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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of Net sales and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.



Specifically, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, some of these estimates and assumptions continue to be based on an ongoing evaluation of expected future impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly have a negative material impact on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations in future periods is highly uncertain and difficult to predict. More specifically, the demand for the Company’s products has been, and continues to be, affected by social distancing guidelines, dental practice safety protocols which reduce patient traffic, and some lingering patient reluctance to seek dental care. The Company’s 2020 results were materially impacted by the preventative measures implemented at the outset of the pandemic, including the closure or reduced operations of dental practices. During 2021, demand for the Company’s products has largely recovered, although impacts from the pandemic continue to be experienced as evidenced by the more recent shortages and higher prices of raw materials such as electronic components, higher related transportation costs, and labor shortages. In the current year, the Company has experienced supply chain constraints, which has impacted its ability to timely produce and deliver certain products, and has also resulted in increases in shipping rates. To address these issues, the Company has taken steps to mitigate the impact of these trends, including continued emphasis on cost reduction and supply chain efficiencies. However, uncertainties remain regarding how long these impacts will continue, whether customer demand will fully return to pre-COVID-19 levels upon lifting of remaining government restrictions, or whether future variants of the virus may have an adverse impact on demand in affected markets.
Inventory
Inventory



As of September 30, 2021, all of the Company’s inventories were determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost methods. As of the end of the first quarter of 2021, the Company had $1 million of inventories accounted for under the last-in first-out (“LIFO”) method of inventory costing. Effective as of the beginning of the second quarter, the method of accounting for these inventories was changed from LIFO to FIFO. This change in accounting is preferable as the value of inventory for which cost was previously determined using a LIFO cost flow assumption has declined from prior years due to changes in the business, it allows for a more consistent methodology to be utilized across the Company, and provides improved comparability with industry peers. The change in accounting principle was recognized during the second quarter of 2021 by adjusting these inventories to cost as determined using the FIFO method, resulting in an increase in inventories of $4 million and a corresponding reduction to Cost of products sold in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The impact of this change was not material to the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2020, or the Company’s results of operations for any previously reported prior periods nor is the cumulative effect of the change material to the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Therefore, prior period amounts have not been retrospectively adjusted.
Goodwill & Intangible Assets
Goodwill & Intangible Assets

Effective 2021 and prospectively, the Company is performing its required annual goodwill impairment test as of April 1 rather than as of April 30 which was the Company’s previous practice. The Company believes this change is preferable as it more closely aligns with the timing of the Company’s strategic business planning process. This change did not result in any delay, acceleration or avoidance of impairment. Furthermore, a retrospective application to prior periods is impracticable as the Company is unable to objectively determine, without the use of hindsight, the assumptions which would be used in earlier periods.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted



In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”, which was subsequently amended by ASU No. 2021-01 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope” in January 2021. The new standard provides optional expedients and exceptions to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) or another rate expected to be discontinued due to the reference rate reform. This standard is permitted to be adopted any time through December 31, 2022, and does not apply to contract modifications made or hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.
Revenue

Revenues are derived primarily from the sale of dental equipment and dental and healthcare consumable products. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services.
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Foreign Exchange Risk Management


The Company uses a program to hedge select anticipated foreign currency cash flows to reduce volatility in both cash flows and reported earnings. The Company accounts for the designated foreign exchange forward contracts as cash flow hedges. As a result, the Company records the fair value of the contracts primarily through AOCI based on the assessed effectiveness of the foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company measures the effectiveness of cash flow hedges of anticipated transactions on a spot-to-spot basis rather than on a forward-to-forward basis. Accordingly, the spot-to-spot change in the derivative fair value will be deferred in AOCI and released and recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the same period that the hedged transaction is recorded. The time-value component of the fair value of the derivative is reported on a straight-line basis in Cost of products sold in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period which it is
applicable. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.



These foreign exchange forward contracts generally have maturities up to 18 months, which is the period over which the Company is hedging exposures to variability of cash flows and the counterparties to the transactions are typically large international financial institutions.