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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements”, which provides amendments to fair value disclosures.  ASU 2010-06 requires additional disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements.  The revised guidance for transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 categories, as well as increased disclosures around inputs to fair value measurement, was adopted January 1, 2010, with the amendments to Level 3 disclosures effective beginning after January 1, 2011.  ASU 2010-06 concerns disclosure only.  Neither the current requirements nor the amendments effective in 2011 have a material impact on the company’s financial position or results of operation.
 
In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (ASU 2011-05).  ASU 2011-05 requires companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements.  ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity.  While ASU 2011-05 changes the presentation of comprehensive income, it does not change the components that are recognized in the net income or comprehensive income under current accounting guidance.  This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, ending after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted.  Since ASU 2011-05 affects presentation only, it will have no effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
 
In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 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 is intended to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS.  The amendments are of two types: (i) those that clarify the Board’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements and (ii) those that change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  We do not expect the adoption of this amendment will have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
 
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update to the guidance on Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Testing Goodwill for Impairment, to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. This guidance allows entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If a greater than 50 percent likelihood exists that the fair value is less than the carrying amount then a two-step goodwill impairment test as described in the guidance must be performed. The guidance is effective for the Company’s interim and annual periods beginning January 2, 2012, but is eligible for early adoption. We do not expect there will be a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.