Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization, Nature of Business, and Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Spectranetics Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary, Spectranetics International, B.V., including the accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Spectranetics International, B.V.: Spectranetics II B.V., Spectranetics Deutschland GmbH, Spectranetics Austria GmbH, Spectranetics France SARL, Spectranetics Switzerland GmbH, and Spectranetics Denmark ApS. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 also include the accounts of The Spectranetics Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, AngioScore Inc., which was acquired on June 30, 2014. The aforementioned entities are collectively referred to as the “Company.” All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes medical devices and products used in minimally invasive procedures within the cardiovascular system. The Company’s devices and products are sold in over 65 countries and are used to cross, prepare, and treat arterial blockages in the legs and heart and to remove pacemaker and defibrillator cardiac leads. In June 2014, the Company acquired AngioScore, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of cardiovascular, specialty balloon catheters, and in January 2015, the Company acquired the Stellarex™ drug-coated balloon assets from Covidien LP. Use of Estimates Preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management of the Company to make several estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets; valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income tax assets; contingent consideration liabilities for acquisitions; stock-based compensation expense; estimated clinical trial expenses; accrued costs for incurred but not reported claims under partially self-insured employee health benefit programs; and loss contingencies, including those related to litigation. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Debt issuance costs associated with noncurrent liabilities that were previously presented as an asset have been reclassified as a reduction to their corresponding noncurrent liability on the consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. In addition, current deferred tax assets that were previously presented as an asset have been reclassified and netted with long-term deferred tax liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At times, the Company maintains deposits in financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. Financial Instruments Financial instruments included in our financial statements are comprised of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, certain accrued liabilities, a line of credit facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”), convertible senior notes (“Notes”), a term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and contingent consideration liabilities. Fair-Value Measurements Fair value is defined as an exit price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Authoritative guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure that is based on the extent and level of judgment used to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities. • Level 1 Inputs - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date. • Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. • Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at amortized cost, as the fair values of these instruments approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. As of December 31, 2015 , cash equivalents consisted of money market accounts and U.S. treasury securities with original maturities of three months or less, which the Company classified as Level 1, given the active market for these accounts. The fair value of the Notes is influenced by interest rates, the stock price of the Company’s common stock, and stock price volatility, which is determined by market trading. As of December 31, 2015 , the estimated fair value of the Notes was $174.8 million and was determined based on quoted market prices in a secondary market, which is considered a Level 2 Input measurement. The carrying amounts of the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Loan Facility are considered reasonable estimates of fair value due to their floating-rate terms. See further discussion of these items in Note 12, “Debt.” Trade Accounts Receivable Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based upon an aging of accounts receivable, historical experience and management judgment. Larger or past due accounts receivable balances are reviewed individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is remote. Inventory Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The Company calculates inventory reserves for estimated obsolescence or excess inventory based on historical usage and sales, and assumptions about future demand for and utilization of its products, and these reserves create a new cost basis for the subsequent accounting of the inventory. These estimates for excess and obsolete inventory are reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis. Increases in the inventory reserves result in a corresponding expense, which is recorded to cost of goods sold. Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets of three to five years for manufacturing equipment, equipment held for rental or loan, computers, and furniture and fixtures. The building the Company owns, which had been a manufacturing facility and now houses certain general operations, is depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 20 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill represents the excess of costs over the fair value of the identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a business combination and determined to have indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but instead are tested for impairment at least annually and whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. In evaluating goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company performs an assessment of qualitative factors to determine if goodwill might be impaired and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The Company conducts its annual impairment test as of December 31 of each year. See further discussion in Note 5, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Long-Lived Assets The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the expected undiscounted cash flows from such asset are separately identifiable and are less than the carrying value. Fair value is determined by reference to quoted market prices, if available, or the utilization of certain valuation techniques such as cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less selling costs. In 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge for intangible assets acquired in 2013, as further discussed in Note 5, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Intangible assets with finite lives, which consist primarily of technology intangible assets, customer relationships, trademarks, and trade names, are amortized using the straight-line method over periods that currently range from two to twelve years. In-Process Research and Development The Company defines in process research and development (“IPR&D”) as the value of technology acquired for which the related products have not yet reached technological feasibility and have no future alternative use. The primary basis for determining the technological feasibility of these projects is obtaining regulatory approval to market the underlying products in an applicable geographic region. IPR&D acquired in a business combination requires the estimated fair value of IPR&D to be capitalized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset until completion or abandonment of the IPR&D project. Upon completion of the development project, the IPR&D is amortized over its estimated useful life. If the IPR&D projects are abandoned, the related IPR&D assets would be written off. The estimated fair value of IPR&D is determined using an income approach model. In 2015, the Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge related to a partial impairment of the IPR&D intangible assets acquired as part of the AngioScore acquisition. At December 31, 2015 , IPR&D represented an estimate of the fair value of in-process technology acquired in the AngioScore and Stellarex acquisitions. See further discussion in Note 2, “Business Combinations.” Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Revenue from the sale of the Company’s disposable products is recognized when products are shipped to the customer and title transfers. In general, customers do not have a right of return for credit or refund. However, the Company allows returns under certain circumstances and records an allowance for sales returns based upon an analysis of revenue transactions and historical experience of sales returns. Write-offs to customer account balances for product returns are charged against the allowance for sales returns. Revenue from the sale of CVX-300 laser systems is recognized after completion of contractual obligations, which generally include delivery and installation of the systems. The Company’s field service engineers are responsible for installation of each laser system. The Company generally provides a one-year warranty on laser sales, which includes parts, labor and replacement gas. Upon expiration of the warranty period, the Company offers similar service to its customers under annual service contracts or on a fee-for-service basis. Revenue from fee-for-service arrangements is recognized upon completion of the related service. The Company accounts for service provided during the one-year warranty or service contract period as a separate unit of accounting. As such, the fair value of this service is deferred and recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the related warranty or service contract term, and warranty and service costs are expensed in the period they are incurred. Revenue recognized associated with service performed during the warranty period totaled $0.6 million , $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively. The Company offers four laser system placement programs, which are described below, in addition to the sale of laser systems: Straight rental program. The Company offers a straight monthly rental program for laser systems, and customers pay rent of $2,500 to $3,500 per month under this program. Rental revenue is invoiced and recognized monthly. The laser system is transferred to the equipment held for rental or loan account upon shipment, and depreciation expense is included in cost of revenue based upon the five -year expected life of the laser system. Costs to maintain the equipment are expensed as incurred. Volume-based rental programs. Rental revenue under these programs varies on a sliding scale depending on the customer’s purchases of disposable products (either unit or dollar volume) each month. Rental revenue is invoiced and recognized monthly. The laser system is transferred to the equipment held for rental or loan account upon shipment, and depreciation expense is included in cost of revenue based upon the five -year expected life of the laser system. Costs to maintain the equipment are expensed as incurred. Capital included rental program. Under this program, the customer agrees to a catheter price list that includes a per-unit surcharge covering the cost of the laser system. Customers are expected, but not required, to make minimum purchases of catheters at regular intervals, and the Company reserves the right to require the customer to return the laser system if the customer does not make minimum purchases of catheters. The Company recognizes the total surcharge as rental revenue upon shipment of the catheters, believing it to be the best measurement of revenue associated with the customer’s use of the laser system. The laser system is transferred to the equipment held for rental or loan account upon shipment, and depreciation expense is included in cost of revenue based upon the five -year expected life of the laser system. Costs to maintain the equipment are expensed as incurred. Evaluation program. The Company loans laser systems to institutions for use over a short period, usually three months. The loan of the equipment is to create awareness of the Company’s products and allows users to assess their therapeutic capabilities. While no revenue is earned or recognized in connection with the placement of a loaned laser, sales of disposable products result from the laser placement. The laser system is transferred to the equipment held for rental or loan account upon shipment and depreciation expense is recorded within selling, general and administrative expense based upon the five -year expected life of the laser system. Costs to maintain the equipment are expensed as incurred. The Company sells to end-users in the United States and internationally as well as to certain international distributors. Sales to international distributors represented approximately 8% of the Company’s total revenue in 2015 . Distributor agreements are in place with each distributor, which outline the significant terms of the transactions between the distributor and the Company. The terms and conditions of sales to the Company’s international distributors do not differ materially from the terms and conditions of sales to its domestic and international end-user customers. Sales to distributors are recognized either at shipment or a later date in accordance with the agreed upon contract terms with distributors, provided that the Company has received an order, the price is fixed or determinable, collectibility of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured, all contractual obligations have been met and the Company can reasonably estimate returns. The Company provides products to its distributors at agreed wholesale prices and typically does not provide any special right of return or exchange, discounts, significant sales incentives, price protection or stock rotation rights to any of its distributors. Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue was $1.6 million and $1.9 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. These amounts primarily relate to payments in advance for various product maintenance contracts in which revenue is initially deferred and recognized over the life of the contract, which is generally one year, and to deferred revenue associated with service provided to customers during the warranty period after the sale of laser systems. Medical Device Excise Tax The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 imposes a medical device excise tax on medical device manufacturers on their sales in the U.S. of certain devices, which was effective January 1, 2013. The excise tax is 2.3% of the taxable base and applies to a substantial majority of the Company’s U.S. sales. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Company incurred $3.5 million and $2.8 million of excise tax, respectively, which is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as an operating expense under the caption “Medical device excise tax.” In December 2015, legislation was enacted that suspends the medical device excise tax for 2016 and 2017. Stock-Based Compensation The Company measures all employee stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and records such expense in its consolidated financial statements. The estimated value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest, taking into consideration estimated forfeitures based on the Company’s historical forfeiture rate, is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company estimates the grant date fair value of stock option awards generally on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For certain options, which contained vesting provisions that included a share price trigger, the Company estimated the fair value of the options using a trinomial lattice model. With respect to performance stock units (“PSUs”), the number of shares that vest and are issued to the recipient is based upon the Company’s performance as measured against specified targets over a three -year period. The fair value of the PSUs is based on the Company’s closing stock price on the grant date and its estimate of achieving such performance targets. See further discussion and disclosures in Note 8, “Stock-based Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans.” Research, Development and Other Technology Research, development and other technology costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $64.4 million , $28.7 million , and $22.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 , and 2013 , respectively. In addition to product development costs, research, development and other technology costs include royalty expenses that the Company pays to license certain intellectual property incorporated in the Company’s products. Royalty expenses totaled $3.6 million , $2.7 million , and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 , and 2013 , respectively. Clinical trial costs. The Company sponsors clinical trials intended to obtain the necessary clinical data required to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and foreign regulatory agencies to market new applications of its technology. Costs associated with these clinical trials are also included within research, development and other technology costs and totaled $20.0 million , $4.1 million , and $3.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 , and 2013 , respectively. In certain cases, substantial portions of the Company’s clinical trials are performed by third-party clinical research organizations (“CROs”). These CROs generally bill monthly for services performed and also bill based upon milestone achievement. The Company accrues for services as provided, when services are performed before milestone payments are made. If the Company prepays CRO fees or milestone payments, the Company records the prepayment as a prepaid asset and amortizes the asset into research, development and other technology expense over the period of time the contracted services are performed based upon the number of patients enrolled, “patient months” incurred and the duration of the study. The Company monitors patient enrollment, the progress of clinical studies and related activities through internal reviews of data reported to the Company by the CROs and correspondence with the CROs. The Company periodically evaluates its estimates to determine if adjustments are necessary or appropriate based on information it receives. Foreign Currency Translation The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Certain transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The functional currency of the Company’s foreign operations generally is the applicable local currency. Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. dollar functional currency entities are translated to U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates, and the resulting gains and losses arising from the translation of those net assets are recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets. Elements of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss are translated at the average monthly currency exchange rates in effect during the period and foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense). Advertising Costs The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs of approximately $1.6 million , $2.0 million and $1.9 million were expensed for the years ended December 31, 2015 , 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Medical Self-insurance Costs The Company is partially self-insured for claims relating to employee medical and dental benefit programs. The medical self-insurance program is administered by a third-party and contains stop-loss provisions on both an individual claim basis and in the aggregate. The Company records claims incurred as an expense each period, including an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported, which is revised quarterly. The Company uses claims data and historical experience, as applicable, to estimate the liability for unreported claims. Income Taxes Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, operating losses and research and development and alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is required to the extent it is more-likely-than-not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company recognizes the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more-likely-than-not, based on technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. The Company classifies penalty and interest expense related to income tax liabilities as an income tax expense. There are no significant interest and penalties recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss or on the consolidated balance sheet. See further discussion and disclosures in Note 13, “Income Taxes.” Recent Accounting Pronouncements In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of debt issuance costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance is applied retrospectively to each prior period presented. Adoption of ASU 2015-03 changed the presentation of debt issuance costs on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets by eliminating the debt issuance costs asset and reducing the liability of the Company’s debt by the amount of net debt issuance costs. The Company early adopted the provisions of this ASU during the fourth quarter of 2015 and retrospectively applied ASU 2015-03 to all periods presented. Upon adoption, the Company reclassified its debt issuance costs associated with noncurrent liabilities from an asset to a noncurrent liability on its consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. As a result of these reclassifications, the Company’s debt issuance costs of $7.3 million and $6.9 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, were netted with their noncurrent liabilities of $290.0 million and $230.0 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Adoption of this standard did not impact results of operations, retained earnings, or cash flows in the current or previous interim and annual reporting periods. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, ASU 2014-09 contains a five-step model that includes identifying the contract with a customer, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations, and recognizing revenue when (or as) an entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date , which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year. As a result, ASU 2014-09 is now effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017 and allows for both retrospective and prospective methods of adoption. The Company is in the process of determining the method and date of adoption and assessing the impact of ASU 2014-09 on its results of operations, financial position, and consolidated financial statements. In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments . The update requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, including the cumulative effect of the change in provisional amounts as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The adjustments related to previous reporting periods since the acquisition date must be disclosed by income statement line item either on the face of the income statement or in the notes. ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect ASU 2015-16 to have a material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes . The amendments in this update simplify the presentation of deferred taxes by requiring deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. These amendments may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Earlier application is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company early adopted the provisions of this ASU during the fourth quarter of 2015 and retrospectively applied ASU 2015-17 to all periods presented. Upon adoption, the Company netted its current deferred tax assets with its noncurrent deferred tax liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. As a result of these reclassifications, the Company’s current deferred tax assets of $1.7 million and $2.2 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, were netted with its noncurrent deferred tax liabilities of $3.6 million and $3.7 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Adoption of this standard did not impact results of operations, retained earnings, or cash flows in the current or previous interim and annual reporting periods. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , intended to improve financial reporting related to leasing transactions. This update requires lessees to recognize, on the balance sheet, assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases of greater than twelve months. The accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged from current U.S. GAAP. For public companies, the ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of determining the method and date of adoption and assessing the impact of ASU 2016-02 on its results of operations, financial position, and consolidated financial statements. The Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe they are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company. |