RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS, SEC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS, SEC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS, SEC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Credit Losses. As of January 1, 2020, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification 326, "Current Expected Credit Losses" ("ASC 326"). While the prior accounting rules used a model of incurred losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade accounts receivable, ASC 326 requires entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses, which when applied may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. As required by the standard, upon adoption we applied the model on a prospective basis and recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment, net of taxes, of $3.3 million to opening retained earnings for the impact of the addition to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Fair Value Measurements. As of January 1, 2020, we adopted a FASB update to disclosure requirements for fair value measurement, which removed, modified and added certain disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements covered in Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement." The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. See Note 10 for additional information.

Subsidiary Guarantees. In March 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the financial disclosure requirements applicable to registered debt offerings that include credit enhancements, such as subsidiary guarantees, in Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The amended rule focuses on providing material, relevant and decision-useful information regarding guarantees and other credit enhancements, while eliminating certain prescriptive requirements. The Company adopted these amendments as of March 31, 2020. Accordingly, combined summarized financial information has been presented only for the issuers and guarantors of our registered securities for the most recent fiscal year and the year-to-date interim period, and the location of the required disclosures has been removed from the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Significant Accounting Policies Update--Accounts Receivable.  Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables from contracts with customers for the sale of ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and other products.  Accounts receivable initially are recorded at the transaction amount.  We utilize liens or other legal remedies in our collection efforts of certain accounts receivable.  Each reporting period, we evaluate the collectability of the receivables and record an allowance for doubtful accounts and customer disputes for our estimated losses on balances that may not be collected in full, which reduces the accounts receivable balance.  Additions to the allowance result from a provision for bad debt expense that is recorded to selling, general and administrative

expenses.  A provision for customer disputes recorded as a reduction to revenue also increases the allowance.  Accounts receivable are written off if and when we determine the receivable will not be collected and are reflected as a reduction to the allowance.

We determine the amount of bad debt expense and customer dispute losses each reporting period and the resulting adequacy of the allowance at the end of each reporting period by using a combination of historical loss experience, customer-by-customer analysis, subjective assessments of our loss exposure. For accounts receivable balances as of and prior to December 31, 2019, our estimate of allowance for doubtful accounts was based on our estimated probable losses. Beginning January 1, 2020, upon our adoption of ASC 326, our allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our estimated expected losses, and the underlying evaluations include analysis of forward-looking information, including economic conditions.

Other Significant Accounting Policies. For our other significant accounting policies, including a description of our business combination valuation methodologies, see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2019 10-K.