BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. Refer to Note 3 for additional discussion on the adoption of this standard on January 1, 2019.

The FASB issued guidance, Leases, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under previous accounting rules. The guidance requires that a lessee recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term on the balance sheet. This guidance is required to be adopted by the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2020 and must be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued amended guidance, Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The amendments are aimed at reducing the existing diversity in practice. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2019 applying a retrospective approach for each period presented. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued amended guidance, Intangibles – Goodwill and other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amended standard simplifies how an entity tests goodwill by eliminating Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test related to measuring an impairment charge. Instead, impairment will be recorded for the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. This new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2021. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued guidance, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, regarding the measurement of credit losses for certain financial instruments. The new standard replaces the incurred loss model with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model. The CECL model is based on historical experience, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company is required to adopt the new standard beginning in the first quarter of 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year amounts in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) to conform to current-year reporting presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net income (loss), comprehensive income (loss) or stockholders’ equity.