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The initial test in FASB ASC 360-10-35 for determining whether an impairment of the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is indicated is:
carrying amount exceeds the fair value.
fair value exceeds carrying amount.
carrying amount exceeds undiscounted future cash flows.
carrying amount exceeds book value.
carrying amount exceeds undiscounted future cash flows.
FASB ASC 360-10-35-17 indicates that an impairment loss exists when the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its undiscounted future cash flows. Carrying amount exceeding the fair value is used to measure the amount of the impairment loss, not to identify the existence of such a loss. Assets subject to assessment for impairment under FASB ASC 805-20-55-4 are also subject to the same undiscounted cash flow recoverability test.
Carrying Amount (Book Value)
The carrying amount or book value is the net amount at which an item is reported in the financial statements of the enterprise. For a receivable, the FASB ASC Glossary indicates the carrying amount is the “face amount increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest and applicable unamortized premium, discount, finance charges, or issues costs and also an allowance for uncollectible amounts and other valuation accounts.”
For a payable, the FASB ASC Glossary indicates the carrying amount is the “face amount increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest and applicable unamortized premium, discount, finance charges, or issue costs.”
Fair Value
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date.
Impairment
Impairment is the condition that exists when the amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) carried on an organization’s books exceeds its fair value. An impairment loss shall be recognized only if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset (asset group). That assessment is based on the carrying amount of the asset (asset group) at the date it is tested for recoverability, whether in use or under development. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) exceeds its fair value.
FASB ASC 360-10-35-15; GASB 1100.107
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If the sum of the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the entity may have to recognize an impairment loss. The impairment loss, if any, to be recognized is any excess of the asset’s carrying amount over its fair value. Notice, however, that no impairment loss is to be recognized unless the asset’s estimated future cash flows (ECF) are less than its carrying amount, even if the asset’s carrying amount (CA) exceeds its fair value (FV).
FASB ASC 360-10-35-17
