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New Accounting Pronouncements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements

(15)  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS



New Accounting Standards Implemented



In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) (“Update 2016-09”), to simplify accounting for share-based payment transactions including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the classification on the statement of cash flows.  For public entities, Update 2016-09 became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.  The Company adopted Update 2016-09 during the first quarter with an effective date of January 1, 2017.  The recognition of previously unrecognized windfall tax benefits resulted in a net cumulative-effect adjustment of $59 million, which increased net deferred tax assets and the related income tax valuation allowance by the same amount as of the beginning of 2017.    The amendments within Update 2016-09 related to the recognition of excess tax benefits and tax shortfalls in the income statement and presentation within the operating section of the statement of cash flows were adopted prospectively, with no adjustments made to prior periods.  The Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.  The remaining provisions of this amendment did not have a material effect on its unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.



New Accounting Standards Not Yet Implemented



In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) (“Update 2017-12”), which makes significant changes to the current hedge accounting rules.  The new guidance impacts the designation of hedging relationships; measurement of hedging relationships; presentation of the effects of hedging relationships; assessment of hedge effectiveness; and disclosures.  The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of Update 2017-12 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.



In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715) (“Update 2017-07”), which provides additional guidance on the presentation of net benefit cost in the statement of operations and on the components eligible for capitalization in assets.  The guidance requires employers to disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost.  The service cost component of the net periodic benefit cost shall be reported in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the employees during the period, except for amounts capitalized.  All other components of net benefit cost shall be presented outside of a subtotal for income from operations.  The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods.  The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in assets.  The Company does not expect the impact of adopting Update 2017-07 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.



In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) (“Update 2016-15”), which seeks to reduce the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows.  For public entities, Update 2016-15 becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the impact of adopting Update 2016-15 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  



In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“Update 2016-02”), which seeks to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by, among other things, recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  Through September 2017, the Company made progress on contract reviews, drafting its accounting policies, evaluating lease accounting software and assessing the new disclosure requirements.  The Company will continue assessing the effect that the updated standard may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and anticipates that its assessment will be complete in 2018.  For public entities, Update 2016-02 becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.



In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“Update 2014-09”), which seeks to provide clarity for recognizing revenue.  The new standard removes inconsistencies in existing standards, changes the way companies recognize revenue from contracts with customers and increases disclosure requirements.  The codification was amended through additional ASUs and, as amended, requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.  The Company performed an analysis, across all revenue streams, of the impact of Update 2014-09 and the related ASUs and did not, to date, identify any changes to its revenue recognition policies that would result in a material adjustment to its consolidated financial statements and related disclosuresThe Company will continue to conduct its contract review process throughout 2017 and, as a result, additional areas of impact may be identified.  The Company expects to adopt the new standard using the modified retrospective approach, under which the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance is recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the first quarter of 2018.  For public entities, the new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.