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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES In the normal course of business, we are subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters, including, for example, those that relate to the environment and health and safety, labor and employment, employee benefits, import/export compliance, patents or other intellectual property, data privacy and security, product liability, warranty claims, commercial disputes and regulatory compliance, among others. Other than as stated below, we do not currently expect to incur material capital expenditures or other liabilities related to such matters. However, there is no assurance that the actual amounts required to satisfy alleged liabilities from various lawsuits, claims, legal proceedings and other matters, will not exceed the amounts reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, we are subject to diverse and complex laws and regulations, including those relating to corporate governance, public disclosure and reporting, environmental safety and the discharge of materials into the environment, product safety, import and export compliance, data privacy and security, antitrust and competition, government contracting, anti-corruption, and labor and human resources, which are subject to many possible changes in the future. We have reflected all liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements when a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable. We provide our customers with indemnification rights, subject to limitations and exceptions. On limited occasions we will undertake to indemnify a customer for business, rather than contractual, reasons. From time to time, we enter into agreements in connection with acquisition and divestiture activities that include indemnification obligations. Historically, we have not recorded a liability in connection with these indemnifications. We also share liability with Voyix for certain environmental liabilities and legal matters as a result of our spin-off from Voyix in 2023. Shared Environmental Matters We share liability with Voyix for certain investigatory and remedial activities and related litigation at facilities formerly owned or operated by Voyix, to comply, or to determine compliance, with environmental laws (the “Shared Environmental Matters”). We are responsible for 50% of the costs and liabilities to the extent Voyix’s annual costs, net of any insurance proceeds and third-party payments actually received, exceed $15 million. Many of the remediation costs will not be determined for several years and thus the high end of a range of possible costs cannot be quantified at this time. Voyix reports that it has made what it considers to be reasonable estimates of the low end of a range for such costs where remedies are identified or, where remedies have not yet been determined, the costs of investigations and studies for areas of the sites, and its reserve is informed by those estimates. As of June 30, 2026, we had accrued $20 million related to these environmental matters based on the information provided by Voyix and our determination that the amount is probable and estimable. Our understanding is that the events underlying the incurrence of the environmental obligations were never part of our legacy business operations. As such, we have recorded these costs in Other income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Kalamazoo River One of the Shared Environmental Matters is the remediation and related litigations relating to Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site (“Kalamazoo River”). The background and legal history of Kalamazoo River is described in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Voyix reported as of March 31, 2026, that their total reserve for Kalamazoo River was $110 million, reported on a basis that is net of expected contributions from Voyix’s co-obligors and indemnitors, subject to when the applicable threshold is reached. Voyix’s reserve as of June 30, 2026, may be higher or lower than previously reported. The extent of Voyix’s and, therefore, our potential liability remains subject to many uncertainties, particularly because remedy decisions and cost estimates will not be generated until times in the future and most of the work to be performed will take place through the 2030s. Voyix further reported, as of March 31, 2026, that under other assumptions or estimates for possible costs of remediation, which Voyix does not consider to be reasonably estimable or verifiable, it is possible that Voyix’s reserve for Kalamazoo River could be more than approximately double its reflected reserve. Environmental Remediation Estimates It is difficult to estimate the future financial impact of environmental laws, including potential liabilities. We record environmental provisions when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount or range of the liability is reasonably estimable. Where liabilities are not expected to be quantifiable or estimable for a period of years, the estimated costs of investigating those liabilities are recorded as a component of the reserve for that particular site. Reserves are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. Where our environmental liabilities result from the Shared Environmental Matters, we will rely on information shared with us by Voyix, who is controlling these matters, with respect to determining the amount of potential liability. We expect that the amounts reserved from time to time will be paid out over the period of investigation, negotiation, remediation and restoration for the applicable sites. Shared Legal Matters In November 2015, in Hoak, et al. v. Plan Administrator of the Plans of NCR Corporation, participants and beneficiaries of certain deferred compensation retirement plans sponsored by NCR Corporation (collectively, the “Plan”) filed a putative class action lawsuit against NCR Corporation, now Voyix, and other defendants, alleging the defendants breached the plan agreements by, among other things, paying lump sum payments based on mortality tables and actuarial calculations upon termination of the Plan. The court certified a class in 2017. On June 10, 2024, the trial court entered final judgment and ordered Voyix to calculate the “benefits due” to the Plan participants, including pre-judgment interest, based on the sum that would have been sufficient to allow each participant to purchase a replacement annuity using discount rates prescribed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in effect as of the February 25, 2013 termination date. Voyix filed a notice of appeal on July 2, 2024. After hearing oral arguments on August 12, 2025, the appellate court affirmed the trial court judgment on August 26, 2025. On October 7, 2025, Voyix filed a petition for rehearing en banc, which the court denied on December 3, 2025. In February 2026, the matter was remanded back to the district court for further proceedings to finalize the amount owed to plaintiffs. Prior to resolution by the court, in April 2026, the parties reached a settlement to resolve all issues associated with damages owed to plan participants, interest, and attorney’s fees. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the court approved the settlement reached by the parties, resolving all remaining issues in the litigation. Voyix continues to pursue reimbursement from its insurance carriers to the extent coverage is available under applicable fiduciary liability insurance policies. Following court approval of the settlement, and after consulting with Voyix, we concluded that our previously-recorded accrual of $24 million, representing our obligation to indemnify Voyix for 50% of the final settlement amount, remained adequate as of June 30, 2026, and no adjustment to the accrual was necessary. We paid our related obligation to Voyix on July 17, 2026.
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