BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of PresentationThe accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lydall, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Lydall”, “the Company”, “we”, and “our”). All financial information is unaudited for the interim periods reported. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The year-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet amounts have been derived from the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods reported, but do not include all the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed in this report. Certain amounts in prior year financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. The statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Risks and Uncertainties

Risks and Uncertainties

Worldwide economic cycles, political changes, and the COVID-19 pandemic affect the markets that the Company’s businesses serve, affect demand for the Company's products, and could impact profitability. Among other factors, disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, including diminished liquidity and credit availability, changes in international trade agreements,

swings in consumer confidence and spending, and unstable economic growth, disruptions to the global automotive supply chain, and fluctuations in unemployment rates have caused economic instability and can have a negative impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity.

Recent Accounting Standards Adopted & Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Recent Accounting Standards Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes". The new standard is intended to simplify accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740, and by clarifying and amending existing guidance in other areas of the same topic. This ASU was effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU upon issuance and there was no material impact to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, "Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)". The amendments in this update were intended to reduce diversity in practice and increase comparability of the accounting for interaction of equity securities, investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815. This ASU was effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU upon issuance and there was no material impact to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting". The amendments in this update are elective, and provide optional expedients and exceptions in accounting for contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01 to provide additional clarity around Topic 848. Specifically, certain provisions of Topic 848, if elected by an entity, apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. The ASUs can be adopted no later than December 1, 2022 with early adoption permitted. The Company has reviewed the guidance and elected to adopt the use of the expedients permitted, however there have been no modifications

or other changes to the Company’s contracts, hedging relationships or other transactions due to reference rate reform as of June 30, 2021.

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-10, "Codification Improvements". The amendments in this update were intended to clarify the location of certain disclosure guidance within the ASC, as well as clarify certain guidance in cases where the original guidance may have been unclear. These amendments do not change U.S. GAAP. This ASU was effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted this ASU upon issuance and notes no impact to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.

Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, "Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)". The amendments in this update were intended to simplify the accounting for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. This ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.