Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) General AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on November 10, 1997. AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) provide healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services at acute and sub-acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, a global pandemic. Due to the pandemic, there has been uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and significant volatility of financial markets. The Company is closely monitoring the impact of the pandemic, which continues to evolve, and its effects and risks on our operations, liquidity, financial condition and financial results. The Company also implemented remote-work arrangements effective mid-March 2020 and, to date, transitioning to a remote-work environment has not had a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to continue to operate its business, financial reporting process or internal controls and procedures. (b) Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. (c) Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, professional liability reserve, contingent liabilities such as legal accruals, and income taxes. The Company bases these estimates on the information that is currently available and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The estimates used for, but not limited to, determining the collectability of accounts receivable, fair value of long-lived assets, and goodwill could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the full impact of COVID-19, including the duration and severity of the pandemic, remains unknown, the Company has made appropriate estimates based on the facts and circumstances available as of the reporting date. Specifically, the Company continues to monitor the impacts of the pandemic on its customers’ liquidity and capital resources and, therefore, the Company’s ability to collect, or the timeliness of collection of accounts receivable. The impact of COVID-19 did not have a material effect on the Company’s estimates as of December 31, 2020. These estimates may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained. See additional information below regarding the allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable. (d) Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include currency on hand, deposits with financial institutions and highly liquid investments. (e) Restricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments Restricted cash and cash equivalents primarily represent cash and money market funds on deposit with financial institutions and investments represents commercial paper that serves as collateral for the Company’s outstanding letters of credit and captive insurance subsidiary claim payments. See Note (3), “Fair Value Measurement” and Note (8), “Notes Payable and Credit Agreement” for additional information. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and related notes to the amounts presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Cash and cash equivalents $ 29,213 $ 82,985 Restricted cash and cash equivalents (included in other current assets) 18,626 18,393 Restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments 61,347 62,170 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and investments 109,186 163,548 Less restricted investments (25,196) (9,586) Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 83,990 $ 153,962 (f) Fixed Assets The Company records furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software at cost less accumulated amortization and depreciation. The Company records equipment acquired under finance leases at the present value of the future minimum lease payments. The Company capitalizes major additions and improvements, and it expenses maintenance and repairs when incurred. The Company calculates depreciation on furniture, equipment and software using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets ( three The Company capitalizes costs it incurs to develop software during the application development stage. Application development stage costs generally include costs associated with software configuration, coding, installation and testing. The Company also capitalizes costs of significant upgrades and enhancements that result in additional functionality, whereas it expenses as incurred costs for maintenance and minor upgrades and enhancements. The Company amortizes capitalized costs using the straight-line method over three The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows that are expected to be generated by the asset group. If such asset group is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset group. The Company reports assets to be disposed of at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. (g) Leases The Company recognizes operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities at commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet in accordance with the short-term lease recognition exemption. The Company applies the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases that qualify. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See Note (5), “Leases,” for additional information. (h) Goodwill The Company records as goodwill the portion of the purchase price that exceeds the fair value of net assets of entities acquired. The Company evaluates goodwill annually for impairment at the reporting unit level and whenever circumstances occur indicating that goodwill may be impaired. The Company may first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is unnecessary. If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. The amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds its fair value is recognized as an impairment loss. (i) Intangible Assets Intangible assets consist of identifiable intangible assets acquired through acquisitions, which include tradenames and trademarks, customer relationships, staffing databases, developed technology and non-compete agreements. The fair value of identifiable intangible assets are determined using either the income approach (relief-from-royalty method or multi-period excess earnings method) or the cost approach (replacement cost method). The Company amortizes intangible assets, other than tradenames and trademarks with an indefinite life, using the straight-line method over their useful lives. The Company amortizes non-compete agreements using the straight-line method over the lives of the related agreements. The Company reviews for impairment intangible assets with estimable useful lives whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company does not amortize indefinite-lived tradenames and trademarks and instead reviews them for impairment annually . The Company may first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is not impaired, no quantitative fair value measurement is necessary. If a quantitative fair value measurement calculation is required for an indefinite-lived intangible asset, the Company compares its fair value with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, the Company records the excess as an impairment loss. (j) Insurance Reserves The Company maintains an accrual for professional liability that is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The expense is included in the selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. The Company determines the adequacy of this accrual by evaluating its historical experience and trends, loss reserves established by the Company’s insurance carriers, management and third-party administrators, and independent actuarial studies. The Company obtains actuarial studies on a semi-annual basis that use the Company’s actual claims data and industry data to assist the Company in determining the adequacy of its reserves each year. For periods between the actuarial studies, the Company records its accruals based on loss rates provided in the most recent actuarial study and management’s review of loss history and trends. In November 2012, the Company established a captive insurance subsidiary, which primarily provides coverage, on an occurrence basis, for professional liability within its nurse and allied solutions segment. Liabilities include provisions for estimated losses incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”), as well as provisions for known claims. IBNR reserve estimates involve the use of assumptions that are primarily based upon historical loss experience, industry data and other actuarial assumptions. The Company maintains excess insurance coverage through a commercial carrier for losses above the per occurrence retention. The Company maintains an accrual for workers compensation, which is included in accrued compensation and benefits and other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The expense relating to healthcare professionals is included in cost of revenue, while the expense relating to corporate employees is included in the selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. The Company determines the adequacy of this accrual by evaluating its historical experience and trends, loss reserves established by the Company’s insurance carriers and third-party administrators, and independent actuarial studies. The Company obtains actuarial studies on a semi-annual basis that use the Company’s payroll and historical claims data, as well as industry data, to determine the appropriate reserve for both reported claims and IBNR claims for each policy year. For periods between the actuarial studies, the Company records its accruals based on loss rates provided in the most recent actuarial study. In December 2017, the Company transferred legacy liabilities related to its self-insured retention portion of both the workers compensation and locum tenens business professional liability to its captive insurance subsidiary. These legacy liabilities follow the same accounting policies as described in the paragraphs above. (k) Revenue Recognition Revenue primarily consists of fees earned from the temporary staffing and permanent placement of healthcare professionals, executives, and leaders (clinical and operational). The Company also generates revenue from its software as a service (“SaaS”)-based technologies, including vendor management systems and scheduling software, and outsourced workforce services, including language interpretation and recruitment process outsourcing. The Company recognizes revenue when control of its services is transferred to its customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services. Revenue from temporary staffing services is recognized as the services are rendered by clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals. Under the Company’s managed services program (“MSP”) arrangements, the Company manages all or a part of a customer’s supplemental workforce needs utilizing its own network of healthcare professionals along with those of third-party subcontractors. Revenue and the related direct costs under MSP arrangements are recorded in accordance with the accounting guidance on reporting revenue gross as a principal versus net as an agent. When the Company uses subcontractors and acts as an agent, revenue is recorded net of the related subcontractor’s expense. Revenue from permanent placement and outsourced workforce services is recognized as the services are rendered. Depending on the arrangement, the Company’s SaaS-based revenue is recognized either as the services are rendered or ratably over the applicable arrangement’s service period. See additional information below regarding the Company’s revenue disaggregated by service type. The Company’s customers are primarily billed as services are rendered. Any fees billed in advance of being earned are recorded as deferred revenue. While payment terms vary by the type of customer and the services rendered, the term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, previously deferred revenue recognized as revenue was $11,729 and $9,972, respectively. The Company recognizes assets from incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer and costs incurred to fulfill a contract with a customer, which are deferred and amortized using the portfolio approach on a straight line basis over the average period of benefit consistent with the timing of transfer of services to the customer. Aggregate expense for these costs was $11,208 and $11,369 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company has elected to apply the following practical expedients and optional exemptions related to contract costs and revenue recognition: • Recognize incremental costs of obtaining a contract with amortization periods of one year or less as expense when incurred. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses. • Recognize revenue in the amount of consideration to which the Company has a right to invoice the customer if that amount corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s services completed to date. • Exemptions from disclosing the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, (ii) contracts for which revenue is recognized in the amount of consideration to which the Company has a right to invoice for services performed and (iii) contracts for which variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation. (l) Accounts Receivable The Company records accounts receivable at the invoiced amount. Accounts receivable are non-interest bearing. The Company maintains an allowance for expected credit losses based on the Company’s historical write-off experience, an assessment of its customers’ financial conditions and available information that is relevant to assessing the collectability of cash flows, which includes current conditions and forecasts about future economic conditions. See additional information below regarding the Company’s adoption of the credit loss standard effective January 1, 2020. The following table provides a reconciliation of activity in the allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable: 2020 Balance as of January 1, $ 3,332 Adoption of the credit loss standard, cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings 1,334 Provision for expected credit losses 4,428 Amounts written off charged against the allowance (2,051) Balance as of December 31, $ 7,043 The Company reclassified its allowance for accounts receivable in the prior year’s consolidated balance sheet to conform to the current year presentation. The prior year balance of accounts receivable (net of allowances) remains unchanged. (m) Concentration of Credit Risk The majority of the Company’s business activity is with hospitals located throughout the United States. Credit is extended based on the evaluation of each entity’s financial condition. One customer primarily within the Company’s nurse and allied solutions segment comprised approximately 14%, 13% and 13% of the consolidated revenue of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments accounts are financial instruments that are exposed to concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains most of its cash, cash equivalents and investment balances with high-credit quality and federally insured institutions. However, restricted cash equivalents and investment balances may be invested in a non-federally insured money market account and commercial paper. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were $61,347 and $62,170, respectively, of restricted cash, cash equivalents and investments, a portion of which was invested in a non-federally insured money market fund and commercial paper. See Note (3), “Fair Value Measurement,” for additional information. (n) Income Taxes The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period the changes are enacted. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment. The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if it is more likely than not that such positions will be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. (o) Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents and investments approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature and liquidity of these financial instruments. The fair value of the Company’s equity investment is determined by using prices for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, which is more fully described in Note (3), “Fair Value Measurement.” As it relates to the Company’s 2027 Notes and 2029 Notes (as defined in Note (8) and Note (3), respectively, below), fair value disclosure is detailed in Note (3), “Fair Value Measurement.” See Note (8), “Notes Payable and Credit Agreement,” for additional information. The fair value of the long-term portion of the Company’s insurance accruals cannot be estimated because the Company cannot reasonably determine the timing of future payments. (p) Share-Based Compensation The Company accounts for its share-based employee compensation plans by expensing the estimated fair value of share-based awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite employee service period, which typically is the vesting period, except for awards granted to retirement-eligible employees, which are expensed on an accelerated basis. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) typically vest over a three-year period. Share-based compensation cost of RSUs is measured by the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, and the Company records share-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. Performance restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) primarily consist of PRSUs that contain performance conditions dependent on defined targets of the Company’s adjusted EBITDA, with a range of 0% to 200% of the target amount granted to be issued under the award. Share-based compensation cost for these PRSUs is measured by the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, and the amount recognized is adjusted for estimated achievement of the performance conditions. A limited amount of PRSUs contain a market condition dependent upon the Company’s relative and absolute total stockholder return over a three-year period, with a range of 0% to 175% of the target amount granted to be issued under the award. Share-based compensation cost for these PRSUs is measured using the Monte-Carlo simulation valuation model and is not adjusted for the achievement, or lack thereof, of the market conditions. (q) Net Income per Common Share Share-based awards to purchase 41, 43 and 23 shares of common stock for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, were not included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share because the effect of these instruments was anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Net income $ 70,665 $ 113,988 $ 141,741 Net income per common share - basic $ 1.49 $ 2.44 $ 2.99 Net income per common share - diluted $ 1.48 $ 2.40 $ 2.91 Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 47,424 46,704 47,371 Plus dilutive effect of potential common shares 266 889 1,297 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 47,690 47,593 48,668 (r) Segment Information The Company’s operating segments are identified in the same manner as they are reported internally and used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker for the purpose of evaluating performance and allocating resources. Effective March 8, 2020, the Company modified its reportable segments. The Company previously utilized three reportable segments, which it identified as follows: (1) nurse and allied solutions, (2) locum tenens solutions, and (3) other workforce solutions. In light of the Company’s recent acquisitions and organizational changes to better align its organizational structure with its strategy and operations, the Company’s management reorganized its reportable segments to better reflect how the business is evaluated by the chief operating decision maker. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the Company has disclosed the following three reportable segments: (1) nurse and allied solutions, (2) physician and leadership solutions, and (3) technology and workforce solutions. The nurse and allied solutions segment includes the Company’s travel nurse staffing, rapid response nurse staffing and labor disruption, allied staffing, local staffing, and revenue cycle solutions businesses. The physician and leadership solutions segment includes the Company’s locum tenens staffing, healthcare interim leadership staffing, executive search, and physician permanent placement businesses. The technology and workforce solutions segment includes the Company’s language interpretation services, vendor management systems, workforce optimization, recruitment process outsourcing, credentialing, and flex pool management businesses. The Company’s chief operating decision maker relies on internal management reporting processes that provide revenue and operating income by reportable segment for making financial decisions and allocating resources. Segment operating income represents income before income taxes plus depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation, interest expense, net, and other, and unallocated corporate overhead. The Company’s management does not evaluate, manage or measure performance of segments using asset information; accordingly, asset information by segment is not prepared or disclosed. The following table, which includes reclassified prior period amounts to conform to the new segment reporting structure, provides a reconciliation of revenue and operating income by reportable segment to consolidated results and was derived from each segment’s internal financial information as used for corporate management purposes: Years Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2018 Revenue Nurse and allied solutions $ 1,699,311 $ 1,562,588 $ 1,431,018 Physician and leadership solutions 466,622 562,762 617,488 Technology and workforce solutions 227,781 96,757 87,568 $ 2,393,714 $ 2,222,107 $ 2,136,074 Segment operating income Nurse and allied solutions $ 232,005 $ 219,862 $ 201,866 Physician and leadership solutions 62,342 71,378 86,077 Technology and workforce solutions 93,212 43,899 41,373 387,559 335,139 329,316 Unallocated corporate overhead 123,642 83,463 74,436 Depreciation and amortization 92,766 58,520 41,237 Depreciation (included in cost of revenue) 1,421 — — Share-based compensation 20,465 16,241 10,815 Interest expense, net, and other 57,742 28,427 16,143 Income before income taxes $ 91,523 $ 148,488 $ 186,685 The following tables present the Company’s revenue disaggregated by service type: Year Ended December 31, 2020 Nurse and Allied Solutions Physician and Leadership Solutions Technology and Workforce Solutions Total Temporary staffing $ 1,699,311 $ 408,228 $ — $ 2,107,539 Permanent placement — 58,394 — 58,394 Outsourced workforce — — 134,468 134,468 SaaS-based technologies — — 93,313 93,313 Total revenue $ 1,699,311 $ 466,622 $ 227,781 $ 2,393,714 Year Ended December 31, 2019 Nurse and Allied Solutions Physician and Leadership Solutions Technology and Workforce Solutions Total Temporary staffing $ 1,562,588 $ 482,984 $ — $ 2,045,572 Permanent placement — 79,778 — 79,778 Outsourced workforce — — 16,096 16,096 SaaS-based technologies — — 80,661 80,661 Total revenue $ 1,562,588 $ 562,762 $ 96,757 $ 2,222,107 Year Ended December 31, 2018 Nurse and Allied Solutions Physician and Leadership Solutions Technology and Workforce Solutions Total Temporary staffing $ 1,431,018 $ 543,117 $ — $ 1,974,135 Permanent placement — 74,371 — 74,371 Outsourced workforce — — 15,042 15,042 SaaS-based technologies — — 72,526 72,526 Total revenue $ 1,431,018 $ 617,488 $ 87,568 $ 2,136,074 (s) Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, “Leases.” This standard requires organizations that lease assets to recognize the assets and liabilities created by those leases. The standard also requires disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. A modified retrospective transition approach is required, applying the standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. In addition, the FASB has also issued several amendments to the standard, which clarify certain aspects of the guidance, including an optional transition method for adoption of this standard, which allows organizations to initially apply the new requirements at the effective date, recognize a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings, and continue to apply the legacy guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, Leases, including its disclosure requirements, in the comparative periods presented. The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits organizations not to reassess under the new standard prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company did not elect to use the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term or evaluate impairment for existing leases. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019, using the optional transition method described above. The Company recognized the cumulative effect of adopting this guidance as an adjustment as of the effective date, primarily related to the recognition of lease liabilities of $114,807 and corresponding right-of-use assets of $99,525 for existing operating leases. The Company also derecognized existing deferred rent liabilities of $15,302. These adjustments had no effect on opening retained earnings and prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with ASC 840. The new standard also provides practical expedients for an organization’s ongoing accounting. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption and the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases that qualify. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The FASB also issued a series of other ASUs, which update ASU 2016-13 (collectively, the “credit loss standard”). This new standard introduces new accounting models for determining and recognizing credit losses on certain financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective transition method. The Company recognized the cumulative effect of adopting this guidance as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings of $1,154, net of tax, primarily related to its allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable. Prior period amounts are not retrospectively adjusted. The impact of the adoption of the new standard was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company expects the impact to be immaterial on an ongoing basis. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” The standard simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by removing the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to compute the implied fair value of goodwill to measure impairment. Instead, any goodwill impairment will equal the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. Further, the guidance eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails |