v3.25.4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
(a)
Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
Accounting
Standards
Update,
or
ASU,
2023-09
-
Income
Taxes
(Topic
740):
Improvements
to
Income
Tax
Disclosures.
In
December
2023,
the
FASB
issued
ASU
2023-09,
which
modifies
the
rules
on
income
tax
disclosures to require companies to
disclose specific categories in the
rate reconciliation, the income or
loss from
continuing
operations
before
income
tax
expense
or
benefit
(separated
between
domestic
and
foreign)
and
income tax expense or
benefit from continuing operations
(separated by federal, state,
and foreign). The updated
standard was effective for annual periods beginning
after December 15, 2024.
The updated
standard impacted only
the financial
statement disclosures,
with no
impact on
the Company’s results
of operation, cash flows and financial position.
The required disclosures are included in Note 20. “Income
Taxes.”
Accounting Standards Not Yet Implemented
(b)
Accounting Standards Not Yet
Implemented
ASU 2024-03
- Income
Statement –
Reporting Comprehensive
Income –
Expense Disaggregation
Disclosures
(Subtopic 220-40):
Disaggregation of
Income Statement
Expenses
. In
November 2024,
the FASB
issued ASU
2024-03,
which
require
disclosure,
in
the
notes
to
financial
statements,
of
specified
information
about
certain
costs and expenses.
The amendments aim
to improve financial
reporting by requiring
that public business
entities
disclose additional
information about specific
expense categories
in the notes
to financial statements
at interim
and
annual
reporting
periods.
The
updated
standard
is
effective
for
annual
reporting
periods
beginning
after
December
15,
2026,
and
interim
reporting
periods
beginning
after
December
15,
2027.
Early
adoption
is
permitted. The
Company is
currently evaluating
the impact
that the
updated standard
will have
on its
financial
statement disclosures.
ASU 2025-11
- Interim
Reporting (Topic
270
):
Narrow-Scope Improvements
. In
December 2025,
FASB
issued
ASU 2025-11
to clarify interim financial
reporting guidance under
Topic
270. The amendments
aim to make the
interim reporting requirements
easier to
navigate and
apply.
The amendments
do not change
the substance
of
existing
interim
reporting
requirements
but
reorganize
and
clarify
when
and
how
the
guidance
applies.
The
amendments also
introduce a
new disclosure
principle requiring entities
to disclose events
and changes
occurring
since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The updated standard
will be effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2027,
and interim reporting periods within
those
annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the updated
standard will have on
its financial statement disclosures.
There have been
no other recent
accounting pronouncements not yet
effective that have significance,
or potential
significance, to the Company’s Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Reclassification
(c) Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior period Consolidated Balance Sheet have
been reclassified to conform to the current
period
presentation.
These
reclassifications
relate
to
the
presentation
of
contract
obligations
which
were
previously
reported
within
a
different
financial
statement
line
item.
These
changes
had
no
impact
on
the
Company’s previously reported net income (loss).
Use of Estimates
(d)
Use of Estimates
The preparation
of Consolidated
Financial
Statements
in conformity
with U.S. GAAP
requires
management
to
make certain
judgements, estimates
and assumptions
that affect
the reported
amounts of
assets and
liabilities
and disclosure of
contingent assets and contingent
liabilities at the
date of the
Consolidated Financial Statements
and
the
reported
amounts
of
revenues
and
expenses
during
the
reporting
periods.
Actual
results
could
differ
materially
from
those
estimates.
Significant
items
subject
to
such
estimates
and
assumptions
include
asset
retirement obligations; useful lives for depreci
ation, depletion and amortization; expected
credit losses; deferred
income tax
assets and
liabilities; values
of coal
properties; goodwill;
workers’ compensation
liability; and
other
contingencies.
Foreign Currency
(e)
Foreign Currency
Financial Statements of Foreign Operations
The reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. Dollar,
or US$.
Functional
currency
is
determined
by
the
primary
economic
environment
in
which
an
entity
operates.
The
functional currency of
the Company
and its subsidiaries
is the US$,
with the exception
of two foreign
operating
subsidiaries, Coronado Curragh Pty Ltd, or Curragh, and its immediate
parent, Coronado Australia Holdings Pty
Ltd, or CAH,
whose functional
currency is
the Australian
dollar,
or A$, since
Curragh’s predominant
sources of
operating expenses are denominated in that currency.
Assets and liabilities
are translated at
the year-end exchange
rate and items
in the statement
of operations are
translated at average rates with gains and losses from
translation recorded in other comprehensive losses.
Foreign Currency Transactions
Monetary
assets
and
liabilities
are
remeasured
at
year-end
exchange
rates
while
non-monetary
items
are
remeasured at historical rates.
Gains and
losses
from foreign
currency
remeasurement
related
to Curragh’s
US$ receivables
are included
in
coal revenues.
All other
gains
and losses
from foreign
currency
remeasurement
and foreign
currency
forward
contracts
are
included
in
“Other,
net,”
with
the
exception
of
foreign
currency
gains
or
losses
on
long-term
intercompany loan balances which are classified within “Accumulated
other comprehensive losses.”
The
Company
may
periodically
enter
into
arrangements
that
protect
against
the
volatility
of
foreign
currency,
including forward currency derivative contracts. Refer
to Note 21. “Derivatives and Fair
Value Measurement”
for
further information.
The total
aggregate impact
of foreign
currency transaction
gains or
losses on
the Consolidated
Statements of
Operations and Comprehensive
Income was a
net loss of
$
6.2
million, net gain
of $
21.6
million and net
gain of
$
2.5
million for
the years
ended December
31, 2025,
2024 and
2023, respectively.
The total
impact of
foreign
currency
transactions
related
to
US$
coal
sales
in
Australia
(included
in
the
total
above)
was
a
net
loss
of
$
8.8
million, net
gain of $
8.4
million and
net loss
of $
1.0
million for
the years
ended December
31, 2025,
2024
and 2023, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
(f)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include
cash at
bank and
short-term, highly liquid
investments with
an original
maturity
date of
three
months
or less.
The Company
had
$
106.9
million
and
$
221.4
million
of short-term,
highly
liquid
investments classified as cash equivalents as of December
31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
“Cash
and
cash
equivalents,”
as disclosed
in
the
accompanying
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets,
includes
$
0.3
million of restricted cash at December 31, 2025 and
2024.
Trade Accounts Receivables
(g)
Trade Accounts Receivables
Trade
accounts
receivables
represent
customer
obligations
that
are
derived
from
revenue
recognized
from
contracts with customers. The Company extends trade credit to its customers in the ordinary
course of business
based on
an evaluation
of the
individual customer’s
financial condition.
Trade receivables
are initially
recorded
at fair value and subsequently at amortized cost, less
any Expected Credit Losses, or ECL.
The Company
determines
ECL on
a forward
-looking
basis
for the
expected
lifetime
losses
on trade
accounts
receivable.
The
amount
of
ECL
is updated
at each
reporting
date
to reflect
changes
in credit
risk
since initial
recognition of the respective
financial instrument. The
ECL is estimated based
on the Company’s
historic credit
loss experience, adjusted
for factors that
are specific to
the financial asset,
general economic conditions,
financial
asset type, term and an assessment of both the current as well as forecast conditions, including expected timing
of
collection,
at
the
reporting
date,
modified
for
credit
enhancements
such
as
letters
of
credit
obtained.
To
measure ECL,
trade receivables
have been
grouped
based on
shared credit
risk characteristics
and the
days
past due.
The
amount
of
credit
loss
is
recognized
in
the
Consolidated
Statements
of
Operations
and
Comprehensive
Income within “Provision for discounting and credit losses.” The Company writes off a financial asset when there
is information indicating there is no realistic prospect of recovery of the asset from the counterparty. Subsequent
recoveries of amounts
previously written off
are credited against “Provision
for discounting and
credit losses” in
the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income.
Inventories
(h)
Inventories
Coal is recorded
as inventory at the
point in time
the coal is
extracted from the
mine. Raw coal
represents coal
stockpiles that
may be
sold in
current condition
or may
be further
processed prior
to shipment
to a
customer.
Saleable coal represents coal stockpiles which require
no further processing prior to shipment to a customer.
Coal inventories are stated
at the lower of average
cost and net realizable
value. The cost of coal
inventories is
determined based
on an
average cost
of production,
which includes
all costs
incurred to
extract, transport
and
process
the coal.
Net
realizable
value
considers
the
estimated
sales
price
of
the
particular
coal
product,
less
applicable selling costs,
depending on the
location of the coal
stockpile, and, in the
case of raw coal,
estimated
remaining processing costs.
Supplies
inventory
is
comprised
of
replacement
parts
for
operational
equipment
and
other
miscellaneous
materials and supplies required for
mining, which are stated at cost
on the date of purchase.
Supplies inventory
is valued at
the lower of
average cost or
net realizable
value, less a
reserve for obsolete
or surplus items.
This
reserve incorporates several factors, such as anticipated usage, inventory turnover and inventory levels. It is not
customary to sell these inventories; the Company plans
to use them in mining operations as needed.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill
(i)
Property, Plant and
Equipment, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill
Property, Plant, and
Equipment
Costs for mine development incurred to
expand capacity of operating mines or to
develop new mines and certain
mining equipment are capitalized and charged to operations on the
hours of usage or units of production method
over
the
estimated
proven
and
probable
reserve
tons
directly
benefiting
from
the
capital
expenditures.
Mine
development
costs
include
costs
incurred
for
site
preparation
and
development
of
the
mines
during
the
development stage.
Mineral rights and
reserves acquired are
measured at cost
and are depleted
on a units-of-
production
method
over
the
estimated
proven
and
probable
reserve
tons
of
the
relevant
mineral
property.
Capitalized costs related to internal-use software are amortized
on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful
lives of the assets.
Property,
plant,
and
equipment
are
recorded
at
cost
and
include
expenditures
for
improvements
when
they
substantially
increase
the
productive
lives
of existing
assets.
Depreciation
is calculated
using
the
straight-line
method over
the estimated
useful lives
of the
depreciable assets of
3
to
10
years for machinery, mining
equipment
and
transportation
vehicles,
5
to
10
years
for
office
equipment,
and
10
to
20
years
for
plant,
buildings
and
improvements.
Maintenance and
repair costs
are expensed to
operations as
incurred. When
equipment is
retired or
disposed,
the related cost
and accumulated
depreciation are
removed from
the respective
accounts and any
gain or loss
on disposal is recognized in operations.
Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived
assets,
such
as
property,
plant,
and
equipment,
and
purchased
intangible
assets
subject
to
amortization,
are
reviewed
for
impairment
whenever
events
or
changes
in
circumstances
indicate
that
the
carrying amount of an
asset may not be
recoverable.
If circumstances require
a long-lived asset or
asset group
be
tested
for
possible
impairment,
the
Company
first
compares
undiscounted
cash
flows
expected
to
be
generated by
that asset
or asset
group to
its carrying
amount. If
the carrying
amount of
the long-lived
asset or
asset group
is not
recoverable on
an undiscounted
cash flow
basis, an
impairment is
recognized to
the extent
that the
carrying amount
exceeds its
fair value.
Fair value
is determined
through
various valuation
techniques
including
discounted
cash
flow
models,
quoted
market
values
and
third-party
independent
appraisals,
as
considered necessary.
In circumstances in which the Company intends to sell a long-lived
or asset group that did not satisfy the criteria
to be
classified as
“held-for-sale,” an
impairment charge
is recorded
when the
carrying amount
of the
disposal
group exceeds its estimated fair value, less costs to sell.
The Company recognized
an impairment charge of
$
10.6
million against property,
plant and equipment relating
to a
long-standing
non-core
idle
asset within
the U.S.
Operation
for the
year
ended
December
31, 2024.
The
Company concluded
that
no
impairment charges
were required
at any
of the
Company’s mining
assets for
the
years ended December 31, 2025 and 2023.
Goodwill
Goodwill is an asset
representing the future economic
benefits arising from other
assets acquired in a
business
combination
that
are
not
individually
identified
and
separately
recognized.
In
connection
with
the
Buchanan
acquisition on
March 31,
2016, the
Company recorded
goodwill in
the amount
of $
28.0
million.
The Company
performed a
qualitative assessment
to determine
if impairment
was required
at December 31,
2025 and
2024.
Based upon the
Company’s qualitative
assessment, it
is more likely
than not that
the fair value
of the reporting
unit is greater
than its carrying amount
at December 31, 2025 and
2024. As a
result,
no
impairment was required,
and the balance
of goodwill at
both December 31, 2025 and
2024 was $
28.0
million. The Company has
not noted
any indicators of impairment since the acquisition date.
Goodwill is not
amortized but is reviewed
for impairment annually or
when circumstances or other
events indicate
that impairment may have occurred. The Company follows the
guidance in Accounting Standards Update 2017-
04
-
Intangibles
Goodwill
and
Other:
Simplifying
the
Test
for
Goodwill
Impairment
(ASU 2017-04).
The
Company makes a qualitative assessment of whether it is more
likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is
less than its carrying
amount. Circumstances that are considered as
part of the qualitative assessment
and could
trigger a quantitative impairment test include,
but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in the business
climate; a significant
adverse legal
judgment; adverse
cash flow trends;
an adverse
action or assessment
by a
government agency; unanticipated competition; and a significant restructuring
charge within a reporting unit. If a
quantitative assessment is determined to be necessary, the Company compares the fair value of a reporting unit
with its carrying
amount, including goodwill.
If the carrying
amount of a
reporting unit
exceeds its fair
value, the
Company recognizes an
impairment charge for
the amount by which
the carrying amount
exceeds its fair
value
to the extent of the amount of goodwill allocated to that
reporting unit.
The Company defines reporting
units at the mining
asset level. For purposes
of testing goodwill for
impairment,
goodwill has been allocated to the reporting units to the
extent it relates to each reporting unit.
Asset Retirement Obligations
(j)
Asset Retirement Obligations
The
Company’s
asset
retirement
obligation,
or
ARO,
liabilities
primarily
consist
of
estimates
of
the
cost
of
reclamation
of
surface
land
and
support
facilities
at
both
surface
and
underground
mines
in
accordance
with
applicable reclamation laws and regulations in the U.S.
and Australia as defined by each mining permit.
The Company
estimates its ARO
liabilities for
final reclamation
and mine
closure based upon
detailed engineering
calculations of the amount
and timing of the future
cash spending for a
third party to perform
the required work.
Spending
estimates
are
escalated
for
inflation
and
then
discounted
at
the
credit-adjusted,
risk-free
rate.
The
Company records
an ARO asset
associated with
the discounted
liability for final
reclamation and
mine closure.
The obligation
and corresponding
asset are recognized
in the period
in which the
liability is incurred.
The ARO
asset is
amortized
on the
units-of-production
method over
the expected
life of
the related
asset and
the ARO
liability is accreted to the projected
spending date. As changes
in estimates occur (such as
mine plan revisions,
changes in
estimated costs
or changes
in timing
of the
performance of
reclamation activities),
the revisions
to
the
obligation
and
asset
are
recognized
at
the
appropriate
credit-adjusted,
risk-free
rate.
The
Company
also
recognizes
an
obligation
for
contemporaneous
reclamation
liabilities
incurred
as
a
result
of
surface
mining.
Contemporaneous reclamation consists primarily
of grading, topsoil replacement
and re-vegetation of backfilled
pit areas. To
settle the liability,
the obligation is paid,
and to the extent
there is a difference
between the liability
and
the
amount
of cash
paid,
a
gain
or
loss
upon
settlement
is
recorded.
The
Company
annually
reviews
its
estimated future cash flows for its asset retirement obligations.
Borrowing costs
(k)
Borrowing Costs
Borrowing costs are
recognized as an
expense when they
are incurred, except
for interest charges
attributable
to major projects with substantial development and construction phases, which are
capitalized as part of the cost
of the asset. There was
no
interest capitalized during the years ended December
31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Leases
(l)
Leases
From time to
time, the Company
enters into contractual
agreements to
lease property,
plant and equipment.
In
addition, the Company also enters into mining services contracts which may include embedded leases of mining
equipment. Based
upon the
Company’s assessment
of the
terms of
a specific
lease agreement,
the Company
classifies a lease as either finance or operating.
Finance Leases
Right of Use, or ROU, assets
related to finance leases are presented
in “Property,
plant and equipment, net” on
the Consolidated Balance
Sheets. Lease
liabilities related
to finance leases
are presented in
“Lease Liabilities”
(current) and “Lease Liabilities” (non-current) on the Consolidated
Balance Sheets.
Finance lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present
value of the
future lease payments
over the lease
term. The
discount rate used
to determine
the present
value
of the lease payments
is the rate implicit
in the lease unless that
rate cannot be readily determined,
in which case
the Company
utilizes its
incremental borrowing rate
in determining
the present
value of
the future
lease payments.
The
incremental
borrowing
rate
is
the
rate
of
interest
that
the
Company
would
have
to
pay
to
borrow,
on
a
collateralized
basis
over
a
similar
term,
an
amount
equal
to
the
lease
payments
in
a
similar
economic
environment.
Operating Leases
ROU assets
related to
operating leases
are presented
as “Right
of Use
assets –
operating leases,
net” on
the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets.
Lease
liabilities
related
to
operating
leases
that
are
subject
to
the
Accounting
Standards
Codification,
or
ASC,
842
measurement
requirements,
such
as
operating
leases
with
lease
terms
greater than twelve months, are presented in “Lease Liabilities” (current) and “Lease Liabilities” (non
-current) on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Operating lease
ROU assets and
lease liabilities
are recognized at
the commencement date
based on
the present
value of the
future lease payments
over the lease
term. The
discount rate used
to determine
the present
value
of the
lease
payments
is the
rate
implicit in
the
lease unless
that
rate cannot
be readily
determined,
in which
case, the
Company utilizes
its incremental
borrowing
rate in
determining the
present value
of the
future lease
payments. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate
of interest that the Company would have to pay
to borrow,
on
a
collateralized
basis
over
a
similar
term,
an
amount
equal
to
the
lease
payments
in
a
similar
economic
environment. Operating
lease ROU
assets may
also include
any cumulative
prepaid or
accrued rent
when the
lease payments
are uneven
throughout the
lease term.
The ROU
assets and
lease liabilities
may also
include
options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.
The ROU
asset includes
any lease
payments made
and lease
incentives received
prior to
the commencement
date.
The
Company
has
lease
arrangements
with
lease
and
non-lease
components
which
are
accounted
for
separately.
Non-lease
components
of
the
lease
payments
are
expensed
as
incurred
and
are
not
included
in
determining the present value.
Royalties
(m) Royalties
Lease rights
to coal
lands are
often acquired
in exchange
for royalty
payments. For
our Australian
Operations,
royalties
are
payable
monthly
as
a
percentage
of
the
gross
realization
from
the
sale
of
the
coal
mined
using
surface mining methods
and underground methods.
At our U.S. Operations,
royalties are payable
monthly as a
percentage
of
the
gross
realization
for
coal
produced
using
underground
mining
methods.
Advance
mining
royalties are advance
payments made to
lessors under terms
of mineral lease
agreements that are
recoupable
against
future
production.
The
Company
had
advance
mining
royalties
of
$
5.7
million
and
$
9.8
million
respectively, included
in “Other current assets” as of December 31, 2025
and 2024.
Stanwell Rebate
(n)
Stanwell Rebate
The Stanwell rebate relates to
a contractual arrangement entered into
by the Company and
Stanwell Corporation
Limited, a State
of Queensland-owned
electricity generator,
which required payment
of a rebate
for export coal
sold from some of Curragh’s
mining tenements. The rebate obligation is
accounted for as an executory
contract
and the expense is recognized as incurred.
On November 27, 2025, the Company entered into a Second Amendment Deed with Stanwell that, among other
matters, waived the
rebate amounts that
would have otherwise
been payable by
the Company from
January 1,
2026 until the final delivery
date pursuant to the
ACSA, which date is
expected to occur
in the first half of
2027.
Refer to Note 14. “Contract Obligations” for further
information.
Revenue Recognition
(o)
Revenue Recognition
The Company accounts for
a contract when it
has approval and commitment
from both parties, the
rights of the
parties are identified,
payment terms
are identified,
the contract has
commercial substance
and collectability
of
consideration is probable. Once a contract
is identified, the Company evaluates
whether the combined or single
contract should be accounted for as more than one performance
obligation.
The Company recognizes revenue when
control is transferred to the customer.
For the Company’s contracts,
in
order to determine
the point
in time when
control transfers
to customers, the
Company uses
standard shipping
terms to
determine
the timing
of transfer
of
legal title
and the
significant
risks
and rewards
of ownership.
The
Company also considers other
indicators including timing
of when the Company
has a present right
to payment
and
when
physical
possession
of
products
is
transferred
to
customers.
The
amount
of
revenue
recognized
includes any
adjustments for
variable consideration,
which is
included in
the transaction
price and
allocated to
each
performance
obligation
based
on
the
relative
standalone
selling
price.
The
variable
consideration
is
estimated through the course of the contract using management’s
best estimates.
The majority of
the Company’s revenue is
derived from short-term contracts
where the time
between confirmation
of sales orders and collection
of cash is not more
than a few months.
During 2025, the Company
secured long-
term
contracts
with
varying
pricing
arrangements
and
including
prepayments.
Refer
to
Note
14.
“Contract
Obligations” for further information.
Taxes
assessed
by
a
governmental
authority
that
are
both
imposed
on
and
concurrent
with
a
specific
revenue-producing transaction that are collected by the
Company from a customer are excluded from revenue.
Performance Obligations
A
performance
obligation
is
a
promise
in
a
contract
to
transfer
a
distinct
good
or
service
to
the
customer.
A
contract’s transaction price is allocated
to each distinct performance obligation
and recognized as revenue
when,
or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Revenue
is recognized at a point in time.
The Company’s contracts have
multiple performance obligations as the
promise to transfer the individual
unit of
coal
is
separately
identifiable
from
other
units
of
coal
promised
in
the
contracts
and,
therefore,
distinct.
Performance obligations, as described above, primarily relate to the Company’s
promise to deliver a designated
quantity and type of coal within the quality specifications
stated in the contract.
For
contracts
with
multiple
performance
obligations,
we
allocate
the
contract’s
transaction
price
to
each
performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. The
standalone selling price is determined at
each contract inception using
an adjusted market assessment
approach. This approach focuses
on the amount
that the Company believes the market is willing to pay
for a good or service, considering market conditions, such
as benchmark pricing, competitor pricing, market awareness of the product and current market trends that affect
the pricing.
Warranties provided
to customers are
assurance-type warranties
on the fitness
of purpose and
merchantability
of the Company’s goods. The Company does not
provide service-type warranties to customers.
Shipping and Handling
For Free
on Rail
sales, the
Company accounts
for shipping
and handling
activities as
a separate
performance
obligation after
the customer
obtains control
of the
good. In
this instance,
shipping and
handling costs
paid to
third
party
carriers
and
invoiced
to
coal
customers
are
recorded
as
freight
expense
and
other
revenues,
respectively.
Contract Balances
Contract assets, when
present, are recorded
separately from
trade receivables in
the Company's Consolidated
Balance Sheets and are reclassified to
trade receivables as title passes to
the customer and the Company's right
to
consideration
becomes
unconditional.
Credit
is
extended
based
on
an
evaluation
of
a
customer's
financial
condition and a
customer's ability to perform
its obligations. The
Company typically does
not have contract
assets
that are stated separately
from trade receivables
since the Company's
performance obligations are
satisfied as
control of the goods or services passes to the customer,
thereby granting the Company an unconditional right to
receive
consideration.
Contract
liabilities
relate to
consideration
received
in
advance
of the
satisfaction
of the
Company's
performance
obligations.
Contract
liabilities
are
recognized
as
revenue
at
the
point
in
time
when
control of the goods passes to the customer.
Refer to Note 14. “Contract Obligations” for further
information.
Commodity Price Risk
(p)
Commodity Price Risk
The Company has commodity price risk arising from fluctuations
in domestic and global coal prices.
The
Company’s
principal
philosophy
is
not
to
hedge
against
movements
in
coal
prices
unless
there
are
exceptional circumstances.
Any potential hedging of coal prices would be through fixed
price contracts.
The
Company
is
also
exposed
to
commodity
price
risk
related
to
diesel
fuel
purchases.
The
Company
may
periodically enter into arrangements that protect against
the volatility in fuel prices as follows:
entering into fixed price contracts to purchase fuel for the
U.S. Operations.
entering into derivative financial instruments to hedge
exposures to fuel price fluctuations.
Refer to Note 21. “Derivatives and Fair Value
Measurement”.
Derivative Accounting
(q)
Derivative Accounting
The Company recognizes at fair value all contracts meeting the definition of a derivative as assets or liabilities in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
With
respect
to
derivatives
used
in
hedging
activities,
the
Company
assesses,
both
at
inception
and
at
least
quarterly
thereafter,
whether
such
derivatives
are
highly
effective
at
offsetting
the
changes
in
the
anticipated
exposure of the hedged item. The effective
portion of the change in the fair
value of derivatives designated as
a
cash flow
hedge is
recorded in
“Accumulated other
comprehensive income
(loss)” until
the hedged
transaction
impacts reported earnings,
at which time any
gain or loss
is reclassified to earnings.
To
the extent that
periodic
changes in the
fair value of
derivatives deemed highly
effective exceeds
such changes
in the hedged
item, the
ineffective portion of
the periodic non-cash
changes are recorded
in earnings in the
period of the change.
If the
hedge ceases to qualify
for hedge accounting,
the Company prospectively
recognizes changes in
the fair value
of the instrument in earnings in
the period of the change. The
potential for hedge ineffectiveness is present in the
design of certain of the Company’s cash flow hedge
relationships.
The Company’s
asset and
liability derivative
positions are
offset on
a counterparty-by-counterparty
basis if
the
contractual agreement provides for the net settlement of contracts with the
counterparty in the event of default or
termination of any one contract.
Income Taxes
(r)
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset
and liability approach to account
for income taxes as required by
ASC 740, Income
Taxes,
which requires
the
recognition
of deferred
income
tax assets
and
liabilities
for the
expected
future
tax
consequences
attributable
to differences
between
the
financial
statement
carrying
amounts
of
existing
assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
Valuation allowances are provided
when necessary to
reduce deferred income
tax assets to
the amount expected
to be realized, on a “more likely than not” basis.
The Company recognizes the
benefit of an uncertain
tax position that it has
taken or expects
to take on income
tax
returns
it
files
if
such
tax
position
is
more
likely
than
not
to
be
sustained
on
examination
by
the
taxing
authorities, based on the technical
merits of the position. These tax
benefits are measured based on the
largest
benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized
upon ultimate resolution.
The Company’s foreign
structure consists of
Australian entities which
are treated as
corporations subject to
tax
under Australian taxing authorities.
The Australian entities are
treated as a branch for
U.S. tax purposes and
all
income flows through the ultimate parent (the Company).
Fair Value Measurements
(s)
Fair Value Measurements
The Company utilizes valuation
techniques that maximize
the use of observable inputs
and minimize the use of
unobservable
inputs
to
the
extent
possible.
The
Company
determines
fair
value
based
on
assumptions
that
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
an
asset
or
liability
in
the
principal
or
most
relevant
market.
When
considering
market
participant
assumptions
in
fair
value
measurements,
the
Company
distinguishes
between
observable and unobservable inputs, which are categorized
in one of three levels of inputs.
Refer to
Note 21.
“Derivatives and
Fair Value
Measurement” for
detailed information
related to
the Company’s
fair value policies and disclosures.
Stock-based Compensation
(t)
Stock-based Compensation
The Company has
a stock-based compensation plan
which allows for
the grant of
certain equity-based incentives
including stock options, performance stock
units, or PSUs, and
restricted stock units,
or RSUs, to employees
and
executive
directors,
valued
in
whole
or
in
part
with
reference
to
the
Company’s
CDIs
or
equivalent
common
shares (on a
10
:1 CDI to common share ratio).
The grant-date
fair value
of stock
option
award is
estimated on
the
date
of grant
using
Black-Scholes-Merton
option-pricing model. For
certain options and
PSUs, the Company includes
a relative Total
Stockholder Return,
or TSR, modifier to determine the number of shares
earned at the end of the performance period. The
fair value
of awards that include the TSR modifier is determined
using a Monte Carlo valuation model.
The expense for these equity-based incentives is based on their fair value at date of grant and is amortized over
the required service
period, generally the vesting
period. The Company accounts
for forfeitures as
and when they
occur.
Refer to
Note 19.
“Stock-Based Compensation”
for detailed
information related
to the
Company’s
stock-based
compensation plans.
(Loss) Earnings per Share
u)
(Loss) Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to stockholders of the Company by the
weighted-average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the reporting period.
Diluted net income
per share is computed
using the weighted-average
number of shares
of common stock
and
dilutive
potential
shares
of
common
stock
outstanding
during
the
period.
Dilutive
potential
shares
of
common
stock primarily consist of employee stock options and
restricted stock.
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs
(v)
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs
The Company capitalizes costs
incurred in connection with new
borrowings, the establishment or
enhancement
of credit
facilities
and the
issuance
of debt
securities.
These costs
are amortized
as an
adjustment to
interest
expense over the
life of the
borrowing or term
of the credit
facility using the
effective interest
method. Deferred
debt issuance costs related
to a recognized liability
are presented in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets as a
direct
reduction from
the carrying amount
of that
liability whereas debt
issuance costs related
to a
revolving credit facility
are shown as an asset and
amortized over the life of the
facility on a straight-line basis
and included in “Interest
expense, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements
of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
For
information
on
the
unamortized
balance
of
deferred
debt
issuance
costs
related
to
outstanding
debt,
see
Note 15. “Interest Bearing Liabilities”.