Long-term unearned revenue


Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 13 — UNEARNED REVENUE

Unearned revenue by segment was as follows:

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

June 30,

2024

2023

 

 

Productivity and Business Processes

 

$

30,879

$

27,572

Intelligent Cloud

23,117

21,563

More Personal Computing

6,188

 

4,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

60,184

$

53,813

 

 

 

Changes in unearned revenue were as follows:

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2024

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of period

 

$

53,813

Deferral of revenue

 

148,701

Recognition of unearned revenue

 

(142,330

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

60,184

 

 

 

 

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations, which includes unearned revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods, was $275 billion as of June 30, 2024, of which $269 billion is related to the commercial portion of revenue. We expect to recognize approximately 45% of our total company remaining performance obligation revenue over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter.