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New Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements

3. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, an update to ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation. This guidance involves improving several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, classification on the statement of cash flows, the method of accounting for forfeitures and requiring entities to recognize all income tax effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. This update was effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2017. In the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective method. As a result, the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur and no longer estimates the number of awards expected to be forfeited. The cumulative effect related to the change in accounting for forfeitures was a $0.3 million increase to the opening balance of retained deficit at January 1, 2017. Additionally, as a result of the adoption, the Company recognized the excess tax benefits of awards that have vested or settled that had previously not been recognized as the related tax deduction had increased the Company’s net operating loss carryforward. The Company determined, consistent with its accounting for existing net operating losses, that a full valuation allowance was required for the excess tax benefits. As such, the Company recognized an increase in its net operating loss carryforward deferred tax asset of $1.7 million and the valuation allowance against the net operating loss carryforward was also increased by $1.7 million, which resulted in no impact to the financial statements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, an update to ASC Topic 842, Leases. This guidance requires lessees to recognize leases as assets and liabilities on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to the current accounting guidance. For lessors, the guidance also modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct finance leases. This update is effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2019 unless it elects early adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. Under ASU 2014-09, an entity 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 order to do so, an entity would follow the five-step process for in-scope transactions: 1) identify the contract with a customer, 2) identify the separate performance obligations in the contract, 3) determine the transaction price, 4) allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. Therefore, ASU 2014-09 will become effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but not any earlier than the original effective date of December 15, 2016. An entity can apply the new revenue standard retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application in retained earnings. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, an update to Topic 606, which clarifies how entities should identify performance obligations and evaluate licensing. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, an update to Topic 606, which clarifies guidance on transition, collectability, noncash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which affects narrow aspects of the guidance issued in ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial statements.