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Recent accounting pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Recent accounting pronouncements
Recent accounting pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), which are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
In March and April 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No.2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, and No. 2016-08 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) - Principal versus Agent Considerations. ASU no. 2016-10 amended and clarified the guidance in the new revenue standard on identifying performance obligation and accounting for licenses of intellectual property and addressed the implementation issues. ASU no. 2016-08 amended the guidance in the new revenue standard on assessing whether an entity is a principal or an agent in a revenue transaction, which impacts whether an entity reports revenue on a gross or net basis. Both standards will take effect for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the above guidance.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  This new guidance includes provisions intended to simplify various aspects related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements: a) All excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement; b) Excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity; c) An entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur; d) The threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions; e) Cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity. There are also two additional provisions for non-public entities that do not apply to the Company. The standard will take effect for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-02, Leases.  Under this new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by all leases with terms of greater than twelve months. The standard will take effect for public companies with fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The comprehensive new standard will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance and require revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Adoption of the new rules could affect the timing of revenue recognition for certain transactions. The guidance permits two implementation approaches, one requiring retrospective application of the new standard with restatement of prior years and one requiring prospective application of the new standard with disclosure of results under old standards. The new standard is to be effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2017. Companies are able to early adopt the pronouncement, however not before fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts of the adoption and the implementation approach to be used.