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New Accounting Pronouncements
6 Months Ended
Jul. 30, 2011
New Accounting Pronouncements Disclosure [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In October 2009, a pronouncement was issued that amended the rules on revenue recognition for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements.  This amendment eliminated the residual method of allocation for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements, and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of an arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605).   This pronouncement establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, which includes: (1) vendor-specific objective evidence if available, (2) third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, and (3) estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific nor third-party evidence is available.  In addition, this pronouncement expands the disclosure requirements related to a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements.  This pronouncement is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2010. The Company adopted this pronouncement as of January 30, 2011, on a prospective basis.  The impact of adopting this new accounting standard was not material to the Company’s financial statements in the first half of fiscal 2011, and if it were applied in the same manner to fiscal 2010, it would not have had a material impact to revenue for the first half of 2010.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this new accounting standard to have a significant impact on the timing and pattern of revenue recognition in the future due to the limited number of multiple element arrangements.
 
In December 2010, a pronouncement was issued that modified the process used to test goodwill for impairment.  The pronouncement impacted reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and required an additional test to be performed to determine whether goodwill has been impaired and to calculate the amount of that impairment.  This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.  The Company adopted this pronouncement as of January 30, 2011.  As the Company has not performed its annual goodwill impairment analysis and there have been no indicators of impairment during the first half of 2011, the Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, the adoption of this pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


In May 2011, a pronouncement was issued providing consistent definitions and disclosure requirements of fair value with respect to U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The pronouncement changed certain fair value measurement principles and enhanced the disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 measurements. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, the adoption of this pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.


In June 2011, a pronouncement was issued that amended the guidance allowing the presentation of comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. The pronouncement provides 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. Furthermore, regardless of the presentation methodology elected, the company will be required to present on the face of the financial statements a reclassification adjustment for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income. The methodology for the computation and presentation of earnings per share remains the same. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and is to be applied retrospectively. As this pronouncement relates to disclosure only, the adoption will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.