Note 2 - New Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

Note 2. New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein, and shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-13, “Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity.” This ASU is intended to provide guidance for situations in which the fair value of the financial assets of a collateralized financing entity differ from the fair value of its financial liabilities. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” This ASU establishes specific guidance to an organization's management on their responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization's ability to continue as a going concern. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-3, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. The new guidance specifies that debt issuance costs under the new standard are to be netted against the carrying value of the financial liability. The guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis. The effective date of the new guidance is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.