Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies	Note 1 — Significant Accounting Policies In these notes, the terms “Hexcel,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Hexcel Corporation and subsidiary companies. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are those of Hexcel Corporation. Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a discussion of our significant accounting policies. Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the unaudited accounting records of Hexcel pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements have been omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments as well as any non-recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the statement of financial position, results of operations, cash flows and statement of stockholder’s equity for the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 was derived from the audited 2019 consolidated balance sheet. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Investments in Affiliated Companies We have a 50% equity investment in Aerospace Composites Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and a 25% equity investment in HexCut Services SAS. These investments are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Merger Termination On January 12, 2020, we announced that we had entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Woodward, Inc. (“Woodward”), which provided for the combination of Hexcel and Woodward in an all stock merger of equals (the “Merger”). In response to the impact of the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, on April 5, 2020, Hexcel and Woodward entered into an agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The Accounting Standards Codification 326, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (“ASC 326”) requires a financial asset measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. We adopted the update, effective January 1, 2020, applying this standard to our Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. Our high-quality credit review practice and good customer relationships has resulted in accounts receivable write offs below 0.5% of our annual sales. Due to the requirements of ASC 326, we have reviewed and refined our bad debt reserve process. Management reviews the average annual charge-off rate along with an assessment of current micro and macro-economic factors to determine any required reserves. If at any time management finds that there are significant changes to any of these contributing factors, the reserve will be adjusted accordingly. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020 we recorded $0.2 million of reserves and there were no write-offs against receivables resulting in a reserve balance of $0.8 million at September 30, 2020. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20), which amends the current disclosure requirements regarding defined benefit pensions and other post retirement plans, and allows for the removal of certain disclosures, while adding certain new disclosure requirements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and allows for early adoption. We do not expect this new standard to have a significant impact to our disclosures. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes which amends and aims to simplify accounting disclosure requirements regarding a number of topics including: intraperiod tax allocation, accounting for deferred taxes when there are changes in consolidation of certain investments, tax basis step up in an acquisition and the application of effective rate changes during interim periods, amongst other improvements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and allows for early adoption. We are assessing the impact of this new standard on our consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and our future disclosures.

Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Note 1 — Significant Accounting Policies

In these notes, the terms “Hexcel,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Hexcel Corporation and subsidiary companies. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are those of Hexcel Corporation. Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a discussion of our significant accounting policies.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the unaudited accounting records of Hexcel pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements have been omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments as well as any non-recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the statement of financial position, results of operations, cash flows and statement of stockholder’s equity for the interim periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 was derived from the audited 2019 consolidated balance sheet. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Investments in Affiliated Companies

We have a 50% equity investment in Aerospace Composites Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and a 25% equity investment in HexCut Services SAS. These investments are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

Merger Termination

On January 12, 2020, we announced that we had entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Woodward, Inc. (“Woodward”), which provided for the combination of Hexcel and Woodward in an all stock merger of equals (the “Merger”). In response to the impact of the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, on April 5, 2020, Hexcel and Woodward entered into an agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The Accounting Standards Codification 326, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (“ASC 326”) requires a financial asset measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. We adopted the update, effective January 1, 2020, applying this standard to our Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. Our high-quality credit review practice and good customer relationships has resulted in accounts receivable write offs below 0.5% of our annual sales. Due to the requirements of ASC 326, we have reviewed and refined our bad debt reserve process. Management reviews the average annual charge-off rate along with an assessment of current micro and macro-economic factors to determine any required reserves. If at any time management finds that there are significant changes to any of these contributing factors, the reserve will be adjusted accordingly. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020 we recorded $0.2 million of reserves and there were no write-offs against receivables resulting in a reserve balance of $0.8 million at September 30, 2020.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20), which amends the current disclosure requirements regarding defined benefit pensions and other post retirement plans, and allows for the removal of certain disclosures, while adding certain new disclosure requirements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and allows for early adoption. We do not expect this new standard to have a significant impact to our disclosures.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes which amends and aims to simplify accounting disclosure requirements regarding a number of topics including: intraperiod tax allocation, accounting for deferred taxes when there are changes in consolidation of certain investments, tax basis step up in an acquisition and the application of effective rate changes during interim periods, amongst other improvements. This standard is

effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and allows for early adoption. We are assessing the impact of this new standard on our consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and our future disclosures.