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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT POLICIES (Policies)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Consolidation
The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Entercom Communications Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information; and (ii) the instructions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations and financial position for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. The Company’s results are subject to seasonal fluctuations and, therefore, the results shown on an interim basis are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, and filed with the SEC on March 2, 2020, as part of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
The Company considers the applicability of any variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that are required to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary. As of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, there were no VIEs requiring consolidation in these financial statements.
There have been no material changes from Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, as described in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements contained in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, that was filed with the SEC on March 2, 2020.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
All new accounting pronouncements that are in effect that may impact the Company’s financial statements have been implemented. The Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued (other than as noted below or those included in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements contained in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, that was filed with the SEC on March 2, 2020) that might have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Income Taxes
In December 2019, the accounting guidance for income taxes was amended to simplify accounting for certain income tax transactions. The amended accounting guidance made changes to accounting for intraperiod tax allocations and interim period tax accounting where the year-to-date loss exceeds the expected annual loss, among others. The Company implemented the amended accounting guidance for income taxes on January 1, 2020, without a need to make an adjustment to retained earnings. There was no impact to previously reported results of operations for any interim period.
Measurement of Credit LossesIn June 2016, the accounting guidance for the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments was amended to provide financial statement users with more information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit. The amended guidance replaced the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to determine credit loss estimates. The amended guidance eliminated the probable initial recognition threshold and, in turn, reflects an entity's current estimate of all expected credit losses. The amended guidance does not specify the method for measuring expected credit losses, and the Company is permitted to apply methods that reasonably reflect its expectations of the credit loss estimate. The Company implemented the amended accounting guidance for measurement of credit losses on January 1, 2020, without a need to make an adjustment to retained earnings. There was no impact to previously reported results of operations for any interim period.
Income Taxes Income TaxesIn December 2019, the accounting guidance for income taxes was amended to simplify accounting for certain income tax transactions. The amended accounting guidance made changes to accounting for intraperiod tax allocations and interim period tax accounting where the year-to-date loss exceeds the expected annual loss, among others. The Company implemented the amended accounting guidance for income taxes on January 1, 2020, without a need to make an adjustment to retained earnings. There was no impact to previously reported results of operations for any interim period.
Measurement for Credit Losses Measurement of Credit LossesIn June 2016, the accounting guidance for the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments was amended to provide financial statement users with more information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit. The amended guidance replaced the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to determine credit loss estimates. The amended guidance eliminated the probable initial recognition threshold and, in turn, reflects an entity's current estimate of all expected credit losses. The amended guidance does not specify the method for measuring expected credit losses, and the Company is permitted to apply methods that reasonably reflect its expectations of the credit loss estimate. The Company implemented the amended accounting guidance for measurement of credit losses on January 1, 2020, without a need to make an adjustment to retained earnings. There was no impact to previously reported results of operations for any interim period.