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New Accounting Pronouncements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements  
New Accounting Pronouncements

(14New Accounting Pronouncements



Standards adopted



In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting standards update (ASU) 2017-04, Intangibles- Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.  The amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test.  The annual or interim goodwill impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount.  An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value.  The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis.  The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2020.  Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.  The Company adopted the accounting guidance as of January 1, 2017.  The newly adopted accounting principle is preferable because it reduces the cost and complexity of evaluating goodwill for impairment.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.



In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which relates to the accounting for employee share-based payments.  The guidance in this update addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based payments, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows.  The Company adopted the accounting guidance as of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.



In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) – Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which applies to inventory measured using first-in, first-out or average cost.  The guidance in this update states that inventory within its scope shall be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, and when the net realizable value of inventory is lower than its cost, the difference shall be recognized as a loss in earnings.   The Company adopted the accounting guidance as of January 1, 2017.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.



Standards not yet adopted



In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.  The guidance in this ASU applies to all entities that change the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award.  The amendments provide clarity and reduce diversity in practice as well as cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to the modification of the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award.  The amendments in ASU 2017-09 include guidance on determining which changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718.  The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018 and should be applied prospectively to awards modified on or after the adoption date.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.



In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.  The amendments affect all companies and other reporting organizations that must determine whether they have acquired or sold a business.  The amendments are intended to help companies and other organizations evaluate whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The amendments provide a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities is a business.  The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.



In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statements of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.  The guidance in this ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents.  As a result, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.  The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018 and should be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.



In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory.  The guidance in this ASU requires entities to recognize at the transaction date the income tax consequences of intercompany asset transfers other than inventory. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018.  The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-16 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.



In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet.  This new ASU will require the lessee to recognize a lease liability equal to the present value of the lease payments and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term for all leases longer than 12 months.  For leases with a term of 12 month or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and liabilities and recognize the lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term.  Under the new guidance, the Company will revise its leasing policies to require most of the leases, where the Company is the lessee, to be recognized on the balance sheet as a lease and lease liability.  Further, the Company will separate leases from other contracts where the Company is either the lessor or lessee when the rights conveyed under the contracts indicate there is a lease.  The Company is evaluating the effect ASU 2016-02 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.  The Company anticipates that its assets and liabilities will increase by a significant amount.   The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019. 



In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP.  The guidance in this ASU requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue that it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers.  The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018. The Company is in the process of determining the impacts the new standard will have on its various revenue streams.  The Company’s approach includes performing a detailed review of key contracts representative of the different businesses and comparing historical accounting policies and practices to the new accounting guidance.  The Company’s services and rental contracts are primarily short-term in nature, and therefore, based on the initial assessment, the Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements, other than the additional disclosure requirements.  Remaining implementation matters include establishing new policies, procedures, controls, and quantifying any adoption date adjustments.  The Company will adopt this standard on January 1, 2018 utilizing the modified retrospective method.