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Significant Accounting Policies Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]  
Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]
In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03 “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. The update requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of being presented as an asset. Debt disclosures will include the face amount of the debt liability and the effective interest rate. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02 “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”The amendments in this update change the analysis that a reporting entity must conduct to determine whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities should be consolidated. The guidance responds to public concerns that current accounting for certain legal entities might require a reporting entity to consolidate another legal entity in situations in which the reporting entity’s contractual rights do not give it the ability to act primarily on its own behalf, the reporting entity does not hold a majority of the legal entity’s voting rights, or the reporting entity is not exposed to a majority of the legal entity’s economic benefits or obligations. The update is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The standard’s core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires additional disclosures. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year delay in the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, although early adoption would be permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its Consolidated Financial Statements.