Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Pool Corporation (the Company, which may be referred to as we, us or our) prepared the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements following U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial information. As permitted under those rules, we have condensed or omitted certain footnotes and other financial information required for complete financial statements. 

The interim Consolidated Financial Statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and operating results. All significant intercompany accounts and intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

A description of our significant accounting policies is included in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. You should read the interim Consolidated Financial Statements in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The results for our three-month period ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

Income Taxes

We reduce federal and state income taxes payable by the tax benefits associated with the exercise of nonqualified stock options and the lapse of restrictions on restricted stock awards. To the extent realized tax deductions exceed the amount of previously recognized deferred tax benefits related to share-based compensation, we record an excess tax benefit. We record all excess tax benefits as a component of income tax benefit or expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income in the period in which stock options are exercised or restrictions on restricted stock awards lapse. We recorded excess tax benefits of $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to $7.3 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Retained Earnings

We account for the retirement of treasury shares as a reduction of Retained earnings. As of March 31, 2023, the Retained earnings on our Consolidated Balance Sheets reflects cumulative net income, the cumulative impact of adjustments for changes in accounting pronouncements, treasury share retirements since the inception of our share repurchase programs of $2.2 billion and cumulative dividends of $980.1 million.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The table below presents the components of our Accumulated other comprehensive income balance (in thousands):

	March 31,				December 31,
	2023		2022		2022
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(17,139)	$	(9,794)	$	(19,608)
Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of tax	21,694		13,694		25,503
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	4,555	$	3,900	$	5,895

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption

The following table summarizes recent accounting pronouncements that we plan to adopt in future periods:

Standard	Description	Effective Date	Effect on Financial Statements and Other Significant Matters
ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848	ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. These transactions include contract modifications, hedging relationships and sale or transfer of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity. Entities may apply the provisions of the new standard as of the beginning of the reporting period when the election is made. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope, which refined the scope of ASC 848 and clarified some of its guidance as it relates to recent rate reform activities. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which extended the date for using optional expedients and exceptions to December 31, 2024.	The provisions of these updates are available until December 31, 2024.	In 2022, we adopted the hedge accounting expedient related to the probability of forecasted transactions to assert probability of the hedged interest regardless of any expected modification related to reference rate reform. We may apply other elections as applicable. We do not expect that there will be a material impact to the financial statements as a result of adopting any of the optional expedient or exceptions from these ASUs.