Note 2 - Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Text Block]

2.  Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments resulting in accounting for convertible debt instruments as a single liability measured at its amortized cost. This change will also reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for entities that have issued a convertible instrument that was bifurcated according to previously existing rules. In addition, the ASU requires the application of the if-converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share and eliminates the treasury stock method. The ASU is effective commencing with our quarter ended March 31, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-06 on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for the effects of the transition away from LIBOR and other reference rates. This ASU was effective commencing with our quarter ended March 31, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and we expect to adopt in 2021. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements as our Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 14 below) uses the secured overnight financing rate as an alternative to LIBOR.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and in May 2019 issued ASU No. 2019-05, Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief (collectively referred to as “Topic 326”). Topic 326 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. We adopted Topic 326 effective January 1, 2020, recognizing a net cumulative decrease to retained earnings of approximately $0.5 million. Topic 326 was applicable to the following financial assets: short and long-term marketable securities, receivables, contract assets and long-term notes receivables included in other noncurrent assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We elected to estimate the expected credit losses using a loss rate method that was applied to groups of assets categorized based on similar risk characteristics. The loss rate was based on historical losses and other information available to management. To account for the measurement of expected credit losses an allowance for credit losses was required for receivables and contract assets and was not required for any other applicable financial asset. As of September 30, 2020, $1.9 million was deducted primarily from receivables to present the net amount expected to be collected. The increase in the allowance since the initial adoption of Topic 326 was due to additional credit risk exposure to our customers related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In connection with the adoption of Topic 326, we implemented the following accounting policy as of January 1, 2020:

Allowance for Credit Losses: Financial assets, which potentially subject us to credit losses, consist primarily of short and long-term marketable securities, receivables, contract assets and long-term notes receivables included in other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets. We measure expected credit losses of financial assets based on historical loss and other information available to management using a loss rate method applied to asset groups with categorically similar risk characteristics. These expected credit losses are recorded to an allowance for credit losses valuation account that is deducted from receivables and contract assets to present the net amount expected to be collected on the financial asset on the consolidated balance sheet.