Basis of Preparation and Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Preparation and Presentation

BASIS OF PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this report include the accounts of Unit Corporation and all its subsidiaries and affiliates and have been prepared under the rules and regulations of the SEC. The terms “company,” “Unit,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or like terms refer to Unit Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and one or more of its subsidiaries and affiliates, except as otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires. We consolidate the activities of Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Superior), a 50/50 joint venture between Unit Corporation and SP Investor Holdings, LLC, which qualifies as a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). We have concluded that we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE, as defined in the accounting standards, since we have the power to direct those activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of Superior as further described in Note 15 - Variable Interest Entity Arrangements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and do not include all the notes in our annual financial statements. This report should be read with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes in our Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2019, for the year ended December 31, 2018.

In the opinion of our management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments (including the elimination of all intercompany transactions) necessary to fairly state:

•Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018;

•Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018;

•Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018;

•Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018; and

•Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Our financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts reported in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results we may realize for the full year of 2019, or that we realized for the full year of 2018.

Certain amounts in this report for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. There was no impact to consolidated net income (loss) or shareholders' equity.

Accounting Changes - Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

As of January 1, 2019, we adopted Leases - Topic 842 (ASC 842) using the modified retrospective method and the optional transition method to record the adoption impact through a cumulative adjustment to equity. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019, are presented under Topic 842, while prior periods are not adjusted and continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. This new lease standard is explained further in Note 9 – New Accounting Pronouncements.

The additional disclosures required by ASC 842 have been included in Note 13 – Leases.

As of September 30, 2019, we adopted Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment to simplify the measurement of goodwill. The amendment eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This new standard is explained further in Note 9 – New Accounting Pronouncements.