| Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting and Financial Reporting Policies | W. R. Grace & Co., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in specialty chemicals and specialty materials businesses on a global basis through two reportable segments: Grace Catalysts Technologies, which includes catalysts and related products and technologies used in refining, petrochemical and other chemical manufacturing applications; and Grace Materials Technologies, which includes specialty materials, including silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials, used in consumer/pharma, chemical process, and coatings applications. W. R. Grace & Co. conducts all of its business through a single wholly owned subsidiary, W. R. Grace & Co.–Conn. (“Grace–Conn.”). Grace–Conn. owns all of the assets, properties and rights of W. R. Grace & Co. on a consolidated basis, either directly or through subsidiaries. As used in these notes, the term “Company” refers to W. R. Grace & Co. The term “Grace” refers to the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries and, in certain cases, their respective predecessors. Separation Transaction On January 27, 2016, Grace entered into a separation agreement with GCP Applied Technologies Inc., then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grace (“GCP”), pursuant to which Grace agreed to transfer its Grace Construction Products operating segment and the packaging technologies business of its Grace Materials Technologies operating segment to GCP (the “Separation”). Grace and GCP completed the Separation on February 3, 2016 (the “Distribution Date”), by means of a pro rata distribution to the Company’s shareholders of all of the outstanding shares of GCP common stock (the “Distribution”), with one share of GCP common stock distributed for each share of Company common stock held as of the close of business on January 27, 2016. As a result of the Distribution, GCP became an independent public company. GCP’s historical financial results through the Distribution Date are reflected in Grace’s Consolidated Financial Statements as discontinued operations. Principles of Consolidation The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Grace and entities as to which Grace maintains a controlling financial interest. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. Investments in affiliated companies in which Grace can significantly influence operating and financial policies, but does not have a controlling financial interest, are accounted for under the equity method. Grace conducts certain of its business through joint ventures with unaffiliated third parties. For joint ventures in which Grace has a controlling financial interest, Grace consolidates the results of such joint ventures in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Grace recognizes a liability for cumulative amounts due to the third parties based on the financial results of the joint ventures, and deducts the amount of income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the measurement of its consolidated net income. Reportable Segments Grace reports financial results of each of its reportable segments that engage in business activities that generate revenues and expenses and whose operating results are regularly reviewed by Grace’s Chief Executive Officer. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates, and the differences could be material. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period identified. Grace’s accounting measurements that are most affected by management’s estimates of future events are: • Realization values of net deferred tax assets, which depend on projections of future taxable income (see Note 7 ); • Pension and postretirement liabilities, which depend on assumptions regarding participant life spans, future inflation, discount rates and total returns on invested funds (see Note 8 ); • Carrying values of goodwill and other intangible assets, which depend on assumptions of future earnings and cash flows (see Note 4 and Note 20 ); and • Contingent liabilities, which depend on an assessment of the probability of loss and an estimate of ultimate obligation, such as litigation and environmental remediation (see Note 10 ). Revenue Recognition Grace generates revenues predominantly from sales of manufactured products to customers and in part from licensing of technology. Under ASC 606, revenue from customer arrangements is recognized when control is transferred to the customer. Product Sales In its implementation of ASC 606, Grace assessed its customer arrangements at the operating segment level, and based on the similarity of arrangements, Grace elected to use the portfolio method practical expedient. Based on the promises made to customers in product sales arrangements, Grace determined that it has a performance obligation to manufacture and deliver products to its customers. Grace makes certain other promises in its customer arrangements that are immaterial in the context of the contracts. Revenue is recognized at amounts based on agreed-upon prices in sales contracts and/or purchase orders. Grace offers various incentives to its product sales customers that result in variable consideration, including but not limited to volume discounts, which reward bulk purchases by lowering the price for future purchases, and volume rebates, which encourage customers to purchase volume levels that would reduce their current prices. These incentives are immaterial in the context of the contracts. For product sales, control is transferred at the point in time at which risk of loss and title have transferred to the customer, which is determined based on shipping terms. Terms of delivery and terms of payment are generally included in customer contracts of sale, order confirmation documents, and invoices. Payment is generally due within 30 to 60 days of invoicing. Grace defers revenue recognition until no other significant Grace performance obligations remain. Grace’s customer arrangements do not contain significant acceptance provisions. Taxes that Grace collects that are assessed by a governmental authority, and that are both imposed on and concurrent with any of its revenue-producing activities, are excluded from revenue. Grace considers shipping and handling activities that it performs as activities to fulfill the sales of its products. Amounts billed for shipping and handling are included in net sales, while costs incurred for shipping and handling are included in cost of sales, in accordance with the practical expedient provided by ASC 606. Technology Licensing For Grace’s technology licensing business, Grace determined that the customer arrangements contain multiple deliverables to enable licensees to realize the full benefit of the technology. These deliverables include licensing the technology itself; developing engineering design packages; and providing training, consulting, and technical services. Under these arrangements, the license grant is not a distinct performance obligation, as the licensee only can benefit from the license in conjunction with other integral services such as development of the engineering design package, training, consulting, or technical services provided over the contract period. Therefore, Grace accounts for the license grant and integral services as a single performance obligation. Certain deliverables and services not included in the core bundled deliverables are accounted for as separate performance obligations. The transaction price is specified in the technology licensing agreements and is substantially fixed. Some services are priced on a per-diem basis, but these are not material in the context of the contracts. Grace invoices its technology licensing customers as certain project milestones are achieved. Payment terms are similar to those of Grace’s product sales. Revenue for each performance obligation is recognized when control is transferred to the customer, which is generally over a period of time. As a result, Grace generally recognizes revenue for each performance obligation ratably over the period of the contract, which is up to 7 years, depending on the scope of the licensee’s project. Based on the timing of payments, Grace records deferred revenue related to these agreements. See Note 17. Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of liquid instruments and investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. The recorded amounts approximate fair value. Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The method used to determine cost is first-in/first-out, or “FIFO.” Market values for raw materials are based on current cost and, for other inventory classifications, net realizable value. Inventories are evaluated regularly for salability, and slow moving and/or obsolete items are adjusted to expected salable value. Inventory values include direct and certain indirect costs of materials and production. Abnormal costs of production are expensed as incurred. Long Lived Assets Properties and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of properties and equipment is generally computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. Estimated useful lives range from 20 to 30 years for buildings, 3 to 7 years for information technology equipment, 5 to 25 years for operating machinery and equipment, and 5 to 10 years for furniture and fixtures. Interest is capitalized in connection with major project expenditures. Fully depreciated assets are retained in properties and equipment and related accumulated depreciation accounts until they are removed from service. In the case of disposals, assets and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the net amount, less any proceeds from disposal, is charged or credited to earnings. Obligations for costs associated with asset retirements, such as requirements to restore a site to its original condition, are accrued at net present value and amortized along with the related asset. During the 2018 first quarter, Grace, with the assistance of an outside accounting firm, completed a study to evaluate the useful lives of its operating machinery and equipment, including a review of historical asset retirement data as well as review and analysis of relevant industry practices. As a result of this study, effective January 1, 2018, Grace revised the accounting useful lives of certain machinery and equipment, which was determined to be a change in accounting estimate and is being applied prospectively. As a result of this change in accounting estimate, Grace’s depreciation expense with respect to such machinery and equipment was reduced by $23.5 million , resulting in an increase to net income of $18.0 million or $0.27 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2018. Estimated useful lives for operating machinery and equipment previously ranged from 3 to 10 years. Intangible assets with finite lives consist of technology, customer lists, trademarks and other intangibles and are amortized over their estimated useful lives, ranging from 1 to 30 years. Grace reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. There were no impairment charges recorded in any of the periods presented. Goodwill Goodwill arises from business combinations, and it is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis at October 31 and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. Recoverability is assessed at the reporting unit level most directly associated with the business combination that generated the goodwill. For the purpose of measuring impairment, Grace has identified its operating segments as reporting units. Grace has evaluated its goodwill annually with no impairment charge required in any of the periods presented. Financial Instruments Grace uses commodity forward, swap and/or option contracts; currency forward, swap, and/or option contracts; and interest rate swap contracts to manage exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, currency exchange rates, and interest rates. Grace does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Derivative instruments are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities. For derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments closely offset changes in the fair values of the hedged items in “other (income) expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the hedge is reported in “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets until it is cleared to earnings during the same period in which the hedged item affects earnings. The changes in the fair values of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges are recorded in current period earnings. Cash flows from derivative instruments are reported in the same category as the cash flows from the items being hedged. Income Taxes Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized with respect to the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Grace reduces the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. The need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed quarterly. In assessing the requirement for, and amount of, a valuation allowance in accordance with the more likely than not standard, Grace gives appropriate consideration to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, domestic and foreign source income, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, and Grace’s experience with operating loss and tax credit carryforward expirations. Tax benefits from an uncertain tax position are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. Tax benefits recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Grace evaluates such likelihood based on relevant facts and tax law. Grace adjusts its recorded liability for income tax matters due to changes in circumstances or new uncertainties, such as amendments to existing tax law. Grace’s ultimate tax liability depends upon many factors, including negotiations with taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which it operates, outcomes of tax litigation, and resolution of disputes arising from federal, state, and foreign tax audits. Due to the varying tax laws in each jurisdiction management, with the assistance of local tax advisors as necessary, assesses individual matters in each jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis. Grace researches and evaluates its income tax positions, including why it believes they are compliant with income tax regulations, and these positions are documented as appropriate. The TCJA (see “U.S. Tax Reform,” below) subjects a U.S. entity to tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. An entity can make an accounting policy election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary basis differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or to provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense only. Because Grace was evaluating the provision of GILTI as of December 31, 2017, it recorded no GILTI-related deferred amounts in 2017. After further consideration in the current year, Grace has elected to account for GILTI as a period expense in the year the tax is incurred. Grace has also adopted the tax law ordering approach for evaluating the impact of GILTI on the assessment of the realizability of US deferred tax assets. Pension Benefits Grace’s method of accounting for actuarial gains and losses relating to its global defined benefit pension plans is referred to as “mark-to-market accounting.” Under mark-to-market accounting, Grace’s pension costs consist of two elements: 1) ongoing costs recognized quarterly, which include service and interest costs, expected returns on plan assets, and amortization of prior service costs/credits; and 2) mark-to-market gains and losses recognized annually in the fourth quarter resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions, such as discount rates and the difference between actual and expected returns on plan assets. Should a significant event occur, Grace’s pension obligation and plan assets are remeasured at an interim period, and the gains or losses on remeasurement are recognized in that period. Stock-Based Compensation The Company recognizes expenses related to stock-based compensation payment transactions in which it receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the Company or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the Company’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of equity instruments. Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and share settled performance based units (“PBUs”) are measured based on the high/low average of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Cash settled performance based units are remeasured at the end of each reporting period based on the closing fair market value of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation cost for stock options is estimated at the grant date based on each option’s fair value as calculated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost as expense ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Currency Translation Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries (other than those located in countries with highly inflationary economies) are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, while revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during each reporting period. The resulting translation adjustments are included in “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The financial statements of any subsidiaries located in countries with highly inflationary economies are remeasured as if the functional currency were the U.S. dollar; the remeasurement creates translation adjustments that are reflected in net income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Reclassifications Certain amounts in prior years’ Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications have not materially affected previously reported amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 “Leases (Topic 842).” This update is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, including optional payments where they are reasonably certain to occur. Currently, as a lessee, Grace is a party to a number of leases which, under existing guidance, are classified as operating leases and not recorded on the balance sheet but expensed as incurred. Under the new standard, many of these leases will be recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements,” which provides an additional transition method that allows entities to initially apply the new standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Grace will adopt these standards in the 2019 first quarter under the modified retrospective approach permitted by ASU 2018-11. Grace is finalizing its implementation of the new standard and expects to recognize material lease assets and lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet upon adoption of Topic 842, but does not expect the standard to have a material impact on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-01 “Leases (Topic 842): Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842.” This update provides an optional transition practical expedient that allows an entity to elect not to evaluate under Topic 842 existing or expired land easements not previously accounted for as leases. All land easements entered into or modified after the adoption of Topic 842 must be evaluated under Topic 842. Grace, which typically does not account for easements under current lease accounting, will use the transition practical expedient when adopting Topic 842 in the 2019 first quarter. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14 “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20).” This update adds, removes, and clarifies disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. Grace is required to adopt the amendments in this update on January 1, 2021. Grace is currently evaluating the timing of adoption and does not expect the update to have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements. In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes.” This update permits use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815. Grace currently carries debt and derivatives that rely on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark rate. LIBOR is expected to be phased out as a benchmark rate by the end of 2021. Grace expects its debt and financial instruments to continue to use LIBOR until the rate is no longer available. To the extent LIBOR ceases to exist, Grace may need to renegotiate any credit agreements and/or derivative contracts that utilize LIBOR as a factor in determining the interest rate. Currently, there is not a firm timeframe for this change. This update currently has no foreseeable impact on Grace’s Consolidated Financial Statements; however, it may have an effect in the future. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Revenue Recognition In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASC 606”). This update was intended to remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets; provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements; and simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. Grace adopted ASC 606 with a date of initial application of January 1, 2018. Grace applied the standard to all customer contracts. As a result, Grace has changed its accounting policy for revenue recognition as detailed below. Grace applied ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method, that is, by recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying ASC 606 as an adjustment to “retained earnings” at the date of initial application. Results for periods beginning after December 31, 2017, are presented under ASC 606, while the comparative information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported in accordance with Grace’s historical accounting under ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition” (“ASC 605”). Impact of Adoption Except for the changes below, Grace has consistently applied its accounting policy for revenue recognition to all periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Grace recorded a net increase to “retained earnings” of $2.5 million as of January 1, 2018, which represents the cumulative impact of adopting ASC 606, with a $3.2 million reduction to “other liabilities” and a $0.7 million reduction to “deferred income taxes.” The cumulative adjustment results from a change in accounting for contingent revenue related to technology licensing arrangements. Under ASC 605, certain revenue was not realized until a contractual contingency was resolved. Upon adoption of ASC 606, Grace estimates all forms of variable consideration, including contingent amounts, at the inception of the arrangement and recognizes it over the period of performance. The tables below present the effect of the adoption of ASC 606 on Grace’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Consolidated Statements of Operations Year Ended December 31, 2018 (In millions) Under ASC 605 As Reported (ASC 606) Effect of Change Net sales $ 1,930.3 $ 1,932.1 $ 1.8 Gross profit 764.9 766.7 1.8 Income (loss) before income taxes 243.1 244.9 1.8 Provision for income taxes (77.7 ) (78.1 ) (0.4 ) Net income (loss) 165.4 166.8 1.4 Net income (loss) attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. Shareholders 166.2 167.6 1.4 Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, 2018 (In millions) Under ASC 605 As Reported (ASC 606) Effect of Change Deferred income taxes $ 530.5 $ 529.4 $ (1.1 ) Other liabilities 324.8 319.8 (5.0 ) Retained earnings 672.8 676.7 3.9 ASU 2016-18 “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash” In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18 “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash,” which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should 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. Grace adopted the update in the 2018 first quarter. The table below presents the effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-18 on previously reported amounts. Year Ended December 31, 2017 (In millions) Previously Reported Revised Effect of Change Other investing activities $ (1.8 ) $ (1.1 ) $ 0.7 Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (129.9 ) (129.2 ) 0.7 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 90.6 100.6 10.0 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period 152.8 163.5 10.7 Year Ended December 31, 2016 (In millions) Previously Reported Revised Effect of Change Other investing activities $ 4.7 $ 5.3 $ 0.6 Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (345.0 ) (344.4 ) 0.6 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 329.9 339.3 9.4 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period 90.6 100.6 10.0 ASU 2017-07 “Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)” In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07 “Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715).” This update requires that the service cost component of net benefit cost be presented with other compensation costs arising from services rendered. The remaining net benefit cost is either presented as a line item in the statement of operations outside of a subtotal for income from operations, if presented, or disclosed separately. In addition, only the service cost component of net benefit cost can be capitalized. Grace adopted the update in the 2018 first quarter. The changes in classification of net benefit costs within the Consolidated Statements of Operations have been retrospectively applied to all periods presented. The change in costs capitalizable into inventory was applied prospectively in accordance with the update. The tables below present the effect of the adoption of ASU 2017-07 on previously reported amounts. Consolidated Statements of Operations Year Ended December 31, 2017 (In millions) Previously Reported Revised Effect of Change Cost of goods sold $ 1,053.2 $ 1,040.4 $ (12.8 ) Gross profit 663.3 676.1 12.8 Selling, general and administrative expenses 302.6 274.0 (28.6 ) Research and development expenses 53.5 56.3 2.8 Other (income) expense (8.4 ) 30.2 38.6 Year Ended December 31, 2016 (In millions) Previously Reported Revised Effect of Change Cost of goods sold $ 942.7 $ 928.8 $ (13.9 ) Gross profit 655.9 669.8 13.9 Selling, general and administrative expenses 308.8 271.8 (37.0 ) Research and development expenses 48.8 51.6 2.8 Other (income) expense 13.3 61.4 48.1 Other Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01 “Business Combinations (Topic 805),” which provides a screen to determine when an integrated set of assets and activities is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need to be further evaluated. If the screen is not met, the amendments in this update (1) require that to be considered a business, a set must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output, and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could replace missing elements. The amendments in this update also narrow the definition of the term “output” so that the term is consistent with how outputs are described in ASC 606. Grace adopted the update in the 2018 first quarter and applied the new definition of a business to the acquisition closed during the 2018 second quarter. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04 “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350).” This update modifies the concept of impairment from the condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value to the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. An entity no longer will determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination (“Step 2”). Because these amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, they should reduce the cost and complexity of evaluating goodwill for impairment. Grace adopted the update in the 2018 fourth quarter, and it did not have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09 “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718).” This update clarifies the existing definition of the term “modification,” which is currently defined as “a change in any of the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award.” The update requires entities to account for modifications of share-based payment awards unless the (1) fair value, (2) vesting conditions, and (3) classification as an equity instrument or a liability instrument of the modified award are the same as the original award before modification. Grace adopted the update in the 2018 first quarter, and it did not have an effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02 “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220).” This update addresses the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 |
