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Note N - New Accounting Standards
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Description
Note N – New Accounting Standards


With the exception of those discussed below, there have been no recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended October 1, 2011, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2010, that are of significance, or potential significance to the Company.

In June 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The guidance in this update is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and thus is effective for the Company’s first quarter reporting in 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011 FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment, to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The guidance in this update is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and thus is effective for the Company’s first quarter reporting in 2012. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.