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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]
General Inform
ation and Basis of Presentation
 
The Gorman-Rupp Company is a leading designer, manufacturer and international marketer of 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 balances have been eliminated. Earnings per share are calculated based on the weighted-average number of Common Shares outstanding.
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 accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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,
2019
and
2018
consisted primarily of a certificate of deposit and is classified as Prepaid and other on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Receivable [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
 
LIFO inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and all other inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The costs for approximately
72%
of inventories at
December 
31,
2019
and
73%
of inventories at
December 
31,
2018
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
$12.6
million for
2019,
$13.3
million for
2018
and
$13.5
million for
2017.
 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is determined based on the following lives:
 
 
    Years  
Buildings
   
20
-
50
 
Machinery and equipment
   
5
-
15
 
Software
   
3
-
5
 
 
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Land
  $
4,998
    $
3,869
 
Buildings
   
110,162
     
106,940
 
Machinery and equipment
   
182,922
     
177,668
 
     
298,082
     
288,477
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
(186,303
)    
(174,984
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $
111,779
    $
113,493
 
 
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. For certain reporting units, the Company performs a quantitative analysis using both a market-based approach and a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of our reporting units. 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,
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. There were
no
goodwill impairment charges in any of the Company’s other reporting units in
2017.
No
impairment charges were recognized in any of the Company’s reporting units in
2019
or
2018.
See Note
10
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, 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:
 
    Years  
Technology and drawings
   
13
-
20
 
Customer relationships
   
9
-
15
 
Other intangibles
   
2
-
18
 
 
Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization 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. Based upon our fiscal
2019,
2018
and
2017
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 indicated 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 Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
360,
“Property, Plant, and Equipment.” As a result of the recoverability test, Bayou recorded a pre-tax non-cash customer relationship impairment charge of
$3.2
million in
2017.
 
Identifiable 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
2019,
2018
and
2017,
the fair value of indefinite lived intangible assets exceeded their carrying values.
 
For additional information about goodwill and other intangible assets, see Note
10
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control of promised goods or services to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
 
For additional information about revenue, see Note
3
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Revenue.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Income Taxes
 
Income tax expense includes United States federal, 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 existing 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 revised 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 impact of the Tax Act on the Company, see Note
7
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 pension 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
9,
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,
2019,
2018
or
2017.
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 Cost [Policy Text Block]
Advertising
 
The Company expenses all advertising costs as incurred, which for the years ended
December 
31,
2019,
2018
and
2017
totaled
$3.0
million,
$3.0
million, and
$3.1
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:
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $
1,380
    $
1,098
    $
1,435
 
Provision
   
1,747
     
1,689
     
1,377
 
Claims
   
(1,689
)    
(1,407
)    
(1,714
)
Balance at end of year
  $
1,438
    $
1,380
    $
1,098
 
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block]
Stock-based compensation
 
The Company awards shares pursuant to The Gorman-Rupp Company
2015
Omnibus Incentive Plan.  Equity awards are typically conditioned upon achievement of appropriate performance metrics, however the Company
may
from time to time grant other types of awards including service-based awards or unrestricted shares to certain employees. Any performance-based shares that have been granted will vest and be 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, based on the probability of achieving the performance targets.  The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to performance-based share grants of
$0.7
million,
$1.3
million and
$0.4
million for the years ended
December 31, 2019,
2018
and
2017,
respectively. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate expected forfeitures.
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 (expense) income, net.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Fair Value
 
The carrying value of Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts receivable and Accounts payable approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company does
not
recognize any non-financial assets at fair value.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standard Updates (“ASUs”). 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
June 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
2016
-
13,
“Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic
326
): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which replaced the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU
2016
-
13
requires use of a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other financial instruments. ASU
2016
-
13
is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2019,
with early adoption permitted. Adoption of the standard requires using a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date to align existing credit loss methodology with the new standard. In
November 2019,
the FASB issued ASU
2019
-
11,
Codification Improvements to Topic
326,
Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. ASU
2019
-
11
requires entities that did
not
adopt the amendments in ASU
2016
-
13
as of
November 2019
to adopt ASU
2019
-
11.
This ASU contains the same effective dates and transition requirements as ASU
2016
-
13.
The Company adopted Topic
326
effective
January 1, 2020.
The impact of adoption of these standards is
not
material on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
In
December 2019,
the FASB issued ASU
2019
-
12,
“Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”, which, as part of its Simplification Initiative to reduce the cost and complexity in accounting for income taxes, removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. ASU
2019
-
12
also amends other aspects of the guidance to help simplify and promote consistent application of GAAP. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2020,
with early adoption permitted. The Company currently does
not
expect the adoption of ASU
2019
-
12
will have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
 
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 remains similar to pre-existing U.S. GAAP. Subsequent accounting standards updates have been issued, which amend and/or clarify the application of ASU
2016
-
02.
The Company adopted Topic
842
effective
January 1, 2019.
See Note
6
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Leases.