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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]  
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Note 2 – Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Update (ASU 2016-13), Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments – The amendments included in ASU 2016-13 require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better evaluate their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, or ASU 2016-01. The amendments in ASU 2016-01 change the accounting for non-consolidated equity investments that are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting by requiring changes in fair value to be recognized in income. Additionally, ASU 2016-01 simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; requires entities to use the exit price when estimating the fair value of financial instruments; and modifies various presentation disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The Company adopted ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018 as a cumulative net effect adjustment and reclassified $18,277,328 of unrealized gains on equity investments, net of tax, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Prior periods have not been restated to conform to current presentation. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company's results of operations include the changes in fair value of these financial instruments. During 2018, the FASB implemented ASU 2018-03, which clarifies ASU 2016-01 regarding the measurement alternative for equity securities without a readily determinable fair value as well as clarification for other presentation items. These amendments are effective for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), and related amendments, which created a new comprehensive revenue recognition standard, ASC 606, that serves as a single source of revenue guidance for all contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets, unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards, such as insurance contracts. ASC 606 is not applicable to the Company's insurance premium revenues or revenues from its investment portfolio. The Company has evaluated the impact of the ASU, and has determined that it does not significantly impact the Company's financial statements.