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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS  
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS

11.         DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS

In accordance with ASC 420, the Company expenses distributor termination costs in the period in which the written notification of termination occurs.  The Company incurred termination costs of $0.3 million and $5.5 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company incurred termination costs of $11.0 million and $12.5 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In the normal course of business, amounts received pursuant to new and/or amended distribution agreements entered into with certain distributors, relating to the costs associated with terminating agreements with the Company’s prior distributors, are accounted for as deferred revenue and are recognized as revenue ratably over the anticipated life of the respective distribution agreement, generally 20 years. Revenue recognized was $10.6 million and $11.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Revenue recognized was $24.8 million and $22.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.