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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]
General Information and Basis of Presentation
 
The Gorman-Rupp Company is a leading designer, manufacturer and international marketer o
f pumps and pump systems for use in diverse water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), military and other liquid-handling applications.
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balanc
es have been eliminated. Earnings per share are calculated based on the weighted-average number of Common Shares outstanding.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
 
The Company considers highly liquid instruments with maturities of
90
days or less
to be cash equivalents. The Company periodically makes short-term investments for which cost approximates fair value. Short-term investments at
December 
31,
2017
and
2016
consist primarily of certificates of deposit and treasury bonds and are classified as prepaid and other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Accounts receivable are stated at the historical carrying amount net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains an allowance
for doubtful accounts for estimated losses from the failure of its customers to make required payments for products delivered. The Company estimates this allowance based on knowledge of the financial condition of customers, review of historical receivables and reserve trends and other relevant information.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Inventories
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The costs for approximately
72%
of inventories at
December 
31,
2017
and
December 
31,
2016
were determined using the last-in,
first
-out (LIFO) method, with the remainder determined using the
first
-in,
first
-out (FIFO) method. Cost components include materials, inbound freight costs, labor and allocations of fixed and variable overheads on an absorption costing basis.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Property, plant and equipment
 
 
Property, plant and equipment are stated on the basis of cost. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation for property, plant and equipment assets
is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets and is included in cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses based on the use of the assets. Depreciation expense was
$13.5
million for
2017
and
$13.8
million for each of the years
2016
and
2015.
 
Depreciat
ion of property, plant and equipment is determined based on the following lives:
 
Buildings
   
20
-
50
years
Machinery and equipment
   
5
-
15
years
Software
   
3
-
5 years
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 
   
201
7
   
201
6
 
Land
  $
4,187
    $
4,099
 
Buildings
   
106,437
     
104,952
 
Machinery and equipment
   
170,615
     
165,157
 
     
281,239
     
274,208
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
(164,168
)    
(152,141
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $
117,071
    $
122,067
 
 
Property, plant and equipment
are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount
may
not
be recovered through future net cash flows generated by the assets. Impairment losses
may
be recorded when the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts based on the excess of the carrying amounts over the estimated fair value of the assets.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Goodwill and
Identifiable
Int
angible Assets
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess of the
cost of acquired businesses over the fair value of tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets purchased and liabilities assumed.
 
Goodwill
is reviewed annually for impairment as of
October 
1
or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate there
may
be a possible permanent loss of value using either a quantitative or qualitative analysis. The Company uses a market-based approach to estimate the fair value of our reporting units and performs a quantitative analysis using a discounted cash flow model and other valuation techniques. This process requires significant judgements, including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts. The Company
may
otherwise elect to perform a qualitative analysis when deemed appropriate. A qualitative analysis
may
be performed by assessing certain trends and factors, including projected market outlook and growth rates, forecasted and actual sales and operating profit margins, discount rates, industry data and other relevant qualitative factors. These trends and factors are compared to, and based on, the assumptions used in the most recent quantitative assessment. 
 
In
2017
and
2016,
due primarily to the decreased demand for barge pumps for the marine transportation market driven by low oil prices and overcapacity of inland barges, the Bayou City Pump Company reporting unit recorded pre-tax goodwill impairment charges of
$0.9
million and
$1.8
million, respectively. There were
no
goodwill impairment charges in any of the Company’s other reporting units in
2017
or
2016
and
no
impairment charges were recognized across all reporting units in
2015.
See Note
8,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
 
Identifiable intangible assets
 
The Company
’s primary identifiable intangible assets include customer relationships, technology and drawings, and trade names and trademarks. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized and those identifiable intangible assets with indefinite lives are
not
amortized. Amortization for finite-lived intangible assets is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets and is included in cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses based on the use of the assets. Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets is determined based on the following lives:
 
Technology and drawings
   
13
 -
20
years
Customer relationships
   
9
 -
15
years
Other intangibles
   
2
 -
18
years
 
Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are eva
luated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount
may
not
be recovered through future net cash flows generated by the assets. Impairment losses
may
be recorded when the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts based on the excess of the carrying amounts over the estimated fair value of the assets. Based upon our fiscal
2017
and
2016
quantitative and qualitative impairment analyses, except for Bayou’s customer relationship intangible asset and the risk related to National’s indicated fair value, the Company was
not
aware of any events or changes in circumstances that indicate the carrying value of its finite-lived intangible assets
may
not
be recoverable. In
2017,
due primarily to the continued decreased demand for barge pumps for the marine transportation market driven by low oil prices and overcapacity of inland barges, the Company performed a recoverability test related to Bayou’s customer relationship intangible asset pursuant to ASC
360.
As a result of the recoverability test, Bayou recorded a pre-tax non-cash customer relationship impairment charge of
$3.2
million.
 
I
dentifiable intangible assets
not
subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events warrant. The fair value of these assets is determined using a royalty relief methodology similar to that employed when the associated assets were acquired, but using updated estimates of future sales, cash flows and profitability. For
2017
and
2016,
the fair value of indefinite lived intangible assets exceeded their carrying value.
 
For additional information about goodwill and other intangible assets, see Note
8,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and Note
10,
Acquisitions.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company
’s revenues from product sales are recognized when all of the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of a sale arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, product delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, there are
no
further obligations to customers and collectability is probable. Product delivery occurs when the risks and rewards of ownership and title pass, which normally occurs upon shipment to the customer.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Income Taxes
 
Income tax expense includes United States, state, local and international income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and the tax basis of exis
ting assets and liabilities and for loss carryforwards. The tax rate used to determine the deferred tax assets and liabilities is the enacted tax rate for the year and manner in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than
not
be realized.
 
On
December 22, 2017,
the
U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. The Tax Act significantly revises U.S. corporate income tax regulations by, among other things, lowering corporate income tax rates, implementing the territorial tax system and imposing a repatriation tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries. For further discussion of the currently estimated impact of the Tax Act on the Company, see the disclosure under the heading Outlook within Item
7
of Part II of this Form
10
-K and Note
6
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Income Taxes.
Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
 
The Company sponsors a defined benefit pensi
on plan covering certain domestic employees. Additionally, the Company sponsors defined contribution pension plans made available to all domestic and Canadian employees.
 
The Company also sponsors a non-contributory defined benefit postretirement health
care plan that provides health benefits to certain domestic and Canadian retirees and their spouses. The Company funds the cost of these benefits as incurred.
 
The determination of the Company
’s obligation and expense for pension and other postretirement benefits is dependent on its selection of certain assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts, which are described in Note
7,
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits. The Company recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and recognizes the change in the funded status in the year in which the change occurs through accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Company generally does
not
require collateral from its customers and has a very good collection history. There were
no
sales to a single customer that exceeded
10%
of total net sales for the years ended
December
 
31,
2017,
2016
or
2015.
Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Shipping and Handling Costs
 
The Company classifies all amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling as revenue and reflects related shipping and handling costs in cost of products sold.
Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Advertising
 
The Company expenses all advertising costs as
incurred, which for the years ended
December 
31,
2017,
2016
and
2015
totaled
$3.1
million,
$2.8
million, and
$3.2
million, respectively.
Standard Product Warranty, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Product Warranties
 
A liability is established for estimated future warranty and service claims based on historical
claims experience and specific product failures. The Company expenses warranty costs directly to cost of products sold. Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability are:
 
   
201
7
   
201
6
   
201
5
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $
1,435
    $
1,380
    $
1,166
 
Provision
   
1,377
     
1,991
     
1,732
 
Claims
   
(1,714
)    
(1,936
)    
(1,518
)
Balance at end of year
  $
1,098
    $
1,435
    $
1,380
 
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]
Stock-based compensation
 
The Company grants performance-based shares pursuant to The Gorman-Rupp Company
2015
Omnibus Incentive Plan.
  Performance-based shares vest and are awarded at the end of a
three
year performance period, based on the levels of achievement of compound annual growth targets for operating income and shareholders’ equity.  The Company recognizes compensation expense for performance-based share grants based on the stock price at the date of the grant using the straight-line amortization method, over the vesting period specified in the grants.  The company recognized stock-based compensation expense of
$0.4
million for the year ended
December 31, 2017. 
No
stock-based compensation expense was recorded for the years ended
December 31, 2016
or
2015.
  
Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Assets and liabilities of the Company
’s operations outside the United States which are accounted for in a functional currency other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars using year-end exchange rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at weighted-average exchange rates effective during the year. Foreign currency translation gains and losses are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within equity.
 
Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions, the amounts of which are
not
material, are included in other income and
other expense.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Fair Value
 
The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company does
not
recognize any non-financial assets at fair value.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompany
ing notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASU
s. ASUs
not
listed below were assessed and determined either to be
not
applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In
March 2017,
the FASB issued ASU
No.
 
2017
-
07,
“Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic
715
) – Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost,” which provides additional guidance on the presentation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs in the income statement and on the components eligible for capitalization. The amendments in this ASU require that an employer report the service cost component of the net periodic benefit costs in the same income statement line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period. The non-service-cost components of net periodic benefit costs are to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost components and outside a subtotal of income from operations. The ASU also allows for the capitalization of the service cost components, when applicable (i.e., as a cost of internally manufactured inventory or a self-constructed asset). The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after
December 
15,
2017
and early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU are to be applied retrospectively. The adoption of ASU
2017
-
07
will result in a change within operating income with a corresponding change in other income (expense), net to reflect the impact of presenting all components of net benefit cost, except for service cost, outside of operating income. See Note
6
for the components of the Company’s net benefit costs. The Company will adopt ASU
2017
-
07
in the
first
quarter of
2018
and does
not
expect the adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
 
I
n
January 2017,
the FASB issued ASU
No.
 
2017
-
04,
“Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic
350
) – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. The ASU is effective for impairment tests performed in fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after
December 
15,
2019
and early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU are to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company early adopted this new guidance during the
three
months ended
September 30, 2017.
The Company concluded that ASU
2017
-
04
is preferable to the current guidance due to efficiency, since ASU
2017
-
04
eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. See Note
8
– Impairment Charges for additional information on our interim goodwill and other intangible asset impairment tests performed.
 
In
February 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
2016
-
02,
Leases (Topic
842
),” which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by all leases with a term of more than
one
year. Accounting by lessors will remain similar to existing U.S. GAAP. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after
December 15, 2018
and early adoption is permitted. The Company currently does
not
expect the adoption of ASU
2016
-
02
will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements as its future minimum lease commitments are
not
material.
 
In
May
2014,
the FASB issued ASU
2014
-
09,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic
606
),” which supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance, and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Subsequent accounting standards updates have been issued, which amend and/or clarify the application of ASU
2014
-
09.
Based on the Company’s evaluation of its current revenue streams and contracts, it expects that most will be recorded consistently under both the current and new standard. The Company adopted the new revenue guidance effective
January 1, 2018
pursuant to the modified retrospective method. Any adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings is
not
expected to be material.