Recent Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board released ASU No. 2014-11, Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860). This amendment to the accounting standards changed the accounting for repurchase financing transactions, that is, a transfer of a financial asset financed by a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty. In 2014, certain of these transactions were combined and accounted for as a forward contract and are reported as "Linked Transactions" on our balance sheet. Under the amendment, these arrangements are no longer presented as Linked Transactions on our condensed consolidated balance sheet but are instead accounted for from inception as purchases of Non-Agency trading securities and repurchase agreement liabilities.

The amendment also changes the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions to secured borrowing accounting. We do not currently have, and do not contemplate having, repurchase-to-maturity transactions.

The accounting changes were effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2015, early adoption was prohibited. In 2014, we continued to account for Linked Transactions and Non-Agency Securities all on a fair value basis. Accordingly, the adoption of this amendment had no effect on our results of operations or our accumulated deficit.

The amendment also requires certain additional disclosures about repurchase agreements beginning with the second quarter 2015 condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 9, “Repurchase Agreements.”