Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization and Business DexCom, Inc. is a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring (“CGM”) systems for ambulatory use by people with diabetes and by healthcare providers for the treatment of people with diabetes. Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “company,” or “DexCom” refer to DexCom, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation We have incurred operating losses since our inception and have an accumulated deficit of $665.8 million at June 30, 2018 . As of June 30, 2018 , we had available cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $606.1 million and working capital of $665.2 million . Our ability to transition to, and maintain, profitable operations is dependent upon achieving a level of revenues adequate to support our cost structure. If events or circumstances occur such that we do not meet our operating plan as expected, we may be required to reduce planned increases in compensation expenses and other operating expenses needed to support the growth of our business which could have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve our intended business objectives. We believe our working capital resources will be sufficient to fund our operations through at least August 1, 2019 . We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018 . These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2017 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2018. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DexCom, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Significant estimates include excess or obsolete inventories, valuation of inventory, warranty accruals, convertible debt, employee bonus, clinical trial expenses, allowance for bad debt, refunds, rebates, including pharmacy rebates and self-funded insurance liabilities. Share-Based Compensation On March 8, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a grant of 43,370 performance restricted stock units (PSUs) to our CEO, Kevin Sayer, that vest based on a performance condition, 2018 sensor unit sales, and a market condition, our 3 -year relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) performance versus the Nasdaq Composite Index from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020 (the “Performance Period”). This grant of PSUs is also subject to continuing employment requirements. The actual number of shares that vest can range from 0% to 200% of target shares awarded depending upon the level of achievement of the respective market and performance conditions during the Performance Period. The fair value of the PSUs is estimated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model due to the market condition for the TSR component. This pricing model uses multiple simulations to evaluate the probability of achieving the market condition to calculate the fair value of the PSUs. The maximum share-based compensation expense related to this grant over the Performance Period is approximately $4.5 million . Share-based compensation expense is updated based on the expected achievement of the related performance conditions at the end of each reporting period. We recorded $25.6 million and $50.2 million in share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 , compared to $25.3 million and $55.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . At June 30, 2018 , unrecognized estimated compensation costs related to unvested restricted stock units and PSUs totaled $172.6 million and is expected to be recognized through 2021. Revenue Recognition We adopted ASC Topic 606, effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Our revenue policy prior to the adoption of ASC Topic 606 is stated in Note 1 of the audited financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2017 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2018. Revenue for periods after January 1, 2018 We generate our revenue from the sale of our durable systems and disposable units (the "Components"). Our durable system includes a reusable transmitter, a receiver, a power cord and a USB cable. Disposable sensors for use with the durable system are sold separately. We also provide free of charge software and mobile applications for use with our durable systems and disposable sensors. The initial durable system price is generally not dependent upon the subsequent purchase of any amount of disposable sensors. We sell our durable systems and disposable units through two main sales channels: 1) directly to customers who use our products or organizations (the "Direct Channel") and 2) to distribution partners who resell our products (the "Distributor Channel"). Under the Direct Channel, we sell our durable systems and disposable units to customers who use our products and we receive payment directly from customers who use our products, organizations and third-party payors. Third-party payors primarily include commercial insurance companies and federal and state agencies (under Medicare and Medicaid programs). With respect to customers who directly pay for products, the products are generally paid for at the time of shipment using a customer’s credit card. We also receive a prescription or statement of medical necessity and, for insurance reimbursement customers, an assignment of benefits prior to shipment. Under our Distributor Channel, we have entered into distribution agreements with Byram Healthcare and its subsidiaries (“Byram”), Cardinal Health and affiliates (including Edgepark Medical Supplies) and other distributors that allow the distributors to sell our durable systems and disposable units. The majority of our distributors stock our products, and we refer to these distributors as Stocking Distributors, whereby the Stocking Distributors fulfill orders for our product from their inventory. We also have contracts with certain distributors that do not stock our products, but rather products are shipped directly to the customer by us on behalf of our distributor, and we refer to these distributors as Drop-Ship Distributors. We determine revenue recognition through the following steps: • Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer • Identification of the performance obligations in the contract • Determination of the transaction price • Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract • Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation Contracts and performance obligations We account for a contract with a customer when there is an approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of the consideration is probable. We consider customer purchase orders, which in most cases are governed by agreements with distributors or third-party payors, to be contracts with a customer. For each contract, we consider the obligation to transfer Components to the customer, each of which are distinct, to be performance obligations. Components are individually priced and can be purchased separately or bundled in a contract. For bundled contracts, we account for individual components as a separate performance obligation as the components are separately identifiable from each other and the customer can benefit from each component on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. We also provide free-of-charge software, mobile applications and updates for our DexCom Share ® remote monitoring system. Transaction price Transaction prices of the Components are typically based on contracted rates. In determining the transaction price, we evaluate whether the price is subject to variable consideration such as sales incentives, rebates, price adjustments or return provisions, to determine the consideration to which we expect to be entitled. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is estimated at contract inception and updated at each reporting period as additional information becomes available if, in our judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Standalone selling price of our free-of-charge software, mobile applications and updates are based on an expected cost plus a margin approach. We do not assess whether promised goods or services are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the customer. We report revenue net of taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. We account for shipping and handling charges billed to customers as costs to fulfill our promise to transfer the products to the customer and as such, shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in revenue while related costs are included as cost of sales. We generally provide a “ 30 -day money back guarantee” program whereby first-time end-user customers in most of our sales channels who purchase a durable system and a package of four disposable sensors may return the durable system for any reason within thirty days of purchase and receive a full refund of the purchase price of the durable system. Our returns have historically been immaterial. Most distributors do not have rights of return per their distribution agreement outside of our limited warranty. The distributors typically have a limited time frame to notify us of any missing, damaged, defective or non-conforming products. For any such products, we shall either, at our option, replace the portion of defective or non-conforming product at no additional cost to the distributor or cancel the order and refund any portion of the price paid to us at that time for the sale in question. We contract with various pharmacy benefit managers and private payor organizations, primarily insurance companies, for the payment of rebates based on contracted discounts after the final dispensing of the product by a distributor or retail pharmacy to a pharmacy benefit plan participant based upon contractual agreements with private sector benefit providers. We estimate these pharmacy rebates using the expected value method and record such estimates in the same period the related revenue is recognized, resulting in a reduction of revenue and the establishment of a current liability. The pharmacy rebate liability is based on contractual discount rates, expected utilization under each contract and our estimate of the amount of inventory in the distribution channel that will become subject to such rebates. Our estimates for expected utilization for rebates are based on historical rebate claims and to a lesser extent third party market research data. Pharmacy rebates are generally invoiced and paid monthly or quarterly in arrears so that our accrual consists of an estimate of the amount expected to be incurred for the current month's or quarter’s activity, plus an accrual for unpaid rebates from prior periods, and an accrual for inventory in the distribution channel. Refer to Note 2 for additional revenue related disclosures. Revenue recognition Revenue is recognized when control is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the net consideration we expect to be entitled. The timing of revenue recognition is based on the satisfaction of performance obligations, which can be satisfied at a point in time or over time, depending on the nature of the performance obligation. Substantially all of our performance obligations associated with our durable systems and disposable units are satisfied at a point in time, which typically occurs at shipment of our products. Terms of direct and distributor orders are generally Freight on Board (or Free Carrier (“FCA”) shipping point for international orders. For certain of our distributors, control transfers at delivery of the product to the customer. We recognize revenue from contracted insurance payors and distributors based on the contracted rate and estimate of any variable consideration. For non-contracted insurance payors, we obtain prior authorization from the payor and recognize revenue based on the estimated collectible amount and historical experience. In cases where our free of charge software, mobile applications and updates, are deemed to be separate performance obligations, revenue is recognized over time on a ratable basis over the estimated life of the related product component. Our sales of receiver and transmitter components of our CGM system include an assurance-type warranty which is accounted for based on the cost accrual method recognized as expense when the products are sold and is not considered a separate performance obligation. Self-Funded Health Insurance Effective January 1, 2018, we are self-insured for claims under our U.S. health benefit plans subject to stop loss policies. We established an accrual for this self-insured program with the assistance of outside actuaries based on claims experience and an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”) and other relevant factors. The projections involved in this process are subject to uncertainty related to the timing and amount of claims filed, levels of IBNR, fluctuations in health care costs and changes to regulatory requirements. Actual claims may differ from the estimate and any difference could be significant. The accrued obligation for our self-insured program is included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets was $2.7 million as of June 30, 2018 . We also have a restricted cash account for claim payments associated with our self-insured program, included in the "Prepaid and other current assets" line item in the consolidated balance sheets. Recent Accounting Guidance Recently adopted accounting pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance for Revenue from Contracts with Customers ASC Topic 606 ("ASU 2014-09"), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of the guidance is to recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. The guidance defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and it is possible when the five step process is applied, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under existing U.S. GAAP, including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. We have applied this standard electing the modified retrospective method. The company applied the practical expedient permitted under ASC Topic 606 to those contracts that were not completed, as of January 1, 2018. Our analysis of open contracts as of January 1, 2018, resulted in no material cumulative effect from applying ASU 2014-09. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Asset Transfer other than Inventory (Topic 740) (“ASU 2016-16”), which would require the recognition of the tax expense from the sale of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs, rather than when the asset is sold to a third party or otherwise recovered through use. The new guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendment should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning period of adoption. Due to the full valuation allowance on the U.S. deferred tax assets, we have determined that none of the provisions of ASU 2016-16 have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01 to amend the guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instruments, which was further amended in February 2018 by ASU No. 2018-03. The new guidance requires entities to measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. The new guidance also amends certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. The new guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. In December 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, Restricted Cash (ASU 2016-18). This update requires additional disclosure and that the Statement of Cash Flow explain the change during the period in the total cash, cash equivalents and amounts generally described as restricted cash. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash should be included with cash & cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU impacted the presentation of cash flows with inclusion of restricted cash flows for each of the presented periods. Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting ( “ ASU 2018-07 ”) , which simplifies the accounting for share-based payments made to nonemployees so the accounting for such payments is substantially the same as those made to employees. Under ASU 2018-07, share based awards to nonemployees will be measured at fair value on the grant date of the awards, entities will need to assess the probability of satisfying performance conditions if any are present, and awards will continue to be classified according to Accounting Standards Codification 718 upon vesting which eliminates the need to reassess classification upon vesting, consistent with awards granted to employees. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of ASU 2018-07 on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which require a lessee to recognize a lease payment liability and a corresponding right of use asset on their balance sheet for all lease terms longer than 12 months, lessor accounting remains largely unchanged. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. We will adopt ASU 2016-02 in the first quarter of 2019. We have started the process of gathering and assessing our lease contracts and implementing changes to our systems. We expect the adoption will lead to an increase in the assets and liabilities recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. |