Note 2 – New Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies that we adopt according to the various timetables the FASB specifies. Unless otherwise discussed below, we believe the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

Not yet adopted:

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” ASU 2016-02 will require lessees to recognize on their balance sheets “right-of-use assets” and corresponding lease liabilities, measured on a discounted basis over the lease term. Virtually all leases will be subject to this treatment except leases that meet the definition of a “short-term lease.” For expense recognition, the dual model requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance leases has been retained from the prior standard. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Classification will use criteria very similar to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines. The new lease guidance will essentially eliminate off-balance sheet financing. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition that provides for certain practical expedients and requires the new guidance to be applied at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. We are currently evaluating the effect this new accounting guidance may have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, issued as a new Topic, ASC Topic 606. The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle of the guidance is that a Company 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. In July 2015, the FASB affirmed its proposal to defer the effective date of the standard to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (and interim reporting periods within those years). Accordingly, we will be required to adopt the new standard in our fiscal year 2019 and can adopt either retrospectively or as a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We are currently evaluating the effect this new accounting guidance may have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

New pronouncements adopted:

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which changes the accounting for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees. The provisions of the new guidance affecting the Company require excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recorded in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled; remove the requirement to include hypothetical excess tax benefits in the application of the treasury stock method when computing earnings per share; and provided for a new policy election to either (1) continue applying forfeiture rate estimates in the determination of compensation cost, or (2) account for forfeitures as a reduction of share-based compensation cost as they occur. The new guidance also requires cash flows related to excess tax benefits to be classified as an operating activity in the cash flow statement and now requires shares withheld for tax withholding purposes to be classified as a financing activity.

We elected to early adopt the new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. This required us to reflect any adjustments as of March 1, 2016. The primary impact of adoption was the recognition of excess tax benefits in our provision for income taxes rather than additional paid-in capital for all periods after fiscal year 2016. We elected to change our accounting policy regarding forfeitures. Previously, we estimated forfeitures expected to occur in the determination of compensation costs. Going forward we will now recognize forfeitures in the period they occur. The cumulative effect adjustments made upon adoption were not material. For the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2016, we recognized additional share-based compensation expense of $0.23 million from the change in accounting for forfeitures of share-based awards, and we recognized $1.11 million of excess tax benefits in income tax expense rather than additional paid-in capital. The excess tax benefits were also reported as an increase to cash provided by operations and a reduction to cash provided (used) by financing activities.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes”, which eliminates the requirement for companies to present deferred tax liabilities and assets as current and non-current in a classified balance sheet. Instead, upon adoption, companies are required to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as non-current. We elected to early adopt the new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 and have made the necessary conforming reclassifications to the accompanying February 29, 2016 consolidated condensed balance sheet. The application of the provisions of ASU 2015-17 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. ASU 2015-03 changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability rather than as an asset. We adopted the new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 and have made the necessary conforming reclassifications to the accompanying February 29, 2016 consolidated condensed balance sheet and related footnote disclosures. The application of the provisions of ASU 2015-03 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

We have provided the table below, which summarizes the impact of each of the adopted accounting changes to the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements.

IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING CHANGES

(in thousands)


			Increase (Decrease)
	Standard	Transition Method	May 31, 2016		February 29, 2016
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Current deferred tax assets, net	ASU 2015-17	Retrospective	$	(18,921)	$	(17,636)
Long-term deferred tax assets, net	ASU 2015-17	Retrospective	$	1,127	$	879
Long-term deferred tax assets, net	ASU-2016-09	Modified retrospective	$	(232)	$	-
Other assets - debt issuance costs	ASU 2015-03	Retrospective	$	(12,630)	$	(12,618)
Other assets - accumulated amortization	ASU 2015-03	Retrospective	$	(8,914)	$	(8,625)

Long-term debt, current maturities	ASU 2015-03	Retrospective	$	(1,160)	$	(1,156)
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net	ASU 2015-17	Retrospective	$	(17,795)	$	(16,757)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	ASU 2015-03	Retrospective	$	(2,556)	$	(2,837)

Additional paid-in capital	ASU-2016-09	Modified retrospective	$	588	$	-
Retained earnings	ASU-2016-09	Modified retrospective	$	(820)	$	-


				Increase (Decrease)
				Three Months Ended May 31,
	Standard	Transition Method		2016		2015
Consolidated Statements of Income
Share-based compensation expense	ASU-2016-09	Modified retrospective	$	229	$	-
Current income tax expense	ASU-2016-09	Modified retrospective	$	(1,110)	$	-

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Cash provided by operating activities:
Accrued income taxes	ASU-2016-09	Retrospective	$	1,110	$	319

Cash provided by financing activities:
Share-based compensation tax benefit	ASU-2016-09	Retrospective	$	(1,110)	$	(319)