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Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Basis Of Presentation And New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Pronouncements

 


Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Pronouncements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the audited annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, considered necessary for a fair presentation of our results of operations, financial position and cash flows have been included. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 was derived from audited annual consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Certain reclassifications of prior year’s amounts have been made to conform with the current year’s presentation.  Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Financial Instruments

In January, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”  ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments not accounted for under the equity method of accounting or result in consolidation of an investee, that have readily determinable fair values to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized in net income.  The update simplifies the impairment assessment for equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring assessment for impairment qualitatively, similar to the impairment assessment currently used for long-lived assets, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.  The amendments in this update also change the disclosure requirements for financial instruments, including eliminating the requirement to disclose the method and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized costs on the balance sheet.  

ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption of the amendments in this update, in general, is not permitted.  ASU 2016-01 is not expected to significantly impact the Company.  

Leases

In February, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”  ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize on their balance sheet a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. Payments to be made in optional periods should be included in the measurement of lease assets and liabilities if the lessee is reasonably certain it will exercise an option to extend the lease or not exercise an option to terminate the lease.  While ASU 2016-02 continues to differentiate between finance or capital leases and operating leases, the principal change from current lease accounting guidance is that lease assets and liabilities arising from operating leases should be recognized on the balance sheet.  

  ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption of the amendments in this update is permitted.  Lessees are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach which includes a number of practical expedients, including the ability to use hindsight in evaluating lessee options to extend or terminate a lease.  An entity that elects to apply the practical expedients will be required to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all operating leases at each reporting date based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payment that were tracked and disclosed under previous GAAP.  We are currently in the process of determining the impact the implementation of ASU 2016-02 will have on the Company’s financial statements.

 


Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and New Accounting Pronouncements – Continued

Stock Compensation

In March, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.”  ASU 2016-09 involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows.  Under the new standard, income tax benefits and deficiencies are to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement and the tax effects of exercised or vested awards should be treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur.  An entity should also recognize excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period.  Excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity.  In regards to forfeitures, the entity may make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur.

ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption of the amendments in this update is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance to determine the Company's adoption method and the effect it will have on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.”  ASU 2014-09 was developed to enable financial statement users to better understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.  The update’s core principal is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  Companies are to use a five-step contract review model to ensure revenue gets recognized, measured and disclosed in accordance with this principle.  

ASU 2014-09 was to be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  On July 9, 2015, the FASB decided to defer by one year the effective date for both public and nonpublic entities.  As a result, ASU 2014-09 is now effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.   The amendments in this update will be applied retrospectively either to each prior reporting period presented or to disclose the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. Gentherm has developed a plan to complete the five-step contract review process for all existing contracts with customers.  We are currently in the process of determining the impact the implementation of ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s financial statements.

Inventory – Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory

In July, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “ Inventory (Topic 330) Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.”  The update requires that inventory measured using any method other than last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value.  

ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and is not expected to significantly impact the Company.

Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes

In November, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “ Income Taxes (Topic 740) Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.”  ASU 2015-17 no longer requires an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current and noncurrent amounts on the balance sheet.  Instead, for each tax paying component and within each tax jurisdiction all deferred tax liabilities and assets, as well as related valuation allowance, shall be offset and presented as a single noncurrent amount.  Entities will continue to not offset deferred tax liabilities and assets attributable to different tax-paying components of the entity or to different tax jurisdictions.  

ASU 2015-17 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, though earlier application is permitted.  The update can be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented.  We anticipate adoption of ASU 2015-17 will impact our presentation of deferred tax liabilities and assets on the consolidated condensed balance sheets.