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2. Significant Accounting Policies: New Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2012
Policies  
New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“Topic 820”): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 requires certain new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurement as set forth in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 820-10. ASU 2010-06 amends ASC Subtopic 820-10 to now require that (1) a reporting entity disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers; (2) in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs, a reporting entity present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements, and (3) a reporting entity provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of ASU No. 2010-06 did not have a material impact on the Companies’ combined financial statements.

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-16, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” (“ASU 2009-16”), which is an amendment of ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing.”  ASU 2009-16 requires more information about the transfers of financial assets.  More specifically, ASU 2009-16 eliminates the concept of a “qualified special purpose entity”, changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and enhances the information reported to users of financial statements.  ASU 2009-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after November 15, 2009. ASU 2009-16 is effective for the Companies’ financial statements for fiscal years beginning November 1, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2009-16 did not have a material impact on the Companies’ combined financial statements.

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-17, “Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities” (“ASU 2009-17”). ASU 2009-17 changes how a reporting entity determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. The determination of whether a reporting entity is required to consolidate another entity is based on, among other things, the other entity’s purpose and design and the reporting entity’s ability to direct the activities of the other entity that most significantly impact the other entity’s economic performance. The new standard will require a number of new disclosures, including additional disclosures about the reporting entity’s involvement with variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement. A reporting entity will be required to disclose how its involvement with a variable interest entity affects the reporting entity’s financial statements. ASU 2009-17 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The adoption of ASU 2009-17 did not have a material impact on the Companies’ combined financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, “Statement of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income.  The adoption of this guidance, which relates to presentation only, is not expected to have a material impact on the Companies’ combined financial statements.  ASU 2011-05 will be effective for the Companies’ fiscal year beginning November 1, 2012.  In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12 (ASU 2011-12) which is a deferral of the effective date for the amendments to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 1, 2011.