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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
Reclassifications
Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. No material reclassifications occurred during the current period.
Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2014
Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2014
In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU 2012-02”), which allows companies to assess qualitative factors to determine if indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill have been impaired. If the qualitative factors reviewed do not indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset does not exceed the carrying value, ASU 2012-02 deems any further impairment testing to be unnecessary. In the event that the qualitative review indicates otherwise, a company is required to perform further quantitative impairment testing as prescribed by Topic 350. ASU 2012-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2012-02 in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The provisions of ASU 2012-02 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.
In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2013-01”), which amended ASC Subtopic 210-20, Balance Sheet - Offsetting. ASU 2013-01 clarified the scope of ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities ("ASU 2011-11"). ASU 2011-11 requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of that entity's financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU 2013-01 clarifies the scope of ASU 2011-11 as applying to derivatives accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are offset either in accordance with other requirements of the Accounting Standards Codification or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar arrangement. The provisions of ASU 2011-11 and ASU 2013-01 are effective retrospectively to all comparative periods for public entities during annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2013 (effective date) and interim reporting periods therein. The Company adopted ASU 2012-02 in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The provisions of ASU 2013-01 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.