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New Accounting Guidance (Policies)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the consolidated operations of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") interim reporting requirements. Accordingly, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for full financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, collectively referred to as the “Annual Consolidated Financial Statements” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "2019 Annual Report").
In the opinion of management, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the condensed consolidated results for the interim periods presented. The consolidated results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions with respect to the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and subsequent to this date, there have been significant changes to the global economic situation and to public securities markets as a consequence of the novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. It is reasonably possible that this could cause changes to estimates as a result of the financial circumstances of the markets in which we operate, the price of our publicly traded equity in comparison to the carrying value, and the health of the global economy. Such changes to estimates could potentially result in impacts that would be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. While there was not a material impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, our future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to our consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year's presentation.
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        The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC" or "Codification") is the sole source of authoritative GAAP other than SEC issued rules and regulations that apply only to SEC registrants. The FASB issues an Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") to communicate changes to the Codification. We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
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." This ASU requires companies to defer specific implementation costs incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement ("CCA") that are often expensed as incurred under current GAAP, and recognize the expense over the noncancellable term of the CCA. We adopted this standard on a prospective basis on January 1, 2020. As a result of the adoption, we anticipate
capitalizing certain implementation costs that were previously expensed as incurred, which will be recorded to either prepaid and other current assets or other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, depending on the duration of the agreement. The impact of the adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." In 2019 and 2020, the FASB issued several ASUs to amend and clarify the credit loss guidance in the original ASU 2016-13 (ASU 2016-13 and its amendments are herein referred to as “ASC 326” or "CECL"). ASC 326 amends FASB's guidance on the impairment of financial instruments, specifically adding an impairment model to GAAP that is based on expected losses, rather than incurred losses, which is intended to result in more timely recognition of such losses. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2020. We have updated our internal controls and operational processes and procedures, to include certain forward-looking considerations in our current process of developing and recognizing credit losses for our accounts receivable and restricted investment accounted for at amortized cost. Generally, the adoption of ASC 326 did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows. ASC 326 had an immaterial impact to our allowance for credit losses reported in accounts receivable on our condensed consolidated balance sheet upon adoption. Additionally, upon adoption of ASC 326, we estimated an allowance for credit losses for our restricted investment on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our restricted investment, which is accounted for as a held-to-maturity investment, consists of highly rated corporate long-term bonds that mature in 2025 and 2026. To calculate our expected credit loss allowance, we utilized a probability-of-default method (“PDM”) for each bond based on each securities term. This process uses historical credit loss experience on similar product types, adjusted for reasonable and supportable forecasts of future default rates. Using a PDM, we calculated an expected credit loss allowance at January 1, 2020 of $0.6 million, which was recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.
The following table displays changes in our allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2020, including the transition impact of adopting the CECL standard.

(in millions)
Balance at
December 31, 2019 (1)
Impact from Adoption of ASC 326Balance at January 1, 2020Current Period Provision
Balance at
June 30, 2020 (2)
Allowance for credit losses$0.5  0.6  1.1  1.6  $2.7  
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(1) The allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2019 of $0.5 million was included in "Accounts receivable, net" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) The allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2020 of $1.7 million and $1.0 million was included "Accounts receivable, net" and "Restricted investment" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively.

Our expected credit losses can vary from period to period based on several factors, such as changes in bond ratings, actual observed bond defaults, and overall economic environment. The primary factor that contributed to our provision for expected credit losses in the first half of 2020 was a pessimistic outlook of the macroeconomic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and related effects on the financial performance of U.S.-based corporations. The increase in the allowance for credit losses of $1.6 million is attributed to $0.4 million for Level 1 securities and $1.2 million for accounts receivable expected credit losses.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
        In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14 "Compensation — Retirement Benefits — Defined Benefit Plans — General (Topic 715-20): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans." This ASU amends ASC 715 to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The new standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Although we are still evaluating the impact of this new standard, we do not believe that the adoption will materially impact our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
        In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes." This ASU amends ASC 740 to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to income taxes. The
new standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Although we are still evaluating the impact of this new standard, we do not believe that the adoption of this new standard will materially impact our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting." The ASU is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This guidance became effective beginning on March 12, 2020, and we may elect to apply the amendments prospectively until December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
Income tax
We determine our interim tax provision using an Estimated Annual Effective Tax Rate methodology (“EAETR”). The EAETR is applied to the year-to-date ordinary income, exclusive of discrete items. The tax effects of discrete items are then included to arrive at the total reported interim tax provision.
The determination of the EAETR is based upon a number of estimates, including the estimated annual pre-tax ordinary income in each tax jurisdiction in which we operate. As our projections of ordinary income change throughout the year, the EAETR will change period-to-period. The tax effects of discrete items are recognized in the tax provision in the period they occur. Depending on various factors, such as the item’s significance in relation to total income and the rate of tax applicable in the jurisdiction to which it relates, discrete items in any quarter may materially impact the reported effective tax rate. As a global enterprise, our tax expense may be impacted by changes in tax rates or laws, the finalization of tax audits and reviews, as well as other factors. As such, there may be significant volatility in interim tax provisions.