BASIS OF PRESENTATION | BASIS OF PRESENTATION General – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by athenahealth, Inc. (which we refer to as the Company, we, us, or our) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for interim financial reporting and as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01, and include the results of operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal and recurring nature) necessary to fairly present the financial position as of March 31, 2017 , the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 . The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material. We consider events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure. Exit Costs, Including Restructuring Costs – Exit costs, including restructuring costs, represent costs related to workforce reductions and to terminate certain lease or other contractual agreements for strategic re-alignment purposes. The activity in the exit cost accrual during the three months ended March 31, 2017 is due to restructuring costs incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2016 and was as follows: Workforce Reductions Accrual at December 31, 2016 $ 3.1 Additions — Cash Payments (3.1 ) Accrual at March 31, 2017 $ — Related Party Transaction – We have a long-term investment in a vendor that provides business partner outsourcing services for us. The total expense related to this vendor for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 was $14.3 million and $8.1 million , respectively, and the total amount payable related to this vendor at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $5.0 million and $4.6 million , respectively. Recently Adopted Pronouncement – In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued new guidance which changes the accounting for stock-based compensation. The guidance simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2017, using a modified retrospective approach, which requires the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard to be recorded as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings of the annual reporting period that includes the date of initial application, and which resulted in a cumulative-effect increase of $49.2 million to retained earnings and deferred tax assets. Upon adoption, we now recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. We will no longer present excess tax benefits within cash flows from financing activities but instead present these cash flows in cash flows from operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Prior to adoption, the excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies were recorded to additional paid-in capital and excess tax benefits were not recorded until they were able to be utilized. In addition, we elected to no longer calculate an estimate of expected forfeitures and began recognizing forfeitures as they occurred, including a cumulative-effect decrease of $1.0 million to retained earnings at January 1, 2017 with the offset as an increase to additional paid-in capital. See table below for the changes in beginning stockholders' equity as a result of this implementation. Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total Stockholders' Equity Shares Amount Shares Amount BALANCE – December 31, 2016 40.8 $ 0.4 $ 591.5 (1.3 ) $ (1.2 ) $ (0.9 ) $ 43.5 $ 633.3 Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standard 1.0 48.2 49.2 BALANCE – January 1, 2017 40.8 $ 0.4 $ 592.5 (1.3 ) $ (1.2 ) $ (0.9 ) $ 91.7 $ 682.5 New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted – The new revenue recognition guidance, which was issued in March 2014, is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those reporting periods. The new revenue recognition guidance outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. In addition, the new standard provides guidance on accounting for certain revenue-related costs including costs associated with obtaining and fulfilling a contract. The new standard provides companies with two implementation methods. Companies can choose to adopt the standard retrospectively and apply the guidance to each prior reporting period presented. Alternatively, a modified retrospective adoption methodology is permitted, whereby the cumulative impact of all prior periods would be recorded in retained earnings or other impacted balance sheet line items as of January 1, 2018, the date of adoption. Under this method, previously presented years' financial position and results would not be adjusted. We anticipate that the new revenue recognition standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements with respect to the capitalization of certain commissions, other contract acquisition-based costs, and contract fulfillment costs. Currently, one of the criteria impacting the timing of our revenue recognition is the requirement of fees to be either fixed or determinable. The new guidance neither limits fees that can be recognized to only those that are fixed or determinable, nor requires deferral of some contingent revenue. We have assessed the pattern of our revenue recognition under the new guidance and are currently determining the financial impact on adoption and going forward. We intend to disclose the impact in our subsequent quarterly filings as it becomes available. Upon adoption of the new guidance, we expect to record a cumulative adjustment to our consolidated balance sheet based on our adoption methodology, including an adjustment to our retained earnings to adjust for the impact of certain contract fulfillment costs, costs to obtain a contract, and certain revenue measurement adjustments. We have not yet decided on our adoption methodology. In February 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance for leases. The new lease guidance most significantly impacts lessee accounting and disclosures. First, this guidance requires lessees to identify arrangements that should be accounted for as leases. Under this guidance, for lease arrangements exceeding a 12-month term, a right-of-use asset and lease obligation is recorded by the lessee for all leases, whether operating or financing, while the income statement will reflect lease expense for operating leases and amortization/interest expense for financing leases. The balance sheet amount recorded for existing leases at the date of adoption of this guidance must be calculated using the applicable incremental borrowing rate at the date of adoption. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. In addition, the new lease guidance requires the use of the modified retrospective method. This guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We anticipate that this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, as all long-term leases will be capitalized on the consolidated balance sheet. |