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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company or AMD) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 27, 2020 shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 26, 2020 or any other future period. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position, cash flows and stockholders’ equity. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
The Company uses a 52 or 53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in December. The three and six months ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019 each consisted of 13 weeks and 26 weeks, respectively.
Significant Accounting Policies. There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2019.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Financial Instruments. In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Financial InstrumentsCredit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This standard changes the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2020 using the modified retrospective adoption method. This standard did not have an impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This standard simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the guidance in Topic 740 related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The new guidance also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill and allocating consolidated income taxes to separate financial statements of entities not subject to income tax. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt this standard in the first quarter of 2021 and the adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Although there are several other new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, the Company does not believe any of these accounting pronouncements had or will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.