Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements reflect the consolidated operations of Insulet Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Insulet” or the “Company”). The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in United States dollars, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In management’s opinion, the unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results reported. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020, or for any other subsequent interim period.

The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the annual disclosures required by GAAP; accordingly, they should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade accounts receivable consist of amounts due from third-party payors, customers and intermediaries and are presented at amortized cost. The allowance for credit losses reflects an estimate of losses inherent in the Company’s accounts receivable portfolio determined based on historical experience, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other available evidence. Accounts receivable are written off when management determines they are uncollectable.

The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. The Company has identified the following portfolio segments and measures the allowance for credit losses using the following methods:

Direct Customer Receivables—The Company measures expected credit losses on direct customer receivables using an aging methodology. The risk of loss for direct customer receivables is higher than other portfolios. The Company relies on third-party payors to accept and timely process claims and on direct consumers to have the ability to pay. The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and supportable forecasts.

Distributor Receivables—The Company measures expected credit losses on distributor receivables using an individual reserve methodology. The risk of loss in this portfolio is low based on the Company’s historical experience. The estimate of expected credit losses considers payment history as well as credit ratings of the distributors, in addition to current conditions and supportable forecasts.

National Healthcare System Receivables—The Company measures expected credit losses on national healthcare system receivables using an individual reserve methodology. The risk of loss in this portfolio is low based on the Company’s historical experience. The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and supportable forecasts.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and were $3.2 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and were $7.0 million and $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. To measure fair value of assets and liabilities, the Company uses the following fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs:

Level 1—observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2—significant other observable inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs for which there are little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value because of their short-term maturity. See Notes 3 and 8 for financial assets and liabilities held at carrying amount on the consolidated balance sheet and Note 4 for investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred. Advertising expenses were $10.0 million and $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and $15.6 million and $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Reclassification of Prior Period Amounts

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. A portion of facility costs and certain information technology costs have been allocated from selling, general and administrative to research and development expenses based on square foot and system usage, respectively. In addition, certain quality assurance costs were reclassified from research and development expenses to selling, general and administrative expenses. The net impact of these adjustments was a $0.6 million and $1.9 million increase to research and development expenses and a corresponding decrease to selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. There was no change to previously reported operating or net income. Further, the Company reclassified the $0.9 million change in unbilled receivables from the change in accounts and unbilled receivables to the change in prepaid expenses and other assets in the prior year statement of cash flows. This reclassification had no effect on previously reported net cash provided by operating activities.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 requires financial assets measured at amortized cost, such as the Company’s trade receivables and contract assets, to be presented net of expected credit losses, which may be estimated based on relevant information such as historical experience, current conditions and future expectation for each pool of similar financial assets. The new guidance also requires enhanced disclosures related to trade receivables and associated credit losses. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 using the modified retrospective method, whereby the guidance is applied prospectively as of the date of adoption and prior periods are not restated. The cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2016-13 resulted in a $1.1 million increase to the opening balance of accumulated deficit upon adoption related to an increase in the allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable.

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, comprised primarily of our direct consumer receivable portfolio. The allowance for credit losses of other portfolios is insignificant.


(in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Credit losses at the beginning of the period	$	4.6	$	3.8
Effect of adoption	—		1.1
Credit losses at the beginning of the period after adoption	4.6		4.9
Provision for expected credit losses	0.5		3.1
Write-offs charged against allowance	(1.6)		(4.7)
Recoveries of amounts previously written-off	0.1		0.3
Credit losses at the end of the period	$	3.6	$	3.6

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 requires an entity to measure the impairment of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit as the amount by which the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds the reporting units’ fair value. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.