General and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

(b) Basis of Presentation

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. Because this is an interim period filing presented using a condensed format, it does not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. You should read this Form 10-Q along with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (as amended, the “2015 Form 10-K”), which includes a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies and other disclosures.

The financial statements as of September 30, 2016 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are unaudited. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 was derived from the audited balance sheet filed in the 2015 Form 10-K with certain retroactive adjustments. The Company has adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”) and ASU No. 2015-15, Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements - Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcement at June 18, 2015 EITF Meeting (“ASU 2015-15”). These updates require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of being presented as an asset and clarify the treatment of debt issuance costs related to a line-of-credit arrangement. As retrospective application is required by these standards updates, the debt carrying balances as of December 31, 2015 have been adjusted with no material impact. In addition, the Company has adopted early ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (“ASU 2015-17”), applying its provisions prospectively to the interim reporting periods of 2016. ASU 2015-17 eliminates the requirement for organizations to present deferred tax liabilities and assets as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet and requires organizations to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent.

In management’s opinion, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim and prior period results have been made. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company owns a majority (95.7%) interest in, and realizes a majority of the earnings and/or losses of, Cardtronics Mexico, thus this entity is reflected as a consolidated subsidiary in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, with the remaining ownership interests not held by the Company being reflected as noncontrolling interests.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and these differences could be material to the financial statements.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of amounts collected on behalf of, but not yet remitted to, certain of the Company’s merchant customers or third-party service providers. The amounts include deposits held by the Company for transactions processed by its customers, as well as surcharge and interchange fees earned by the Company’s customers on transactions processed. These balances are classified as Restricted cash in the Current assets or Noncurrent assets line item on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets based on when the Company expects this cash to be paid. The Company held $35.8 million and $31.6 million of Restricted cash in the Current assets line item in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Inventory

(d) Inventory

Inventory consists principally of ATMs, ATM spare parts, and ATM supplies and is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average cost method.

The following table is a breakdown of the Company’s primary inventory components:


	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
ATMs	$	3,046	$	2,568
ATM spare parts and supplies		9,545		8,400
Total		12,591		10,968
Less: Inventory reserves		(1,440)		(293)
Inventory, net	$	11,151	$	10,675

Cost of ATM Operating Revenues and Gross Profit Presentation

(e) Cost of ATM Operating Revenues and Gross Profit Presentation

The Company presents Cost of ATM operating revenues and Gross profit within its Consolidated Statements of Operations exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization of intangible assets related to ATMs and ATM-related assets.

The following table sets forth the amounts excluded from Cost of ATM operating revenues and Gross profit for the periods indicated:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Depreciation and accretion expenses related to ATMs and ATM-related assets	$	17,933	$	17,135	$	54,290	$	48,731
Amortization of intangible assets		9,175		10,048		28,129		29,040
Total depreciation, accretion, and amortization of intangible assets excluded from Cost of ATM operating revenues and Gross profit	$	27,108	$	27,183	$	82,419	$	77,771