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12. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
12. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

12.  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")  issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU")  No. 2014-09, Revenue from contracts with customers, a new standard on revenue recognition.  The new standard will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance and apply to all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to customers.  The guidance also addresses the measurement and recognition of gains and losses on the sale of certain non-financial assets, such as real estate, and property and equipment.  The new standard will become effective for us beginning with the first quarter of 2017 and can be adopted either retrospectively to each reporting period presented or as a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption.  We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Going Concern.  This standard requires management to evaluate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and whether or not it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date the financial statements are issued.  The new standard will apply to all entities and will be effective for us in the fiscal year 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.