1.Basis of Presentation

Unless the context otherwise requires, the use of the terms “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” in these Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements refers to Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pertaining to interim financial information. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all information or footnote disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other current filings with the Commission. In the opinion of management all adjustments, consisting of those of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the results of the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods presented may not necessarily be indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Prior to September 30, 2015, for financial reporting purposes, fiscal years of our foreign operations ended on August 31 to facilitate reporting of consolidated results, resulting in a one-month reporting lag when compared to the remainder of the Company.

Starting October 1, 2015, the reporting year-end of these foreign operations was changed from August 31 to September 30. The previously existing one-month reporting lag was eliminated as it is no longer required to achieve a timely consolidation due to our investments in technology, ERP systems and personnel to enhance our financial statement close process. We believe this change is preferable because the financial information of all operating segments is now reported based on the same period-end, which improves overall financial reporting to investors by providing the most current information available. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC) 810-10-50-2, “A Change in the Difference Between Parent and Subsidiary Fiscal Year-Ends,” the elimination of this previously existing reporting lag is considered a voluntary change in accounting principle in accordance with ASC 250-10-50 “Change in Accounting Principle.” Voluntary changes in accounting principles are to be reported through retrospective application of the new principle to all prior financial statement periods presented. Accordingly, our financial statements for periods prior to fiscal 2016 have been changed to reflect the period-specific effects of applying this accounting principle. This change resulted in a cumulative effect of an accounting change of $1.6 million, net of income tax effect, to retained earnings as of October 1, 2015. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 would have been approximately $5.4 million higher absent the accounting change primarily due to the recognition of a $6.3 million currency devaluation loss that was recognized in quarter ending December 31, 2015, as opposed to the second quarter of fiscal 2016, as a result of the elimination of the one month lag.

The impact of this change in accounting principle to eliminate the one-month lag for foreign subsidiaries is summarized below for significant items. Other accounts were minimally impacted.

						After Voluntary
						Change in
						Accounting
	As Reported		Adjustments			Principle
	Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
	(in thousands)

Operating revenues	$	1,056,585	$	4,202		$	1,060,787
Operating costs, excluding depreciation	554,243		5,220			559,463
Net income	203,042		566			203,608
Diluted earnings per common share	1.85		0.01			1.86

	September 30, 2015
	(in thousands)

Total assets	$	7,152,012	$	(4,770	)	$	7,147,242
Total liabilities	2,254,560		(3,164		)	2,251,396
Total shareholders’ equity	4,897,452		(1,606		)	4,895,846

In November 2015, the Financial Account Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes requiring all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet instead of separating deferred taxes into current and noncurrent amounts. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, however, we have elected to early adopt effective October 1, 2015 prospectively. As a result of the adoption, we will no longer have Deferred income taxes as a current asset in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.

As more fully described in our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, our contract drilling revenues are comprised of daywork drilling contracts for which the related revenues and expenses are recognized as services are performed. For contracts that are terminated by customers prior to the expirations of their fixed terms, contractual provisions customarily require early termination amounts to be paid to us. Revenues from early terminated contracts are recognized when all contractual requirements have been met. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, early termination revenue was approximately $28.9 million. We had $23.4 million of early termination revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

Depreciation in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income includes abandonments of $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and $2.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

The functional currency for all our foreign operations is the U.S. dollar. Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates and monetary assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the end of the period. Income statement accounts are translated at average rates for the period presented. Foreign currency gains and losses from remeasurement of foreign currency financial statements and foreign currency translations into U.S. dollars are included in direct operating costs. Included in direct operating costs are aggregate foreign currency losses of $8.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015. The losses are primarily the result of a sharp devaluation of the Argentine peso in December 2015. For the three months ended December 31, 2014, we had aggregate currency gains of $1.5 million.