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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2013
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. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or “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.

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. Early adoption is permitted.

Comprehensive Income

In January 2013, the FASB issued an update which seeks to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by requiring an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This update supersedes the presentation requirements for reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, and ASU No. 2011-12, Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. This update is effective for the reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, which is our third quarter of fiscal year 2013. The adoption of the update in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 will affect the presentation of comprehensive income but will not impact our financial condition or results of operations.