Note 2 - Newly Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Text Block]

2. Newly Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Income Taxes

      On January 1, 2021, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The impact of this amended guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures was immaterial.

Defined Benefit Plans

In December 2020, we adopted ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans which updates disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.  Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Reference Rate Reform

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). This ASU provides optional expedients to applying generally accepted accounting principles to certain contract modifications, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform, which affects the London Inter-bank Offered Rate, if certain criteria are met. The amendments are effective March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. We are evaluating whether to apply any of the expedients and/or exceptions.

Financial Instruments

On January 1, 2020, we adopted ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and all related amendments. This ASU improves financial reporting by requiring more timely recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. Under the new guidance, the ASU requires an organization to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. We evaluated the impact of this amended guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and concluded that it is immaterial.