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New Accounting Pronouncements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements
New Accounting Pronouncements
New Accounting Pronouncements to be Adopted
In May 2014, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2014-09”) to ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance.  The new guidance will require companies to apply a five-step model in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers, as well as enhance disclosures regarding revenue recognition. Lease contracts will be excluded from this revenue recognition criteria; however, the sale of real estate will be required to follow the new model.  ASU 2014-09 is effective for public companies for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In addition, early adoption will be permitted beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods. Either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption is permitted. We do not expect that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements; however, we will continue to evaluate this assessment until the guidance becomes effective.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the FASB issued subsequent updates to ASU 2014-09. In April 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-10”) to ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. In May 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-12”) to ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Narrow-Scope Improvement and Practical Expedients.  The amendments in these updates did not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606; rather, they added improvements to reduce the diversity in practice at initial application and the cost and complexity of applying Topic 606 both at transition and an ongoing basis. The areas affected include: assessing the collectability criteria; presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers; noncash consideration; contract modification and completed contracts at transition; and technical correction as it relates to retrospective application and disclosure.  The new guidance is effective January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted beginning January 1, 2017, and allows full or modified retrospective application.  We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-10 and ASU 2016-12 to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements; however, we will continue to evaluate this assessment until the guidance becomes effective.
In February 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-02”) to ASC Topic 842, Leases. ASU 2016-02 supersedes the existing lease accounting model, and modifies both lessee and lessor accounting. The new guidance will require lessees to recognize a liability to make lease payments and a right-of-use asset, initially measured at the present value of lease payments, for both operating and financing leases. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, lessees will be permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not recognize lease liabilities and lease assets. Under this new pronouncement, lessor accounting will be largely unchanged from existing GAAP. The new standard will be effective January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements; however, we will continue to evaluate this assessment until the guidance becomes effective.
In June 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-13”) to ASC Topic 326, Credit Losses. This amended guidance requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This is different from the current guidance as this will require immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial assets. Financial assets that are measured at amortized cost will be required to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected with an allowance for credit losses deducted from the amortized cost basis. Generally, the pronouncement requires a modified retrospective method of adoption. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements when adopted.
In January 2017, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2017-01”) to ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The guidance clarifies the definition of a business and assists in the evaluation of whether a transaction will be accounted for as an acquisition of an asset or as a business combination. The guidance provides a test to determine when a set of assets and activities acquired is not a business. When substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. Under the updated guidance, an acquisition of a single property will likely be treated as an asset acquisition as opposed to a business combination and associated transaction costs will be capitalized rather than expensed as incurred. Additionally, assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest will be measured at their relative fair values. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted, including for interim or annual periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Upon adoption of this guidance, we anticipate future acquisitions of real estate assets, if any, will likely qualify as an asset acquisition. Therefore, any future transactions costs associated with an asset acquisition will be capitalized and accounted for in accordance with the guidance in ASU 2017-01.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2014, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2014-15”) to ASC Topic 205, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 requires management’s assessment of a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures when conditions give rise to substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the financial statement issuance date. ASU 2014-15 applies to all companies and is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and all annual and interim periods thereafter. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on our disclosures.
In August 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-15”) to ASC Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The objective of this amendment is to reduce the diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statements of cash flows. Of the eight types of cash flows discussed in the new standard, the classification of debt prepayment, distributions received from equity method investees, and debt extinguishment costs as financing outflows may impact the Company. ASU 2016-15 is effective for public companies for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The amendment in the update should be applied using the retrospective transition method for each period presented. We adopted this guidance on December 31, 2016 and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
In November 2016, the FASB issued an update (“ASU 2016-18”) to ASC Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows, Restricted Cash.  This new guidance requires amounts that are generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for public companies for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted and the pronouncement requires a retrospective transition method of adoption. We early adopted this guidance on December 31, 2016 and included amounts generally described as restricted cash within the beginning-of-period, change, and end-of-period total amounts on the statement of cash flows rather than within an activity on the statement of cash flows. This adoption changes our statements of cash flows and related disclosure for all period presented.