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Goodwill
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Goodwill  
Goodwill

5. Goodwill

The Company had Goodwill of approximately $1.8 billion at June 30, 2020, which includes approximately $0.9 billion related to the Company’s Europe reporting unit (in the Europe segment), approximately $0.5 billion related to the Company’s Latin America reporting unit (in the Americas segment) and approximately $0.4 billion related to the Company’s North America reporting unit (in the Americas segment).  The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant adverse impact on the Company’s business during the second quarter of 2020, resulting in a significant decline in revenue and earnings, along with a decline in the Company’s stock price and associated market capitalization. While there is uncertainty about the duration and extent of the impact of the pandemic, the Company expects there will be a negative impact to its future earnings and cash flows. The Company determined that the impact of COVID-19 was a triggering event that required the Company to perform a quantitative interim goodwill impairment test in the second quarter of 2020. 

When performing its test for goodwill impairment, the Company compares the business enterprise value (“BEV”) of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The BEV is computed based on estimated future cash flows, discounted at the weighted average cost of capital of a hypothetical third-party buyer. If the BEV is less than the carrying value for any reporting unit, then any excess of the carrying value over the BEV is recorded as an impairment loss. The calculations of the BEV of the Company’s reporting units were determined based on valuation techniques using the best available information, primarily discounted cash flow projections. The Company makes significant assumptions and estimates about the extent and timing of future cash flows. The outcome of the BEV calculations in the second quarter of 2020 indicated that the BEV of each of the Company’s reporting units exceeded its carrying amount; therefore, no impairment existed.

There can be no assurance that anticipated financial results will be achieved and the goodwill balances remain susceptible to future impairment charges. The goodwill related to the North America reporting unit is determined to have the greatest risk of future impairment charges given the narrow difference (approximately 2%) between the BEV and carrying value of this reporting unit as of the second quarter of 2020.  The BEVs of the Company’s Europe and Latin America reporting units more substantially exceed their carrying values. If the Company’s projected future cash flows were lower, or if the assumed weighted average cost of capital were higher, the testing performed in the second quarter of 2020 may have indicated an impairment of the goodwill related to one or more of the Company’s reporting units. Any impairment charges that the Company may take in the future could be material to its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.