
Note 1.	Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the company or Thermo Fisher) enables customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by providing analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software and services for research, manufacturing, analysis, discovery and diagnostics. Markets served include pharmaceutical and biotech, academic and government, industrial and applied, as well as healthcare and diagnostics.

Interim Financial Statements

The interim consolidated financial statements presented herein have been prepared by the company, are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the financial position at July 1, 2017, the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016, and the cash flows for the six-month periods ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The consolidated balance sheet presented as of December 31, 2016, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The consolidated financial statements and notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and do not contain all information that is included in the annual financial statements and notes thereto of the company. The consolidated financial statements and notes included in this report should be read in conjunction with the 2016 financial statements and notes included in the company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 5, 2017.

Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for 2016 describes the significant accounting estimates and policies used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Except for the accounting for tax benefits from stock-based compensation as noted below under the caption Recent Accounting Pronouncements, there have been no material changes in the company’s significant accounting policies during the six months ended July 1, 2017.

Inventories

The components of inventories are as follows:



	July 1,		December 31,
(In millions)	2017		2016

Raw Materials	$	528.9	$	466.3
Work in Process	367.8		327.9
Finished Goods	1,525.5		1,419.1

Inventories	$	2,422.2	$	2,213.3

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:



	July 1,		December 31,
(In millions)	2017		2016

Land	$	311.5	$	305.6
Buildings and Improvements	1,204.7		1,154.2
Machinery, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements	3,171.8		2,955.7

Property, Plant and Equipment, at Cost	4,688.0		4,415.5
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization	2,088.3		1,837.7

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	2,599.7	$	2,577.8

Acquisition-related Intangible Assets

Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:



	Balance at July 1, 2017							Balance at December 31, 2016
(In millions)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net

Definite Lived:
Customer relationships	$	13,547.7	$	(5,339.3	)	$	8,208.4	$	13,167.3	$	(4,821.4	)	$	8,345.9
Product technology	5,937.6		(2,523.7		)	3,413.9		5,679.7		(2,204.2		)	3,475.5
Tradenames	1,407.9		(731.6		)	676.3		1,452.2		(646.0		)	806.2
Other	34.3		(34.1		)	0.2		33.0		(33.0		)	—

	20,927.5		(8,628.7		)	12,298.8		20,332.2		(7,704.6		)	12,627.6
Indefinite Lived:
Tradenames	1,234.8		—			1,234.8		1,234.8		—			1,234.8
In-process research and development	42.0		—			42.0		106.6		—			106.6

	1,276.8		—			1,276.8		1,341.4		—			1,341.4

Acquisition-related Intangible Assets	$	22,204.3	$	(8,628.7	)	$	13,575.6	$	21,673.6	$	(7,704.6	)	$	13,969.0

Warranty Obligations

The liability for warranties is included in other accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. The changes in the carrying amount of standard product warranty obligations are as follows:



	Six Months Ended
	July 1,			July 2,
(In millions)	2017			2016

Beginning Balance	$	77.9		$	55.8
Provision charged to income	54.5			45.2
Usage	(50.9		)	(42.4		)
Acquisitions	0.5			1.1
Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net	(1.4		)	(1.0		)
Currency translation	2.4			(0.2		)

Ending Balance	$	83.0		$	58.5

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In addition, significant estimates were made in estimating future cash flows to assess potential impairment of assets and in determining the fair value of acquired intangible assets (Note 2) and the ultimate loss from abandoning leases at facilities being exited (Note 13). Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued new guidance intended to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost. The new guidance requires the service cost component of net periodic cost be reported in the same line item(s) as other employee compensation costs and all other components of the net periodic cost be reported in the income statement below operating income. The guidance is effective for the company in 2018. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance that eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, the new guidance will require entities to record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. The guidance is effective for the company in 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance clarifying the definition of a business and providing criteria to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities is not defined as a business. The new guidance requires such integrated sets to be defined as an asset (and not a business) if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired or disposed is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets. The guidance is effective for the company in 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued new guidance intended to reduce diversity in practice in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. The company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2017 and applied the changes to the statement of cash flows retrospectively, as required. The table below summarizes the impact of adopting this and related guidance on the company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended July 2, 2016.

In October 2016, the FASB issued new guidance eliminating the deferral of the tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers. The guidance is effective for the company in 2018. The impact of this guidance will be dependent on the extent of future asset transfers which usually occur in connection with planning around acquisitions and other business structuring activities.

In August 2016, the FASB issued new guidance intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified on the statement of cash flows. The company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2017 and applied the changes to the statement of cash flows retrospectively, as required. The table below summarizes the impact of adopting this and related guidance on the company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended July 2, 2016.

In March 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which affects the accounting for stock-based compensation. The new guidance simplifies 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. The company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2017 and applied the changes to the statement of cash flows retrospectively. The table below summarizes the impact of adopting this and related guidance on the company’s consolidated statement of cash flows. Adoption of this guidance decreased the company's tax provision in the first six months of 2017 by $35 million and increased diluted earnings per share for the same period by $0.09. The impact in future periods will be dependent upon changes in the company's stock price, the volume of employee stock option exercises and the timing of service- and performance-based restricted unit vesting.

The guidance issued in November 2016, August 2016 and the provisions of the guidance issued in March 2016 which affected classification on the statement of cash flows were applied retrospectively. As a result of adoption of this guidance, the accompanying statement of cash flows for the first six months of 2016 reflect the following changes from previously reported amounts:



	Six Months Ended
(In millions)	July 2, 2016

Increase in Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	$	69.7
Decrease in Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	12.7
Decrease in Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities	(69.7		)

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which requires lessees to record most leases on their balance sheets as lease liabilities, initially measured at the present value of the future lease payments, with corresponding right-of-use assets. The new guidance also sets forth new disclosure requirements related to leases. The guidance is effective for the company in 2019 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective method. Early adoption is permitted. The company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, however, assets and liabilities will increase upon adoption for right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. The company’s future commitments under lease obligations are summarized in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for 2016 included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC.

In January 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. This guidance retains the current accounting for classifying and measuring investments in debt securities and loans, but requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with subsequent changes recognized in net income, except for those accounted for under the equity method or requiring consolidation. The guidance also changes the accounting for investments without a readily determinable fair value and that do not qualify for the practical expedient permitted by the guidance to estimate fair value. A policy election can be made for these investments whereby estimated fair value may be measured at cost and adjusted in subsequent periods for any impairment or changes in observable prices of identical or similar investments. The guidance is effective for the company in 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued new guidance which requires an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. This guidance does not apply to inventory that is measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO). The guidance was effective for the company in 2017. Adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued new revenue recognition guidance which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. The new standard also requires significantly expanded disclosures regarding the qualitative and quantitative information of an entity's nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. During 2016, the FASB issued additional guidance and clarification. The guidance is currently effective for the company in 2018. The company expects to adopt this guidance through application of the modified retrospective method.

The company is continuing to evaluate the standard’s impact on its consolidated financial statements by surveying operating sites, reviewing unique customer contract terms, and developing processes to manage the changes in the revenue recognition guidance and gather information for the required disclosures. The company expects this undertaking will be complete in the second half of 2017.

Applying the new guidance to the majority of the company’s revenue arrangements based on its most commonly used customer terms and conditions and routine sales transactions, which generally consist of a single performance obligation to transfer promised goods or services, is not expected to have a material impact to the company’s consolidated financial statements. While the timing of revenue recognition for some of the company’s other sales transactions will be affected by the new guidance, the impact is not expected to be material.