Wiley GAAP: Financial Statement Disclosure Manual. Joanne M. Flood
Example 7.43: Long‐lived Assets—Impairment or Disposal The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long‐lived assets. ASC 360 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long‐lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the discounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long‐lived assets. Loss on long‐lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its review at August 31, 20X2 and 20X1, the Company believes there was no impairment of its long‐lived assets.
Nature of Operations
Example 7.44: Nature of Operations RJ, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an omnichannel retail organization operating stores, websites and mobile applications under three brands (TJ's, Chelsea's and bluestar) that sell a wide range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories (men's, women's, and children's), cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods. The Company has stores in 34 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. As of February 2, 20X3, the Company's operations and operating segments were conducted through RJ's, TJ's, Chelsea's, RJ's Off Rack, and bluestar, which are aggregated into one reporting segment in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The metrics used by management to assess the performance of the Company's operating divisions include sales trends, gross margin rates, expense rates, and rates of earnings before interest and taxes (“EBIT”) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”). The Company's operating divisions have historically had similar economic characteristics and are expected to have similar economic characteristics and long‐term financial performance in future periods.
Revenue
Example 7.45: Revenue Recognition under ASC 606 with Effects of Adoption of ASU 2014‐09 ASU 2014‐09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), became effective for the Company on March 1, 2018. The Company's revenue recognition disclosure reflects its updated accounting policies that are affected by this new standard. The Company applied the “modified retrospective” transition method for open contracts for the implementation of Topic 606. As sales are and have been primarily from providing eyecare services, and the Company has no significant post‐delivery obligations, this new standard did not result in a material recognition of revenue on the Company's accompanying consolidated financial statements for the cumulative impact of applying this new standard. The Company made no adjustments to its previously reported total revenues, as those periods continue to be presented in accordance with its historical accounting practices under Topic 605, Revenue Recognition.
Revenue from providing eyecare services are recognized under Topic 606 in a manner that reasonably reflects the delivery of its services to customers in return for expected consideration and includes the following five elements:
1 Executed contracts with the Company's customers that it believes are legally enforceable;
2 Identification of performance obligations in the respective contract;
3 Determination of the transaction price for each performance obligation in the respective contract;
4 Allocation the transaction price to each performance obligation; and
5 Recognition of revenue only when the Company satisfies each performance obligation.
These five elements, as applied to the Company's revenue category, are summarized below:
Eyecare services—gross service revenue is recorded in the accounting records at the time the services is provided on an accrual basis at the provider's established rates, regardless of whether the provider expects to collect that amount. The Company reserves a provision for contractual adjustment and discounts that are deducted from gross service revenue. The Company reports revenues net of any sales taxes.
Example 7.46: Revenue Recognition under ASC 606, Including Policies Regarding Performance Obligations, Estimated Returns, Shipping Fees, and Gift Cards Net revenue is comprised of company‐operated store net revenue, direct to consumer net revenue through websites and mobile apps, including mobile apps on in‐store devices that allow demand to be fulfilled via the Company's distribution centers, and other net revenue, which includes revenue from outlets, temporary locations, sales to wholesale accounts, showrooms, warehouse sales, and license and supply arrangement net revenue, which consists of royalties as well as sales of the Company's products to licensees. All revenue is reported net of sales taxes collected from customers on behalf of taxing authorities.
Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied through the transfer of control of promised goods to the Company's customers. Control transfers once a customer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the benefits from, the product. This includes the transfer of legal title, physical possession, the risks and rewards of ownership, and customer acceptance. Revenue from company‐operated stores and other retail locations is recognized at the point of sale. Direct to consumer revenue and sales to wholesale accounts are recognized upon receipt by the customer. In certain arrangements the Company receives payment before the customer receives the promised good. These payments are initially recorded as deferred revenue, and recognized as revenue in the period when control is transferred to the customer.
Revenue is presented net of an allowance for estimated returns, which is based on historic experience. The Company's liability for sales return refunds is recognized within other current liabilities, and an asset for the value of inventory which is expected to be returned is recognized within other prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Shipping fees billed to customers are recorded as revenue, and shipping costs are recognized within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the same period the related revenue is recognized.
Proceeds from the sale of gift cards are initially deferred and recognized within unredeemed gift card liability on the consolidated balance sheets, and are recognized as revenue when tendered for payment. Based on historical experience, and to the extent there is no requirement to remit unclaimed card balances to government agencies, an estimate of the gift card balances that will never be redeemed is recognized as revenue in proportion to gift cards which have been redeemed.
While the Company will continue to honor all gift cards presented for payment, management may determine the likelihood of redemption to be remote for certain card balances due to, among other things, long periods of inactivity. In these circumstances, to the extent management determines there is no requirement for remitting card balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws, the portion of card balances not expected to be redeemed are recognized in net revenue in proportion to the gift cards which have been redeemed, under the redemption recognition method.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Example 7.47: Recent Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016‐02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016‐2) that revises accounting for operating leases by a lessee, among other changes, and requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments and an asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term in the balance sheet. This update will be effective for nonpublic business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. In July 2018, the FASB issued