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3. RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Recent Accounting Standards  
RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases, (Topic 842): Amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. ASU 2016-02 amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. The new standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted for all entities. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17 (“ASU 2015-17), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. ASU 2015-17 changes the classification of deferred taxes to be a noncurrent asset or liability regardless of the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted at the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16 (“ASU 2015-16”), Business Combinations, (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments. ASU 2015-16 eliminates the requirement to retrospectively apply adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination. An entity will now recognize any adjustments in the reporting period in which the amounts are determined, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. Disclosure is required for the portion of adjustments recorded in current-period earnings that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods had they been recognized as of the acquisition date. The update is effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.

  

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15 (“ASU 2015-15”), Interest – Imputation of Interest, (Subtopic 835-30): Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements. ASU 2015-15 provides additional guidance to the presentation of debt issuance costs discussed originally in ASU No. 2015-03, which was issued in April 2015 and described below. ASU 2015-15 noted that ASU 2015-03 did not address the debt issue costs in regards to line-of-credit arrangements, which by their nature have fluctuating balances. ASU 2015-15 permits debt issuance costs specifically related to line-of-credit arrangements to be presented as an asset with subsequent amortization to interest expense ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the arrangement. The update is effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015-03 (“ASU 2015-03”), Interest – Imputation of Interest, (Subtopic 835-30). ASU 2015-03 changes the accounting method for debt issuance costs from a deferred charge (i.e. an asset) to a contra liability in part because such costs provide no future economic benefit. Debt issue costs related to a recognized debt liability are to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The update is effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02 (“ASU 2015-02”), Consolidation – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, (Topic 810). ASU 2015-02 changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. It is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers, (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. It also requires more detailed disclosures to enable users of the financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The update was effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2016, which has recently been extended to December 31, 2017. We are currently evaluating the impact of the GAAP update on our results of operations and cash flows.