Interim Financial Statements (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation. The Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures as of March 31, 2019, and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, are unaudited, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The December 31, 2018, Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In our opinion, these financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair statement of the results for the interim periods. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on Form 10-K with the SEC on February 22, 2019. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “Amkor,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “company” are to Amkor Technology, Inc. and our subsidiaries.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, using management’s best estimates and judgments where appropriate. These estimates and judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The estimates and judgments will also affect the reported amounts for certain revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and judgments.

Goodwill

Goodwill. The balance of goodwill in our Consolidated Balance Sheets reflects adjustments for foreign currency translation.

Unbilled Receivables

Unbilled Receivables. Total unbilled receivables as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $82.6 million and $89.3 million, respectively.

Recently Adopted Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which was subsequently amended and clarified. Topic 842 requires a dual approach for lease accounting under which a lessee would account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. The standard also requires the lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability for both finance leases and operating leases. For finance leases, the lessee recognizes interest expense and amortization of the right-of-use asset, and for operating leases, the lessee recognizes a straight-line lease expense. The standard permits the use of two alternative transition approaches, either with application in all comparative periods presented, or with application beginning with the effective date without restating comparative period financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted the requirements of Topic 842 using the modified transition approach without restating the comparative period financial statements. The new standard resulted in increases in our operating lease right of use asset, accrued expenses and long-term operating lease liability account balances to record our operating leases on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The new standard also resulted in additional disclosures for our operating and finance leases (Note 10).

In accordance with Topic 842, we applied practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed us to not:


•	Reassess whether any existing contracts are or contain a lease,


•	Reassess the lease classification for any existing contracts,


•	Reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases, and


•	Separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for them as a single lease component for all asset classes.

Income Taxes

We monitor on an ongoing basis our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets and whether there is a need for a related valuation allowance. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets in the jurisdictions from which they arise, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of recent operations. Based on current projections of future taxable income in foreign jurisdictions, foreign deferred tax assets of $14.9 million are not expected to be realized, including certain tax credit carryforwards that are expected to expire unused.

We maintain a valuation allowance on a portion of our U.S. net deferred tax assets for deferred interest expense carryforwards, net operating loss carryforwards and foreign tax credit carryforwards that are expected to expire unused. Such valuation allowances are released as the related tax benefits are realized or when sufficient evidence exists to conclude that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Commitments and Contingencies

In accordance with the accounting guidance for loss contingencies, including legal proceedings, lawsuits, pending claims and other legal matters, we accrue for a loss contingency when we conclude that the likelihood of a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. We adjust our accruals from time to time as we receive additional information, but the loss we incur may be significantly greater than or less than the amount we have accrued. We disclose loss contingencies if we believe they are material and there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss has been incurred. Attorney fees related to legal matters are expensed as incurred.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for income taxes, which may include its accounting policies for recognizing and measuring deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances, recognizing investment tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards, and other carryforwards, methodologies for determining its effective income tax rate and the characterization of interest and penalties in the financial statements.

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