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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Basis of Presentation and Principles of ConsolidationThe accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include accounts of the Company and all wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified and revised to conform to the current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make, on an ongoing basis, estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable and related reserves, useful lives and realizability of long lived assets, capitalized internal-use software development costs, accounting for stock-based compensation, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and the fair value and useful lives of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulting from business combinations. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions which management believes to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public

companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash EquivalentsCash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments in money market funds, commercial paper and certificates of deposit, with original maturities from the date of purchase of three months or less. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity and highly liquid nature of these instruments.

Foreign Currency

The reporting currency of the Company is the United States dollar (“USD”). The functional currency of the Company is USD, and the functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries is the local currency of the jurisdiction in which the foreign subsidiary is located. The assets and liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries are translated to USD at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. All income statement accounts are translated at monthly average exchange rates. Resulting foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded directly in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income.

Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in Other (income) expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations when realized.

Restricted Cash

Restricted CashRestricted cash includes deposits in financial institutions related to letters of credit used to secure lease agreements.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable primarily represents revenue recognized that was not invoiced at the balance sheet date and is primarily billed and collected in the following month. Trade accounts receivable are carried at the original invoiced amount less an estimated allowance for doubtful accounts based on the probability of future collection. Management determines the adequacy of the allowance based on historical loss patterns, the number of days that customer invoices are past due and an evaluation of the potential risk of loss associated with specific accounts. When management becomes aware of circumstances that may further decrease the likelihood of collection, it records a specific allowance against amounts due,

which reduces the receivable to the amount that management reasonably believes will be collected. The Company records changes in the estimate to the allowance for doubtful accounts through bad debt expense and reverses the allowance after the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which to transact and the market-based risk. The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements approximate the fair value for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses due to their short-term nature. The carrying amount of the Company’s debt is classified as Level 2 due to limited trading activity of the 0% Convertible Senior Notes due December 1, 2026 and approximates fair value.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation on property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets and is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows:


Property and Equipment Category						Useful Life
Computers and equipment						5 years
Furniture and fixtures						5 years
Leasehold improvements						Lesser of lease term or remaining useful life
Internal-use software						3 years

The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of property and equipment.

Capitalization of Internal-Use Software Development Costs

Capitalization of costs incurred in connection with software developed for internal-use commences when both the preliminary project stage is completed and management has authorized further funding for the project, based on a determination that it is probable the project will be completed and used to perform the function intended. Capitalized costs include external consulting fees, payroll and payroll-related costs, and stock-based compensation for employees on development teams who are directly associated with, and who devote time to, internal-use software projects during the application development stage. Capitalization of such costs ceases no later than the point at which the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Costs incurred during the planning, training, and post-implementation stages of the software development lifecycle are expensed as incurred and have been included in Research and development expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived AssetsLong-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets with definite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Impairment losses are then measured by comparing the fair value of assets to their carrying amounts.

Business Combinations

The Company recognizes assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any contingent consideration related to business combinations based on estimates of their respective fair values on the date of acquisition. The purchase price is allocated to the identifiable net assets acquired, including intangible assets and liabilities assumed, based on estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur which may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates, or actual results. All subsequent changes to the estimated fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities assumed that occur within the measurement period and are based on facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date are recognized as an adjustment to goodwill.

Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires significant judgment, including the selection of valuation methodologies, estimates of future revenue and cash flows and discount rates in determining the fair value of intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The assets purchased and liabilities assumed have been reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the results are included on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from the date of acquisition.

Acquisition-related transaction costs, including legal and accounting fees and other external costs directly related to the acquisition, are recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred in General and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefit arising from other assets acquired in a business combination which are not individually identified and separately recognized. The Company does not amortize goodwill. Goodwill has resulted from the acquisition of Nanobox, Inc. (“Nanobox”) on April 4, 2019 and Nimbella Corp. (“Nimbella”) on September 1, 2021 as discussed in Note 3. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis as of October 1st of each year, or more frequently if a triggering event occurs. Goodwill was $32,170 and $2,674 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and reflects the excess of cost over fair market value of the identifiable assets of the company acquired. The increase of $29,496 for the year ended December 31, 2021 is attributable to the acquisition of Nimbella.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses needed for customers to host their server online. The Company evaluates these indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis as of October 1st of each year and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist. Recoverability of assets held and used is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or an asset group to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds these estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group, based on discounted cash flows. No impairment charges for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets have been recorded during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Intangible assets with indefinite lives were $39,906 and $34,270 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included as Intangible assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets with definite lives consist of acquired developed technology. Intangible assets with definite lives are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and are amortized on a basis consistent with the timing and pattern of expected cash flows used to value the intangible, generally on a straight-line basis over the useful life of three years.

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant Liability

The Company accounted for freestanding warrants to purchase shares of their convertible preferred stock in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants (the “warrants”) were recorded as a liability as the underlying shares of convertible preferred stock were contingently redeemable, which was outside of the control of the Company. The warrants were recorded at fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model upon issuance and subject to remeasurement to fair value at each balance sheet date, with any change in fair value recognized as a separate line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Immediately prior to the IPO, all shares of the convertible preferred stock then outstanding automatically converted into shares of common stock, and the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants automatically converted into

common stock warrants. Therefore, as the warrants no longer permitted the holder to purchase redeemable shares of preferred stock, the warrant liability was remeasured and reclassified to Additional paid-in capital. The common stock warrants were fully exercised during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Revenue Recognition and Cost of Revenue

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606” or “the standard”) and ASC 340-40, Contract Costs, effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method of adoption. The standard was applied only to contracts that are not completed at the date of initial application. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in any significant changes to the amount and timing of revenue recognition in prior, current or future periods. Therefore, there was no cumulative adjustment as a result of adoption. The reported results for fiscal year 2019 and later reflect the application of ASC 606.

The Company accounts for revenue using the following steps:

1. Identify the contract with a customer

2. Identify the performance obligations in the contract

3. Determine the transaction price

4. Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract

5. Recognize revenue when or as we satisfy a performance obligation

The Company provides cloud computing services, including but not limited to compute, storage, and networking, to its customers. The Company recognizes revenue based on the customer utilization of these resources. Customer contracts are typically month-to-month and do not include any minimum guaranteed quantities or fees. Fees are billed monthly, and payment is typically due upon invoicing. Revenue is recognized net of allowances for credits and any taxes collected from customers.

The Company’s global cloud platform is supported by various third parties. The Company considered the principal versus agent guidance in ASC 606 and concluded that it is the principal for all services provided to its customers.

The Company may offer sales incentives in the form of promotional and referral credits, and grant credits to encourage customers to use the Company’s services. These types of promotional and referral credits typically expire in two months or less if not used. For credits earned with a purchase, they are recorded as contract liabilities when earned and recognized at the earlier of redemption or expiration. The majority of credits are redeemed in the month they are earned.

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to the Company’s customers. The Company records a receivable when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing. Any payments received in advance of billing are a contract liability, which is recorded as Deferred revenue within Total current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenue recognized during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, which was included in the Deferred revenue balances at the beginning of each respective period, was $2,672, $2,440 and $1,936, respectively.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of fees related to operating in third-party co-location facilities, personnel expenses for those directly supporting our data centers and non-personnel costs, including amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs and depreciation of our data center equipment. Third-party co-location facility costs include data center rental fees, power costs, maintenance fees, network and bandwidth. Personnel expenses include salaries, bonuses, benefits, and stock-based compensation.

Research and Development Expense

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs including salaries, bonuses, benefits and stock-based compensation. Research and development expenses also include amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs for research and development activities, which are amortized over three years, and professional services, as well as costs related to our efforts to add new features to our existing offerings, develop new offerings, and ensure the security, performance, and reliability of our global cloud platform.

Sales, Marketing, General, Administrative, Advertising, and Other Promotional Expenses/Costs

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel costs of our sales, marketing and customer support employees including salaries, bonuses, benefits and stock-based compensation. Sales and marketing expenses also include costs for marketing programs, advertising and professional service fees.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs of our human resources, legal, finance, and other administrative functions including salaries, bonuses, benefits, and stock-based compensation. General and administrative expenses also include bad debt expense, software, payment processing fees, business insurance, depreciation and amortization expenses, rent and facilities costs, and other administrative costs.

Advertising and Other Promotional Costs

Advertising and other promotional costs are expensed as incurred and are included in Sales and marketing on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. Such deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. Federal, state, and foreign income taxes are provided based on statutory rates.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law. The Tax Act requires an entity to make an accounting policy election of either (1) treating taxes due on future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to Global Intangible Low Taxed Income ("GILTI") as a current period expense when incurred (the “period cost method”) or (2) factoring such amounts into an entity’s measurement of its deferred taxes (the “deferred method”). The Company recorded tax expense related to GILTI in the effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and has elected to treat taxes due on future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI as a current period expense when incurred using the period cost method.

The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes using a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate audit settlement.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, associated with income tax matters as part of income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and includes accrued interest and penalties with the related income tax liability in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Segment Information

The Company’s chief operating decision maker, the chief executive officer, reviews discrete financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of regularly making operating decisions, allocation of resources, and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, the Company has one operating and reporting segment.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The amounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and trade accounts receivable are exposed to concentrations of credit risk. Although the Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with multiple financial institutions, the deposits, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company believes that the financial institutions that hold its cash and cash equivalents are financially sound and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these balances.

The Company’s customer base consists of a significant number of geographically dispersed customers.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

Compensation expense related to stock-based transactions, including employee, consultant, and non-employee director stock option awards, is measured and recognized, net of estimated forfeitures, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations based on fair value. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. Expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the underlying common stock, the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of the price of the Company’s common stock, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of the Company’s common stock. The assumptions used in the option-pricing model represent management’s best estimates.

Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which the stock price is expected to fluctuate. Since the Company does not have sufficient trading history of its common stock, the Company estimates the expected volatility of its stock options at the grant date by taking the average historical volatility of a group of comparable publicly traded companies over a period equal to the expected life of the options.

The Company determines the expected term based on the average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding using the simplified method, generally calculated as the midpoint of the stock options’ vesting term and contractual expiration period, as the Company does not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior.

The Company uses the U.S. Treasury yield for our risk-free interest rate that corresponds with the expected term. The Company utilizes a dividend yield of zero, as the Company does not currently issue dividends, nor does the Company expect to do so in the future.

The Company measures stock options granted to employees and directors based on their fair value on the date of the grant and recognize compensation expense of those awards, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. The Company applies the straight‑line method of expense recognition to all awards with only service based vesting conditions.

Stock-based compensation for non-employee stock options is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is recorded as the options vest.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company issues restricted stock units (“RSUs”) as incentive awards to its employees. RSUs are payable in shares of the Company’s common stock as the periodic vesting requirements are satisfied. The value of RSUs is determined using the intrinsic value method and is based on the number of shares granted and the valuation of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

The Company grants performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) primarily to members of the executive team and, in limited instances, to other employees in connection with a specific transaction. PRSUs have vesting conditions based on pre-established performance goals of the Company. The fair value is determined based on the closing quoted price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and the fair value is recognized using the graded-vesting attribution method over the requisite service period. We evaluate the probability of meeting the performance criteria at each balance sheet date. Changes to the probability assessment and the estimate of shares expected to vest will result in adjustments to the related share-based compensation expense that will be recorded in the period of change.

Market-Based Restricted Stock Units

The Company grants market-based restricted stock units (“MRSUs”) to the chief executive officer. The stock-based compensation expense for market-based restricted stock units is measured at fair value on the date of grant. The market conditions are considered in the grant date fair value using a Monte Carlo valuation model, which utilizes multiple input variables to determine the probability of the Company achieving the specified market conditions. Stock-based compensation expense related to an award with a market condition will be recognized over the requisite service period regardless of whether the market condition is satisfied, provided that the requisite service period has been completed.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company offers an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) that permits eligible employees to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount. The fair value of awards under the ESPP is calculated at the beginning of each offering period. The Company estimates the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of subjective assumptions, including price volatility of the underlying stock, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, and the offering period. This fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis, net of forfeitures, over the offering period. Stock-based compensation expense is based on awards expected to be purchased at the beginning of the offering period, and therefore is reduced when participants withdraw during the offering period.

Earnings Per Share, Policy

Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. Prior to the conversion of the preferred stock, holders of Series Seed, Series A-1, Series B and Series C convertible preferred stock were each entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends payable prior and in preference to any dividends on any shares of the Company’s common stock. Under the two-class method, net income is attributed to common stockholders and participating securities based on their participation rights. The holders of the convertible preferred stock did not have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company. As such, the Company’s net losses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were not allocated to these participating securities.

Basic and diluted net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders is presented in conformity with the treasury stock method required for stock-based compensation and warrants, and in conformity with the if-converted method required for the convertible notes.

As the Company has reported losses for all periods presented, all potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive and accordingly, basic net loss per share equals diluted net loss per share.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Pending Adoption and Adopted

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Pending Adoption

The following effective dates represent the requirements for private companies which the Company has elected as an emerging growth company.

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and additional changes, modifications, clarifications, or interpretations related to this guidance thereafter (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires a reporting entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for operating leases to increase transparency and comparability. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to elect the package of transition practical expedients, which allows them to carry forward their historical assessment of (1) whether contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification, and (3) initial direct costs. In addition, the Company expects to elect the practical expedient that allows lessees the option to account for lease and non-lease components together as a single component for all classes of underlying assets.

The Company has made substantial progress in executing its implementation plan. It is in the process of revising its controls and processes to address the lease standard and has substantially completed the implementation and data input for the lease accounting software tool that it will use post-adoption. ASU 2016-02 also requires expanded disclosure regarding the amounts, timing and uncertainties of cash flows related to a company’s lease portfolio. The Company is evaluating these disclosure requirements and is incorporating the collection of relevant data into its existing financial reporting processes. While the Company expects the adoption of this standard to result in an increase to the reported assets and liabilities, the Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, with subsequent amendments, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 requires immediate recognition of management’s estimates of current expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions in FASB Topic 740: Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. It also clarifies and simplifies other aspects of the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect that the new standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Adopted

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. Among other changes, ASU 2020-06 removes from GAAP the liability and equity separation model for convertible instruments with a cash conversion feature, and as a result, after adoption, entities will no longer separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature for such debt. Similarly, the embedded conversion feature will no longer be amortized into income as interest expense over the life of the instrument. Instead, entities will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt unless (1) a convertible instrument contains features that require bifurcation as a derivative under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or (2) a convertible debt instrument was issued at a substantial premium. Among other potential impacts, this change is expected to reduce reported interest expense, increase reported net income, and result in a reclassification of certain conversion feature-related balance sheet amounts from stockholders’ equity to liabilities as it relates to the Company’s convertible senior notes. Additionally, ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted method to calculate the impact of convertible instruments on diluted earnings per share, which is consistent with the Company’s accounting treatment under the current standard. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company early adopted the new standard using the modified retrospective method effective January 1, 2021 and there was no impact to any previously disclosed amounts or disclosures for the comparative periods.