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Appendix E — Abbreviations

Appendix E — Abbreviations

Appendix E — Abbreviations

Abbreviation
Description
AI
artificial intelligence
AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
ARO
asset retirement obligation
ARPU
average revenue per unit
ARR
annual run rate
ASC
FASB Accounting Standards Codification
ASR
SEC Accounting Series Release
ASU
FASB Accounting Standards Update
BC
Basis for Conclusions
BOE
barrels of oil equivalent
C&DI
SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation
CAQ
Center for Audit Quality
CD&A
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
CECL
current expected credit loss (referring to the FASB’s credit losses standard (ASC 326))
CEO
chief executive officer
CF-OCA
SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, Office of the Chief Accountant
CFDG
Corporation Finance Disclosure Guidance
CFO
chief financial officer
CIK
central index key
CIMA
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CODM
chief operating decision maker
COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COVID-19
coronavirus disease 2019
CSR
corporate social responsibility
DC&P
disclosure controls and procedures
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DTA
deferred tax asset
EBIT
earnings before interest and taxes
EBITDA
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
EBITDAR
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and restructuring or rent costs
EDGAR
SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system
EGC
emerging growth company
EITF
FASB Emerging Issues Task Force
EMEA
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
EPS
earnings per share
ERP
enterprise resource planning system
ESG
environmental, social, and governance
EU
European Union
Exchange Act
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FAQ
frequently asked question
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FAST Act
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FFO
funds from operations
FPI
foreign private issuer
FRM
SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s Financial Reporting Manual
FRR
Financial Reporting Release
GAAP
generally accepted accounting principles
Gen AI
generative artificial intelligence
GMV
gross merchandise value
IAS
International Accounting Standard
ICFR
internal control over financial reporting
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standard
IPO
initial public offering
IPR&D
in-process research and development
IRA
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
iXBRL
Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language
JOBS Act
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
JV
joint venture
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
MBOE
thousand barrels of oil equivalent
MBS
mortgage-backed securities
MD&A
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
MMBOE
million barrels of oil equivalent
NAREIT
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Nasdaq
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
NAV
net asset value
NEO
named executive officer
NOI
net operating income
OCA
SEC Office of the Chief Accountant
OCI
other comprehensive income
OIBDA
operating income before depreciation and amortization
PaaS
platform as a service
PBE
public business entity
PCAOB
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
PCC
Private Company Council
PCS
postcontract customer support
PEO
principal executive officer
PU&R
power, utilities, and renewables
R&D
research and development
ROU
right-of-use
SaaS
software as a service
SAB
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SEC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Act
Securities Act of 1933
SG&A
selling, general, and administrative expense
SIC
standard industrial classification
SOFR
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SPAC
special-purpose acquisition company
SRC
smaller reporting company
TDR
troubled debt restructuring
THS
travel, hospitality, and services
UTB
unrecognized tax benefit
VIE
variable interest entity
XBRL
eXtensible Business Reporting Language