Accounting Changes (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

Accounting changes

Implemented in 2022

Government Assistance

On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted the new ASU 2021-10, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), and all related amendments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 832, Government Assistance. The amendment is made to increase transparency by introducing specific disclosure requirements for entities who apply a grant or contribution model by analogy to account for transactions with a government. This update is applied to government assistance transactions within the scope of this amendment that are in the financial statements at the date of initial application and prospectively to new transactions entered into after initial application. See Note 1 and Note 12 for further discussion on government assistance.

All other accounting pronouncements that became effective during the period covered by the Consolidated Financial Statements did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Future Changes

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities Acquired in a Business Combination

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805), Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. This amendment introduces the requirement for an acquirer to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, rather than at fair value. This amendment will be effective prospectively from January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company plans to adopt this update from January 1, 2023, with anticipation that upon obtaining effective control of Kansas City Southern ("KCS") following approval by the Surface Transportation Board ("STB"), any contract assets and liabilities of KCS will be recorded in the purchase price allocation in compliance with the update.

All other recently issued accounting pronouncements have been assessed and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.