Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Impact of Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

2.  Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards—Adopted

Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost—In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting changes to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement, and to narrow the amounts eligible for capitalization in assets. The amendments require the service cost component be reported in the same line as other compensation costs and the other components of net periodic benefit cost be presented in the income statement outside of operating income. We adopted these changes in the first quarter of 2017 on a retrospective basis. As a result of the adoption, we retrospectively adjusted the presentation of our 2016 first quarter income statement, decreasing Warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative expense by $1.3 million and increasing Other expense, net by $1.3 million. The adjustment to the income statement presentation for the first quarter of 2016 was estimated using the components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost included in Note 11— “Employee Benefits” to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We include the components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost in Other Expense, net in all periods presented. The amendment requiring only the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization in assets did not impact our asset capitalization policies. The adoption of these changes did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Clarifying the Definition of a Business—In January 2017, the FASB issued accounting changes to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The accounting changes provide a screen to determine when a set of assets and activities is not a business. These accounting changes, which will be applied to our future acquisitions, were adopted during the first quarter of 2017. The adoption of these accounting changes will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards—Not Yet Adopted

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments—In August 2016, the FASB issued accounting changes that clarifies the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice with respect to eight types of cash flows. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, or January 1, 2018 for the Company. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Leases—In February 2016, the FASB issued accounting changes which will require lessees to recognize most long-term leases on-balance sheet through the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, or January 1, 2019 for the Company. Early adoption is permitted. We have implemented a lease management system and are developing processes necessary to implement these accounting changes. We expect the adoption of these accounting changes will materially increase our assets and liabilities, but will not have a material impact on our net income or equity. We have not yet made any decision with respect to the timing or method of adoption of these accounting changes. 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers—In May 2014, the FASB issued accounting changes, which replace most of the detailed guidance on revenue recognition that currently exists under U.S. GAAP. Under the new guidance an entity should recognize revenue in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company will adopt the new guidance on January 1, 2018. We primarily sell our inventories in the “spot market” pursuant to fixed price purchase orders and do not enter into transactions with multiple performance obligations. As such, we do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. During 2017, we will continue to evaluate this standard and update the disclosures on its impact.  We have not yet made any decision with respect to the method of adoption of these accounting changes.