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Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Nature Of Operations | Nature of Operations Financial Institutions, Inc. (the “Company”) is a financial holding company organized in 1931 under the laws of New York State (“New York”). The Company provides diversified financial services through its subsidiaries, Five Star Bank, SDN Insurance Agency, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”) and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”). The Company offers a broad array of deposit, lending and other financial services to individuals, municipalities and businesses in Western and Central New York through its wholly-owned New York chartered banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank (the “Bank”). The Bank also has indirect lending network relationships with franchised automobile dealers in the Capital District of New York and Northern and Central Pennsylvania. SDN provides a broad range of insurance services to personal and business clients. Courier Capital and HNP Capital provide customized investment management, investment consulting and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, institutions, foundations and retirement plans.
Basis Of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accounting and reporting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, in the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated statements of financial condition, income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods indicated and contain adequate disclosure to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The results of operations for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire year.
Reclassifications | Reclassifications Certain reclassifications of previously reported amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications did not impact net income or shareholders’ equity as previously reported.
Subsequent Events | Subsequent Events The Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the day the financial statements were issued and determined there were no material recognizable subsequent events.
Use Of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the carrying value of goodwill and deferred tax assets, and assumptions used in the defined benefit pension plan accounting.
Cash Flow Reporting | Cash Flow Reporting Supplemental cash flow information is summarized as follows for the nine months ended September 30 (in thousands):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Supplemental information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 28,672 |  |  | $ | 19,803 |
Cash paid for income taxes |  |  | 8,666 |  |  |  | 3,790 |
Noncash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate and other assets acquired in settlement of loans |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | 596 |
Accrued and declared unpaid dividends |  |  | 4,363 |  |  |  | 4,187 |
Decrease in net unsettled security purchases |  |  | (2,650 | ) |  |  | — |
Common stock issued for Courier Capital contingent earn-out |  |  | 1,151 |  |  |  | — |
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of assets acquired |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,561 |
Fair value of liabilities assumed |  |  | — |  |  |  | 128 |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 establishes a right of use model that requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a lease liability for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. A lease will be treated as a sale if it transfers all of the risks and rewards, as well as control of the underlying asset, to the lessee. If risks and rewards are conveyed without the transfer of control, the lease is treated as a financing lease. If the lessor doesn’t convey risks and rewards or control, an operating lease results. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities. In July 2018, ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements was issued to allow companies to choose to recognize the cumulative effect of applying the new standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings rather than recasting prior year results. The adoption of ASU 2016-02, as of January 1, 2019, resulted in an increase of approximately $22.7 million in assets and approximately $23.4 million in liabilities on the Company’s financial statements from recording additional lease contracts where the Company is a lessee. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the reserve for credit losses. In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those years. We will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which ASU 2016-13 is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). As part of the Company’s evaluation process, it has established a steering committee and working group, including individuals from various functional areas, to assess processes and related controls, portfolio segmentation, model development, system requirements and needed resources. The working group has engaged an advisory consultant to assist with documenting the methodologies that are expected to be utilized as well as performing parallel runs. The Company is finalizing policies, controls, processes and disclosures in preparation for the implementation of ASU 2016-13 on the effective date of January 1, 2020. Due to the significant differences in the new authoritative guidance from existing GAAP, the implementation of this ASU is expected to have an impact on the Company’s statements of income and financial condition, and will be impacted by the Company’s loan and securities portfolios’ composition, attributes and quality in addition to prevailing economic conditions and forecasts at the time of adoption. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. These amendments shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The amendments should be applied on a modified retrospective basis, with a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The adoption of ASU 2017-08, as of January 1, 2019, did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. These amendments: (a) expand and refine hedge accounting for both financial and non-financial risk components, (b) align the recognition and presentation of the effects of hedging instruments and hedge items in the financial statements, and (c) include certain targeted improvements to ease the application of current guidance related to the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The amendments related to cash flow and net investment hedges existing at the date of adoption should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The amendments related to presentation and disclosure should be applied prospectively. The adoption of ASU 2017-12, as of January 1, 2019, did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements. (1.)BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. ASU 2018-02 permits a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJ Act”). The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the federal corporate income tax rate in the TCJ Act is recognized. The adoption of ASU 2018-02, as of January 1, 2019, resulted in the Company reclassifying approximately $2.8 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to retained earnings.

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