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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited interim financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all information and disclosures necessary for a presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). In the opinion of management, these unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.  These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 and accompanying notes thereto included in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2016.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from such estimates.

Investments

Investments

 

Investments purchased with a maturity of more than three months and less than twelve months are classified as short-term investments. Investments purchased with a remaining maturity greater than twelve months are classified as long-term investments. We plan to hold these investments to maturity and have classified these investments as such as defined by GAAP.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements.  The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued.  An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted.  We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material effect on our interim or annual financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under the ASU, an entity presents such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs is reported as interest expense. We adopted this ASU in the first fiscal quarter of 2016, which required retrospective adjustment to previously issued financial statements.  As a result of the adoption of this ASU, we reclassified our capitalized debt issuance costs previously recorded within Other Assets to a contra-liability reducing Notes Payable on the balance sheets.  The reclassification was $14 thousand as of December 31, 2015.  This ASU had no effect on our results of operations or liquidity.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which requires that lease arrangements longer than 12 months result in an entity recognizing an asset and liability. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. We have not evaluated the impact of the updated guidance on our financial statements.