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Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

2. Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standards update that clarifies the measurement of inventory. The update applies to entities who utilize the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) and average cost methods of measuring inventory and states that an entity should measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value represents the estimated selling price less costs associated with completion, disposal and transportation. The update will be effective for the Company on February 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The update is to be adopted on a prospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the potential effects this update may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that clarifies the circumstances in which a customer would account for a cloud computing arrangement as a license of internal-use software. The update will be effective for the Company on February 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The update allows for either retrospective or prospective adoption for all new transactions entered into or materially modified after the date of the adoption. The Company is currently assessing the potential effects this update may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. The update 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. The update states that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in the amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. Entities are required to apply the following steps when recognizing revenue under the update: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligation in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The update allows for a “full retrospective” adoption, meaning the update is applied to all periods presented, or a “modified retrospective” adoption, meaning the update is applied only to the most current period presented in the financial statements. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which approved a one-year deferral of the effective date that allows the Company to defer the effective date to February 1, 2018 but still permits the Company to adopt the update as of the original February 1, 2017 effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the adoption method to apply and the impact that the update will have on its financial position, results of operations, cash flows and financial statement disclosures.