Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of consolidated annual and quarterly financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. We have made a number of estimates and assumptions in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements. We can give no assurances that actual results will not differ from those estimates. Although we do not believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates, or in the assumptions that we use in calculating the estimates, the uncertain future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic based upon the volatility, uncertainty and potential economic disruption caused by the pandemic, and other unforeseen changes in the industry, or business, could materially impact the estimates, and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Some of the more significant estimates include allowances for doubtful accounts, cash discounts, valuation of inventory, valuation of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets, product liability exposures, asbestos, environmental and litigation matters, valuation of deferred tax assets, share based compensation and sales returns and other allowances.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Note 1 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Standards that were adopted

Standard	Description	Date of adoption	Effects on the financial statements or other significant matters

ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment	This standard simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment. ASU 2017-04 removes Step 2 of the test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.	January 1, 2020	The new standard will be applied prospectively when performing our annual impairment test of goodwill, or in an interim period if an event occurs, or circumstances change, that may indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying amount. We anticipate that the prospective adoption of the standard will not materially impact the amount of goodwill impairment, if any.

ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses	This standard creates a single model to measure impairment on financial assets, which includes trade accounts receivable. An estimate of expected credit losses on trade accounts receivable over their contractual life will be required to be recorded at inception, based on historical information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.	January 1, 2020	The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the manner in which we estimate our allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivable, or on our consolidated financial statements.

Standards that are not yet adopted as of June 30, 2020

The following table provides a brief description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that have not yet been adopted as of June 30, 2020, and that could have an impact on our financial statements:

Standard	Description	Date of adoption / Effective date	Effects on the financial statements or other significant matters

ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes	This standard is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain ASC Topic 740 exceptions in performing intra-period tax allocations among income statement components, in calculating certain deferred tax liabilities related to outside basis differences, and in calculating income taxes in interim periods with year-to-date losses. In addition, this standard is also intended to improve consistency and add simplification by clarifying and amending the reporting of franchise taxes and other taxes partially based on income, the recognition of deferred income taxes related to the step-up in tax basis goodwill, and the reporting in interim periods of the recognition of the enactment of tax laws or rate changes.	January 1, 2021, with early adoption permitted	The new standard clarifies the accounting for income taxes in certain technical areas that will not impact all companies. Although we currently believe that the technical clarifications in the new standard will not materially impact our accounting for income taxes, our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures upon adoption, we are currently evaluating its potential impact. The new standard can be applied on a prospective basis in certain instances and in other instances on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis.

ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting	This standard is intended to provide optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. The new standard is applicable to contracts that reference LIBOR, or another reference rate, expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform.	Effective March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022	The new standard may be applied as of the beginning of an interim period that includes March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As certain of our contracts reference LIBOR, including our revolving credit facility and supply chain financing arrangements, we are currently reviewing the optional guidance in the standard to determine its impact upon the discontinuance of LIBOR. At this time, we do not believe that the new guidance, nor the discontinuance of LIBOR, will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.