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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Estimates and Assumptions. The preparation of the consolidated and combined financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP
requires management to make estimates based on assumptions about current, and for some estimates, future, economic and market
conditions which affect reported amounts and related disclosures in the consolidated and combined financial statements. We believe these
assumptions to be reasonable under the circumstances, and although our current estimates contemplate current and expected future
conditions, as applicable, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could differ from our expectations, which could materially affect our
results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
Estimates are used for, but are not limited to, determining revenues from contracts with customers, recoverability of inventory, long-lived
assets and investments, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, useful lives used in depreciation and amortization, income taxes and
related valuation allowances, accruals for contingencies including legal, indemnifications, product warranties, and environmental, actuarial
assumptions used to determine costs of pension and postretirement benefits, valuation and recoverability of receivables, valuation of
derivatives, and valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as a result of acquisitions.
Revenues from the Sale of Equipment. Sales of equipment includes the sales of gas turbines, wind turbines and repower units, and other
power generation equipment related to energy production.
Performance Obligations Satisfied Over Time. We recognize revenue on agreements for the sale of customized goods including power
generation equipment and long-term construction contracts on an over-time basis as we customize the customer’s equipment during the
manufacturing or integration process and obtain right to payment for work performed.
We recognize revenue as we perform under the arrangements using the percentage of completion method, which is based on our costs
incurred to date relative to our estimate of total expected costs and the transaction price to which we expect to be entitled. Variable
consideration is included in the transaction price if, in our judgment, it is expected that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue
under the contract will not occur. Some of our contracts with customers for the sale of equipment contain clauses for the payment of
liquidated damages related to milestones established for on-time delivery or meeting certain performance specifications. On an ongoing
basis, we evaluate the probability and magnitude of liquidated damages. This is factored into our estimate of variable consideration using
the expected value method taking into consideration progress towards meeting contractual milestones, specified liquidated damages rates,
if applicable, and history of paying liquidated damages to the customer or similar customers. Our estimate of costs to be incurred to fulfill
our promise to a customer is based on our history of manufacturing or constructing similar assets for customers and is updated routinely to
reflect changes in quantity or cost of the inputs. In certain projects, such as new product introductions, the underlying technology or
promise to the customer is unique to what we have historically promised and reliably estimating the total cost to fulfill the promise to the
customer requires a significant level of judgment. Where the profit from a contract cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is only recognized
equaling the cost incurred to the extent that it is probable that the costs will be recovered. We provide for a potential loss on these
agreements when it is expected that we will incur such loss.
Primarily as a result of changes in product and project cost estimates, we recorded incremental contract losses for certain Offshore Wind
contracts of $171 million and $676 million for the three months ended and $296 million and $779 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Further changes in our execution timelines or other adverse developments could result in
further losses beyond the amounts that we currently estimate.
Our billing terms for these over-time contracts are generally based on achieving specified milestones. The differences between the timing of
our revenue recognized (based on costs incurred) and customer billings (based on contractual terms) results in changes to our contract
asset or contract liability positions. See Note 9 for further information.
For further information on our significant accounting policies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2024.