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RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND PRONOUNCEMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]  
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2. RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In January 2010, new guidance was issued regarding improving disclosures about fair value measurements. This standard amends the disclosure guidance with respect to fair value measurements for both interim and annual reporting periods. Specifically, this standard requires new disclosures for significant transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy; separate disclosures for purchases, sales, issuance and settlements of Level 3 fair value items on a gross rather than net, basis; and more robust disclosure of the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities. Except for the detailed disclosures of changes in Level 3 items, which will be effective as of October 1, 2011, the remaining new disclosure requirements were effective as of October 1, 2010. The detailed disclosures of changes in Level 3 items were effective for the Company as of October 1, 2011 and the remaining new disclosure requirements were effective for the Company as of October 1, 2010.

 

In September 2011 new guidance was issued regarding the goodwill impairment testing for reporting units. This guidance gives the entity the option to perform a qualitative assessment and determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company has early adopted this guidance beginning with our Form 10-Q for the quarter ending December 31, 2011.

 

In June 2011 new guidance was issued regarding the disclosure of the components of comprehensive income. This guidance gives the 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 either option, 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 ofthe statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. This guidance does 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 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is required to be adopted retrospectively. The Company does not believe that the requirements of this standard will have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued new guidance regarding the June 2011, guidance related to the disclosure of components of comprehensive income. The guidance was issued in order to defer only those

changes that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments, the paragraphs in this guidance supersede certain pending paragraphs in previous guidance. The amendments are being made to allow time to redeliberate whether to present on the face of the financial statements the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the components of net income and other comprehensive income for all periods presented. While considering the operational concerns about the presentation requirements for reclassification adjustments and the needs of financial statement users for additional information about reclassification adjustments, entities should continue to report 2 reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect. All other requirements of the June 2011 guidance are not affected by this update, including the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. The Company does not believe that the requirements of this standard will have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.