New Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

New Accounting Pronouncements Disclosure [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, a pronouncement was issued that amended the rules on revenue recognition for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements.  This amendment eliminated the residual method of allocation for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements, and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of an arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605).   This pronouncement establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which includes: (1) vendor-specific objective evidence if available, (2) third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, and (3) estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific nor third-party evidence is available.  In addition, this pronouncement expands the disclosure requirements related to a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements.  This pronouncement is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2010. The Company adopted this pronouncement as of January 30, 2011, on a prospective basis.  The impact of adopting this new accounting standard was not material to the Company’s financial statements in year-to-date2011, and if it were applied in the same manner to fiscal 2010, it would not have had a material impact to revenue for year-to-date2010.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this new accounting standard to have a significant impact on the timing and pattern of revenue recognition in the future due to the limited number of multiple element arrangements.

In December 2010, a pronouncement was issued that modified the process used to test goodwill for impairment.  The pronouncement impacted reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and required an additional test to be performed to determine whether goodwill has been impaired and to calculate the amount of that impairment.  This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.  The Company adopted this pronouncement as of January 30, 2011.  As the Company has not performed its annual goodwill impairment analysis and there have been no indicators of impairment during year-to-date2011, the Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, the adoption of this pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2011, a pronouncement was issued providing consistent definitions and disclosure requirements of fair value with respect to U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The pronouncement changed certain fair value measurement principles and enhanced the disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 measurements. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, the adoption of this pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2011, a pronouncement was issued that amended the guidance allowing the presentation of comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. The pronouncement provides the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. Furthermore, regardless of the presentation methodology elected, the issuer will be required to present on the face of the financial statements a reclassification adjustment for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income. The methodology for the computation and presentation of earnings per share remains the same. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied retrospectively. As this pronouncement relates to disclosure only, the adoption will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2011, a pronouncement was issued that amended the guidance for goodwill impairment testing. The pronouncement allows the entity to perform an initial qualitative assessment to determine whether it is "more likely than not" that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. This assessment is used as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two step goodwill impairment test. The methodology for how goodwill is calculated, assigned to reporting units and the application of the two step goodwill impairment test have not been revised. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new accounting standard to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.