Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recent accounting pronouncements, policy

In February of 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). Under ASU 2016-02, an entity is required to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July of 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvement” (“ASU 2018-11”), to provide an additional, optional transition method for adopting ASU 2016-02, which allows for an entity to choose to apply the new lease standard at adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effective adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption, while comparative periods presented will continue to be in accordance with current U.S. GAAP Topic 840. For public companies, Topic 842 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted this new guidance with its first quarter ending March 31, 2019, using the additional, optional transition method, the package of transitional practical expedients relating to the

identification, classification and initial direct costs of leases commencing before the effective date of Topic 842, the transitional practical expedient for the treatment of existing land easements and the practical expedient to make an accounting policy election, by class of underlying asset, to not separate nonlease components from lease components; however, the Company did not elect the hindsight transitional practical expedient. The Company made an accounting policy election to not apply recognition requirements of the guidance to short-term leases. Due to the adoption of this new guidance, the Company recognized right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of $1.9 billion each on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019. The difference between the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was primarily due to the accrual for straight-line rent expense. The Company made an adjustment to opening “Retained Deficit” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the amount of $1.4 million, net of the deferred tax impact, related to the adoption of this new guidance. With the adoption of this new guidance, the Company’s favorable lease assets and unfavorable lease liabilities, from a previous acquisition, were eliminated through an adjustment to opening “Operating lease, right-of-use assets” on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, liquidity or the Company’s covenant compliance under its existing credit agreement.

In June of 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). Under ASU 2016-13, businesses and other organizations are required to present financial assets, measured at amortized costs basis, at the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis, such as trade receivables. The measurement of expected credit loss will be based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectibility of the reported amount. For public companies, ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires a modified retrospective adoption, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this guidance beginning with its first quarter ending March 31, 2020. The application of this new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In January of 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment” (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 eliminates the second step in the previous process for goodwill impairment testing; instead, the test is now a one-step process that calls for goodwill impairment loss to be measured as the excess of the reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. For public companies, ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period, and requires prospective adoption, with early adoption after January 1, 2017. The Company early adopted this guidance beginning with its first quarter ending March 31, 2019. The application of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.