Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted accounting pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”  Also referred to as ASC 606, this update replaces existing revenue recognition guidance with a single comprehensive revenue model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers.  ASC 606 includes a five-step process by which entities recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  This standard also requires enhanced disclosures to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.   



The Company adopted ASC 606 effective at the beginning of fiscal 2018 and applied the modified retrospective approach.  Accordingly, the Company recognized the cumulative effect of initially applying ASC 606 as an adjustment to the fiscal 2018 opening balance of retained earnings.  The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be presented according to accounting standards in effect for those periods.  The adoption of ASC 606 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  As a result of the adoption of ASC 606, the Company updated its accounting policies related to revenue recognition.  See Note B – Revenue Recognition for additional information regarding the Company’s revenue recognition policies under the new standard.

NOTE A – ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - CONTINUED



Under ASC 606, the Company made a change in the timing for recognizing revenue on orders that have shipped but have not been delivered at period end.  Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when the customer obtains control of the goods and considering the indicators used to determine when control has passed to the customer, the Company has concluded that control transfers upon shipment.  Therefore, revenue and related expense items including cost of goods sold and Associate incentives on orders that have shipped but have not been delivered at period end are no longer deferred.  Subsequent to the period of adoption, there has been no material impact on net income and related per-share amounts.



Issued accounting pronouncements



In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”  ASU 2016-02 is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  Additionally, the ASU will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases, including qualitative and quantitative requirements.  The update requires lessees to apply a modified retrospective approach for recognition and disclosure, beginning with the earliest period presented.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the ASU on the Company’s outstanding leases and expects that adoption will have an impact on the consolidated balance sheets related to recording right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities.



In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.”  ASU 2017-12 better aligns an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. To satisfy that objective, the amendments expand and refine hedge accounting for both non-financial and financial risk components, and align the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements.  For public business entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-12 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.