Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Guidance

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Guidance

Note B — Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Guidance

Adopted

Effective January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-17, Income Taxes. The standard update was issued to simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes and required deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. ASU 2015-17 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2016.  Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual period.  The Company has early adopted this ASU and applied the amendments retrospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets presented.  The effect of the adoption on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, was the offset of long term deferred tax liabilities by current deferred tax assets of $8,500,000 and $16,668,000, respectively.

Effective September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, Business Combinations. The standard update was issued to simplify the accounting for measurement period adjustments.  The update requires that adjustments to provisional amounts identified during the measurement period be recognized in the period determined.  The effect of these adjustments on current earnings that would have been related to previously reported earnings is required to be disclosed.  ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2015.  The update should be applied prospectively to adjustments that occur after the effective date of this update.  The Company has adopted this ASU 2015-16 and it did not have a material effect on Company’s earnings for the period ended September 30, 2016. The Company has not finalized all valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Clarient acquisition at September 30, 2016.

Issued

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers. This standard update calls for a number of revisions in the revenue recognition rules. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of this ASU to the first quarter of 2018, with early adoption permitted beginning in the first quarter of 2017.  The ASU can be applied using a full retrospective method or a modified retrospective method of adoption.  The Company is currently evaluating this update and has not yet determined the method it will use to implement the new standard or the effect this may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The updaterequires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. ASU 2016-02 requires that a lessee should recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term on the balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those periods.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this update will have on its consolidated financial statements.  

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The update requires excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recorded directly through earnings as a component of income tax expense. Under current GAAP, these differences are generally recorded in additional paid-in capital and thus have no impact on net income. The change will also impact the computation of diluted earnings per share, and the cash flows associated with those items will be classified as operating activities on the condensed statements of consolidated cash flows. Entities will be permitted to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on the recognition of expense for share-based payment awards. Forfeitures can be estimated, as required under current GAAP, or recognized when they occur.  ASU 2016-09 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those periods.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.