Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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Sep. 30, 2019

New Accounting Pronouncement Or Change In Accounting Principle Retrospective Adjustments [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

(15) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2019

ASU 2016-02:  The FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases.

The new leases standard applies a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record, for all leases with a lease term of more than 12 months, an asset representing its right to use the underlying asset and a liability to make lease payments.  For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a practical expedient is available whereby a lessee may elect, by class of underlying asset, not to recognize an ROU asset or lease liability.  At inception, lessees must classify all leases as either finance or operating based on five criteria. Balance sheet recognition of finance and operating leases is similar, but the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement, as well as the effect on the statement of cash flows, differs depending on the lease classification.

The new leases standard requires a lessor to classify leases as either sales-type, direct financing or operating, similar to existing U.S. GAAP.  Classification depends on the same five criteria used by lessees plus certain additional factors.  The subsequent accounting treatment for all three lease types is substantially equivalent to existing U.S. GAAP for sales-type leases, direct financing leases, and operating leases.  However, the new standard updates certain aspects of the lessor accounting model to align it with the new lessee accounting model, as well as with the new revenue standard under Topic 606.

Lessees and lessors are required to provide certain qualitative and quantitative disclosures to enable users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.  The new leases standard addresses other considerations including identification of a lease, separating lease and non-lease components of a contract, sale and leaseback transactions, modifications, combining contracts, reassessment of the lease term, and re-measurement of lease payments. It also contains comprehensive implementation guidance with practical examples.

On July 30, 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, which provides an option to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at the adoption date instead of the earliest comparative period presented.  Additionally, the ASU provides a practical expedient permitting lessors to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component if certain conditions are met.

The amendments for both ASUs are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Specific transition requirements apply.

Mid Penn adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2019 using the option to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at the adoption date instead of the earliest period presented as provided in ASU 2018-11.  Additionally, Mid Penn elected to apply all practical expedients as provided in ASU 2016-02, with the exception of the hindsight practical expedient, which was not elected.  As a result of the adoption of this standard, effective January 1, 2019, Mid Penn recognized (i) an operating lease ROU asset of $11,661,000, (ii) an operating lease liability of $12,866,000, and (iii) an opening adjustment to retaining earnings of $316,000 to eliminate the remaining balance of the deferred sale/leaseback gain on two retail branch locations which had originally been recorded in 2016.  The operating lease liability represents the present value of future payments on twenty-four leased properties within the Mid Penn footprint as of the January 1, 2019 adoption date, while the ROU asset reflects the lease liability, adjusted for deferred/accrued rent balances and the balance of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments of the respective properties as of the adoption date of January 1, 2019.  

Subsequent to the adoption of Topic 842, Mid Penn entered into a lease agreement for one facility under a non-cancelable finance lease, which commenced March 1, 2019. As a result of this lease agreement, Mid Penn recognized (i) a finance lease ROU asset of $3,582,000 and (ii) a finance lease liability of $3,601,000 included in the reported amount of long-term debt.

The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income or the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow.  See Note 8 - Leases for more information.

In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, “Leases: Codification Improvements.” This ASU (1) states that for lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers, the fair value of the underlying asset is its cost, less any volume or trade discounts, as long as there is not a significant amount of time between acquisition of the asset and lease commencement; (2) clarifies that lessors in the scope of ASC 842 (such as the Company) must classify principal payments received from sales-type and direct financing leases in investing activities in the statement of cash flows; and (3) clarifies the transition guidance related to certain interim disclosures provided in the year of adoption. To coincide with the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, the Company elected to early adopt ASU 2019-01 on January 1, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

ASU 2018-07: The FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting

The ASU makes certain changes to the accounting for nonemployee awards to align the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and nonemployees.  The changes require that the compensation expense associated with nonemployee equity awards with performance conditions be recognized when the achievement of the performance condition is probable, rather than upon achievement of the performance condition.  Additionally, the new ASU requires that equity-classified share-based payment awards issued to nonemployees be measured on the grant date, versus the previous GAAP requirement to re-measure the awards through the performance completion date.  The current requirement to reassess the classification (equity or liability) for the nonemployee awards upon vesting will be eliminated.

The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted, including interim periods.

Mid Penn currently issues restricted stock awards to nonemployee directors through the 2014 Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”) as more fully described in Note 14.  The single performance condition of the award is that the individual remain a director of Mid Penn through the duration of the vesting period.  Mid Penn adopted this standard on January 1, 2019 and the adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as the compensation expense related to nonemployee equity awards is immaterial to Mid Penn’s overall financial condition.

Accounting Standards Pending Adoption

ASU 2016-13:  The FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.

The ASU requires credit losses on most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments to be measured using an expected credit loss model (referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model).  Under this model, entities will estimate credit losses over the entire contractual term of the instrument (considering estimated prepayments, but not expected extensions or modifications unless reasonable expectation of a troubled debt restructuring exists) from the date of initial recognition of that instrument.

The ASU also replaces the current accounting model for purchased credit impaired loans and debt securities.  The allowance for purchased financial assets with a more-than insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination (“PCD assets”) should be determined in a similar manner to other financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis.  However, upon initial recognition, the allowance is added to the purchase price (“gross up approach”) to determine the initial amortized cost basis.  The subsequent accounting for PCD assets is the same expected loss model described above.

Further, the ASU made certain targeted amendments to the existing impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities.  For an AFS debt security for which there is neither the intent nor a more-likely-than-not requirement to sell, an entity will record credit losses as an allowance rather than a write-down of the amortized cost basis.  Certain incremental disclosures are required.

In May 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief, which provides transition relief for ASU 2016-13 by providing entities with an alternative to irrevocably elect the fair value option for eligible financial assets measured at amortized cost upon adoption of the new credit losses standard.  For those entities that have not yet adopted ASU 2016-13, the effective dates for adoption of ASU 2019-05 is the same as those in ASU 2016-13.

ASU 2016-13 has tiered effective dates, with early adoption permitted for all entities as of the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2018.  For public business entities that are SEC filers, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  For all other public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  For all other entities, including not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans within the scope of Topics 960 through 965 on plan accounting, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021.

In July 2019, FASB voted to propose a delay in the implementation date of ASU 2016-13 for smaller reporting companies (SRCs) until January 1, 2023.  The effective date for larger SEC filers would remain unchanged at January 1, 2020.  In October 2019, FASB approved and finalized the delay of the implementation date for SRCs as proposed.  Mid Penn is considered a SRC as of the most recent measurement date of June 30, 2019; therefore, pending release of this ASU, the approval of this deferral results in Mid Penn delaying the adoption of ASU 2016-13 by three years from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023.  Mid Penn will continue to monitor our status as an SRC through the January 1, 2023 adoption date.  

Mid Penn is currently evaluating the details of this ASU and the impact the guidance will have on Mid Penn’s consolidated financial statements.  Mid Penn expects that it is possible that the ASU may result in an increase in the allowance for credit losses resulting from the change to expected losses for the estimated life of the financial asset, including an allowance for debt securities.  The amount of the change in the allowance for credit losses, if any, resulting from the new guidance will be impacted by the portfolio composition and asset quality at the adoption date, as well as economic conditions and forecasts at the time of adoption.  Mid Penn will continue to collect the required data elements needed to perform the calculation in advance of the January 1, 2023 adoption date.  

ASU 2018-13:  The FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

This ASU, issued as part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in financial statements, amends the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements by removing, modifying, and adding certain disclosures.

The ASU is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.

As a result of this ASU, several disclosures were removed from Topic 820, including: (i) disclosure of the valuation process for Level 3 fair value measurements, and (ii) amounts of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  However, some additional disclosures will be required as a result of this ASU, including the requirement to disclose the changes in unrealized gains and losses included in other comprehensive income for the period related to Level 3 recurring fair value measurements, as well as the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements.  Mid Penn is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on our current disclosures.  The adoption of this standard will result in disclosure changes only and will not impact Mid Penn’s overall financial condition.

ASU 2018-14:  The FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

This ASU, issued as part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in financial statements, amends the disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans by removing and adding certain disclosures.  

The ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020.  Early adoption is permitted.

As a result of this ASU, several disclosures were removed from Topic 715, including: (i) disclosures of the amounts in accumulated comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year, and (ii) the effects of a one-percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs.  However, some additional disclosures will be required as a result of this ASU, including the requirement to disclose an explanation for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period.  Mid Penn is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on our current disclosures.  The adoption of this standard will result in disclosure changes only and will not impact Mid Penn’s overall financial condition.