Recent Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) jointly issued a new revenue recognition standard, Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, that will supersede virtually all revenue recognition guidance in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This guidance has an effective date for public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption not permitted. The standard is intended to increase comparability across industries and jurisdictions. The underlying principle of the new standard is that a business or other organization will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects what it expects in exchange for the goods or services. The new standard will not change accounting guidance for insurance contracts. However, the Company is currently evaluating this guidance as it relates to non-insurance arrangements and any impact it will have on future consolidated financial statements. At this time the impact is unknown.

In June 2014, the FASB made a decision to require insurance companies to make additional disclosures about short-term duration contracts. This guidance has an effective date for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company believes that it will be reasonably able to comply with these requirements.