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Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2.  Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2017.

Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recently adopted accounting standards
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2017-03, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections and Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures". ASU 2017-03 requires registrants to determine the appropriate financial statement disclosure about the potential material effects of recently issued ASUs on the financial statements when adopted. If the impact cannot be reasonably estimated, a statement to that effect should be made and consideration given to additional qualitative disclosures to assist the reader in assessing the significance of the impact to the financial statements. Qualitative disclosures should include a description of the effect of the accounting policies that are expected to apply and a comparison to current accounting policies, as well as the status of implementation and significant implementation matters yet to be addressed. This ASU also requires consistent application of the proportional amortization method to all investments in qualified affordable housing projects, if that accounting treatment is elected. This guidance was effective upon issuance. We have conformed our disclosures of recently issued but not yet adopted ASUs to be in accordance with this guidance. There is no impact on our financial statements related to the investments in qualified affordable housing projects, as these investments are immaterial and we have not elected to apply the proportional amortization method.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows", which provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified to reduce diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. There were no changes to the presentation in our Statements of Cash Flows resulting from this guidance.

Recently issued accounting standards
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation-Retirement Benefits", which requires the service cost component of net benefit costs be reported with other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net benefit costs are required to be presented separately from the service cost component and outside of income from operations. This amendment also allows only the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization when applicable. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We do not expect a material impact on our financial statements as although the presentation of the costs within the Statements of Operations will change, net income will not be affected.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, "Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs", which shortens the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, from maturity date to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2018. The guidance should be applied using a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses", which requires financial assets measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected through the use of a new forward-looking expected loss model and credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities to be recognized through an allowance for credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our invested assets. None of our current investments are measured at amortized cost, which are the investments that require the use of a new expected loss model. Our available-for-sale debt securities will continue to be evaluated for credit losses but this will be reflected as an allowance for credit losses rather than a reduction of the carrying value of the asset. We will begin evaluating the impact of recording reversals of credit losses in current period net income, which is prohibited under current guidance, in the second quarter of 2017. We are continuing to evaluate the impact of this guidance on any other financial instruments and disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases", which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the statement of financial position and to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We expect to adopt ASU 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method. Under existing guidance, we recognize lease expense as a component of operating expenses on the Statements of Operations. We are in the process of evaluating our existing lease contracts to determine the impact to our financial statements and disclosures.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, "Financial Instruments-Overall".  ASU 2016-01 revises the accounting related to the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value.  ASU 2016-01 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  The fair value of our equity securities at March 31, 2017 is approximately $6 million. Recognizing the change in fair value of our equity securities through net income, instead of accumulated other comprehensive income as required under current guidance, would have resulted in $0.1 million reduction in fair value being recognized in the Statement of Operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers". ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period with early application permitted beginning in the first interim period in 2017. We expect to adopt the ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2018 under the modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. Our evaluation of ASU 2014-09 is ongoing and not complete. The FASB has issued, and may issue in the future, interpretative guidance which may cause our evaluation to change. Based on the current guidance, we performed an analysis in accordance with the steps identified in the guidance around the recognition, measurement, and presentation of our two operating revenue streams; management fee revenue and service fee revenue. As a result of this analysis, we concluded that adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our revenue recognition patterns or our financial statements. We plan to begin evaluating the new disclosure requirements in the second quarter of 2017.