Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

NOTE 7.  Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the FASB issued new guidance that results in a consistent definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS.  The new guidance changes some fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP.  Several new disclosures about Level 3 measurements are required, including quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the measurement, a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of recurring measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs disclosed and a description of the valuation processes used by us.  The new guidance was effective for interim or fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited.  Our adoption of this new guidance on January 29, 2012 did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued a final standard requiring entities to present net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss).  The new standard eliminates the option to present items of other comprehensive income (loss) in the statement of changes in equity.  The new requirements do not change which components of comprehensive income (loss) are recognized in net income (loss) or other comprehensive income (loss), or when an item of other comprehensive income (loss) must be reclassified to net income (loss).  Also, earnings (loss) per share computations do not change.  The new requirements were effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted.  Full retrospective application is required.  As this standard relates only to the presentation of other comprehensive income (loss), our adoption of this new guidance on January 29, 2012 did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.