Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Reclassification Of Prior Period Presentation

Reclassification of Prior Period Presentation

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations, did not materially affect previously reported cash flows from operations, from investing activities, or from financing activities in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and had no effect on the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for any period.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Sales of VOIs.  Revenue is recognized for sales of VOIs after the legal rescission period has expired on a properly executed VOI sales agreement and the collectibility of the note receivable from the buyer, if any, is reasonably assured.  Transfer of control of the VOI to the buyer occurs at the point of sale after the legal rescission period has expired as the risk and rewards associated with VOI ownership are transferred to the buyer at this time.  We record customer deposits from contracts within the legal rescission period in Restricted cash and Accrued liabilities and other in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as such amounts are refundable until the legal rescission period has expired.  In cases where construction and development of our developed resorts has not been substantially completed, we defer all of the revenues and associated expenses for the sales of VOIs until construction is substantially complete and the resort may be occupied.

For financed contracts, we have reduced the transaction price for expected loan losses which we consider to be variable consideration. Our estimates of the variable consideration are based on the results of our static pool analysis, which relies on historical payment data for similar VOI notes receivable. Our policies regarding the estimation of variable consideration on our notes receivable are discussed in further detail under “Notes Receivable” below.

Under timeshare accounting rules, rental operations, including accommodations provided through the use of our sampler program, are accounted for as incidental operations whereby incremental carrying costs in excess of incremental revenues are expensed as incurred. Conversely, incremental revenues in excess of incremental carrying costs are recorded as a reduction to the carrying cost of VOI inventory. Incremental carrying costs include costs that have been incurred by us during the holding period of unsold VOIs, such as developer subsidies and maintenance fees on unsold VOI inventory. During each of the periods presented, our aggregate rental revenue and sampler revenue was less than the aggregate carrying cost of our VOI inventory.  Accordingly, we recorded such revenue as a reduction to Cost of other fee-based services in our Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

Fee-based sales commission revenue.  Revenue is recognized when a sales transaction with a VOI purchaser is consummated in accordance with the terms of the fee-based sales agreement with the third-party developer and the related consumer rescission period has expired.

Other fee-based services revenue and cost reimbursements.  Revenue in connection with our other fee-based services (which are described below) is recognized as follows:

· Resort and club management revenue and related cost reimbursements are recognized as services are rendered.  These services provided to the resort homeowner associations (“HOAs”) are comprised of day-to-day services to operate the resort, including management services and certain accounting and administrative functions.  Management services provided to the Vacation Club include managing the reservation system and providing owner, billing and collection services.  Our management contracts are typically structured as cost-plus with an initial term of three years and automatic one-year renewals. We believe these services to be a series of distinct goods and services to be accounted for as a single performance obligation over time and recognize revenue as the customer receives the benefits of our services.  We allocate variable consideration to the distinct good or service within the series, such that revenue from management fees and cost reimbursements is recognized in each period as the uncertainty with respect to such variable consideration is resolved.

· Resort Title fee revenue is recognized when escrow amounts are released and title documents are completed.

· Rental revenues are recognized on a daily basis which is consistent with the period for which the customer benefits from such service. 

· Mortgage servicing revenue is recognized over time as services are rendered. 

Our cost of other fee-based services consists of the costs associated with the various activities described above, as well as developer subsidies and maintenance fees on our unsold VOIs.

Interest Income.  We provide financing for a significant portion of sales of our owned VOIs.  We recognize interest income from financing VOI sales on the accrual method as earned based on the outstanding principal balance, interest rate and terms stated in each individual financing agreement.  See Notes Receivable below for further discussion of the policies applicable to our VOI notes receivable. 

Revenue disaggregated by category was as follows (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Sales of VOIs (1)	$	56,141	$	54,236
Fee-based sales commission revenue (2)		45,854		45,154
Resort and club management revenue (2)		23,952		22,027
Cost reimbursements (2)		16,200		14,670
Resort title fees (1)		2,689		2,817
Rental revenue (2)		1,383		1,277
Revenue from customers		146,219		140,181
Interest Income (1)		21,122		22,386
Other income, net		181		—
Total revenues	$	167,522	$	162,567

(1) Included in sales of VOIs and financing segment described in Note 11.

(2) Included in resort operations and club management segment described in Note 11.

Notes Receivable

Notes receivable

Our notes receivable are carried at amortized cost less an allowance for loan losses. Interest income is suspended, and previously accrued but unpaid interest income is reversed, on all delinquent notes receivable when principal or interest payments are more than 90 days contractually past due and is not resumed until such loans are less than 90 days past due.  As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $15.8 million and $12.9 million, respectively, of our VOI notes receivable were more than 90 days past due, and accordingly, consistent with our policy, were not accruing interest income.  After 120 days, our VOI notes receivable are generally written off against the allowance for loan losses.

To the extent we determine that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized may occur, we record an estimate of variable consideration as a reduction to the transaction price of the sales of VOIs until the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved.  Our estimates of the variable consideration are based on the results of our static pool analysis, which relies on historical payment data for similar VOI notes receivable and tracks uncollectibles for each period’s sales over the entire life of the notes. We also consider whether historical economic conditions are comparable to then current economic conditions, as well as variations in underwriting standards. We review our estimate of variable consideration on at least a quarterly basis.  Loan origination costs are deferred and recognized over the life of the related notes receivable.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” as subsequently amended (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 replaces numerous requirements in GAAP, including industry-specific requirements, and provides companies with a single revenue recognition model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers.  The new standard specifies how and when to recognize revenue from contracts with customers by providing a principle-based framework and requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2018 using the full retrospective method. We restated financial information previously presented to reflect the full retrospective method of transition to ASU 2014-09. 

We have elected to use the following practical expedients as part of our implementation of ASU 2014-09: 

· We have utilized the transaction price upon completion of the contract for certain contracts with customers as a practical expedient. 

· We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less or unsatisfied performance obligations or unsatisfied promises to transfer a distinct good or service that forms a part of a single performance obligation recognized over time.  See above for further description of variable consideration identified in our contracts with customers.

· We expense all marketing and sales costs as they are incurred.

· In determining the transaction price for contracts with a customer, we exclude all taxes assessed by a government authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specified transaction and collected by us from a customer.

We do not believe that the use of these practical expedients materially impacted the unaudited consolidated financial statements and disclosures herein.

The following represents the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, December 31, 2016 and consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (in thousands, except per share data):

		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
		Prior to Adoption		New Revenue Standard Adjustment		As Adjusted
Income Statement:
Sales of VOIs	$	54,457	$	(221)	$	54,236
Cost reimbursements		—		14,670		14,670
Cost reimbursements		—		14,670		14,670
Cost of VOIs sold		3,318		(159)		3,159
Selling, general and administrative expenses		89,983		(148)		89,835
Income before non-controlling interest and provision for income taxes		30,820		87		30,907
Provision for income taxes		10,526		85		10,611
Net income		20,294		2		20,296
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		2,807		(160)		2,647
Net income attributable to Bluegreen Vacations Corporation shareholders	$	17,487	$	162	$	17,649
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.25	$	—	$	0.25

		As of and for the Year ended December 31, 2017
		As Previously Reported		New Revenue Standard Adjustment		As Adjusted
Balance Sheet:
Notes receivable, net	$	431,801	$	(4,943)	$	426,858
Deferred income		36,311		(19,418)		16,893
Deferred income taxes		83,628		5,338		88,966
Total shareholders' equity	$	424,517	$	9,137	$	433,654
Income Statement:
Sales of VOIs	$	239,662	$	2,355	$	242,017
Cost reimbursements		—		52,639		52,639
Cost reimbursements		—		52,639		52,639
Cost of VOIs sold		17,439		240		17,679
Selling, general and administrative expenses		420,746		453		421,199
Income before non-controlling interest and provision for income taxes		135,336		1,662		136,998
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(2,974)		629		(2,345)
Net income		138,310		1,033		139,343
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		12,784		(24)		12,760
Net income attributable to Bluegreen Vacations Corporation shareholders	$	125,526	$	1,057	$	126,583
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	1.76	$	0.01	$	1.77

		As of and for the Year ended December 31, 2016
		As Previously Reported		New Revenue Standard Adjustment		As Adjusted
Balance Sheet:
Notes receivable, net	$	430,480	$	(4,680)	$	425,800
Deferred income		37,015		(17,493)		19,522
Deferred income taxes		126,278		4,711		130,989
Total shareholders' equity	$	290,208	$	8,103	$	298,311
Income Statement:
Sales of VOIs	$	266,142	$	7,732	$	273,874
Cost reimbursements		—		49,557		49,557
Cost reimbursements		—		49,557		49,557
Cost of VOIs sold		27,346		1,483		28,829
Selling, general and administrative expenses		418,357		1,572		419,929
Income before non-controlling interest and provision for income taxes		124,948		4,676		129,624
Provision for income taxes		40,172		1,448		41,620
Net income		84,776		3,228		88,004
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		9,825		300		10,125
Net income attributable to Bluegreen Vacations Corporation shareholders	$	74,951	$	2,928	$	77,879
Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	1.06	$	0.04	$	1.10

On March 7, 2018, we filed our 2017 Annual Report which included in Item 8 – Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements the expected impacts to recorded results of the retrospective adjustments to our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 due to the adoption of ASU 2014-09.  Subsequent to the March 7, 2018 filing date, we revised our calculation of the expected impact of the full retrospective adoption of this standard, and the amounts included in the above tables reflect these revisions.   As previously noted above, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation. 

In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230)– Classifications of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2016-15”), which is intended to clarify the presentation of cash receipts and payments in specific situations. Further in November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230)- Restricted Cash” (“ASU 2016-18”), which requires entities to show changes in total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows with a reconciliation to the related captions in the balance sheet. These standards became effective for us on January 1, 2018. We early adopted these standards effective December 31, 2017 as of and for the year then ended.  Our adoption of ASU 2016-15 and ASU 2016-18 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and is reflected in the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations – Clarifying the Definition of a Business”, which is intended to clarify the determination of whether a company has acquired or sold a business.  The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting, including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidations, and the standard will help entities determine whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses.  The standard is expected to result in more acquisitions being accounted for as asset purchases instead of business combinations.  The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  We adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 using the prospective transition method.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05 Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118. ASU 2018-05 formally amended ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) for the guidance previously provided by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance for the application of ASC 740 in the reporting period in which the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) was signed into law. Our adoption of ASU 2018-05 as of March 31, 2018 had no impact on our accounting for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Additional information regarding the accounting for income taxes for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is contained in Note 8, Income Taxes.

Future Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

Future Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”).  This update will require assets and liabilities to be recognized on the balance sheet of a lessee for the rights and obligations created by leases of assets with terms of more than 12 months.  For income statement purposes, the update retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance based on largely similar criteria to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines.  ASU 2016-02 also requires extensive quantitative and qualitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, to provide greater insight into the extent of revenue and expense both recognized and expected to be recognized from existing leases.  This standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2019.  Early adoption is permitted.  We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-02 may have on our consolidated financial statements. 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)” (“ASU 2016-13”), which introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan losses. Further, public entities will be required to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination (i.e., by vintage year). This standard will be effective for us on January 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted beginning on January 1, 2019. We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2016-13 may have on our consolidated financial statements.