pay television title availabilities. Higher stage play revenues were due to additional productions in the current quarter.

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quarter compared to Cars 3 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in the prior-year quarter, more title availabilities and, to a lesser extent, an impact from the adoption of ASC 606.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include an increasea decrease of $66$93 million in film cost amortization, from $590$711 million to $656 million. The increase in film cost amortization was$618 million, due to higher theatrical and home entertainmentthe lower revenues, and an increase in film cost impairments, partially offset by a lowerhigher average film cost amortization raterates in the current quarter. Operating expenses also include cost of goods sold and distribution costs, which increased $26decreased $57 million, from $274$315 million to $300$258 million due to the increase in stage play productions.lower theatrical distribution costs and decreased costs from Lucasfilms special effects business.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $136decreased $19 million from $487$628 million to $623$609 million driven by higher theatrical and stage play marketing costs. The increase inlower international theatrical marketing costs, was due to spending on Black Panther and A Wrinklepartially offset by an increase in Timepre-release theatrical marketing costs in the current quarter compared to Beauty and the Beast in the prior-year quarter, while higher stage play marketing costs reflected spending for additional productions in the current quarter.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 29%decreased 63%, or $191$516 million, to $847$309 million due to increases inlower theatrical home entertainment and TV/SVOD distribution results, partially offset by higher film cost impairments.growth in TV/SVOD distribution.


Consumer Products Direct-to-Consumer & Interactive Media International
Operating results for the Consumer ProductsDirect-to-Consumer & Interactive MediaInternational segment are as follows:
Quarter Ended % ChangeQuarter Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues          
Licensing, publishing and games$732
 $727
 1 %
Retail and other345
 330
 5 %
Affiliate fees$323
 $338
 (4) %
Advertising417
 411
 1 %
Subscription fees and other178
 182
 (2) %
Total revenues1,077
 1,057
 2 %918
 931
 (1) %
Operating expenses(436) (421) (4) %(655) (588) (11) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(245) (225) (9) %(254) (233) (9) %
Depreciation and amortization(42) (44) 5 %(54) (43) (26) %
Operating Income$354
 $367
 (4) %
Equity in the loss of investees(91) (109) 17 %
Operating Loss$(136) $(42) >(100) %
Revenues
The increase in licensing, publishing and games revenue was due to higher minimum guarantee shortfall recognition, partially offset by a decrease in settlements and lower licensing revenues from sales of merchandise and games. Higher minimum guarantee shortfall recognition wasAffiliate fees decreased 4% due to a favorable timing impact. Shortfalls are generally recognized at the enddecrease of the contract period. For contracts that ended on December 31, shortfalls were recognized in the second quarter of the current year whereas they were recognized in the first quarter of the prior year.
The increase in retail and other revenue was driven by higher sponsorship revenue and a favorable11% from an unfavorable foreign currency impact, partially offset by increases of 4% from higher contractual rates and 2% from subscriber growth.
Advertising revenues increased 1% as a 7% increase from higher addressable ad sales was largely offset by a 5% decrease from ad sales at our International Channels. Higher addressable ad sales were driven by an increase in comparable store sales.impressions. Lower comparable storead sales reflected a decrease in sales of Moanaat our International Channels were due to an unfavorable foreign currency impact and Star Wars merchandise in the current period,lower impressions.
Subscription fees and other revenue decreased $4 million due to lower revenue from streaming technology services, partially offset by higher sales of Mickey and Minnie merchandise.subscription fees for ESPN+, which launched in April 2018.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include a $5$42 million decreaseincrease in cost of goods soldprogramming and distributionproduction costs, from $232$404 million to $227$446 million and a $20$25 million increase in other operating expenses, from $139$184 million to $159 million. Operating expenses also include product development expense, which was flat at $50$209 million. The increase in programming and production costs was due to higher sports rights costs and an increase in costs for content obtained from other Company segments, partially offset by a favorable foreign currency impact. The increase in sports rights costs was due to the launch of ESPN+, partially offset by a decrease in soccer rights costs for our International Channels. Other operating expenses, which include occupancytechnical support and distribution costs, labor at our retail storesincreased due to the launch of ESPN+ and other direct costs was driven by an unfavorable FX Impact.associated with the upcoming launch of Disney+.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $20$21 million from $225$233 million to $245$254 million asdue to ESPN+ marketing costs and costs associated with the prior year includedupcoming launch of Disney+.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
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Depreciation and amortization increased $11 million from $43 million to $54 million driven by increased investment in technology assets.
Equity in the benefitLoss of Investees
Loss from equity investees decreased $18 million from $109 million to $91 million driven by a settlement.lower loss from Hulu due to increases in subscription and advertising revenue, partially offset by higher programming costs.
Segment Operating IncomeLoss
Segment operating income decreased 4%, or $13loss increased to $136 million due to $354 millionthe investment ramp-up in ESPN+ and a loss from streaming technology services, as higher income from licensing activities was more thanwell as costs associated with the upcoming launch of Disney+. These impacts were partially offset by an increase at our International Channels and a decreaselower equity loss from our investment in comparable retail store salesHulu.
The following table presents supplemental revenue and an unfavorable FX impact.


operating income detail for the Direct-to-Consumer & International segment to provide information on International Channels that were historically reported in the Media Networks segment:(1)
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 Quarter Ended % Change
(in millions)December 29, 2018 December 30, 2017 
Better /
(Worse)
Supplemental revenue detail     
International Channels$494
 $510
 (3) %
Direct-to-Consumer businesses and other424
 421
 1 %
 $918
 $931
 (1) %
Supplemental operating income/(loss) detail     
International Channels$137
 $108
 27 %
Direct-to-Consumer businesses and other(182) (41) >(100) %
Equity in the loss of investees(91) (109) 17 %
 $(136) $(42) >(100) %
(1) We anticipate providing additional supplemental information for the DTC businesses following the expected consolidation of Hulu and launch of Disney+.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)





Eliminations
The following is a summary of intersegment content transaction revenues and operating income:
 Quarter Ended % Change
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Studio Entertainment:    

Content transactions with Media Networks$(21) $(31) 32 %
Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International(18) (8) >(100) %
Media Networks:     
Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International(145) (132) (10) %
Total revenues$(184) $(171) (8) %
      
Operating income    

Studio Entertainment:    

Content transactions with Media Networks
 7
 (100) %
Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International2
 
 nm
Media Networks:     
Content transactions with Direct-to-Consumer & International(2) (1) (100) %
Operating Income$
 $6
 (100) %

BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS - Six Month Results

Media Networks
Operating results for the Media Networks segment are as follows:CORPORATE AND UNALLOCATED SHARED EXPENSES
 Six Months Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Affiliate Fees$6,602
 $6,303
 5 %
Advertising4,237
 4,460
 (5) %
TV/SVOD distribution and other1,542
 1,416
 9 %
Total revenues12,381
 12,179
 2 %
Operating expenses(7,668) (7,399) (4) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(1,349) (1,279) (5) %
Depreciation and amortization(152) (123) (24) %
Equity in the income of investees63
 207
 (70) %
Operating Income$3,275
 $3,585
 (9) %
 Quarter Ended % Change
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses$(161) $(150) (7) %
Revenues
The increaseCorporate and unallocated shared expenses increased $11 million to $161 million in affiliate fees wasthe current quarter primarily due to an increase of 7% from higher contractual rates, partially offset by an approximately 3% decrease from fewer subscribers.
The decreasecosts incurred in advertising revenues was due to decreases of $118 million at Cable Networks, from $2,338 million to $2,220 million, and $105 million at Broadcasting, from $2,122 million to $2,017 million. The decrease at Cable Networks was due to a 6% decrease from lower impressions, partially offset by a 2% increase from higher rates. The decrease at Broadcasting was due to a 7% decrease from lower network impressions and a 3% decrease atconnection with the owned television stations due to lower political advertising, partially offset by a 4% increase from network rates. The decrease in impressions at both Broadcasting and Cable Networks was due to lower average viewership.
TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue increased $126 million due to the consolidation of BAMTech,21CF acquisition, partially offset by lower sales of ABC titles reflecting higher sales of Howcompensation costs.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The change in cash and cash equivalents is as follows:
 Quarter Ended % Change
Better/
(Worse)
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 
Cash provided by operations$2,099
 $2,237
 (6) %
Cash used in investing activities(1,336) (1,043) (28) %
Cash used in financing activities(411) (584) 30 %
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(44) 21
 nm
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$308
 $631
 (51) %
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities decreased 6% to Get Away with Murder$2.1 billion for the current quarter compared to $2.2 billion in the prior-year period.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include programming and production costs, which increased $192 million from $6,850 million to $7,042 million. At Cable Networks, programming and production costs increased $159 million due to contractual rate increases for college sports and NFL programming and the consolidation of BAMTech. At Broadcasting, programming and production costs increased $33 million due to a higher cost mix of network programming, including the impact of more hours of higher cost acquired programming and contractual rate increases. Other operating costs, which include distribution and technology costs, increased driven by the consolidation of BAMTech.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $70 million due to the consolidation of BAMTech.
Depreciation and amortization increased $29 million, from $123 million to $152 million due to the consolidation of BAMTech.
Equity in the Income of Investees
Income from equity investees decreased $144 million from $207 million to $63 millionquarter primarily due to higher losses at Hulu reflecting higher content, labor and marketing costs,cash taxes, partially offset by higher subscription and advertising revenue.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income decreased 9%, or $310 million, to $3,275 millioncash flows at Studio Entertainment due to lower income from equity investees, the consolidation of BAMTech, decreases at ESPN and the owned television stations and lower income from program sales.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


The following table provides supplemental revenue and segment operating income detail for the Media Networks segment:
 Six Months Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Cable Networks(1)
$8,745
 $8,490
 3 %
Broadcasting3,636
 3,689
 (1) %
 $12,381
 $12,179
 2 %
Segment operating income     
Cable Networks(1)
$2,584
 $2,655
 (3) %
Broadcasting628
 723
 (13) %
Equity in the income of investees(1)
63
 207
 (70) %
 $3,275
 $3,585
 (9) %
(1)
Cable Networks results in the current period include the consolidated results of BAMTech, whereas in the prior-year period the Company’s share of BAMTech’s results was reported in equity in the income of investees.

Parks and Resorts
Operating results for the Parks and Resorts segment are as follows:
 Six Months Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Domestic$8,134
 $7,296
 11 %
International1,899
 1,558
 22 %
Total revenues10,033
 8,854
 13 %
Operating expenses(5,654) (5,130) (10) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(993) (894) (11) %
Depreciation and amortization(1,071) (965) (11) %
Equity in the loss of investees(14) (5) >(100) %
Operating Income$2,301
 $1,860
 24 %
Revenues
Parks and Resorts revenues increased 13%, or $1,179 million, to $10.0 billion due to increases of $838 million at our domestic operations and $341 million at our international operations. Revenue growth included a benefit from a shift in the timing of the Easter holiday relative to our fiscal periods. The current period included one week of the Easter holiday, whereas the entire Easter holiday fell in the third quarter of the prior year.
Revenue growth at our domestic operations reflected increases of 7% from higher average guest spending, 3% from volume growth and 1% from higher sponsorship revenue. Guest spending growth was primarily due to higher average ticket prices for theme park admissions and for cruise line sailings, increased food, beverage and merchandise spending and higher average daily hotel room rates. The increase in volumes was due to higher attendance.
Revenue growth at our international operations reflected increases of 9% from a favorable FX Impact, 7% from an increase in volumes and 6% from higher average guest spending at Disneyland Paris. The increase in volumes was due to higher attendance and occupied room nights at Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Guest spending growth at Disneyland Paris was driven by higher average ticket prices, driven by less discounting, and increases in food, beverage and merchandise spending and average daily hotel room rates.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


The following table presents supplemental park and hotel statistics:
 Domestic 
International (2)
 Total
 Six Months Ended Six Months Ended Six Months Ended
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Parks           
Increase/(decrease)           
Attendance5% (1) % 6% 59 % 5% 11 %
Per Capita Guest Spending6% 4 % 9% (2) % 7% (1) %
Hotels (1)
           
Occupancy90% 90 % 84% 80 % 89% 88 %
Available Room Nights (in thousands)5,024
 5,129
 1,587
 1,450
 6,611
 6,579
Per Room Guest Spending
$345
 
$317
 
$272
 
$255
 
$329
 
$304
(1)
Per room guest spending consists of the average daily hotel room rate, as well as food, beverage and merchandise sales at the hotels. Hotel statistics include rentals of Disney Vacation Club units.
(2)
Per capita guest spending growth rate is stated on a constant currency basis. Per room guest spending is stated at the fiscal 2017 six-month average foreign exchange rate.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include operating labor, which increased $259 million from $2,417 million to $2,676 million, infrastructure costs, which increased $108 million from $953 million to $1,061 million, and cost of sales, which increased $81 million from $804 million to $885 million. The increase in operating labor was primarily due to inflation, higher volumes and an unfavorable FX Impact. Higher infrastructure costs were driven by increased technology spending, new guest offerings, and higher maintenance costs. The increase in cost of sales was primarily due to higher volumes. Other operating expenses, which include costs for such items as supplies, commissions and entertainment offerings, increased $76 million, from $956 million to $1,032 million primarily due to new guest offerings and an unfavorable FX Impact.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $99 million, from $894 million to $993 million primarily due to higher marketing spend.
Depreciation and amortization increased $106 million, from $965 million to $1,071 million driven by new attractions at our domestic parks and resorts and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
Equity in the Loss of Investees
Loss from equity investees increased $9 million to $14 million due to a higher operating loss from Villages Nature, in which Disneyland Paris has a 50% interest.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 24%, or $441 million, to $2,301 million due to growth at our domestic and international operations.


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film production spending.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)



Studio Entertainment
Operating results for the Studio Entertainment segment are as follows:
 Six Months Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Theatrical distribution$2,125
 $1,671
 27 %
Home entertainment884
 966
 (8) %
TV/SVOD distribution and other1,949
 1,917
 2 %
Total revenues4,958
 4,554
 9 %
Operating expenses(1,952) (1,871) (4) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(1,272) (1,130) (13) %
Depreciation and amortization(58) (55) (5) %
Operating Income$1,676
 $1,498
 12 %
Revenues
The increase in theatrical distribution revenue was due to two Marvel titles in the current year compared to one in the prior year and the comparison of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in the current year to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in the prior year. The Marvel titles in the current year were Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok, whereas the prior year included Doctor Strange. These increases were partially offset by the performance of A Wrinkle in Time in the current year compared to Beauty and the Beast in the prior year. Other significant releases in the current year included Coco, while the prior year included Moana.
Lower home entertainment revenue was due to a decrease of 10% from lower unit sales, partially offset by an increase of 3% from higher average net effective pricing. Lower unit sales were due to one less feature animation release in the current year compared to the prior year. This decrease was partially offset by the DVD/Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in the second quarter of the current year whereas the DVD/Blu-ray release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story occurred in the prior-year third quarter. Feature animation releases in the current year were Cars 3 and Coco while the prior year included Finding Dory, Moana and Zootopia. Other significant titles in the current year included Thor: Ragnarok, whereas the prior year included Doctor Strange and Captain America: Civil War. The increase in average net effective pricing was primarily due to higher rates and a higher sales mix of Blu-ray discs, partially offset by a lower mix of new release titles. Net effective pricing is the wholesale selling price adjusted for discounts, sales incentives and returns.
Higher TV/SVOD distribution and other revenue was due to an increase of 3% from stage plays, partially offset by a 1% decrease from TV/SVOD distribution. Higher stage play revenues were due to additional productions in the current year. The decrease in TV/SVOD distribution was driven by fewer domestic pay television title availabilities, partially offset by international growth.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses include an increase of $76 million in film cost amortization, from $1,256 million to $1,332 million due to the impact of higher theatrical distribution revenues and an increase in film cost impairments, partially offset by a lower average film cost amortization rate for theatrical releases. Operating expenses also include cost of goods sold and distribution costs, which increased $5 million, from $615 million to $620 million.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $142 million from $1,130 million to $1,272 million driven by higher theatrical and stage play marketing costs. The increase in theatrical marketing costs was driven by more significant titles in the current year, while higher stage play marketing costs reflected spending for additional productions in the current year.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income increased 12%, or $178 million, to $1,676 million due to an increase in theatrical distribution results, partially offset by higher film cost impairments and a decrease in home entertainment distribution results.


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Consumer Products & Interactive Media
Operating results for the Consumer Products & Interactive Media segment are as follows:
 Six Months Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Revenues     
Licensing, publishing and games$1,636
 $1,663
 (2) %
Retail and other891
 870
 2 %
Total revenues2,527
 2,533
  %
Operating expenses(996) (975) (2) %
Selling, general, administrative and other(477) (459) (4) %
Depreciation and amortization(83) (91) 9 %
Equity in the income of investees
 1
  %
Operating Income$971
 $1,009
 (4) %
Revenues
Lower licensing, publishing and games revenue was primarily due to a decrease in settlements, partially offset by higher licensing revenues from sales of merchandise and games driven by Star Wars.
The increase in retail and other revenue was driven by higher online retail sales and increased sponsorship revenue, partially offset by lower comparable store sales. The decrease in comparable store sales reflected lower sales of Star Wars, Moana and Finding Nemo/Dory merchandise in the current period, partially offset by increased sales of Cars merchandise.
Costs and Expenses
Operating expenses included a $1 million increase in cost of goods sold and distribution costs, from $574 million to $575 million, a $29 million increase in other operating expenses, from $290 million to $319 million, and a $9 million decrease in product development expense, from $111 million to $102 million. The increase in other operating expenses, which include occupancy costs, labor at our retail stores and other direct costs, was driven by an unfavorable FX Impact at our retail business. The decrease in product development expense was primarily due to fewer games in development.
Selling, general, administrative and other costs increased $18 million from $459 million to $477 million due to the benefit from a settlement in the prior year and an unfavorable FX Impact at our retail business.
Segment Operating Income
Segment operating income decreased 4%, or $38 million, to $971 million due to decreases at our merchandise licensing and retail businesses, partially offset by higher results at our games business.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
The Company recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $14 million related to Consumer Products and Interactive Media in the current-year period primarily for severance costs.

CORPORATE AND UNALLOCATED SHARED EXPENSES
 Quarter Ended % Change Six Months Ended % Change
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
 March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 Better/
(Worse)
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses$(194) $(161) (20) % $(344) $(293) (17) %
Corporate and unallocated shared expenses increased $33 million to $194 million in the current quarter and increased $51 million to $344 million for the six-month period, due to costs incurred in connection with our agreement to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and higher compensation costs.

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IMPACT OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFORM
As discussed in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Tax Act resulted in the following impacts to the Company (the amounts recorded in the six-month period are provisional and will be refined during the remainder of fiscal 2018):
The Company’s federal statutory income tax rate was reduced from 35.0% to 24.5% for fiscal 2018 and to 21.0% for following years.
For the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized a net benefit of approximately $1.7 billion, which reflected an approximate $2.0 billion benefit from remeasuring our deferred tax balances to the new statutory rate, partially offset by a charge of approximately $350 million from accruing a Deemed Repatriation Tax.
Generally, there will no longer be a U.S. federal income tax cost on the repatriation of foreign earnings.
The Company will be eligible to claim an immediate deduction for investments in qualified fixed assets and film and television productions placed in service during fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2022. This provision phases out through fiscal 2027.
Certain provisions of the Act are not effective for the Company until fiscal 2019 including:
The elimination of the domestic production activities deduction.
The taxation of certain foreign derived income in the U.S. at an effective rate of approximately 13% (which increases to approximately 16% in 2025) rather than the general statutory rate of 21%.
A minimum effective tax on certain foreign earnings of approximately 13%.
We are continuing to assess the impacts of these provisions, but do not currently anticipate that the net impact will be material to our fiscal 2019 effective income tax rate.
We expect a cash tax benefit similar to the reduction in the statutory rate, as well as a benefit from the immediate deduction for investments in qualified fixed assets and film and television productions.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The change in cash and cash equivalents is as follows:
 Six Months Ended % Change
Better/
(Worse)
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
 
Cash provided by operations$6,763
 $4,673
 45 %
Cash used in investing activities(3,805) (2,390) (59) %
Cash used in financing activities(2,882) (3,049) 5 %
Impact of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash55
 (69) nm
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$131
 $(835) nm
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased 45% to $6.8 billion for the current six months compared to $4.7 billion in the prior-year six months due to a decrease in pension plan contributions, a decrease in tax payments due to the Tax Act and higher operating cash flow at Parks and Resorts, partially offset by lower operating cash flow at Media Networks. Parks and Resorts cash flow reflected higher operating cash receipts due to increased revenues, partially offset by higher spending on labor and other costs. Lower operating cash flow at Media Networks was driven by higher television production spending.
Film and Television Costs
The Company’s Studio Entertainment, and Media Networks and Direct-to-Consumer & International segments incur costs to acquire and produce feature film and television programming. Film and television production costs include all internally produced content such as live-action and animated feature films, animated direct-to-video programming, television series, television specials, theatrical stage plays or other similar product. Programming costs include film or television product licensed for a specific period from third parties for airing on the Company’s broadcast and cable networks, television stations and television stations.direct-to-consumer streaming services. Programming assets are generally recorded when the programming becomes available to us with a corresponding increase in programming liabilities. Accordingly, we analyze our programming assets net of the related liability.
 

The Company’s film and television production and programming activity for the quarter ended December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 are as follows:
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 Quarter Ended
(in millions)December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Beginning balances:   
Production and programming assets$9,202
 $8,759
Programming liabilities(1,178) (1,108)
 8,024
 7,651
Spending:   
Television program licenses and rights2,060
 2,114
Film and television production1,636
 1,687
 3,696
 3,801
Amortization:   
Television program licenses and rights(2,819) (2,728)
Film and television production(1,345) (1,107)
 (4,164) (3,835)
    
Change in film and television production and programming costs(468) (34)
Other non-cash activity(93) (143)
Ending balances:   
Production and programming assets9,001
 8,783
Programming liabilities(1,525) (1,309)
 $7,476
 $7,474
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The Company’s film and television production and programming activity for the six months ended March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 are as follows:
 Six Months Ended
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
Beginning balances:   
Production and programming assets$8,759
 $7,547
Programming liabilities(1,108) (1,063)
 7,651
 6,484
Spending:   
Television program licenses and rights4,092
 3,980
Film and television production3,011
 2,632
 7,103
 6,612
Amortization:   
Television program licenses and rights(4,411) (4,205)
Film and television production(2,202) (1,979)
 (6,613) (6,184)
    
Change in film and television production and programming costs490
 428
Other non-cash activity(146) 30
Ending balances:   
Production and programming assets9,188
 8,107
Programming liabilities(1,193) (1,165)
 $7,995
 $6,942

Investing Activities
Investing activities consist principally of investments in parks, resorts and other property and acquisition and divestiture activity. The Company’s investments in parks, resorts and other property for the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 and April 1,December 30, 2017 are as follows:
Six Months EndedQuarter Ended
(in millions)March 31,
2018
 April 1,
2017
December 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Media Networks      
Cable Networks$135
 $60
$32
 $46
Broadcasting45
 33
33
 36
Total Media Networks180
 93
65
 82
Parks and Resorts   
Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products   
Domestic1,413
 1,093
838
 646
International307
 579
206
 149
Total Parks and Resorts1,720
 1,672
Total Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products1,044
 795
Studio Entertainment52
 47
20
 22
Consumer Products & Interactive Media10
 8
Direct-to-Consumer & International24
 34
Corporate82
 103
42
 48
$2,044
 $1,923
$1,195
 $981
Capital expenditures for the Parks, and ResortsExperiences & Consumer Products segment are principally for theme park and resort expansion, new attractions, cruise ships, capital improvements and systems infrastructure. The increase at our domestic parks and resorts was dueCapital expenditures increased $248 million to $1.0 billion driven by higher spending on new attractions. The decreaseattractions at our internationaldomestic theme parks and resorts was due to lower spending at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Shanghai Disney Resort.

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resorts.
Capital expenditures at Media Networks primarily reflect investments in facilities and equipment for expanding and upgrading broadcast centers, production facilities and television station facilities. The increase
Capital expenditures at Cable Networks was due to technology spending at BAMTech.Direct-to-Consumer & International reflect investments in technology.
Capital expenditures at Corporate primarily reflect investments in corporate facilities, information technology infrastructure and equipment.
The Company currently expects its fiscal 20182019 capital expenditures will be approximately $1 billion higher than fiscal 20172018 capital expenditures of $3.6$4.5 billion primarily due to increased investments at our domestic and international parks and resorts.
Other Investing Activities
DuringThe Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 21CF, which, if completed, will require $35.7 billion of cash and approximately $35.6 billion in stock consideration (See Note 4 to the current six-month period, the Company made a $1.6 billion payment for its incremental 42% interest in BAMTech. During the prior-year six-month period, the Company acquired an incremental 18% interest in BAMTech for $557 million.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).


Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $2.90.4 billion in the current six-month period,quarter, which reflected repurchasesrepayments of common stock of $2.6 billion and dividends of $1.3 billion, partially offset by net cash inflows from borrowings of $1.1 billion.commercial paper borrowings.
Cash used in financing activities of $2.9$0.4 billion in the current quarter was essentially flat compared to$0.2 billion less than the $0.6 billion used in the prior-year six-month periodquarter as a decrease inof $1.3 billion due to no repurchases of common stock in the current six-month period compared(compared to $1.3 billion purchased in the prior-year six-month period ($2.6 billion vs $3.5 billion respectively)period) was largelypartially offset by lowera net repayment of borrowings in the current six-month period compared to a net increase in borrowings in the prior-year six-month period ($1.10.3 billion vs $1.7decrease in the current period compared to $0.8 billion respectively)increase in the prior-year period).
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of the Company’s borrowing activities during the six monthsquarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 and information regarding the Company’s bank facilities. The Company may use commercial paper borrowings up to the amount of its unused bank facilities, in conjunction with term debt issuance and operating cash flow, to retire or refinance other borrowings before or as they come due.
See Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of the Company’s dividends in fiscal 2019 and 2018. During the quarter ended December 29, 2018, and 2017 and share repurchases during the six months ended March 31, 2018.Company did not repurchase any of its common stock to hold as treasury shares.
We believe that the Company’s financial condition is strong and that its cash balances, other liquid assets, operating cash flows, access to debt and equity capital markets and borrowing capacity, taken together, provide adequate resources to fund the cash consideration in the pending acquisition of 21CF, ongoing operating requirements and future capital expenditures related to the expansion of existing businesses and development of new projects. However, the Company’s operating cash flow and access to the capital markets can be impacted by macroeconomic factors outside of its control. In addition to macroeconomic factors, the Company’s borrowing costs can be impacted by short- and long-term debt ratings assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies, which are based, in significant part, on the Company’s performance as measured by certain credit metrics such as interest coverage and leverage ratios. As of March 31,December 29, 2018, Moody’s Investors Service’s long- and short-term debt ratings for the Company were A2 and P-1, respectively, with stable outlookStandard and Poor’s long- and short-term debt ratings for the Company were A+ and A-1+, and Fitch’s long- and short-term debt ratings for the Company were A and F1, respectively, with stable outlook. On December 14, 2017,respectively. Each of Moody’s Investors Service, Standard &and Poor’s and Fitch had placed the Company’s long-termlong- and short-term debt ratings on review for downgrade as a result of the pending acquisition of 21CF. On October 8, 2018, Moody’s Investor Service affirmed the Company’s long- and short-term debt ratings of A+A2 and A-1+,P-1, respectively, on Creditwatch with negative implications.stable outlook following its review of the impact of the acquisition. On January 18, 2019, Fitch affirmed the Company’s long- and short-term debt ratings of A and F1, respectively, with stable outlook. The Company currently expects Standard and Poor’s to finalize its review of the Company’s debt ratings upon closing of the acquisition and may downgrade our long- and short-term debt ratings. Should a downgrade occur, we do not anticipate that it would impact our ability to fund ongoing operating requirements and future capital expenditures. The Company’s bank facilities contain only one financial covenant, relating to interest coverage, which the Company met on March 31,December 29, 2018, by a significant margin. The Company’s bank facilities also specifically exclude certain entities, including the Asia Theme Parks, from any representations, covenants or events of default.


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Matters
As disclosed in Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has exposure for certain legal matters.
Guarantees
See Note 1214 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s guarantees.

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Tax Matters
As disclosed in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has exposure for certain tax matters.
Contractual Commitments
See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s contractual commitments.
OTHER MATTERS
Accounting Policies and Estimates
We believe that the application of the following accounting policies, which are important to our financial position and results of operations, require significant judgments and estimates on the part of management. For a summary of our significant accounting policies, including the accounting policies discussed below, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, for our revenue recognition policy, see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Film and Television Revenues and Costs
We expense film and television production, participation and residual costs over the applicable product life cycle based upon the ratio of the current period’s revenues to the estimated remaining total revenues (Ultimate Revenues) for each production. If our estimate of Ultimate Revenues decreases, amortization of film and television costs may be accelerated. Conversely, if our estimate of Ultimate Revenues increases, film and television cost amortization may be slowed. For film productions, Ultimate Revenues include revenues from all sources that will be earned within ten years from the date of the initial theatrical release. For television series, Ultimate Revenues include revenues that will be earned within ten years from delivery of the first episode, or if still in production, five years from delivery of the most recent episode, if later.
With respect to films intended for theatrical release, the most sensitive factor affecting our estimate of Ultimate Revenues (and therefore affecting future film cost amortization and/or impairment) is theatrical performance. Revenues derived from other markets subsequent to the theatrical release (e.g., the home entertainment or television markets) have historically been highly correlated with the theatrical performance. Theatrical performance varies primarily based upon the public interest and demand for a particular film, the popularity of competing films at the time of release and the level of marketing effort. Upon a film’s release and determination of the theatrical performance, the Company’s estimates of revenues from succeeding windows and markets are revised based on historical relationships and an analysis of current market trends. The most sensitive factor affecting our estimate of Ultimate Revenues for released films is the level of expected home entertainment sales. Home entertainment sales vary based on the number and quality of competing home entertainment products, as well as the manner in which retailers market and price our products.
With respect to television series or other television productions intended for broadcast, the most sensitive factors affecting estimates of Ultimate Revenues are program ratings and the strength of the advertising market. Program ratings, which are an indication of market acceptance, directly affect the Company’s ability to generate advertising revenues during the airing of the program. In addition, television series with greater market acceptance are more likely to generate incremental revenues through the licensing of program rights worldwide to television distributors, SVOD services and in home entertainment formats. Alternatively, poor ratings may result in cancellation of the program, which would require an immediate write-down of any unamortized production costs. A significant decline in the advertising market would also negatively impact our estimates.
We expense the cost of television broadcast rights for acquired series, movies and other programs based on the number of times the program is expected to be aired or on a straight-line basis over the useful life, as appropriate. Amortization of those television programming assets being amortized on a number of airings basis may be accelerated if we reduce the estimated future airings and slowed if we increase the estimated future airings. The number of future airings of a particular program is impacted primarily by the program’s ratings in previous airings, expected advertising rates and availability and quality of alternative programming. Accordingly, planned usage is reviewed periodically and revised if necessary. We amortize rights costs for multi-year sports programming arrangements during the applicable seasons based on the estimated relative value of each year in the arrangement. The estimated value of each year is based on our projections of revenues over the contract period, which include advertising revenue and an allocation of affiliate revenue. If the annual contractual payments related to each season approximate each season’s estimated relative value, we expense the related contractual payments during the applicable season. If planned usage patterns or estimated relative values by year were to change significantly, amortization of our sports rights costs may be accelerated or slowed.

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Costs of film and television productions are subject to regular recoverability assessments, which compare the estimated fair values with the unamortized costs. The net realizable values of television broadcast program licenses and rights are reviewed using a daypart methodology. A daypart is defined as an aggregation of programs broadcast during a particular time of day or programs of a similar type. The Company’s dayparts are: primetime, daytime, late night, news and sports (includes broadcast and cable networks). The net realizable values of other cable programming assets are reviewed on an aggregated basis for each cable network. Individual programs are written off when there are no plans to air or sublicense the program. Estimated values are based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual demand or market conditions are less favorable than our projections, film, television and programming cost write-downs may be required.
Revenue Recognition
The Company has revenue recognition policies for its various operating segments that are appropriate to the circumstances of each business. We reduce home entertainment revenueshave updated our revenue recognition policies in conjunction with our adoption of the new revenue recognition standard as further described in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fees charged for estimated future returns of merchandisethe right to use our television and for customer programs and sales incentives. These estimatesmotion picture productions are based upon historical return experience, current economic trends and projections of customer demand for and acceptance of our products. If we underestimate the level of returns or sales incentives in a particular period, we may record lessrecognized as revenue in later periods when returns or sales incentives exceed the estimated amount. Conversely, if we overestimate the level of returns or sales incentives for a period, we may have additional revenue in later periods when returns or sales incentives are less than estimated.
We recognize revenues from advance theme park ticket sales when the tickets are used. Revenues from annual pass sales are recognized ratably over the period for which the passcontent is available for use.use by the licensee. TV/SVOD distribution contracts may contain more than one title and/or provide that certain titles are only available for use during defined periods of time during the contract term. In these instances, each title and/or period of availability is generally considered a separate performance obligation. For these contracts, license fees are allocated to each title and period of availability at contract inception based on relative standalone selling price using management’s best
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estimate. Estimates used to determine a performance obligations’ standalone selling price impact the timing of revenue recognition, but not the total revenue to be recognized under the arrangements.
Pension and Postretirement Medical Plan Actuarial Assumptions
The Company’s pension and postretirement medical benefit obligations and related costs are calculated using a number of actuarial assumptions. Two critical assumptions, the discount rate and the expected return on plan assets, are important elements of expense and/or liability measurement, which we evaluate annually. Refer to the 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for estimated impacts of changes in these assumptions. Other assumptions include the healthcare cost trend rate and employee demographic factors such as retirement patterns, mortality, turnover and rate of compensation increase.
The discount rate enables us to state expected future cash payments for benefits as a present value on the measurement date. A lower discount rate increases the present value of benefit obligations and increases pension expense. The guideline for setting this rate is a high-quality long-term corporate bond rate. The Company’s discount rate was determined by considering yield curves constructed of a large population of high-quality corporate bonds and reflects the matching of the plans’ liability cash flows to the yield curves.
To determine the expected long-term rate of return on the plan assets, we consider the current and expected asset allocation, as well as historical and expected returns on each plan asset class. A lower expected rate of return on pension plan assets will increase pension expense.
Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets, Long-Lived Assets and Investments
The Company is required to test goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis and if current events or circumstances require, on an interim basis. Goodwill is allocated to various reporting units, which are an operating segment or one level below the operating segment. The Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount, and to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, an impairment of goodwill is recognized for the excess up to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.
To determine the fair value of our reporting units, we generally use a present value technique (discounted cash flows) corroborated by market multiples when available and as appropriate. We apply what we believe to be the most appropriate valuation methodology for each of our reporting units. The discounted cash flow analyses are sensitive to our estimates of future revenue growth and margins for these businesses. We include in the projected cash flows an estimate of the revenue we believe the reporting unit would receive if the intellectual property developed by the reporting unit that is being used by other reporting units was licensed to an unrelated third party at its fair market value. These amounts are not necessarily the same as those included in segment operating results. We believe our estimates of fair value are consistent with how a marketplace participant would value our reporting units.
In times of adverse economic conditions in the global economy, the Company’s long-term cash flow projections are subject to a greater degree of uncertainty than usual. If we had established different reporting units or utilized different valuation methodologies or assumptions, the impairment test results could differ, and we could be required to record impairment charges.

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The Company is required to compare the fair values of other indefinite-lived intangible assets to their carrying amounts. If the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for the excess. Fair values of other indefinite-lived intangible assets are determined based on discounted cash flows or appraised values, as appropriate.
The Company tests long-lived assets, including amortizable intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (triggering events) indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Once a triggering event has occurred, the impairment test employed is based on whether the intent is to hold the asset for continued use or to hold the asset for sale. The impairment test for assets held for use requires a comparison of cash flows expected to be generated over the useful life of an asset group to the carrying value of the asset group. An asset group is established by identifying the lowest level of cash flows generated by a group of assets that are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and could include assets used across multiple businesses or segments. If the carrying value of an asset group exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment would be measured as the difference between the fair value of the group’s long-lived assets and the carrying value of the group’s long-lived assets. The impairment is allocated to the long-lived assets of the group on a pro rata basis using the relative carrying amounts, but only to the extent the carrying value of each asset is above its fair value. For assets held for sale, to the extent the carrying value is greater than the asset’s fair value less costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference. Determining whether a long-lived asset is impaired requires various estimates and assumptions, including whether a triggering event has occurred, the identification of the asset groups, estimates of future cash flows and the discount rate used to determine fair values. If we had established different asset groups or utilized different valuation methodologies or assumptions, the impairment test results could differ, and we could be required to record impairment charges.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


The Company has cost and equity investments. The fair value of these investments is dependent on the performance of the investee companies as well as volatility inherent in the external markets for these investments. In assessing the potential impairment of these investments, we consider these factors as well as the forecasted financial performance of the investees and market values, where available. If these forecasts are not met or market values indicate an other-than-temporary decline in value, impairment charges may be required.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We evaluate our allowance for doubtful accounts and estimate collectability of accounts receivable based on our analysis of historical bad debt experience in conjunction with our assessment of the financial condition of individual companies with which we do business. In times of domestic or global economic turmoil, our estimates and judgments with respect to the collectability of our receivables are subject to greater uncertainty than in more stable periods. If our estimate of uncollectible accounts is too low, costs and expenses may increase in future periods, and if it is too high, costs and expenses may decrease in future periods.
Contingencies and Litigation
We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings and, as required, have accrued estimates of the probable and estimable losses for the resolution of these proceedings. These estimates are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies and have been developed in consultation with outside counsel as appropriate. From time to time, we may also be involved in other contingent matters for which we have accrued estimates for a probable and estimable loss. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to legal proceedings or our assumptions regarding other contingent matters. See Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information on litigation exposure.
Income Tax Audits
As a matter of course, the Company is regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. From time to time, these audits result in proposed assessments. Our determinations regarding the recognition of income tax benefits are made in consultation with outside tax and legal counsel, where appropriate, and are based upon the technical merits of our tax positions in consideration of applicable tax statutes and related interpretations and precedents and upon the expected outcome of proceedings (or negotiations) with taxing and legal authorities. The tax benefits ultimately realized by the Company may differ from those recognized in our future financial statements based on a number of factors, including the Company’s decision to settle rather than litigate a matter, relevant legal precedent related to similar matters and the Company’s success in supporting its filing positions with taxing authorities.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 16 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
MARKET RISK
The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes, foreign currency fluctuations, commodity fluctuations and changes in the market values of its investments.
Policies and Procedures
In the normal course of business, we employ established policies and procedures to manage the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates, foreign currencies and commodities using a variety of financial instruments.
Our objectives in managing exposure to interest rate changes are to limit the impact of interest rate volatility on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we primarily use interest rate swaps to manage net exposure to interest rate changes related to the Company’s portfolio of borrowings. By policy, the Company targets fixed-rate debt as a percentage of its net debt between minimum and maximum percentages.
Our objective in managing exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is to reduce volatility of earnings and cash flow in order to allow management to focus on core business issues and challenges. Accordingly, the Company enters into various contracts that change in value as foreign exchange rates change to protect the U.S. dollar equivalent value of its existing foreign currency assets, liabilities, commitments and forecasted foreign currency revenues and expenses. The Company utilizes option strategies and forward contracts that provide for the purchase or sale of foreign currencies to hedge probable, but not firmly committed, transactions. The Company also uses forward and option contracts to hedge foreign currency assets and liabilities.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (continued)


The principal foreign currencies hedged are the euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Japanese yenChinese yuan and Canadian dollar. Cross-currency swaps are used to effectively convert foreign currency denominated borrowings to U.S. dollar denominated borrowings. By policy, the Company maintains hedge coverage between minimum and maximum percentages of its forecasted foreign exchange exposures generally for periods not to exceed four years. The gains and losses on these contracts offset changes in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the related exposures. The economic or political conditions in a country could reduce our ability to hedge exposure to currency fluctuations in the country or our ability to repatriate revenue from the country.
Our objectives in managing exposure to commodity fluctuations are to use commodity derivatives to reduce volatility of earnings and cash flows arising from commodity price changes. The amounts hedged using commodity swap contracts are based on forecasted levels of consumption of certain commodities, such as fuel oil and gasoline.
It is the Company’s policy to enter into foreign currency and interest rate derivative transactions and other financial instruments only to the extent considered necessary to meet its objectives as stated above. The Company does not enter into these transactions or any other hedging transactions for speculative purposes.


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
See Item 2.2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.Operations, and Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures – We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on their evaluation as of March 31,December 29, 2018, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are effective.
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the secondfirst quarter of fiscal 20182019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.




PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
As disclosed in Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company is engaged in certain legal matters, and the disclosure set forth in Note 12 relating to certain legal matters is incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) provides a safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” made by or on behalf of the Company. We may from time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking,” including statements contained in this report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in reports to our shareholders. All forward-looking statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update its disclosure relating to forward-looking matters. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such differences may result from actions taken by the Company, including restructuring or strategic initiatives (including capital investments or asset acquisitions or dispositions), as well as from developments beyond the Company’s control, including: changes in domestic and global economic conditions, competitive conditions and consumer preferences; adverse weather conditions or natural disasters; health concerns; international, political or military developments; and technological developments. Such developments may affect entertainment, travel and leisure businesses generally and may, among other things, affect the performance of the Company’s theatrical and home entertainment releases, the advertising market for broadcast and cable television programming, demand for our products and services, expenses of providing medical and pension benefits, performance of some or all company businesses either directly or through their impact on those who distribute our products and the proposedpending transaction with 21CF. Additional factors are discussed in the 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Quarterly Report on 10-Q for the period ended December 30, 2017, in each case under the Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”





ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a)The following table provides information about Company purchases of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018:
Period 
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Weighted
Average
Price Paid
per Share
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs (2)
December 31, 2017 - January 31, 2018 4,083,370
 $110.69
 3,850,092
 175 million
February 1, 2018 - February 28, 2018 3,817,590
 106.09
 3,793,500
 171 million
March 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018 4,562,314
 102.89
 4,534,524
 167 million
Total 12,463,274
 106.43
 12,178,116
 167 million
Period 
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Weighted
Average
Price Paid
per Share
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs (2)
September 30, 2018 - October 31, 2018 27,558
 $115.33
 
 158 million
November 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018 23,282
 113.57
 
 158 million
December 1, 2018 - December 29, 2018 24,717
 108.74
 
 158 million
Total 75,557
 112.63
 
 158 million
 
(1) 
285,15875,557 shares were purchased on the open market to provide shares to participants in the Walt Disney Investment Plan (WDIP). These purchases were not made pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan or program.


(2) 
Under a share repurchase program implemented effective June 10, 1998, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares of its common stock. On January 30, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization to a total of 400 million shares as of that date. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.





ITEM 5. Other Items

Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement
On May 3, 2018, Walt Disney International (“WDI”) entered into an employment agreement with Kevin A. Mayer (the “Executive”), whose contract with the Company as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer ended when his new contract (the “Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement”) became effective. The Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement has a stated term commencing as of March 14, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2022.
Under the Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement, Mr. Mayer will serve as Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International. The Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement provides that Mr. Mayer will receive an annual salary of $1,800,000, commencing as of March 14, 2018, and that for each year thereafter the annual salary for Mr. Mayer will be determined by WDI in its sole discretion but shall not be less than $1,800,000. The Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement provides that Mr. Mayer is also eligible for an annual, performance-based bonus under the Company’s applicable annual incentive plan (currently, the Company’s Management Incentive Bonus Program) and that the Compensation Committee will set a target bonus each fiscal year of not less than 200% of the annual base salary for Mr. Mayer in effect at the end of such fiscal year. The actual amount payable to Mr. Mayer as an annual bonus will be dependent upon the achievement of performance objectives, which will be substantially the same as the objectives established under the plan for comparable executives of the Company’s subsidiaries. Depending on performance, the actual amount payable as an annual bonus to Mr. Mayer may be less than, greater than or equal to the stated target bonus (and could be zero).
The Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement also provides that Mr. Mayer is entitled to participate in the Company’s equity-based long-term incentive plans and programs generally made available to comparable executives of the Company’s subsidiaries and that for each fiscal year during the term of the Agreement, Mr. Mayer will be granted a long-term incentive award having a target value of not less than three times his annual base salary as expected to be in effect at the end of such fiscal year. These awards will be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including vesting and performance conditions) as will be established for comparable executives of the Company’s subsidiaries in accordance with the Board’s policies for the grant of equity-based awards, as in effect at the time of the award, and do not guarantee Mr. Mayer any minimum amount of compensation. The actual amounts payable to Mr. Mayer in respect of such opportunities will be determined based on the extent to which any performance conditions and/or service conditions applicable to such awards are satisfied and on the value of the Company’s stock. Accordingly, Mr. Mayer may receive compensation in respect of any such award that is greater or less than the stated target value, depending on whether, and to what extent, the applicable performance and other conditions are satisfied, and on the value of the Company’s stock.
Under the Mayer DTC-WDI Agreement, Mr. Mayer is entitled to participate in employee benefits and perquisites generally made available to comparable executives of the Company’s subsidiaries.
Mr. Mayer’s employment may be terminated by WDI for “cause,” which is defined to include gross negligence, gross misconduct, willful nonfeasance or a willful material breach of the Agreement.
Mr. Mayer has the right to terminate his employment for “good reason,” which is defined as (i) a reduction in any of his base salary, annual target bonus opportunity or annual target long-term incentive award opportunity; (ii) removal from the position of Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International; (iii) a material reduction in his duties and responsibilities; (iv) the assignment to him of duties that are materially inconsistent with his position or duties or that materially impair his ability to function in his current position or any other position in which he is then serving; (vi) relocation of his principal office to a location that is more than 50 miles outside of the greater Los Angeles area; or (vii) a material breach of any material provision of the Agreement by WDI. Following a change in control of the Company, as defined in the Company’s stock plans, good reason also includes any event that is a triggering event as defined in the plans. A triggering event is defined to include a termination of employment by WDI other than for “cause” or a termination of employment by the participant following a reduction in position, pay or other “constructive termination.”
In the event that Mr. Mayer’s employment is terminated by WDI without “cause” or by Mr. Mayer for “good reason,” he will be entitled to termination benefits, which include the following: (i) a lump sum payment of the base salary that would have been payable over the remaining term of the Agreement, (ii) a pro-rated bonus for the year of termination (any prior-year bonus not yet paid at time of termination is also paid), and (iii) the outstanding unvested stock options and outstanding unvested restricted stock unit awards that could vest in accordance with their scheduled vesting provisions if Mr. Mayer’s employment had continued through the remaining term of the Agreement will be eligible to vest at the same time and subject to the same performance conditions as though he continued in WDI’s employ, and all stock options, whether vested on date of termination or vesting thereafter as described above, shall vest and remain exercisable to the same extent as if his employment had continued through the term of the Agreement. However, the Agreement provides that, unless necessary to preserve the tax

deductibility of the compensation payable in respect of restricted stock units, the Company will waive any performance conditions related to performance in future fiscal years that were imposed primarily to permit the Company to claim a tax deduction for the compensation payable in respect of such units.
To qualify for the foregoing cash severance benefit, pro-rated bonus (and prior-year bonus, if not already paid), opportunity to vest in unvested equity awards and extended exercisability of stock options following an involuntary termination by WDI without cause, or a termination by Mr. Mayer for good reason, he must execute a release in favor of WDI and the Company and agree to provide WDI with certain consulting services for a period of six months after his termination (or, if less, for the remaining term of the Agreement). Additionally, during the period of these consulting services, Mr. Mayer must also agree not to provide any services to entities that compete with any of the Company’s business segments.

Merger Agreement Amendment
As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2017, The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), TWC Merger Enterprises 2 Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Disney (“Merger Sub”), TWC Merger Enterprises 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Disney (“Merger LLC”), and Twenty-First Century Fox (“21CF”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”).
The Merger Agreement contemplates that at the effective time of the Initial Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each issued and outstanding share of common stock of 21CF, except as otherwise set forth in the Merger Agreement, will be exchanged automatically for 0.2745 shares of Disney common stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Merger Agreement (as so adjusted, the “Exchange Ratio”), together with cash in lieu of fractional shares of Disney common stock (such consideration, the “Common Stock Merger Consideration”).
On May 7, 2018, Disney, Merger Sub, Merger LLC and 21CF entered into an Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement Amendment”) pursuant to which, among other things, in lieu of receiving the Common Stock Merger Consideration at the effective time of the Initial Merger, each issued and outstanding share of 21CF common stock owned by a subsidiary of 21CF will be exchanged automatically for a number of shares of series B preferred stock, par value $0.01, of Disney equal to the Exchange Ratio multiplied by 1/10,000. Each share of series B preferred stock is convertible into 10,000 shares of Disney common stock upon transfer to any person who is not Disney or a subsidiary of Disney. The terms of the series B preferred stock are described in more detail in Disney’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 9, 2018. The Merger Agreement Amendment permits Disney’s board of directors to elect, in its sole discretion at any time prior to the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement), for each issued and outstanding share of 21CF common stock owned by a subsidiary of 21CF to be exchanged, at the effective time of the Initial Merger, automatically for the Common Stock Merger Consideration.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Merger Agreement Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Other than as expressly modified pursuant to the Merger Agreement Amendment, the Merger Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on December 14, 2017, remains in full force and effect as originally executed on December 13, 2017.



ITEM 6. Exhibits
See Index of Exhibits.


SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
  THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
  (Registrant)
  
By: /s/ CHRISTINE M. MCCARTHY
  
Christine M. McCarthy,
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 8, 2018February 5, 2019
Burbank, California



INDEX OF EXHIBITS
     
Number and Description of Exhibit
(Numbers Coincide with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)
 Document Incorporated by Reference from a Previous Filing or Filed Herewith, as Indicated below
    
2.1Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2018, among Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., The Walt Disney Company, TWC Merger Enterprises 2 Corp. and TWC Merger Enterprises 1, LLC*
3.1 
Certificate of DesignationElimination of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of The Walt Disney Company as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 8,November 28, 2018


 

     
10.1 
364 Day CreditAmendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, datedDated as of March 9,October 6, 2011, as amended, between the Company and Robert A. Iger, dated November 30, 2018


 

     
10.2 
Five-Year Credit Agreement datedPerformance-Based Stock Unit Award (Four-Year Vesting subject to Total Shareholder Return Test) as of March 9,Amended and Restated November 30, 2018


by and between the Company and Robert A. Iger
 

     
10.3 Amendment dated December 3, 2018 to the Employment Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018September 27, 2013, as amended, between the Company and Kevin A. MayerAlan N. Braverman 
     
12.110.4 RatioEmployment Agreement, dated as of Earnings to Fixed ChargesSeptember 27, 2018 between the Company and Zenia Mucha 
10.5364 Day Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2018
10.6First Amendment dated as of December 19, 2018 to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of March 9, 2018
10.7Second Amendment dated as of December 19, 2018 to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of March 11, 2016
10.8Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Time-Based Vesting)
10.9Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Section 162(m) Vesting Requirement)
10.10Form of Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement (Three-Year Vesting subject to Total Shareholder Return/EPS Growth Tests)
10.11
Form of Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement (Three-Year Vesting subject to Total Shareholder Return Test /EPS Growth
Test/Section 162(m) Vesting Requirements)
10.12Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement
   
31(a) Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
   
31(b) Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Company in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
   
32(a) Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002** 
   
32(b) Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Company in accordance with Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002** 
   

101 The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,December 29, 2018 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and (vi) related notes Filed


*Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.
**A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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