Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements reflect the consolidated operations of Insulet Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Insulet” or the “Company”). The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in United States dollars, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In management’s opinion, the unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results reported. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2021, or for any other subsequent interim period.

The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the annual disclosures required by GAAP; accordingly, they should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Cloud Computing Arrangements

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had net capitalized implementation costs of $44.5 million and $24.2 million, respectively. Amortization expense recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $0.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and $1.3 million and $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and handling costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and were $2.6 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and were $4.7 million and $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Derivative Instruments

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its business operations. Risks that relate to interest rate exposure are managed by using interest rate swaps. The Company recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. Changes in a derivative financial instrument’s fair value are recognized in earnings unless specific hedge criteria are met, in which case changes in fair value are recognized as adjustments to other comprehensive income. The Company has designated its interest rate swap contracts as cash flow hedges.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. To measure fair value of assets and liabilities, the Company uses the following fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs:

Level 1—observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2—significant other observable inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs for which there are little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities are carried at cost, which approximates their fair value because of their short-term maturity. See Notes 3 and 8 for financial assets and liabilities held at carrying amount on the consolidated balance sheet and Note 4 for investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred. Advertising expenses were $12.0 million and $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and were $21.4 million and $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Effective January 1, 2021, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions in the current guidance regarding the approach for intraperiod tax allocations, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.