NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Text Block]

12. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11; “Balance Sheet (Topic 210) – Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. ASU 2011-11 amends Topic 210 “Balance Sheet,” to require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments, such as sales and repurchase agreements, borrowing/lending arrangements and derivative instruments with a right of offset. ASU 2011-11 was effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2013 and did have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2013-02 – Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” The new guidance requires the presentation of significant amounts reclassified in a separate footnote and cross referencing to related footnote disclosures, if applicable. ASU 2013-02 was effective for the Company prospectively beginning on January 1, 2013 and did have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.