ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill—During the third quarter of 2013 the Company changed its annual impairment testing date from January 1 to July 1, which did not result in any delay, acceleration or avoidance of an impairment charge. The Company believes that moving the goodwill impairment testing date to the third quarter is preferable because it better aligns the impairment testing with our annual and long-term planning timeline, which is a significant element in the testing process. The Company completed impairment testing in both the first and third quarters of 2013 and concluded that no impairment of goodwill exists (see Note 13).

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards—In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, requiring entities to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. For significant reclassifications related to net income, the ASU required disclosure in the consolidated statement of earnings or within the footnotes. For other amounts, the ASU required a cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. This ASU did not change the current requirements for reporting the consolidated statement of earnings or other comprehensive income in the financial statements. The Company adopted the required financial reporting presentation effective January 1, 2013.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards—In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830), clarifying the applicable guidance for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment. ASU 2013-05 is effective for the Company in the period beginning January 1, 2014. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.   

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 Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. ASU 2013-11 requires that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, with certain exceptions. ASU 2013-11 is effective for the Company in the period beginning January 1, 2014 and the Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.