Revenue Recognition

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

NOTE 3. 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 842, 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).  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 obtains 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 sheet and totaled $24.1 million and $11.3 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  Sales revenues totaling $4.2 million and $7.2 million were recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, which were included in the contract liability balance at December 31, 2020.  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 sheet and totaled $1.9 million and $1.4 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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 buildings 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 finance 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 finance leases and rental income on facility leases.

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s lease revenues were $107.5 million and $205.5 million, respectively, consisting of $106.8 million and $204.4 of operating lease revenues, respectively and $0.7 million and $1.0 million of finance lease revenues, respectively.  The Company has entered into finance leases to finance certain equipment sales to customers.  The lease agreements have a bargain purchase option at the end of the lease term.  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 straight-line basis, which results in a constant rate of return on the unrecovered lease investment.  The Company’s finance lease revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 include $0.6 million and $0.9 million of sales revenues, respectively, and $0.1 million of interest income, respectively.  

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 842) and non-lease revenues (within the scope of Topic 606) and the underlying service provided for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

(in thousands)	Mobile Modular		TRS- RenTelco		Adler Tanks		Enviroplex		Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30,
2021
Leasing	$	65,184	$	28,717	$	13,609	$	—	$	107,510
Non-lease:
Rental related services		4,584		621		5,713		—		10,918
Sales		14,784		4,108		593		8,122		27,607
Other		20		337		43		—		400
Total non-lease		19,388		5,066		6,349		8,122		38,925
Total revenues	$	84,572	$	33,783	$	19,958	$	8,122	$	146,435
2020
Leasing	$	57,890	$	26,837	$	13,145	$	—	$	97,872
Non-lease:
Rental related services		3,533		563		5,256		—		9,352
Sales		15,316		5,336		232		9,199		30,083
Other		23		343		—		—		366
Total non-lease		18,872		6,242		5,488		9,199		39,801
Total revenues	$	76,762	$	33,079	$	18,633	$	9,199	$	137,673
Six Months Ended June 30,
2021
Leasing	$	122,987	$	56,530	$	25,947	$	—	$	205,464
Non-lease:
Rental related services		7,790		1,229		10,474		—		19,493
Sales		22,404		8,984		1,201		9,356		41,945
Other		39		643		46		—		728
Total non-lease		30,233		10,856		11,721		9,356		62,166
Total revenues	$	153,220	$	67,386	$	37,668	$	9,356	$	267,630
2020
Leasing	$	117,126	$	55,057	$	27,926	$	—	$	200,109
Non-lease:
Rental related services		10,223		1,282		10,645		—		22,150
Sales		22,572		10,008		730		10,702		44,012
Other		39		795		21		—		855
Total non-lease		32,834		12,085		11,396		10,702		67,017
Total revenues	$	149,960	$	67,142	$	39,322	$	10,702	$	267,126

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 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.