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New Accounting Pronouncements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements  
New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 2—New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which stipulates that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for such goods or services.  To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract(s); (3) determine the transaction price(s); (4) allocate the transaction price(s) to the performance obligations in the contract(s); and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The guidance also requires advanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from an entity’s contracts with customers.  ASU 2014-09 was originally effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption not permitted.  In July 2015, the Board agreed to extend the effective date one year, while permitting adoption as of the original proposed effective date.  The provisions of ASU 2014-09 may be applied retrospectively to each period presented or with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application.  The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2014-09 and does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”), amending FASB Accounting Standards Subtopic 205-40 to provide guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term “substantial doubt,” (2) require an evaluation every reporting period, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that financial statements are issued. ASU 2014-15 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2014-15 and does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”), which specifies that debt issuance costs related to a note shall be reported in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the face amount of that note and that amortization of debt issuance costs shall be reported as interest expense.  ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015 and should be applied retrospectively.  The Company has evaluated ASU 2015-03 and believes it will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (Issue 14-B) (“ASU 2015-07”), which modifies the practical expedient that permits an entity to measure the fair value of certain investments using the net asset value per share of the investment.  ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement that investments measured using the practical expedient to measure fair value at net asset value be included in the fair value hierarchy.  Rather, an entity shall provide a reconciliation between the total fair value of investments included in the fair value hierarchy and such amounts presented on the balance sheet, including disclosures for such investments of which the net asset value practical expedient has been elected and used to determine fair value.  ASU 2015-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years and should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2015-07 and does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”), which requires inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value and thus, simplifies the current guidance of measuring inventory at the lower of cost or market.  ASU 2015-11 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2015-11 and does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.