# ASC 926-20-00: Entertainment—Films — Other Assets—Film Costs — 00 Status

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<table class="asc-table" id="SL31254253-165666"><tbody><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Paragraph</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Action</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Accounting Standards Update</strong></td><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Date</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/c/#contract" class="term" title="An agreement between two or more parties that creates enforceable rights and obligations."><span>Contract</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/f/#film-group" class="term" title="The unit of account used for impairment testing for a film or a license agreement for program material when the film or license agreement is expected to be predominantly monetized with other films and/or license agreements instead of being predominantly monetized on its own. A film group represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other films and/or license agreements."><span>Film Group</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Initial Market</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Revenue</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Secondary Markets</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><strong class="ph b">Significant Changes</strong></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/s/#significant-changes-to-a-film" class="term" title="Changes that are additive to a film; that is, the creation of new or additional content after the film is initially available to the customer. For example, reshooting a scene or creating additional special effects are significant changes."><span>Significant Changes to a Film</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/s/#spot-rate" class="term" title="The exchange rate for immediate delivery of currencies exchanged."><span>Spot Rate</span></a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-06/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-06</a></td><td class="entry">03/14/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td><td class="entry"></td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-25-6" class="xref">926-20-25-6</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-25-6" class="xref">926-20-25-6</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-25-7" class="xref">926-20-25-7</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-25-8" class="xref">926-20-25-8</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-1" class="xref">926-20-35-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-1" class="xref">926-20-35-1</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-2" class="xref">926-20-35-2</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-3A" class="xref">926-20-35-3A through 35-3C</a></div></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-4" class="xref">926-20-35-4</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-5" class="xref">926-20-35-5</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-6" class="xref">926-20-35-6</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-7" class="xref">926-20-35-7</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-06/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-06</a></td><td class="entry">03/14/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-9" class="xref">926-20-35-9 through 35-11</a></div></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-12" class="xref">926-20-35-12</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-12" class="xref">926-20-35-12</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-07/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-07</a></td><td class="entry">10/24/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-12A" class="xref">926-20-35-12A</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-12B" class="xref">926-20-35-12B</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-13" class="xref">926-20-35-13 through 35-17</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-14" class="xref">926-20-35-14</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-18" class="xref">926-20-35-18</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-07/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-07</a></td><td class="entry">10/24/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-35-19" class="xref">926-20-35-19</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-40-4" class="xref">926-20-40-4</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-40-4" class="xref">926-20-40-4</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-40-5" class="xref">926-20-40-5</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-45-1" class="xref">926-20-45-1</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-45-2" class="xref">926-20-45-2</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-1" class="xref">926-20-50-1</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-1A" class="xref">926-20-50-1A</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-2" class="xref">926-20-50-2</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-3" class="xref">926-20-50-3</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-4" class="xref">926-20-50-4</a></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-4A" class="xref">926-20-50-4A</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2024-03/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03</a></td><td class="entry">11/04/2024</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-4A" class="xref">926-20-50-4A through 50-4C</a></div></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-50-4C" class="xref">926-20-50-4C</a></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2024-03/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03</a></td><td class="entry">11/04/2024</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-55-2" class="xref">926-20-55-2 through 55-4</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-55-6" class="xref">926-20-55-6 through 55-8</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-55-9" class="xref">926-20-55-9 through 55-11</a></div></td><td class="entry">Superseded</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-55-12" class="xref">926-20-55-12 through 55-15</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><div class="xref-range displayInline"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-55-13" class="xref">926-20-55-13 through 55-15</a></div></td><td class="entry">Amended</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2014-09/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09</a></td><td class="entry">05/28/2014</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-65-1" class="xref">926-20-65-1</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2012-07/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-07</a></td><td class="entry">10/24/2012</td></tr><tr><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/926/20/#926-20-65-2" class="xref">926-20-65-2</a></td><td class="entry">Added</td><td class="entry"><a href="https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/updates/asu-2019-02/" class="xref">Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-02</a></td><td class="entry">03/06/2019</td></tr></tbody></table>
