| Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Welbilt and its subsidiaries and have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("U.S. GAAP"). All intercompany balances and transactions between the Company and its affiliates have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include inventory obsolescence costs, warranty costs, product liability costs, employee benefit programs, sales rebates and the measurement of income tax assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates these assumptions, judgments and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations and comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , the financial position as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , and except as otherwise discussed herein, such adjustments consist only of those of a normal recurring nature. All dollar amounts, except share and per share amounts, are in millions of dollars unless otherwise indicated. Significant Accounting Policies Cash and Cash Equivalents All short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents. The Company's policy is to classify operating demand deposit accounts with high credit quality financial institutions, the balances of which at times may exceed federally insured limits. Restricted Cash Cash and cash equivalents that are restricted as to withdrawal or use under the terms of certain contractual agreements are recorded separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and include cash balances held as security under the Company's accounts receivable securitization program, as applicable. Short-Term Investments The Company considers all investments purchased with an original maturity of more than three months but not greater than one year to be short-term investments. The short-term investment balance as of December 31, 2018 represented a certificate of deposit with an original scheduled maturity of 12 months, for which the Company had the intent and ability to hold until maturity and was classified as held-to-maturity and carried at amortized cost in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no indicators of other-than-temporary impairment for this security and the Company did not experience any credit losses during any period prior to the June 2019 maturity date of the certificate of deposit. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable consist primarily of trade receivables due from customers, consisting of distributors, dealers, buying groups and manufacturers' representatives, and are stated net of allowance for amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. The Company's estimate for the allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade receivables includes an evaluation of specific accounts where it has information that the customer may have an inability to meet its financial obligations together with a general provision for unknown but existing doubtful accounts based on historical experience, which are subject to change if experience improves or deteriorates. Transactions under the Company's accounts receivable securitization program, which was terminated in March 2019, were accounted for as sales. Sales of trade receivables are reflected as a reduction of accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, the Company maintained a "beneficial interest," or right to collect cash, in the sold receivables. Cash receipts from the third-party purchasing financial institution at the time of the sale are classified as operating cash while cash receipts from the beneficial interest on sold receivables are classified as investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company deems the interest rate risk related to the deferred purchase price notes to be de minimis, primarily due to the short average collection cycle of the related receivables (i.e., less than 60 days). See Note 4, "Accounts Receivable Securitization," for further details. Inventories Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Approximately 91.7% and 92.4% of the Company's inventories were valued using the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. The remaining inventories were valued using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method. If the FIFO inventory valuation method had been used exclusively, inventories would have increased by $4.2 million as of both December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. Finished goods and work-in-process inventories include material, labor and manufacturing overhead costs. All inventories are reduced by a reserve for excess and obsolete inventories. The estimated reserve is based upon specific identification of excess or obsolete inventories based on historical usage, estimated future usage, sales requiring the inventory and on historical write-off experience, and is subject to change if the actual experience deteriorates. The inventories' obsolescence reserves are reported as a reduction of the "Inventories — net" balance in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged against earnings as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and improvements that substantially extend the capacity or useful life of an asset are capitalized and are then depreciated. The Company capitalizes certain internal and external costs incurred to acquire or develop software for internal use. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and the post-implementation stage are expensed as incurred. All direct costs incurred to develop internal-use software during the development stage are capitalized. The cost and accumulated depreciation for property, plant and equipment sold, retired, or otherwise disposed of are relieved from the accounts, and resulting gains or losses are reflected in earnings. Property, plant and equipment are depreciated over the estimated useful lives or lease periods of the assets using the straight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and on accelerated methods for income tax purposes. Depreciation for internally developed software commences when the software is available for its intended use. The useful lives are estimated based on historical experience with similar assets, taking into account anticipated technological or other changes. The Company periodically reviews these lives relative to physical factors, economic factors and industry trends. If there are changes in the planned use of property or equipment or if technological changes were to occur more rapidly than anticipated, the useful lives assigned to these assets may need to be shortened, resulting in the recognition of accelerated depreciation expense in future periods. Property, plant and equipment are primarily depreciated over the following estimated useful lives: Years Building and improvements 2 — 40 Machinery, equipment and tooling 2 — 20 Furniture and fixtures 3 — 15 Computer hardware and software for internal use 2 — 10 Leases Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)" including subsequent amendments issued thereafter (collectively, "ASC Topic 842"), which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for operating leases while the accounting for finance leases remains substantially unchanged. Under ASC Topic 842, a lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment (i.e., an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. For a contract to be determined to be a lease or contain a lease, it must include explicitly or implicitly identified assets where the Company has the right to substantially all of the economic benefits of the assets and has the ability to direct how and for what purpose the assets are used during the lease term. Leases are classified as either operating or financing. For operating leases, the Company recognizes a lease liability equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments, and a right-of-use asset equal to the lease liability, subject to certain adjustments, such as prepaid rents. The right-of-use asset represents the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that it would have to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The Company determines the incremental borrowing rates for its leases by applying its applicable borrowing rate, with adjustment, as appropriate, for instruments with similar characteristics. The lease term at the lease commencement date is determined based on the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with any periods covered by an option to extend the lease if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option, periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the Company is reasonably certain not to exercise that option and periods covered by an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease in which the exercise of the option is controlled by the lessor. The Company considers a number of factors when evaluating whether the options in its lease contracts are reasonably certain of exercise, such as length of time before an option exercise, expected value of the leased asset at the end of the initial lease term, importance of the lease to the Company's operations, costs to negotiate a new lease and any contractual or economic penalties. See additional disclosure of leases in Note 18, "Leases." See section below titled "Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements" for a discussion of the impact of the adoption of ASC Topic 842 on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes to the financial statements. Business Combinations The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future growth rates and margins, customer attrition rates, future changes in technology and brand awareness, loyalty and position, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions that management believes a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. Amounts recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions existing at the acquisition date becomes available. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles are not amortized, but are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently, as events dictate. See additional discussion of impairment testing under "Impairment of Long-Lived Assets," below. The Company's trademarks and tradenames are classified as indefinite lived intangible assets as there are no regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors which limit the useful lives of these intangible assets. The Company's other intangible assets with finite lives are subject to amortization and are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. The Company capitalizes certain internal and external costs to develop technology classified as software to be sold or otherwise marketed to customers. Capitalization of these costs begins when a product's technological feasibility has been established and ends when a product is available for general release to customers. Amortization commences when the software is ready for general release to customers with useful lives estimated on a product-by-product basis. Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: Years Customer relationships 10 — 20 Engineering drawings 15 Design libraries 7 — 20 Software to be sold 3 — 4 Patents 10 — 20 The Company's annual impairment tests of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are performed as of June 30 of each fiscal year and whenever a triggering event occurs between annual impairment tests. The goodwill impairment test is performed for the Company's reporting units which are: Americas, EMEA and APAC. When testing for impairment, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of any reporting unit or indefinite lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. In conducting a qualitative assessment, the Company evaluates the totality of relevant events and circumstances that affect the fair value or carrying value of the reporting unit or asset. These events and circumstances include, but are not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry and competitive environment conditions, overall financial performance, reporting unit specific events and market considerations. In those instances where the Company concludes that it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount, no impairment is indicated and no further impairment test is performed. When the Company chooses not to perform a qualitative assessment, or if, based on the qualitative assessment, the Company concludes it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value is less than the carrying amount, a quantitative impairment test is performed at the reporting unit level. The quantitative impairment test identifies both the existence of impairment and the amount of the impairment loss. In conducting the quantitative analysis, the Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit with goodwill or the indefinite lived intangible asset to its carrying value. The fair value is determined using the income approach based on the present value of expected future cash flows, including terminal value, and a weighted average cost of capital all of which involve management judgment and assumptions. When the carrying amount of the reporting or the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, the Company recognizes an impairment loss in an amount equal to the excess; however, the impairment loss for goodwill is limited to the total amount of the goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. See Note 7, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets — Net," for further details on the Company's impairment assessments. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets’ carrying amount may not be recoverable. When reviewing its long-lived assets, other than goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, the Company groups its assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities and evaluates the asset group against the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows to determine impairment. If an impairment is determined to exist, the impairment loss is calculated based upon comparison of the fair value to the net book value of the assets. Impairment losses on assets held for sale are based on the estimated proceeds to be received, less costs to sell. The Company had no assets held for sale as of December 31, 2019 or 2018 . Product Warranties Estimated warranty costs are recorded in cost of sales at the time of sale of the products based on historical warranty experience for the related product or estimates of projected costs due to specific warranty issues on new products. These estimates are reviewed periodically and are adjusted based on changes in facts, circumstances or actual experience. See Note 14, "Product Warranties," for further details. Product Liabilities The Company records product liability reserves for its self-insured portion of any pending or threatened product liability actions. The reserve is based upon two estimates. First, the Company tracks the population of all outstanding pending and threatened product liability cases to determine an appropriate case reserve for each based upon the Company's best judgment and the advice of legal counsel. These estimates are continually evaluated and adjusted based upon changes to facts and circumstances surrounding the individual cases. Second, the Company determines the amount of additional reserve required to cover product liability claims anticipated to have occurred but have not yet been reported and to account for possible adverse development of the established case reserves. This analysis is performed by the Company two times per year. Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions For most of the Company's foreign operations, local currencies are considered the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. dollar functional currency entities are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates and the resulting gains and losses arising from the translation of assets and liabilities located outside the U.S. and are recorded as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" ("AOCI") in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates in effect during the period and are recorded as a component of "Other expense — net" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities The Company enters into derivative instruments to hedge interest rate risk, commodity exposure associated with aluminum, copper and steel prices and foreign currency exchange risk. The Company has adopted written policies and procedures that place all financial instruments under the direction of corporate treasury and restrict all derivative transactions to those intended for hedging purposes. The use of financial instruments for trading purposes is strictly prohibited. The Company records the fair values of all derivatives in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company does not offset the fair values of derivative contract assets and liabilities. The change in a derivative’s fair value is recorded each period in current earnings or comprehensive income, depending on whether the derivative is designated and qualifies as part of a hedge transaction and if so, the type of hedge transaction. The amount of the derivative instrument fair market value adjustments for cash flow hedges and net investment hedges are reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, net of taxes. The Company recognizes fair market value adjustments for fair value hedges, as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk in current earnings within the same line item associated with the hedged item. Stock-Based Compensation The Company's 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan") permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock awards and units, performance share awards and units, and other types of stock-based and cash awards. Stock-based compensation is measured at the fair value of the stock-based award as of the date of grant and is expensed over the vesting period of the award. The expense, net of forfeitures, is recognized using the straight-line method. Stock-based compensation is recognized only for those stock-based awards expected to vest. Refer to Note 19, "Stock Based Compensation," for additional discussion regarding details of the Company's stock-based compensation plan. Defined Benefit Plans The Company provides a range of benefits to its employees and retired employees, including, for certain employees, pensions and postretirement health care coverage. The Company records Defined Benefit Plan assets and obligations using amounts calculated annually as of the Company's measurement date utilizing various actuarial assumptions such as discount rates, expected return on plan assets, compensation increases, retirement and mortality rates, and health care cost trend rates as of that date. The approaches used to determine the annual assumptions are as follows: • Discount Rate - The discount rate assumptions are based on the interest rate of non-callable high-quality corporate bonds, with appropriate consideration demographics of the participants in the Company's pension plans and benefit payment terms. • Expected Return on Plan Assets - The expected return on plan assets assumptions are based on the Company's expectation of the long-term average rate of return on assets in the pension funds, which is reflective of the current and projected asset mix of the funds and considers the historical returns earned on the funds. • Retirement and Mortality Rates - The retirement and mortality rate assumptions are based primarily on actual plan experience and actuarial mortality tables. • Health Care Cost Trend Rates - The health care cost trend rate assumptions are developed based on historical cost data, near-term outlook and an assessment of likely long-term trends. Measurements of net periodic benefit cost are based on the assumptions used for the previous year-end measurements of assets and obligations. The Company reviews its actuarial assumptions on an annual basis and makes modifications to the assumptions when appropriate. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the effects of the modifications are recorded in current periods or amortized over future periods. The Company has developed the assumptions with the assistance of its independent actuaries and other relevant sources, and believes that the assumptions used are reasonable; however, changes in these assumptions could impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See Note 15, "Employee Benefit Plans," for further details. Deferred Compensation Plan The Welbilt Deferred Compensation Plan is an unfunded, non-tax-qualified deferred compensation plan for highly compensated and key management employees and for directors that allows participants to defer a portion of their compensation. The Plan permits the Company, at its option, to make matching contributions to the participants' accounts. The Company utilizes a rabbi trust to hold assets intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under the deferred compensation plan. The trust restricts the Company's use and access to the assets held but is subject to the claims of the Company's general creditors. Plan participants are able to direct deferrals and Company matching contributions into two separate investment programs, Program A and Program B. Program A invests solely in the Company’s stock; dividends paid on the Company’s stock, if any, are automatically reinvested, and all distributions must be made in Company stock. Program A is accounted for as a plan that does not permit diversification. The Company's stock held by Program A is carried at cost, and is included in "Treasury stock" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred compensation obligation for Program A is included in "Other long-term liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Program B offers a variety of investment options but does not include Company stock as an investment option. All distributions from Program B must be made in cash. Participants cannot transfer assets between programs. Program B is accounted for as a plan that permits diversification. Changes in the fair value of the assets are recognized in earnings. The deferred compensation obligation is adjusted, with a charge or credit to compensation cost, to reflect changes in the fair value of the obligation. The assets are included in "Other non-current assets" , and the related obligations are included in "Other long-term liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenue Recognition Prior to the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" and with additional updates subsequently issued (collectively, "ASU 2014-09"), the Company generally recognized and earned revenue when all the following criteria were satisfied with regard to a specific transaction: persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists; the price is fixed or determinable; collectability of cash is reasonably assured; and delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. Shipping and handling fees were reflected in "Net sales" and shipping and handling costs were reflected in "Cost of sales" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-09, using the modified retrospective method and recognized the cumulative effect of the initial application of the new revenue standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. ASU 2014-09 creates a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers and is based on changes in contract assets (rights to receive consideration) and liabilities (obligations to provide a good or service). Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2014-09, revenue is recognized based on the satisfaction of performance obligations, which occurs when service is provided or control of a good transfers to a customer. A majority of the Company's net sales continue to be recognized at the point in time when products are shipped from its manufacturing facilities. The Company records deferred revenue when payment for products is received or due prior to the shipment of products to a customer. Shipping and handling revenues continue to be included as a component of "Net sales" and shipping and handling costs continue to be included in "Cost of sales" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities, are excluded from revenues. For the majority of foodservice equipment and aftermarket parts and support, the transfer of control and revenue recognition materializes when the products are shipped from the manufacturing facility or the service is provided to the customer. The Company typically invoices its customers with payment terms of 30 days and the Company's average collection cycle is generally less than 60 days and the Company has determined these payment terms do not contain a significant financing component. Costs to obtain a customer contract are expensed as incurred as the Company's contract periods are generally one year or less. The amount of consideration received and revenue recognized varies with marketing incentives such as annual customer rebate programs and returns that are offered to customers. Variable consideration as a result of customer rebate programs is typically based on calendar-year purchases and is determined using the expected value method in interim periods as prescribed in the guidance. Customers have the right to return eligible equipment and parts. The expected returns are based on an analysis of historical experience. The estimate of revenue is adjusted at the earlier of when the most likely amount of the expected consideration changes or when the consideration becomes fixed. The impact of such adjustments was not material in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. Substantially all of the Company's revenues consist of revenues from contracts with customers. These revenues are disaggregated by major source and geographic location and included in Note 22, "Business Segments." The Company believes this disaggregation best depicts the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows that are affected by economic factors. To a lesser extent, the Company also recognizes other sources of revenue from both specific foodservice-based projects and subscriptions. The foodservice-based project revenues are recognized at either the point-in-time in which control transfers to the customer or may be recognized over time, depending on the nature of the performance obligations in the contract. Subscription revenues, which consist of subscription fees from customers accessing the Company's cloud-based application, are recognized ratably over the customer's subscription term. The Company sells separately-priced extended warranties that extend coverage beyond the standard product warranty by 12 to 60 months. Payments are made at the inception of the contract and revenue is recognized over the term of the warranty agreement on a straight-line basis, which the Company believes approximates the timing of costs expected to be incurred in satisfying the obligations of the contract. Research and Development Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred and are included within "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations . Research and development expenses totaled $41.3 million , $37.3 million and $39.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , respectively. Research and development costs include employee-related costs, materials, outsourced services and other administrative costs. Restructuring Charges Restructuring charges for exit and disposal activities are recognized when the liability is incurred. The liability for the restructuring charge associated with an exit or disposal activity is measured initially at its fair value. Income Taxes The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions. The determination of the Company's income tax positions involves consideration of uncertainties, changing fiscal policies, tax laws, court rulings, regulations and related legislation. Accordingly, significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, unrecognized tax benefits and the valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amount of the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled, respectively. The recognition and measurement of deferred tax asset and liability balances and the corresponding deferred tax expense are determined for each tax-paying component in each relevant jurisdiction. The Company will record a valuation allowance that represents a reduction of deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, it is more-likely-than-not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company also recognizes liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits which are recognized if the weight of available evid |
