Credit Losses

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2021

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Credit Losses

Credit LossesOn December 30, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 326 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance-sheet credit exposures, as applicable.

The rollforward of our allowance for credit losses related to trade accounts receivable, which is recorded in trade accounts receivable, less allowance in the consolidated balance sheet, is as follows (in millions of dollars):

	September Year to Date
	2021		2020
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	9.8	$	9.7
Impact of adopting ASC 326	—		0.3
Current period provision	0.8		1.2
Currency exchange effects	(0.4)		(0.2)
Write-offs	(0.7)		(1.6)
Ending balance	$	9.5	$	9.4

Write-offs are presented net of recoveries, which were not material for September year to date 2021 and 2020.

We have been engaged in litigation with a customer over a disputed accounts receivable balance for certain services rendered more than five years ago, which was recorded as a long-term receivable in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. In September 2020, a ruling was issued in favor of the customer, which we appealed. Upon receiving the ruling, we increased our allowance for credit losses by $9.2 million in the third quarter of 2020 to reflect the likelihood of collection, which was recorded in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. In September 2021, a final ruling in the case was entered in favor of the customer. As a result, in the third quarter of 2021, we wrote off the entire receivable balance with this customer, including $0.6 million not previously reserved. The unreserved portion was recorded in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

The rollforward of our allowance for credit losses related to the long-term customer receivable, which was recorded in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet, is as follows (in millions of dollars):

	September Year to Date
	2021		2020
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	10.9	$	1.0
Impact of adopting ASC 326	—		0.7
Current period provision	0.6		9.5
Currency exchange effects	—		(0.3)
Write-offs	(11.5)		—
Ending Balance	$	—	$	10.9

We are also exposed to credit losses for other receivables measured at amortized cost. No other allowances related to other receivables were material for third quarter-end 2021.