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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract] 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
21.  RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Business Combinations
In December 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-29, “Business Combinations (Topic 805) – Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations.”  This update addresses diversity in practice about the interpretation of the pro forma revenue and earnings disclosure requirements for business combinations.  The amendments in this update specify that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only.  The amendments in this update also expand the supplemental pro forma disclosures under Topic 805 to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings.  The amendments in this update were effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date was on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Fair Value Measurement
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.”  This update establishes common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).  The amendments in this update are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Comprehensive Income
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Presentation of Comprehensive Income.”  The objective of this update is to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income.  This update requires that all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Goodwill Impairment Testing
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Intangibles–Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Testing Goodwill for Impairment.”  The objective of this update is to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment.  The amendments in the update permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350.  The amendments in this update are effective for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.