New Accounting Pronouncements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements

(11) New Accounting Pronouncements

Revenue from Contracts with Customers. On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU is the result of a convergence project between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board. The core principle behind ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for delivering those goods and services. This model involves a five-step process that includes identifying the contract with the customer, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction prices to the performance obligations in the contract and recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies the performance obligations. The guidance in the ASU supersedes existing revenue recognition guidance and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 with early application not permitted. The ASU allows two methods of adoption; a full retrospective approach where three years of financial information are presented in accordance with the new standard, and a modified retrospective approach where the ASU is applied to the most current period presented in the financial statements.

On August 12, 2015, the FASB voted for a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new standard and now requires application of the new standard no later than annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods therein. However, under the proposal, public entities would be permitted to elect to early adopt the new standard as of the original effective date. We are currently assessing the financial impact of adopting the new standard and the methods of adoption, however, we are currently unable to provide a reasonable estimate regarding the financial impact or which method of adoption of the new standard we will elect. We currently expect to adopt the new standard in fiscal year 2018 in accordance with the revised effective date.

Leases. On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued its new lease accounting guidance in ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date:

· A lease liability, which is a lessee‘s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and

· A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term.

Lessees (for capital and operating leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The modified retrospective approach would not require any transition accounting for leases that expired before the earliest comparative period presented. Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach.  

The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods therein. Early application is permitted for all business entities upon issuance. We are currently assessing the financial impact of adopting the new standard, however; we are currently unable to provide a reasonable estimate regarding the financial impact. We currently expect to adopt the new standard in fiscal year 2019.  

Compensation-Stock Compensation. On March 31, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718)”, that will require entities to recognize the income tax effects of share based payments to employees in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years and early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the financial impact of adopting the new standard. We are currently unable to provide a reasonable estimate regarding the financial impact, but expect it will impact our income tax expense and effective tax rate. We currently plan to adopt the new standard in fiscal year 2016.