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New Accounting Standards
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
New Accounting Standards
2.    New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Standards

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2013-05, Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (Topic 830). ASU 2013-05 provides guidance to resolve the diversity in practice regarding the release into net income of the cumulative translation adjustment when a company sells or ceases to hold a controlling interest in a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. This ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. ASU 2013-05 was adopted on January 1, 2014. On June 30, 2014, we sold our controlling interest in a foreign subsidiary. The sale resulted in a gain upon release of the cumulative translation adjustment associated with the entity (Note 4).

Recently Issued Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. ASU 2014-09 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and permits the use of either full retrospective or modified retrospective methods of adoption. Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the method of adoption and the impact that this guidance will have on our financial statements and disclosure.