General

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (“Teledyne” or the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and disclosures normally included in notes to consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, but resultant disclosures are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) as they apply to interim reporting. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes in Teledyne’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018 (“2018 Form 10-K”).

In the opinion of Teledyne’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, Teledyne’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2019 and the consolidated results of operations, consolidated comprehensive income for the three and six months then ended and consolidated cash flows for the six months then ended. The results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows to be expected for any subsequent quarter or the full fiscal year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-02, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, to address a specific consequence of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) by allowing a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act reduction of the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate. The guidance is effective for all entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. In the second quarter of 2018, we elected to early adopt this ASU and elected to reclassify, in the period of enactment, stranded tax effects totaling $47.6 million from AOCI to retained earnings in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The reclassification amount primarily included income tax effects related to our pension and postretirement benefit plans. Income tax effects remaining in AOCI will be released into earnings as the related pretax amounts are reclassified to earnings.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” This guidance better aligns an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships and expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components. This guidance also simplifies and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and for interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the guidance as of December 31, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach, there was no cumulative adjustment to retained earnings related to hedge ineffectiveness for the year ended December 31, 2018. Additionally, as a result of the adoption, we no longer disclose the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of our derivative financial instruments. The entire change in the fair value of the cash flow hedging instruments aside from components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness will now be recorded in other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified to earnings in the period the hedged item impacts earnings. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminates the computation of the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record a goodwill impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We expect the adoption of this guidance will reduce the complexity surrounding the evaluation of goodwill for impairment. The impact of this guidance for the Company will depend on the outcomes of future goodwill impairment tests.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance requires lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. We adopted the guidance on December 31, 2018, the beginning of our 2019 fiscal year using the modified retrospective transition method. Prior period comparative information was not adjusted. In addition, we elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact related to existing leases and as a result, a cumulative-effect adjustment was not recorded. Also, the adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on our results of operations or cash flows. Upon adoption, on December 31, 2018, we recognized right-of-use assets of $128.4 million and a total lease liability of $139.8 million for operating leases.

Lease Commitments

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Effective December 31, 2018, operating leases are recorded as right-of-use assets, other long-term lease liabilities and current accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, other current liabilities, and other long-term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Since most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of lease payments at the commencement date. We use the implicit rate when readily determinable. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Many lease agreements contain renewal options at either a fixed cost, fixed increase or market value adjustment. For those leases with renewal options, we will include the renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised, for purposes of calculating the lease liability and corresponding right-of-use asset. Teledyne will evaluate the likelihood of exercising each renewal option based on many factors, including the length of the renewal option and the future new lease cost, if known, or the estimated future new lease cost if it is not a fixed amount.

Operating Leases

Teledyne has approximately 120 operating lease agreements, which are primarily for manufacturing facilities and office space. These agreements frequently include one or more renewal options and may require the Company to pay for utilities, taxes, insurance and maintenance expense. No lease agreement imposes a restriction on the Company’s ability to engage in financing transactions or enter into further lease agreements. At June 30, 2019, Teledyne has right-of-use assets of $129.6 million and a total lease liability for operating leases of $139.8 million of which $121.9 million is included in long-term lease liabilities and $17.9 million is included in current accrued liabilities.

At June 30, 2019, future minimum lease payments for operating leases with non-cancelable terms of more than one year were as follows (in millions):



Remainder of 2019	$	11.5
2020	22.3
2021	20.5
2022	18.2
2023	16.7
Thereafter	84.7
Total minimum lease payments	173.9
Less:
Imputed interest	(34.1		)
Current portion	(17.9		)
Present value of minimum lease payments, net of current portion	$	121.9

The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is approximately 10 years and the weighted average discount rate is 4.08%. Operating lease expense was $5.8 million and $11.6 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2019, respectively.

As previously disclosed in Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2018 Form 10-K and under the previous lease accounting, future minimum lease payments for operating leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in millions):



	As of December 30, 2018
2019	$	23.2
2020	20.6
2021	18.4
2022	18.4
2023	11.8
Thereafter	48.2
Total minimum lease payments	$	140.6

Other

Our finance leases and subleases are not material.