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Chapter 6 — Convertible Debt

6.2 Traditional Convertible Debt

6.2 Convertible Debt That Must Be Settled in Common Stock

Footnotes

1
No specific adjustments are made to the numerator in the calculation of basic EPS, since interest expense is recognized in net income.
2
ASC 815-15-40-1 addresses the accounting upon conversion of a convertible debt instrument that contains a discount as a result of a prior reclassification of the embedded conversion option from a derivative liability to stockholders’ equity.
3
ASC 815-15-40-4 addresses the accounting upon redemption of a convertible debt instrument that contains a discount as a result of a prior reclassification of the embedded conversion option from a derivative liability to stockholders’ equity.
4
If a traditional convertible debt instrument meets the definition of a participating security, the issuing entity must apply the more dilutive of the if-converted method or the two-class method to calculate diluted EPS. See Section 5.5.4 for more information.
5
An entity should not adjust the numerator to add the amount of interest expense that would have been accelerated into earnings as of the conversion date for a traditional convertible debt instrument that contains a separately recognized equity component.