Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of Business Methode Electronics, Inc. (the "Company" or "Methode") is a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Company's primary manufacturing facilities are located in Dongguan and Shanghai, China; Cairo, Egypt; Mriehel, Malta; and Monterrey, Mexico. The Company designs, manufactures and markets devices employing electrical, electronic, LED lighting, sensors and radio remote control technologies. Impact of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the global economy, disrupted global supply chains, and created significant volatility and disruptions to capital and credit markets in the global financial markets. The Company began to see the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of its fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 at its China manufacturing facilities, which were initially closed after the Chinese New Year. The Company’s manufacturing facilities in China resumed operations later in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, but at lower capacity utilization. However, the major impact to the Company’s business from the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March 2020, as the Company’s operations in North America and Europe were adversely impacted by many customers suspending their manufacturing operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company’s operations in North America and Europe gradually resumed operations, however production levels were still significantly reduced, resulting in lower capacity utilization. In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, production levels returned to pre-COVID levels as a result of increased demand from customers, which continued in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. However, towards the end of the Company’s third quarter of fiscal 2021, many automotive companies announced a slowdown in their production schedules due to a worldwide semiconductor supply shortage. The semiconductor supply shortage is also impacting the Company’s supply chain and its ability to meet demand at some of its non-automotive customers. The Company expects this semiconductor shortage will likely have a short-term impact on its operating results and financial condition in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 and possibly into fiscal 2022. Various government programs have been enacted to provide assistance to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount of assistance the Company received was $2.7 million and $8.9 million in the three and nine months ended January 30, 2021, respectively, and has been reported as other income. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that require consideration of forecasted financial information, including, but not limited to, its allowance for credit losses, the carrying value of the Company's goodwill, identifiable intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, and valuation allowances in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as of January 30, 2021 January 30, 2021 January 30, 2021 At this time, the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be reasonably estimated due to the uncertainty about the extent and duration of the spread of the virus. Therefore, it is possible the COVID-19 pandemic could still have an adverse impact on the Company’s future business, operating results and financial condition. Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments, except as otherwise disclosed) that management believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of the Company for the interim periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended May 2 , 20 20 , filed with the SEC on June 30 , 20 20 . Results may vary from quarter-to-quarter for reasons other than seasonality. Financial Reporting Periods The Company maintains its financial records on the basis of a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to April 30. Fiscal 2021 is a 52-week year and fiscal 2020 was a 53-week year. For the three months ended January 30, 2021 13 weeks 14 weeks January 30, 2021 39 weeks 40 weeks Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1, "Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended May 2, 2020. There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies in the nine months ended January 30, 2021 Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “ Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments The Company adopted this guidance as of May 3, 2020. The guidance allows for various methods for measuring expected credit losses. The Company elected to apply a historical loss rate based on historic write-offs to aging categories. The historical loss rate will be adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future losses as necessary. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. The allowance for doubtful accounts balance was $0.8 million and $0.6 million as of January 30, 2021 and May 2, 2020, respectively In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, " Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract." In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “ Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “ Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ” ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another rate that is expected to be discontinued , subject to meeting certain criteria . ASU 2020-04 was effective upon issuance and generally can be applied prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect a material effect from the adoption of this guidance on its cond ensed consolidated financial statements . New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, " Income Taxes - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740) |