RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued new guidance that amends the accounting for revenue recognition. The amendments are intended to provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, improve comparability of revenue recognition practices, and improve disclosure requirements. Insurance contracts are not included in the scope of this new guidance. Accordingly, our premiums revenue and investment income, collectively representing approximately 98% of our consolidated external revenues for 2016, are not included in the scope of the new guidance. We will adopt the guidance using the modified retrospective approach with a cumulative effect adjustment, if any, to retained earnings. We are analyzing how we may recognize revenue under the new guidance by reviewing selected sample contracts presently in place. While we expect revenue related to our Pharmacy, Provider Services, ASO and other services businesses to remain primarily unchanged, we are still reviewing the impact of the new guidance on the customer arrangements for these businesses. Accordingly, we continue to evaluate the impact of the new standard on our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and disclosures. The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2018.

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance related to accounting for leases which requires lessees to record

assets and liabilities reflecting the leased assets and lease obligations, respectively, while following the dual model for recognition in statements of income requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases). The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2019, with earlier adoption permitted, and requires retrospective application to previously issued annual and interim financial statements. We have begun the process of identifying the population of lease agreements and other arrangements that may contain embedded leases for purposes of adopting the new standard. While we expect to record significant leased assets and corresponding lease obligations based on our existing population of individual leases, we continue to evaluate the impact on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance introducing a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. The guidance is effective for us beginning January 1, 2020. The new current expected credit losses (CECL) model generally calls for the immediate recognition of all expected credit losses and applies to loans, accounts and trade receivables as well as other financial assets measured at amortized cost, loan commitments and off-balance sheet credit exposures, debt securities and other financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, and beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The

new guidance replaces the current incurred loss model for measuring expected credit losses, requires expected losses

on available-for-sale debt securities to be recognized through an allowance for credit losses rather than as reductions

in the amortized cost of the securities, and provides for additional disclosure requirements. Our investment portfolio consists of available-for-sale debt securities. We are currently evaluating the impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. A goodwill impairment charge would be recognized if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2020, with early adoption permitted, and is to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or operating results.

In March 2017, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the accounting for premium amortization on purchased callable debt securities by shortening the amortization period. This amended guidance requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date instead of maturity date. The new guidance is effective for us beginning with annual and interim periods in 2019. We do not expect adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

There are no other recently issued accounting standards that apply to us or that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.