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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 9 Months Ended
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Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation: The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, and include the accounts of Matson and all wholly-owned subsidiaries, after elimination of intercompany amounts and transactions. Significant investments in businesses, partnerships, and limited liability companies in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest, but has the ability to exercise significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method. A controlling financial interest is one in which the Company has a majority voting interest or one in which the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. The Company accounts for its investment in the Terminal Joint Venture using the equity method of accounting. ​ Due to the nature of the Company’s operations, the results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim periods, and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements. ​ The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 4, 2019.
Fiscal Period | Fiscal Period: The period end for Matson covered by this report is September 30, 2019. The period end for MatNav and its subsidiaries covered by this report occurred on the last Friday in September, or September 27, 2019, for the third quarter 2019.
Significant Accounting Policies | Significant Accounting Policies: The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Leases | Leases: The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) on January 1, 2019. ASC 842 requires lessees to record leases on their balance sheets but recognize the expenses in their income statements in a manner similar to pre-adoption practice. ASC 842 states that a lessee would recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments, and a right-of-use asset for the underlying leased asset for the period of the lease term. Refer to Note 7 for additional information on the Company’s adoption of ASC 842 and other lease related disclosures.
Recognition of Revenues and Costs | Recognition of Revenues and Related Costs: Revenue in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is presented net of elimination of intercompany transactions. The following is a description of the Company’s principal revenue generating activities by segment, and the Company’s revenue recognition policy for each activity: ​
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
​ | ​ | September 30, |  | September 30, |
Ocean Transportation (in millions) (1) | ​ | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Ocean Transportation services | ​ | $ | 424.1 | ​ | $ | 424.2 | ​ | $ | 1,218.6 | ​ | $ | 1,190.3 | ​
Terminal and other related services | ​ | ​ | 8.3 | ​ | ​ | 8.0 | ​ | ​ | 19.8 | ​ | ​ | 19.2 | ​
Fuel sales | ​ | ​ | 3.3 | ​ | ​ | 3.4 | ​ | ​ | 7.9 | ​ | ​ | 8.5 | ​
Vessel management and related services | ​ | ​ | 1.5 | ​ | ​ | 1.7 | ​ | ​ | 4.2 | ​ | ​ | 5.2 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 437.2 | ​ | $ | 437.3 | ​ | $ | 1,250.5 | ​ | $ | 1,223.2 | ​
(1) | Ocean Transportation revenue transactions are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars except for less than 3 percent of Ocean Transportation revenues and fuel sales revenue categories which are denominated in foreign currencies.
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◾ | Ocean Transportation services revenue is recognized ratably over the duration of a voyage based on the relative transit time completed in each reporting period. Vessel operating costs and other ocean transportation operating costs, such as terminal operating overhead and general and administrative expenses, are charged to operating costs as incurred.
◾ | Terminal and other related services revenue is recognized as the services are performed. Related costs are recognized as incurred.
◾ | Fuel sales revenue and related costs are recognized when the Company has completed delivery of the product to the customer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.
◾ | Vessel management and related services revenue is recognized in proportion to the services completed. Related costs are recognized as incurred.
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Logistics (in millions) (1) | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018 | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018 | ​
Transportation Brokerage and Freight Forwarding services | ​ | $ | 127.4 | ​ | $ | 144.2 | ​ | $ | 388.5 | ​ | $ | 411.7 | ​
Warehouse and distribution services | ​ | ​ | 4.6 | ​ | ​ | 4.5 | ​ | ​ | 15.2 | ​ | ​ | 13.3 | ​
Supply chain management and other services | ​ |  | 2.9 | ​ |  | 3.4 | ​ |  | 8.2 | ​ |  | 9.7 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 134.9 | ​ | $ | 152.1 | ​ | $ | 411.9 | ​ | $ | 434.7 | ​
(1) | Logistics revenue transactions are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars except for less than 3 percent of transportation brokerage and freight forwarding services revenue, and supply chain management and other services revenue categories which are denominated in foreign currencies.
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◾ | Transportation Brokerage and Freight Forwarding services revenue consists of amounts billed to customers for services provided. The primary costs include third-party purchased transportation services, labor and equipment costs. Revenue and the related purchased third-party transportation costs are recognized over the duration of a delivery based upon the relative transit time completed in each reporting period. Labor and other operating costs are expensed as incurred. The Company reports revenue on a gross basis as the Company serves as the principal in
| these transactions because it is responsible for fulfilling the contractual arrangements with the customer and has latitude in establishing prices.
◾ | Warehousing and distribution services revenue consist of amounts billed to customers for storage, handling, and value-added packaging of customer merchandise. Storage revenue is recognized in the month the service is provided to the customer. Storage related costs are recognized as incurred. Other warehousing and distribution services revenue and related costs are recognized in proportion to the services performed.
◾ | Supply chain management and other services revenues, and related costs are recognized in proportion to the services performed.
​ The Company generally invoices its customers at the commencement of the voyage or the transportation service being provided, or as other services are being performed. Revenue is deferred when services are invoiced in advance to the customer. The Company’s receivables are classified as short-term as collection terms are for periods of less than one year. The Company expenses sales commissions and contract acquisition costs as incurred because the amounts are generally immaterial. These expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.
Capital Construction Fund | Capital Construction Fund: The Company’s Capital Construction Fund (“CCF”) is described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, $1.7 million and $1.0 million of eligible accounts receivable were assigned to the CCF, respectively. Due to the nature of the assignment of eligible accounts receivable into the CCF, such assigned amounts are classified as part of accounts receivable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash on deposit in the CCF is held in a money market account and classified as a long-term asset in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as the Company intends to use qualified cash withdrawals to fund long-term investment in the construction of new vessels. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company deposited $41.8 million and $68.2 million into the CCF, respectively, and made qualifying cash withdrawals of $41.8 million and $68.2 million from the CCF, respectively. The balance of cash on deposit at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was nominal.
Investment in Terminal Joint Venture | Investment in Terminal Joint Venture: Condensed income statement information (unaudited) for the Terminal Joint Venture for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following: ​
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(In millions) | ​ | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Operating revenue | ​ | $ | 288.7 | ​ | $ | 289.4 | ​ | $ | 825.6 | ​ | $ | 806.5 | ​
Operating costs and expenses | ​ | ​ | (262.6) | ​ | ​ | (259.5) | ​ | ​ | (771.8) | ​ | ​ | (719.7) | ​
Operating income | ​ | ​ | 26.1 | ​ | ​ | 29.9 | ​ | ​ | 53.8 | ​ | ​ | 86.8 | ​
Net Income (1) | ​ | $ | 23.3 | ​ | $ | 27.7 | ​ | $ | 50.1 | ​ | $ | 82.7 | ​
Company Share of SSAT's Net Income (2) | ​ | $ | 8.4 | ​ | $ | 9.2 | ​ | $ | 17.8 | ​ | $ | 28.8 | ​
(1) | Includes earnings from equity method investments held by SSAT less earnings allocated to non-controlling interests.
(2) | The Company records its share of net income from SSAT in costs and expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income due to the nature of SSAT’s operations.
​ The Company recorded a net adjustment of $5.6 million that reduced its Investment in Terminal Joint Venture with a corresponding reduction in retained earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019. This resulted from the adoption of ASC 842 by SSAT. The Company’s investment in SSAT was $83.7 million and $87.0 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. ​
Income Taxes | Income Taxes: In connection with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”), the Company recorded a non-cash tax adjustment of $3.1 million that increased income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. This adjustment related to the application of an estimated 6.2 percent sequestration on alternative minimum tax (AMT) refunds due to the Company, and was based on guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and emerging interpretations of the Tax Act during that period. On January 19, 2019, the IRS issued new guidance indicating that sequestration would not apply to refundable AMT credits. In accordance with this new guidance, the Company recorded a non-cash tax adjustment of $2.9 million that decreased income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. No amounts related to the Tax Act impacted income taxes during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. ​ The Company continues to assess the impact of the Tax Act, related interpretations and other tax legislation, when issued, on the Company’s income tax estimates. These and other factors could materially affect the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results.
Contingencies | Contingencies: Environmental Matters: The Company’s Ocean Transportation business has certain risks that could result in expenditures for environmental remediation. The Company believes that based on all information available to it, the Company is currently in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable environmental laws and regulations. ​ Other Matters: The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to, or may be contingently liable in connection with other legal actions arising in the normal course of their businesses, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management after consultation with counsel, would not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Dividends | Dividends: The Company’s third quarter 2019 cash dividend of $0.22 per share was paid on September 5, 2019. On October 25, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share payable on December 5, 2019.
New Accounting Pronouncements | New Accounting Pronouncements: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”): In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2016-13 which amends the current approach to estimate credit losses on certain financial assets, including trade and other receivables, available-for-sale securities and other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires entities to establish a valuation allowance for the expected lifetime losses of certain financial instruments. Subsequent changes in the valuation allowance are recorded in current earnings and reversal of previous losses is permitted. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating this new standard, but does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-13 to have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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