Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block] | ( 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Description of business and basis of presentation National Research Corporation, doing business as NRC Health (“NRC Health,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or similar terms), is a leading provider of analytics and insights that facilitate measurement and improvement of the patient and employee experience while also increasing patient engagement and customer loyalty for healthcare organizations in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio of solutions represents a unique set of capabilities that individually and collectively provide value to our clients. The solutions are offered at an enterprise level through the Voice of the Customer ("VoC") platform, The Governance Institute, and legacy Experience solutions. Our six one six Our condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019 Information and footnote disclosures included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that are included in our Form 10 December 31, 2019, March 6, 2020. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly-owned subsidiary, National Research Corporation Canada. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Our Canadian subsidiary uses as its functional currency the local currency of the country in which it operates. It translates its assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. It translates its revenue and expenses at the average exchange rate during the period. We include translation gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of shareholders’ equity. Gains and losses related to transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the country in which we operate and short-term intercompany accounts are included in other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Revenue Recognition We derive a majority of our revenues from our annually renewable subscription-based service agreements with our customers, which include performance measurement and improvement services, healthcare analytics and governance education services. Such agreements are generally cancelable on short or no 2 ● Identify the contract, or contracts, with a customer; ● Identify the performance obligations in the contract; ● Determine the transaction price; ● Allocate the transaction price to the identified performance obligations; and ● Recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance obligations. Our revenue arrangements with a client may one may one one one one not not Our arrangements with customers consist principally of four 1 2 one 3 4 Subscription-based services - twelve may One-time services – one Fixed, non-subscription services – Unit-price services – Revenue is presented net of any sales tax charged to our clients that we are required to remit to taxing authorities. We recognize contract assets or unbilled receivables related to revenue recognized for services completed but not D eferred Contract Costs Deferred contract costs, net is stated at gross deferred costs less accumulated amortization. We defer commissions and incentives, including payroll taxes, if they are incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a renewable customer contract. Deferred contract costs are amortized over the estimated term of the contract, including renewals, which generally ranges from three five one three June 30, 2020 2019, six June 30, 2020 2019, June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019, three six June 30, 2020 2019 Three months ended Three months ended Six month ended Six months ended (In thousands) Direct Expenses $ 60 $ 13 $ 178 $ 19 Selling, general and administrative expenses 851 628 1,624 1,309 Total amortization $ 911 $ 641 $ 1,802 $ 1,328 Additional expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses for impairment of costs capitalized due to lost clients was $3,000 and $1,000 for the three June 30, 2020 2019, six June 30, 2020 2019, Trade Accounts Receivable Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount. Effective January 1, 2020, 2016 13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. not first second 19 second 2020 The following table provides the activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for the six June 30, 2020 2019 Balance at Beginning of Period Bad Debt Expense (Benefit) Write-offs Recoveries Balance at End of Period Six months ended June 30, 2020 $ 144 $ 40 $ 62 $ 21 $ 143 Six months ended June 30, 2019 $ 176 $ (25 ) $ 37 $ 10 $ 124 Leases We determine whether a lease is included in an agreement at inception. Operating lease ROU assets are included in operating lease right-of-use assets in our consolidated balance sheet. Finance lease assets are included in property and equipment. Operating and finance lease liabilities are included in other current liabilities and other long term liabilities. Certain lease arrangements may not ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments during the lease term. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recorded at lease commencement based on the estimated present value of lease payments. Because the rate of interest implicit in each lease is not We elected the practical expedient to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all asset classifications. We have also made a policy election to not 12 Implementation Costs of Hosting Arrangements When a software license is included in a cloud computing arrangement and we have the ability and feasibility to download the software, it is accounted for as software, included in property and equipment, and amortized. If a software license is not not January 1, 2020, 2018 15, 350 40 not Fair Value Measurements Our valuation techniques are based on maximizing observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. The inputs are then classified into the following hierarchy: ( 1 1 2 2 1 not 3 3 The following details our financial assets within the fair value hierarchy at June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total (In thousands) As of June 30, 2020 Money Market Funds $ 3,067 $ - $ - $ 3,067 Total Cash Equivalents $ 3,067 $ - $ - $ 3,067 As of December 31, 2019 Money Market Funds $ 3,662 $ - $ - $ 3,662 Total Cash Equivalents $ 3,662 $ - $ - $ 3,662 There were no three June 30, 2020. Our long-term debt described in Note 4 2 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 (In thousands) Total carrying amount of long-term debt $ 32,681 $ 34,281 Estimated fair value of long-term debt $ 35,293 $ 35,205 The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair value. All non-financial assets that are not June 30, 2020, December 31, 2019, no Annually, we consider whether the recorded goodwill and indefinite lived intangibles have been impaired. However, goodwill and intangibles must be tested between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change to indicate that it is more likely than not 19 not not not June 30, 2020. Our Canadian reporting unit generates service revenue from a relatively small number of customers with approximately 62.2% of its annual revenue concentrated in one March 2021. not June 30, 2020 Commitments and Contingencies no June 30, 2020. A sales tax accrual of $775,000 was recorded in 2019 December 31, 2019, 2019 three six June 30, 2020 second 2020. July 2020. may July 2020, not third 2020. We received $2.4 million in insurance recoveries in the three June 30, 2020, February three June 30, 2020, February not not Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not In December 2019, 2019 12, 740 December 15, 2020 not In March 2020, No. 2020 04, 848 March 12, 2020 December 31, 2022. |