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Recent Accounting Developments | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
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19. Recent Accounting Developments In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an update to the fair value measurements and disclosures guidance. The new guidance clarifies existing fair value measurement principles and expands certain disclosure requirements, particularly for measurements categorized as Level 3. The amendment is effective for interim and fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2012. Adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new guidance that provides the option of performing a qualitative assessment before proceeding with a quantitative impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets. Following an assessment of qualitative factors, if an entity determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the indefinite-lived asset is greater than its carrying amount, then a quantitative assessment is unnecessary. This guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

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