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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract] 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
(4) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 to amend and simplify the annual testing for goodwill impairment. This amendment to Intangibles — Goodwill and Other Topic of the ASC allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity determines it is not likely that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test. In addition, the ASU includes examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider in evaluating whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. These events and circumstances should be utilized when an entity considers the need to test goodwill for impairment between annual tests. This new guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to early adopt this ASU. The adoption of this amendment to the ASC did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
     In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 related to the presentation of comprehensive income which eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. This ASU requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This new guidance is to be applied retrospectively, and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. In October 2011, the FASB announced a proposed deferral of the requirement set forth in this ASU that reclassification adjustments for each component of other comprehensive (loss) income must be presented in both the condensed consolidated statement of operations and the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive (loss) income with an exposure draft to be issued in the near future. The Company does not expect this amendment to the ASC to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
     In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 related to achieving common fair value measurements and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This ASU changes the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements to ensure consistency between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The ASU also expands the disclosures for fair value measurements that are estimated using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs. This new guidance is to be applied prospectively, and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this amendment to the ASC to have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
     On January 1, 2011, the Company adopted the ASU 2010-28 regarding when to perform step 2 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. This ASU modifies step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating an impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the previously existing guidance, which required that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. For public entities, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal year, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this amendment to the ASC did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
     In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13 regarding revenue recognition for multiple deliverable arrangements. This method allows a vendor to allocate revenue in an arrangement using its best estimate of selling price if neither vendor specific objective evidence nor third party evidence of selling price exists. Accordingly, the residual method of revenue allocation will no longer be permissible. This ASU must be adopted no later than the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The adoption of this amendment to the ASC did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.