Business Description and Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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Business Description and Significant Accounting Policies	Business Description and Significant Accounting Policies Business Description Glowpoint, Inc. (“Glowpoint,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a managed service provider of video collaboration and network applications. Our services are designed to provide a comprehensive suite of automated and concierge applications to simplify the user experience and expedite the adoption of video as the primary means of collaboration. Our customers include Fortune 1000 companies, along with small and medium sized enterprises in a variety of industries. We market our services globally through a multi-channel sales approach that includes direct sales and channel partners. The Company was formed as a Delaware corporation in May 2000. The Company operates in one segment and therefore segment information is not presented. On October 1, 2019, Glowpoint closed its previously announced acquisition of Oblong Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Oblong” and, such transaction, the “Oblong Transaction”). Oblong is a provider of technology products and solutions for immersive visual collaboration. Oblong's flagship product, Mezzanine™, is the technology platform that allows meeting participants to share, arrange, and manipulate multiple streams of content, across screens and among multiple locations, all at the same time. Oblong’s customers use the platform to collaborate more effectively, both in a single room and across distance. Oblong’s principal operations are located in Los Angeles, California. The company supplies Mezzanine™ systems to Fortune 500 enterprise customers and reseller partners. Because the closing of the Oblong Transaction occurred after September 30, 2019, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the Company’s acquisition of Oblong. For further discussion of the Oblong Transaction, see Note 12 “Subsequent Events”. Principles of Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Glowpoint and our 100%-owned subsidiary, GP Communications, LLC, whose business function is to provide interstate telecommunications services for regulatory purposes. All material inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Basis of Presentation The Company's fiscal year ends on December 31 of each calendar year. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared on substantially the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. In the opinion of the Company's management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The December 31, 2018 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data in this document was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q does not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and notes thereto included in the Company's fiscal 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 8, 2019 (the “2018 10-K”). The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods included in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year. Significant Accounting Policies The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2018 10-K. Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. For the Company’s operating leases, the right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Since all of the lease agreements do not provide an implicit rate, the Company estimated an incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the lease payments. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, subject to any changes in the lease or expectations regarding the terms. Variable lease costs such as operating costs and property taxes are expensed as incurred. Treasury Stock Purchases and sales of treasury stock are accounted for using the cost method. Under this method, shares acquired are recorded at the acquisition price directly to the treasury stock account. Upon sale, the treasury stock account is reduced by the original acquisition price of the shares and any difference is recorded in equity, on a first-in first-out basis. The Company does not recognize a gain or loss to income from the purchase and sale of treasury stock. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease standard using the optional transition method under which comparative financial information will not be restated and continue to apply the provisions of the previous lease standard in its annual disclosures for the comparative periods. In addition, the new lease standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected the package of practical expedients. As such, the Company did not have to reassess whether expired or existing contracts are or contain a lease; did not have to reassess the lease classifications or reassess the initial direct costs associated with expired or existing leases. The new lease standard also provides practical expedients for an entity's ongoing accounting. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption under which the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities, and this includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for certain classes of assets (office buildings). For leases that qualify as short-term leases, the Company has elected to not apply the balance sheet recognition requirements of Topic 842, and instead we recognize the lease payments in the condensed consolidated statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. On January 1, 2019, the Company recognized ROU assets and lease liabilities of approximately $99,000 and $111,000, respectively, using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 7.75%. The ROU assets are recorded in other assets and the lease liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. In June 2018 the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718).” The guidance simplifies the accounting for share-based payments to non-employees by aligning it with the accounting for share-based payments to employees, with certain exceptions. The new guidance expands the scope to include share-based payments granted to non-employees in exchange for goods or services used or consumed in an entity’s own operations and supersedes the guidance in ASC 505-50. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Topic 718 and this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326).” The amendments introduce an impairment model that is based on expected credit losses, rather than incurred losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments (e.g., loans and held-to-maturity securities), including certain off-balance sheet financial instruments (e.g., loan commitments). The expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments, over the contractual term. Financial instruments with similar risk characteristics may be grouped together when estimating expected credit losses. In addition, the amendments provide for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since their origination. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We believe the effect of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures will not be material.

Business Description and Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description

Glowpoint, Inc. (“Glowpoint,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a managed service provider of video collaboration and network applications. Our services are designed to provide a comprehensive suite of automated and concierge applications to simplify the user experience and expedite the adoption of video as the primary means of collaboration. Our customers include Fortune 1000 companies, along with small and medium sized enterprises in a variety of industries. We market our services globally through a multi-channel sales approach that includes direct sales and channel partners. The Company was formed as a Delaware corporation in May 2000. The Company operates in one segment and therefore segment information is not presented.

On October 1, 2019, Glowpoint closed its previously announced acquisition of Oblong Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Oblong” and, such transaction, the “Oblong Transaction”). Oblong is a provider of technology products and solutions for immersive visual collaboration. Oblong's flagship product, Mezzanine™, is the technology platform that allows meeting participants to share, arrange, and manipulate multiple streams of content, across screens and among multiple locations, all at the same time. Oblong’s customers use the platform to collaborate more effectively, both in a single room and across distance. Oblong’s principal operations are located in Los Angeles, California. The company supplies Mezzanine™ systems to Fortune 500 enterprise customers and reseller partners. Because the closing of the Oblong Transaction occurred after September 30, 2019, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not reflect the Company’s acquisition of Oblong. For further discussion of the Oblong Transaction, see Note 12 “Subsequent Events”.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Glowpoint and our 100%-owned subsidiary, GP Communications, LLC, whose business function is to provide interstate telecommunications services for regulatory purposes. All material inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The Company's fiscal year ends on December 31 of each calendar year. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared on substantially the same basis as our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. In the opinion of the Company's management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The December 31, 2018 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data in this document was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q does not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and notes thereto included in the Company's fiscal 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 8, 2019 (the “2018 10-K”).

The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods included in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year.

Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2018 10-K.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. For the Company’s operating leases, the right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Since all of the lease agreements do not provide an implicit rate, the Company estimated an incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the lease payments. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, subject to any changes in the lease or expectations regarding the terms. Variable lease costs such as operating costs and property taxes are expensed as incurred.

Treasury Stock

Purchases and sales of treasury stock are accounted for using the cost method. Under this method, shares acquired are recorded at the acquisition price directly to the treasury stock account. Upon sale, the treasury stock account is reduced by the original acquisition price of the shares and any difference is recorded in equity, on a first-in first-out basis. The Company does not recognize a gain or loss to income from the purchase and sale of treasury stock.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease standard using the optional transition method under which comparative financial information will not be restated and continue to apply the provisions of the previous lease standard in its annual disclosures for the comparative periods. In addition, the new lease standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected the package of practical expedients. As such, the Company did not have to reassess whether expired or existing contracts are or contain a lease; did not have to reassess the lease classifications or reassess the initial direct costs associated with expired or existing leases.

The new lease standard also provides practical expedients for an entity's ongoing accounting. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption under which the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities, and this includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for certain classes of assets (office buildings). For leases that qualify as short-term leases, the Company has elected to not apply the balance sheet recognition requirements of Topic 842, and instead we recognize the lease payments in the condensed consolidated statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

On January 1, 2019, the Company recognized ROU assets and lease liabilities of approximately $99,000 and $111,000, respectively, using an estimated incremental borrowing rate of 7.75%. The ROU assets are recorded in other assets and the lease liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In June 2018 the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718).” The guidance simplifies the accounting for share-based payments to non-employees by aligning it with the accounting for share-based payments to employees, with certain exceptions. The new guidance expands the scope to include share-based payments granted to non-employees in exchange for goods or services used or consumed in an entity’s own operations and supersedes the guidance in ASC 505-50. Effective January 1, 2019, we adopted Topic 718 and this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326).” The amendments introduce an impairment model that is based on expected credit losses, rather than incurred losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments (e.g., loans and held-to-maturity securities), including certain off-balance sheet financial instruments (e.g., loan commitments). The expected credit losses should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments, over the contractual term. Financial instruments with similar risk characteristics may be grouped together when estimating expected credit losses. In addition, the amendments provide for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since their origination. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We believe the effect of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures will not be material.