New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

 

Effective December 30, 2018 (beginning of fiscal 2019), we adopted ASC Topic 842, Leases, using the modified-retrospective approach. We have chosen the effective date as the date of initial application and have applied the new guidance to all existing leases.

 

The new guidance establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires us to recognize an ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months. We have elected the following practical expedients and accounting policies related to the adoption of the new lease standard:

 

 

We did not reassess our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs;

 

We did not elect the use of hindsight;

 

We adopted an accounting policy for short-term leases allowing us to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less; and

 

We elected the option to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of our leases.

 

In accordance with the new guidance on December 30, 2018, we recorded $299 million of net operating lease ROU assets and $327 million of operating lease liabilities ($52 million recorded in current operating lease liabilities and $275 million in non-current operating lease liabilities). Deferred rent and lease incentive liabilities associated with historical operating leases totaling $28 million were reclassified to the operating lease ROU assets as required by ASC Topic 842. The adoption of the new guidance had no impact on accumulated deficit, net income or net cash provided by operating activities. At December 30, 2018, our finance ROU assets and lease liabilities were not significant.

 

See Note 1, Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Leases and Note 7, Leases, for further information.

 

 

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New accounting standards disclosures describe recently adopted pronouncements and those not yet effective, along with management's assessment of their expected impact. This section provides an early warning system for upcoming changes to how a company reports its financial results, often years before the new rules take effect.

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