Note 9 - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]	NOTE 9 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB”) issued an accounting standard regarding recognition of revenue from contracts with customers that will supersede the existing revenue recognition under U.S. GAAP. In summary, the core principle of this standard, along with amendments in 2015 and 2016, is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the new standard requires enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including revenue recognition policies to identify performance obligations, assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain and fulfill a contract, and significant judgments in measurements and recognition. The standard, as amended, will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Nearly 95% of the Company’s current revenue is produced from the sale of carpet, hard surface flooring and related products (TacTiles installation system, etc.) and the revenue from sales of these products is recognized upon shipment, or in certain cases upon delivery to the customer. There does not exist any performance or any other obligation after the sale of these products outside of the product warranty, which has not historically been of significance compared to total product sales. There is a small portion of the Company’s revenues (less than 6% ) that is for the sale and installation of carpet and related products. Of these projects, the overwhelming majority are completed in less than 5 days and therefore the Company does not expect a significant shift in the timing of revenue recognition for these sales either. While the Company is continuing its review of this new standard and the manner in which it will be implemented, given the nature of the Company’s sales it currently believes that revenue recognition under the new standard will be mostly consistent under both the current and new standards, with performance obligations being satisfied under the majority of contracts with customers upon shipment. In July 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard to simplify the accounting for inventory. This standard requires all inventories to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, except for inventory that is accounted for using the LIFO or the retail inventory method, which will be measured under existing accounting standards. The new guidance must be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new standard did not have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each juri sdiction will only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. This standard does not change the existing requirement that only permits offsetting within a jurisdiction. The amendments in the standard may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2017, and recorded a reduction of current assets of $10.0 million and a corresponding increase in long term assets of $5.9 million as well as a reduction of long term liabilities of $4.1 million. The Company applied this standard retrospectively and as a result has adjusted the balance sheet as of the end of 2016 by these amounts as well. In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard update to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the classification on the statement of cash flows. In addition, an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest, which is the current U.S. GAAP practice, or account for forfeitures when they occur. This update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The element of the new standard that will have the most impact on the Company’s financial statements will be income tax consequences. Excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies on stock-based compensation awards will now be included in the tax provision within the consolidated statement of operations as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur, rather than the previous accounting of recording them in additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of this standard resulted in an increase in deferred tax assets of approximately $5.8 million, with a corresponding increase to equity accounts, as of implementation in the first quarter of 2017. There was an impact of this standard on the consolidated statement of cash flows upon adoption, as under the standard when an employer withholds shares for tax withholding purposes those related tax payments will be treated as financing activities, not as operating activities. Upon adoption in the first quarter of 2017, this resulted in a reclassification of $4.6 million of such tax payments in the first quarter of 2016 from operating activities to financing activities. The Company has elected to continue our current policy of estimating forfeitures of stock-based compensation awards at the time of grant and revising in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeitures, which is allowable under the new standard. In February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU ) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements. In March 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding the treatment of net periodic benefit costs. This standard will require segregation of these net benefit costs between operating and non-operating expenses. Currently, the Company reports the net benefit costs associated with its defined benefit plans as a component of operating income. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. When the new standard is implemented, only the service cost component of defined benefit plan costs will be reported within operating income, while all other components of net benefit cost will be presented within the “Other Expense (income)” line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The standard requires retrospective application, and as such upon adoption of this standard will result in offsetting changes in operating income and “Other Expense (income)” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods of 2018 and 2017, with no impact on net income or earnings per share.

NOTE

– RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

May 2014,

the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“

FASB”) issued an accounting standard regarding recognition of revenue from contracts with customers that will supersede the existing revenue recognition under U.S. GAAP. In summary, the core principle of this standard, along with amendments in

2015

and

2016,

is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the new standard requires enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including revenue recognition policies to identify performance obligations, assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain and fulfill a contract, and significant judgments in measurements and recognition. The standard, as amended, will be effective for annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2017,

including interim periods within that reporting period. Nearly

95%

of the Company’s current revenue is produced from the sale of carpet, hard surface flooring and related products (TacTiles installation system, etc.) and the revenue from sales of these products is recognized upon shipment, or in certain cases upon delivery to the customer. There does

not

exist any performance or any other obligation after the sale of these products outside of the product warranty, which has

not

historically been of significance compared to total product sales. There is a small portion of the Company’s revenues (less than

) that is for the sale and installation of carpet and related products. Of these projects, the overwhelming majority are completed in less than

days and therefore the Company does

not

expect a significant shift in the timing of revenue recognition for these sales either. While the Company is continuing its review of this new standard and the manner in which it will be implemented, given the nature of the Company’s sales it currently believes that revenue recognition under the new standard will be mostly consistent under both the current and new standards, with performance obligations being satisfied under the majority of contracts with customers upon shipment.

July 2015,

the FASB issued an accounting standard to simplify the accounting for inventory. This standard requires all inventories to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, except for inventory that is accounted for using the LIFO or the retail inventory method, which will be measured under existing accounting standards. The new guidance must be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2016,

with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new standard

did

not

have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

November 2015,

the FASB issued an accounting standard which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each juri

sdiction will only have

one

net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. This standard does

not

change the existing requirement that only permits offsetting within a jurisdiction. The amendments in the standard

may

be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2016,

and interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard in the

first

quarter of

2017,

and recorded a reduction of current assets of

$10.0

million and a corresponding increase in long term assets of

$5.9

million as well as a reduction of long term liabilities of

$4.1

million. The Company applied this standard retrospectively and as a result has adjusted the balance sheet as of the end of

2016

by these amounts as well.

March 2016,

the FASB issued an accounting standard update to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the

income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the classification on the statement of cash flows. In addition, an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest, which is the current U.S. GAAP practice, or account for forfeitures when they occur. This update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after

December 15, 2016,

including interim periods within that reporting period. The element of the new standard that will have the most impact on the Company’s financial statements will be income tax consequences. Excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies on stock-based compensation awards will now be included in the tax provision within the consolidated statement of operations as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur, rather than the previous accounting of recording them in additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of this standard resulted in an increase in deferred tax assets of approximately

$5.8

million, with a corresponding increase to equity accounts, as of implementation in the

first

quarter of

2017.

There was an impact of this standard on the consolidated statement of cash flows upon adoption, as under the standard when an employer withholds shares for tax withholding purposes those related tax payments will be treated as financing activities,

not

as operating activities. Upon adoption in the

first

quarter of

2017,

this resulted in a reclassification of

$4.6

million of such tax payments in the

first

quarter of

2016

from operating activities to financing activities. The Company has elected to continue our current policy of estimating forfeitures of stock-based compensation awards at the time of grant and revising in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeitures, which is allowable under the new standard.

February 2016,

the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU

) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than

months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2018,

including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

March 2017,

the FASB issued

a new accounting standard regarding the treatment of net periodic benefit costs. This standard will require segregation of these net benefit costs between operating and non-operating expenses. Currently, the Company reports the net benefit costs associated with its defined benefit plans as a component of operating income. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2017,

including interim periods within those fiscal years. When the new standard is implemented, only the service cost component of defined benefit plan costs will be reported within operating income, while all other components of net benefit cost will be presented within the “Other Expense (income)” line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The standard requires retrospective application, and as such upon adoption of this standard will result in offsetting changes in operating income and “Other Expense (income)” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods of

2018

and

2017,

with

impact on net income or earnings per share.