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New Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
New Accounting Pronouncements  
New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 14 - New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This standard eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of stockholders’ equity and instead requires the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This standard is intended to enhance comparability between entities that report under GAAP and to provide a more consistent method of presenting other comprehensive income transactions that affect an entity’s equity. This standard was effective for the Company on January 1, 2012 and was applied retrospectively. The amendments in this update did not change the items reported in other comprehensive income or the reclassification of an item of other comprehensive income to net income but changed the way the information is presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S GAAP and IFRS. This update defines fair value, clarifies a framework to measure fair value, and requires specific disclosures of fair value measurements. The guidance was effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or disclosures.