SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Nov. 30, 2021 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Basis of presentation (including principles of consolidation) | Basis of presentation (including principles of consolidation) The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries and entities over which the Company has control. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Prior to the spin-off on December 1, 2020 Prior to the spin-off, the CX business was held entirely within certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of TD SYNNEX dedicated to the CX business. As the separate legal entities that make up the CX business were not historically held by a single legal entity, the financial statements of the Company were prepared in connection with the expected separation and were derived from the TD SYNNEX consolidated financial statements and accounting records as if the Company had been operated on a stand-alone basis during the periods presented. Accordingly, for periods prior to December 1, 2020, the Company’s financial statements are presented on a combined basis, and for the periods subsequent to December 1, 2020, they are presented on a consolidated basis (all periods hereinafter are referred to as “consolidated financial statements”). All direct revenue and expenses attributable to the CX business, including certain allocations of former parent costs and expenses, were separately maintained in a separate ledger in the legal entities that make up the CX business. As the separate legal entities that make up the CX business were not historically held by a single legal entity, former parent company investment was shown in lieu of stockholders’ equity in the prior year periods. All significant intercompany balances and transactions between the legal entities that comprise the CX business were eliminated. Management of the Company and former parent consider allocations of former parent costs to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the Company. The allocations may not, however, have reflected the expense the Company would have incurred as a stand-alone company for those periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and other strategic decisions. Prior to the spin-off, certain Concentrix legal entities in the United States jointly and severally guaranteed certain of TD SYNNEX’ borrowing arrangements and substantially all of the assets of these Concentrix legal entities secured TD SYNNEX’ obligations under the borrowing arrangements. Historically, Concentrix received or provided funding for acquisitions or ongoing operations as part of TD SYNNEX’ centralized treasury program. Accordingly, only cash amounts specifically recorded in the separate Concentrix ledger were reflected in the balance sheets. The Company reflected transfers of the cash from the former parent’s cash management system as loan or other accounts payable to the former parent or a reduction of accounts or loans receivable in the prior year balance sheet based on the purpose for which the cash was provided by the former parent. Similarly, cash transfers to the former parent were reflected as reductions of loans or other accounts payable to the former parent or loans receivable from the former parent. The cash payments and receipts were recorded in the prior year statements of cash flows as operating or financing activities based on the nature of the transactions for which the funds were transferred between the Company and the former parent. Prior to the spin-off, operations of Concentrix were included in the consolidated U.S. federal, and certain state and local income tax returns filed by TD SYNNEX, where applicable. Concentrix also filed certain separate state, local and foreign tax returns. Income tax expense and other income tax related information contained in the financial statements prior to the spin-off were presented on a separate return basis, which required the Company to estimate tax expense as if the Company filed a separate return apart from TD SYNNEX. The income taxes of Concentrix as presented in the financial statements for these periods may not be indicative of the income taxes that Concentrix has incurred following the spin-off or will incur in the future. |
Reclassifications | Reclassifications Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements related to the prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic In December 2019, there was an outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”), which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and labor force participation, and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. The Company successfully transitioned a significant portion of its workforce to a remote working environment throughout the second quarter of 2020 and implemented a number of safety and social distancing measures in our sites to protect the health and safety of our team. During fiscal year 2021, almost all of the Company’s workforce was productive, but the Company experienced the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Delta variant caused new waves of COVID-19 cases around the globe. The extent of the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including the duration, spread and severity of the pandemic, the evolution of the virus and the effects of mutations in its genetic code, country and state restrictions regarding virus containment, the availability and effectiveness of vaccines and treatment options, accessibility to the Company’s delivery and operations locations, our continued utilization of remote work environments in response to future health and safety restrictions, and the effect on the Company’s clients’ businesses and the demand for their products and services, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. The Company is unable to predict how long the pandemic conditions will persist in regions in which the Company operates, if or when countries or localities may experience an increase in COVID-19 cases, what additional measures may be introduced by governments or the Company’s clients in |
Use of estimates | Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. The Company evaluates these estimates on a regular basis and bases them on historical experience and on various assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. Actual results could differ from the estimates. |
Segment reporting | Segment reporting Concentrix operations are based on an integrated global delivery model whereby services under a client contract in one location may be provided from delivery centers located in one or more different countries, with more than half of the Company’s workforce located in the Philippines and India. Given the homogeneity of technology-infused CX services and the integrated delivery model, the Company operates in a single segment, based on how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) views and evaluates the Company’s operations in making operational and strategic decisions and assessments of financial performance. The Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the CODM. |
Cash equivalents | Cash equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity or remaining maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist principally of money market deposit accounts that are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by financial institutions to the extent that cash balances with financial institutions are in excess of amounts that are insured. |
Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts | Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts Accounts receivable are comprised primarily of amounts owed to the Company by clients and are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is an estimate to cover the losses resulting from uncertainty regarding collections from customers to make payments for outstanding balances. In estimating the required allowance, the Company considers the overall quality and aging of the accounts receivable and credit evaluations of its clients’ financial condition. The Company also evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on specific client circumstances, current economic trends, historical experience with collections and the value and adequacy of any collateral received from clients. |
Unbilled receivables | Unbilled receivables In the majority of service contracts, the Company performs the services prior to billing the client, and this amount is captured as an unbilled receivable included in accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheet. Billing usually occurs in the month after the Company performs the services or in accordance with the specific contractual provisions. |
Derivative financial instruments | Derivative financial instruments The Company accounts for its derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities and carries them at fair value. For derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are designated as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),” in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings in the same line associated with the forecasted transactions, in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. To receive hedge accounting treatment, cash flow hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to expected future cash flows on hedged transactions. For derivative instruments that are not designated as cash flow hedges, gains and losses on derivative instruments are reported in the consolidated statements of operations in the current period. |
Software costs | Software costs The Company develops software platforms for internal use. The Company capitalizes costs incurred to develop software subsequent to the software product reaching the application development stage. The Company also capitalizes the costs incurred to extend the life of existing software, or the cost of significant enhancements that are added to the features of existing software. The capitalized development costs primarily comprise payroll costs and related software costs. Capitalized costs are amortized over the economic life of the software using the straight line method. |
Property and equipment | Property and equipmentProperty and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight line method based upon the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets, or the lease term of the respective assets, if applicable. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations in the period realized. |
Leases | Leases The Company enters into leases as a lessee for property and equipment in the ordinary course of business. When procuring services, or upon entering into a contract with its clients, the Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at its inception. As part of that evaluation, the Company considers whether there is an implicitly or explicitly identified asset in the arrangement and whether the Company, as the lessee, or the client, if the Company is the lessor, has the right to control the use of that asset. Effective December 1, 2019, when the Company is the lessee, all leases with a term of more than 12 months are recognized as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and associated lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date and determined using the present value of the lease payments not yet paid, at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, which approximates the rate at which the Company would borrow on a secured basis in the country where the lease was executed. The interest rate implicit in the lease is generally not determinable in the transactions where the Company is the lessee. The ROU asset equals the lease liability adjusted for any initial direct costs, prepaid rent and lease incentives. The Company’s variable lease payments generally relate to payments tied to various indexes, non-lease components and payments above a contractual minimum fixed amount. Operating leases are included in other assets, net, other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Substantially all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. The Company recognizes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company made a policy election to not recognize leases with a lease term of 12 months or less in the consolidated balance sheet. Lease expenses are recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Operating lease payments are presented within “Cash flows from operating activities” in the consolidated statements of cash flows. For all asset classes, the Company has elected the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components (e.g. maintenance services) and account for the consolidated unit as a single lease component. Variable lease payments are recognized in the periods in which the obligations for those payments are incurred. |
Business combinations | Business combinations The purchase price is allocated to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity generally based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity is recorded as goodwill. The primary items that generate goodwill include the value of the synergies between the acquired entity and the Company and the value of the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualify for recognition as an intangible asset. Amounts recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions existing at the acquisition date becomes available. The Company includes the results of operations of the acquired business in the consolidated financial statements prospectively from the date of acquisition. Acquisition-related charges are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. These charges primarily include direct third-party professional and legal fees, and integration-related costs. |
Goodwill and intangible assets | Goodwill and intangible assets The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually at the reporting unit level in the fiscal fourth quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it may be impaired. For purposes of the goodwill impairment test, the Company can elect to perform a quantitative or qualitative analysis. If the qualitative analysis is elected, goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. The factors that are considered in the qualitative analysis include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors such as increases in labor, or other costs that would have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows; and other relevant entity-specific events and information. If the Company elects to perform or is required to perform a quantitative analysis, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. As part of this analysis, the Company reconciles the fair value of its reporting unit to its market capitalization. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value and the excess is recognized as an impairment loss. No goodwill impairment has been identified for any of the fiscal years presented in these consolidated financial statements. The values assigned to intangible assets are based on estimates and judgment regarding expectations for length of customer relationships and success of life cycle of technologies acquired in a business combination. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over the useful lives based on estimates of the use of the economic benefit of the asset or by using the straight line method. |
Impairment of long-lived assets | Impairment of long-lived assets The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as intangible assets subject to amortization, property and equipment and certain other assets, including lease right-of-use assets, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of the asset or asset group from the expected future pre-tax cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such assets, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value. |
Concentration of credit risk | Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and derivative instruments. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and derivative instruments are transacted and maintained with financial institutions with high credit standing, and their compositions and maturities are regularly monitored by management. Through November 30, 2021, the Company has not experienced any credit losses on such deposits and derivative instruments. Accounts receivable comprise amounts due from clients. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary, but generally requires no collateral. The Company also maintains allowances for potential credit losses. In estimating the required allowances, the Company takes into consideration the overall quality and aging of its receivable portfolio and specifically identified client risks. In fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, one client accounted for 11.9%, 11.5% and 10.4%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue. |
Revenue recognition | Revenue recognition The Company generates revenue primarily from the provision of CX solutions and technology to its clients . The Company recognizes revenue from services contracts over time as the promised services are delivered to clients for an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company is entitled in exchange for those services. The Company recognizes revenue over time as the client simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company as the Company performs the services. The Company accounts for a contract with a client when it has written approval, the contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Revenue is presented net of taxes collected from clients and remitted to government authorities. The Company generally invoices a client after performance of services, or in accordance with specific contractual provisions. Payments are due as per contract terms and do not contain a significant financing component. The Company determines whether the services performed during the initial phases of an arrangement, such as setup activities, are distinct. In most cases, the arrangement is a single performance obligation comprised of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and that have the same pattern of transfer (i.e., distinct days of service). Service contracts are most significantly based on a fixed unit-price per transaction or other objective measure of output. Revenue on unit-price transactions is recognized over time using an objective measure of output such as staffing hours or the number of transactions processed by service advisors. Certain contracts may be based on a fixed price. Revenue on fixed price contracts is recognized over time using an input measure or on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract as the services are provided based on the nature of the contract. Client contract terms can range from less than one year to more than five years. Certain client contracts include incentive payments from the client upon achieving certain agreed-upon service levels and performance metrics or service level agreements that could result in credits or refunds to the client. Revenue relating to such arrangements is accounted for as variable consideration when the likely amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur. |
Cost of revenue | Cost of revenueRecurring direct operating costs for services are recognized as incurred. Cost of services revenue consists primarily of personnel costs and transition and initial set up costs. |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses are charged to income as incurred. Expenses of promoting and selling products and services are classified as selling expense and include such items as compensation, sales commissions and travel. General and administrative expenses include such items as compensation, cost of delivery centers, legal and professional costs, office supplies, non-income taxes, insurance and utility expenses. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses include other operating items such as allowances for credit losses, depreciation and amortization of non-technology related intangible assets. |
Advertising | Advertising Costs related to advertising and service promotion expenditures are charged to “Selling, general and administrative expenses” as incurred. To date, net costs related to advertising and promotion expenditures have not been material. |
Income taxes | Income taxes Prior to December 1, 2020, the Company’s operations were included in the tax returns filed by the respective former parent entities of which the Company’s businesses were a part. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2020 and 2019, income tax expense and other income tax related information contained in these consolidated financial statements are presented on a separate return basis as if the Company filed its own tax returns. The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the difference is expected to reverse. Tax on global low-taxed intangible income is accounted for as a current expense in the period in which the income is includable in a tax return using the “period cost” method. Valuation allowances are provided against deferred tax assets that are not likely to be realized. The Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if that tax position is more likely than not to be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax |
Foreign currency translations | Foreign currency translations The financial statements of the legal entities included in these consolidated financial statements, whose functional currencies are the local currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars for consolidation as follows: assets and liabilities at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, equity at the historical rates of exchange, and income and expense amounts at the average exchange rate for the month. Translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the legal entities’ accounts are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Transactions denominated in currencies other than the applicable functional currency are converted to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the transaction date. At period end, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured to the functional currency using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included within “Other expense (income), net.” |
Other comprehensive income | Other comprehensive income The primary components of other comprehensive income for the Company include foreign currency translation adjustments arising from the combination of foreign legal entities engaged in the CX business, unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges, and changes in unrecognized pension and post-retirement benefits. |
Share-based compensation | Share-based compensation Share-based compensation cost for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units is determined based on the fair value at the measurement date. The Company recognizes share-based compensation cost as expense for these awards ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Share-based compensation for performance-based restricted stock units is measured based on fair value at the initial measurement date and is adjusted each reporting period, as necessary, to reflect changes in the Company’s stock and management’s assessment of the probability that performance conditions will be satisfied. The Company recognizes share-based compensation cost associated with its performance-based restricted stock units over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. The Company accounts for expense reductions that result from the forfeiture of unvested awards in the period that the forfeitures occur. |
Pension and post-retirement benefits | Pension and post-retirement benefits The funded status of the Company’s pension and other post-retirement benefit plans is recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation at November 30, the measurement date. For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) and, for the other post-retirement benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation (“APBO”). The PBO represents the actuarial present value of benefits expected to be paid upon retirement. For active plans, the present value reflects estimated future compensation levels. The APBO represents the actuarial present value of post-retirement benefits attributed to employee services already rendered. The fair value of plan assets represents the current market value of assets held by an irrevocable trust fund for the sole benefit of participants. The measurement of the benefit obligation is based on the Company’s estimates and actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect the terms of the plans and use participant-specific information such as compensation, age and years of service, as well as certain key assumptions that require significant judgment, including, but not limited to, estimates of discount rates, expected return on plan assets, inflation, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates. The assumptions used are reviewed on an annual basis. |
Earnings per common share | Earnings per common share Basic and diluted earnings per common share are calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation proportional to the respective ownership among holders of common stock and participating securities. The Company’s restricted stock awards are considered participating securities because they are legally issued at the grant date and holders have a non-forfeitable right to receive dividends. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to the Company’s common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share also considers the dilutive effect of in-the-money stock options and restricted stock units, calculated using the treasury stock method. |
Treasury stock | Treasury stock Repurchases of shares of common stock are accounted for at cost and are included as a component of stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheets. |
Accounting pronouncements adopted and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted | Accounting pronouncements adopted during the three-year period ended November 30, 2021 In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued a credit loss standard that replaced the incurred loss impairment model with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to determine credit loss estimates. This standard became effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued new guidance to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other post-retirement plans. The guidance requires the Company to disclose the weighted-average interest crediting rates used in cash balance pension plans. It also requires the Company to disclose the reasons for significant changes in the benefit obligation or plan assets, including significant gains and losses affecting the benefit obligation for the period. This standard became effective for fiscal year 2021 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that permitted the Company to reclassify disproportionate tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to retained earnings. The guidance was effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard which revised various aspects of accounting for leases, with amendments in 2018 and 2019 codified as Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases (“ASC Topic 842”). The Company adopted the guidance effective December 1, 2019, applying the optional transition method, which allows an entity to apply the new standard at the adoption date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients not to reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs, and the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for all asset classes. The Company made a policy election to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases for all asset classes. The most significant impact of adoption to the Company’s consolidated financial statements related to the recognition of a ROU asset and a lease liability for virtually all of its leases other than short-term leases. The liability was equal to the present value of lease payments. The asset is based on the liability, and subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. For income statement purposes, operating leases will result in a straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Upon adoption, the Company recorded $525,344 of ROU assets and $571,940 of liabilities relating to its operating leases on its consolidated balance sheet. The adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations or its consolidated statements of cash flows. In May 2014, the FASB issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers with amendments in 2015 and 2016, codified as Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . The Company adopted the guidance effective December 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis to ensure a consistent basis of presentation within the Company’s consolidated financial statements for all periods reported. In addition, the Company elected the one year practical expedient for contract costs. The impact of adoption was not material and related primarily to the capitalization of certain sales commissions that are assessed to be incremental for obtaining new contracts. Such costs are amortized over the period of expected benefit rather than being expensed as incurred as was the Company’s prior practice. In January 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that amended various aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. With respect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the most significant impact related to the accounting for equity investments (other than those that are consolidated or accounted under the equity method), which are measured at fair value through earnings. The Company has elected to use the measurement alternative for non-marketable equity securities, defined as cost, adjusted for changes from observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, less impairment. The Company adopted the guidance as of December 1, 2018, with amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted In March 2020, the FASB issued optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for or recognizing the effects of reference rate reform, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) on financial reporting. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments are elective and are effective upon issuance for all entities through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on its consolidated financial statements. In December 2019, the FASB issued new guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those reporting periods. Certain amendments should be applied prospectively, while other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements. |