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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
NOTE 12. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
StandardDescriptionRequired Date of AdoptionEffect on Regions' financial statements or other significant matters
Standards Adopted (or partially adopted) in 2021
ASU 2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes
The amendments in this Update simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance.

January 1, 2021
The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact.
ASU 2020-01, Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)
The amendments clarify the interaction of the accounting for equity securities under Topic 321 and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323 and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815.
January 1, 2021


The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact.
ASU 2020-08, Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other CostsThe amendments in this Update were issued to clarify that entities should reevaluate at each reporting period whether callable debt securities are within the scope of the guidance in Topic 310-20, which requires the premium on such debt securities to be amortized to the next call date.January 1, 2021The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact.
ASU 2020-10, Codification ImprovementsThis Update was issued to make minor technical corrections and improvements to the Codification as part of an ongoing FASB project to clarify guidance and correct inconsistent application of unclear guidance. The ASU codifies in Section 50 (Disclosure) of various Codification Topics the disclosure guidance that includes an option to provide certain information either on the face of the financial statements or in notes to the financial statements that was previously codified only in Section 45 (Other Presentation Matters). It also amends various Codification Topics to clarify guidance that may have been unclear when originally codified and that has resulted in inconsistent application.January 1, 2021The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact.
ASU 2021-01 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)The Update was issued to clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to contracts that are affected by the discounting transition. Specifically, certain provisions in Topic 848, if elected by an entity, would apply to derivative instruments that use an interest rate for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment that is modified as a result of reference rate reform. Amendments in this ASU to the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 are included to capture the incremental consequences of the scope refinement and to tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition.The Update is effective upon issuance and can be applied through December 31, 2022The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact.
StandardDescriptionRequired Date of AdoptionEffect on Regions' financial statements or other significant matters
Standards Not Yet Adopted
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)
This Update simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing certain separation models. Additionally, it revises and clarifies guidance on the derivatives scope exception to make the exception easier to apply.
January 1, 2022
Regions is evaluating the impact upon adoption; however, the impact is not expected to be material.
ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)The Update clarified how an issuer should account for modifications made to equity-classified written call options (i.e. a warrant to purchase the issuer’s common stock). The guidance in the Update requires the issuer to treat a modification of an equity-classified warrant that does not cause the warrant to become liability-classified as an exchange of the original warrant for a new warrant. This guidance applies whether the modification is structured as an amendment to the terms and conditions of the warrant or as termination of the original warrant and issuance of a new warrant.January 1, 2022Regions is evaluating the impact upon adoption; however, the impact is not expected to be material.