Significant Accounting Policies

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which increases the transparency and comparability of organizations by recognizing Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and disclosing key quantitative and qualitative information about leasing arrangements. The principal difference from previous guidance is that the ROU assets and lease liabilities arising from operating leases were not previously recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are reported under ASC 842, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under ASC 840, Leases (“ASC 840”). In transition, we elected a number of practical expedients, including the election to not reassess existing or expired contracts to determine if such contracts contain a lease or if the lease classification would differ, as well as the election to not separate lease and non-lease components for arrangements where the Company is a lessee.

The impact of the adoption of ASC 842 to the Company’s Consolidated January 1, 2019 Balance Sheet was as follows (in millions):



	As Reported December 31, 2018		Adjustment			As Adjusted January 1, 2019
Assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets⁽¹⁾	$	54	$	(1	)	$	53
Right-of-use assets	—		110			110

Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities⁽²⁾	322		28			350
Long-term lease liabilities	—		103			103
Other long-term liabilities⁽¹⁾	89		(22		)	67

(1) Reflects an adjustment related to prepaid and accrued rent balances, which are included in the measurement of ROU assets.

(2) Reflects the current portion of the lease liabilities.

As a result of the transition, there was no impact to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 30, 2019, compared to what would have been reported in accordance with ASC 840.

Leases

The Company recognizes ROU assets and lease liabilities for its lease commitments with terms greater than one year. Contractual options to extend or terminate lease agreements are reflected in the lease term when they are reasonably certain to be exercised.

Subsequent to transition, the initial measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities are based on the present value of future lease payments over the lease term as of the commencement date. As the Company’s leases normally do not provide an implicit interest rate, we apply the Company’s incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future lease payments. Relevant information used in determining the Company’s incremental borrowing rate includes the duration of the lease, transaction currency of the lease, and the Company’s credit risk relative to risk-free market rates.

The ROU assets also include any initial direct costs incurred and exclude lease incentives. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

All leases of the Company are classified as operating leases, with lease expense being recognized on a straight-line basis.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The ASU requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. It replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. With respect to the Company’s financial instruments, a cumulative effect transition approach will be applied. The standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. Earlier adoption is permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management has assessed the impact of adoption of the new standard and determined, based on current operations, that there will be no material impacts to the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures resulting from the adoption of this ASU, which it expects to adopt in the first quarter of 2020.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. This ASU clarifies existing guidance related to implementation costs incurred in cloud computing arrangements, including the recognition, subsequent measurement, and financial statement presentation of such costs. The standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020, with earlier adoption and either a prospective or retrospective transition method permitted. Management is still assessing the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements.