2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company, its wholly- owned subsidiaries and a VIE in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Acquisition

Acushnet Holdings Corp. was incorporated in Delaware on May 9, 2011 as Alexandria Holdings Corp., an entity owned by Fila Korea Co., Ltd. (“Fila Korea”), a leading sport and leisure apparel and footwear company which is a public company listed on the Korea Exchange, and a consortium of investors (the “Financial Investors”) led by Mirae Asset Global Investments, a global investment management firm. Acushnet Holdings Corp. acquired Acushnet Company, our operating subsidiary, from Beam Suntory, Inc. (at the time known as Fortune Brands, Inc.) (“Beam”) on July 29, 2011 (the “Acquisition”).

Stock Split

On October 14, 2016, the Company effected a nine-for-one stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and a proportional adjustment to the existing conversion ratios for its 7.5% convertible notes due 2021 (“convertible notes”), Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock (“Series A preferred stock”), and the exercise price for the common stock warrants and the strike price of stock-based compensation. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect this stock split and adjustment of the common stock warrant exercise price, and convertible notes and redeemable convertible preferred stock conversion ratios.

Initial Public Offering

On November 2, 2016, the Company completed an initial public offering of 19,333,333 shares of its common stock sold by selling stockholders at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. Upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, all remaining outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A preferred stock were automatically converted into 11,556,495 shares of the Company’s common stock and the Company’s convertible notes were automatically converted into 22,791,852 shares of the Company’s common stock. The underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2,899,999 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders at the initial public offering price of $17.00 per share.

Automatic Conversion

Following the pricing of the initial public offering, Magnus Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Magnus”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fila Korea, purchased from the Financial Investors on a pro rata basis 14,818,720 shares of the Company’s common stock, resulting in Magnus holding a controlling ownership interest of 53.1% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The 14,818,720 shares of the Company’s common stock sold by the Financial Investors were received upon the automatic conversion of certain of the Company’s outstanding convertible notes (Note 9) and Series A preferred stock (Note 15). The remaining outstanding convertible notes and Series A preferred stock automatically converted into shares of the Company’s common stock prior to the closing of the initial public offering. 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, net sales and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in its consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Variable Interest Entities

VIEs are entities that, by design, either (i) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities independently, or (ii) have equity holders that do not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses, or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns. The Company consolidates a VIE when it is the primary beneficiary, which is the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) through its interests in the VIE, the obligation to absorb expected losses or the right to receive expected benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

The Company consolidates the accounts of Acushnet Lionscore Limited, a VIE which is 40% owned by the Company. The sole purpose of the VIE is to manufacture the Company’s golf footwear and as such, the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810. The Company has presented separately on its consolidated balance sheets, to the extent material, the assets of its consolidated VIE that can only be used to settle specific obligations of its consolidated VIE and the liabilities of its consolidated VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to its general credit. The general creditors of the VIE do not have recourse to the Company. Certain directors of the noncontrolling entities have guaranteed the credit lines of the VIE, for which there were no outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the VIE, the Company is not required to provide financial support to the VIE.

Cash and Restricted Cash

Cash held in Company checking accounts is included in cash. Book overdrafts not subject to offset with other accounts with the same financial institution are classified as accounts payable. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, book overdrafts in the amount of $3.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, were recorded in accounts payable. The Company classifies as restricted certain cash that is not available for use in its operations. Restricted cash is primarily related to a standby letter of credit used for insurance purposes.

Accounts Receivable

 Accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is assessed each reporting period by the Company for estimated losses resulting from the inability or unwillingness of its customers to make required payments. The allowance is based on various factors, including credit risk assessments, length of time the receivables are past due, historical experience, customer specific information available to the Company and existing economic conditions.

Allowance for Sales Returns

 A sales returns allowance is recorded for anticipated returns through a reduction of sales and cost of goods sold in the period that the related sales are recorded. Sales returns are estimated based upon historical rates of product returns, current economic trends and changes in customer demands as well as specific identification of outstanding returns. In accordance with this policy, the allowance for sales returns was $9.8 million and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk and of Significant Customers

 Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentration of credit risk are cash and accounts receivable. Substantially all of the Company's cash deposits are maintained at large, creditworthy financial institutions. The Company's deposits, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships. As part of its ongoing procedures, the Company monitors its concentration of deposits with various financial institutions in order to avoid any undue exposure. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had $75.6 million and $54.1 million, respectively, in banks located outside the United States. The risk with respect to the Company's accounts receivable is managed by the Company through its policy of monitoring the creditworthiness of its customers to which it grants credit terms in the normal course of business.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out inventory method. The inventory balance, which includes material, labor and manufacturing overhead costs, is recorded net of an allowance for obsolete or slow moving inventory. The Company's allowance for obsolete or slow moving inventory contains estimates regarding uncertainties. Such estimates are updated each reporting period and require the Company to make assumptions and to apply judgment regarding a number of factors, including market conditions, selling environment, historical results and current inventory trends.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Gains or losses resulting from disposals are included in income from operations. Betterments and renewals, which improve and extend the life of an asset, are capitalized. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred.

Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment asset categories were as follows:

 

Leasehold and tenant improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Certain costs incurred in connection with the development of the Company's internal-use software are capitalized. Software development costs are primarily related to the Company's enterprise resource planning system. Costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred. Internal and external costs incurred in the application development phase, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Capitalization ceases upon completion of all substantial testing performed to ensure the product is ready for its intended use. Costs such as maintenance and training are expensed as incurred. The capitalized internal-use software costs are included in property, plant and equipment and once the software is placed into service are amortized over the estimated useful life which ranges from three to ten years.

Long-Lived Assets

 A long-lived asset (including amortizable identifiable intangible assets) or asset group is tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. When such events occur, the Company compares the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group to the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group. The cash flows are based on the best estimate of future cash flows derived from the most recent business projections. If the carrying value exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the asset's or asset group's carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is determined based on discounted expected future cash flows on a market participant basis. Any impairment charge would be recognized within operating expenses as a selling, general and administrative expense.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but instead are measured for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may be impaired.

Goodwill is assigned to reporting units for purposes of impairment testing. A reporting unit may be the same as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. For purposes of assessing potential impairment, the Company may assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the Company determines based on the qualitative factors that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, no further testing is necessary. If, however, the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company performs the first step of a two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that unit, goodwill is considered not impaired and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company must perform the second step of the impairment test in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill. If the carrying value of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then the Company would record an impairment loss equal to the difference. The fair value of the reporting units is determined using the income approach. The income approach uses a discounted cash flow analysis which involves applying appropriate discount rates to estimated future cash flows based on forecasts of sales, costs and capital requirements.

The Company performs its annual impairment tests in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. As of December 31, 2016, no impairment of goodwill was identified and the fair value of each reporting unit substantially exceeded its carrying value.

Purchased intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their useful lives unless those lives are determined to be indefinite. The Company's trademarks have been assigned an indefinite life as the Company currently anticipates that these trademarks will contribute to its cash flows indefinitely. Trademarks are reviewed for impairment annually and may be reviewed more frequently if indicators of impairment are present. Impairment losses are recorded to the extent that the carrying value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value. The Company measures the fair value of its trademarks using the relief-from-royalty method, which estimates the present value of royalty income that could be hypothetically earned by licensing the brand name to a third party over the remaining useful life.

The Company continually evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. These factors may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated cash flows. When factors indicate that an asset should be evaluated for possible impairment, the Company reviews long-lived assets to assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows. If future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment is recognized in earnings to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value.

Deferred Financing Costs

The Company defers costs directly associated with acquiring third-party financing. These deferred costs are amortized as interest expense over the term of the related indebtedness. Deferred financing costs associated with the revolving credit facilities are included in other current and noncurrent asset and deferred financing costs associated with all other indebtedness are netted against debt on the consolidated balance sheets.

Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under U.S. GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:

Prior to the final exercise of the Company's outstanding warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock, the common stock warrants liability was carried at fair value. The Company’s foreign exchange derivative assets and liabilities are carried at fair value determined according to the fair value hierarchy described above (Note 11). The carrying value of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. As permitted under ASC 820, the Company adopted the fair value measurement disclosures for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, such as goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

In some instances where a market price is available, but the instrument is in an inactive or over-the-counter market, the Company consistently applies the dealer (market maker) pricing estimate and uses a midpoint approach on bid and ask prices from financial institutions to determine the reasonableness of these estimates. Assets and liabilities subject to this fair value valuation approach are typically classified as Level 2.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The Company provides U.S. and foreign defined benefit and defined contribution plans to eligible employees and postretirement benefits to certain retirees, including pensions, postretirement healthcare benefits and other postretirement benefits.

Plan assets and obligations are measured using various actuarial assumptions, such as discount rates, rate of compensation increase, mortality rates, turnover rates and health care cost trend rates, as determined at each year end measurement date. The measurement of net periodic benefit cost is based on various actuarial assumptions, including discount rates, expected return on plan assets and rate of compensation increase, which are determined as of the prior year measurement date. The determination of the discount rate is generally based on an index created from a hypothetical bond portfolio consisting of high-quality fixed income securities with durations that match the timing of expected benefit payments. The expected return on plan assets is determined based on several factors, including adjusted historical returns, historical risk premiums for various asset classes and target asset allocations within the portfolio. Adjustments made to the historical returns are based on recent return experience in the equity and fixed income markets and the belief that deviations from historical returns are likely over the relevant investment horizon. Actual cost is also dependent on various other factors related to the employees covered by these plans. The effects of actuarial deviations from assumptions are generally accumulated and, if over a specified corridor, amortized over the remaining service period of the employees. The cost or benefit of plan changes, such as increasing or decreasing benefits for prior employee service (prior service cost), is deferred and included in expense on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of the related employees. The Company's actuarial assumptions are reviewed on an annual basis and modified when appropriate.

To calculate the U.S. pension and postretirement benefit plan expense in 2017, the Company will apply the individual spot rates along the yield curve that correspond with the timing of each future cash outflow for the benefit payments in order to calculate interest cost and service cost.  Prior to 2017, the service cost and interest cost components were determined using a single weighted-average discount rate. The change does not affect the measurement of the total benefit plan obligations, as the change in the service cost and interest cost offsets in the actuarial gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income. The Company changed to the new method to provide a more precise measure of service and interest cost by improving the correlation between the projected benefit cash flows and the discrete spot yield curve rates. The Company accounted for this change as a change in estimate prospectively beginning in 2017.  

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between consolidated financial statement carrying amount and tax basis and using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred income tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not that such assets will not be realized. Potential for recovery of deferred tax assets is evaluated by estimating the future taxable profits expected and considering prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.

The Company provides deferred income taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that it does not expect to permanently reinvest.

The Company records liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on the two step process. The first step is recognition, where an individual tax position is evaluated as to whether it has a likelihood of greater than 50% of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are currently estimated to have a less than 50% likelihood of being sustained, no tax benefit is recorded. For tax positions that have met the recognition threshold in the first step, the Company performs the second step of measuring the benefit to be recorded. The amount of the benefit that may be recognized is the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized on ultimate settlement. The actual benefits ultimately realized may differ from the estimates. In future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require the Company to change the recognition and measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recorded in income tax expense and liability in the period in which such changes occur. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes on the consolidated statements of income.

Beam has indemnified certain tax obligations that relate to periods during which Fortune Brands, Inc. owned Acushnet Company (Note 13). These estimated tax obligations are recorded in accrued taxes and other noncurrent liabilities, and the related indemnification receivable is recorded in other current and noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Any changes in the value of these specifically identified tax obligations are recorded in the period identified in income tax expense and the related change in the indemnification asset is recorded in other (income) expense, net on the consolidated statement of operations.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized upon shipment or upon receipt by the customer depending on the country of the sale and the agreement with the customer, net of allowances for discounts, sales returns, customer sales incentives and cooperative advertising. The criteria for recognition of revenue is met when persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, both title and risk of loss have passed to the customer, the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. In circumstances where either title or risk of loss pass upon receipt by the customer, revenue is deferred until such event occurs based on an estimate of the shipping time from the Company's distribution centers to the customer using historical and expected delivery times by geographic location. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are included in net sales.

Customer Sales Incentives

The Company offers customer sales incentives, including off-invoice discounts and sales-based rebate programs, to its customers which are accounted for as a reduction in sales at the time the revenue is recognized. Sales-based rebates are estimated using assumptions related to the percentage of customers who will achieve qualifying purchase goals and the level of achievement. These assumptions are based on historical experience, current year program design, current marketplace conditions and sales forecasts, including considerations of product life cycles.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold includes all costs to make products saleable, such as inbound freight, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs and transfer costs. In addition, all depreciation expense associated with assets used to manufacture products and make them saleable is included in cost of goods sold.

Product Warranty

The Company has defined warranties ranging from one to two years. Products covered by the defined warranty policies include all Titleist golf products, FootJoy golf shoes, and FootJoy golf outerwear. These product warranties generally obligate the Company to pay for the cost of replacement products, including the cost of shipping replacement products to its customers. The estimated cost of satisfying future warranty claims is accrued at the time the sale is recorded. In estimating future warranty obligations, the Company considers various factors, including its warranty policies and practices, the historical frequency of claims, and the cost to replace or repair products under warranty.

Advertising and Promotion

Advertising and promotional costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations and include product endorsement arrangements with members of the various professional golf tours, media placement and production costs (television, print and internet), tour support expenses and point-of-sale materials. Advertising production costs are expensed as incurred. Media placement costs are expensed in the month the advertising appears. Product endorsement arrangements are expensed based upon the specific provisions of player contracts. Advertising and promotional expense was $196.0 million, $203.3 million and $201.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2016,  2015 and 2014, respectively.

Selling

Selling expenses including field sales, sales administration and shipping and handling costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations. Shipping and handling costs included in selling expenses were $32.4 million, $32.6 million and $30.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016,  2015 and 2014, respectively.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses include product development, product improvement, product engineering, and process improvement costs and are expensed as incurred.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the actual rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rates of exchange for the reporting period. The related translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are re-measured into functional currency with resulting transaction gains or losses recorded as selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations. Transaction gain (loss) included in selling, general and administrative expense was a gain of $1.2 million, a loss of $4.7 million and a loss of $4.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Derivative Financial Instruments

All derivatives are recognized as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and measurement of these instruments is at fair value. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings in the same period. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations when the hedged item affects earnings. Any portion of the change in fair value that is determined to be ineffective is immediately recognized in earnings as cost of goods sold.

Valuation of Common Stock Warrants

Prior to July 2016, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase its common stock, which the Company classified as a liability on its consolidated balance sheet as the warrants were free-standing financial instruments that could result in the issuance of a variable number of the Company's common shares. The warrants were initially recorded at fair value on the date of grant, and were subsequently re-measured to fair value at each reporting date. The change in the fair value of the common stock warrants was recognized as a component of other (income) expense, net on the consolidated statement of operations.

The Company performed a two-step process to determine the fair value of the warrants to purchase common stock. The first step was to estimate the aggregate fair value of the Company (Business Enterprise Value, or BEV), which was then allocated to each element of the Company's capital structure under the contingent claims methodology. In determining the fair value of its BEV, the Company used a combination of the income approach and the market approach to estimate its aggregate BEV at each reporting date. The income approach uses a discounted cash flow analysis, which involves applying appropriate discount rates to estimated future cash flows based on forecasts of sales, costs and capital requirements. The market approach employs the guideline public company method, which uses the fair value of a peer group of publicly-traded companies. In the second step, the Company's estimated aggregate fair value was allocated to shares of common stock, shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, bonds, employee stock options and warrants to purchase common stock using the contingent claims methodology. Under this model, each component of the Company's capital structure is treated as a call option with unique claim on the Company's assets as determined by the characteristics of each security's class. The resulting option claims are then valued using an option pricing model.

The Company historically had been a private company and lacked company-specific historical and implied volatility information of its stock. Therefore, it estimated its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of publicly-traded peer companies for a term equal to the remaining expected term of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate was determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve for time periods approximately equal to the remaining time to purchase for each of the tranches of warrants.

Share-based Compensation

The Company measures stock‑based awards granted to employees based on the fair value on the date of the grant and recognizes the corresponding compensation expense of those awards, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. The Company issues stock‑based awards to employees with service‑based vesting conditions and performance‑based vesting conditions. Compensation expense for awards with only service‑based vesting conditions is recorded using the straight‑line method. Compensation expense for awards with service‑based and performance‑based vesting conditions is recorded on a straight‑line method once the Company has determined that the likelihood of meeting the performance conditions is probable, which requires management judgment.

The Company recognizes compensation expense for only the portion of awards that are expected to vest. In developing a forfeiture rate estimate, the Company has considered its historical experience to estimate pre‑vesting forfeitures for service‑based and performance‑based awards. The impact of a forfeiture rate adjustment will be recognized in full in the period of adjustment, and if the actual forfeiture rate is materially different from the Company’s estimate, the Company may be required to record adjustments to stock‑based compensation expense in future periods.

Equity Appreciation Rights Plan

Awards granted under the Company's Equity Appreciation Rights (“EAR”) plan are accounted for as liability-classified awards because it is a cash settled plan. The Company elected the intrinsic value method to measure its liability-classified awards and amortizes share-based compensation expense for those awards expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company re-measures the intrinsic value of the awards at the end of each reporting period.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities and pension and other postretirement adjustments.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Prior to the conversion of the redeemable convertible preferred shares to common stock in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, the Company applied the two-class method to calculate its basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp., as its redeemable convertible preferred shares were participating securities. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available to common stockholders. Net income (loss) per common share available to Acushnet Holdings Corp. was determined by allocating undistributed earnings between holders of common shares and redeemable convertible preferred shares, based on the participation rights of the preferred shares. Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. was computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to Acushnet Holdings Corp. by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. was computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to Acushnet Holdings Corp. after giving effect to the diluted securities by the weighted-average number of dilutive shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2016 reflects the potential dilution that would occur if the restricted stock units were converted into common shares. The restricted stock units are included as potential dilutive securities to the extent they are dilutive under the treasury stock method for the applicable periods.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 reflects the potential dilution that would occur if common stock warrants, convertible notes, redeemable convertible preferred stock, stock options or any other dilutive equity instruments were exercised or converted into common shares. The common stock warrants and stock options are included as potential dilutive securities to the extent they are dilutive under the treasury stock method for the applicable periods. The convertible notes and redeemable convertible preferred stock are included as potential dilutive securities to the extent they are dilutive under the if-converted method for the applicable periods.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Statement of Cash Flows—Restricted Cash

In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016‑18, “Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash.” ASU 2016‑18 requires that amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016‑18 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard during the year ended December 31, 2016. The retrospective adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurement

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015‑07, “Fair Value Measurement: Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” Under ASU 2015‑07 investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient should not be categorized in the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2015‑07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the provisions of this standard during the year ended December 31, 2016. The retrospective adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal‑Use Software

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015‑05, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal‑Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” ASU 2015‑05 provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. ASU 2015‑05 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company prospectively adopted the provisions of this standard during the year ended December 31, 2016. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidation: Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015‑02, “Consolidation: Amendments to Consolidation Analysis.” ASU 2015‑02 places more emphasis on risk of loss when determining controlling interest, reduces the frequency of the application of related‑party guidance when determining controlling financial interest in a VIE and changes consolidation conclusions for companies in several industries. ASU 2015‑02 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company retrospectively adopted the provisions of this standard during the year ended December 31, 2016. The retrospective adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014‑15, “Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” ASU 2014‑15 requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related footnote disclosures as appropriate. ASU 2014‑15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

 In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other:  Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” ASU 2017‑04 removes the second step of the goodwill impairment test. Instead an entity will perform a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. ASU 2017‑04 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Business Combination—Clarifying the Definition of a Business

 In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017‑01, “Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” ASU 2017‑01 clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of businesses. ASU 2017‑01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for transactions for which the acquisition date occurs before the issuance date or effective date of the amendments, only when the transaction has not been reported in financial statements that have been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidation—Interest Held Through Related Parties

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑17, “Consolidation: Interests Held through Related Parties that are under Common Control.” ASU 2016‑17 changes the evaluation of whether a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a VIE by changing how a reporting entity that is a single decision maker of a VIE treats indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity. ASU 2016‑17 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑16, “Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets other than Inventory.” ASU 2016-16 requires that entities recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating this standard to determine the impact of its adoption on the consolidated financial statements.

Statement of Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑15, “Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” to address diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating this standard to determine the impact of its adoption on the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow‑Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients.” ASU 2016‑12 addresses narrow‑scope improvements to the guidance on collectability, noncash consideration and completed contracts at transition and provides a practical expedient for contract modifications and an accounting policy election related to the presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations” clarifying the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015‑14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date.” deferring the adoption of previously issued guidance published in May 2014, ASU 2014‑09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU 2014‑09 amends revenue recognition guidance and requires more detailed 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. ASU 2016‑08 and 2015‑14 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard permits the use of either the retrospective or modified retrospective approach on adoption. The Company has contracted with an outside firm to assist in the evaluation of this standard to determine the impact of its adoption on the consolidated financial statements.  

Compensation—Stock Compensation

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑09, “Compensation—Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share‑Based Payment Accounting” to simplify accounting for employee share‑based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑02, “Leases,” which will require lessees to recognize right‑of‑use assets and lease liabilities for leases which were formerly classified as operating leases. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. While the Company is still in the process of completing its analysis on the complete impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, it does expect the ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheet for recognition of lease-related assets and liabilities.