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Accounting Changes
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
Accounting Changes
Note 3 — Accounting Changes

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Consolidation. In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance regarding whether a reporting entity should consolidate certain types of legal entities. Among other things, the new guidance modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities, and also eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership. The new guidance also affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs including those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning in Fiscal 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact on its financial statements, if any, from the adoption of the new guidance.

Debt Issuance Costs. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This ASU amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Entities would apply the new guidance retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company expects to adopt the new guidance in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2015.

Revenue Recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance included in the ASC. The standard requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This standard is effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning October 1, 2017 (Fiscal 2018) and allows for either full retrospective adoption or modified retrospective adoption. On April 29, 2015, the FASB issued for public comment a proposal to delay the effective date by one year. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its results of operations, cash flows and financial position.