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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED [Abstract]  
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

17. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

 

Revenues from Contracts with Customers

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, which outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. In July 2015, the FASB delayed the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and may be applied on either a full or modified retrospective basis. We are currently evaluating which transition approach we will apply and the impact that this pronouncement will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Going Concern Uncertainties

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods ending after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Consolidation

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-02, which addresses concerns about the current accounting for consolidation of certain legal entities. It makes targeted amendments to the current consolidation guidance and ends the deferral granted to certain entities from applying the variable interest entity, or VIE guidance. Among other things, the amended standard eliminates the specialized consolidation model and guidance for limited partnerships, which included the presumption that the general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, and the new standard may be adopted either retrospectively or using a modified retrospective approach. We are currently evaluating which transition approach we will apply and the impact that this pronouncement will have on our consolidated financial statements, though we expect that this amended guidance will require us to (1) revisit our consolidation model and perform a VIE analysis for each limited partnership that we currently consolidate and (2) include additional disclosures within our consolidated financial statements.

 

Debt Issuance Costs

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs. The standard requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, and that the amortization of the debt issuance cost should be recorded as interest expense. The amendments do not affect the current guidance on the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, and the new standard must be adopted retrospectively. We do not expect that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.