Recently Issued Accounting Standards

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Mar. 01, 2014

Recently Issued Accounting Standards [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Note 11. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recognizing Assets and Liabilities Arising from Lease Contracts on the Balance Sheet

In May 2013, the FASB reissued an exposure draft on lease accounting that would require entities to recognize assets and liabilities arising from lease contracts on the balance sheet. The proposed exposure draft states that lessees and lessors should apply a “right-of-use model” in accounting for all leases. Under the proposed model, lessees would recognize an asset for the right to use the leased asset, and a liability for the obligation to make rental payments over the lease term. When measuring the asset and liability, variable lease payments are excluded whereas renewal options that provide a significant economic incentive upon renewal would be included. The lease expense from real estate based leases would continue to be recorded under a straight line approach, but other leases not related to real estate would be expensed using an effective interest method that would accelerate lease expense. Comments were due by September 13, 2013. A final standard is currently expected to be issued in 2014 and would be effective no earlier than annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2017 (fiscal year 2018 for the Company). The Company is currently assessing the impact that the adoption of the guidance will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. As of March 1, 2014, the Company leases all of its branch offices and certain of its customer fulfillment centers and office space.