NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

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Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards under GAAP

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” This update amends ASC 715 to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other post-retirement plans. We adopted this amendment as of January 1, 2021, which did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes to Topic 740—Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The amendments simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. This update also improves and simplifies areas of GAAP for which cost and complexity can be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. We adopted this amendment as of January 1, 2021, which did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, “Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321),” “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323),” and “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)—Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815,” and made targeted improvements to address certain aspects of accounting for financial instruments. This update clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The new ASU also clarifies that, when determining the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options, a company should not consider whether underlying securities would be accounted for under the equity method or fair value option upon settlement or exercise. We adopted this amendment as of January 1, 2021, which did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-10, “Codification Improvements.” The amendments in this update improve consistency by amending the accounting standards codification (the “Codification”) to include all disclosure guidance in the appropriate sections and clarify the application of various provisions in the Codification by amending and adding new headings, cross-referencing to other guidance, and refining or correcting terminology. We adopted this update at January 1, 2021, which did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards under GAAP

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (Topic 848).” In addition, in January 2021, FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)” which clarifies the scope of Topic 848. The amendments in these updates apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments in this update were issued as of March 12, 2020, effective through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815 – 40).” This update simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. The amendments to this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. We do not anticipate the adoption of this update to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.