NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 amends the impairment model to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently used incurred loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of losses. The new standard applies to financial assets measured at amortized cost basis, including receivables that result from revenue transactions and held-to-maturity debt securities. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management continues to evaluate the impact of this ASU on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software: Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs in such cloud computing arrangements with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. Entities can choose to adopt the new guidance prospectively or retrospectively. Management continues to evaluate the impact of this ASU on the consolidated financial statements.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 – Leases (ASC 842), which was amended in January 2018 and requires an entity that leases assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. Leases are classified as either financing or operating with the applicable classification determining the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of earnings.

The Company adopted this ASU on February 1, 2019 by applying its provisions prospectively and recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of February 1, 2019. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which provides that an entity need not reassess: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company also elected to not reassess lease terms using hindsight and to combine lease and non-lease components for new leases subsequent to February 1, 2019.

The adoption of ASU 2016-02 resulted in the following impacts to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 1, 2019:


•	The establishment of a lease liability of approximately $1.2 billion and a corresponding right-of-use asset;


•	The reclassification of existing balances in respect of unamortized lease incentives and lease straight-line liabilities from Other long-term liabilities to Operating lease right-of-use assets; and


•	The reclassification of $31.1 million of deferred gains on sale-leasebacks, and related deferred tax assets of $9.5 million, to opening retained earnings.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12 – Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which expands and refines hedge accounting for both financial and non-financial risk components, aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of hedging instruments and hedged items in the financial statements, and includes certain targeted improvements to ease the application of previous guidance related to the assessment of hedge effectiveness. This ASU was effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU must be applied on a modified retrospective basis, while presentation and disclosure requirements set forth under this ASU are required prospectively in all interim periods and fiscal years ending after the date of adoption. Management adopted this ASU on February 1, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements. The disclosures required by this ASU are included in "Note 8. Hedging Instruments."

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02 – Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income: Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which allows for the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") to retained earnings for the tax effects on deferred tax items included within AOCI (referred to in the ASU as "stranded tax effects") resulting from the reduction of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to 21% from 35% that was effected by the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ASU 2018-02 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Management adopted this ASU on February 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2018-02 resulted in a reclassification of $26.2 million from AOCI to retained earnings, and had no impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows.