A.23 ASC 920, Entertainment — Broadcasters
ASC 920-350
License Agreements for
Program Material
50-1 An entity shall disclose its
methods of accounting for the rights acquired under a license
agreement, including, but not limited to, the following
methods:
- The method or method(s) used in computing amortization
- For impairment, a description of the unit(s) of account used for impairment testing and the method(s) used for determining fair value.
50-4 For impairment amounts recognized
for a license agreement that is not included in a film group,
the following information shall be disclosed in the notes to
financial statements that include the period in which the
impairment losses are recognized:
- A description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment
- The amount of impairment losses
- The caption in the income statement where the impairment losses are recorded
- If applicable, the segment(s) under Topic 280 where the impairment losses are recorded.