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MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 001-35219
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware45-2598330
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
9002 San Marco CourtOrlandoFL32819
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(407) 206-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValueVACNew York Stock Exchange
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.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
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
The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of November 4, 2021 was 42,595,068.




MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Part I.
Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Part II.
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 6.
Throughout this report, we refer to Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, as “Marriott Vacations Worldwide,” “MVW,” “we,” “us,” or “the Company.” We also refer to brands that we own, as well as those brands that we license, as our brands. All brand names, trademarks, service marks and trade names cited in this report are the property of their respective owners, including those of other companies and organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this report may appear without the ® or TM symbols, however such references are not intended to indicate in any way that MVW or the owner, as applicable, will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, all rights to such trademarks, trade names and service marks.
Capitalized terms used and not specifically defined herein have the same meanings given those terms in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Annual Report”). When discussing our properties or markets, we refer to the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean as “North America.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in international and U.S. economies and markets, and has also had an unprecedented impact on the travel and hospitality industries, as well as the Company. We discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential future implications throughout this report; however, the COVID-19 pandemic is evolving and its potential impact on our business in the future remains uncertain.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements
MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
REVENUES
Sale of vacation ownership products$330 $98 $789 $409 
Management and exchange225 176 638 548 
Rental130 56 340 209 
Financing69 64 196 206 
Cost reimbursements298 255 827 767 
TOTAL REVENUES1,052 649 2,790 2,139 
EXPENSES
Cost of vacation ownership products71 27 178 110 
Marketing and sales166 78 439 297 
Management and exchange138 106 381 342 
Rental84 74 247 245 
Financing22 24 64 85 
General and administrative54 32 166 121 
Depreciation and amortization35 30 112 93 
Litigation charges
Restructuring— 20 — 20 
Royalty fee26 23 78 72 
Impairment— 98 
Cost reimbursements298 255 827 767 
TOTAL EXPENSES896 673 2,505 2,254 
Losses and other expense, net(31)— (27)(42)
Interest expense(41)(37)(128)(112)
Transaction and integration costs(27)(11)(75)(47)
Other— — 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS58 (72)57 (316)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(47)14 (63)91 
NET INCOME (LOSS)11 (58)(6)(225)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)(4)(6)(13)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$10 $(62)$(12)$(238)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
Basic$0.24 $(1.51)$(0.28)$(5.76)
Diluted$0.23 $(1.51)$(0.28)$(5.76)
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE$0.54 $— $0.54 $0.54 
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
NET INCOME (LOSS)$11 $(58)$(6)$(225)
Foreign currency translation adjustments(4)(3)(9)
Derivative instrument adjustment, net of tax12 (22)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) GAIN, NET OF TAX(1)(31)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)(4)(6)(13)
Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests— — — — 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS(1)(4)(6)(13)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$$(54)$(3)$(269)
See Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share and per share data)
Unaudited
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$448 $524 
Restricted cash (including $69 and $68 from VIEs, respectively)
434 468 
Accounts receivable, net (including $10 and $11 from VIEs, respectively)
223 276 
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net (including $1,486 and $1,493 from VIEs, respectively)
2,026 1,840 
Inventory741 759 
Property and equipment, net1,077 791 
Goodwill3,086 2,817 
Intangibles, net1,007 952 
Other (including $70 and $54 from VIEs, respectively)
501 471 
TOTAL ASSETS$9,543 $8,898 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable$190 $209 
Advance deposits166 147 
Accrued liabilities (including $2 and $1 from VIEs, respectively)
375 349 
Deferred revenue540 488 
Payroll and benefits liability201 157 
Deferred compensation liability135 127 
Securitized debt, net (including $1,611 and $1,604 from VIEs, respectively)
1,594 1,588 
Debt, net2,795 2,680 
Other218 197 
Deferred taxes325 274 
TOTAL LIABILITIES6,539 6,216 
Contingencies and Commitments (Note 11)
Preferred stock — $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
— — 
Common stock — $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 75,491,621 and 75,279,061 shares issued, respectively
Treasury stock — at cost; 32,776,162 and 34,184,813 shares, respectively
(1,282)(1,334)
Additional paid-in capital4,056 3,760 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(39)(48)
Retained earnings237 272 
TOTAL MVW SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY2,973 2,651 
Noncontrolling interests31 31 
TOTAL EQUITY3,004 2,682 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$9,543 $8,898 
The abbreviation VIEs above means Variable Interest Entities.
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss$(6)$(225)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles112 93 
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs41 16 
Vacation ownership notes receivable reserve73 97 
Share-based compensation33 23 
Impairment charges98 
Deferred income taxes10 
Net change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable54 24 
Vacation ownership notes receivable originations(545)(265)
Vacation ownership notes receivable collections532 487 
Inventory59 (4)
Other assets(29)57 
Accounts payable, advance deposits and accrued liabilities(44)(231)
Deferred revenue119 57 
Payroll and benefit liabilities35 — 
Deferred compensation liability14 
Other liabilities23 (11)
Deconsolidation of certain Consolidated Property Owners' Associations(87)— 
Purchase of vacation ownership units for future transfer to inventory(99)(61)
Other, net(6)
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by operating activities303 158 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of a business, net of cash and restricted cash acquired(157)— 
Capital expenditures for property and equipment (excluding inventory)(19)(36)
Purchase of company owned life insurance(11)(3)
Dispositions, net— 15 
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash used in investing activities(187)(24)

Continued

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings from securitization transactions425 690 
Repayment of debt related to securitization transactions(602)(793)
Proceeds from debt1,061 1,166 
Repayments of debt(1,039)(703)
Purchase of convertible note hedges(100)— 
Proceeds from issuance of warrants70 — 
Finance lease payment(2)(10)
Payment of debt issuance costs(17)(14)
Repurchase of common stock(4)(82)
Payment of dividends— (45)
Payment of withholding taxes on vesting of restricted stock units(17)(14)
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (used in) provided by financing activities(225)195 
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(1)(2)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(110)327 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period992 701 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$882 $1,028 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Non-cash issuance of treasury stock in connection with Welk Acquisition$248 $— 
Non-cash transfer from property and equipment to inventory— 
Non-cash transfer from inventory to property and equipment105 90 
Non-cash issuance of treasury stock for employee stock purchase plan
Dividends payable23 — 
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized136 140 
Income tax refunds, net of income taxes paid(19)(48)

See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Common
Stock
Issued
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) GainRetained EarningsTotal MVW Shareholders' EquityNoncontrolling InterestsTotal Equity
75.3 BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020$$(1,334)$3,760 $(48)$272 $2,651 $31 $2,682 
— Net (loss) income— — — — (28)(28)(25)
— Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — (3)— (3)— (3)
— Derivative instrument adjustment— — — — — 
0.2 Share-based compensation plans— — (4)— — (4)— (4)
— Equity component of convertible notes, net of issuance costs— — 117 — — 117 — 117 
— Purchase of convertible note hedges— — (100)— — (100)— (100)
— Issuance of warrants— — 70 — — 70 — 70 
— Deconsolidation of certain Consolidated Property Owners' Associations— — — — — — (5)(5)
75.5 BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2021(1,334)3,843 (45)244 2,709 29 2,738 
— Net income— — — — 
— Welk Acquisition— 55 193 — — 248 — 248 
— Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — — 
— Derivative instrument adjustment— — — — — 
— Share-based compensation plans— — — 10 — 10 
— Deconsolidation of certain Consolidated Property Owners' Associations— — — — — — (1)(1)
— Employee stock plan issuance— — — — — 
75.5 BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2021(1,278)4,047 (38)250 2,982 30 3,012 
— Net income— — — — 10 10 11 
— Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — (4)— (4)— (4)
— Derivative instrument adjustment— — — — — 
— Share-based compensation plans— — — — — 
— Repurchase of common stock— (4)— — — (4)— (4)
— Dividends— — — — (23)(23)— (23)
— Employee stock plan issuance— — — — — 
75.5 BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2021$$(1,282)$4,056 $(39)$237 $2,973 $31 $3,004 
Continued
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
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INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In millions)
(Unaudited)

Common
Stock
Issued
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) GainRetained EarningsTotal MVW Shareholders' EquityNoncontrolling InterestsTotal Equity
75.0 BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019$$(1,253)$3,738 $(36)$569 $3,019 $12 $3,031 
— Net (loss) income— — — — (106)(106)(105)
— Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — (17)— (17)— (17)
— Derivative instrument adjustment— — — (24)— (24)— (24)
0.2 Share-based compensation plans— — (9)— — (9)— (9)
— Repurchase of common stock— (82)— — — (82)— (82)
— Dividends— — — — (22)(22)— (22)
75.2 BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2020(1,335)3,729 (77)441 2,759 13 2,772 
— Net (loss) income— — — — (70)(70)(62)
— Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — — 
— Derivative instrument adjustment— — — (1)— (1)— (1)
— Share-based compensation plans— — — — — 
— Employee stock plan issuance— — — — — 
75.2 BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2020(1,334)3,736 (75)371 2,699 21 2,720 
— Net (loss) income— — — — (62)(62)(58)
— Foreign currency translation adjustments— — — — — 
— Derivative instrument adjustment— — — — — 
0.1 Share-based compensation plans— — 13 — — 13 — 13 
75.3 BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2020$$(1,334)$3,749 $(67)$309 $2,658 $25 $2,683 








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MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Interim Consolidated Financial Statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (referred to in this report as (i) “we,” “us,” “Marriott Vacations Worldwide,” “MVW” or “the Company,” which includes our consolidated subsidiaries except where the context of the reference is to a single corporate entity, or (ii) “MVWC,” which shall refer only to Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, without its consolidated subsidiaries). In order to make this report easier to read, we refer throughout to (i) our Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as our “Financial Statements,” (ii) our Interim Consolidated Statements of Income as our “Income Statements,” (iii) our Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets as our “Balance Sheets,” and (iv) our Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as our “Cash Flows.” In addition, references throughout to numbered “Footnotes” refer to the numbered Notes in these Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise noted. Capitalized terms used and not specifically defined herein have the same meanings given those terms in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Annual Report”). We use certain other terms that are defined within these Financial Statements.
The Financial Statements presented herein and discussed below include 100 percent of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and cash flows of Marriott Vacations Worldwide, all entities in which Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a controlling voting interest (“subsidiaries”), and those variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which Marriott Vacations Worldwide is the primary beneficiary in accordance with consolidation accounting guidance. References in these Financial Statements to net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders and MVW shareholders’ equity do not include noncontrolling interests, which represent the outside ownership of our consolidated non-wholly owned entities and are reported separately. Intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.
Pursuant to a change in control of certain consolidated property owners’ associations, we recorded a non-cash loss of $1 million in Losses and other expense, net on our Income Statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and deconsolidated $88 million of assets, inclusive of $87 million of restricted cash, and $83 million of liabilities, for a decrease in Noncontrolling interests of $6 million during the first three quarters of 2021. See our Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for further information. We continue to act as manager for these property owners’ associations pursuant to existing management contracts and retain membership interests via our ownership of vacation ownership interests.
These Financial Statements reflect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as prepared in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, allocations of the purchase price paid in business combinations, cost of vacation ownership products, inventory valuation, goodwill and intangibles valuation, accounting for acquired vacation ownership notes receivable, vacation ownership notes receivable reserves, income taxes, and loss contingencies. The uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing efforts to mitigate it, has made it more challenging to make these estimates. Accordingly, ultimate results could differ from our estimates, and such differences may be material.
In our opinion, our Financial Statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position, the results of our operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results may not be indicative of fiscal year performance because of, among other reasons, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and seasonal and short-term variations. These Financial Statements have not been audited. We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP. Although we believe our footnote disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, the Financial Statements in this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our 2020 Annual Report.
Acquisition of Welk
On April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Welk Hospitality Group, Inc. (“Welk”) through a series of transactions (the “Welk Acquisition”), after which Welk became our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary. The Financial Statements in this report include Welk’s results of operations for the second and third quarters of 2021 and reflect the financial position of our combined company at September 30, 2021. We refer to Welk’s business and brands that we acquired as “Legacy-Welk.” See Footnote 3 “Acquisitions and Dispositions” for more information on the Welk Acquisition.
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Reclassifications
We have reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to our current year presentation.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
New Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards Update 2019-12 – “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”)
In the first quarter of 2021, we adopted ASU 2019-12, which amends and simplifies existing guidance in an effort to reduce the complexity of accounting for income taxes while maintaining or enhancing the helpfulness of information provided to financial statement users. Our adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on our Financial Statements or disclosures.
Future Adoption of Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 – “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting” (“ASU 2020-04”)
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, as amended, which provides optional expedients and exceptions to existing guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting in an effort to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This update can be adopted no later than December 1, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We expect to adopt ASU 2020-04 in fiscal year 2022 and continue to evaluate the impact that adoption of this update will have on our Financial Statements and disclosures.
Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 – “Debt — Debt With Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”)
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, which amends and simplifies existing guidance in an effort to reduce the complexity of accounting for convertible instruments and to provide financial statement users with more meaningful information. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. This update may be applied retrospectively or on a modified retrospective basis with the cumulative effect recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on the date of adoption. We expect to adopt ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective method. Any transactions that may be settled prior to adoption will not be impacted by the update. The impacts of the adoption for any remaining instruments will be recorded in its cumulative effect in the opening balance of retained earnings and the conversion feature related to our convertible notes will be reclassified from equity to liabilities. In addition, we will eliminate the related equity adjustment associated with the deferred tax liability. Upon adoption, we will also be required to calculate the impact of the convertible notes on diluted earnings per share under the “if-converted” method. Under the “if-converted” method, diluted earnings per share would generally be calculated assuming that all of our convertible notes were converted solely into shares of common stock at the beginning of the reporting period, unless the result would be anti-dilutive. The application of the “if-converted” method is expected to reduce our reported diluted earnings per share.
Accounting Standards Update 2021-08 - “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2021-08”)
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, which requires application of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to recognize and measure contract assets and liabilities from contracts with customers acquired in a business combination. ASU 2021-08 creates an exception to the general recognition and measurement principle in ASC 805 and will result in recognition of contract assets and contract liabilities consistent with those recorded by the acquiree immediately before the acquisition date. The guidance eliminates the complexity of determining the fair value of contract liabilities and may result in higher balances for contract liabilities acquired in a business combination, resulting in more post-combination revenue and a higher amount of goodwill being recognized by the acquirer. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. We expect to adopt ASU 2021-08 on a prospective basis in fiscal year 2022, and do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our Financial Statements or disclosures.
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3. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Welk Acquisition
On April 1, 2021 (the “Welk Acquisition Date”), we completed the Welk Acquisition for consideration of $405 million, including approximately 1.4 million shares of our common stock. Welk was one of the largest independent vacation ownership companies in North America. The following table presents the fair value of each type of consideration transferred at the Welk Acquisition Date at September 30, 2021.
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Equivalent shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock issued1.4 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock price per share as of Welk Acquisition Date$174.18 
Fair value of Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock issued248 
Cash consideration to Welk, net of cash and restricted cash acquired of $48 million
157 
Total consideration transferred, net of cash and restricted cash acquired$405 
Preliminary Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
We accounted for the Welk Acquisition as a business combination, which requires us to record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the Welk Acquisition Date. The amounts recorded are preliminary in nature and are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed as of the Welk Acquisition Date. We continue to evaluate the underlying inputs and assumptions used in our valuation for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The values attributed to Vacation ownership notes receivable, Inventory, Property and equipment, Intangible assets, Deferred taxes and Securitized debt from VIEs are based on preliminary valuations prepared using Level 3 inputs and assumptions in accordance with ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC 820”). The value attributed to Debt is based on Level 2 inputs in accordance with ASC 820. We are in the process of finalizing our valuations in accordance with the authoritative guidance by continuing our evaluation of the underlying inputs and assumptions that are being utilized in the valuations. Our evaluation of Welk’s historical tax positions remains ongoing. Accordingly, these preliminary estimates are subject to change during the measurement period, which is up to one year from the Welk Acquisition Date, as permitted under GAAP. Any potential adjustments could be material in relation to the values presented in the table below.
The following table presents our preliminary estimates of the fair value of the assets that we acquired and the liabilities that we assumed in connection with the business combination as previously reported at June 30, 2021 and as adjusted at September 30, 2021. During the third quarter of 2021, we refined our valuation models related to certain acquired assets and liabilities as follows:
($ in millions)April 1, 2021
(as reported at
June 30, 2021)
AdjustmentsApril 1, 2021
(as adjusted at September 30, 2021)
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net(1)
$240 $14 $254 
Inventory(2)
83 53 136 
Property and equipment151 (40)111 
Intangible assets(3)
94 100 
Other assets19 — 19 
Deferred taxes(41)(4)(45)
Debt(189)— (189)
Securitized debt(184)— (184)
Other liabilities(67)(66)
Net assets acquired106 30 136 
Goodwill(4)
299 (30)269 
$405 $— $405 
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(1)Vacation ownership notes receivable, net have been determined to constitute purchased credit deteriorated assets under the provisions of ASC Topic 326, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses,” due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Welk and the greater vacation ownership industry as a whole, and have been accounted for as such.
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($ in millions)
Vacation ownership notes receivable$287 
Allowance for credit losses(33)
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net$254 
(2)Inventory consists of completed unsold VOIs. We valued inventory using an income approach, which includes significant Level 3 assumptions, such as estimates of future income growth, marketing and sales costs and discount rates.
(3)Intangible assets consist of management contracts with an estimated 20 year useful life.
(4)Goodwill is calculated as total consideration transferred, net of cash acquired, less identified net assets acquired and it represents the value that we expect to obtain from growth opportunities from our combined operations, and is not deductible for tax purposes.
Pro Forma Results of Operations
The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined results of operations of Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Welk as if we had completed the Welk Acquisition on December 31, 2019, the last day of our 2019 fiscal year, but using our preliminary estimates of the fair values of assets and liabilities as of the Welk Acquisition Date. As required by GAAP, these unaudited pro forma results do not reflect any synergies from operating efficiencies. Accordingly, these unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations of the combined company would have been if the Welk Acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the period presented, nor are they indicative of future results of operations.
There were no Welk acquisition-related costs included in the unaudited pro forma results below for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and $18 million included for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share data)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Revenues$2,837 $2,246 
Net income (loss)$$(251)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$— $(264)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
Basic$0.01 $(6.40)
Diluted$0.01 $(6.40)
Welk Results of Operations
The following table presents the results of Welk operations included in our Income Statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
($ in millions)Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Revenue$53 $101 
Net income$10 $16 
Other Acquisitions
Costa Rica
During the first quarter of 2021, we acquired 24 completed vacation ownership units and an operations building located at our Marriott Vacation Club at Los Suenos resort in Costa Rica for $14 million. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition with the purchase price allocated to Inventory ($13 million) and Property and equipment ($1 million).
New York, New York
During the first quarter of 2021, we acquired the remaining 120 completed vacation ownership units located at our Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, New York City property for $98 million. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition with the purchase price allocated to Property and equipment.
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During the first quarter of 2020, we acquired 57 completed vacation ownership units, as well as office and ancillary space, located at our Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, New York City property for $89 million, of which $22 million was a prepayment for future tranches of completed vacation ownership units and $20 million was paid in December 2019. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition with the purchase price allocated to Property and equipment ($67 million) and Other assets ($22 million).
San Francisco, California
During the first quarter of 2021, we acquired 44 completed vacation ownership units located at our Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, San Francisco property for $34 million. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition with the purchase price allocated to Inventory ($29 million) and Other assets ($5 million).
During the first quarter of 2020, we acquired 34 completed vacation ownership units located at our Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, San Francisco property for $26 million, of which $5 million was a prepayment for future tranches of completed vacation ownership units. We accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition with the purchase price allocated to Inventory ($18 million), Property and equipment ($3 million), and Other assets ($5 million).
See Footnote 16 “Variable Interest Entities” for information on our remaining commitment to purchase future inventory and additional information on our activities relating to the VIE involved in this transaction.
Dispositions
During the third quarter of 2020, we recorded a loss of $5 million in the Losses and other expense, net line on our Income Statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 relating to the redemption of our interest in a joint venture in our Exchange & Third-Party Management segment which was consolidated under the voting interest model. We received nominal cash proceeds and a note receivable which we measured at a fair value of $1 million using Level 3 inputs.
Additionally, during the third quarter of 2020, we disposed of excess Vacation Ownership segment land parcels in Orlando, Florida and Steamboat Springs, Colorado for combined proceeds of $15 million, as part of our strategic decision to reduce holdings in markets where we have excess supply. We recorded a combined net gain of $6 million in the Losses and other expense, net line on our Income Statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 relating to these transactions.
4. REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES
Sources of Revenue by Segment
The following tables detail the sources of revenue by segment for the time periods presented.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Sale of vacation ownership products$330 $— $— $330 
Ancillary revenues55 — 56 
Management fee revenues40 10 (4)46 
Exchange and other services revenues31 48 44 123 
Management and exchange126 59 40 225 
Rental121 — 130 
Cost reimbursements328 (39)298 
Revenue from contracts with customers905 77 983 
Financing69 — — 69 
Total Revenues$974 $77 $$1,052 
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Sale of vacation ownership products$98 $— $— $98 
Ancillary revenues17 — — 17 
Management fee revenues37 (5)36 
Exchange and other services revenues28 45 50 123 
Management and exchange82 49 45 176 
Rental46 10 — 56 
Cost reimbursements281 12 (38)255 
Revenue from contracts with customers507 71 585 
Financing64 — — 64 
Total Revenues$571 $71 $$649 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Sale of vacation ownership products$789 $— $— $789 
Ancillary revenues135 — 137 
Management fee revenues117 24 (15)126 
Exchange and other services revenues91 153 131 375 
Management and exchange343 179 116 638 
Rental308 32 — 340 
Cost reimbursements882 38 (93)827 
Revenue from contracts with customers2,322 249 23 2,594 
Financing196 — — 196 
Total Revenues$2,518 $249 $23 $2,790 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Sale of vacation ownership products$409 $— $— $409 
Ancillary revenues69 — 70 
Management fee revenues113 14 (14)113 
Exchange and other services revenues85 145 135 365 
Management and exchange267 160 121 548 
Rental180 29 — 209 
Cost reimbursements824 45 (102)767 
Revenue from contracts with customers1,680 234 19 1,933 
Financing204 — 206 
Total Revenues$1,884 $236 $19 $2,139 
Timing of Revenue from Contracts with Customers by Segment
The following tables detail the timing of revenue from contracts with customers by segment for the time periods presented.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Services transferred over time$517 $38 $$556 
Goods or services transferred at a point in time388 39 — 427 
Revenue from contracts with customers$905 $77 $$983 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Services transferred over time$394 $35 $$436 
Goods or services transferred at a point in time113 36 — 149 
Revenue from contracts with customers$507 $71 $$585 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Services transferred over time$1,388 $118 $23 $1,529 
Goods or services transferred at a point in time934 131 — 1,065 
Revenue from contracts with customers$2,322 $249 $23 $2,594 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
($ in millions)Vacation OwnershipExchange & Third-Party ManagementCorporate and OtherTotal
Services transferred over time$1,197 $119 $19 $1,335 
Goods or services transferred at a point in time483 115 — 598 
Revenue from contracts with customers$1,680 $234 $19 $1,933 
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Sale of Vacation Ownership Products
Revenues were reduced during the third quarter and first three quarters of 2021 by $1 million and $9 million, respectively, due to changes in our estimates of variable consideration for performance obligations that were satisfied in prior periods.
Receivables from Contracts with Customers, Contract Assets & Contract Liabilities
The following table shows the composition of our receivables from contracts with customers and contract liabilities. We had no contract assets at either September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Receivables from Contracts with Customers
Accounts receivable$140 $150 
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net2,026 1,840 
$2,166 $1,990 
Contract Liabilities
Advance deposits$166 $147 
Deferred revenue540 488 
$706 $635 
Revenue recognized during the third quarter and first three quarters of 2021 that was included in our contract liabilities balance at December 31, 2020 was $133 million and $336 million, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Our remaining performance obligations represent the expected transaction price allocated to our contracts that we expect to recognize as revenue in future periods when we perform under the contracts. At September 30, 2021, approximately 84 percent of this amount is expected to be recognized as revenue over the next two years.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable is comprised of amounts due from customers, primarily property owners’ associations, resort developers and members, credit card receivables, interest receivables, amounts due from taxing authorities, indemnification assets and other miscellaneous receivables. The following table shows the composition of our accounts receivable balances:
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Receivables from contracts with customers$140 $150 
Interest receivable14 13 
Tax receivable19 60 
Indemnification assets21 15 
Employee tax credit receivable19 19 
Other10 19 
$223 $276 
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5. INCOME TAXES
Our provision for income taxes is calculated using an estimated annual effective tax rate, based upon expected annual income, less losses in certain jurisdictions, permanent items, statutory rates and planned tax strategies in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. However, discrete items related to prior year tax items are treated separately.
Our interim effective tax rate was 81.5 percent and 19.8 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate is predominately attributable to an increase in pre-tax income and an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax benefits.
Our interim effective tax rate was 110.6 percent and 28.7 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate is predominately attributable to an increase in pre-tax income and an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax benefits.
U.S. Tax Law Update
We have considered the income tax accounting and disclosure implications of the relief provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), enacted in March 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, enacted in December 2020. As of September 30, 2021, we evaluated the income tax provisions of the above mentioned acts and have determined there to be minimal effect on either the September 30, 2021 tax rate or the computation of the estimated effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021. We will continue to evaluate the income tax provisions of the above mentioned acts and monitor the developments in the jurisdictions where we have significant operations for tax law changes that could have additional income tax accounting and disclosure implications.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties) during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These unrecognized tax benefits relate to uncertain income tax positions, which would affect the effective tax rate if recognized.
($ in millions)Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Balance at December 31, 2020$14 
Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior period12 
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current period
Decreases as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations(1)
Balance at September 30, 2021
$26 
The total amount of gross interest and penalties accrued was $38 million at September 30, 2021 and $25 million at December 31, 2020. We anticipate $14 million of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, to be indemnified pursuant to a Tax Matters Agreement dated May 11, 2016 by and among Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Vistana Signature Experiences, Inc., and Interval Leisure Group, Inc., and consequently have recorded a corresponding indemnification asset. The unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, are included in Other liabilities on our Balance Sheet.
Our income tax returns are subject to examination by relevant tax authorities. Certain of our returns are being audited in various jurisdictions for tax years 2007 through 2019. The amount of the unrecognized tax benefit may increase or decrease as a result of audits or audit settlements.
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6. VACATION OWNERSHIP NOTES RECEIVABLE
The following table shows the composition of our vacation ownership notes receivable balances, net of reserves.
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
($ in millions)OriginatedAcquiredTotalOriginatedAcquiredTotal
Securitized$1,097 $389 $1,486 $1,220 $273 $1,493 
Non-securitized
Eligible for securitization(1)
242 244 126 128 
Not eligible for securitization(1)
269 27 296 185 34 219 
Subtotal511 29 540 311 36 347 
$1,608 $418 $2,026 $1,531 $309 $1,840 
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(1)Refer to Footnote 7 “Financial Instruments” for a discussion of eligibility of our vacation ownership notes receivable for securitization.
We reflect interest income associated with vacation ownership notes receivable in our Income Statements in the Financing revenues caption. The following table summarizes interest income associated with vacation ownership notes receivable.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Interest income associated with vacation ownership notes receivable — securitized$55 $59 $160 $186 
Interest income associated with vacation ownership notes receivable — non-securitized13 30 13 
Total interest income associated with vacation ownership notes receivable$68 $63 $190 $199 
COVID-19 Impact on Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Reserves
We increased our vacation ownership notes receivable reserves by $52 million in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of higher actual and projected default activity related predominantly to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we increased our vacation ownership notes receivable reserve by an additional $17 million due to higher than previously expected default activity. During the first three quarters of 2021, there were no additional increases to our vacation ownership notes receivable reserves attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
Acquired vacation ownership notes receivable represent vacation ownership notes receivable acquired as part of the ILG Acquisition and the Welk Acquisition. The following table shows future contractual principal payments, net of reserves, and interest rates for our acquired vacation ownership notes receivable at September 30, 2021.
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
2021, remaining$$13 $14 
202253 56 
202354 57 
202453 56 
202550 53 
Thereafter16 166 182 
Balance at September 30, 2021$29 $389 $418 
Weighted average stated interest rate13.7%14.1%14.1%
Range of stated interest rates
0.0% to 21.9%
0.0% to 21.9%
0.0% to 21.9%
The following table summarizes activity related to our acquired vacation ownership notes receivable reserve.
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Reserve
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
Balance at December 31, 2020$39 $21 $60 
Securitizations(6)— 
Clean-up call(3)— 
Write-offs(36)— (36)
Recoveries19 — 19 
Defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable repurchase activity(1)
25 (25)— 
Initial allowance for credit losses for Legacy-Welk vacation ownership notes receivable12 21 33 
(Decrease) increase in vacation ownership notes receivable reserve(6)— 
Balance at September 30, 2021$50 $26 $76 
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(1)Decrease in securitized vacation ownership notes receivable reserve and increase in non-securitized vacation ownership notes receivable reserve are attributable to the transfer of the reserve when we voluntarily repurchased defaulted securitized vacation ownership notes receivable.
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Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
Originated vacation ownership notes receivable represent vacation ownership notes receivable originated by Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk subsequent to each respective acquisition date and all Legacy-MVW vacation ownership notes receivable. The following table shows future principal payments, net of reserves, and interest rates for our originated vacation ownership notes receivable at September 30, 2021.
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
2021, remaining$14 $28 $42 
202246 115 161 
202340 116 156 
202439 117 156 
202537 121 158 
Thereafter335 600 935 
Balance at September 30, 2021$511 $1,097 $1,608 
Weighted average stated interest rate12.8%12.8%12.8%
Range of stated interest rates
0.0% to 20.9%
0.0% to 19.9%
0.0% to 20.9%
For originated vacation ownership notes receivable, we record the difference between the vacation ownership note receivable and the variable consideration included in the transaction price for the sale of the related vacation ownership product as a reserve on our vacation ownership notes receivable. The following table summarizes the activity related to our originated vacation ownership notes receivable reserve.
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Reserve
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
Balance at December 31, 2020$193 $117 $310 
Increase in vacation ownership notes receivable reserve48 23 71 
Securitizations(29)29 — 
Clean-up call(3)— 
Write-offs(49)— (49)
Defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable repurchase activity(1)
53 (53)— 
Balance at September 30, 2021$219 $113 $332 
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(1)Decrease in securitized vacation ownership notes receivable reserve and increase in non-securitized vacation ownership notes receivable reserve are attributable to the transfer of the reserve when we voluntarily repurchased defaulted securitized vacation ownership notes receivable.
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Credit Quality of Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
Legacy-MVW Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
For both Legacy-MVW non-securitized and securitized vacation ownership notes receivable, we estimated average remaining default rates of 6.67 percent as of September 30, 2021, and 6.74 percent as of December 31, 2020. A 0.5 percentage point increase in the estimated default rate would have resulted in an increase in the related vacation ownership notes receivable reserve of $6 million as of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
We use the aging of the vacation ownership notes receivable as the primary credit quality indicator for our Legacy-MVW vacation ownership notes receivable, as historical performance indicates that there is a relationship between the default behavior of borrowers and the age of the receivable associated with the vacation ownership interest.
The following table shows our recorded investment in non-accrual Legacy-MVW vacation ownership notes receivable, which are vacation ownership notes receivable that are 90 days or more past due.
Legacy-MVW Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
Investment in vacation ownership notes receivable on non-accrual status at September 30, 2021$98 $$105 
Investment in vacation ownership notes receivable on non-accrual status at December 31, 2020$100 $14 $114 
The following table shows the aging of the recorded investment in principal, before reserves, in Legacy-MVW vacation ownership notes receivable as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Legacy-MVW Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
As of September 30, 2021
As of December 31, 2020
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotalNon-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
31 – 90 days past due$$18 $27 $$25 $33 
91 – 150 days past due10 14 19 
Greater than 150 days past due95 — 95 95 — 95 
Total past due107 25 132 108 39 147 
Current286 900 1,186 231 1,011 1,242 
Total vacation ownership notes receivable$393 $925 $1,318 $339 $1,050 $1,389 
The following table details the origination year of our Legacy-MVW vacation ownership notes receivable as of September 30, 2021.
Legacy-MVW Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
Year of Origination
2021$207 $79 $286 
202033 169 202 
201960 269 329 
201835 178 213 
201718 107 125 
2016 and Prior40 123 163 
$393 $925 $1,318 
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Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the weighted average FICO score within our consolidated Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk vacation ownership notes receivable pools was 707 and 708, respectively, based upon the outstanding vacation ownership notes receivable balance at the time of origination. The average estimated rate for all future defaults for our Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk consolidated outstanding pool of vacation ownership notes receivable was 17.13 percent as of September 30, 2021 and 14.63 percent as of December 31, 2020. A 0.5 percentage point increase in the estimated default rate on the Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk vacation ownership notes receivable would have resulted in an increase in the related vacation ownership notes receivable reserve of $4 million as of September 30, 2021, and $3 million as of December 31, 2020.
We use the origination of the vacation ownership notes receivable by brand (Westin, Sheraton, Hyatt, Welk) and the FICO scores of the customer as the primary credit quality indicators for our Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk vacation ownership notes receivable, as historical performance indicates that there is a relationship between the default behavior of borrowers and the brand associated with the vacation ownership interest they have acquired, supplemented by the FICO scores of the customers. Vacation ownership notes receivable with no FICO score in the tables below primarily relate to non-U.S. resident borrowers.
The following table shows our recorded investment in non-accrual Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk vacation ownership notes receivable, which are vacation ownership notes receivable that are 90 days or more past due.
Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
Investment in vacation ownership notes receivable on non-accrual status at September 30, 2021$116 $$124 
Investment in vacation ownership notes receivable on non-accrual status at December 31, 2020$109 $12 $121 
The following table shows the aging of the recorded investment in principal, before reserves, in Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk vacation ownership notes receivable as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
As of September 30, 2021
As of December 31, 2020
($ in millions)Non-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotalNon-SecuritizedSecuritizedTotal
31 – 90 days past due$11 $16 $27 $$19 $27 
91 – 120 days past due
Greater than 120 days past due114 117 107 112 
Total past due127 24 151 117 31 148 
Current289 676 965 123 550 673 
Total vacation ownership notes receivable$416 $700 $1,116 $240 $581 $821 
The following tables show the Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk acquired vacation ownership notes receivable, before reserves, by brand and FICO score.
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable as of September 30, 2021
($ in millions)700 +600 - 699< 600No ScoreTotal
Westin$59 $36 $$$107 
Sheraton59 54 10 24 147 
Hyatt17 
Welk128 87 219 
Other— 
$257 $184 $15 $38 $494 
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Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable as of December 31, 2020
($ in millions)700 +600 - 699< 600No ScoreTotal
Westin$81 $48 $$11 $144 
Sheraton81 73 13 31 198 
Hyatt12 — 22 
Other— 
$176 $131 $18 $44 $369 
The following tables detail the origination year of our Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk acquired vacation ownership notes receivable by brand and FICO score as of September 30, 2021.
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Westin
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$— $— $— $16 $17 $26 $59 
600 - 699— — — 10 17 36 
< 600— — — — 
No Score— — — 
$— $— $— $29 $30 $48 $107 
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Sheraton
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$— $— $— $17 $17 $25 $59 
600 - 699— — — 14 15 25 54 
< 600— — — 10 
No Score— — — 10 24 
$— $— $— $44 $41 $62 $147 
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Hyatt and Other
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$— $— $— $$$$11 
600 - 699— — — 
< 600— — — — — 
No Score— — — — — 
$— $— $— $$$13 $21 
Acquired Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Welk
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$22 $14 $21 $33 $27 $11 $128 
600 - 69917 11 15 23 16 87 
< 600— — — — — 
No Score— — — 
$40 $25 $37 $57 $44 $16 $219 
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The following tables show the Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk originated vacation ownership notes receivable, before reserves, by brand and FICO score.
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable as of September 30, 2021
($ in millions)700 +600 - 699< 600No ScoreTotal
Westin$136 $63 $$28 $234 
Sheraton127 91 19 45 282 
Hyatt21 10 — 32 
Welk52 21 — 74 
$336 $185 $28 $73 $622 
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable as of December 31, 2020
($ in millions)700 +600 - 699< 600No ScoreTotal
Westin$109 $52 $$23 $190 
Sheraton106 72 16 43 237 
Hyatt16 — — 24 
$231 $132 $22 $66 $451 
The following tables detail the origination year of our Legacy-ILG and Legacy-Welk originated vacation ownership notes receivable by brand and FICO score as of September 30, 2021.
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Westin
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$58 $24 $45 $$— $— $136 
600 - 69923 11 24 — — 63 
< 600— — — 
No Score13 — — 28 
$97 $42 $80 $15 $— $— $234 
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Sheraton
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$47 $26 $43 $11 $— $— $127 
600 - 69934 17 31 — — 91 
< 600— — 19 
No Score10 22 — — 45 
$95 $57 $103 $27 $— $— $282 
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Hyatt
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$$$$$— $— $21 
600 - 699— — 10 
< 600— — — — — 
No Score— — — — — — — 
$14 $$10 $$— $— $32 
Originated Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable - Welk
($ in millions)202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
700 +$52 $— $— $— $— $— $52 
600 - 69921 — — — — — 21 
< 600— — — — — 
No Score— — — — — — — 
$74 $— $— $— $— $— $74 
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7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table shows the carrying values and the estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities that qualify as financial instruments, determined in accordance with the authoritative guidance for disclosures regarding the fair value of financial instruments. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. The table excludes Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash, Accounts receivable, deposits included in Other assets, Accounts payable, Advance deposits and Accrued liabilities, all of which had fair values approximating their carrying amounts due to the short maturities and liquidity of these instruments.
At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
($ in millions)Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Vacation ownership notes receivable$2,026 $2,084 $1,840 $1,886 
Other assets70 70 60 60 
Total financial assets$2,096 $2,154 $1,900 $1,946 
Securitized debt, net$(1,594)$(1,646)$(1,588)$(1,653)
2025 Notes, net(495)(529)(494)(533)
2026 Notes, net— — (744)(784)
2028 Notes, net(346)(356)(346)(359)
2029 Notes, net(493)(507)— — 
Term Loan, net(776)(769)(873)(864)
2022 Convertible Notes, net(221)(280)(215)(262)
2026 Convertible Notes, net(455)(648)— — 
Total financial liabilities$(4,380)$(4,735)$(4,260)$(4,455)
Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable
At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
($ in millions)Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Vacation ownership notes receivable
Securitized$1,486 $1,532 $1,493 $1,530 
Eligible for securitization244 256 128 137 
Not eligible for securitization296 296 219 219 
Non-securitized540 552 347 356 
$2,026 $2,084 $1,840 $1,886 
We estimate the fair value of our vacation ownership notes receivable that have been securitized using a discounted cash flow model. We believe this is comparable to the model that an independent third party would use in the current market. Our model uses default rates, prepayment rates, coupon rates and loan terms for our securitized vacation ownership notes receivable portfolio as key drivers of risk and relative value to determine the fair value of the underlying vacation ownership notes receivable. We concluded that this fair value measurement should be categorized within Level 3.
Due to factors that impact the general marketability of our vacation ownership notes receivable that have not been securitized, as well as current market conditions, we bifurcate our non-securitized vacation ownership notes receivable at each balance sheet date into those eligible and not eligible for securitization using criteria applicable to current securitization transactions in the ABS market. Generally, vacation ownership notes receivable are considered not eligible for securitization if any of the following attributes are present: (1) payments are greater than 30 days past due; (2) the first payment has not been received; or (3) the collateral is located in Asia or Europe. In some cases, eligibility may also be determined based on the credit score of the borrower, the remaining term of the loans and other similar factors that may reflect investor demand in a securitization transaction or the cost to effectively securitize the vacation ownership notes receivable.
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The table above shows the bifurcation of our vacation ownership notes receivable that have not been securitized into those eligible and not eligible for securitization based upon the aforementioned eligibility criteria. We estimate the fair value of the portion of our vacation ownership notes receivable that have not been securitized that we believe will ultimately be securitized in the same manner as vacation ownership notes receivable that have been securitized. We value the remaining vacation ownership notes receivable that have not been securitized at their carrying value, rather than using our pricing model. We believe that the carrying value of these particular vacation ownership notes receivable approximates fair value because the stated, or otherwise imputed, interest rates of these loans are consistent with current market rates and the reserve for these vacation ownership notes receivable appropriately accounts for risks in default rates, prepayment rates, discount rates and loan terms. We concluded that this fair value measurement should be categorized within Level 3.
Other Assets
Other assets include $70 million of company owned insurance policies (the “COLI policies”), acquired on the lives of certain participants in the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Deferred Compensation Plan, that are held in a rabbi trust. The carrying value of the COLI policies is equal to their cash surrender value (Level 2 inputs).
Securitized Debt
We generate cash flow estimates by modeling all bond tranches for our active vacation ownership notes receivable securitization transactions, with consideration for the collateral specific to each tranche. The key drivers in our analysis include default rates, prepayment rates, bond interest rates and other structural factors, which we use to estimate the projected cash flows. In order to estimate market credit spreads by rating, we obtain indicative credit spreads from investment banks that actively issue and facilitate the market for vacation ownership securities and determine an average credit spread by rating level of the different tranches. We then apply those estimated market spreads to swap rates in order to estimate an underlying discount rate for calculating the fair value of the active bonds payable. We concluded that this fair value measurement should be categorized within Level 3.
Senior Notes
We estimate the fair value of our 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes, 2028 Notes, and 2029 Notes (each as defined in Footnote 13 “Debt”) using quoted market prices as of the last trading day for the quarter; however these notes have only a limited trading history and volume, and as such this fair value estimate is not necessarily indicative of the value at which these notes could be retired or transferred. We concluded that this fair value measurement should be categorized within Level 2.
Term Loan
We estimate the fair value of our Term Loan (as defined in Footnote 13 “Debt”) using quotes from securities dealers as of the last trading day for the quarter; however this loan has only a limited trading history and volume, and as such this fair value estimate is not necessarily indicative of the value at which the Term Loan could be retired or transferred. We concluded that this fair value measurement should be categorized within Level 3.
Convertible Notes
We estimate the fair value of our 2022 Convertible Notes and 2026 Convertible Notes (each as defined in Footnote 13 “Debt” and referred to collectively as our “convertible notes”) using quoted market prices as of the last trading day for the quarter; however these notes have only a limited trading history and volume, and as such this fair value estimate is not necessarily indicative of the value at which the convertible notes could be retired or transferred. We concluded that this fair value measurement should be categorized within Level 2. The difference between the carrying value and the fair value is primarily attributed to the underlying conversion feature and the spread between the conversion price and the market value of the shares underlying the convertible notes.
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8. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings or loss per common share attributable to common shareholders is calculated by dividing net income or loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Treasury stock is excluded from the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings or loss per common share attributable to common shareholders is calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the reporting period, except in periods when there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have an anti-dilutive effect. The dilutive effect of outstanding equity-based compensation awards is reflected in diluted earnings or loss per common share applicable to common shareholders by application of the treasury stock method using average market prices during the period.
Our calculation of diluted earnings or loss per share attributable to common shareholders reflects our intent to settle conversions of our convertible notes through a combination settlement, which contemplates repayment in cash of the principal amount and repayment in shares of our common stock of any excess of the conversion value over the principal amount (the “conversion premium”). Therefore, we include only the shares that may be issued with respect to any conversion premium in total dilutive weighted average shares outstanding, which we calculate using the treasury stock method based upon an average price per share for the quarter.
As of September 30, 2021, a conversion premium existed for our 2022 Convertible Notes (as defined in Footnote 13 “Debt”). As no conversion premium existed as of September 30, 2020, there was no potential dilutive impact from our 2022 Convertible Notes for the third quarter or first three quarters of 2020. Additionally, as no conversion premium existed for our 2026 Convertible Notes (as defined in Footnote 13 “Debt”) as of September 30, 2021, there was no potential dilutive impact from our 2026 Convertible Notes for the third quarter or first three quarters of 2021.
The shares issuable on exercise of the warrants sold in connection with the issuance of our convertible notes will not impact the total dilutive weighted average shares outstanding unless and until the price of our common stock exceeds the respective strike price. If and when the price of our common stock exceeds the respective strike price of either of the warrants, we will include the dilutive effect of the additional shares that may be issued upon exercise of the warrants in total dilutive weighted average shares outstanding, which we calculate using the treasury stock method. The convertible note hedges purchased in connection with each issuance of convertible notes are considered to be anti-dilutive and do not impact our calculation of diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders for any periods presented herein. See Footnote 13 “Debt” for further information on our convertible notes.
The table below illustrates the reconciliation of the earnings and number of shares used in our calculation of basic and diluted earnings or loss per share attributable to common shareholders.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
(in millions, except per share amounts)
September 30, 2021(1)
September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Computation of Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Shareholders
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$10 $(62)$(12)$(238)
Shares for basic earnings (loss) per share42.9 41.2 42.4 41.3 
Basic earnings (loss) per share$0.24 $(1.51)$(0.28)$(5.76)
Computation of Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Shareholders
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$10 $(62)$(12)$(238)
Shares for basic earnings (loss) per share42.9 41.2 42.4 41.3 
Effect of dilutive shares outstanding (2)
Employee stock options and SARs0.2 — — — 
Restricted stock units0.5 — — — 
2022 Convertible Notes0.1 — — — 
Shares for diluted earnings (loss) per share43.7 41.2 42.4 41.3 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share$0.23 $(1.51)$(0.28)$(5.76)
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(1)The computation of diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders excludes approximately 298,000 shares of common stock, the maximum number of shares issuable as of September 30, 2021, upon the vesting of certain performance-based awards because the performance condition required to be met for the shares subject to such awards to vest were not achieved by the end of the reporting period.
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(2)For the first three quarters of 2021 and the third quarter and the first three quarters of 2020, the following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the above calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders during the periods presented, as the effects of including these securities would have been anti-dilutive.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
(in millions)September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Employee stock options and SARs0.1 0.2 0.2 
Restricted stock units0.3 0.5 0.2 
2022 Convertible Notes— 0.1 — 
0.4 0.8 0.4 
In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for calculating earnings per share, for the third quarter of 2021, we excluded from our calculation of diluted earnings per share 127,008 shares underlying stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) that may settle in shares of common stock because the exercise price of $173.88 of such SARs was greater than the average market price for the applicable period.
9. INVENTORY
The following table shows the composition of our inventory balances:
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Real estate inventory(1)
$732 $749 
Other10 
$741 $759 
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(1)Represents completed inventory that is registered for sale as vacation ownership interests and vacation ownership inventory expected to be reacquired pursuant to estimated future foreclosures.
We value vacation ownership products at the lower of cost or fair market value less costs to sell, in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, and we record operating supplies at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. Product cost true-up activity relating to vacation ownership products increased carrying values of inventory by $6 million during the first three quarters of 2021 and by $4 million during the first three quarters of 2020.
In addition to the above, at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $465 million and $162 million, respectively, of completed vacation ownership units which are classified as a component of Property and equipment, net until the time at which they are legally registered for sale as vacation ownership products. We also have $24 million and $43 million of deposits on future purchases of inventory at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which are included in the Other assets line on our Balance Sheets.
10. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES
Goodwill
The following table details the carrying amount of our goodwill at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and reflects goodwill attributed to the ILG Acquisition and the Welk Acquisition.
($ in millions)Vacation Ownership Reporting UnitExchange & Third-Party Management Reporting UnitTotal Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2020$2,445 $372 $2,817 
Welk Acquisition299 — 299 
Balance at June 30, 20212,744 372 3,116 
Measurement period adjustments(30)— (30)
Balance at September 30, 2021$2,714 $372 $3,086 
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Q1 2021, Q2 2021, and Q3 2021
We periodically monitor for indicators of impairment of our goodwill and none were identified during the third quarter or first three quarters of 2021. While the goodwill of our reporting units was not impaired during the first three quarters of 2021, we cannot assure you that our goodwill will not be impaired in future periods.
Q1 2020
We recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $73 million in the Impairment line on our Income Statement during the first quarter of 2020 related to the Exchange & Third-Party Management reporting unit, which was primarily driven by the change in expected future operating results as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Intangible Assets
The following table details the composition of our intangible asset balances:
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Definite-lived intangible assets
Member relationships$671 $671 
Management contracts451 351 
1,122 1,022 
Accumulated amortization(179)(134)
943 888 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade names64 64 
$1,007 $952 
Q1 2020
We recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $18 million in the Impairment line on our Income Statement during the first quarter of 2020 related to the indefinite-lived intangible assets in our Exchange & Third-Party Management segment, which was primarily attributed to the decline in estimated near-term revenues and related recovery of long-term revenues as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
11. CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
Commitments and Letters of Credit
As of September 30, 2021, we had the following commitments outstanding:
We have various contracts for the use of information technology hardware and software that we use in the normal course of business. Our aggregate commitment under these contracts was $87 million, of which we expect $14 million, $40 million, $21 million, $6 million, $5 million and $1 million will be paid in the remainder of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and thereafter, respectively.
We have various commitments to acquire real estate for use in our Vacation Ownership segment via our involvement with VIEs. Refer to Footnote 16 “Variable Interest Entities” for additional information and our activities relating to the VIEs involved in these transactions.
We have a remaining commitment to purchase 88 vacation ownership units located in Bali, Indonesia for use in our Vacation Ownership segment, contingent upon completion of construction to agreed-upon standards. We expect to complete the acquisition in 2022 and to make the remaining payments of $23 million in 2022 with respect to these units, when specific construction milestones are completed.
Surety bonds issued as of September 30, 2021 totaled $123 million, the majority of which were requested by federal, state, or local governments in connection with our operations.
As of September 30, 2021, we had $2 million of letters of credit outstanding under our Revolving Corporate Credit Facility (as defined in Footnote 13 “Debt”). In addition, as of September 30, 2021, we had $2 million in letters of credit outstanding related to and in lieu of reserves required for several vacation ownership notes receivable securitization transactions outstanding. These letters of credit are not issued pursuant to, nor do they impact our borrowing capacity under, the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility.
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We estimate the cash outflow associated with completing the phases of our existing portfolio of vacation ownership projects currently under development will be approximately $2 million, of which $1 million is included within liabilities on our Balance Sheet at September 30, 2021. This estimate is based on our current development plans, which remain subject to change, and we expect the phases currently under development will be completed in 2022.
Guarantees
Certain of our rental management agreements in our Exchange & Third-Party Management segment provide for owners of properties we manage to receive specified percentages of rental revenue or guaranteed amounts generated under our management. In these cases, the operating expenses for the rental operations are paid from the revenue generated by the rentals, the owners are then paid their contractual percentages or guaranteed amounts, and our vacation rental business either retains the balance (if any) as its fee or makes up the deficit. At September 30, 2021, our maximum exposure under fixed dollar guarantees was $12 million, of which $1 million, $4 million, $2 million, $2 million, $1 million, and $2 million relate to the remainder of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and thereafter, respectively.
We have a commitment to a property owners’ association that we manage to pay for any shortfall between the actual expenses incurred by the property owners’ association and the income received by the property owners’ association. The agreement will terminate on the earlier of: 1) sale of 80% of the total ownership interests; or 2) upon our written notification of termination. At September 30, 2021, our expected commitment for the remainder of 2021 is $3 million.
Loss Contingencies
In March 2017, RCHFU, L.L.C. and other owners at The Ritz-Carlton Club, Aspen Highlands (“RCC Aspen Highlands”) filed a complaint in an action pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against us and certain third parties, alleging that their fractional interests were devalued by the affiliation of the RCC Aspen Highlands and other Ritz-Carlton Clubs with our points-based Marriott Vacation Club Destinations (“MVCD”) program. The plaintiffs sought compensatory damages, disgorgement, punitive damages, fees and costs. In September 2021, the District Court granted our motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case. In October 2021, the plaintiffs appealed the ruling. Subsequently, the parties have agreed in principle to the dismissal of plaintiffs’ appeal in exchange for a dismissal of our claim for attorneys’ fees and expenses.
In May 2016, a purported class-action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida by Anthony and Beth Lennen against us and certain third parties. The complaint challenged the characterization of the beneficial interests in the MVCD trust that are sold to customers as real estate interests under Florida law, the structure of the trust, and associated operational aspects of the trust. The plaintiffs sought declaratory relief, an unwinding of the MVCD product, and punitive damages. In August 2019, the District Court granted our motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed the case. The plaintiffs have appealed the ruling.
In February 2019, the owners’ association for the St. Regis Residence Club, New York, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court for the State of New York, New York County, Commercial Division against ILG and several of its subsidiaries and certain third parties. The operative complaint alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties related to sale and rental practices, aided and abetted certain breaches of fiduciary duty, engaged in self-dealing as the sponsor and manager of the club, tortiously interfered with the management agreement, was unjustly enriched, and engaged in anticompetitive conduct. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages, punitive damages and disgorgement of payments under the management and purchase agreements.
In April 2019, a purported class-action lawsuit was filed by Alan and Marjorie Helman and others against us in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Thomas alleging that their fractional interests were devalued by the affiliation of The Ritz-Carlton Club, St. Thomas and other Ritz-Carlton Clubs with our MVCD program. The lawsuit was subsequently removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits, fees and costs.
In May 2019, the G.A. Resort Condominium Association Inc., the owners’ association for the fractional owners at the Hyatt Residence Club Grand Aspen resort (“HRC Grand Aspen”) filed a lawsuit against us in the District Court for the County of Pitkin, Colorado relating to the transfer of ownership of developer-owned fractional interests at HRC Grand Aspen to the HPC Trust Club for sale and use as a part of the Hyatt Residence Club Portfolio Program. The lawsuit was subsequently removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiff sought termination of the management agreement with the owners’ association, the annulment of certain amendments to governing documents at HRC Grand Aspen, the removal of fractional interests at HRC Grand Aspen from the HPC Trust Club, unspecified damages, disgorgement of profits, fees and costs. In November 2020, the District Court granted our motion to dismiss and dismissed the case. The plaintiffs have appealed the ruling.
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We believe we have meritorious defenses to the claims in each of the above matters and intend to vigorously defend each matter.
In the ordinary course of our business, various claims and lawsuits have been filed or are pending against us. A number of these lawsuits and claims may exist at any given time. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic may give rise to various claims and lawsuits from owners, members and other parties. We record and accrue for legal contingencies when we determine that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In making such determinations, we evaluate, among other things, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and, when it is probable that a liability has been incurred, our ability to make a reasonable estimate of loss. We review these accruals each reporting period and make revisions based on changes in facts and circumstances.
We have not accrued for any of the pending matters described above and we cannot estimate a range of the potential liability associated with these pending matters, if any, at this time. We have accrued for other claims and lawsuits, but the amount accrued is not material individually or in the aggregate. For matters not requiring accrual, we do not believe that the ultimate outcome of such matters, individually or in the aggregate, will materially harm our financial position, cash flows, or overall trends in results of operations based on information currently available. However, legal proceedings are inherently uncertain, and while we believe that our accruals are adequate and/or we have valid defenses to the claims asserted, unfavorable rulings could occur that could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results.
Leases That Have Not Yet Commenced
During the first quarter of 2020, we entered into a finance lease arrangement for our new global headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The initial lease term is approximately 16 years with total lease payments of $129 million for the aforementioned period. During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our ongoing evaluation of future space needs, we entered into a standstill arrangement with the developer/lessor, which expired in June 2021. During the second quarter of 2021, we amended our lease agreement with the developer/lessor and expect the new office building to be completed in 2023. Upon commencement of the lease term, a right-of-use asset and corresponding liability will be recorded on our balance sheet.
12. SECURITIZED DEBT
The following table provides detail on our securitized debt, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs.
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations, gross(1)
$1,611 $1,604 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(17)(16)
$1,594 $1,588 
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(1)Interest rates as of September 30, 2021 range from 1.5% to 4.4%, with a weighted average interest rate of 2.5%
All of our securitized debt is non-recourse to us. See Footnote 16 “Variable Interest Entities” for a discussion of the collateral for the non-recourse debt associated with our securitized debt.
The following table shows scheduled future principal payments for our securitized debt as of September 30, 2021.
Vacation Ownership
Notes Receivable Securitizations
($ in millions)
Payments Year
2021, remaining$44 
2022175 
2023179 
2024182 
2025183 
Thereafter848 
$1,611 
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Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitizations
Each of the securitized vacation ownership notes receivable transactions contains various triggers relating to the performance of the underlying vacation ownership notes receivable. If a pool of securitized vacation ownership notes receivable fails to perform within the pool’s established parameters (default or delinquency thresholds vary by transaction), transaction provisions effectively redirect the monthly excess spread we would otherwise receive from that pool (attributable to the interests we retained) to accelerate the principal payments to investors (taking into account the subordination of the different tranches to the extent there are multiple tranches) until the performance trigger is cured. During the third quarter of 2021, and as of September 30, 2021, no securitized vacation ownership notes receivable pools were out of compliance with their respective established parameters. As of September 30, 2021, we had 13 securitized vacation ownership notes receivable pools outstanding.
As the contractual terms of the underlying securitized vacation ownership notes receivable determine the maturities of the non-recourse debt associated with them, actual maturities may occur earlier than shown above due to prepayments by the vacation ownership notes receivable obligors.
During the second quarter of 2021, we completed the securitization of a pool of $434 million of vacation ownership notes receivable. In connection with the securitization, investors purchased in a private placement $425 million in vacation ownership loan backed notes from MVW 2021-1W LLC (the “2021-1W LLC”). Four classes of vacation ownership loan backed notes were issued by the 2021-1W LLC: $207 million of Class A Notes, $107 million of Class B Notes, $80 million of Class C Notes, and $31 million of Class D Notes. The Class A Notes have an interest rate of 1.14 percent, the Class B Notes have an interest rate of 1.44 percent, the Class C Notes have an interest rate of 1.94 percent, and the Class D Notes have an interest rate of 3.17 percent, for an overall weighted average interest rate of 1.52 percent. Of the $425 million in proceeds from the transaction, $8 million was used to pay transaction expenses and fund required reserves, and the remainder will be used for general corporate purposes. In connection with the 2021-1W securitization, we redeemed certain remaining vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations from 2014 and 2015, as well as certain vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations acquired as part of the Welk Acquisition.
Warehouse Credit Facility
Our warehouse credit facility (the “Warehouse Credit Facility”), which has a borrowing capacity of $350 million, allows for the securitization of vacation ownership notes receivable on a revolving non-recourse basis. During the second quarter of 2021, we amended certain agreements associated with this facility, and as a result, the revolving period was extended from December 20, 2021 to April 21, 2023 and the interest rate increased from primarily LIBOR plus 1.1% to primarily LIBOR plus 1.35%. Our borrowing capacity was not modified by these amendments. The amended facility expanded our ability to monetize vacation ownership notes receivable loans originated by Welk. The other terms were substantially similar to those in effect prior to the execution of the amendments. As of September 30, 2021, there were no cash borrowings outstanding under our Warehouse Credit Facility.
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13. DEBT
The following table provides detail on our debt balances, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs.
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Senior Secured Notes
2025 Notes$500 $500 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(5)(6)
495 494 
Senior Unsecured Notes
2026 Notes— 750 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs— (6)
— 744 
2028 Notes350 350 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(4)(4)
346 346 
2029 Notes500 — 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(7)— 
493 — 
Corporate Credit Facility
Term Loan784 884 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(8)(11)
776 873 
Convertible Notes
2022 Convertible Notes230 230 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(9)(15)
221 215 
2026 Convertible Notes575 — 
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(120)— 
455 — 
Finance Leases
$2,795 $2,680 
The following table shows scheduled future principal payments for our debt, excluding finance leases, as of September 30, 2021.
($ in millions)2025
Notes
2028
Notes
2029
Notes
Term
Loan
2022 Convertible Notes2026 Convertible NotesTotal
Payments Year
2021, remaining$250 $— $— $— $— $— $250 
2022— — — — 230 — 230 
2023— — — — — — — 
2024— — — — — — — 
2025250 — — 784 — — 1,034 
Thereafter— 350 500 — — 575 1,425 
$500 $350 $500 $784 $230 $575 $2,939 
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Senior Notes
Our senior notes include:
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 issued in the second quarter of 2020 with a maturity date of September 15, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”).
$350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 issued in the fourth quarter of 2019 with a maturity date of January 15, 2028 (the “2028 Notes”).
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 issued in the second quarter of 2021 with a maturity date of June 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”).
Issuance and Redemption of Senior Notes
The 2029 Notes were issued under an indenture dated June 21, 2021 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We received net proceeds of $493 million from the offering, after deducting the underwriting fees and transaction expenses. We used these proceeds in July 2021 to redeem, prior to maturity, $500 million of the $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 issued in the third quarter of 2018 with a maturity date of September 15, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and pay transaction expenses and fees in connection with the transaction. We will pay interest on the 2029 Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2021. We may redeem some or all of the 2029 Notes prior to maturity under the terms provided in the indenture.
As noted above, in July 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, $500 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes pursuant to a redemption notice issued in June 2021 and the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. Additionally, in September 2021, we issued a redemption notice and redeemed, prior to maturity, the remaining $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. In connection with the redemptions that occurred during the third quarter of 2021, we incurred charges of $36 million, inclusive of a redemption premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, which was recorded in the Losses and other expense, net line on our Income Statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
During the third quarter of 2021, we delivered a redemption notice of $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2025 Notes. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes. In connection with this redemption, we expect to incur charges of approximately $19 million, inclusive of a redemption premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, which will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Corporate Credit Facility
Our corporate credit facility (“Corporate Credit Facility”), which provides support for our business, including ongoing liquidity and letters of credit, includes a $900 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), which matures on August 31, 2025, and a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of $600 million (the “Revolving Corporate Credit Facility”), including a letter of credit sub-facility of $75 million, that terminates on August 31, 2023.
The Term Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.75 percent. Borrowings under the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility generally bear interest at a floating rate plus an applicable margin that varies from 0.50 percent to 2.75 percent depending on the type of loan and our credit rating. In addition, we pay a commitment fee on the unused availability under the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility at a rate that varies from 20 to 40 basis points per annum, also depending on our credit rating.
In 2020, we entered into a waiver (the “Waiver”) to the agreement that governs our Corporate Credit Facility, which, among other things, suspended the requirement to comply with the leverage covenant in the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020. The initial suspension period included in the Waiver was up to four quarters, however in February 2021, we further amended the agreement governing our Corporate Credit Facility to extend the suspension period included in the Waiver through the end of 2021. The Waiver prohibited us from making certain restricted payments, including share repurchases and dividends. On September 9, 2021, we elected to terminate the Waiver.
Prior to 2020, we entered into $250 million of interest rate swaps under which we pay a fixed rate of 2.9625 percent and receive a floating interest rate through September 2023 and $200 million of interest rate swaps under which we pay a fixed rate of 2.2480 percent and receive a floating interest rate through April 2024, in each case to hedge a portion of our interest rate risk on the Term Loan. We also entered into a $100 million interest rate collar with a cap strike rate of 2.5000 percent and a floor strike rate of 1.8810 percent through April 2024 to further hedge our interest rate risk on the Term Loan. Both the interest rate swaps and the interest rate collar have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk and recorded in Other liabilities on our Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. We
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characterize payments we make in connection with these derivative instruments as interest expense and a reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income for presentation purposes.
The following table reflects the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our derivative instruments during the first three quarters of 2021 and 2020. There were no reclassifications to the Income Statement for any of the periods presented below.
($ in millions)20212020
Derivative instrument adjustment balance, January 1$(39)$(21)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications(24)
Derivative instrument adjustment balance, March 31(33)(45)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications(1)
Derivative instrument adjustment balance, June 30(30)(46)
Other comprehensive gain before reclassifications
Derivative instrument adjustment balance, September 30$(27)$(43)
Convertible Notes
2022 Convertible Notes
During 2017, we issued $230 million of aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes (the “2022 Convertible Notes”) that bear interest at a rate of 1.50 percent, payable in cash semi-annually. The 2022 Convertible Notes mature on September 15, 2022, unless repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to that date.
The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events as described in the indenture governing the notes, and was subject to adjustment as of September 30, 2021 to 6.8201 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2022 Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $146.63 per share of our common stock), as a result of the dividends that have been declared since issuance that were greater than the quarterly dividend when the 2022 Convertible Notes were issued. Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. It is our intent to settle conversions of the 2022 Convertible Notes through combination settlement, which contemplates repayment in cash of the principal amount and repayment in shares of our common stock of any excess of the conversion value over the principal amount. As of September 30, 2021, the effective interest rate was 4.73% and the remaining discount amortization period was one year.
The following table shows the net carrying value of the 2022 Convertible Notes.
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Liability component
Principal amount$230 $230 
Unamortized debt discount(8)(13)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(1)(2)
Net carrying amount of the liability component$221 $215 
Carrying amount of equity component, net of issuance costs$33 $33 
The following table shows interest expense information related to the 2022 Convertible Notes.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Contractual interest expense$$$$
Amortization of debt discount
Amortization of debt issuance costs— — 
$$$$
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2022 Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants
In connection with the offering of the 2022 Convertible Notes, we concurrently entered into the following privately-negotiated separate transactions: convertible note hedge transactions with respect to our common stock (“2022 Convertible Note Hedges”), covering a total of approximately 1.5 million shares of our common stock, and warrant transactions (“2022 Warrants”), whereby we sold to the counterparties to the 2022 Convertible Note Hedges warrants to acquire approximately 1.5 million shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2021, the strike prices of the 2022 Convertible Note Hedges and the 2022 Warrants were subject to adjustment to approximately $148.73 and $177.33, respectively, and no 2022 Convertible Note Hedges or 2022 Warrants have been exercised.
2026 Convertible Notes
During the first quarter of 2021, we issued $575 million aggregate principal amount of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Convertible Notes”). The 2026 Convertible Notes are governed by an indenture dated February 2, 2021 (the Indenture) among the Company, Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. and the other guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). We received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $530 million after adjusting for debt issuance costs, including the discount to the initial purchasers, the cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, and proceeds from the 2026 Warrants (both as defined below).
The 2026 Convertible Notes will not bear regular interest and will mature on January 15, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to that date. On or after October 15, 2025, and prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the stated maturity date of the 2026 Convertible Notes, holders may convert their 2026 Convertible Notes at their option. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events as described in the indenture governing the notes, and was subject to adjustment as of September 30, 2021 to 5.8685 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $170.40 per share of our common stock), as a result of the dividends that have been declared since issuance. Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. It is our intent to settle conversions of the 2026 Convertible Notes through combination settlement, which contemplates repayment in cash of the principal amount and repayment in shares of our common stock of any excess of the conversion value over the principal amount.
Holders may convert their 2026 Convertible Notes prior to October 15, 2025 only under the following circumstances:
during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2021 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130 percent of the conversion price on each applicable trading day;
during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Convertible Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98 percent of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or
upon the occurrence of specified corporate events as described in the Indenture.
We may not redeem the 2026 Convertible Notes prior to their maturity date, and no sinking fund is provided for them. If we undergo a fundamental change, as described in the Indenture, subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their 2026 Convertible Notes. The repurchase price as a result of a fundamental change is equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid special interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date. If certain fundamental changes referred to in the Indenture as make-whole fundamental changes occur, the conversion rate applicable to the 2026 Convertible Notes may increase.
The 2026 Convertible Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the Guarantors on a senior, unsecured basis. The 2026 Convertible Notes are our general senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness, and senior in right of payment to all of our future subordinated debt. The 2026 Convertible Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, including the guarantees of borrowings outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility and our 2025 Notes. The 2026 Convertible Notes will be structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and any other liabilities and obligations of any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2026
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Convertible Notes. The guarantees will be the Guarantors’ general senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, and senior in right of payment to all of the Guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The guarantees will be effectively subordinated to any of the Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, including any borrowings outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility and the 2025 Notes. The guarantees will be structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and any other liabilities and obligations of any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2026 Convertible Notes.
There are no financial or operating covenants related to the 2026 Convertible Notes. The indenture governing these notes contains customary events of default with respect to the 2026 Convertible Notes and provides that upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25 percent in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes then outstanding may declare all principal of and accrued and any unpaid interest on the 2026 Convertible Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable. In case of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company, all of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the 2026 Convertible Notes will automatically become immediately due and payable.
In accounting for the issuance of the 2026 Convertible Notes, we separated the 2026 Convertible Notes into liability and equity components and allocated $449 million to the liability component and $126 million to the equity component. The resulting debt discount is amortized as interest expense. As of September 30, 2021, the effective interest rate was 4.96% and the remaining debt discount amortization period was 4.3 years. We had debt issuance costs, including initial purchasers’ discount to underwriters, of $15 million related to the 2026 Convertible Notes, which were allocated to the liability and equity components based on their relative values. Issuance costs attributable to the liability component are amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2026 Convertible Notes, and issuance costs attributable to the equity component are included along with the equity component in shareholders’ equity.
The following table shows the net carrying value of the 2026 Convertible Notes.
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Liability component
Principal amount$575 $— 
Unamortized debt discount(110)— 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(10)— 
Net carrying amount of the liability component$455 $— 
Carrying amount of equity component, net of issuance costs$117 $— 
The following table shows interest expense information related to the 2026 Convertible Notes.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Amortization of debt discount$$— $16 $— 
Amortization of debt issuance costs— — 
$$— $18 $— 
2026 Convertible Note Hedges and Warrants
In connection with the offering of the 2026 Convertible Notes, we entered into privately-negotiated convertible note hedge transactions with respect to our common stock with certain counterparties (the “2026 Convertible Note Hedges”), covering a total of 3.4 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $100 million. The 2026 Convertible Note Hedges are subject to anti-dilution provisions substantially similar to those of the 2026 Convertible Notes, have a strike price that initially corresponded to the initial conversion price of the 2026 Convertible Notes, are exercisable by us upon any conversion under the 2026 Convertible Notes, and expire when the 2026 Convertible Notes mature. The cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges is expected to be tax deductible as an original issue discount over the life of the 2026 Convertible Notes, as the 2026 Convertible Notes and the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges represent an integrated debt instrument for tax purposes. The cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges was recorded as a reduction of Additional paid-in capital on our Balance Sheet.
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Concurrently with the entry into the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, we separately entered into privately-negotiated warrant transactions (the “2026 Warrants”), whereby we sold to the counterparties to the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges warrants to acquire, collectively, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, approximately 3.4 million shares of our common stock at an initial strike price of $213.76 per share. We received aggregate proceeds of $70 million from the sale of the 2026 Warrants to the counterparties. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Warrants were recorded as an increase to Additional paid-in capital on our Balance Sheet.
Taken together, the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges and the 2026 Warrants are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution to our common stock (or, in the event the conversion of the 2026 Convertible Notes is settled in cash, to reduce our cash payment obligation) in the event that at the time of conversion our stock price exceeds the conversion price under the 2026 Convertible Notes and to effectively increase the overall conversion price to the Company from $171.01 per share to $213.76 per share. The 2026 Warrants will expire in ratable portions on a series of expiration dates commencing on April 15, 2026.
The 2026 Convertible Notes, the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, and the 2026 Warrants are transactions that are separate from each other. Holders of any such instrument have no rights with respect to the other instruments. As of September 30, 2021, the strike prices of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges and the 2026 Warrants were subject to adjustment to approximately $170.40 and $213.00, respectively, and no 2026 Convertible Notes or 2026 Warrants have been exercised.
Security and Guarantees
Amounts borrowed under the Corporate Credit Facility and the 2025 Notes, as well as obligations with respect to letters of credit issued pursuant to the Corporate Credit Facility, are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the borrowers under, and guarantors of, that facility (which include MVWC and certain of our direct and indirect, existing and future, domestic subsidiaries, excluding certain bankruptcy remote special purpose subsidiaries), in each case including inventory, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the Corporate Credit Facility, the 2026 Convertible Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2028 Notes, and the 2029 Notes are guaranteed by MVWC and certain of our direct and indirect, existing and future, domestic subsidiaries, excluding bankruptcy remote special purpose subsidiaries.
14. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Marriott Vacations Worldwide has 100,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share. At September 30, 2021, there were 75,491,621 shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock issued, of which 42,715,459 shares were outstanding and 32,776,162 shares were held as treasury stock. At December 31, 2020, there were 75,279,061 shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide common stock issued, of which 41,094,248 shares were outstanding and 34,184,813 shares were held as treasury stock. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has 2,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.01 per share, none of which were issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
Share Repurchase Program
During the third quarter of 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which we may purchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $250 million, prior to December 31, 2022. Share repurchases may be made through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block transactions, tender offers, or otherwise. The specific timing, amount and other terms of the repurchases will depend on market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements and other factors. Acquired shares of our common stock are held as treasury shares carried at cost in our Financial Statements. In connection with the repurchase program, we are authorized to adopt one or more plans pursuant to the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The following table summarizes share repurchase activity under our share repurchase programs:
($ in millions, except per share amounts)Number of Shares RepurchasedCost of Shares RepurchasedAverage Price
Paid per Share
As of December 31, 202017,188,885 $1,340 $77.95 
For the first three quarters of 202129,035 $154.84 
As of September 30, 202117,217,920 $1,344 $78.08 
As of September 30, 2021, $246 million remained available for repurchase under the authorization approved by the Board of Directors in the third quarter of 2021. The authorization for the current share repurchase program may be suspended, terminated, increased or decreased by our Board of Directors at any time without prior notice.
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Dividends
We declared cash dividends to holders of common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 as follows. Any future dividend payments will be subject to the restrictions imposed under the agreements covering our debt, and Board approval. There can be no assurance that we will pay dividends in the future.
Declaration DateShareholder Record DateDistribution DateDividend per Share
September 10, 2021September 23, 2021October 7, 2021$0.54
Noncontrolling Interests - Property Owners’ Associations
We consolidate certain property owners’ associations. Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of the property owners’ associations related to third-party vacation ownership interest owners. Noncontrolling interests of $31 million as of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are included on our Balance Sheets as a component of equity.
15. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
We maintain the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “MVW Equity Plan”) for the benefit of our officers, directors, and employees. Under the MVW Equity Plan, we are authorized to award: (1) restricted stock units (“RSUs”) of our common stock, (2) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) relating to our common stock, and (3) stock options to purchase our common stock. A total of 1.8 million shares are authorized for issuance pursuant to grants under the MVW Equity Plan. As of September 30, 2021, approximately 1.5 million shares were available for grants under the MVW Equity Plan.
The following table details our share-based compensation expense related to award grants to our officers, directors, and employees:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Service-based RSUs$$$23 $16 
Performance-based RSUs
ILG Acquisition Converted RSUs— — 
10 27 21 
SARs
$11 $11 $33 $24 
The following table details our deferred compensation costs related to unvested awards:
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Service-based RSUs$32 $27 
Performance-based RSUs
34 33 
SARs
$38 $34 
Restricted Stock Units
We granted 171,625 service-based RSUs, which are subject to time-based vesting conditions, with a weighted average grant-date fair value of $169.19, to our employees and non-employee directors during the first three quarters of 2021.
Stock Appreciation Rights
We granted 127,857 SARs, with a weighted average grant-date fair value of $70.66 and a weighted average exercise price of $173.88, to members of management during the first three quarters of 2021. We use the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of the SARs granted. The expected stock price volatility was calculated based on the average of the historical and implied volatility of our stock price. The average expected life was calculated using the simplified method, as we have insufficient historical information to provide a basis for estimating average expected life. The risk-free interest rate was calculated based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected life assumed at the date of grant. The dividend yield assumption listed below is based on the expectation of future payouts.
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The following table outlines the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of grants during the first three quarters of 2021:
Expected volatility48.35%
Dividend yield1.48%
Risk-free rate0.97%
Expected term (in years)6.25
16. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Variable Interest Entities Related to Our Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Securitizations
We periodically securitize, without recourse, through bankruptcy remote special purpose entities, notes receivable originated in connection with the sale of vacation ownership products. These vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations provide funding for us and transfer the economic risks and substantially all the benefits of the consumer loans we originate to third parties. In a vacation ownership notes receivable securitization, various classes of debt securities issued by a special purpose entity are generally collateralized by a single tranche of transferred assets, which consist of vacation ownership notes receivable. With each vacation ownership notes receivable securitization, we may retain a portion of the securities, subordinated tranches, interest-only strips, subordinated interests in accrued interest and fees on the securitized vacation ownership notes receivable or, in some cases, overcollateralization and cash reserve accounts.
We created these bankruptcy remote special purpose entities to serve as a mechanism for holding assets and related liabilities, and the entities have no equity investment at risk, making them VIEs. We continue to service the vacation ownership notes receivable, transfer all proceeds collected to these special purpose entities, and retain rights to receive benefits that are potentially significant to the entities. Accordingly, we concluded that we are the entities’ primary beneficiary and, therefore, consolidate them. There is no noncontrolling interest balance related to these entities and the creditors of these entities do not have general recourse to us.
The following table shows consolidated assets, which are collateral for the obligations of these VIEs, and consolidated liabilities included on our Balance Sheet at September 30, 2021:
($ in millions)Vacation Ownership
Notes Receivable
Securitizations
Warehouse
Credit Facility
Total
Consolidated Assets
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net$1,486 $— $1,486 
Interest receivable10 — 10 
Restricted cash69 — 69 
Total$1,565 $— $1,565 
Consolidated Liabilities
Interest payable$$— $
Securitized Debt1,611 — 1,611 
Total$1,613 $— $1,613 
The following table shows the interest income and expense recognized as a result of our involvement with these VIEs during the third quarter of 2021:
($ in millions)Vacation Ownership
Notes Receivable
Securitizations
Warehouse
Credit Facility
Total
Interest income$55 $— $55 
Interest expense to investors$11 $— $11 
Debt issuance cost amortization$$— $
Administrative expenses$$— $
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The following table shows the interest income and expense recognized as a result of our involvement with these VIEs during the first three quarters of 2021:
($ in millions)Vacation Ownership
Notes Receivable
Securitizations
Warehouse
Credit Facility
Total
Interest income$160 $— $160 
Interest expense to investors$33 $$34 
Debt issuance cost amortization$$$
Administrative expenses$$— $
The following table shows cash flows between us and the vacation ownership notes receivable securitization VIEs:
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Cash Inflows
Net proceeds from vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations$421 $371 
Principal receipts432 360 
Interest receipts167 166 
Reserve release109 16 
Total1,129 913 
Cash Outflows
Principal to investors(452)(370)
Voluntary repurchases of defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable(78)(69)
Voluntary clean-up call(72)(18)
Interest to investors(33)(37)
Funding of restricted cash(110)(20)
Total(745)(514)
Net Cash Flows$384 $399 
Under the terms of our vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations, we have the right to substitute loans for, or repurchase, defaulted loans at our option, subject to certain limitations. Our maximum exposure to potential loss relating to the special purpose entities that purchase, sell and own these vacation ownership notes receivable is the overcollateralization amount (the difference between the loan collateral balance and the balance of the outstanding vacation ownership notes receivable), plus cash reserves and any residual interest in future cash flows from collateral.
The following table shows cash flows between us and the Warehouse Credit Facility VIE:
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Cash Inflows
Proceeds from vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations$— $315 
Principal receipts— 34 
Interest receipts— 17 
Reserve release— 
Total— 368 
Cash Outflows
Principal to investors— (33)
Voluntary repurchases of defaulted vacation ownership notes receivable— (3)
Repayment of Warehouse Credit Facility— (300)
Interest to investors(1)(4)
Funding of restricted cash— (2)
Total(1)(342)
Net Cash Flows$(1)$26 
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Other Variable Interest Entities
We have a commitment to purchase an operating property located in San Francisco, California, that we currently manage as Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, San Francisco. We expect to acquire the operating property over time and as of September 30, 2021 are committed to make payments for the operating property as follows: $25 million in 2022 and $32 million in 2023. See Footnote 3 “Acquisitions and Dispositions” for information on the purchases that occurred during the first quarters of 2021 and 2020. We are required to purchase the property from the third-party developer unless the developer has sold the property to another party. The property is held by a VIE for which we are not the primary beneficiary as we cannot prevent the VIE from selling the property to another party at a higher price. Accordingly, we have not consolidated the VIE. As of September 30, 2021, our Balance Sheet reflected $2 million in Accounts Receivable, including a note receivable of less than $1 million, and $10 million in Other assets for a deposit related to the future acquisition of a portion of this property. We believe that our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with this VIE is approximately $12 million as of September 30, 2021.
We have a commitment to purchase a property located in Waikiki, Hawaii, which was assigned to a third party during 2020. If we are unable to negotiate a capital efficient inventory arrangement, we are committed to purchase the property, in its then current form, for $104 million in 2022, unless it has been sold to another party. The property is held by a VIE for which we are not the primary beneficiary as we do not control the operations of the VIE. Accordingly, we have not consolidated the VIE. As of September 30, 2021, our Balance Sheet reflected $1 million in Accounts Receivable, including a note receivable of less than $1 million. We believe that our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with this VIE is approximately $1 million as of September 30, 2021.
Deferred Compensation Plan
We consolidate the liabilities of the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Deferred Compensation Plan and the related assets, which consist of the COLI policies held in the rabbi trust. The rabbi trust is considered a VIE. We are considered the primary beneficiary of the rabbi trust because we direct the activities of the trust and are the beneficiary of the trust. At September 30, 2021, the value of the assets held in the rabbi trust was $70 million, which is included in the Other line within assets on our Balance Sheets.
17. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
We define our reportable segments based on the way in which the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), currently our chief executive officer, manages the operations of the Company for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance. We operate in two operating and reportable business segments:
Vacation Ownership includes a diverse portfolio of resorts that includes seven vacation ownership brands licensed under exclusive, long-term relationships with Marriott International and Hyatt Hotels Corporation. We are the exclusive worldwide developer, marketer, seller and manager of vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club and Hyatt Residence Club brands, as well as under Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, an extension to the Marriott Vacation Club brand. We are also the exclusive worldwide developer, marketer and seller of vacation ownership and related products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand, we have the non-exclusive right to develop, market and sell whole ownership residential products under The Ritz-Carlton Residences brand and we have a license to use the St. Regis brand for specified fractional ownership resorts. In addition, as part of the Welk Acquisition, we acquired a short-term license to use the Welk brand in connection with the continued operations of that business. MVW intends to rebrand all Welk resorts as Hyatt-branded resorts once it has obtained all necessary approvals.
Our Vacation Ownership segment generates most of its revenues from four primary sources: selling vacation ownership products; managing vacation ownership resorts, clubs and owners’ associations; financing consumer purchases of vacation ownership products; and renting vacation ownership inventory.
Exchange & Third-Party Management includes exchange networks and membership programs, as well as management of resorts and lodging properties. We provide these services through a variety of brands including Interval International, Trading Places International, Vacation Resorts International, and Aqua-Aston. Exchange & Third-Party Management revenue generally is fee-based and derived from membership, exchange and rental transactions, property and association management, and other related products and services.
Our CODM evaluates the performance of our segments based primarily on the results of the segment without allocating corporate expenses or income taxes. We do not allocate corporate interest expense or indirect general and administrative expenses to our segments. We include interest income specific to segment activities within the appropriate
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segment. We allocate depreciation, other gains and losses, equity in earnings or losses from our joint ventures and noncontrolling interest to each of our segments as appropriate. Corporate and other represents that portion of our results that are not allocable to our segments, including those relating to property owners’ associations consolidated under the voting interest model, as our CODM does not use this information to make operating segment resource allocations. Prior year segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current reportable segment presentation.
Our CODM uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the profitability of our operating segments, and the components of net income attributable to common shareholders excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are not separately evaluated. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss attributable to common shareholders, before interest expense (excluding consumer financing interest expense associated with term loan securitization transactions), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding share-based compensation expense and adjusted for certain items that affect the comparability of our operating performance. Our reconciliation of the aggregate amount of Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders is presented below.
Revenues
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Vacation Ownership$974 $571 $2,518 $1,884 
Exchange & Third-Party Management77 71 249 236 
Total segment revenues1,051 642 2,767 2,120 
Corporate and other23 19 
$1,052 $649 $2,790 $2,139 
Adjusted EBITDA and Reconciliation to Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Adjusted EBITDA Vacation Ownership$215 $28 $465 $156 
Adjusted EBITDA Exchange & Third-Party Management35 31 113 91 
Reconciling items:
Corporate and other(45)(24)(140)(84)
Interest expense(41)(37)(128)(112)
Tax (provision) benefit(47)14 (63)91 
Depreciation and amortization(35)(30)(112)(93)
Share-based compensation expense(11)(11)(33)(24)
Certain items(61)(33)(114)(263)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$10 $(62)$(12)$(238)
Assets
($ in millions)At September 30, 2021At December 31, 2020
Vacation Ownership$7,750 $6,859 
Exchange & Third-Party Management927 951 
Total segment assets8,677 7,810 
Corporate and other866 1,088 
$9,543 $8,898 
We conduct business globally, and our operations outside the United States represented approximately 10 percent and 8 percent of our revenues, excluding cost reimbursements, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively, and 10 percent of our revenues, excluding cost reimbursements, for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.
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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
We make forward-looking statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, the information concerning: our possible or assumed future results of operations; business strategies, such as our plans to continue to increase focus on sales to first-time buyers; financing plans; competitive position; potential growth opportunities; potential operating performance improvements, including expectations that contract sales and rental occupancies will continue to improve throughout the remainder of 2021 and that interest income will begin to increase in the remainder of 2021 and into 2022; the effects of competition; and the ongoing effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions we or others may take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “could” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.
We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous and evolving risks and uncertainties that we may not be able to predict or assess, such as: the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced demand for vacation ownership and exchange products and services, volatility in the international and national economy and credit markets, worker absenteeism, quarantines or other government-imposed travel or health-related restrictions; the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its short and longer-term impact on the demand for travel and on consumer confidence; the impact of the availability and distribution of effective vaccines on the demand for travel and consumer confidence; the effectiveness of available vaccines against variants of the virus, including the Delta variant; the pace of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic or as effective treatments or vaccines become widely available; competitive conditions; the availability of capital to finance growth; the effects of steps we have taken and may continue to take to reduce operating costs and/or enhance health and cleanliness protocols at our resorts due to the COVID-19 pandemic; political or social strife, and other matters referred to under the heading “Risk Factors” contained herein and also in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and which may be discussed in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied herein. There may be other risks and uncertainties that we cannot predict at this time or that we currently do not expect will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Our Financial Statements (as defined below), which we discuss below, reflect our historical financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The financial information discussed below and included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may not necessarily reflect what our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows may be in the future. In order to make this report easier to read, we refer to (i) our Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as our “Financial Statements,” (ii) our Interim Consolidated Statements of Income as our “Income Statements,” (iii) our Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets as our “Balance Sheets” and (iv) our Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as our “Cash Flows.” In addition, references throughout to numbered “Footnotes” refer to the numbered Notes to our Financial Statements that we include in the Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Business Overview
We are a leading global vacation company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental, and resort and property management, along with related businesses, products and services. Our business operates in two reportable segments: Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management.
Our Vacation Ownership segment includes seven vacation ownership brands licensed under exclusive, long-term relationships with Marriott International and Hyatt Hotels Corporation. We are the exclusive worldwide developer, marketer, seller and manager of vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, and Hyatt Residence Club brands, as well as under Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, an extension to the Marriott Vacation Club brand. We are also the exclusive worldwide developer, marketer and seller of vacation ownership and related products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand, we have the non-exclusive right to develop, market and sell whole ownership residential products under The Ritz-Carlton Residences brand and we have a license to use the St. Regis brand for specified fractional ownership resorts. In addition, as part of our acquisition of Welk Hospitality Group, Inc. (“Welk”) through a series of transactions (the “Welk Acquisition”), we acquired a short-term license to use the Welk brand in connection with the continued operations of that business. We intend to rebrand all Welk resorts as Hyatt-branded resorts once we obtain all necessary approvals.
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Our Vacation Ownership segment generates most of its revenues from four primary sources: selling vacation ownership products; managing vacation ownership resorts, clubs and owners’ associations; financing consumer purchases of vacation ownership products; and renting vacation ownership inventory.
Our Exchange & Third-Party Management segment includes exchange networks and membership programs, as well as management of resorts and lodging properties. We provide these services through a variety of brands including Interval International, Trading Places International (“TPI”), Vacation Resorts International (“VRI”), and Aqua-Aston. Exchange & Third-Party Management revenue generally is fee-based and derived from membership, exchange and rental transactions, property and association management, and other related products and services.
Corporate and other represents that portion of our results that are not allocable to our segments, including those relating to property owners’ associations consolidated under the voting interest model (“Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations”).
Acquisition of Welk
On April 1, 2021, we completed the Welk Acquisition, after which Welk became our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary. The Financial Statements in this report include Welk’s results of operations for the second and third quarters of 2021 and reflect the financial position of our combined company at September 30, 2021. We refer to Welk’s business and brands that we acquired as “Legacy-Welk.”
COVID-19 Pandemic Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in international and U.S. economies and markets. At this time, our businesses continue to ramp up, with the majority of our sales centers, resorts, and other properties having reopened. While our contract sales and financial results remain below pre-pandemic levels, we have continued to experience significant sequential improvement each quarter as we progressed through 2020 and the first three quarters of 2021. We expect that sequential improvement to continue across our businesses during the fourth quarter of 2021. We discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and its current and potential future implications in this report; however, the COVID-19 pandemic, and any recovery therefrom, is evolving and its potential impact on our business in the future remains uncertain.
Significant Accounting Policies Used in Describing Results of Operations
Sale of Vacation Ownership Products
We recognize revenues from the sale of vacation ownership products (“VOIs”) when control of the vacation ownership product is transferred to the customer and the transaction price is deemed collectible. Based upon the different terms of the contracts with the customer and business practices, control of the vacation ownership product is transferred to the customer at closing for Legacy-MVW and Legacy-Welk transactions and upon expiration of the statutory rescission period for Legacy-ILG transactions. Sales of vacation ownership products may be made for cash or we may provide financing. In addition, we recognize settlement fees associated with the transfer of vacation ownership products and commission revenues from sales of vacation ownership products on behalf of third parties, which we refer to as “resales revenue.”
We also provide sales incentives to certain purchasers. These sales incentives typically include Marriott Bonvoy points, World of Hyatt points or an alternative sales incentive that we refer to as “plus points.” These plus points are redeemable for stays at our resorts or for use in other third-party offerings, generally up to two years from the date of issuance. Typically, sales incentives are only awarded if the sale is closed.
There may be timing differences between the date of the contract with the customer and when revenue is recognized. When comparing results year-over-year, this timing difference may generate significant variances, which we refer to as the impact of revenue reportability.
Finally, as more fully described in “Financing” below, we record the difference between the vacation ownership note receivable and the consideration to which we expect to be entitled (also known as a vacation ownership notes receivable reserve or a sales reserve) as a reduction of revenues from the sale of vacation ownership products at the time we recognize revenues from a sale.
We report, on a supplemental basis, contract sales for our Vacation Ownership segment. Contract sales consist of the total amount of vacation ownership product sales under contract signed during the period where we have generally received a down payment of at least ten percent of the contract price, reduced by actual rescissions during the period, inclusive of contracts associated with sales of vacation ownership products on behalf of third-parties, which we refer to as “resales contract sales.” In circumstances where a customer applies any or all of their existing ownership interests as part of the purchase price for additional interests, we include only the incremental value purchased as contract sales. Contract sales differ from revenues from the sale of vacation ownership products that we report on our income statements due to the
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requirements for revenue recognition described above. We consider contract sales to be an important operating measure because it reflects the pace of sales in our business.
Cost of vacation ownership products includes costs to develop and construct our projects (also known as real estate inventory costs), other non-capitalizable costs associated with the overall project development process and settlement expenses associated with the closing process. For each project, we expense real estate inventory costs in the same proportion as the revenue recognized. Consistent with the applicable accounting guidance, to the extent there is a change in the estimated sales revenues or inventory costs for the project in a period, a non-cash adjustment is recorded on our income statements to true-up costs in that period to those that would have been recorded historically if the revised estimates had been used. These true-ups, which we refer to as product cost true-up activity, can have a positive or negative impact on our income statements.
We refer to revenues from the sale of vacation ownership products less the cost of vacation ownership products and marketing and sales costs as Development profit. Development profit margin is calculated by dividing Development profit by revenues from the Sale of vacation ownership products. We previously used the term Development margin to refer to revenues from the Sale of vacation ownership products less the Cost of vacation ownership products and marketing and sales costs. Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, we now refer to this financial measure as Development profit. While the calculation remains unchanged, we believe the revised term better depicts the financial results being presented.
Management and Exchange
Our management and exchange revenues include revenues generated from fees we earn for managing each of our vacation ownership resorts, providing property management, property owners’ association management and related services to third-party vacation ownership resorts and fees we earn for providing rental services and related hotel, condominium resort, and property owners’ association management services to vacation property owners.
In addition, we earn revenue from ancillary offerings, including food and beverage outlets, golf courses and other retail and service outlets located at our Vacation Ownership resorts. We also receive annual membership fees, club dues and certain transaction-based fees from members, owners and other third parties.
Management and exchange expenses include costs to operate food and beverage outlets and other ancillary operations and to provide overall customer support services, including reservations, and certain transaction-based expenses relating to external exchange service providers.
In our Vacation Ownership segment and Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations, we refer to these activities as “Resort Management and Other Services.”
Financing
We offer financing to qualified customers for the purchase of most types of our vacation ownership products. The average FICO score of customers who were U.S. citizens or residents who financed a vacation ownership purchase was as follows:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Average FICO score731731
The typical financing agreement provides for monthly payments of principal and interest with the principal balance of the loan fully amortizing over the term of the related vacation ownership note receivable, which is generally ten to fifteen years. Included within our vacation ownership notes receivable are originated vacation ownership notes receivable and vacation ownership notes receivable acquired in connection with the ILG Acquisition and the Welk Acquisition.
The interest income earned from the originated vacation ownership financing arrangements is earned on an accrual basis on the principal balance outstanding over the contractual life of the arrangement and is recorded as Financing revenues on our Income Statements. Financing revenues also include fees earned from servicing the existing vacation ownership notes receivable portfolio. The amount of interest income earned in a period depends on the amount of outstanding vacation ownership notes receivable, which is impacted positively by the origination of new vacation ownership notes receivable and negatively by principal collections. We calculate financing propensity as contract sales volume of finance contracts originated in the period divided by contract sales volume of all contracts originated in the period. We do not include resales contract sales in the financing propensity calculation. Financing propensity was 60 percent in the third quarter of 2021 and 43 percent in the third quarter of 2020; the higher financing propensity in the third quarter of 2021 is due to a higher percentage of sales during this period to first-time-buyers, who tend to have a higher financing propensity. As we proceed into 2022, we expect to continue to shift back to an increased focus on sales to first-time buyers, which should further increase propensity and
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increase interest income as new originations of vacation ownership notes receivable outpace the decline in principal of existing vacation ownership notes receivable.
In the event of a default, we generally have the right to foreclose on or revoke the underlying VOI. We return VOIs that we reacquire through foreclosure or revocation back to inventory. As discussed above, for originated vacation ownership notes receivable, we record a reserve at the time of sale and classify the reserve as a reduction to revenues from the sale of vacation ownership products on our Income Statements. Historical default rates, which represent defaults as a percentage of each year’s beginning gross vacation ownership notes receivable balance, were as follows:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Historical default rates3.3%4.9%
Financing expenses include consumer financing interest expense, which represents interest expense associated with the securitization of our vacation ownership notes receivable, costs to support the financing, servicing and securitization processes and changes in expected credit losses related to acquired vacation ownership notes receivable. We distinguish consumer financing interest expense from all other interest expense because the debt associated with the consumer financing interest expense is secured by vacation ownership notes receivable that have been sold to bankruptcy remote special purpose entities and is generally non-recourse to us.
Rental
In our Vacation Ownership segment, we operate a rental business to provide owner flexibility and to help mitigate carrying costs associated with our inventory. We generate revenue from rentals of inventory that we hold for sale as interests in our vacation ownership programs, inventory that we control because our owners have elected alternative usage options permitted under our vacation ownership programs and rentals of owned-hotel properties. We also recognize rental revenue from the utilization of plus points under our points-based products when the points are redeemed for rental stays at one of our resorts or in other third-party offerings. We obtain rental inventory from unsold inventory and inventory we control because owners have elected alternative usage options offered through our vacation ownership programs. For rental revenues associated with vacation ownership products which we own and which are registered and held for sale, to the extent that the revenues from rental are less than costs, revenues are reported net in accordance with ASC Topic 978, “Real Estate - Time-Sharing Activities” (“ASC 978”). The rental activity associated with discounted vacation packages requiring a tour (“preview stays”) is not included in transient rental metrics, and because the majority of these preview stays are sourced directly or indirectly from unsold inventory, the associated revenues and expenses are reported net in Marketing and sales expense.
In our Exchange & Third-Party Management segment, we offer vacation rental opportunities at managed properties through VRI, TPI, and Aqua-Aston. We also offer vacation rental offers knows as Getaways to members of the Interval International Network and certain other membership programs. The offering of Getaways allows us to monetize excess availability of resort accommodations within the applicable exchange network, as well as provide additional vacation opportunities to members. Resort accommodations available as Getaways typically result from seasonal oversupply or underutilized space in the applicable exchange program, as well as resort accommodations specifically sourced for the Getaways program.
Rental expenses include:
Maintenance and other fees on unsold inventory;
Costs to provide alternative usage options, including Marriott Bonvoy points, World of Hyatt points and offerings available as part of third-party offerings, for owners who elect to exchange their inventory;
Marketing costs and direct operating and related expenses in connection with the rental business (such as housekeeping, labor costs, credit card expenses and reservation services); and
Costs to secure resort accommodations for use in Getaways.
Rental metrics, including the average daily transient rate or the number of transient keys rented, may not be comparable between periods given fluctuation in available occupancy by location, unit size (such as two bedroom, one bedroom or studio unit), owner use and exchange behavior. In addition, rental metrics may not correlate with rental revenues due to the requirement to report certain rental revenues net of rental expenses in accordance with ASC 978 (as discussed above). Further, as our ability to rent certain luxury and other inventory is often limited on a site-by-site basis, rental operations may not generate adequate rental revenues to cover associated costs. Our Vacation Ownership segment units are either “full villas” or “lock-off” villas. Lock-off villas are units that can be separated into a master unit and a guest room. Full villas are “non-lock-off” villas because they cannot be separated. A “key” is the lowest increment for reporting occupancy statistics based upon the mix of non-lock-off and lock-off villas. Lock-off villas typically represent two keys and non-lock-off
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villas represent one key. The “transient keys” metric represents the blended mix of occupancy available for rent and includes all of the combined inventory configurations available in our resort system.
Cost Reimbursements
Cost reimbursements include direct and indirect costs that are reimbursed to us by customers under management contracts. All costs, with the exception of taxes assessed by a governmental authority, reimbursed to us by customers are reported on a gross basis. We recognize cost reimbursements when we incur the related reimbursable costs. Cost reimbursements consist of actual expenses with no added margin.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists of all interest expense other than consumer financing interest expense, which is included within Financing expense.
Transaction and Integration Costs
Transaction and integration costs represent costs related to the acquisitions of ILG and Welk, primarily for financial advisory, legal, and other professional service fees, as well as certain tax related accruals. Transaction and integration costs also include charges for employee retention, severance and other termination related benefits, fees paid to change management consultants and technology-related costs related to the integration and transformation of ILG and Welk.
Other Items
We measure operating performance using the following key metrics:
Contract sales from the sale of vacation ownership products;
Total contract sales include contract sales from the sale of vacation ownership products including joint ventures, and
Consolidated contract sales exclude contract sales from the sale of vacation ownership products for non-consolidated joint ventures
Development profit margin;
Volume per guest (“VPG”), which we calculate by dividing consolidated vacation ownership contract sales, excluding fractional sales, telesales, resales, joint venture sales and other sales that are not attributed to a tour at a sales location, by the number of tours at sales locations in a given period (which we refer to as “tour flow”). We believe that this operating metric is valuable in evaluating the effectiveness of the sales process as it combines the impact of average contract price with the number of touring guests who make a purchase;
Total active members, which is the number of Interval International network active members at the end of the applicable period; and
Average revenue per member, which we calculate by dividing membership fee revenue, transaction revenue and other member revenue for the Interval International network by the monthly weighted average number of Interval International network active members during the applicable period.
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Consolidated Results
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
REVENUES
Sale of vacation ownership products$330 $98 $789 $409 
Management and exchange225 176 638 548 
Rental130 56 340 209 
Financing69 64 196 206 
Cost reimbursements298 255 827 767 
TOTAL REVENUES1,052 649 2,790 2,139 
EXPENSES
Cost of vacation ownership products71 27 178 110 
Marketing and sales166 78 439 297 
Management and exchange138 106 381 342 
Rental84 74 247 245 
Financing22 24 64 85 
General and administrative54 32 166 121 
Depreciation and amortization35 30 112 93 
Litigation charges
Restructuring— 20 — 20 
Royalty fee26 23 78 72 
Impairment— 98 
Cost reimbursements298 255 827 767 
TOTAL EXPENSES896 673 2,505 2,254 
Losses and other expense, net(31)— (27)(42)
Interest expense(41)(37)(128)(112)
Transaction and integration costs(27)(11)(75)(47)
Other— — 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS58 (72)57 (316)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(47)14 (63)91 
NET INCOME (LOSS)11 (58)(6)(225)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)(4)(6)(13)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$10 $(62)$(12)$(238)
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Operating Statistics
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
(Contract sales $ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Vacation Ownership
Total contract sales$392 $141 $251 NM
Consolidated contract sales$380 $140 $240 NM
Joint venture contract sales$12 $$11 NM
Exchange & Third-Party Management
Total active members at end of period (000's)(1)
1,313 1,536 (223)(15%)
Average revenue per member(1)
$42.95 $36.76 $6.19 17%
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(1)Only includes members of the Interval International exchange network.
NM Not meaningful
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
(Contract sales $ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Vacation Ownership
Total contract sales$996 $486 $510 105%
Consolidated contract sales$968 $476 $492 103%
Joint venture contract sales$28 $10 $18 NM
Exchange & Third-Party Management
Total active members at end of period (000's)(1)
1,313 1,536 (223)(15%)
Average revenue per member(1)
$136.57 $108.44 $28.13 26%
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(1)Only includes members of the Interval International exchange network.
Revenues
2021 Third Quarter
The following table presents our revenues for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020.
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Vacation Ownership$974 $571 $403 71%
Exchange & Third-Party Management77 71 5%
Total Segment Revenues1,051 642 409 63%
Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations(6)(84%)
Total Revenues$1,052 $649 $403 62%
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2021 First Three Quarters
The following table presents our revenues for the first three quarters of 2021 compared to the first three quarters of 2020.
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Vacation Ownership$2,518 $1,884 $634 34%
Exchange & Third-Party Management249 236 13 5%
Total Segment Revenues2,767 2,120 647 31%
Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations23 19 22%
Total Revenues$2,790 $2,139 $651 30%
Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA, a financial measure that is not prescribed by GAAP, is defined as earnings, or net income or loss attributable to common shareholders, before interest expense (excluding consumer financing interest expense associated with term loan securitization transactions), income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA reflects additional adjustments for certain items described below, and excludes share-based compensation expense to address considerable variability among companies in recording compensation expense because companies use share-based payment awards differently, both in the type and quantity of awards granted. For purposes of our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA calculations, we do not adjust for consumer financing interest expense associated with term loan securitization transactions because we consider it to be an operating expense of our business. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of operating performance, which we use to measure our ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures and expand our business. We also use Adjusted EBITDA, as do analysts, lenders, investors and others, because this measure excludes certain items that can vary widely across different industries or among companies within the same industry. For example, interest expense can be dependent on a company’s capital structure, debt levels and credit ratings. Accordingly, the impact of interest expense on earnings can vary significantly among companies. The tax positions of companies can also vary because of their differing abilities to take advantage of tax benefits and because of the tax policies of the jurisdictions in which they operate. As a result, effective tax rates and provision for income taxes can vary considerably among companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA also exclude depreciation and amortization because companies utilize productive assets of different ages and use different methods of both acquiring and depreciating productive assets. These differences can result in considerable variability in the relative costs of productive assets and the depreciation and amortization expense among companies. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful as an indicator of operating performance because it allows for period-over-period comparisons of our on-going core operations before the impact of the excluded items. Adjusted EBITDA also facilitates comparison by us, analysts, investors, and others, of results from our on-going core operations before the impact of these items with results from other vacation companies.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do or may not calculate them at all, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. The table below shows our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA calculation and reconciles these measures with Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
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2021 Third Quarter
Three Months EndedChange
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020% Change
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$10 $(62)$72 116%
Interest expense41 37 10%
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes47 (14)61 NM
Depreciation and amortization35 30 15%
EBITDA133 (9)142 NM
Share-based compensation expense11 11 — 2%
Certain items61 33 28 85%
Adjusted EBITDA$205 $35 $170 NM
Certain items for the third quarter of 2021 consisted of $31 million of losses and other expense (including $36 million related to the early redemption of our 2026 Notes, $2 million of foreign currency translation losses, and $1 million of miscellaneous losses and other expenses, partially offset by $8 million related to a true-up to a Marriott International indemnification receivable upon settlement (the true-up to the offsetting accrual is included in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes line), $27 million of transaction and integration costs (including $22 million of ILG Acquisition and integration related costs, $3 million of Welk Acquisition related costs, and $2 million of other transaction costs), $2 million of litigation charges, and $5 million of purchase accounting adjustments, partially offset by $3 million to eliminate the impact of consolidating certain property owners’ associations and $1 million of miscellaneous other adjustments.
Certain items for the third quarter of 2020 consisted of $20 million of restructuring costs, $11 million of ILG Acquisition related costs, a $5 million loss and other expense related to the disposition of a formerly consolidated subsidiary, $2 million of purchase price adjustments, $2 million of litigation charges, $2 million of asset impairment charges, and $1 million of foreign currency translation losses, partially offset by $6 million of gains and other income related to the disposition of excess land parcels in Orlando, Florida and Steamboat Springs, Colorado and $4 million related to the change in accrual for health and welfare costs for furloughed associates.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months EndedChange
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020% Change
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(12)$(238)$226 95%
Interest expense128 112 16 14%
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes63 (91)154 NM
Depreciation and amortization112 93 19 20%
EBITDA291 (124)415 NM
Share-based compensation expense33 24 37%
Certain items114 263 (149)(56%)
Adjusted EBITDA$438 $163 $275 NM
Certain items for the first three quarters of 2021 consisted of $75 million of transaction and integration costs (including $64 million of ILG Acquisition and integration related costs, $8 million of Welk Acquisition related costs, and $3 million of other transaction costs), $27 million of losses and other expense (including $36 million related to the early redemption of our 2026 Notes, and $1 million of miscellaneous losses and other expense, partially offset by $6 million related to a true-up to a Marriott International indemnification receivable upon settlement (the true-up to the offsetting accrual is included in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes line, and $4 million of foreign currency translation gains), $8 million of litigation charges, $5 million of impairment charges, and $7 million of purchase accounting adjustments, partially offset by $5 million to eliminate the impact of consolidating certain property owners’ associations, $2 million of activity related to the accrual for health and welfare costs for furloughed associates, and $1 million of miscellaneous other adjustments.
Certain items for the first three quarters of 2020 consisted of $98 million of asset impairment charges, $47 million of transaction and integration costs (including $44 million of ILG Acquisition related costs and $3 million of transaction costs
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related to our asset light inventory arrangements), $44 million of other charges (including $37 million related to the net sales reserve adjustment and $7 million related to an accrual for the health and welfare costs for furloughed associates), $42 million of losses and other expense, $20 million of restructuring costs, $4 million related to VAT charges, $4 million of purchase accounting adjustments, and $4 million of litigation charges.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Vacation Ownership$215 $28 $187 NM
Exchange & Third-Party Management35 31 13%
Segment adjusted EBITDA250 59 191 NM
General and administrative(45)(27)(18)NM
Consolidated property owners’ associations— (3)NM
Adjusted EBITDA$205 $35 $170 NM
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Vacation Ownership$465 $156 $309 NM
Exchange & Third-Party Management113 91 22 25%
Segment adjusted EBITDA578 247 331 134%
General and administrative(140)(91)(49)NM
Consolidated property owners’ associations— (7)NM
Adjusted EBITDA$438 $163 $275 NM
The following tables present Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments reconciled to segment financial results.
Vacation Ownership
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Segment adjusted EBITDA$215 $28 $187 NM
Depreciation and amortization(24)(20)(4)(21%)
Share-based compensation expense(1)(2)NM
Certain items(5)(9)44%
Segment financial results$185 $(3)$188 NM
Certain items in the Vacation Ownership segment for the third quarter of 2021 consisted primarily of $5 million of purchase accounting adjustments.
Certain items in the Vacation Ownership segment for the third quarter of 2020 consisted of $11 million of restructuring costs, $2 million of litigation charges, a $1 million asset impairment charge, and $1 million of purchase accounting adjustments, partially offset by $6 million of gains and other income.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Segment adjusted EBITDA$465 $156 $309 NM
Depreciation and amortization(66)(61)(5)(10%)
Share-based compensation expense(4)(4)— NM
Certain items(15)(52)37 70%
Segment financial results$380 $39 $341 NM
Certain items in the Vacation Ownership segment for the first three quarters of 2021 consisted primarily of $7 million of litigation charges and $7 million of purchase accounting adjustments.
Certain items in the Vacation Ownership segment for the first three quarters of 2020 consisted of $37 million related to a net sales reserve adjustment due primarily to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, $11 million of restructuring costs, $6 million of asset impairment charges, $4 million of litigation charges, $3 million related to transaction costs associated with our asset light inventory arrangements, and $3 million of purchase accounting adjustments, partially offset by $12 million of gains and other income.
Exchange & Third-Party Management
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Segment adjusted EBITDA$35 $31 $13%
Depreciation and amortization(11)(8)(3)(42%)
Share-based compensation expense— — — —%
Certain items(1)(10)97%
Segment financial results$23 $13 $10 75%
Certain items in the Exchange & Third-Party Management segment for the third quarter of 2020 consisted of $5 million of losses and other expenses, $3 million of restructuring costs, $1 million of purchase accounting adjustments, and a $1 million asset impairment charge.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Segment adjusted EBITDA$113 $91 $22 25%
Depreciation and amortization(40)(24)(16)(60%)
Share-based compensation expense(1)(1)— 8%
Certain items(1)(101)100 99%
Segment financial results$71 $(35)$106 NM
Certain items in the Exchange & Third-Party Management segment for the first three quarters of 2020 consisted of $92 million of impairment charges related to Goodwill and certain trademarks resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, $5 million of losses and other expenses, $3 million of restructuring costs, and $1 million of purchase accounting adjustments.
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Business Segments
Our business is grouped into two reportable business segments: Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management. See Footnote 17 “Business Segments” to our Financial Statements for further information on our segments.
Vacation Ownership
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
REVENUES
Sale of vacation ownership products$330 $98 $789 $409 
Resort management and other services126 82 343 267 
Rental121 46 308 180 
Financing69 64 196 204 
Cost reimbursements328 281 882 824 
TOTAL REVENUES974 571 2,518 1,884 
EXPENSES
Cost of vacation ownership products71 27 178 110 
Marketing and sales166 78 439 297 
Resort management and other services55 27 136 105 
Rental97 86 288 280 
Financing22 24 64 84 
Depreciation and amortization24 20 66 61 
Litigation charges
Restructuring(1)11 — 11 
Royalty fee26 23 78 72 
Impairment— — 
Cost reimbursements328 281 882 824 
TOTAL EXPENSES789 580 2,138 1,854 
Gains and other income, net— — 12 
Transaction and integration costs(1)— (2)(3)
Other— — 
SEGMENT FINANCIAL RESULTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$185 $(3)$380 $39 
Contract Sales
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Total consolidated contract sales$380 $140 $240 NM
Joint venture contract sales12 11 NM
Total contract sales$392 $141 $251 NM
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Total consolidated contract sales$968 $476 $492 103%
Joint venture contract sales28 10 18 NM
Total contract sales$996 $486 $510 105%
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Sale of Vacation Ownership Products
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Total contract sales$392 $141 $251 NM
Less: resales contract sales(7)(1)(6)
Less: joint venture contract sales(12)(1)(11)
Consolidated contract sales, net of resales373 139 234 
Plus:
Settlement revenue
Resales revenue
Revenue recognition adjustments:
Reportability(18)20 
Sales reserve(31)(10)(21)
Other(1)
(27)(18)(9)
Sale of vacation ownership products$330 $98 $232 NM
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(1)Adjustment for sales incentives that will not be recognized as Sale of vacation ownership products revenue and other adjustments to Sale of vacation ownership products revenue.
Sale of vacation ownership products increased $232 million due primarily to $234 million of higher consolidated contract sales volume, net of resales (including $30 million from the acquisition of Welk), a $20 million favorable change in revenue reportability, $4 million of higher settlement revenue, and $4 million of higher resales activity, offset partially by $21 million of higher sales reserve activity and $9 million of higher sales incentives issued (higher settlement revenue, sales incentives issued, and sales reserve activity were driven primarily by the higher contract sales volumes year-over-year).
The higher contract sales performance reflects the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter, as well as the inclusion of Welk beginning in the second quarter of 2021. With the reopening of many of our sales centers throughout 2020 and during 2021, and the Welk Acquisition, our contract sales volumes have continued to improve on a sequential basis each quarter and we expect that sequential improvement to continue during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Revenue reportability was slightly positive in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to a negative position historically. While we benefited from contract sales in the second quarter of 2021 being recognized as revenue in the third quarter of 2021, due to the impact of the Delta variant that negatively impacted contract sales late in the third quarter, we did not see a corresponding shift of revenues into the fourth quarter of 2021.
Revenue reportability was negative in the third quarter of 2020 as a result of contract sales late in the third quarter of 2020 that were recognized as revenue in the fourth quarter. Given the low sales volumes in June 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we did not benefit from a shift of revenues from sales late in the second quarter into the third quarter.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Total contract sales$996 $486 $510 105%
Less: resales contract sales(19)(9)(10)
Less: joint venture contract sales(28)(10)(18)
Consolidated contract sales, net of resales949 467 482 
Plus:
Settlement revenue21 12 
Resales revenue
Revenue recognition adjustments:
Reportability(51)48 (99)
Sales reserve(73)(90)17 
Other(1)
(65)(34)(31)
Sale of vacation ownership products$789 $409 $380 93%
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(1)Adjustment for sales incentives that will not be recognized as Sale of vacation ownership products revenue and other adjustments to Sale of vacation ownership products revenue.
Sale of vacation ownership products increased $380 million due primarily to $482 million of higher consolidated contract sales volume, net of resales (including $61 million from the acquisition of Welk), $17 million of lower sales reserve activity, and $9 million of higher settlement revenue, and $2 million of higher resales activity, offset partially by a $99 million unfavorable change in revenue reportability, and $31 million of higher sales incentives issued (higher settlement revenue and sales incentives issued were driven by the higher contract sales volumes year-over-year).
The higher contract sales performance reflects the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter. With the reopening of the majority of our sales centers throughout 2020 and during the first three quarters of 2021, and the Welk Acquisition, our contract sales volumes have continued to improve on a sequential basis each quarter and we expect that improvement to continue through the remainder of 2021.
The lower sales reserve recorded in the first three quarters of 2021 reflects the prior year increase to the sales reserve to take into account higher expected default and delinquency activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Revenue reportability was negative in the first three quarters of 2021. While we benefited from contract sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 being recognized as revenue in the first three quarters of 2021, given the increasing contract sales volumes due to the reopening of our sales centers as our business continued to ramp-up throughout the first three quarters of 2021, we saw a higher shift of contract sales in the third quarter of 2021 into the fourth quarter for revenue recognition. In contrast, revenue reportability was significantly positive in the first three quarters of 2020. The first three quarters of 2020 benefited from the contract sales from late in the fourth quarter of 2019 that were recognized as revenue in 2020. However, the first three quarters of 2020 were not impacted by a corresponding shift of revenues into the fourth quarter, given the low contract sales volumes in the third quarter of 2020 resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Development Profit
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Sale of vacation ownership products$330 $98 $232 NM
Cost of vacation ownership products(71)(27)(44)NM
Marketing and sales(166)(78)(88)(113%)
Development profit$93 $(7)$100 NM
Development profit increased $100 million year-over-year. The change reflected $78 million from the benefit of higher contract sales volumes and lower marketing and sales spending as a percentage of revenue, $17 million of favorable revenue reportability, and $4 million of favorable product cost, due to the sale of lower cost inventory as well as favorable product cost true-up activity, and $1 million related to lower sales reserve rate due to the mix of products being sold.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Sale of vacation ownership products$789 $409 $380 93%
Cost of vacation ownership products(178)(110)(68)(61%)
Marketing and sales(439)(297)(142)(48%)
Development profit$172 $$170 NM
Development profit increased $170 million year-over-year. The change reflected $167 million from the benefit of higher contract sales volumes and lower marketing and sales spending as a percentage of revenue, $82 million related to lower sales reserve activity, and $1 million of favorable product cost, due mainly to the sale of lower cost inventory and, to a lesser extent, favorable product cost true-up activity, partially offset by $81 million of unfavorable revenue reportability year-over-year.
Resort Management and Other Services Revenues, Expenses and Profit
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Management fee revenues$40 $37 $10%
Ancillary revenues55 17 38 NM
Other management and exchange revenues31 28 11%
Resort management and other services revenues126 82 44 54%
Resort management and other services expenses(55)(27)(28)(107%)
Resort management and other services profit$71 $55 $16 29%
Resort management and other services profit margin55.9%67.2%(11.3 pts)
Resort management and other services revenues reflected higher ancillary revenues, including revenues from food and beverage and golf offerings, as a result of the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter, as well as higher management fees and $8 million of revenues from the Welk Acquisition. Resort occupancies have continued to increase throughout 2021 as our resorts that were closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have reopened. We expect this trend in business improvement to continue throughout the remainder of 2021.
The increase in resort management and other services profit reflected the higher ancillary expenses as a result of the higher ancillary revenues mentioned above.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Management fee revenues$117 $113 $4%
Ancillary revenues135 69 66 96%
Other management and exchange revenues91 85 7%
Resort management and other services revenues343 267 76 29%
Resort management and other services expenses(136)(105)(31)(31%)
Resort management and other services profit$207 $162 $45 27%
Resort management and other services profit margin60.2%60.8%(0.6 pts)
Resort management and other services revenues reflected higher ancillary revenues, including revenues from food and beverage and golf offerings, as a result of the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter, as well as higher management fees and $16 million from the Welk Acquisition. Resort occupancies have continued to increase throughout 2021 as an increasing number of resorts that were closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have reopened. We expect this trend in business improvement to continue throughout the remainder of 2021.
The increase in resort management and other services profit reflected the higher ancillary expenses as a result of the higher ancillary revenues mentioned above.
Rental Revenues, Expenses and Profit
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Rental revenues$121 $46 $75 NM
Rental expenses(97)(86)(11)(12%)
Rental profit$24 $(40)$64 NM
Rental profit margin20.6%NM
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Transient keys rented(1)
500,952 237,749 263,203 111%
Average transient key rate$260.00 $198.84 $61.16 31%
Resort occupancy85.0%24.5%60.5 pts
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(1)Transient keys rented exclude those occupied through the use of plus points and preview stays.
The improvement in rental profit resulted from an increase in transient keys rented and a higher average transient rate due to the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter as well as from higher plus point revenue as COVID-19-related restrictions continued to ease. These increases were partially offset by higher inventory carrying costs (due to low sales volumes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the acquisition of new inventory in the first quarter of 2021, and higher utilization of third-party vacation offerings for owners who elect to exchange their inventory).
As the majority of the governmental restrictions in response to the pandemic that caused rental activity to decline, such as travel restrictions and quarantine requirements, have been lifted, we expect rental occupancies to continue to increase throughout the remainder of 2021.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Rental revenues$308 $180 $128 71%
Rental expenses(288)(280)(8)(3%)
Rental profit$20 $(100)$120 120%
Rental profit margin6.6%NM
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Transient keys rented(1)
1,433,738 816,404 617,334 76%
Average transient key rate$240.48 $227.07 $13.41 6%
Resort occupancy79.1%53.8%25.3 pts
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(1)Transient keys rented exclude those occupied through the use of plus points and preview stays.
The improvement in rental profit resulted from an increase in transient keys rented and a higher average transient rate due to the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter as well as from higher plus point revenue as COVID-19-related restrictions continued to ease. These increases were partially offset by higher inventory carrying costs (due to low sales volumes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the acquisition of new inventory in the first quarter of 2021, and higher utilization of third-party vacation offerings for owners who elect to exchange their inventory).
As the majority of the governmental restrictions in response to the pandemic that caused rental activity to decline, such as travel restrictions and quarantine requirements, have been lifted, we expect rental occupancies to continue to increase throughout the remainder of 2021.
Financing Revenues, Expenses and Profit
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Financing revenues69 64 8%
Financing expenses(10)(9)(1)(18%)
Consumer financing interest expense(12)(15)21%
Financing profit$47 $40 $16%
Financing propensity59.6%42.9%
Financing revenues increased due to the Welk Acquisition, which contributed $11 million for the third quarter of 2021. Excluding the impact of the Welk Acquisition, financing revenues declined $6 million due to a $200 million decrease in the average net vacation ownership notes receivable balance resulting from the continued pay-down of the existing vacation ownership notes receivable portfolio without a corresponding increase in the portfolio from new loan originations. As contract sales volumes continue to grow throughout the fourth quarter of 2021, we expect that this growth from new loan originations should more than offset the normal decline from loan payment activity, which would cause interest income to increase. Financing expenses increased due to higher salaries and wages and foreclosure costs as well as less than $1 million of higher costs from the Welk Acquisition. Lower consumer financing interest expense resulted from the continued pay-down of securitized debt balances. The higher financing propensity reflects a higher mix of sales to first time buyers, who tend to have a higher financing propensity. The low propensity in the prior year reflected the impact of sales programs that incented cash purchases during the initial periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we move into 2022, we expect to continue to shift back to an increased focus on sales to first-time buyers, which should increase propensity (60 percent or higher) and increase interest income as new originations of vacation ownership notes receivable outpace the decline in principal of existing vacation ownership notes receivable.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Financing revenues196 204 (8)(4%)
Financing expenses(26)(40)14 33%
Consumer financing interest expense(38)(44)13%
Financing profit$132 $120 $12 9%
Financing propensity53.4%51.0%
The Welk Acquisition provided $21 million of incremental revenues in the first three quarters of 2021. Excluding the impact of Welk activity, financing revenues decreased due to a $296 million decrease in the average net vacation ownership notes receivable balance resulting from the continued pay-down of the existing vacation ownership notes receivable portfolio without a corresponding increase from new loan originations. As contract sales volumes continue to grow through the remainder of 2021, we expect that this growth should begin to more than offset the normal decline from loan payment activity, which would cause interest income to increase. Financing expenses decreased due to $14 million of higher credit losses associated with acquired vacation ownership notes receivable in the prior year quarter. Lower consumer financing interest expense resulted from the continued pay-down of securitized debt balances, offset partially by $1 million of costs from the Welk Acquisition. The higher financing propensity reflects a higher mix of sales to first time buyers, who tend to have a higher financing propensity.
Royalty Fee
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Royalty fee$26 $23 $14%
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Royalty fee$78 $72 $9%
Royalty fee expense increased in the third quarter and first three quarters of 2021 as a result of higher contract closings compared to prior year periods.
Litigation Charges
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Litigation charges$$$(1)3%
During the third quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2020, we incurred $1 million and $2 million, respectively, of litigation charges related primarily to projects in Europe.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Litigation charges$$$106%
During the first three quarters of 2021 and first three quarters of 2020, we incurred $7 million and $4 million, respectively, of litigation charges related primarily to projects in Europe.
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Restructuring
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Restructuring$(1)$11 $(12)(106%)
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Restructuring$— $11 $(11)(100%)
During the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020, we incurred $11 million in restructuring costs primarily related to a workforce reduction plan that we adopted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the third quarter of 2021, we trued up this restructuring accrual based upon current plans.
Impairment
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Impairment$— $$(1)(99%)
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Impairment$— $$(6)(100%)
No asset impairment charges were recorded for the third quarter of 2021 or the first three quarters of 2021. During the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020, we recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1 million and $6 million, respectively, related to our Asia Pacific inventory as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gains and Other Income
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Gains and other income, net$— $$(6)(101%)
No gains and other income were recorded for the third quarter of 2021. During the third quarter of 2020, we recorded $6 million of gains and other income related to the disposition of excess land parcels in Orlando, Florida and Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Gains and other income, net$— $12 $(12)(100%)
No gains and other income were recorded for the first three quarters of 2021. During the first three quarters of 2020, we recorded $12 million of gains and other income, including $6 million of gains and other income related to the disposition of excess land parcels in Orlando, Florida and Steamboat Springs, Colorado and $4 million of net insurance proceeds related to the settlement of Legacy-MVW business interruption insurance claims arising from a prior year hurricane.
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Exchange & Third-Party Management
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
REVENUES
Management and exchange$59 $49 $179 $160 
Rental10 32 29 
Financing— — — 
Cost reimbursements12 38 45 
TOTAL REVENUES77 71 249 236 
EXPENSES
Management and exchange33 27 99 93 
Rental— — 
Financing— — — 
Depreciation and amortization11 40 24 
Restructuring
Impairment— — 92 
Cost reimbursements12 38 45 
TOTAL EXPENSES54 53 178 266 
Losses and other expense, net— (5)— (5)
SEGMENT FINANCIAL RESULTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$23 $13 $71 $(35)
Rental Revenues, Expenses and Profit
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Rental revenues$$10 $(1)(12%)
Rental expenses— (2)101%
Rental profit$$$13%
Rental profit margin100.2%78.1%22.1 pts
The increase in rental profit reflected a 4 percent increase in Getaway program transactions and a 13 percent increase in average fee, reflecting customers’ desire to travel and pent-up demand due to COVID-19-related restrictions. Late in the first quarter of 2021, we also introduced Getaway rentals of less than seven nights, providing members more opportunities to use their membership in ways that better fit their lifestyles.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Rental revenues$32 $29 $12%
Rental expenses— (8)100%
Rental profit$32 $21 $11 54%
Rental profit margin100.1%72.8%27.3%
The increase in rental profit reflected a 42 percent increase in Getaway program transactions and a 10 percent increase in average fee, reflecting customers’ desire to travel and pent up-demand due to COVID-19-related restrictions. Late in the first quarter of 2021, we also introduced Getaway rentals of less than seven nights, providing members more opportunities to use their membership in ways that better fit their lifestyles.
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Management and Exchange Profit
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Management and exchange revenue$59 $49 $10 18%
Management and exchange expense(33)(27)(6)(17%)
Management and exchange profit$26 $22 $19%
Management and exchange profit margin44.7%44.3%0.4 pts
The increase in management and exchange revenue and profit reflected higher management fees and membership revenue due to the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter. For Interval International, average revenue per member increased 17 percent over the prior year comparable period.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Management and exchange revenue$179 $160 $19 12%
Management and exchange expense(99)(93)(6)(5%)
Management and exchange profit$80 $67 $13 21%
Management and exchange profit margin44.9%41.5%3.4 pts
The increase in management and exchange revenue and profit reflected higher management fees and exchange revenue due to the continued ramp-up of the business subsequent to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic late in the prior year first quarter. These increases were partially offset by lower membership revenue as a result of lower renewal activity, driven by a 15% decline in active members in the third quarter and first three quarters of 2021, primarily due to the non-renewal of one of Interval International’s corporate customers which the Company announced in February of 2021. For Interval International, exchange transactions and average exchange fee increased 5 percent and 3 percent, respectively, over the prior year comparable periods.
Depreciation and Amortization
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Depreciation and amortization$11 $$42%
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Depreciation and amortization$40 $24 $16 60%
Increase in depreciation expense in the third quarter and the first three quarters of 2021 relates to a true-up made to accelerate depreciation on a technology asset.
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Restructuring
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Restructuring$$$(2)(94%)
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Restructuring$$$(2)(87%)
During the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020, we incurred $3 million in restructuring costs primarily related to a workforce reduction plan that we adopted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the third quarter and first three quarters of 2021, we incurred $1 million of additional restructuring costs related to this plan.
Impairment
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Impairment$— $$(1)(100%)
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Impairment$— $92 $(92)(100%)
No asset impairment charges were recorded for the third quarter or the first three quarters of 2021. During the first three quarters of 2020, we recorded a non-cash impairment of $92 million primarily related to a decrease in the fair value of goodwill and certain trademarks resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Losses and Other Expense
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Losses and other expense, net$— $(5)$(99%)
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Losses and other expense, net$— $(5)$(98%)
No losses and other expenses were recorded for the third quarter or first three quarters of 2021. During the third quarter and first three quarters of 2020, we recorded a $5 million loss related to the disposition of a previously consolidated subsidiary.
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Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other consists of results that are not allocable to our segments, including company-wide general and administrative costs, corporate interest expense, transaction and integration costs, and (provision for) benefit from income taxes. In addition, Corporate and Other includes the revenues and expenses from the Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
REVENUES
Resort management and other services$40 $45 $116 $121 
Cost reimbursements(39)(38)(93)(102)
TOTAL REVENUES23 19 
EXPENSES
Resort management and other services50 52 146 144 
Rental(13)(14)(41)(43)
General and administrative54 32 166 121 
Depreciation and amortization— 
Litigation charges— — 
Restructuring— (1)
Impairment— — — 
Cost reimbursements(39)(38)(93)(102)
TOTAL EXPENSES53 40 189 134 
Losses and other expense, net(31)(1)(27)(49)
Interest expense(41)(37)(128)(112)
Transaction and integration costs(26)(11)(73)(44)
FINANCIAL RESULTS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS(150)(82)(394)(320)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes(47)14 (63)91 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)(4)(6)(13)
FINANCIAL RESULTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$(198)$(72)$(463)$(242)
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Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations
The following table illustrates the impact of certain Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations under the relevant accounting guidance, which represents the portion related to third-party VOI owners.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
REVENUES
Resort management and other services$40 $45 $116 $121 
Cost reimbursements(39)(38)(93)(102)
TOTAL REVENUES23 19 
EXPENSES
Resort management and other services50 52 146 144 
Rental(13)(14)(41)(43)
Cost reimbursements(39)(38)(93)(102)
TOTAL EXPENSES(2)— 12 (1)
Losses and other expense, net(1)— (1)— 
FINANCIAL RESULTS BEFORE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS10 20 
Provision for income taxes(1)— (2)— 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)(4)(6)(13)
FINANCIAL RESULTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$— $$$
Pursuant to a change in control of certain Consolidated Property Owners’ Associations, we recorded a non-cash loss of $1 million in Losses and other expense, net on our Income Statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We continue to act as manager for these property owners’ associations pursuant to existing management contracts and retain membership interests via our ownership of vacation ownership interests.
General and Administrative
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
General and administrative$54 $32 $22 71%
For the third quarter of 2021, General and administrative expenses increased $22 million due to $13 million of higher salary and wages costs as the prior year quarter benefited from savings related to the furlough, reduced work week and workforce reduction programs implemented in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, $9 million related to higher bonus expense, and a $4 million decrease in credits related to incentives under the CARES Act for companies who continued paying associates' benefit costs while they were not working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, offset partially by $4 million of lower other spending across the business, including technology, travel, training, and other expenses.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
General and administrative$166 $121 $45 38%
For the first three quarters, General and administrative expenses increased $45 million due to $24 million of higher salary and wages costs as the prior year period benefited from savings related to the furlough, reduced work week and workforce reduction programs implemented in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, $31 million related to higher bonus expense, and an $8 million decrease in credits related to incentives under the CARES Act for companies who continued paying associates' benefit costs while they were not working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These increases were partially offset by $9 million of lower costs as the prior year period included an accrual for health and welfare
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costs for furloughed associates and $9 million of lower net overall spending across the business, including technology, travel, training, and other expenses.
Restructuring
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Restructuring$— $$(6)(100%)
No restructuring costs were recorded for the third quarter of 2021. During the third quarter of 2020, we incurred $6 million in restructuring costs primarily related to a workforce reduction plan that we adopted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Restructuring$(1)$$(7)(113%)
During the first three quarters of 2020, we incurred $6 million in restructuring costs primarily related to a workforce reduction plan that we adopted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first three quarters of 2021, we trued up this restructuring accrual based upon current plans.
Impairment
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Impairment$$— $NM
During the first three quarters of 2021, we recorded a $5 million non-cash impairment charge related to an equity method investment. No asset impairment charges were recorded for the third quarter of 2021, the third quarter of 2020, or the first three quarters of 2020.
Gains / Losses and Other Income / Expense
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Losses and other expense, net$(31)$(1)$(30)NM
In the third quarter of 2021, we recorded losses and other expenses of $31 million, including $36 million of expense related to the early redemption of our 2026 Notes, $2 million of foreign currency translation losses, and $1 million of miscellaneous losses and other expense, partially offset by $8 million related to a true-up of a Marriott International indemnification receivable upon settlement (the true-up to the offsetting accrual is included in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes line).
In the third quarter of 2020, we recorded a loss of $1 million driven mainly by foreign currency translation.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Losses and other expense, net
$(27)$(49)$22 45%
In the first three quarters of 2021, we recorded losses and other expenses of $27 million, including $36 million of expense related to the early redemption of our 2026 Notes, and $1 million of miscellaneous losses and other expense, partially offset by $6 million related to a true-up of a Marriott International indemnification receivable upon settlement (the true-up to the offsetting accrual is included in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes line), and $4 million of foreign currency translation gains.
In the first three quarters of 2020, we recorded losses and other expenses of $49 million, including $32 million for the true-up of an indemnification receivable from Marriott International as a result of the settlement of an indemnified liability with a taxing authority (the true-up to the offsetting accrual is included in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes line) and $24 million related to foreign currency translation, partially offset by $6 million of other income related to an indemnification payment from Marriott International for VAT penalties and interest.
Interest Expense
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Interest expense$(41)$(37)$(4)(10%)
Interest expense increased $4 million, including $6 million of higher interest expense associated with the 2029 Notes issued in the second quarter of 2021 and $6 million of higher expense associated with the 2026 Convertible Notes issued in the first quarter of 2021. These increases were partially offset by a $9 million decrease in expenses associated with the payoff of the 2026 Notes in the quarter.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Interest expense$(128)$(112)$(16)(14%)
Interest expense increased $16 million, including $17 million of higher interest expense associated with the 2026 Convertible Notes issued in the first quarter of 2021, $12 million of higher expense associated with the 2025 Notes issued in the second quarter of 2020, and $6 million of higher interest expense associated with the 2029 Notes issued in the second quarter of 2021. These increases were partially offset by a $9 million decrease in expenses associated with the payoff of the 2026 Notes in the third quarter, $6 million associated with less drawn on the Warehouse Credit Facility and Revolving Corporate Credit Facility, a $3 million decrease in expense associated with the Term Loan due to partial pay-down of the Term Loan in 2021, and other decreases in expenses associated with various other debt facilities.
Transaction and Integration Costs
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Transaction and integration costs$(26)$(11)$(15)(126%)
In the third quarter of 2021, Transaction and integration costs included $22 million of costs related to the ILG Acquisition and $3 million of costs related to the Welk Acquisition.
In the third quarter of 2020, Transaction and integration costs included $11 million of ILG Acquisition related costs.
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2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
Transaction and integration costs$(73)$(44)$(29)(65%)
In the first three quarters of 2021, Transaction and integration costs included $64 million of costs related to the ILG Acquisition and $8 million of costs related to the Welk Acquisition.
In the first three quarters of 2020, Transaction and integration costs included $44 million of ILG Acquisition related costs.
Income Tax
2021 Third Quarter
Three Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes$(47)$14 $(61)NM
The change in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes is predominately attributable to an increase in pre-tax income and an increase in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
2021 First Three Quarters
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020Change% Change
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes$(63)$91 $(154)NM
The change in the (Provision for) benefit from income taxes is predominately attributable to an increase in pre-tax income and an increase in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Typically, our capital needs are supported by cash on hand ($0.4 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2021), cash generated from operations, our ability to raise capital through securitizations in the asset-backed security market, our ability to issue debt and, to the extent necessary, funds available under the Warehouse Credit Facility and the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility with a borrowing capacity of $600 million.
At September 30, 2021, we had $4.6 billion of total gross debt outstanding, which included $1.6 billion of non-recourse debt associated with vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations, $0.9 billion of senior unsecured notes, $0.8 billion of debt under our Corporate Credit Facility, $0.8 billion of convertible notes, $0.5 billion of senior secured notes, and $9 million related to finance lease obligations.
In July 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, $500 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes pursuant to a redemption notice issued in June 2021 and the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. In September 2021, we issued a redemption notice and redeemed, prior to maturity, the remaining $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes.
Additionally, during the third quarter of 2021, we delivered a redemption notice of $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2025 Notes. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes.
At September 30, 2021, we had $732 million of completed real estate inventory on hand. In addition, we had $465 million of completed vacation ownership units that have been classified as a component of Property and equipment until the time at which they are legally registered and held for sale as vacation ownership products.
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The following table summarizes the changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$303 $158 
Investing activities(187)(24)
Financing activities(225)195 
Effect of change in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(1)(2)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(110)$327 
Cash from Operating Activities
Our primary sources of funds from operations are (1) cash sales and down payments on financed sales, (2) cash from our financing operations, including principal and interest payments received on outstanding vacation ownership notes receivable, (3) cash from fee-based membership, exchange and rental transactions and (4) net cash generated from our rental and resort management and other services operations. Outflows include spending for the development of new phases of existing resorts, the acquisition of additional inventory, enhancement of our inventory exchange network of resorts and related technology infrastructure and funding our working capital needs.
We minimize our working capital needs through cash management, strict credit-granting policies and disciplined collection efforts. Our working capital needs fluctuate throughout the year given the timing of annual maintenance fees on unsold inventory we pay to property owners’ associations and certain annual compensation-related outflows. In addition, our cash from operations varies due to the timing of our owners’ repayment of vacation ownership notes receivable, the closing or recording of sales contracts for vacation ownership products, financing propensity and cash outlays for inventory acquisition and development.
In the first three quarters of 2021, we had $303 million of cash inflows from operating activities, compared to $158 million of cash inflows in the first three quarters of 2020. Excluding the impact of changes in net loss and adjustments for non-cash items, cash flow increased as a result of higher operational expense accruals, higher sales and rental deposits due to the continued ramp-up of the business, and higher collections of vacation ownership notes receivable, partially offset by severance and benefit payments related to cost management activities and higher inventory spending.
In addition to net loss and adjustments for non-cash items, the following operating activities are key drivers of our cash flow from operating activities:
Inventory Spending In Excess of Cost of Sales
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Inventory spending$(101)$(88)
Purchase of vacation ownership units for future transfer to inventory(99)(61)
Inventory costs159 86 
Inventory spending in excess of cost of sales$(41)$(63)
Our Vacation Ownership segment product offerings allow us to utilize our inventory efficiently. The majority of our sales are of points-based products, which permits us to sell vacation ownership products at most of our sales locations, including those where little or no weeks-based inventory remains available for sale. Because we do not need specific resort-based inventory at each sales location, we need to have only a few resorts, if any, under construction at any given time and can leverage successful sales locations at completed resorts. This allows us to maintain long-term sales locations and reduces the need to develop and staff on-site sales locations at smaller projects in the future. We believe our points-based programs enables us to better align our inventory acquisitions with the pace of sales of vacation ownership products.
As part of our long-term strategy, we selectively pursue growth opportunities in our Vacation Ownership segment by targeting high-quality inventory that allows us to add desirable new destinations to our systems with new on-site sales locations through transactions that limit our up-front capital investment and allow us to purchase finished inventory closer to the time it is needed for sale. These capital efficient deal structures may consist of the development of new inventory, or the conversion of previously built units, by third parties just prior to sale.
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We measure our real estate inventory capital efficiency by comparing the cash outflow for real estate inventory spending (a cash item) to the amount of real estate inventory costs charged to expense on our income statements related to sale of vacation ownership products (a non-cash item).
Our spending for real estate inventory in the first three quarters of 2021 was higher than the amount of real estate inventory costs given the timing of payments to satisfy our remaining commitments to purchase vacation ownership units and the slowdown in sales pace as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We entered into these commitments in prior periods as part of our capital efficient strategy to limit our up-front capital investment and purchase finished inventory closer to the time it is needed for sale. See Footnote 11 “Contingencies and Commitments” to our Financial Statements for additional information regarding our remaining commitments.
Through our existing vacation ownership interest repurchase program, we proactively buy back previously sold vacation ownership interests at lower costs than would be required to develop new inventory. By repurchasing inventory, we expect to be able to help stabilize the future cost of vacation ownership products.
Vacation Ownership Notes Receivable Collections In Excess of Originations
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Vacation ownership notes receivable collections — non-securitized$137 $180 
Vacation ownership notes receivable collections — securitized395 307 
Vacation ownership notes receivable originations(545)(265)
Vacation ownership notes receivable collections in excess of originations$(13)$222 
Vacation ownership notes receivable collections include principal from non-securitized and securitized vacation ownership notes receivable. Vacation ownership notes receivable collections increased during the first three quarters of 2021, as compared to the first three quarters of 2020, due to an increase in the portfolio of securitized outstanding vacation ownership notes receivable. Vacation ownership notes receivable originations in the first three quarters of 2021 increased due to higher sales in the first three quarters of 2021 due to the continued ramp-up in the business combined with a higher financing propensity. Financing propensity increased to 53 percent for the first three quarters of 2021, compared to 51 percent for the first three quarters of 2020, reflecting a higher mix of sales to first-time buyers, who tend to have a higher financing propensity.
Cash from Investing Activities
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Acquisition of a business, net of cash and restricted cash acquired$(157)$— 
Capital expenditures for property and equipment (excluding inventory)(19)(36)
Purchase of company owned life insurance(11)(3)
Dispositions, net— 15 
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash used in investing activities$(187)$(24)
Acquisition of a Business, Net of Cash and Restricted Cash Acquired
Net cash outflows of $157 million in the first three quarters of 2021 were due to the Welk Acquisition. See Footnote 3 “Acquisitions and Dispositions” to our Financial Statements for more information.
Capital Expenditures for Property and Equipment
Capital expenditures for property and equipment relate to spending for technology development, buildings and equipment used at sales locations and ancillary offerings, such as food and beverage offerings, at locations where such offerings are provided. Additionally, it includes spending related to buildings and equipment used in common areas at some of our resorts.
In the first three quarters of 2021, capital expenditures for property and equipment of $19 million included $16 million to support business operations (including $11 million for ancillary and other operations assets and $5 million for sales locations) and $3 million for technology. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we significantly reduced our spending for property and equipment beginning in the second quarter of 2020. However, during the first quarter of 2021, and continuing into the second and third quarters, we began to add back business critical spending with expected long term strategic benefits for our operations. We expect this trend to continue into the fourth quarter of 2021.
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In the first three quarters of 2020, capital expenditures for property and equipment of $36 million included $33 million to support business operations (including $21 million for ancillary and other operations assets and $12 million for sales locations) and $3 million for technology.
Purchase of Company Owned Life Insurance
To support our ability to meet a portion of our obligations under the Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), we acquired company owned insurance policies on the lives of certain participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan, the proceeds of which are intended to be aligned with the investment alternatives elected by plan participants. We paid $11 million and $3 million to acquire these policies during the first three quarters of 2021 and the first three quarters of 2020, respectively.
Cash from Financing Activities
Nine Months Ended
($ in millions)September 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Borrowings from securitization transactions$425 $690 
Repayment of debt related to securitization transactions(602)(793)
Proceeds from debt1,061 1,166 
Repayments of debt(1,039)(703)
Purchase of convertible note hedges(100)— 
Proceeds from issuance of warrants70 — 
Finance lease payment(2)(10)
Payment of debt issuance costs(17)(14)
Repurchase of common stock(4)(82)
Payment of dividends— (45)
Payment of withholding taxes on vesting of restricted stock units(17)(14)
Net cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (used in) provided by financing activities$(225)$195 
Borrowings from / Repayment of Debt Related to Securitization Transactions
We reflect proceeds from securitizations of vacation ownership notes receivable, including draw downs on the Warehouse Credit Facility, as “Borrowings from securitization transactions.” We reflect repayments of debt associated with vacation ownership notes receivable securitizations and repayments on the Warehouse Credit Facility (including vacation ownership notes receivable repurchases) as “Repayment of debt related to securitization transactions.”
During the first three quarters of 2021, we completed a securitization of vacation ownership notes receivables, issuing $434 million of notes at an overall average weighted interest rate of 1.5% and a 98% gross advance rate, the lowest interest rate ever achieved by one of our securitizations, generating net proceeds of $425 million. See Footnote 12 "Securitized Debt" to our Financial Statements for additional information regarding this transaction.
As of September 30, 2021, $278 million of gross vacation ownership notes receivable were eligible for securitization.
Proceeds from / Repayments of Debt
Borrowings from / Repayment of Corporate Credit Facility
During the first three quarters of 2021, we repaid $100 million of the amount outstanding under the Term Loan, which is part of our Corporate Credit Facility. We had no borrowings or repayments under our Revolving Corporate Credit Facility during the first three quarters of 2021 and also had no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2021.
During the first three quarters of 2020, we borrowed $666 million under our Revolving Corporate Credit Facility to facilitate the funding of our short-term working capital needs and to increase our cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of the impact on global markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We later repaid $696 million during the first three quarters of 2020 and had no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2020. During the first three quarters of 2020, we also repaid $7 million of the amount outstanding under the Term Loan.
See Footnote 13 “Debt” to our Financial Statements for additional information regarding our Corporate Credit Facility that includes our Revolving Corporate Credit Facility and the Term Loan.
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Proceeds from / Repayment of Senior Notes
During the second quarter of 2021, we issued $500 million of 2029 Notes and used the proceeds, during the third quarter of 2021, to redeem a portion of the 2026 Notes and pay transaction expenses and fees in connection with the transaction.
In July 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, $500 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes pursuant to a redemption notice issued in June 2021 and the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. In September 2021 we issued a redemption notice and redeemed, prior to maturity, the remaining $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. In connection with the redemptions that occurred during the third quarter of 2021, we incurred charges of $36 million, inclusive of a redemption premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, which was recorded in the Losses and other expense, net line on our Income Statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Additionally, during the third quarter of 2021, we delivered a redemption notice of $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the 2025 Notes. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, $250 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes. In connection with this redemption, we expect to incur charges of approximately $19 million, inclusive of a redemption premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, which will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021.
During the first three quarters of 2020, we issued $500 million of the 2025 Notes that are pari passu with and secured by the same collateral as our Corporate Credit Facility. After deducting offering expenses and the underwriting discount, we received net proceeds of approximately $493 million from the offering of the 2025 Notes, which were used to repay all then outstanding amounts on the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility.
See Footnote 13 "Debt" to our Financial Statements for additional information related to these notes.
Proceeds from Convertible Notes
During the first three quarters of 2021, we issued $575 million of 2026 Convertible Notes, as discussed further in Footnote 13 “Debt” to our Financial Statements. We received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $530 million after adjusting for debt issuance costs, including the discount to the initial purchasers, the cost of the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, and proceeds from the 2026 Warrants. We used, or expect to use, the net proceeds from the 2026 Convertible Notes to (i) complete the Welk Acquisition, (ii) repay a portion of our term loan and (iii) in each case, pay transaction expenses and other fees in connection therewith, and to the extent of any remaining proceeds, for other general corporate purposes.
Repayment of Debt Assumed from Welk Acquisition
During the first three quarters of 2021, subsequent to the Welk Acquisition, we repaid all outstanding debt obligations, excluding securitized debt, of Welk and its subsidiaries that were assumed as part of the Welk Acquisition. The total amount of repayments related to these debt obligations was $189 million.
Purchase of Convertible Note Hedges / Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants
In connection with the issuance of the 2026 Convertible Notes, we entered into the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges with respect to our common stock with certain counterparties, covering a total of 3.4 million shares of our common stock at a cost of $100 million. Concurrently with the entry into the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges, we separately entered into the 2026 Warrants, whereby we sold to the counterparties to the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges warrants to acquire, collectively, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, approximately 3.4 million shares of our common stock at an initial strike price of $213.76 per share. We received aggregate proceeds of $70 million from the sale of the 2026 Warrants to the counterparties.
See Footnote 13 “Debt” to our Financial Statements for additional information regarding the issuance of the 2026 Convertible Notes, including the 2026 Convertible Note Hedges and the 2026 Warrants.
Finance Lease Payment
During the first three quarters of 2021, we paid $2 million related to our finance lease obligations for technology and business operations equipment.
During the first three quarters of 2020, in conjunction with the acquisition of the 57 completed vacation ownership units at our Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, New York City property, we made finance lease payments of $7 million related to the purchase of the accompanying ancillary and office space. Additionally, we paid $3 million related to our finance lease obligations for technology and business operations equipment.
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Debt Issuance Costs
During the first three quarters of 2021, we paid $17 million of debt issuance costs, which included $7 million associated with the 2029 Notes, $6 million associated with the 2021 vacation ownership notes receivable securitization, $2 million associated with the amendment of our Warehouse Credit Facility, $1 million associated with the 2026 Convertible Notes, and $1 million associated with the extension of the Waiver associated with the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility.
During the first three quarters of 2020, we paid $14 million of debt issuance costs, which included $7 million associated with the 2025 Notes, $5 million associated with the 2020 vacation ownership notes receivable securitization, $1 million related to the Waiver associated with the Revolving Corporate Credit Facility, and $1 million associated with the amendment of our Warehouse Credit Facility.
Dividends
We declared cash dividends to holders of our common stock during the third quarter of 2021, and distributed cash dividends subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2021 as follows:
Declaration DateShareholder Record DateDistribution DateDividend per Share
September 10, 2021September 23, 2021October 7, 2021$0.54
We currently expect to pay quarterly dividends in the future, but any future dividend payments will be subject to Board approval, which will depend on our financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, as well as applicable law, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that our Board of Directors considers relevant. In addition, our Corporate Credit Facility and the indentures governing our senior notes contain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends, and the terms of agreements governing the debt that we may incur in the future may also limit or prohibit the payment of dividends. The payment of certain cash dividends may also result in an adjustment to the conversion rate of our convertible notes in a manner adverse to us. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will pay dividends in the future at the same rate or at all.
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Supplemental Guarantor Information
The 2028 Notes are guaranteed by MVWC, Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. (“MORI”), and certain other subsidiaries whose voting securities are wholly owned directly or indirectly by MORI (such subsidiaries collectively, the “Senior Notes Guarantors”). These guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. The guarantees of the Senior Notes Guarantors are subject to release in limited circumstances only upon the occurrence of certain customary conditions.
The following tables present consolidating financial information as of September 30, 2021 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 for MVWC and MORI on a stand-alone basis (collectively, the “Issuers”), the Senior Notes Guarantors, the combined non-guarantor subsidiaries of MVW, and MVW on a consolidated basis.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2021
IssuersSenior Notes GuarantorsNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesTotal EliminationsMVW Consolidated
($ in millions)MVWCMORI
Cash and cash equivalents$— $238 $85 $125 $— $448 
Restricted cash— 20 65 349 — 434 
Accounts receivable, net72 82 94 (27)223 
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net— 211 261 1,554 — 2,026 
Inventory— 228 417 96 — 741 
Property and equipment— 203 650 224 — 1,077 
Goodwill— — 2,817 269 — 3,086 
Intangibles, net— — 854 153 — 1,007 
Investments in subsidiaries3,630 4,292 — — (7,922)— 
Other70 97 240 119 (25)501 
Total assets$3,702 $5,361 $5,471 $2,983 $(7,974)$9,543 
Accounts payable$44 $31 $63 $52 $— $190 
Advance deposits— 72 72 22 — 166 
Accrued liabilities94 186 120 (28)375 
Deferred revenue— 11 176 358 (5)540 
Payroll and benefits liability— 99 80 22 — 201 
Deferred compensation liability— 105 28 — 135 
Securitized debt, net— — — 1,611 (17)1,594 
Debt, net676 2,116 — 2,795 
Other— 27 151 40 — 218 
Deferred taxes86 210 24 (1)325 
MVW shareholders' equity2,973 2,720 4,504 699 (7,923)2,973 
Noncontrolling interests— — — 31 — 31 
Total liabilities and equity$3,702 $5,361 $5,471 $2,983 $(7,974)$9,543 
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As of December 31, 2020
IssuersSenior Notes GuarantorsNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesTotal EliminationsMVW Consolidated
($ in millions)MVWCMORI
Cash and cash equivalents$25 $347 $50 $102 $— $524 
Restricted cash— 19 72 377 — 468 
Accounts receivable, net44 59 121 57 (5)276 
Vacation ownership notes receivable, net— 164 116 1,560 — 1,840 
Inventory— 276 383 100 — 759 
Property and equipment— 213 341 237 — 791 
Goodwill— — 2,817 — — 2,817 
Intangibles, net— — 894 58 — 952 
Investments in subsidiaries2,775 4,384 — — (7,159)— 
Other54 115 214 133 (45)471 
Total assets$2,898 $5,577 $5,008 $2,624 $(7,209)$8,898 
Accounts payable$29 $29 $145 $$— $209 
Advance deposits— 70 57 20 — 147 
Accrued liabilities99 157 99 (7)349 
Deferred revenue— 126 355 (1)488 
Payroll and benefits liability81 55 20 — 157 
Deferred compensation liability— 104 22 — 127 
Securitized debt, net— — — 1,604 (16)1,588 
Debt, net215 2,464 — — 2,680 
Other39 130 27 — 197 
Deferred taxes— 103 143 28 — 274 
MVW shareholders' equity2,651 2,580 4,173 432 (7,185)2,651 
Noncontrolling interests— — — 31 — 31 
Total liabilities and equity$2,898 $5,577 $5,008 $2,624 $(7,209)$8,898 
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
IssuersSenior Notes GuarantorsNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesTotal EliminationsMVW Consolidated
($ in millions)MVWCMORI
Revenues$— $468 $1,769 $645 $(92)$2,790 
Expenses(28)(668)(1,588)(541)92 (2,733)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes10 91 (92)(72)— (63)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries129 — — (135)— 
Net (loss) income(12)20 89 32 (135)(6)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests— — — (6)— (6)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders$(12)$20 $89 $26 $(135)$(12)
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Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2021:
  Payments Due by Period
($ in millions)TotalRemainder
of 2021
Years
2022 - 2023
Years
2024 - 2025
Thereafter
Contractual Obligations
Debt obligations(1)
$5,197 $337 $823 $1,580 $2,457 
Purchase obligations(2)
321 19 265 28 
Operating lease obligations232 50 40 136 
Finance lease obligations(3)
10 
Other long-term obligations(4)
21 
Total contractual obligations$5,781 $369 $1,154 $1,653 $2,605 
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(1)Includes principal as well as interest payments and excludes unamortized debt discount and issuance costs.
(2)Arrangements are considered purchase obligations if a contract specifies all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, a pricing structure, and approximate timing of the transaction. Amounts reflected represent expected funding under such contracts. Amounts reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as accounts payable and accrued liabilities are excluded from the table above.
(3)Includes interest.
(4)Primarily relates to future guaranteed purchases of rental inventory, operational support services, marketing related benefits, membership fulfillment benefits, and other commitments.
In the normal course of our resort management business, we enter into purchase commitments on behalf of property owners’ associations to manage the daily operating needs of our resorts. Since we are reimbursed for these commitments from the cash flows of the resorts, these obligations have minimal impact on our net income and cash flow.
Leases That Have Not Yet Commenced
During the first quarter of 2020, we entered into a finance lease arrangement for our new global headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The new Orlando corporate office building is currently expected to be completed in 2023, at which time the lease term will commence and a right-of-use asset and corresponding liability will be recorded on our balance sheet. The initial lease term is approximately 16 years with total lease payments of $129 million for the aforementioned period. See Footnote 11 “Contingencies and Commitments” to our Financial Statements for additional information on this lease, including additional arrangements made as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Footnote 2 “Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Standards” to our Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, including information on new accounting standards and the future adoption of such standards.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. We have discussed those policies and estimates that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Since the date of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or the methodologies or assumptions we apply under them.
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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially from that disclosed in Part I, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, other than as set forth below.
During the first quarter of 2021, we issued $575 million of 2026 Convertible Notes. Holders may convert the 2026 Convertible Notes prior to maturity upon the occurrence of certain circumstances. Upon conversion, holders of the 2026 Convertible Notes will receive cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election.
Concurrently with the issuance of the 2026 Convertible Notes, we entered into convertible note hedges and warrants as discussed further in Footnote 13 “Debt” to these Financial Statements. Taken together, these separate transactions were intended to reduce the potential economic dilution to our common stock from the conversion of the 2026 Convertible Notes.
The 2026 Convertible Notes have a fixed annual interest rate of 0.00 percent and, therefore, we do not have economic interest rate exposure on our 2026 Convertible Notes. However, the fair market value of the 2026 Convertible Notes is exposed to interest rate risk. Generally, the fair market value of the 2026 Convertible Notes will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. In addition, the fair market value of the 2026 Convertible Notes is affected by our stock price and will increase as our stock price increases and decrease as our stock price decreases. The net carrying value of the 2026 Convertible Notes was $455 million as of September 30, 2021. This represents the liability component of the principal balance of the 2026 Convertible Notes, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs, as of September 30, 2021. The total estimated fair market value of the 2026 Convertible Notes was $648 million as of September 30, 2021, and the fair market value was determined based on the quoted market price of the 2026 Convertible Notes in an over-the-counter market as of the last day of trading for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. For further information see Footnote 7 “Financial Instruments” and Footnote 13 “Debt” to these Financial Statements.
During the second quarter of 2021, we issued $500 million of 2029 Notes. During the third quarter of 2021, we redeemed, prior to maturity, a total of $750 million of our 2026 Notes ($500 million in July and the remaining $250 million in September). Refer to Footnote 13 “Debt” to these Financial Statements for additional information, including our redemption, prior to maturity, of $250 million of our 2025 Notes subsequent to the end of the third quarter.
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), and management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance about management’s control objectives. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. However, the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. Based upon the foregoing evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of September 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and operating to provide reasonable assurance that we record, process, summarize and report the information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and to provide reasonable assurance that we accumulate and communicate such information to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions about required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the second quarter of 2021, we completed the Welk Acquisition. We are currently in the process of assessing Welk’s internal control over financial reporting and integrating Welk’s internal control over financial reporting with our existing internal control over financial reporting. There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
Currently, and from time to time, we are subject to claims in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business, including, among others, the legal actions discussed in Footnote 11 “Contingencies and Commitments” to our Financial Statements. While management presently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not materially harm our financial position, cash flows, or overall trends in results of operations, legal proceedings are inherently uncertain, and unfavorable rulings could, individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Annual Report”). The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened, and in some cases, manifested, certain of the risks we normally face in our business, including those disclosed in the 2020 Annual Report.
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage
Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)
Maximum Dollar Amount of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1)
July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021— $— — $— 
August 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021— $— — $— 
September 1, 2021 – September 30, 202129,035 $154.84 29,035 $246 
Total29,035 $154.84 29,035 $246 
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(1)During the third quarter of 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which we may purchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $250 million, prior to December 31, 2022.
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Item 6.    Exhibits
All documents referenced below are being filed as a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise noted.
Exhibit NumberDescriptionFiled
Herewith
Incorporation By Reference From
FormExhibitDate Filed
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, Sommelier Acquisition Corp., Champagne Resorts, Inc., Welk Hospitality Group, Inc. and the Shareholder Representative, dated as of January 26, 20218-K2.11/26/2021
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
8-K3.111/22/2011
Restated Bylaws of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
8-K3.211/22/2011
Form of certificate representing shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
104.110/14/2011
Indenture between Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, dated September 25, 2017
10-Q4.111/2/2017
Form of 1.50% Convertible Senior Note due 2022 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.2 above)
10-Q4.111/2/2017
Joinder Agreement to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2018, by and among ILG, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as the representative of the initial purchasers8-K4.89/5/2018
Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2019, by and among Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee8-K4.110/1/2019
Supplemental Indenture, dated December 31, 2019, by and among Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., MVW Vacations, LLC and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee10-K4.123/2/2020
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated February 26, 2020, by and among Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., MVW Services Corporation, and the Bank of New York Mellow Trust Company, N.A., as trustee10-K4.133/2/2020
Form of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2028 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.5 above)8-K4.210/1/2019
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2019, by and among Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC8-K4.310/1/2019
Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2020, by and among Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent8-K4.15/15/2020
Form of 6.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.10)8-K4.15/15/2020
Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2021, by and among Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. and the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee8-K4.12/3/2021
Form of 0.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2026 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.12 above)8-K4.12/3/2021
Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2021, by and among Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, as guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee8-K4.16/22/2021
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Exhibit NumberDescriptionFiled
Herewith
Incorporation By Reference From
FormExhibitDate Filed
Form of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.14 above)8-K4.26/22/2021
Description of Registered Securities10-K4.163/2/2020
Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2020, by and among Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., the Revolving Credit Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent8-K4.35/15/2020
List of the Issuer and its Guarantor Subsidiaries10-Q22.111/5/2020
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934X
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934X
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Furnished
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Furnished
101
The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Interim Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, and (vi) Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
104
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101
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Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplemental copies to the SEC of any omitted schedule upon request by the SEC.
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SIGNATURES
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.
MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
Date:November 8, 2021/s/ Stephen P. Weisz
Stephen P. Weisz
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Anthony E. Terry
Anthony E. Terry
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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