Revenue Recognition

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

NOTE 5. REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company’s accounting for revenues is governed by two accounting standards.  The majority of the Company’s revenues are considered lease or lease related and are accounted for in accordance with Topic 840, Leases.   Revenues determined to be non-lease related are accounted for in accordance with ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2018.   The Company utilized the modified retrospective method of adoption and there was no impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements, nor was there a cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard.  The Company accounts for revenues when approval and commitment from both parties have been obtained, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable.  The Company typically recognizes non-lease related revenues at a point in time because the customer does not simultaneously consume the

benefits of the Company’s promised goods and services, or performance obligations, and obtain control when delivery and installation are complete.  For contracts that have multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract based on the Company’s best estimate of the standalone selling prices of each distinct performance obligation in the contract.  The standalone selling price is typically determined based upon the expected cost plus an estimated margin of each performance obligation.  

The Company generally rents and sells to customers on 30 day payment terms.  The Company does not typically offer variable payment terms, or accept non-monetary consideration.  Amounts billed and due from the Company’s customers are classified as Accounts receivable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  For certain sales of modular buildings, progress payments from the customer are received during the manufacturing of new equipment, or the preparation of used equipment.  The advance payments are not considered a significant financing component because the payments are used to meet working capital needs during the contract and to protect the Company from the customer failing to adequately complete their obligations under the contract.  These contract liabilities are included in Deferred income on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and totaled $11.3 million and $17.5 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Sales revenues totaling $17.0 million were recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020, which were included in the contract liability balance at December 31, 2019.  For certain modular building sales, the customer retains a small portion of the contract price until full completion of the contract, which results in revenue earned in excess of billings.  These unbilled contract assets are included in Accounts receivable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and totaled $1.4 million and $1.0 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Lease Revenues

Rental revenues from operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease for all operating segments.  Rental billings for periods extending beyond period end are recorded as deferred income and are recognized in the period earned.  Rental related services revenues are primarily associated with relocatable modular building and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes leases.  For modular building leases, rental related services revenues for modifications, delivery, installation, dismantle and return delivery are lease related because the payments are considered minimum lease payments that are an integral part of the negotiated lease agreement with the customer.  These revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Certain leases are accounted for as sales-type leases.  For these leases, sales revenue and the related accounts receivable are recognized upon delivery and installation of the equipment and the unearned interest is recognized over the lease term on a basis which results in a constant rate of return on the unrecovered lease investment.  Other revenues include interest income on sales-type leases and rental income on facility leases.

Non-Lease Revenues

Non-lease revenues are recognized in the period when control of the performance obligation is transferred, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services.  For liquid and solid containment solutions, portable storage containers and electronic test equipment, rental related services revenues for delivery and return delivery are considered non-lease revenues.    

Sales revenues are typically recognized at a point in time, which occurs upon the completion of delivery, installation and acceptance of the equipment by the customer.  Accounting for non-lease revenues requires judgment in determining the point in time the customer gains control of the equipment and the appropriate accounting period to recognize revenue.

Sales taxes charged to customers are reported on a net basis and are excluded from revenues and expenses.

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenues by lease (within the scope of Topic 840) and non-lease revenues (within the scope of Topic 606) and the underlying service provided for the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:

(in thousands)	Mobile Modular		TRS- RenTelco		Adler Tanks		Enviroplex		Consolidated
Year Ended December 31,
2020
Leasing	$	235,003	$	112,210	$	54,710	$	—	$	401,923
Non-lease:
Rental related services		22,576		2,618		21,320		—		46,514
Sales		63,863		24,461		1,386		32,737		122,447
Other		82		1,522		66		—		1,670
Total non-lease		86,521		28,601		22,772		32,737		170,631
Total revenues	$	321,524	$	140,811	$	77,482	$	32,737	$	572,554
2019
Leasing	$	234,032	$	108,044	$	68,917	$	—	$	410,993
Non-lease:
Rental related services		18,964		2,599		27,634		—		49,197
Sales		47,045		18,995		1,266		39,814		107,120
Other		969		1,845		106		—		2,920
Total non-lease		66,978		23,439		29,006		39,814		159,237
Total revenues	$	301,010	$	131,483	$	97,923	$	39,814	$	570,230
2018
Leasing	$	200,214	$	94,345	$	70,653	$	—	$	365,212
Non-lease:
Rental related services		14,870		2,607		24,276		—		41,753
Sales		39,467		19,895		1,044		29,046		89,452
Other		23		1,810		80		—		1,913
Total non-lease		54,360		24,312		25,400		29,046		133,118
Total revenues	$	254,574	$	118,657	$	96,053	$	29,046	$	498,330

Customer returns of rental equipment prior to the end of the rental contract term are typically billed a cancellation fee, which is recorded as rental revenue in the period billed.  Sales of new relocatable modular buildings, portable storage containers, electronic test equipment and related accessories and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes not manufactured by the Company are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold.  The Company typically provides limited 90-day warranties for certain sales of used rental equipment and one-year warranties on equipment manufactured by Enviroplex.  Although the Company’s policy is to provide reserves for warranties when required for specific circumstances, the Company has not found it necessary to establish such reserves to date as warranty costs have not been significant.  

The Company’s incremental cost of obtaining lease contracts, which consists of salesperson commissions, are deferred and amortized over the initial lease term for modular building leases.  Incremental costs for obtaining a contract for all other operating segments are expensed in the period incurred because the lease term is typically less than 12 months.