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Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements | 1. Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these notes to interim consolidated financial statements - unaudited to “Kaiser Aluminum Corporation,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” and “our Company” refer collectively to Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and its subsidiaries. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our wholly owned subsidiaries and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable for interim periods and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In management’s opinion, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for our interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the entire 2021 fiscal year. The financial information as of December 31, 2020 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We have reclassified certain amounts in prior-period financial statements to conform to the current period's presentation. On the Consolidated Balance Sheets, prior period presentation of the Canadian pension plan in Long-term liabilities is now reflected in Pension and other postretirement benefits. On the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows, prior period presentation of Other non-cash changes in assets and liabilities is now reflected in Changes in operating assets and liabilities within the following categories: (i) Prepaid expenses and other current assets; (ii) Accrued liabilities; and (iii) Long-term assets and liabilities, net. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements; accordingly, it is possible that the actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material effect on the reported amounts of our consolidated financial position and results of operations. Supply Chain Financing. Upon our acquisition of the Warrick Rolling Mill (as defined in Note 4 below), we became party to several supply chain financing arrangements, in which we may sell certain of our customers’ trade accounts receivable to such customers’ financial institutions without recourse. We sell our undivided interests in certain of these receivables at our discretion when we determine that the cost of these arrangements is less than the cost of servicing our receivables with existing debt. Under the terms of the agreements, we retain no rights or interest, have no obligations with respect to the sold receivables and do not service the receivables after the sale. As such, these transactions are being accounted for as a sale. Discount fees related to the sale of trade accounts receivable under supply chain financing arrangements will be included in Other expense, net. There were no such discount fees recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions and implementing additional requirements which result in a more consistent application of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes. Most amendments within ASU 2019-12 are required to be applied on a prospective basis, while certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. Our adoption of ASU 2019-12 during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 did not result in a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Adopted 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 (“ASU 2020-04”) and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance (collectively, “Topic 848”). Topic 848 is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and provides optional guidance for contract modifications and certain hedging relationships associated with the transition from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. We will adopt Topic 848 when our relevant contracts are modified upon transition to alternative reference rates. We do not expect our adoption of Topic 848 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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