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Accounting Standards
12 Months Ended
Jan. 26, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]
3. Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Revenue Recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 replaces numerous requirements in GAAP, including industry-specific requirements, and provides companies with a single revenue recognition model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of the new standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under the new standard, the two permitted transition methods are the full retrospective method and the modified retrospective method. The full retrospective method requires the standard to be applied to each prior reporting period presented and the cumulative effect of applying the standard to be recognized at the earliest period shown. The modified retrospective method requires the cumulative effect of applying the standard to be recognized at the date of initial application. Effective January 28, 2018, the Company adopted the requirements of ASU 2014-09 using the modified retrospective method. As a practical expedient, the Company adopted the new standard only for existing contracts as of January 28, 2018, the date of adoption. Any contracts that had expired prior to January 28, 2018 were not evaluated against the new standard. The Company believes its application of the new standard to only those contracts existing as of January 28, 2018 did not have a material impact on adoption.

In accordance with the guidance under ASU 2014-09, the Company reclassified $311.7 million of unbilled receivables from contract assets (historically referred to as Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings) to accounts receivable, net as of January 28, 2018, the date of the Company’s adoption. As a result of the reclassification, accounts receivable, net and contract assets were $630.4 million and $57.8 million, respectively, as of January 28, 2018. The reclassification was a non-cash activity between contract assets and accounts receivable, net and did not impact net cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. The impact of adoption on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of January 26, 2019 was as follows, including both current and non-current balances (dollars in thousands):
 
January 26, 2019
 
As reported
 
Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09
 
Effect of Change
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
$
625,258

 
$
341,795

 
$
283,463

Contract assets
215,849

 
499,312

 
(283,463
)


The adoption of ASU 2014-09 resulted in balance sheet classification changes for amounts that have not been invoiced to customers but for which the Company has satisfied the performance obligation and has an unconditional right to receive payment. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2014-09, amounts not yet invoiced to customers were included in the Company’s contract assets (historically referred to as Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billings). These amounts represent unbilled accounts receivable for which the Company has an unconditional right to receive payment although invoicing is subject to the completion of certain process or other requirements. Such requirements may include the passage of time, completion of other items within a statement of work, or other contractual billing requirements.

The standard did not impact the opening retained earnings of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or the Company’s consolidated statement of operations as timing and amount of revenue recognized under the new standard was unchanged as compared to the Company’s historical revenue recognition practices.

Restricted Cash. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 is intended to reduce diversity in practice regarding the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash within the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update require that amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts of cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted ASU 2016-18 effective January 28, 2018, the first day of fiscal 2019, and applied this change of presentation retrospectively to the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows. As a result of the retrospective adoption, the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts of cash and cash equivalents have been restated to include restricted cash of $6.2 million, $5.4 million, $5.0 million, and $4.5 million as of January 27, 2018, July 29, 2017, July 30, 2016, and July 25, 2015, respectively. Restricted cash primarily relates to funding provisions of the Company’s insurance program.

Statement of Cash Flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice regarding the classification of certain transactions within the statement of cash flows and addresses eight specific topics including, among other things, the classification of cash flows related to debt prepayment and debt extinguishment costs. Under the amended guidance, cash payments for debt prepayment and debt extinguishment costs are classified as financing activities, whereas historically, the Company has classified such cash flows as operating activities. The Company adopted ASU 2016-15 effective January 28, 2018, the first day of fiscal 2019 on a retrospective basis as required. As a result of the retrospective adoption, payments of certain debt extinguishment costs of $14.2 million have been reclassified from operating activities to financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the fiscal year ended July 30, 2016.

The Company also adopted the following Accounting Standards Updates during fiscal 2019, neither of which had a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements:
ASU
 
Adoption Date
2016-16
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory
 
January 28, 2018
2017-01
Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business
 
January 28, 2018

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) which is intended to increase transparency and comparability of accounting for lease transactions. For all leases with terms greater than twelve months, the new guidance will require lessees to recognize right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the balance sheet and to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about lease transactions. The new standard maintains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases. As a result, the effect of leases in the statement of operations and statement of cash flows is largely unchanged. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2020 and interim reporting periods within that year. The Company will adopt the guidance using the transition provisions at the date of adoption instead of at the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Accordingly, comparative financial statements for periods prior to the date of adoption will not be adjusted. The Company has evaluated the impact of applying the practical expedients and expects to elect the group of practical expedients that allow it to not reassess the following: whether any expired or existing contracts represent leases, the classification of any expired or existing leases, and the initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. The Company will not elect the use of hindsight practical expedient.

The Company has substantially completed its evaluation of the effect of ASU 2016-02 on its systems, business processes, controls, disclosures, and consolidated financial statements, and has implemented a lease accounting and administration software in connection with the new standard. On adoption, the Company currently expects to recognize right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities ranging from $70.0 million to $75.0 million on its consolidated balance sheet for its operating leases with terms greater than twelve months. The Company does not expect a material impact to its consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, or cash flows. These expectations may change as the Company’s assessment is finalized.

Goodwill. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment testing. An entity will no longer determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. Instead, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. The loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021 and interim reporting periods within that year. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company expects the adoption of this guidance will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards
1. Basis of Presentation

Dycom Industries, Inc. (“Dycom” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of specialty contracting services throughout the United States. The Company provides program management, engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services for various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of such statements have been included. This includes all normal and recurring adjustments and elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions.

Accounting Period. In September 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from the last Saturday in July to the last Saturday in January. The change in fiscal year end better aligned the Company’s fiscal year with the planning cycles of its customers. For quarterly comparisons, there were no changes to the months in each fiscal quarter. Beginning with fiscal 2019, each fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in January and consists of either 52 or 53 weeks of operations (with the additional week of operations occurring in the fourth fiscal quarter). Fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2017 each consisted of 52 weeks of operations and fiscal 2016 consisted of 53 weeks of operations. The next 53 week fiscal period will occur in the fiscal year ending January 30, 2021.

The Company refers to the period beginning January 28, 2018 and ending January 26, 2019 as “fiscal 2019”, the period beginning July 30, 2017 and ending January 27, 2018 as the “2018 transition period”, the period beginning July 31, 2016 and ending July 29, 2017 as “fiscal 2017”, and the period beginning July 26, 2015 and ending July 30, 2016 as “fiscal 2016”.

Segment Information. The Company operates in one reportable segment. Its services are provided by its operating segments on a decentralized basis. Each operating segment consists of a subsidiary (or in certain instances, the combination of two or more subsidiaries), whose results are regularly reviewed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the chief operating decision maker. All of the Company’s operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment based on their similar economic characteristics, nature of services and production processes, type of customers, and service distribution methods.