Recently Issued Accounting Standards

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Oct. 01, 2011

Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]


4.	Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Goodwill Impairment Testing

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued revised guidance for goodwill impairment testing as Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, “Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”). ASU 2011-08 simplifies goodwill impairment testing by providing entities with the option of performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The results of such assessment may be used as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative impairment test currently required under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) topic 350, “Intangible — Goodwill and Other.” ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests beginning in Fiscal 2013. The application of ASU 2011-08 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the FASB issued revised guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income as ASU No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) as part of the consolidated statement of equity and provides two alternatives for presenting the components of net income and OCI, either: (i) in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or (ii) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, consisting of an income statement followed by a separate statement of comprehensive income. Additionally, items that are reclassified from AOCI to net income must be presented on the face of the financial statements. ASU 2011-05 requires retrospective application, and is effective for the Company as of the beginning of fiscal year 2013. The application of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, but will result in a change in the presentation of the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and equity.

Fair Value Measurements

In May 2011, the FASB issued new guidance to improve and align fair value measurement and disclosure requirements as ASU No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends and clarifies certain existing fair value measurements guidance, including limiting the “highest and best use” concept to nonfinancial assets, permitting certain financial assets and liabilities with offsetting positions in market or counterparty credit risks to be measured on a net basis and providing guidance on the use of premiums and discounts. ASU 2011-04 also expands the disclosure requirements for Level 3 fair value measurements, including for transfers between Levels 1 and 3 and Levels 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy and in instances where the use of a nonfinancial asset differs from its “highest and best use.” In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy level for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required. ASU 2011-04 requires prospective application, and is effective for the Company beginning in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2012. The application of ASU 2011-04 is expected to expand the Company’s quarterly and annual disclosures, but will not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Proposed Amendments to Current Accounting Standards

The FASB is currently working on amendments to existing accounting standards governing a number of areas including, but not limited to, accounting for leases. In August 2010, the FASB issued an exposure draft, “Leases” (the “Exposure Draft”), which would replace the existing guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) topic 840, “Leases.” Under the Exposure Draft, among other changes in practice, a lessee’s rights and obligations under all leases, including existing and new arrangements, would be recognized as assets and liabilities, respectively, on the balance sheet. Subsequent to the end of the related comment period, the FASB made several amendments to the exposure draft, including revising the definition of the “lease term” to include the non-cancelable lease term plus only those option periods for which there is significant economic incentive for the lessee to extend or not terminate the lease. The FASB also redefined the initial lease liability to be recorded on the Company’s balance sheet to contemplate only those variable lease payments that are in substance “fixed.” In July 2011, the FASB re-exposed the proposed lease standard for comment, with a final standard expected to be issued by mid-2012. When and if effective, this proposed standard will likely have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. However, as the standard-setting process is still ongoing, the Company is unable to determine the impact this proposed change in accounting will have on its consolidated financial statements at this time.