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IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] |
IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS | NOTE 18 IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In May 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to represent the converged guidance of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB (together with the FASB, the “Boards”) on fair value measurement. The collective efforts of the Boards and their respective staffs, reflected in this guidance, have resulted in common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, including a consistent meaning of the term “fair value.” The Boards have concluded the common requirements will result in greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendments in this guidance are to be applied prospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application by public entities is not permitted. The Company does not expect a material impact on the Company's financial statements due to the adoption of this guidance. In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance to allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. This guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this guidance do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This guidance should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company currently does not have other comprehensive income. Should the Company have other comprehensive income in the future we will determine if we will present it on a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.

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