Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Comprehensive Income:In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which requires an entity to provide additional information about the amounts reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by component. This update was effective for us beginning January 1, 2013 and the additional information required by this ASU is included in Note 15 - Other Comprehensive Income.

Balance Sheet Offsetting:In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the Balance Sheet and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement to enable users of their financial statements to understand the effects of offsetting and related arrangements on their financial position. In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01 which limited the scope of this guidance to derivatives, repurchase type agreements and securities borrowing and lending transactions. The guidance from these updates was effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2013. We currently report our derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Balance Sheet and none of our derivative instruments are subject to a master netting agreement. Accordingly, no additional disclosures were required upon adoption of these ASU's.

Cumulative Translation Adjustments:In March 2013, the FASB issued 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." The objective of ASU 2013-05 is to resolve the diversity in practice regarding the release into net income of the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.