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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern

 

In August 2014, Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) guidance was issued, which explicitly requires management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. The Company elected early adoption of the new guidance applied prospectively. Application of the new guidance had no impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

In April 2014, ASC guidance was issued related to Discontinued Operations which changed the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modified related disclosure requirements. The updated guidance requires an entity to only classify dispositions as discontinued operations due to a major strategic shift or a major effect on an entity’s operations in the financial statements. The updated guidance will also require additional disclosures relating to discontinued operations. Application of the new guidance had no impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Foreign Currency Matters

 

In March 2013, ASC guidance was issued related to Foreign Currency Matters to clarify the treatment of cumulative translation adjustments when a parent sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business within a foreign entity. The updated guidance also resolves the diversity in practice for the treatment of business combinations achieved in stages in a foreign entity. Application of the new guidance had no impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

 

In November 2011, ASC guidance was issued related to disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The new standard requires disclosures to allow investors to better compare financial statements prepared under US GAAP with financial statements prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. In January 2013, an update was issued to further clarify that the disclosure requirements are limited to derivatives, repurchase agreements, and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (i) offset in the financial statements or (ii) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. Application of the new guidance had no impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

  

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

 

Consolidation – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis

 

In February 2015, ASC guidance was issued to amend current consolidation guidance. The amendments affect both the variable interest entity and voting interest entity consolidation models. The need to assess an entity under a different consolidation model may change previous consolidation conclusions. The standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2016. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance and the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.