General and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. As 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 U.S. (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”), although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. This Form 10-Q should be read along with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”), which includes a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies and other disclosures.

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 months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of results of operations that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

Consolidation

The unaudited interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company. 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, S.A. de C.V.; thus this entity is reflected as a consolidated subsidiary in the financial statements, with the remaining ownership interests not held by the Company being reflected as noncontrolling interests.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements

The preparation of the unaudited interim financial statements to conform 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 this Form 10-Q 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.

Cost of ATM Operating Revenues Presentation

Cost of ATM Operating Revenues Presentation The Company presents the Cost of ATM operating revenues in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization of intangible assets related to ATMs and ATM-related assets.

Restructuring Expenses

Restructuring ExpensesDuring the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company continued certain corporate reorganization and cost reduction initiatives that began in 2019. The Company incurred approximately $1.2 million of pre-tax expenses related to this activity that primarily included facility closures, workforce reductions, professional fees and other related charges.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted CashFor purposes of reporting financial condition, cash and cash equivalents include cash in bank and short-term deposit accounts. Additionally, the Company maintains cash on deposit with banks that is pledged for a particular use or restricted to support a liability. These balances are recorded in Restricted cash line in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets based on when the Company expects this cash to be paid. Current restricted cash primarily consists of amounts collected on behalf of, but not yet remitted to, certain of the Company’s merchant customers or third-party service providers. Restricted cash in current assets is offset by a corresponding liability balance in the Accrued liabilities line in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The changes in the settlement liabilities corresponding to the changes in the balance of restricted cash during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented in the Statements of Cash Flows within the increase in restricted cash liabilities line.

Inventory, net

InventoryThe Company’s inventory is determined using the average cost method. The Company periodically assesses its inventory, and as necessary, adjusts the carrying values to the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Credit Losses

Accounts and Notes Receivable-Credit Losses During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized additional estimated credit losses of approximately $0.9 million. As of March 31, 2020, 73% of the Accounts and Notes Receivable balance was current and not yet due and the Company held an allowance for estimated credit losses of $8.1 million.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

Current Expected Credit Losses. The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification 326 ("ASC 326") Financial Instruments - Credit Losses on January 1, 2020, via a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings. ASC 326 replaced the incurred loss impairment model under which credit losses were recognized when probable. The new guidance requires recognition of credit losses when expected based on a broad range of information, including historical experience and current economic conditions. To implement the standard, the Company applied an aging based methodology using historic loss experience and aging categories. Where necessary, the Company segregated receivables into pools with common characteristics. In addition, where appropriate and where the available information indicated that losses would be minimal, an estimated loss rate was applied. In all cases, losses are recognized when expected. The Company holds no material financing receivables and no other financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The Company's adoption of the Credit Loss Standard had the following impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial position:

	December 31, 2019		ASC 326 Adoption		January 1, 2020
	As Reported				As Adjusted
	(In thousands)
Accounts and Notes Receivable	$	101,046	$	—	$	101,046
Allowance for credit losses	(5,251)		(2,337)		(7,588)
Accounts and Notes Receivable, net	95,795		(2,337)		93,458
Deferred tax asset, net	13,159		466		13,625
Retained earnings	$	125,763	$	(1,871)	$	123,892

Fair Value Measurement. In January 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework (Topic 820): Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement in January 2020. This guidance modified the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The Company's adoption of these disclosure requirements had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The new standard simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes, performing intra-period allocations and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The new standard also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.