Standard

Description

Date of issuance

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as amended by ASU 2015-14

The standard will replace existing revenue recognition standards and significantly expand the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. It may be adopted either retrospectively or on a modified retrospective basis to new contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance obligations as of the effective date. The standard is effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In addition, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued related revenue recognition guidance in four ASUs: principal versus agent considerations (ASU 2016-08), identifying performance obligations and licensing (ASU 2016-10), a revision of certain SEC staff observer comments (ASU 2016-11) and implementation guidance (ASU 2016-12).

We are currently evaluating the effect the standard is expected to have on our financial statements, including the transition method to be applied, the impact on current policies and related disclosures. We expect to complete our assessment by the end of 2016.

The objective of the standard is, among other things, to require recognition of a right-of-use asset and liability for future lease payments for contracts that meet the definition of a lease. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted.

February 2016

We are currently evaluating the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 842 to determine how we will be affected. The primary effect of adopting the new standard will be to record assets and obligations for current operating leases.

ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

The objective of the standard is to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for any entity in any interim or annual period.

March 2016

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

The objective of the standard is to provide guidance on management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The standard is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted.

August 2014

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-15; however, the standard is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2016-15 clarifies guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. Topic 230 lacked consistent principles for evaluating the classification of cash payments and receipts in the statement of cash flows, which led to diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 was issued to reduce diversity in practice with respect to eight types of cash flows. One of the eight types of cash flows, distributions received from equity method investees, applies to us. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for all entities.

August 2016

We have adopted the guidance as outlined in ASU 2016-15. The adoption had no impact on our financial statements as we were already recording such items in accordance with the new standard.