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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes In Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
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Note 12- Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-17, “Revenue Recognition - Milestone Method (Topic 605): Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition - a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”)”.  ASU No. 2010-17 is limited to research or development arrangements and requires that this ASU be met for an entity to apply the milestone method (record the milestone payment in its entirety in the period received) of recognizing revenue.  However, the FASB clarified that, even if the requirements in this ASU are met, entities would not be precluded from making an accounting policy election to apply another appropriate policy that results in the deferral of some portion of the arrangement consideration.  The guidance in this ASU will apply to milestones in both single-deliverable and multiple-deliverable arrangements involving research or development transactions.  ASU No. 2010-17 will be effective prospectively for milestones achieved in fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010.  The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements - a consensus of the FASB EITF”.  ASU No. 2009-13 eliminates the residual method of accounting for revenue on undelivered products and instead requires companies to allocate revenue to each of the deliverable products based on their relative selling price.  In addition, this ASU expands the disclosure requirements surrounding multiple-deliverable arrangements.  ASU No. 2009-13 will be effective for revenue arrangements entered into for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010.  The adoption of this pronouncement did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.