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Organization, Operations and Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Organization, Operations and Basis of Presentation
Organization, Operations and Basis of Presentation
 
Description of Business
 
AdvanSix Inc. (“AdvanSix” or the “Company”) is an integrated manufacturer of Nylon 6, a polymer resin which is a synthetic material used by our customers to produce engineered plastics, fibers, filaments and films that, in turn, are used in such end-products as automotive and electronic components, carpets, sports apparel, fishing nets and food and industrial packaging. As a result of our backward integration and the configuration of our manufacturing facilities, we also sell a variety of other products, all of which are produced as part of our Nylon 6 integrated manufacturing chain including caprolactam, ammonium sulfate fertilizers, acetone and other chemical intermediates. Each of our product lines represented the following approximate percentage of our sales:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Nylon
29%
 
29%
 
29%
 
29%
Caprolactam
18%
 
15%
 
19%
 
16%
Ammonium Sulfate Fertilizers
21%
 
25%
 
20%
 
25%
Chemical Intermediates
32%
 
31%
 
32%
 
30%

 
Separation from Honeywell
 
On October 1, 2016, Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”) completed the separation of AdvanSix. The separation was completed by Honeywell distributing all of the then outstanding shares of common stock of AdvanSix on October 1, 2016 (the “Distribution Date”) through a dividend in kind of AdvanSix common stock, par value $0.01, to holders of Honeywell common stock as of the close of business on the record date of September 16, 2016 who held their shares through the Distribution Date (the “Spin-Off”).
 
Each Honeywell stockholder who held their shares through the Distribution Date received one share of AdvanSix common stock for every 25 shares of Honeywell common stock held at the close of business on the record date of September 16, 2016. The separation was completed pursuant to a Separation and Distribution Agreement and other agreements with Honeywell related to the separation, including an Employee Matters Agreement, a Tax Matters Agreement, and Transition Services Agreement as well as Site Sharing and Services Agreements for Chesterfield, Colonial Heights and Pottsville. These agreements govern the relationship between AdvanSix and Honeywell following the separation and provide for the allocation of various assets, liabilities, rights and obligations. These agreements also include arrangements for transition services to be provided by Honeywell to AdvanSix and by AdvanSix to Honeywell.
 
On October 3, 2016, AdvanSix stock began “regular-way” trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the “ASIX” stock symbol.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements to “we,” “us,” “our,” “AdvanSix” and the “Company” refer to AdvanSix Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the Spin-Off. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
 
The Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position as of June 30, 2017, and its results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. The Condensed Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
 
In preparing these Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements were issued.
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation.
 
We report our quarterly financial information using a calendar convention; prior to the Spin-Off, the first, second and third quarters were consistently reported as ending on March 31, June 30 and September 30 in the financial statements of Honeywell; subsequent to the Spin-Off we continued to follow that convention. It is our practice to establish actual quarterly closing dates using a predetermined fiscal calendar, which requires our businesses to close their books on a Saturday in order to minimize the potentially disruptive effects of quarterly closing on our business processes. Historically, the effects of this practice were generally not significant to reported results for any quarter and only existed within a reporting year. In the event that differences in actual closing dates are material to year-over-year comparisons of quarterly or year-to-date results, we will provide the appropriate disclosures. Our actual closing dates for the three and six months ending June 30, 2017 and 2016 were July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016, respectively.
 
Liabilities to creditors to whom we have issued checks that remained outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 aggregated $7.9 and $12.5 million, respectively, and were included in Cash and cash equivalents and Accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets.