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Selling Arrangement
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Selling Arrangement  
Selling Arrangement

In 2011, the Company paid News America Marketing In-Store, LLC (News America) $4,000,000 in exchange for a 10-year arrangement to sell signs with price into News America’s network of retailers as News America’s exclusive agent. The $4,000,000 was being amortized over the 10-year term of the arrangement. In 2019, the Company accelerated the amortization based on the anticipated recovery period over the remaining term of the contract due to the loss of a significant retailer that exited the Company’s retailer network in the first half of 2019 as a result of competitive pressures. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 the impact of COVID-19 was determinded to be a triggering event requiring an impairment review. The Company determined the asset was impaired based upon continued revenue declines driven by changes in market conditions due to COVID-19 within the stores that this agreement affords the Company access to. As a result, an impairment of $159,000 was recognized as of March 31, 2020. The Company also shortened the useful life of the underlying asset from March 31, 2021 to December 31, 2020 and will record remaining amortization expense on a straight-line basis over the remainder of 2020. Amortization expense without the impairment was $61,000 and $150,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense is expected to be $97,000 for the remainder of 2020. The net carrying amount of the selling arrangement as of March 31, 2020 is $97,000 and is recorded within other assets on the Company’s balance sheet.