In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU
2018-15,
“Intangibles –
Goodwill and Other –
Internal-Use
Software (Subtopic
350-40):
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
incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with
the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to
develop or obtain
internal-use
software (and hosting arrangements that include an
internal-use
software license). The guidance also requires the entity to expense
the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that
is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement,
which includes reasonably certain renewals. The Company adopted ASU
2018-13
on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-13,
“
Financial
Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326).”
ASU
2016-13
significantly changes how entities will account for credit losses
for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are
not measured at fair value through net income. ASU
2016-13
replaces the existing incurred loss model with an expected credit
loss model that requires entities to estimate an expected lifetime
credit loss on most financial assets and certain other instruments,
including short-term trade receivables and contract assets, and
expands disclosure requirements for credit quality of financial
assets. The Company adopted ASU
2016-13
on January 1, 2020. The Company assessed all potential impacts
that the adoption of this guidance has on its consolidated
financial statements. Based on the composition of the Company’s
investment portfolio, accounts receivable, current market
conditions and historical credit loss activity, the adoption of ASU
2016-13
by the Company did not have a material impact on its consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows as of and
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The
Company continues to monitor processes and controls for indications
of an adjustment for future economic conditions at quarterly and
annual reporting periods. See Note 5,
below for more information on the Company’s adoption of ASC
326.
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU
2018-18,
“Collaborative
Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic
808 and Topic 606.”
ASU
2018-18
clarifies the interaction between Topic 808,
“Collaborative
Arrangements,”
and Topic 606,
“Revenue from
Contracts with Customers,”
by making targeted improvements to GAAP for collaborative
arrangements and providing guidance on whether certain transactions
between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted
for with revenue under Topic 606. This includes improving
comparability in the presentation of revenue for certain
transactions between collaborative arrangement participants by
allowing presentation of the units of account in collaborative
arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606 together with
revenue accounted for under Topic 606. The Company adopted ASU
2018-13
on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU
2019-12,
“
Income Taxes (Topic
740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.”
ASU
2019-12
simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain
exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740, including, but
not limited to, the exception to the incremental approach for
intraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing
operations and income or a gain from other items, the exceptions
related to the recognition of a deferred tax liability related to
an equity method investment and the exception to methodology for
calculating income taxes in an interim period when a
loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The Company adopted
ASU
2018-13
on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Recently Issued
Accounting Standard Updates – Not Yet Adopted
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-06,
“
Debt - Debt with
Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity
s Own Equity
(Subtopic
815-40).
ASU
2020-06
simplifies the accounting for convertible debt instruments and
convertible preferred stock by reducing the number of accounting
models and the number of embedded conversion features that could be
recognized separately from the primary contract. ASU
2020-06
also enhances transparency and improves disclosures for convertible
instruments and earnings per share guidance. ASU
2020-06
is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those
fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. This update
permits the use of either the modified retrospective or fully
retrospective method of transition. The Company is currently
evaluating the timing and impact of the adoption of ASU
2020-06
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.