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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements | NOTE I – RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same period. For other amounts, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2013. As these amendments relate to presentation only, the provisions of ASU 2012-04 did not have an effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.

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