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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2012
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

2. Recent accounting pronouncements:

Recently adopted

Presentation of Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the “FASB”, issued an update to the accounting on comprehensive income to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income and to facilitate convergence of U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, or “IFRS”. This update requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This update does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. Furthermore, this update does not affect how earnings per share is calculated or presented. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and all periods thereafter and is applied retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted.

Subsequently, in December 2011, the FASB issued guidance which defers only those changes that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments. This guidance was effective for the interim period ended October 31, 2012, and did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Not yet effective

Testing indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment

In July 2012, the FASB issued an update regarding testing indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. This update gives an entity the option first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying amount. An entity also has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test. An entity will be able to resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The guidance is effective for the interim period ended October 31, 2013, and is not expected to have an impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.