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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) applicable to interim financial information and should be read in the context of the Company’s December 31, 2021 consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for a more complete understanding of the Company’s operations, financial position and accounting policies. The Company’s December 31, 2021 consolidated financial statements were included in Antero Resources’ 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and, accordingly, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022, results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022. The Company has no items of other comprehensive income or loss; therefore, its net income or loss is equal to its comprehensive income or loss. Operating results for the period ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year because of the impact of fluctuations in prices received for natural gas, NGLs and oil, natural production declines, the uncertainty of exploration and development drilling results, fluctuations in the fair value of derivative instruments, the impacts of COVID-19 and other factors.

(b)

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Antero Resources Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its variable interest entity (“VIE”), Martica Holdings LLC, (“Martica”), for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

(c)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all liquid investments purchased with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. From time to time, the Company may be in the position of a “book overdraft” in which outstanding checks exceed cash and cash equivalents. The Company classifies book overdrafts in accounts payable and revenue distributions payable within its condensed consolidated balance sheets, and classifies the change in accounts payable associated with book overdrafts as an operating activity within its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. As of December 31, 2021, the book overdrafts included within accounts payable and revenue distributions payable were $5 million and $52 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, the book overdrafts included within accounts payable and revenue distributions payable were $63 million and $50 million, respectively.

(d)

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Earnings (loss) per common share—basic for each period is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Antero by the basic weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Earnings (loss) per common share—diluted for each period is computed after giving consideration to the potential dilution from (i) outstanding equity awards using the treasury stock method and (ii) shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2026 Convertible Notes (as defined below in Note 7—Long-Term Debt) using the if-converted method. The Company includes restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards, performance share unit

(“PSU”) awards and stock options in the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding based on the number of common shares that would be issuable if the end of the period was also the end of the performance period required for the vesting of the awards. During periods in which the Company incurs a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effects of all equity awards and the 2026 Convertible Notes are anti-dilutive.

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

Net income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation—common shareholders

$

(523,467)

765,135

(538,966)

608,716

Add: Interest expense for 2026 Convertible Notes

967

1,934

Less: Tax-effect of interest expense for 2026 Convertible Notes

(224)

(449)

Net income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation—common shareholders and assumed conversions

$

(523,467)

765,878

(538,966)

610,201

Income (loss) per share—basic

$

(1.70)

2.46

(1.78)

1.95

Income (loss) per share—diluted

$

(1.70)

2.29

(1.78)

1.81

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

307,879

310,535

302,343

312,300

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

307,879

334,561

302,343

337,589

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s basic weighted average shares outstanding to diluted weighted average shares outstanding during the periods presented (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

307,879

310,535

302,343

312,300

Add: Dilutive effect of RSUs

3,161

3,629

Add: Dilutive effect of PSUs

2,108

2,892

Add: Dilutive effect of stock options

Add: Dilutive effect of 2026 Convertible Notes

18,757

18,768

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

307,879

334,561

302,343

337,589

Weighted average number of outstanding securities excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per common share (1):

RSUs

6,642

6,767

PSUs

2,769

2,584

Stock options

380

351

404

351

2026 Convertible Notes

18,778

18,778

(1)The potential dilutive effects of these awards were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share because the inclusion of these awards would have been anti-dilutive.

(e)

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Convertible Debt Instruments

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which eliminates the cash conversion model in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, that required separate accounting for conversion features, and instead, allows the debt instrument and conversion features to be accounted for as a single debt instrument. It is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2021. The Company adopted

the standard effective January 1, 2022 under the modified retrospective transition method, which impacts only the debt instruments outstanding on the adoption date.

Upon adoption of this new standard, the Company reclassified $24 million, net of deferred income taxes and equity issuance costs, from additional paid-in capital and increased long-term debt by $27 million, reduced deferred income tax liability by $6 million and reduced accumulated deficit by $3 million as of January 1, 2022. Additionally, annual interest expense for the 2026 Convertible Notes beginning January 1, 2022 is based on an effective interest rate of 4.9% as compared to 15.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This ASU removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) and also simplifies portions of ASC 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. It is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2021, and it did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.