Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Donaldson Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of earnings, comprehensive income, financial position, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity have been included and are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended January 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods. The year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information was derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. For further information, refer to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosures regarding contingent assets and liabilities at period end and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which was declared by the World Health Organization to be a pandemic, continues to impact economic conditions. Significant uncertainty exists at this time with respect to the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Management cannot predict with specificity the extent and duration of any future impact on the business and financial results from COVID-19. The Company’s supply chain and manufacturing operations have, and may continue in the future to experience logistic and production-limiting constraints. The Company’s businesses have generally been designated as essential; however, it is possible that the businesses may not continue to operate under future government orders, or may be subject to site-specific health and safety concerns which could require certain operations to be halted for some period.

New Accounting Standards Recently Adopted

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13). In November 2018, the FASB issued an update, ASU 2018-19, that clarifies the scope of the standard in the amendments in ASU 2016-13. This guidance introduces a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. Financial instruments impacted include accounts receivable and other financial assets measured at amortized cost and other off-balance sheet credit exposures. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging and Topic 825, Financial Instruments (ASU 2019-04). This guidance clarifies the standards on credit losses (Topic 326), derivatives and hedging (Topic 815), and recognition and measurement of financial instruments (Topic 825). The Company adopted ASU 2019-04 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.