CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Expressed in CDN $000’s except share amounts)
(iii) Equity method investments
Investments accounted for using the equity method include those investments where the Company (i) can exercise significant influence over the other entity and (ii) holds common stock and/or in-substance common stock of the other entity. Under the equity method, investments are carried at cost, and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s share of net income (loss), comprehensive income (loss) and distributions received from the investee. If the current fair value of an investment falls below its carrying amount, this may indicate that an impairment loss should be recorded. Any impairment losses recognized are not reversed in subsequent periods. Refer to Note 8 for additional information on the Company’s investments accounted for using the equity method.
(iv) Use of estimates
The preparation of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(v) New accounting policies
(a) Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
Leases
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance on the recognition and measurement of leases, ASC 842—Leases. Under this guidance, a lessee recognizes assets and liabilities on its balance sheet for most leases. Lease expense continues to be consistent with previous guidance. Additionally, this guidance requires enhanced disclosures regarding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements.
The Company adopted the guidance on April 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach and, accordingly, prior period balances and disclosures have not been restated. The Company elected the package of transition practical expedients for expired or existing contracts, which retains prior conclusions reached on lease identification, classification, and initial direct costs incurred.
The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets of $99,880, net of lease provisions of $10,703 and $110,583 of lease liabilities, with a $nil impact on deficit. The transition to ASC 842 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or liquidity. When measuring lease liabilities, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate of April 1, 2019 of 4.5%. Further information is disclosed in Note 27.
Revenues
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which provides a single comprehensive model for accounting for revenue from contracts with customers and supersedes nearly all previously existing revenue recognition guidance. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Canopy Growth adopted the new standard as of April 1, 2018. There was no impact of adopting ASU 2014-09 on the condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
Financial Instruments
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which provides new guidance for the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial assets and liabilities. Canopy Growth adopted the standard on April 1, 2018. Under the new standard, changes in the fair value of equity investments with readily determinable fair values are recorded in other (income) expense, net within the condensed interim consolidated statement of operations. Previously, such fair value changes were recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The impact of this transition is a cumulative-effect adjustment to deficit of $34,800.
Canopy Growth has elected to continue to measure its equity investments without readily determinable fair values at fair value. Changes in the measurement of these investments will continue to be recorded in other (income) expense, net within the condensed interim consolidated statement of operations.
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