2. Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these consolidated financial statements for the three months ended April 2, 2017 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” ASU 2017-04 eliminates the need to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The revised guidance will be applied prospectively and is effective for calendar year-end SEC filers in 2020. Early adoption is permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2017 and it did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” ASU 2016‑09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities, forfeitures, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2017. The impact of the adoption of this standard resulted in the following:

The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures over the vesting period of the respective grant. This was adopted using a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative effect adjustment of $0.5 million to retained earnings as of January 1, 2017.

The Company no longer reclassifies the excess tax benefit from operating activities to financing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. This change has been applied retrospectively in the Statement of Cash Flows. The Company did not have an excess tax benefit in the first quarter of 2016 and therefore, the comparative period has not been adjusted.

The Company no longer records windfall or shortfall tax benefits to additional paid-in capital and records these tax benefits directly to operations. This change has been applied prospectively as is required by the standard and therefore the comparative period has not been adjusted. This change may create volatility in the Company’s effective tax rate on a prospective basis.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Income Taxes: Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.” ASU 2015-17 requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. ASU 2015-17 is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and all interim periods thereafter. The Company adopted the provision of this ASU during the first quarter of 2017 and applied it retrospectively. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $38.6 million of current deferred tax assets, $1.5 million of noncurrent deferred tax assets, and $85.7 million of noncurrent deferred tax liabilities. The adoption of this standard resulted in a reclassification of $38.6 million of current deferred tax assets to noncurrent deferred tax liabilities and a reclassification of $1.5 million of noncurrent deferred tax liabilities to noncurrent deferred tax assets. Therefore, the restated noncurrent deferred tax asset balance and noncurrent deferred tax liability balance as of December 31, 2016 was $3.0 million and $48.6 million, respectively. Adoption of this standard did not affect results of operations, retained earnings, or cash flows in the current or previous interim and annual reporting periods.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory: Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” This new standard changes inventory measurement from lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The standard eliminates the requirement to consider replacement cost or net realizable value less a normal profit margin when measuring inventory. ASU 2015-11 is effective in the first quarter of 2017 for public companies with calendar year ends, and should be applied prospectively with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting Standards Updates

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01 “Business Combinations (Topic 805)-Clarifying the Definition of a Business”, which clarifies the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The standard introduces a screen for determining when assets acquired are not a business and clarifies that a business must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that contribute to an output to be considered a business. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." ASU 2014-09 converges revenue recognition under U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). For U.S. GAAP, the standard generally eliminates transaction and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance. This includes current guidance on long-term construction-type contracts, software arrangements, real estate sales, telecommunication arrangements, and franchise sales. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized based on a five-step model. The FASB issued ASU 2015-14 in August 2015 which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for public companies to periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company plans to adopt the new standard effective January 1, 2018. The Company is currently reviewing its revenue arrangements in order to evaluate the impact of this standard on the Company’s financial statements and its method of adoption. The Company is expecting to conclude on its method of adoption in the second quarter of 2017.

Shipping and Handling

Shipping and handling costs included in selling, general and administrative expense amounted to $12.8 million and $11.4 million for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Research and Development

Research and development costs included in selling, general, and administrative expense amounted to $7.1 million and $6.6 million for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016, respectively.