Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies | Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Principles of consolidation: In accounting for the acquisition of APi Group (the “APi Acquisition”), APG is considered the acquirer of APi Group for accounting purposes and APi Group is the accounting Predecessor. The Company’s financial statement presentation for the APi Group financial information as of and for the periods presented prior to the APi Acquisition date are labeled “Predecessor”. The Company’s financial statements, including APi Group from the APi Acquisition date, are labeled “Successor”. The merger was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, and the Successor financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of the net assets acquired. Determining the fair value of certain assets and liabilities assumed is judgmental in nature and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. See Note 4 – “Business Combinations” for a discussion of the fair values of assets and liabilities recorded in connection with the APi Acquisition, which remain preliminary as of March 31, 2020. As a result of the application of the acquisition method of accounting as of the effective date of the APi Acquisition, the accompanying Interim Statements include a black line division, where applicable, which indicates a differentiation that the Predecessor and Successor reporting entities shown are presented on a different basis and are, therefore, not comparable. The historical financial information of the Company which was, prior to the APi Acquisition, an acquisition vehicle, has not been presented in financial statements as these historical amounts are not considered meaningful. As an acquisition vehicle, the Company retained and invested the proceeds from its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the funds were used to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the APi Acquisition. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had two classes of stock outstanding: ordinary shares, which equate to common shares under U.S. GAAP, and Founder Preferred Shares, which equate to preferred shares under U.S. GAAP. Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the Company changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the British Virgin Islands to the State of Delaware, which resulted in conversion of ordinary shares and Founder Preferred Shares to shares of common stock and Series A Preferred Stock, respectively (see Note 17 – “Subsequent Events”). The Interim Statements present the ordinary shares and Founder Preferred Shares that were outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 prior to the change in the jurisdiction of incorporation and the conversion of such shares. Unaudited pro forma income information: Use of estimates and risks and uncertainty of COVID-19: Interim Statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Management’s application of U.S. GAAP requires the pervasive use of estimates and assumptions in preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) COVID-19 mid-March “shelter-in-place” , , and assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets . This has included assumptions as to the duration and severity of the COVID-19 for the Company’s services, labor availability and productivity , supply chain continuity, required remedial measures, and timing as to a return to normalcy. As the COVID-19 COVID-19 COVID-19 Goodwill impairment: The components are aligned to one of the Company’s three reportable segments, Safety Services, Specialty Services, or Industrial Services. Goodwill is required to be evaluated for impairment at the reporting unit level, which represents the operating segment level or one level below the operating segment level for which discrete financial information is available. Management identifies its reporting units by assessing whether components have discrete financial information available, engage in business activities, and have a segment manager regularly review the component’s operating results. If two or more components are deemed economically similar, those components are aggregated into one reporting unit when performing the annual goodwill impairment test. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment assessment on October 1 each fiscal year, or more frequently if events or circumstances arise which indicate that goodwill may be impaired. Qualitative indicators that may trigger the need for annual or interim quantitative impairment testing include, among other things, deterioration in macroeconomic conditions, declining financial performance, deterioration in the operational environment, or an expectation of selling or disposing of a portion of a reporting unit. Additionally, a significant change in business climate, a loss of a significant customer, increased competition, a sustained decrease in share price, or a decrease in estimated fair value below book value may trigger the need for interim impairment testing of goodwill associated with one or more reporting units. While the Company’s services have largely been deemed essential, the Company did experience negative impacts on its operations in the latter part of March as the shelter-in-place orders began. The impact of COVID-19 has negatively impacted the Company’s operations, suppliers and other vendors, and customer base. In addition to the impacts of COVID-19, the Company was also impacted by a significant decline in demand and volatility in oil prices as some of the Company’s services involve work within the oil and gas industry. As a result, during the first quarter of 2020, the Company concluded that an impairment triggering event had occurred for all of its reporting units and performed impairment tests for its goodwill and recoverability tests for its long-lived assets, which primarily include finite-lived intangible assets, property and equipment and right of use lease assets. As a result of the impairment testing performed in connection with the triggering event, the Company determined that certain of its goodwill and intangible assets were impaired as the preliminary carrying values exceeded fair values. The Company recorded an aggregate non-cash charge during the three months ended March 31, 2020 in connection with these impairments. See Note 7 – “Goodwill and Intangibles” for further information. As a result of the impairment triggering event and the Company performed an impairment test for its goodwill at all reporting units. The Company performed a quantitative test comparing the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recorded as a reduction to goodwill with a corresponding change to earnings in the period the goodwill is determined to be impaired. Any goodwill impairment is limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had not finalized its purchase price allocation for the APi Acquisition (See Note 4 – “Business Combinations”). The carrying value of each reporting unit used in the impairment test was based on preliminary values from the APi Acquisition. The Company anticipates it will finalize its accounting for the APi Acquisition during the third quarter of 2020, which will lead to changes in the carrying value of each reporting unit and may change the corresponding impairment charge recognized in each reporting unit. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units using a combination of the income approach (discounted cash flow method) and market approach (guideline transaction method and guideline public company method). Management weighs each of the methods applied to determine the fair value of its reporting units. Under the discounted cash flow method, the Company determines fair value based on the estimated future cash flows for each reporting unit, discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted industry weighted-average cost of capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk for each reporting unit and the rate of return an outside investor would expect to earn. Cash flow projections are derived from budgeted amounts (typically a one-year Under the guideline transaction and guideline public company methods, the Company determines the estimated fair value for each of its reporting units by applying transaction multiples and public company multiples, respectively, to each reporting unit’s applicable earnings measure. The transaction multiples are based on observed purchase transactions for similar businesses adjusted for size, diversification and risk. The public company multiples are based on peer group multiples adjusted for size, growth, risk and margin. Impairment of long-lived assets excluding goodwill: As noted above in “Use of estimates and risks and uncertainty of COVID-19”, a business classified as held for sale at March 31, 2020. The impairment was measured under the market multiple approach, utilizing estimates of market multiples from the eventual sale of the business based on information obtained as part of the marketing process. The carrying value used in the impairment test was based on preliminary values from the APi Acquisition. The Company anticipates it will finalize its purchase price allocation for the APi Acquisition during the third quarter of 2020, which will lead to changes in the carrying value and may change the corresponding impairment charge. |