$PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC Stock $pega

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2017 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312518058491 Filed on February 26, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017	2016 Q4
Revenue	$239.5M	$840.6M	$199.6M
YoY Change	20.0%	12.04%	-2.32%
Cost Of Revenue	$74.00M	$279.7M	$62.20M
YoY Change	18.97%	16.89%	16.92%
Gross Profit	$180.6M	$608.8M	$137.4M
YoY Change	31.46%	16.41%	-9.12%
Gross Profit Margin	75.41%	72.43%	68.83%
Selling, General & Admin	$95.10M	$352.7M	$85.80M
YoY Change	10.84%	8.91%	6.45%
% of Gross Profit	52.65%	57.94%	62.44%
Research & Development	$41.80M	$162.9M	$37.00M
YoY Change	12.97%	11.91%	15.26%
% of Gross Profit	23.14%	26.76%	26.93%
Depreciation & Amortization	$6.000M	$24.71M	$6.200M
YoY Change	-3.23%	2.39%	12.73%
% of Gross Profit	3.32%	4.06%	4.51%
Operating Expenses	$142.1M	$515.6M	$124.7M
YoY Change	13.95%	9.16%	9.1%
Operating Profit	$38.52M	$93.18M	$11.78M
YoY Change	227.09%	83.98%	-67.99%
Interest Expense	$800.0K	-$5.300M	$1.300M
YoY Change	-38.46%	-212.77%	-316.67%
% of Operating Profit	2.08%	-5.69%	11.04%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.000M	-$1.391M	$4.900M
YoY Change	-140.82%	-75.07%	1533.33%
Pretax Income	$18.44M	$86.24M	$10.70M
YoY Change	72.37%	55.84%	-70.69%
Income Tax	$10.90M	-$12.31M	$4.100M
% Of Pretax Income	59.12%	-14.28%	38.33%
Net Earnings	$40.60M	$98.55M	$8.749M
YoY Change	364.0%	118.92%	-58.25%
Net Earnings / Revenue	16.95%	11.72%	4.38%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.52	$1.27	$0.11
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.49	$1.19	$0.11
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	77.86M shares	77.43M shares	76.33M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		82.83M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2017	2016 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$223.7M	$223.7M	$133.8M
YoY Change	67.19%	67.19%	-38.93%
Cash & Equivalents	$162.3M	$162.3M	$70.59M
Short-Term Investments	$61.50M	$61.50M	$63.20M
Other Short-Term Assets	$41.14M	$40.20M	$12.19M
YoY Change	237.5%	229.51%	12.95%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$222.7M	$383.7M	$265.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$14.20M
Total Short-Term Assets	$647.7M	$647.7M	$425.1M
YoY Change	52.35%	52.36%	-4.78%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$40.36M	$40.40M	$38.28M
YoY Change	5.43%	5.48%	22.23%
Goodwill	$72.95M		$73.16M
YoY Change	-0.29%		56.41%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$131.4M	$59.10M	$3.990M
YoY Change	3193.01%	-20.03%	-0.99%
Total Long-Term Assets	$365.1M	$365.1M	$229.5M
YoY Change	59.05%	59.02%	26.62%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$647.7M	$647.7M	$425.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$365.1M	$365.1M	$229.5M
Total Assets	$1.013B	$1.013B	$654.7M
YoY Change	54.7%	54.7%	4.28%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$17.37M	$17.40M	$14.41M
YoY Change	20.51%	20.83%	13.72%
Accrued Expenses	$45.51M	$101.8M	$36.75M
YoY Change	23.83%	9.7%	-14.07%
Deferred Revenue	$165.9M
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$294.8M	$294.8M	$287.5M
YoY Change	2.54%	2.54%	7.59%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$23.65M	$23.70M	$16.04M
YoY Change	47.43%	-24.28%	-1.5%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$23.65M	$23.70M	$16.04M
YoY Change	47.43%	-24.28%	-1.5%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$294.8M	$294.8M	$287.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$23.65M	$23.70M	$16.04M
Total Liabilities	$356.9M	$356.9M	$318.8M
YoY Change	11.96%	11.95%	4.55%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$509.7M		$198.3M
YoY Change	157.01%		10.06%
Common Stock	$152.9M		$144.7M
YoY Change	5.67%		-1.04%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$655.9M	$655.9M	$548.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.013B	$1.013B	$654.7M
YoY Change	54.7%	54.7%	4.28%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017	2016 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$40.60M	$98.55M	$8.749M
YoY Change	364.0%	118.92%	-58.25%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.000M	$24.71M	$6.200M
YoY Change	-3.23%	2.39%	12.73%
Cash From Operating Activities	$44.30M	$158.2M	$19.30M
YoY Change	129.53%	296.84%	49.61%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.600M	$13.74M	-$3.800M
YoY Change	21.05%	-28.01%	280.0%
Acquisitions		$297.0K
YoY Change		-99.4%
Other Investing Activities	$1.900M	-$1.000M	-$500.0K
YoY Change	-480.0%	-108.4%	-16.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.800M	-$14.76M	-$4.300M
YoY Change	-34.88%	105.79%	138.89%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$4.335M
YoY Change		-84.09%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-10.20M	-$54.23M	-8.700M
YoY Change	17.24%	4.86%	-42.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	44.30M	$158.2M	19.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.800M	-$14.76M	-4.300M
Cash From Financing Activities	-10.20M	-$54.23M	-8.700M
Net Change In Cash	31.30M	$91.69M	6.300M
YoY Change	396.83%	-582.2%	-261.54%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$44.30M	$158.2M	$19.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$4.600M	$13.74M	-$3.800M
Free Cash Flow	$48.90M	$144.5M	$23.10M
YoY Change	111.69%	595.15%	66.19%

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CY2017	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-LEFT: 75px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> <b><i>New accounting pronouncements</i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-LEFT: 75px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> <i><u>Stock-Based Compensation</u></i></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">No. 2017-09</font> “Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Scope of Modification Accounting” to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The effective date for the Company will be January 1, 2018. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-LEFT: 75px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> <i><u>Financial Instruments</u></i></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">No. 2016-13,</font> “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost, including trade accounts receivable, upon initial recognition of that financial asset using a forward-looking expected loss model, rather than an incurred loss model for credit losses. Credit losses relating to <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">available-for-sale</font></font> debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses when the fair value is below the amortized cost of the asset, removing the concept of “other-than-temporary” impairments. The effective date for the Company will be January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-LEFT: 75px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> <i><u>Leases</u></i></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">No. 2016-02,</font> “Leases (Topic 842),” which requires lessees to record most leases on their balance sheets, recognizing a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">right-of-use</font></font> asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The effective date for the Company will be January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to this ASU and recognized as operating lease liabilities and <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">right-of-use</font></font> assets upon adoption with no material impact to its results of operations and cash flows.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN-LEFT: 75px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 18pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> <i><u>Revenue</u></i></p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">No. 2014-09,</font> “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. This ASU amends the guidance for revenue recognition, creating the new ASC Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). ASC 606 requires entities to apportion consideration from contracts to performance obligations on a relative standalone selling price basis, based on a five-step model. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a client obtains control of a promised good or service and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for the good or service. In addition, ASC 606 requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with clients.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> The Company has elected the full retrospective adoption model, effective January 1, 2018. The Company’s quarterly results beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2018 and comparative prior periods will be compliant with ASC 606. The Company’s Annual Report on Form <font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">10-K</font> for the year ended December 31, 2018 will be the Company’s first Annual Report that will be issued in compliance with ASC 606.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> The Company has substantially completed the implementation of ASC 606 and has identified the necessary changes to its policies, processes, systems, and controls. However, due to the complex nature of the Company’s arrangements and recent updates to interpretive guidance, which were made as recently as the fall of 2017, the Company has not yet completed all of its internal control procedures.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1px; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 12px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> Based upon the work performed to date, the Company expects to record a cumulative-effect adjustment as of December 31, 2015 to increase retained earnings by approximately $205 million which includes a $30 million increase in retained earnings due to deferred commission expense and a $97 million decrease in retained earnings due to the resulting tax impact. We expect to fully disclose the impacts of the new standard in connection with our 10Q filing for the first quarter of 2018.</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"> The Company expects the following impacts upon adoption of the standard:</p> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WORD-SPACING: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid"> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left">Currently, the Company recognizes revenue from term licenses and perpetual licenses with extended payment terms over the term of the agreement as payments become due or earlier if prepaid, provided all other criteria for revenue recognition have been met, and any corresponding maintenance over the term of the agreement. The adoption of ASC 606 will result in revenue for performance obligations being recognized as they are satisfied, which will typically occur upon delivery. Therefore, revenue from the term and perpetual license performance obligations with extended payment terms is recognized when control is transferred to the client. Any unrecognized license revenue from these arrangements, included in deferred revenue at December 31, 2015, will not be recognized in revenue in future periods but as a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. Further, term license revenue from new arrangements executed in 2016 and 2017 will be recognized in full in the year that control of the license is transferred to the client instead of over the term of the agreement. Revenue from the maintenance performance obligations is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the contractual term, consistent with the previous treatment. Due to the revenue from term and perpetual licenses with extended payment terms being recognized prior to amounts being billed to the client, the Company expects to recognize a material unbilled receivable on the balance sheet.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WORD-SPACING: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid"> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left">Currently, the Company allocates revenue to licenses under the residual method when it has Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (“VSOE”) for the remaining undelivered elements, which allocates any future credits or significant discounts entirely to the license. The adoption of ASC 606 will result in future credits, significant discounts, and material rights under ASC 606, generally allocated to all performance obligations based upon their relative selling price. Under ASC 606, additional license revenue from the reallocation of such arrangement considerations will be recognized when control is transferred to the client, which is generally upon delivery of the license.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WORD-SPACING: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid"> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left">Currently, the Company does not have VSOE, in software bundled arrangements, for fixed price services, time and materials services in certain geographical areas, and unspecified future products, which results in revenue being deferred in such instances until such time as VSOE exists for all undelivered elements or recognized ratably over the longest performance period. The adoption of ASC 606 eliminates the requirement for VSOE and replaces it with the concept of a stand-alone selling price. Once the transaction price is allocated to each of the performance obligations based on their relative stand-alone selling prices, the Company can recognize revenue as the performance obligations are delivered, either at a point in time or over time. Under ASC 606, license revenue will be recognized when control is transferred to the client, consulting revenue will be recognized over time based on input measures that reflect the Company’s performance on the contract. This will result in the acceleration of consulting revenue when compared to the current practice of ratable recognition for consulting when there is a lack of VSOE.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WORD-SPACING: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid"> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left">Sales commissions and other third party acquisition costs resulting directly from securing contracts with clients are currently expensed when incurred. ASC 340-40 “Accounting for Other Assets and Deferred Costs” will require these costs to be recognized as an asset when incurred and to be expensed over the associated contract term or estimated client life depending on the nature of the underlying contract. The Company expects this change to impact its commissions related to multi-year cloud offerings and term and perpetual licenses with additional rights of use that extend beyond one year which will require the allocation of a portion of the commission paid for term and perpetual licenses to future maintenance obligations when the commission rates within each arrangement are not commensurate. This change will impact retained earnings as of December 31, 2015 but will not have a significant impact in future periods.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1px; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WORD-SPACING: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid"> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left">ASC 606 provides additional accounting guidance for contract modifications whereby changes must be accounted for either as a retrospective change (creating either a catch up or deferral of past revenues), prospectively with a reallocation of revenues amongst identified performance obligations, or prospectively as separate contracts which will not require any reallocation. This may result in a difference in the timing of the recognition of revenue as compared to how contract modifications are recognized currently.</td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial">  </p> <table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; WORD-SPACING: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr style="break-inside: avoid"> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top" width="3%" align="left">•</td> <td valign="top" width="1%"> </td> <td valign="top" align="left">There will be a corresponding effect on tax liabilities in relation to all of the above impacts.</td> </tr> </table> </div>
CY2017	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2017	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2017
CY2017	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
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CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.012	pure
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	0.050	pure
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-0.052	pure
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies	0.007	pure
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch	0.091	pure
CY2017	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0001013857
CY2017	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits Per Share IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare	0.02
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	158235000
CY2017	us-gaap	Schedule Of Repurchase Agreements ScheduleOfRepurchaseAgreements	<table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0"> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid"> <td valign="bottom" rowspan="2"><b>(in thousands)</b></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><b>2017</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><b>2016</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><b>2015</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid"> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Shares</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Amount</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Shares</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Amount</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Shares</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 1pt solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><b>Amount</b></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Authorization remaining, beginning of period</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">39,385</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">40,534</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">13,284</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Authorizations</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> —  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">25,879</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">50,000</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Repurchases paid</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">96</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(4,335</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,078</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(27,028</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">944</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(22,530</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Repurchases unsettled</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">3</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(158</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> —  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> —  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">8</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(220</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 1px solid; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">  </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"> Authorization remaining, end of period</p> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">34,892</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">39,385</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">40,534</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; 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CY2016	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.037	pure
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CY2016	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.233	pure
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CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	49113000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	2247000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-19000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	23398000
CY2016	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	40808000
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