2.3 Other Long-Lived Assets — Impairment Testing
Under ASC 360, an entity must test long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Impairment losses
should be recognized if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset (or its related asset group) (1) is not
recoverable on the basis of projections of future undiscounted cash flows and (2) exceeds its fair value.
Typically, long-lived assets assigned to a carve-out entity that were determined to be recoverable at the
parent-entity level remain recoverable when considered at the carve-out level since, under ASC 360,
long-lived assets are tested at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent
of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities.1
If the parent entity has recorded historical impairment charges related to long-lived assets assigned
to the carve-out entity (e.g., PP&E), such impairments would be reflected in the carve-out financial
statements.
Footnotes
1
See ASC 360-10-35-23 through 35-25.