ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
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1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
NewPage Holdings Inc. (“NewPage Holdings”) is a holding company that owns all of the outstanding capital stock of NewPage Investment Company LLC (“NewPage Investment”), which is a holding company that owns all of the outstanding capital stock of NewPage Corporation (“NewPage”). NewPage and its subsidiaries are engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distributing printing papers used primarily for commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, textbooks and labels. Our products include coated, uncoated, supercalendered and specialty papers and market pulp. Our products are manufactured at multiple mills in the United States and are supported by multiple distribution and converting locations. We operate within one operating segment. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NewPage Holdings and all entities it controls. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Unless the context provides otherwise, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to NewPage Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries. |
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have not been audited. However, in the opinion of management, these financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements and notes thereto included in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2012. |
Creditor Protection Proceedings |
On September 7, 2011, NewPage, and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries commenced voluntary cases (“Chapter 11 Proceedings”) under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended (“Chapter 11”), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case Nos. 11-12804 through 11-12817) (“Bankruptcy Court”). NewPage and its debtor subsidiaries successfully emerged from the Chapter 11 Proceedings on December 21, 2012. |
Basis of Presentation |
During the Chapter 11 Proceedings and upon emergence from Chapter 11, NewPage applied the guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 852, Reorganizations (“ASC 852”), in preparing its consolidated financial statements. This guidance does not change the manner in which financial statements are prepared. However, it requires that the financial statements, for periods during the Chapter 11 Proceedings, distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Furthermore, in accordance with ASC 852, fresh start accounting was required upon our emergence from the Chapter 11 Proceedings. We elected to apply fresh start accounting effective December 31, 2012 (the “Convenience Date”), to coincide with the timing of our normal December accounting period close. |
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The implementation of the Chapter 11 plan and the application of fresh start accounting materially changed the carrying amounts and classifications reported in our consolidated financial statements and resulted in our becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements for periods prior to December 31, 2012 will not be comparable to our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012 or for periods subsequent to December 31, 2012. References to “Successor” or “Successor Company” refer to NewPage Holdings on or after December 31, 2012, after giving effect to the implementation of the Chapter 11 plan and the application of fresh start accounting. References to “Predecessor” or “Predecessor Company” refer to NewPage prior to December 31, 2012. |
Pursuant to fresh start accounting, all assets and liabilities reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 were recorded at fair value except for deferred income taxes and pension and other postretirement projected benefit obligations. Except for the impact of the application of fresh start accounting on the carrying values of our assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and the change in accounting policy for maintenance costs for planned major maintenance shutdowns, the accounting policies adopted by the Successor Company and applied to the carrying values of our assets and liabilities reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013 were consistent with the Predecessor Company’s significant accounting policies, as disclosed in our annual report for the year ended December 31, 2012. |