Under US GAAP, Accounting for an ARO Requires Estimating the Fair

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Under U.S. GAAP, accounting for an ARO requires estimating the fair value that the company would have to pay to retire the asset in today's market.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profit that is held or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders.

Interest Rate Swap

A financial derivative contract in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of interest payments for another, based on a specified principal amount.

Fixed Rate

A fixed rate refers to an interest rate for a loan or mortgage that remains constant over the term of the loan.

Variable Rate

An interest rate which can change over the period of the loan, credit, or investment depending on market conditions.