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Operations and Significant Accounting Policies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Operations and Significant Accounting Policies | Operations and Significant Accounting Policies Organization and operations CONMED Corporation (“CONMED”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is a medical technology company that provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures. The Company’s products are used by surgeons and other healthcare professionals in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, thoracic surgery and gastroenterology. Principles of consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CONMED Corporation and its controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments which affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company considered COVID-19 related impacts on its estimates, as appropriate, within its consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. The Company believes that the accounting estimates are appropriate after giving consideration to the increased uncertainties surrounding the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ from those estimates. Cash and cash equivalents We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Inventories Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value determined on the FIFO (first-in, first-out) cost method. We write-off excess and obsolete inventory resulting from the inability to sell our products at prices in excess of current carrying costs. We make estimates regarding the future recoverability of the costs of our products and record a provision for excess and obsolete inventories based on historical experience and expected future trends. Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
| Building and improvements | 12 to 40 years
| Leasehold improvements | Shorter of life of asset or life of lease
| Machinery and equipment | 2 to 15 years
Leases The Company leases various manufacturing facilities, office facilities and equipment under operating and finance leases. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use ("ROU") assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use the implicit rate when readily determinable. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of our leases include variable lease payments, mainly when a lease is tied to an index rate. These variable lease payments are recorded as expense in the period incurred and are not material. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which we account for separately. For certain equipment leases, we apply a portfolio approach to efficiently account for the operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities. We also elected the short-term lease exemption and do not recognize leases with terms less than one year on the balance sheet. The related short-term lease expense is not material. Our leases have remaining lease terms of one year to ten years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to five years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. We only account for such extensions or early terminations when it is reasonably certain we will exercise such options. Refer to Note 5 for further detail on leases. The Company places certain of our capital equipment with customers on a loaned basis and at no charge in exchange for commitments to purchase related single-use products over time periods generally ranging from one to three years. Placed equipment is loaned and subject to return if minimum single-use purchases are not met. The Company accounts for these placements as operating leases but applies a practical expedient and does not separate the non-lease and lease components from the combined component. Accordingly, the Company accounts for the combined component as a single performance obligation with revenue recognized upon shipment of the related single use-products. The cost of the equipment is amortized over its estimated useful life which is generally five years. Goodwill and other intangible assets We have a history of growth through acquisitions. Assets and liabilities of acquired businesses are recorded at their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents costs in excess of fair values assigned to the underlying net assets of acquired businesses. Factors that contribute to the recognition of goodwill include synergies expected to increase net sales and profits; acquisition of a talented workforce; cost savings opportunities; the strategic benefit of expanding our presence in core and adjacent markets; and diversifying our product portfolio. Customer and distributor relationships, trademarks, tradenames, developed technology, patents and other intangible assets primarily represent allocations of purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of acquired businesses. Sales representation, marketing and promotional rights represent intangible assets created under our agreement with Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (“MTF”). Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are not amortized, but are subject to at least annual impairment testing. It is our policy to perform our annual impairment testing in the fourth quarter. The identification and measurement of goodwill impairment involves the estimation of the fair value of our business. Estimates of fair value are based on the best information available as of the date of the assessment. We completed our goodwill impairment testing of our single reporting unit during the fourth quarter of 2020. We performed our impairment test utilizing the market capitalization approach to determine whether the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Based upon our assessment, the fair value of our reporting unit continues to exceed carrying value. For our indefinite-lived intangible assets, trademarks and tradenames, we performed our impairment testing as of the fourth quarter of 2020 utilizing the relief from royalty income based approach to determine whether the fair value is less than its carrying amount. A considerable amount of management judgment and assumptions are required in performing the impairment testing. The key assumptions used in the impairment testing were long-term revenue growth projections, royalty rates, discount rates and general industry, market and macro-economic conditions. Based upon our assessment, the fair value continues to exceed carrying value. Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset and are evaluated each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of an intangible asset subject to amortization is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. An impairment loss is recognized by reducing the carrying amount of the intangible asset to its current fair value. Other long-lived assets We review other long-lived assets consisting of property, plant and equipment and field inventory for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that such carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized by reducing the recorded value to its current fair value. The Company maintains field inventory consisting of capital equipment for customer demonstration and evaluation purposes. Field inventory is generally not sold to customers but rather continues to be used over its useful life for demonstration, evaluation and loaner purposes. An annual wear and tear provision has been recorded on field inventory. The net book value of such equipment at December 31, 2020 and 2019 is $43.3 million and $50.3 million, respectively. Translation of foreign currency financial statements Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries have been translated into United States dollars at the applicable rates of exchange in effect at the end of the period reported. Revenues and expenses have been translated at the applicable weighted average rates of exchange in effect during the period reported. Translation adjustments are reflected in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Transaction gains and losses are included in net income. Foreign exchange and hedging activity We manage our foreign currency transaction risks through the use of forward contracts to hedge forecasted cash flows associated with foreign currency transaction exposures. We account for these forward contracts as cash flow hedges. To the extent these forward contracts meet hedge accounting criteria, changes in their fair value are not included in current earnings but are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. These changes in fair value will be reclassified into earnings as a component of sales or cost of sales when the forecasted transaction occurs. We also enter into forward contracts to exchange foreign currencies for United States dollars in order to hedge our currency transaction exposures on intercompany receivables denominated in foreign currencies. These forward contracts settle each month at month-end, at which time we enter into new forward contracts. We have not designated these forward contracts as hedges and have not applied hedge accounting to them. We record these forward contracts at fair value with resulting gains and losses included in selling and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Income taxes Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards as measured by the enacted tax rates that are anticipated to be in effect in the respective jurisdictions when these differences reverse. The deferred income tax provision generally represents the net change in the assets and liabilities for deferred income taxes. A valuation allowance is established when it is necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to amounts for which realization is likely. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we estimate future taxable income, considering the feasibility of ongoing tax planning strategies and the realizability of tax loss carryforwards following tax law ordering rules. Valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets may be impacted by changes to tax laws, changes to statutory tax rates, reversal of temporary differences and ongoing and future taxable income levels. Deferred income taxes are not provided on the unremitted earnings of certain subsidiaries outside of the United States earned after December 31, 2017 as it is expected that these earnings are permanently reinvested. Such earnings may become taxable upon a repatriation of assets from a subsidiary or the sale or liquidation of a subsidiary. Deferred income taxes are provided when the Company no longer considers subsidiary earnings to be permanently invested, such as in situations where the Company’s subsidiaries plan to make future dividend distributions. Revenue recognition The Company recognizes revenue when we have satisfied a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service (that is an asset) to a customer. An asset is transferred when the customer obtains control of that asset. The following policies apply to our major categories of revenue transactions: •Revenue is recognized when product is shipped at which point the performance obligation is satisfied and the customer obtains control of the product. •We place certain of our capital equipment with customers on a loaned basis and at no charge in exchange for commitments to purchase related single-use products over time periods generally ranging from one to three years. In these circumstances, no revenue is recognized upon capital equipment shipment as the equipment is loaned and subject to return if certain minimum single-use purchases are not met. Revenue is recognized upon the sale and shipment of the related single-use products. The cost of the equipment is amortized over its estimated useful life which is generally five years. •We recognize revenues in accordance with the terms of our agreement with MTF on a net basis as our role is that of an agent earning a commission or fee. MTF is responsible for the sourcing, processing and distribution of allograft tissue for sports medicine procedures while the Company represents, markets and promotes MTF’s sports medicine allograft tissues to customers. The Company is paid a fee by MTF which is calculated as a percentage of the net amounts invoiced by MTF to customers for sports medicine allograft tissues. The Company accounts for the services provided to MTF as a series of distinct performance obligations and each service is recognized over time as MTF simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit. •Product returns are only accepted at the discretion of the Company and in accordance with our “Returned Goods Policy”. Historically, the level of product returns has not been significant. We accrue for sales returns, rebates and allowances based upon an analysis of historical customer returns and credits, rebates, discounts and current market conditions. •Our terms of sale to customers generally do not include any obligations to perform future services. Limited warranties are provided for capital equipment sales and provisions for warranty are provided at the time of product sale based upon an analysis of historical data. •Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling have been included in net sales. Shipping and handling costs included in selling and administrative expense were $14.6 million, $15.4 million and $14.0 million for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. •We sell to a diversified base of customers around the world and, therefore, believe there is no material concentration of credit risk. •We assess the risk of loss on accounts receivable and adjust the allowance for doubtful accounts based on this risk assessment. We do so by applying historical loss rates to our accounts receivable aging schedule to estimate expected credit losses. We further adjusted expected credit losses for specifically identified and forecasted credit losses. Historically, losses on accounts receivable have not been material. Management believes that the allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate to provide for probable losses resulting from accounts receivable. •We sell extended warranties to customers that are typically for a period of one to three years. The related revenue is recorded as a contract liability and recognized over the life of the contract on a straight-line basis, which is reflective of our obligation to stand ready to provide repair services. Please refer to Note 10 for further detail on revenue. Earnings per share Basic earnings per share (“basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share (“diluted EPS”) gives effect to all dilutive potential shares outstanding resulting from employee stock options, restricted stock units, performance share units and stock appreciation rights during the period. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share at December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively:
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Net income | $ | 9,517 |  |  | $ | 28,620 |  |  | $ | 40,854 |
Basic-weighted average shares outstanding | 28,581 |  |  | 28,325 |  |  | 28,118 |
Effect of dilutive potential securities | 883 |  |  | 1,170 |  |  | 772 |
Diluted-weighted average shares outstanding | 29,464 |  |  | 29,495 |  |  | 28,890 |
Net income (per share) |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 1.45 |
Diluted | 0.32 |  |  | 0.97 |  |  | 1.41 |
The shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS exclude options and stock appreciation rights ("SARs") to purchase shares where the exercise price was greater than the average market price of common shares for the year and the effect of the inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Such shares aggregated approximately 1.4 million, 0.7 million and 0.7 million at December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As more fully described in Note 7, our 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 (the “Notes”) are convertible under certain circumstances, as defined in the indenture, into a combination of cash and CONMED common stock. The calculation of diluted EPS would include potential diluted shares upon conversion of the Notes when the average market price per share of our common stock for the period, is greater than the conversion price of the Notes of $88.80. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, our average share price has not exceeded the conversion price of the Notes; therefore, under the net share settlement method, there were no potential shares issuable under the Notes to be used in the calculation of diluted EPS. We intend to settle in cash the principal outstanding and use the treasury stock method when calculating their potential dilutive effect, if any. We have entered into convertible notes hedge transactions to increase the effective conversion price of the Notes to $114.92. However, our convertible notes hedges are not included when calculating potential dilutive shares since their effect is always anti-dilutive. Stock-based compensation All share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, restricted stock units, performance share units and stock appreciation rights are recognized in the financial statements based at their fair values. Compensation expense is generally recognized using a straight-line method over the vesting period. Compensation expense for performance share units is recognized using the graded vesting method. We issue shares under our stock based compensation plans out of treasury stock whereby treasury stock is reduced by the weighted average cost of such treasury stock. To the extent there is a difference between the cost of the treasury stock and the exercise price of shares issued under stock based compensation plans, we record gains to paid in capital; losses are recorded to paid in capital to the extent any gain was previously recorded, otherwise the loss is recorded to retained earnings. Accumulated other comprehensive loss Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
| Cash Flow Hedging Gain (Loss) |  | Pension Liability |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | (3,530) |  |  | $ | (25,813) |  |  | $ | (19,735) |  |  | $ | (49,078) |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax | 7,639 |  |  | (2,711) |  |  | (8,369) |  |  | (3,441) |  |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income before tax(a) | 913 |  |  | 2,689 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,602 |  |
Income tax | (221) |  |  | (650) |  |  | — |  |  | (871) |  |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) | 8,331 |  |  | (672) |  |  | (8,369) |  |  | (710) |  |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle(b) | (716) |  |  | (5,233) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,949) |  |
Balance, December 31, 2018 | $ | 4,085 |  |  | $ | (31,718) |  |  | $ | (28,104) |  |  | $ | (55,737) |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax | 2,936 |  |  | (2,158) |  |  | 25 |  |  | 803 |  |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before tax(a) | (8,607) |  |  | 2,881 |  |  | — |  |  | (5,726) |  |
Income tax | 2,079 |  |  | (696) |  |  | — |  |  | 1,383 |  |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) | (3,592) |  |  | 27 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (3,540) |  |
Balance, December 31, 2019 | $ | 493 |  |  | $ | (31,691) |  |  | $ | (28,079) |  |  | $ | (59,277) |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax | (5,393) |  |  | (7,068) |  |  | 6,963 |  |  | (5,498) |  |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before tax(a) | (1,378) |  |  | 2,821 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,443 |  |
Income tax | 333 |  |  | (682) |  |  | — |  |  | (349) |  |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) | (6,438) |  |  | (4,929) |  |  | 6,963 |  |  | (4,404) |  |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | (5,945) |  |  | $ | (36,620) |  |  | $ | (21,116) |  |  | $ | (63,681) |  |
(a) The cash flow hedging gain (loss) and pension liability accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in sales or cost of sales and as a component of net periodic pension cost, respectively. Refer to Note 16 and Note 12, respectively, for further details. (b) We recorded the cumulative impact of adopting ASU 2018-02 in 2018, which allows for the elimination of the stranded tax effects of Tax Reform through a reclassification between accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and retained earnings.

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