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Basis of Financial Statement Presentation (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) - Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”.  ASU 2014-15 incorporates into U.S. GAAP a requirement that management complete a going concern evaluation similar to that performed by an entity’s external auditor.  Under the new guidance, management will be required to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the entity’s financial statements.  Further, an entity must provide certain disclosures if there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.  ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter.  Early adoption is permitted. Adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, “Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20) - Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items”.  ASU 2015-01 eliminates from U.S. GAAP the concept of extraordinary items, which, among other things, required an entity to segregate extraordinary items considered to be unusual and infrequent from the results of ordinary operations and show the item separately in the income statement, net of tax, after income from continuing operations.  ASU 2015-01 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2015, and interim periods thereafter.  Early adoption is permitted. Adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”.  Under ASU 2015-03, the Company will present debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a reduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset.  Amortization of such costs will continue to be reported as interest expense.  ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2015, and interim periods thereafter.  Early adoption is permitted.  Retrospective adoption is required.  Adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.