Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Company Genomic Health, Inc. (the “Company”) is a global healthcare company that provides actionable genomic information to personalize cancer treatment decisions. The Company develops and globally commercializes genomic based clinical laboratory services that analyze the underlying biology of cancer, allowing physicians and patients to make individualized treatment decisions. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in August 2000. The Company’s first product, the Oncotype DX breast cancer test, was launched in 2004 and is used for early stage invasive breast cancer patients to predict the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence and the likelihood of chemotherapy benefit. In January 2010, the Company launched its second product, the Oncotype DX colon cancer test, which is used to predict the likelihood of colon cancer recurrence in patients with stage II disease. The tests for invasive breast and colon cancer result in a quantitative score referred to as a Recurrence Score. In December 2011, the Company made Oncotype DX available for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (“DCIS”), a pre-invasive form of breast cancer. This test provides a DCIS Score that is used to predict the likelihood of local disease recurrence. In June 2012, the Company began offering the Oncotype DX colon cancer test for use in patients with stage III disease treated with oxaliplatin containing adjuvant therapy. In May 2013, the Company launched the Oncotype DX prostate cancer test, which provides a Genomic Prostate Score (“GPS”) to predict disease aggressiveness in men with low risk prostate cancer and to improve treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients, in conjunction with the Gleason score, or tumor grading. In February 2018, the Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect test for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (“mCRPC”) became commercially available. Principles of Consolidation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company had two wholly-owned subsidiaries at September 30, 2018: Genomic Health International Holdings, LLC, which was established in Delaware in 2010 and supports the Company’s international sales and marketing efforts; and Oncotype Laboratories, Inc., which was established in 2012, and is inactive. Genomic Health International Holdings, LLC has eight wholly-owned subsidiaries. The functional currency for the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated outside the United States is the U.S. dollar. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates The accompanying interim period condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018, condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are unaudited, but include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from audited financial statements, but it does not include certain information and notes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The accompanying interim period condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted new accounting guidance related to revenue recognition, accounting for financial instruments and presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows, each of which is described below. There have been no other significant changes in the Company’s accounting policies during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The Company recast prior period consolidated statement of cash flows to conform with the adoption of the new accounting guidance related to presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows as described below. Revenue Recognition Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for the arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , the Company performs the following five steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. See Note 2 for further discussion on Revenues. Concentration of Risk The Company is subject to credit risk from its portfolio of cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Company invests in money market funds through a major U.S. bank and is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by the financial institution to the extent of amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company invests in short term, investment grade debt instruments and by policy limits the amount in any one type of investment, except for securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Under its investment policy, the Company limits amounts invested in such securities by credit rating, maturity, industry group, investment type and issuer, except for securities issued by the U.S. government. The Company is not exposed to any significant concentrations of credit risk from these financial instruments. The goals of the Company’s investment policy, in order of priority, are as follows: safety and preservation of principal and diversification of risk; liquidity of investments sufficient to meet cash flow requirements; and a competitive after tax rate of return. The Company is also subject to credit risk from its accounts receivable related to its product sales. The majority of the Company’s accounts receivable arise from product sales in the United States. Reimbursement on behalf of patients covered by Medicare accounted for 23% and 24% of the Company’s product revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 24% and 23% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Accounts receivable on behalf of patients directly covered by Medicare represented 15% and 23% of the Company’s total accounts receivable at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. No other third party payor represented more than 10% of the Company’s product revenues or accounts receivable balances for these periods. Investments in Privately Held Companies The Company determines whether its investments in privately held companies are debt or equity based on their characteristics, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for such investments. The Company also evaluates the investee to determine if the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, in order to determine whether consolidation of the VIE is required in accordance with accounting guidance for consolidations. If consolidation is not required and the Company owns less than 50.1% of the voting interest of the entity, the investment is evaluated to determine if the equity method of accounting should be applied. The equity method applies to investments in common stock or in substance common stock where the Company exercises significant influence over the investee, typically represented by ownership of 20% or more of the voting interests of an entity. Prior to January 1, 2018, if the equity method did not apply, investments in privately held companies determined to be equity securities were accounted for using the cost method. As discussed below, on January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which changed the way it accounts for non-marketable securities. The Company adjusts the carrying value of its non-marketable equity securities for changes from observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, less impairment. All gains and losses on non-marketable equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recognized in other income (expense), net. Investments in privately held companies determined to be debt securities are accounted for as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for such investments. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company invested $1.4 million and $6.1 million, respectively, in the subordinated convertible promissory notes of Epic Sciences, Inc. (“Epic Sciences”). See Note 6, “Collaboration and Commercial Technology Licensing Agreements,” for additional information regarding the terms of this investment. On March 8, 2017, all of the Company’s investment in the subordinated convertible promissory notes were converted into preferred stock of Epic Sciences representing approximately 9% of Epic Sciences’ voting interests, at which time the Company estimated the fair value of the subordinated convertible promissory notes to be approximately $7.1 million. In June 2018, the Company invested an additional $2.5 million in preferred stock of Epic Sciences as part of a new equity financing. As a result of this transaction, the Company’s ownership interest in Epic Sciences was reduced to approximately 8%. The preferred stock represents a variable interest in the investee. The Company has concluded it is not the primary beneficiary and thus has not consolidated the investee pursuant to the requirements of FASB ASC 810, Consolidation . The Company will continue to assess its investment and future commitments to the investee and to the extent its relationship with the investee changes, may be required to consolidate the investee in future periods. The Company determined that the investment is an equity investment for which the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-01, the Company accounted for such preferred stock using the cost method of accounting and accordingly recorded such preferred stock in other assets. There were no identified events or changes in circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the preferred stock during the remainder of the year ended December 31, 2017. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-01 which changed the way it accounts for non-marketable equity securities. The Company adjusts the carrying value of its non-marketable equity securities for changes from observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, less impairment. All gains and losses on non-marketable equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recognized in other income (expense), net. As of September 30, 2018, the carrying value of the preferred stock of Epic Sciences was $10.8 million, of which $8.3 million was remeasured to fair value based on observable transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2018. There were no observable transactions during the three months ended September 30, 2018. The upward adjustment of $1.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was recorded as an unrealized gain on equity securities and included as an adjustment to the carrying value of other assets held at September 30, 2018. The preferred stock of Epic Sciences is classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company estimated the value during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 utilizing an option pricing model that considered a recent observable transaction and other unobservable inputs including volatility and long-term plans of Epic Sciences. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company invested $2.0 million in a convertible promissory note of Cleveland Diagnostics, Inc. (“Cleveland Diagnostics”). The investment in the convertible promissory note represented a variable interest in the investee. The Company had concluded it was not the primary beneficiary and thus had not consolidated the investee pursuant to the requirements of FASB ASC 810. The Company determined that it did not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee company. In June 2018, the Company made a business decision to terminate its milestone-based collaboration with Cleveland Diagnostics and wrote off the convertible promissory note. See Note 6, “Collaboration and Commercial Technology Licensing Agreements,” for additional information. Derivative Financial Instruments The Company hedges a portion of its foreign currency exposures related to outstanding monetary assets and liabilities using foreign currency forward contracts. The foreign currency forward contracts, included in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets, the Company uses to hedge the exposure are not designated as hedges, and as a result, changes in their fair value are recorded in other income (expense). As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had foreign currency contracts with notional amounts of $22.6 million and $16.1 million, respectively. Impairment of Long Lived Assets The Company reviews long lived assets, which include property and equipment, intangible assets and investments in privately held companies, for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be fully recoverable. For property and equipment and intangible assets, an impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is assessed using undiscounted cash flows. For investments in non-marketable equity securities, evidence of impairment might include the absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or the inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment. If the fair value of the investment is determined to be less than the carrying value, the asset is written down to its fair value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company wrote off $2.1 million and $2.3 million of previously capitalized equipment and software development costs, respectively, due to disposal activities. See Note 11, “Restructuring Costs” for additional information regarding the disposal activities. There was no impairment recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2018. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company wrote off $98,000 of previously capitalized equipment and software development costs. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) . Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition , and requires entities to recognize revenue when they transfer control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted Topic 606 as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. The Company recorded an increase to opening accounts receivable, net, and a reduction to opening accumulated deficit of $14.1 million as of January 1, 2018 due to the cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606, with the impact related to certain payors who were not accrual payors. See Note 2 for additional information. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . This ASU changes accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, it clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The Company adopted the ASU as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method for marketable equity securities and the prospective method for non-marketable equity securities. The Company recorded a reduction to accumulated deficit of $180,000 as of January 1, 2018 due to the cumulative impact of adopting the ASU, with the impact related to unrealized loss of Biocartis N.V. (“Biocartis”) common stock at December 31, 2017. The Company has elected to use the measurement alternative for its non-marketable equity securities, defined as cost adjusted for changes from observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, less impairment. The adoption of ASU 2016-01 increases the volatility of other income (expense), net, as a result of the remeasurement of the Company’s equity securities. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU Nos. 2016-15 and 2016-18 amending the presentation of restricted cash within the statement of cash flows. The guidance requires that restricted cash be included within cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows. The ASU became effective retrospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted these standards effective January 1, 2018. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . The new guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for almost all leases on the balance sheet. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures will also be required. The ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt the new standard effective January 1, 2019 using the prospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of the reviewing lease contracts, reviewing other contracts for potential embedded leases, establishing new processes and internal controls and evaluating practical expedient and accounting policy elections. Although the Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements, the Company currently believes the most significant change will be related to the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet for real estate operating leases. The adoption of the ASU is not expected to have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of income. |