New Accounting Pronouncements

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Sep. 30, 2013

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 3. New Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02 “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” requires expanded disclosures for amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component.  The guidance requires the presentation of amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period.  For other amounts that do not meet this requirement, a cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts is required.  The guidance is to be applied prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012.  We adopted ASU No. 2013-02 on January 1, 2013.  The new guidance affects disclosures only and did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial position.  See Note 12 for further information regarding AOCI.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists”.  This guidance requires unrecognized tax benefits to be presented as a decrease in net operating loss, similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward if certain criteria are met.  The guidance is to be applied prospectively beginning January 1, 2014.  We are currently evaluating the impact of the guidance as it may affect balance sheet classification of certain unrecognized tax benefits.