Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 03, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Fiscal Period, Policy [Policy Text Block]

We have a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to the last day of September. Fiscal year 2020 includes 53 weeks and fiscal year 2019 includes 52 weeks. To offset the effect of holidays, for fiscal years in which there are 53 weeks, we include the extra week arising in such fiscal years in the first quarter. Our first fiscal quarter ended January 3, 2020 included 14 weeks.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates—The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities during the reporting periods, the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we base estimates and assumptions on historical experience, currently available information and various other factors that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates and assumptions.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—Our Recent Accounting Pronouncements are described in the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal Year 2020

On the first day of our fiscal year 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires lease arrangements be presented on the lessee’s balance sheet by recording a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of related future minimum lease payments. We adopted the new lease guidance using the modified retrospective approach and the transition method available in accordance with ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, which provides the option to use the effective date as the date of initial application of the guidance. As a result, the comparative information for prior periods has not been adjusted and continues to be reported in accordance with the accounting standards in effect for those periods under the previously applicable guidance. We elected the “practical expedients package of three” permitted under the transition guidance within ASC 842, which permitted us to carry forward our historical assessments of whether contracts contain leases, lease classification, and initial direct costs, for leases in existence prior to September 28, 2019. We evaluated our identified leases and applied the new lease guidance as discussed in Note 8 - Leases.

At the effective date, the adoption of ASC 842 resulted in an increase to our total assets of approximately $37.1 million, an increase to total liabilities of approximately $39.0 million and a decrease to retained earnings of approximately $1.9 million primarily due to derecognition of financing obligations and associated assets established under ASC 840, Leases.

We have operating leases for certain facilities as well as manufacturing and office equipment. Based on the present value of lease payments for the remaining lease term of our existing leases, we recognized $37.7 million and $43.6 million of both operating ROU assets and operating lease liabilities, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet upon adoption of ASC 842

on September 28, 2019. The difference between the ROU asset and liability represents deferred rent and lease incentives of approximately $5.9 million, recorded as a reduction to our gross ROU assets.

We have finance leases for our corporate headquarters, including our fabrication facility, and to a lesser extent, various manufacturing equipment. Upon the adoption of ASC 842 on September 28, 2019, we derecognized the previous financed assets, recorded financing obligations for our corporate headquarters, and recorded finance lease assets and financing obligations for various manufacturing equipment. On September 28, 2019 we recognized a finance lease ROU asset and finance lease liability of $35.7 million and $31.8 million, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The difference between the ROU asset and liability represents net prepaid rent for our corporate headquarters, which is recorded as part of the finance lease ROU asset and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term.

The adoption of the new lease guidance did not have a material impact to the condensed consolidated statement of operations or cash flows, or earnings per share for the three and six months ended April 3, 2020.

Pronouncements for Adoption in Subsequent Periods

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU introduces a new accounting model known as Credit Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”), which requires earlier recognition of credit losses. The CECL model utilizes a lifetime expected credit loss measurement objective for the recognition of credit losses for receivables at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired, replacing the current incurred loss methodology that delays recognition of credit losses until a probable loss has been incurred. There are other provisions within the standard affecting how impairments of other financial assets may be recorded and presented, as well as expanded disclosures. We plan to adopt this standard on the first day of our fiscal year 2021, October 3, 2020. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard, although we do not believe the adoption will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.