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New Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, that requires new disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance was effective for this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending October 31, 2011; however, no new disclosures were required since we have no financial assets or liabilities with Level 3 fair value measurements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. These amendments clarify FASB's intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements and change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements. We are currently evaluating the impact this Statement will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements beginning with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending April 30, 2012.

In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 220, Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income, that requires presentation of the components of net income and other comprehensive income either in one continuous statement, referred to as the Statement of Comprehensive Income, or in two separate consecutive statements. The requirements eliminate the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the Statement of Stockholders' Equity. The components recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance will not change. The presentation requirements will be adopted beginning with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending October 31, 2012 and will be applied retrospectively.

In September 2011, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 350, Testing Goodwill for Impairment, that provides the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine if the annual two-step test of goodwill for impairment must be performed. If, based on the qualitative assessment of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the goodwill fair value is less than its carrying amount, then it is not necessary to perform the two-step impairment test. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then the two-step impairment test must be performed to identify potential impairment and to measure the amount of goodwill impairment, if any. We are currently evaluating the impact this Statement will have on our annual goodwill impairment testing for our 2013 fiscal year beginning August 1, 2012.