Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

17.Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Intra-Entity Transfer of Assets Other than Inventory.  The new standard requires recognition of current and deferred income taxes resulting from an intra-entity transfer of any asset (excluding inventory) when the transfer occurs. This is a change from existing GAAP which prohibits recognition of current and deferred income taxes until the asset is sold to a third party.  The new standard is effective as of January 1, 2018 and early adoption is permitted.  The Company is evaluating the provisions of this standard, including which period to adopt, and has not determined what impact the adoption of ASU No. 2016-16 will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases.  The new standard provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leases. The new standard supersedes present U.S. GAAP guidance on leases and requires substantially all leases to be reported on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, as well as additional disclosures. The new standard is effective as of January 1, 2019, and early adoption is permitted.  The Company is evaluating the provisions of this standard, including which period to adopt, and has not determined what impact the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will have on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 605. The new guidance was the result of a joint project between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop common revenue standards for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The core principle of the new guidance is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 was originally effective prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years. In August 2015, the FASB elected to defer the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early application permitted as of the original effective date. The new guidance may be applied on a retrospective basis for all prior periods presented, or on a modified retrospective basis with the cumulative effect of the new guidance as of the date of initial application. The new guidance will be effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018 and the Company currently expects to use the modified retrospective transition method.

During 2016, the Company substantially completed the impact assessment phase of its evaluation of ASU 2014-09. As a result of its impact assessment, the Company will be implementing additional processes and controls, including additional disclosures, to comply with the new standard. The largest financial impact will be the timing of revenue recognition for certain project-based orders for which the Company currently applies the percentage-of-completion or completed contract model. Under the new guidance, there are specific criteria to determine if a performance obligation should be recognized over time or at a point in time. The Company expects that in some cases the revenue recognition timing under the new guidance will change from current practice based on applying the specific criteria under the new guidance. The Company has not yet quantified the impact the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 will have on the consolidated financial statements.