Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation– The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U. S. GAAP”), except that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  However, in the opinion of Accuride Corporation (“Accuride” or the “Company”), all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included.  Certain operating results from prior periods have been reclassified to discontinued operations to conform to the current year presentation.

The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.  The unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto disclosed in Accuride’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Management's Estimates and Assumptions

Management’s Estimates and Assumptions– The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings Per Common Share – Basic and diluted earnings per common share were computed as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands except per share data)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(5,362	)	$	(841	)	$	(21,309	)	$	(3,790	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic		47,563			47,376			47,508			47,347
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted		47,563			47,376			47,508			47,347
Basic income (loss) per common share	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.45	)	$	(0.08	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.45	)	$	(0.08	)

As of June 30, 2013, there were options exercisable for 176,927 shares that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive.  As of June 30, 2012, there were options exercisable for 221,541 shares that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation--Compensation expense for share-based compensation programs recognized as a component of operating expenses, was $1,353 and $1,715 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.  Compensation expense for share based compensation programs recognized as a component of operating expense was $659 and $967 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013, there was approximately $3.2 million of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense related to share-based awards not yet vested that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years.

Income Taxes

Income Tax –Under Interim Financial Reporting, we compute on a quarterly basis an estimated annual effective tax rate considering ordinary income and related income tax expense. Ordinary income refers to income (loss) before income tax expense excluding significant, unusual, or infrequently occurring items. The tax effect of an unusual or infrequently occurring item is recorded in the interim period in which it occurs. Other items included in income tax expense in the periods in which they occur include the cumulative effect of changes in tax laws or rates, foreign exchange gains and losses, adjustments to uncertain tax positions, and adjustments to our valuation allowance due to changes in judgment in the realizability of deferred tax assets in future years.

We have assessed the need to maintain a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets based on an assessment of whether it is more likely than not that deferred tax benefits will be realized through the generation of future taxable income. Appropriate consideration is given to all available evidence, both positive and negative, in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Due to our recent history of U.S. operating and taxable losses, the inconsistency of these profits, and the uncertainty of our financial outlook, we continue to maintain a full valuation allowance against our domestic deferred tax assets.

Sale Leaseback Transactions

Sale Leaseback transactions-We have accounted for sale-leaseback transactions in accordance with ASC 840-40, Sale-Leaseback Transactions.  The Company entered into two sale-leaseback transactions during the first quarter, and as a result, had net cash inflow of $15.3 million.  Under the guidance, the leases were classified as operating leases.  The Company recognized a loss on the Camden aluminum equipment of $0.9 million that was recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Recent Accounting Adoptions

Recent Accounting Adoptions

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments in this update require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. This update will enhance disclosures required by U.S. GAAP by requiring improved information about financial instruments and derivative instruments. The requirements of this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Entities should provide the disclosures required retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The Company adopted ACU 2011-11 as of January 1, 2013.  The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2012, FASB issued ASU 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment.  The objective of the amendments in this update is to reduce the cost and complexity of performing an impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets by simplifying how an entity tests those assets for impairment and to improve consistency in impairment testing guidance among long-lived asset categories.  The amendments permit an entity first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test.  The amendments are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company adopted ACU 2012-02 as of January 1, 2013.  The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210):Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2013-01”). ASU 2013-01 contains no amendments to disclosure requirements. The amendments clarify that the scope of ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which introduced new disclosure requirements, applies to derivatives accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2013-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company believes adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements as these updates have an impact on presentation only.

In February 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income.  The objective of the amendments in this update is to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income.  The amendment requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under US GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income.  For other amounts that are not required under US GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under US GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts.  The amendments are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012.  The Company adopted ASU 2013-02 on January 1, 2013.  The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, FASB issued ASU 2013-4, Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date.  The objective of the amendments in this update is to provide guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, except for those obligations addressed within existing guidance in U.S. GAAP.  The amendment requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and an additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors.  The entity is required to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as other information about those obligations.  The update is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2013.  We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2013-04 on the consolidated financial statements.