BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Description of the Business
ChampionX Corporation is a global leader in chemistry solutions and highly engineered equipment and technologies that help companies drill for and produce oil and gas safely and efficiently around the world. Our products provide efficient functioning throughout the lifecycle of a well with a focus on the production phase of wells.
Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” or “ChampionX” mean ChampionX Corporation, together with our subsidiaries where the context requires.
On June 3, 2020, the Company and Ecolab Inc. (“Ecolab”) completed a Reverse Morris Trust transaction in which we acquired the Chemical Technologies business (the “Merger”). At the completion of the Merger, the Company changed its name from Apergy Corporation (“Apergy”) to ChampionX Corporation.
Basis of Presentation
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
As a result of the Merger, the results of operations of the Chemical Technologies business have been reflected in our accompanying consolidated financial statements from the closing date of the Merger. Results for the periods prior to June 3, 2020 reflect the financial and operating results of Apergy and do not include the financial and operating results of the Chemical Technologies business. See Note 3—Merger Transaction, Acquisitions, and Dispositions for additional information on the Merger.
Significant Accounting Policies
Use of estimates— The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent 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. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, net realizable value of inventories, allowance for doubtful accounts, pension and post-retirement plans, future cash flows associated with impairment testing of goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets, estimates related to income taxes, and estimates related to contingencies.
Cash and cash equivalents— Cash equivalents are highly liquid, short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from their date of purchase.
Receivables, net of allowances— Accounts receivable are carried at the invoiced amounts, less an allowance for doubtful accounts, and generally do not bear interest. The Company estimates the allowance for doubtful accounts for expected credit losses by analyzing accounts receivable balances through the application of historical write-off and collection trend rates, as well as current economic and market conditions. Specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. Account balances are written off against the allowance when it is determined the receivable will not be recovered.
The following table provides a rollforward of our allowance for credit losses balance:
(in thousands) Allowance for Credit Losses December 31, 2020 $ 10,192 Provision for expected credit losses (2,018) Accounts written off (7,002) Recoveries 6,436 Foreign currency translation 54 December 31, 2021 $ 7,662
Inventories— Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The majority of our inventory costs are determined on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, approximately 33% and 35%, respectively, of our total net inventories were accounted for using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis, or market. Under the LIFO method, the cost assigned to items
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