Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

Changes in Accounting Principles

Beginning in January 2018, CTS adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" under the modified retrospective method, which requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on the date of adoption. This approach was applied to contracts not completed as of December 31, 2017. At date of adoption, there was no significant change to our past revenue recognition practices and therefore no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings was required.

Beginning in April 2018, CTS elected to adopt the provisions of ASU No. 2017-12 "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Target Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" under the modified retrospective method, which requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Prior to adoption, the company measured hedge effectiveness for all cash flow hedges quarterly and recognized any ineffectiveness in earnings in the current period. Upon adoption the company elected to review hedge effectiveness qualitatively as described further in Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments. At the date of adoption there was no significant hedge ineffectiveness recorded in earnings for hedged assets existing as of January 1, 2018, and therefore no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings was required.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by CTS Corporation (“CTS” "we", "our", "us" or the "Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, notes thereto, and other information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) necessary for a fair statement, in all material respects, of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period.  Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

NOTE 19 — Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2018-14 "Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General"

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2018-14, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General." This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for defined benefit and other postretirement plans. This ASU eliminates certain disclosures associated with accumulated other comprehensive income, plan assets, related parties, and the effects of interest rate basis point changes on assumed health care costs; while other disclosures have been added to address significant gains and losses related to changes in benefit obligations. This ASU also clarifies disclosure requirements for projected benefit and accumulated benefit obligations. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 and for interim periods therein with early adoption permitted. Adoption on a retrospective basis for all periods presented is required. This ASU will impact our financial statement disclosures but will not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

ASU 2018-13 "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement"

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement". This ASU modified the disclosures related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. Disclosures related to the transfer of assets between Level 1 and Level 2 hierarchies have been eliminated and various additional disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements have been added, modified or removed. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted upon issuance of the standard for disclosures modified or removed with a delay of adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. This ASU is not expected to have an impact on our financial statements.

ASU 2018-02 "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income"

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". This ASU allows for a reclassification from accumulated comprehensive income to retained earnings for the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period for which financial statements have not been issued. We are evaluating the impact this ASU may have on our financial statements.

ASU 2017-12 "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities"

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12 "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Target Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities". This ASU is meant to better align an entity's risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. This ASU also allows an entity to assess hedge effectiveness on a qualitative basis subsequent to the initial quantitative assessment if the facts and circumstances related to the hedging relationship have not changed such that the entity can assert qualitatively that the hedging relationship was and continues to be highly effective. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period after issuance. Any changes should be applied to all hedging relationships that exist at the date of adoption by applying a cumulative-effect adjustment related to eliminating the separate measurement of ineffectiveness to accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. Presentation and disclosure guidance is to be applied prospectively. We adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-12 as of April 1, 2018, see Note 1, Basis of Presentation.

ASU 2017-07 "Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Post-retirement Benefit Cost"

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07 "Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and net Periodic Post-retirement Benefit Cost". This ASU is meant to improve the presentation of net periodic pension and net periodic post-retirement benefits costs. Currently, pension and post-retirement benefit costs are comprised of several components reflecting the different aspects of an employer's financial arrangements and cost of providing benefits to employees. These components are aggregated for reporting, but prior guidance does not prescribe where the net cost should be presented in the income statement or capitalized in assets. This ASU requires disaggregation of the service cost component from other components of net benefit cost and provides explicit guidance on how to present the service cost and other components in the income statement, allowing only the service cost component of net benefit costs to be eligible for capitalization. These amendments should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of service cost and other components of net periodic pension and net post-retirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively for the capitalization of service cost and net periodic pension cost and periodic post-retirement benefit in assets. We adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2018. It did not have a material impact on our financial statements because the service cost component of our pension cost is immaterial to our financial results on a prospective basis.

ASU 2017-04 "Intangibles -Goodwill and Other (Topic 305): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment"

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04 "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 305): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment". This ASU is meant to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill for impairment by eliminating the current Step 2 analysis in computing the implied fair value of goodwill. In addition, this ASU requires an entity to consider income tax effects on any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring an impairment loss, if applicable. Under this ASU, impairment is determined by comparing the reporting unit's fair value to the carrying value. This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. We do not expect this guidance to have an impact on our financial statements.

ASU 2017-01 "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of Business"

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01 "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of Business". This ASU is meant to clarify the definition of a business to add guidance when determining when an acquisition or disposal should be accounted for as a sale of assets or business. This ASU provides a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets or activities should be classified as a business, providing more consistency in accounting for business or asset acquisitions. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018 and it will be applied to any business combinations subsequent to that date.

ASU 2016-16 "Income Taxes (Topic 740) Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory"

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, "Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory". This ASU is meant to improve the accounting for the income tax effect of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. Currently, U.S. GAAP prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes for intra-entity asset transfers until the asset is sold to a third party. This ASU will now require companies to recognize the income tax effect of an intra-entity asset transfer (other than inventory) when the transaction occurs. This ASU is effective for public companies, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted and is to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2016-15 "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments"

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments". This ASU reduces the diversity in reporting of eight specific cash flow issues due to accounting guidance that is unclear or does not exist. The eight issues relate to certain debt activities, business combination activities, insurance settlements and other various activities. We adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2018 and it did not have an impact on our financial statements.

ASU 2016-02 "Leases (Topic 842)"

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)". This amendment created a new Topic under the accounting standards codification to account for the provisions of the ASU. This amendment is meant to provide transparency and to improve comparability between entities. The ASU requires companies to record an asset and liability on the balance sheet for leases that were formerly designated as operating leases as well as leases designated as financing leases. The provisions of the ASU predominately change the recognition of leases for lessees; the provisions do not substantially change the accounting for lessors. This ASU will supersede the provisions of Topic 840 Leases.

The liability recorded for a lease is meant to recognize the lease payments and the asset as a right to use the underlying asset for the lease, including optional periods if it is reasonably certain the option will be exercised. Recording of the liability should be based on the present value of the lease payments. If a lease term is less than twelve months, a company is allowed to elect not to record the asset and liability. Expense related to these leases are to be amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the lease.

Additionally, the provisions of this ASU provide additional guidance on separating lease terms from maintenance and other type of provisions that provide a good or service, accounting for sale-leaseback provisions, and leveraged leases.

Reporting in the cash flow statement remains virtually unchanged. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures are required.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 "Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements. This amendment allows companies to elect to record a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings on the date of adoption. We expect to elect the provisions of ASU 2018-11 as of the date of adoption on January 1, 2019.

The provisions of this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. We have begun the process of reviewing existing agreements and are evaluating the impact of this ASU on our financial statements. We expect certain operating leases to be recognized as assets and liabilities as a result of adopting the standard.

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Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the consolidated financial statements are issued.