UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10 - Q10–Q/A

Amendment No. 1

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

000-55786

(Commission file number)

IBM CREDIT LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

914-765-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  ☒     No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ☐   No  ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None.

All of the limited liability company interests ("Interests") in the registrant are held by an affiliate of the registrant. None of the Interests are publicly traded.

REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT

IBM Credit LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The sole purpose of this amendment to the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q is to correct a scrivener’s error appearing in the filed versions of Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 of the company's quarterly report, each a Certification of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which filed versions incorrectly referenced the period ended September 30, 2018 rather than the period ended March 31, 2019.  None of the other information previously disclosed in such quarterly report is modified by this amendment.

Index

Part I— Financial Information

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements:

IBM CREDIT LLC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

(UNAUDITED)

(Amounts may not add due to rounding.)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.)

IBM CREDIT LLC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(Amounts may not add due to rounding.)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.)

IBM CREDIT LLC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(UNAUDITED)

(Amounts may not add due to rounding.)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.)

IBM CREDIT LLC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(Amounts may not add due to rounding.)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.)

IBM CREDIT LLC AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN MEMBER'S INTEREST

(UNAUDITED)

(1) Includes $64 million non-cash equity contribution from IBM. Refer to note 9, "Relationship with IBM and Related Party Transactions."

(Amounts may not add due to rounding.)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.)

(1) Reflects the adoption of the FASB guidance on stranded tax effects. Refer to note 2, "Accounting Changes."

(Amounts may not add due to rounding.)

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements:

1. Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes of IBM Credit LLC (IBM Credit or the company) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). The financial statements and footnotes are unaudited. In the opinion of the company’s management, these statements include all adjustments, which are only of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present a fair statement of the company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs, expenses and other comprehensive income/(loss) that are reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures. These estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of current events, historical experience, actions that the company may undertake in the future and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. As a result, actual results may be different from these estimates.

Member’s Interest in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position represents the accumulation of the company’s net income over time and contributions from IBM and distributions to IBM. Distributions by the company to IBM are considered first to be a return of profit as reflected in retained earnings in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Any amount distributed to IBM in excess of the company’s available balance in retained earnings is considered a return of a portion of member’s interest as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Income tax expense is based on reported income before income taxes. Whereas the majority of non-U.S. entities are separate legal tax filers, the company’s U.S. federal and certain state and foreign operations will continue to be included in various IBM consolidated tax returns. In such cases, the income taxes for these entities are calculated using a separate return method modified to apply the benefits-for-loss approach, which is consistent with the company’s Tax Sharing Agreement with IBM. Under this approach, the provision for income taxes is computed as if the company filed tax returns on a separate tax return basis and is then adjusted, as necessary, to reflect IBM’s reimbursement for any tax benefits generated by the company.

In the first quarter of 2019, the company reported a provision for income taxes of $150 million and an effective tax rate of 77.5 percent, compared to a provision of $42 million and an effective tax rate of 22.0 percent in the first quarter of 2018. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to an additional tax expense of $116 million related to guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury in January 2019 regarding U.S. tax reform repatriation tax. In accordance with the previously executed Tax Sharing Agreement between IBM and the company, $64 million of the resulting liability was settled through a non-cash contribution to member’s interest. For additional information, refer to Note 9, “Relationship with IBM and Related Party Transactions.”    

The amount of restricted cash included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is immaterial for the periods presented.

All significant intracompany transactions between IBM Credit’s businesses have been eliminated. All significant intercompany transactions between IBM Credit and IBM have been included in these Consolidated Financial Statements.

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of financial results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-K.

Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. This is annotated where applicable.

2.  Accounting Changes:

New Standards to be Implemented

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance which changed the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The guidance is effective on January 1, 2020 with early adoption of certain provisions permitted. The company early adopted the provision in the fair value guidance that removed the Level 1/Level 2 transfer disclosures. The company is evaluating the adoption date for the remaining changes. As the guidance is a change to disclosures only, the company does not expect the guidance to have a material impact in the consolidated financial results.

In June 2016, with amendments in 2018, the FASB issued guidance for credit impairment based on an expected loss model rather than an incurred loss model. The guidance requires the consideration of all available relevant information when estimating expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions and forecasts and their implications for expected credit losses. A cross-functional team was established that is evaluating the financial instruments portfolio and the system, process and policy change requirements and continues to make substantial progress. The new guidance expands the scope of financial instruments subject to impairment, including off-balance sheet commitments and residual value. The guidance is effective January 1, 2020 with one-year early adoption permitted. The company will adopt the guidance as of the effective date and is continuing to evaluate the impact.

Standards Implemented

The FASB issued guidance in February 2016, with amendments in 2018 and 2019, which changed the accounting for leases. The guidance requires lessees to recognize right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities for most leases in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. The guidance also made some changes to lessor accounting, including the elimination of the use of third-party residual value guarantee insurance in the lease classification test, and overall aligns with the new revenue recognition guidance. The guidance also requires qualitative and quantitative disclosures to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2019 using the transition option whereby prior comparative periods were not retrospectively presented in the consolidated financial statements. The company elected the package of practical expedients not to reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs (IDC’s). From a lessor perspective, the changes in lease termination guidance, IDC and removal of third-party residual value guarantee insurance in the lease classification test did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial results. There are no material impacts of adoption from a lessee perspective as there are no material lease arrangements in which the company is a lessee. Refer to note 4, “Leases,” for additional information, including further discussion on the impact of adoption. 

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that allows entities to elect an option to reclassify the stranded tax effects related to the application of U.S. tax reform from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (AOCI) to retained earnings. The guidance was effective January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted, and can be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to all applicable periods. The company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2018, and elected not to reclassify prior periods. In accordance with its accounting policy, the company releases income tax effects from AOCI once the reason the tax effects were established ceases to exist (e.g., when available-for-sale debt securities are sold or if a pension plan is liquidated). This guidance allows for the reclassification of stranded tax effects as a result of the change in tax rates from U.S. tax reform to be recorded upon adoption of the guidance rather than at the actual cessation date. At adoption on January 1, 2018,  $5 million  was reclassified from AOCI to retained earnings.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the application of hedge accounting in certain areas, better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and make targeted improvements to presentation and disclosure requirements. The guidance was effective January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The company adopted the guidance as of January 1, 2018, and it did not have a material impact in the consolidated financial results.

The FASB issued guidance on the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers in May 2014 with amendments in 2015 and 2016. Revenue recognition depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that

reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires specific disclosures relating to revenue recognition. The company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2018 using the modified-retrospective transition method. The company concluded that substantially all of its financing and operating lease revenue streams are not within the scope of the guidance, as they are governed by other accounting standards. The guidance did not have an impact on the company’s consolidated financial results. The company concluded its assessment of the data availability and presentation necessary to meet the additional disclosure requirements of the guidance in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and there was no material change to disclosures as a result of the adoption of the guidance.

3. Financial Instruments:

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Under this guidance, the company is required to classify certain assets and liabilities based on the following fair value hierarchy:

The guidance requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.

When available the company uses unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets to measure the fair value and classifies such items as Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use current market-based or independently sourced market parameters such as interest rates and currency rates. Items valued using internally generated models are classified according to the lowest level input or value driver that is significant to the valuation.

The determination of fair value considers various factors including interest rate yield curves and time value underlying the financial instruments. For derivatives and debt securities, the company uses a discounted cash flow analysis using discount rates commensurate with the duration of the instrument.

In determining the fair value of financial instruments, the company considers certain market valuation adjustments to the “base valuations” calculated using the methodologies described below for several parameters that market participants would consider in determining fair value:

As an example, the fair value of derivatives is derived utilizing a discounted cash flow model that uses observable market inputs such as known notional value amounts, yield curves, spot and forward exchange rates as well as discount rates. These inputs relate to liquid, heavily traded currencies with active markets which are available for the full term of the derivative.

Certain assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis can be subject to nonrecurring fair value measurements. These assets include available-for-sale debt securities that are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. In the event of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security, fair value is measured using a model described above.

Accounting guidance permits the measurement of eligible financial assets, financial liabilities and firm commitments at fair value, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, that are otherwise not permitted to be accounted for at fair value under other accounting standards. This election is irrevocable. The company has not applied the fair value option to any eligible assets or liabilities.

The following tables present the company’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value

Short-Term Receivables and Payables

Short-term financing receivables are financial assets with carrying values that approximate fair value. Accounts payable, other accrued expenses and short-term debt (including debt payable to IBM) are financial liabilities with carrying values that approximate fair value. If measured at fair value in the financial statements, these financial instruments would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, except for short-term debt, which would be classified as Level 2.

Long-Term Receivables

Fair values are based on discounted future cash flows using current interest rates offered for similar loans to clients with similar credit ratings for the same remaining maturities. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the difference between the carrying amount and estimated fair value for long-term receivables was immaterial. If measured at fair value in the financial statements, these financial instruments would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Long-Term Debt

Fair value of publicly traded long-term debt is based on quoted market prices for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market. For other long-term debt, which includes debt payable to IBM, for which a quoted market price is not available, an expected present value technique that uses rates currently available to the company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities is used to estimate fair value. The carrying amount of long-term debt (including debt payable to IBM) was $17,796 million and $17,276 million and the estimated fair value was $17,829 million and $17,199 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. If measured at fair value in the financial statements, long-term debt (including the current portion) would be classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The company operates in multiple currencies and is a lender and issuer in the capital markets and a borrower from IBM. In the normal course of business, the company may be exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations. The company limits its exposure to core market risks by following established risk management policies and procedures, and through the use of match funding with IBM and third parties. Although the company seeks to substantially match fund the terms, currency and interest rate variability of its debt against its underlying financial assets, risks may arise between assets and the related liabilities used for funding. The company may also choose to mitigate any remaining exposure relating to interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations through the use of interest rate or foreign exchange derivatives.

Derivative assets and liabilities are recorded in other assets and other liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and are presented on a gross basis. The notional amounts of the derivative instruments do not necessarily represent amounts exchanged by the company with IBM and third parties, and are not necessarily a direct measure of the financial exposure. The company also enters into master netting agreements with certain counterparties that allow for netting of exposures in the event of default or breach. However, in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the company does not offset derivative assets against liabilities in master netting arrangements. At March 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts with IBM that were in an asset position totaled $21 million and the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts with IBM that were in a liability position totaled $23 million. If derivatives exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement with IBM had been netted in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the total derivative asset and liability positions would each have been reduced by $1 million. At December 31, 2018, the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts with IBM that were in an asset position totaled $18 million and the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts with IBM that were in a liability position totaled $37 million. If derivatives exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement with IBM had been netted in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the total derivative asset and liability positions would each have been reduced by $11 million.

Interest Rate Risk

Fixed and Variable Rate Borrowings

The company issues debt in the capital markets to fund its operations. Access to cost-effective financing can result in interest rate mismatches with the underlying assets. To manage these mismatches and to reduce overall interest cost, the company may enter into interest-rate swaps with IBM to convert specific fixed-rate debt issuances into variable-rate debt (i.e., fair value hedges) and to convert variable-rate debt issuances into fixed-rate debt (i.e., cash flow hedges). At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total notional amount of the company's interest rate swap contracts with IBM was $3,350 million at both periods. The weighted average remaining maturity of these instruments at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, was approximately 2.2 years and 2.4 years, respectively. These interest rate contracts were accounted for as fair value hedges. The company did not have any cash flow hedges relating to this program outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Foreign Exchange Risk

Long-Term Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries (Net Investment)

The company enters into foreign exchange derivatives with IBM as a hedge of net investment of its foreign subsidiaries to reduce the volatility in member's interest caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates in the functional currency of major foreign subsidiaries with respect to the U.S. dollar. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the total notional amount of derivative contracts with IBM designated as net investment hedges was $1,356 million and $1,986 million, respectively. The weighted average remaining maturity of these instruments was 0.2 years at both periods.

Foreign Currency Asset/Liability Management

The company enters into foreign exchange derivative contracts to manage foreign currency exposures associated with the company’s funding from IBM and third parties. These derivatives are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. However, these derivatives represent economic hedges which provide an economic offset to the underlying foreign currency exposure. The terms of these derivative contracts are generally less than one year. The gains and losses recognized on economic hedges are recorded in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings, and the associated cash flows are included in other investing activities-net, in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

There were no foreign exchange derivative contracts with third parties outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December  31, 2018.

The following tables provide a quantitative summary of the derivative instrument-related risk management activity at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, as well as for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the following amounts were recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:

The Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings

The total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings in which the effects of fair value hedges, net investment hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recorded and the total effect of hedge activity on these income and expense line items, are as follows:

N/A - Not Applicable

For the three months ending March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no material gains or losses excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness (for fair value hedges); nor are there any anticipated in the normal course of business.

4. Leases:

Accounting for leases as a lessee

IBM Credit’s global operations are primarily conducted in IBM leased or owned facilities, whereby IBM charges the company for occupancy expenses based on square footage space usage, with no fixed term commitment. As such, these arrangements do not represent leases and the company did not record any ROU assets or associated lease liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at January 1, 2019. For additional information, see Note 9, “Relationship with IBM and Related Party Transactions.” The company has no other material lease arrangements in which it is a lessee.

Accounting for leases as lessor

The company enters into leases as a means to provide financing to its clients. Assets under lease include new and used IBM equipment and certain original equipment manufacturers’ (OEM) IT products. Equipment generally consists of IBM Z, Power Systems and Storage Systems.

When entering into a contract with its clients, the company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at its inception. As part of that evaluation, the company considers whether there is an implicitly or explicitly identified asset in the arrangement and whether the client has the right to control that asset.

The company determines whether there is a right to control the use of the asset by assessing the client’s rights to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the identified asset and rights to direct the use of the identified asset. The company determines the classification of the lease at the lease commencement date.

Lease payments due to IBM Credit are typically fixed and paid in equal installments over the lease term. The majority of the company’s leases do not contain variable payments that are dependent on an index or a rate. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate (e.g., property taxes) that are paid directly by the company and are reimbursed by the client, are recorded as finance income, along with the related cost, in the period in which collection of these payments is probable. Payments that are made directly by the client to a third party, including certain property taxes and insurance, are not considered part of variable payments and therefore are not recorded by the company. The company has made a policy election to exclude from consideration in contracts all collections from sales and other similar taxes.

The company’s payment terms for leases are typically unconditional. Therefore, while the client could terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, the client would be required to pay the remaining lease payments in full. At the end of the lease term, the company allows the client to either return the equipment, purchase the equipment or renew the lease based on mutually agreed upon terms. With respect to a client purchase of leased assets, the lease agreement would include an option to purchase the equipment at either a stated price or at the then-current fair market value of the equipment at the end of the lease.

The following table presents amounts included in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings related to lessor activity:

Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases

If a lease is classified as a sales-type or direct financing lease, a net investment in the lease is recorded. For a sales-type lease, the net investment in the lease is measured at commencement date as the sum of the lease receivable and the estimated guaranteed and unguaranteed residual value of the equipment, less unearned income and allowance for credit losses.  At March 31, 2019, the unguaranteed residual value of sales-type and direct financing leases was $472 million. For further information on the company’s investment in leases, including guaranteed and unguaranteed residual values, refer to note 5, “Financing Receivables, Receivables Purchased/Participated from IBM.”

IBM Credit enters into lease arrangements for the purpose of generating revenue by providing financing. As a result, any profit or loss at the lease commencement date is presented on a net basis within a single line item on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. Under a net sales-type lease, eligible IDCs are deferred and recognized over the lease term. Over the term of a sales-type lease, the company recognizes financing revenue on the net investment in the lease and any variable lease payments, which are not included in the net investment in the lease. 

For a direct financing lease, the investment in lease is measured similarly to a sales-type lease, however, the net investment in the lease is reduced by any selling profit, which is typically zero. In a direct financing lease, the selling profit and IDCs are deferred at commencement and recognized over the lease term. The company rarely enters into direct financing leases. Prior to the adoption of the new lease guidance, the company’s leases were generally classified as direct financing leases. Due to the changes in the lease classification requirements under the new lease guidance, the company’s leases are generally classified as sales-type leases and presented on a net basis.

The estimated residual value represents the estimated fair value of the equipment under lease at the end of the lease. Estimating residual value is a risk unique to financing activities, and management of this risk is dependent upon the ability to accurately project future equipment values at lease inception. The company has insight into product plans and cycles for the IBM products under lease. The company estimates the future fair value of leased equipment by using historical models, analyzing the current market for new and used equipment and obtaining forward-looking product information such as marketing plans and technology innovations.

The company optimizes the recovery of residual values by extending lease arrangements with existing clients. The company has historically managed residual value risk both through insight into its own product cycles and monitoring of OEM IT product announcements. The company periodically reassesses the realizable value of its lease residual values. Anticipated decreases in specific future residual values that are considered to be other-than-temporary are recognized immediately upon identification and are recorded as an adjustment to the residual value estimate. For sales-type and direct financing leases, this reduction lowers the recorded net investment and is recognized as a loss charged to finance income in the period in which the estimate is changed, as well as an adjustment to unearned income to reduce future-period financing activities. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018,  impairment of residual values was immaterial.

The following table provides a maturity analysis of the lease payments due to IBM Credit on sales-type and direct financing leases over the next five years and thereafter, with the exception of 2019, which presents the undiscounted cash flows for the remaining nine months of the year, as well as a reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the financing receivables recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at March 31, 2019:

*The present value of the lease payments will not equal the financing receivable balance in the Statement of Financial Position due to certain items, including IDCs, allowance for credit losses and residual value, which are included in the financing receivable balance, but are not included in the future lease payments.

Operating Leases

Equipment provided to clients under an operating lease is carried at cost within Equipment under Operating Lease in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and depreciated over the lease term using the straight-line method, generally ranging from one to six years. The depreciable basis is the original cost of the equipment less the estimated residual value of the equipment at the end of the lease term. At March 31, 2019, the unguaranteed residual value of equipment under operating leases was $106 million.

At commencement of an operating lease, IDCs are deferred. As lease payments are made, the company records financing revenue over the lease term. IDCs are amortized over the lease term on the same basis as lease income is recorded. 

The following table provides a maturity analysis of the undiscounted lease payments due to IBM Credit on operating leases over the next five years and thereafter, at March 31, 2019, with the exception of 2019, which presents the undiscounted cash flows for the remaining nine months of the year:

Assets under operating lease are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The impairment test is based on undiscounted cash flows, and, if impaired, the asset is written down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values.

5.  Financing Receivables, Receivables Purchased/Participated from IBM:

Financing receivables consist of Client Financing leases, loans and installment payment plans to end-user clients as well as loans to IBM for terms up to seven years. Assets financed are primarily IT products and services where IBM and the company have experience. Client Financing arrangements are priced to achieve a market yield. Financing receivables also include Commercial Financing, which generally consists of working capital financing to suppliers, distributors and

resellers of IBM and OEM IT products and services. Payment terms for working capital financing receivables generally range from 30 to 90 days.

The company purchases interests in certain of IBM’s trade accounts receivable at a discount. These receivables are primarily for IT-related products and services, which are due within 30 days, and IBM performs all servicing under these arrangements. These receivables are included within the Commercial Financing segment. The company also participates in receivables from IBM for certain long-term financing receivables generated from IBM’s Total Solution Offerings in certain countries as well as for certain government and other contracts. These receivables are included in the Client Financing segment. The company carries the credit risk of IBM’s clients for all purchased and participated receivables from IBM.

The company utilizes certain of its financing receivables as collateral for non-recourse borrowings. Financing receivables pledged as collateral for borrowings were $868 million and $710 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The company did not have any financing receivables held for sale as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Financing Receivables by Portfolio Segment

The following tables present Client Financing receivables on a gross basis, excluding the allowance for credit losses and residual value, by portfolio segment and by class, excluding Commercial Financing receivables and other miscellaneous financing receivables at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  Commercial Financing receivables and purchased receivables from IBM are excluded from the presentation of financing receivables by portfolio segment as they are short term in nature and the current estimated risk of loss and resulting impact to the company’s financing results are not material. The company determines its allowance for credit losses based on three portfolio segments: lease receivables, loan receivables and participated receivables from IBM, and further segments the portfolio into three classes: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific.

Write-offs of lease and loan receivables were $8 million and $5 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Provisions for credit losses recorded for lease receivables, loan receivables and participated receivables from IBM were $1 million, $5 million and a reduction of $7 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The average recorded investment of impaired leases and loans for Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific was $98 million, $30 million and $13 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $65 million, $39 million and $19 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Both interest income recognized and interest income recognized on a cash basis on impaired leases and loans were immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.