(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

We have prepared our interim consolidated financial statements, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. All normal recurring adjustments have been included. Management believes the disclosures are adequate to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented. It is suggested these interim consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the fiscal year.

Certain accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions in determining the amounts reflected in the financial statements and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We closely monitor all Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and other authoritative guidance.

In the first quarter of 2024, we adopted ASU No. 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. The ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings, enhances disclosures for certain receivable modifications related to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, and requires disclosure of current period gross write-offs by year of origination. The adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

We also adopted the following standards in 2024, none of which had a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

2022-01 — Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging – Portfolio Layer Method

2021-08 — Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts

with Customers

In March 2024, the SEC adopted rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures in annual reports and registration statements. The new rules will be effective for our annual reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 2028. In April 2024, the SEC stayed implementation of the climate-related disclosure requirements pending completion of legal challenges. We are monitoring these developments while assessing the effect of these rules on our related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and cash taxes paid both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The effective date of the ASU is fiscal year 2026. We are assessing the effect of this update on our related disclosures.

We will also adopt the following standards in future periods, none of which are expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.


2023-07 — Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
2023-06 — Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative
2023-05 — Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement