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New Accounting Pronouncements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 12. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB amended the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. The amendments are based on the principle that revenue should be recognized 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 provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized.  The guidance also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers.  In July 2015, the FASB affirmed its proposal of a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new revenue standard.  As a result, the new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2018. The amendments may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application and the Company intends to apply the modified retrospective method. The Company currently recognizes its minimum annual royalties (fixed payments) ratably over the term of the contract and we are evaluating the number of performance obligations within each specific contract and whether the licenses of IP are distinct from the related performance obligations in order to conclude on the timing and pattern of revenue recognition under the new standard. The Company is continuing to evaluate the standard’s impact on the consolidated results of operations and financial condition.  In addition, we continue to assess the potential impact the new standard will have on our related disclosures and internal processes to address the new standard.

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Updated (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Early adoption of the new guidance is permitted. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of 2019. While not yet in a position to assess the full impact of this application of the new standard, the Company expects that the impact of recording the lease liabilities and the corresponding right to use assets will have an impact on its total asset and liabilities with a minimal impact on equity.

 

In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe this new accounting standard update will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.