Recently issued accounting pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recently issued accounting pronouncements


(a)	Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

The FASB issued accounting standards update ("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 to provide additional guidance to address diversity in practice. This update 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. The Company adopted this update prospectively as at the beginning of the third quarter. There were no significant impacts to the consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of this update.

The FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") Overnight Index Swap ("OIS") Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes to identify a suitable alternative to the U.S. dollar LIBOR that is more firmly based on actual transactions in a robust market. This update permits the use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. This update was adopted concurrently with ASU 2017-12. The Company will follow the pronouncements prospectively for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships.

The FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Non-employee Share-Based Payment Accounting to expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. This update changes the measurement basis and date of non-employee share-based payment awards and also makes amendments to how to measure non-employee awards with performance conditions. The adoption of this update in 2019 had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity's risk management activities in its financial statements. The update also makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The FASB also issued ASU 2019-04 that contains further codification improvements to ASU 2017-12. The adoption of these updates in 2019 resulted in a reclassification of $186 from retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive income for previous hedge ineffectiveness recognized in earnings for outstanding hedging contracts. The Company has also made certain amendments and simplifications to hedge effectiveness testing procedures and documentation to be followed prospectively where applicable in accordance with the pronouncements in the update.

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The FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception to address narrow issues with applying U.S. GAAP for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The adoption of this update in 2019 had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations utilizing leases. This ASU requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from all leases on the balance sheet, but the effect of leases in the statement of operations and the statement of cash flows is largely unchanged. The FASB also issued subsequent amendments to ASC 842 that provide further practical expedients as well as codification clarifications and improvements. The adoption of this new lease standard in 2019 using a modified retrospective approach resulted in an adjustment of $8,295 to right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities included in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, with no restatement of the comparative period.

The Company implemented new processes and procedures for the identification, analysis, and measurement of new lease contracts. A new software solution was implemented to assist with contract management, information tracking, and measurement as it relates to the new standard. The Company elected the following practical expedients as part of its adoption:


1.	"Package of three" practical expedient that permits the Company not to reassess the scope, classification and initial direct costs of its expired and existing leases;


2.	Land easements practical expedient that permits the Company not to reassess the accounting for land easements previously not accounted for under Leases ASC 840; and


3.	Hindsight practical expedient that allows the Company to use hindsight in determining the lease term for existing contracts.

In addition, the Company made an accounting policy election to not recognize a lease liability or right-of-use asset on its consolidated balance sheets for short-term leases (lease term less than 12 months).


(b)	Recently issued accounting guidance not yet adopted

The FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments — Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815 to reduce diversity in practice and increase comparability of accounting for certain transactions. The amendments clarify when to consider observable price changes for the measurement of certain equity securities without a readily determinable fair value. They also clarify the scope of forward contracts and purchased options on these certain securities. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, including early adoption in any interim period. The Company currently does not have any transactions that would be within the scope of this update but will continue to assess the impact of this update in the future.

The FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in the accounting standards. The amendments remove certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and improve consistent application for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, but all amendments must be early adopted simultaneously. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this update.

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The FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606 to reduce diversity in practice on how entities account for transactions on the basis of different views of the economics of a collaborative arrangement. The update clarifies that the arrangement should be accounted for under ASC 606 when a participant is a customer in the context of a unit of account, adds unit of account guidance in ASC 808 that is consistent with ASC 606, and precludes the recognition of revenue from a collaborative arrangement with ASC 606 revenue if the participant is not directly related to sales to third parties. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those years. The Company does not expect a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of this update.

The FASB issued ASU 2018-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities to improve general purpose financial reporting. The update clarifies that indirect interests held through related parties in common control arrangements should be considered on a proportional basis for determining whether fees paid to decision makers and service providers are variable interests. The amendments in the update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments are required to be applied retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company does not expect a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of this update.

The FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Business Combinations (Topic 350): Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The update is intended to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of this update.

The FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses. The standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The FASB issued codification improvements to ASC Topic 326 in ASU 2018-19 to provide guidance on scoping of operating lease assets and further specific clarifications and corrections in ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-11. The FASB issued further updates to Topic 326 in ASU 2019-05 and ASU 2020-02 to provide transition relief that allows companies to irrevocably elect the fair value option for certain instruments held at amortized cost, and to provide certain updates to the SEC paragraphs of the topic. The Company is finalizing its analysis on the impact of adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of this update.