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New Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2018
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Related Information  
New Accounting Pronouncements

Not Yet Adopted

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220).  The amendments in ASU 2018-02 allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  The amendments in this ASU also require certain disclosures about stranded tax effects.  The ASU will be effective for us on March 1, 2019.  Early adoption in any period is permitted.  We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging –Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (Topic 815), which amends and simplifies hedge accounting with the intent of better aligning financial reporting for hedging relationships with an entity's risk management activities. The ASU is effective for us on March 1, 2019.  We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting (Topic 718). This update amends the scope of modification accounting surrounding share-based payment arrangements as issued in ASU 2016-09 by providing guidance on the various types of changes which would trigger modification accounting for share-based payment awards. ASU 2017-09 is effective for us on March 1, 2018. We have concluded that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra–Entity Asset Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (Topic 740). ASU 2016-16 amends accounting guidance for intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory to require the recognition of taxes when the transfer occurs. The amendment will be effective for us on March 1 2018. A modified retrospective approach will be required for transition to the new guidance, with a cumulative-effect adjustment consisting of the net impact from (1) the write-off of any unamortized expense previously deferred and (2) recognition of any previously unrecognized deferred tax assets, net of any valuation allowance. The new guidance does not include any specific new disclosure requirements. We have concluded that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and updated in February 2018. ASU 2016-02 will require lessees to recognize on their balance sheets “right-of-use assets” and corresponding lease liabilities, measured on a discounted basis over the lease term. Virtually all leases will be subject to this treatment except leases that meet the definition of a “short-term lease.” For expense recognition, the dual model requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance leases has been retained from the prior standard. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Classification will use criteria very similar to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines. The new lease guidance will essentially eliminate off-balance sheet financing. The guidance is effective for us on March 1, 2019. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition and requires the new guidance to be applied at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented.  We are currently evaluating the impact this  guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Topic 606 provides a framework for revenue recognition that replaces most existing GAAP revenue recognition guidance. The core principle of the guidance is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance is effective for us on March 1, 2018, and we elected to adopt the standard using the retrospective method. Our revenue is primarily generated from the sale of non-customized consumer products to customers. Each product represents a performance obligation that is satisfied at a single point in time control transfers, which is generally when we ship the product. The timing and amount of revenue recognized will not be impacted by the new standard. We have thus concluded that the standard will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. The provisions of the new standard will, however, impact the classification of certain consideration paid to our customers. We therefore expect to reclassify an immaterial amount of such payments from SG&A to a reduction of net sales revenue. The impact would reduce net sales by approximately 1%. The standard also requires new quantitative and qualitative disclosures about revenue and costs to obtain or fulfill a contract.

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted which are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Adopted

In January 2017, the FASB, issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This guidance provides for a single-step quantitative test to identify and measure impairment, requiring an entity to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the goodwill carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. We adopted the guidance on March 1, 2017, applying it on a prospective basis. The application of this guidance has not had a material impact on our financial statements.