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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. The Company adopted the standard during the period ended March 31, 2016 and has retrospectively applied the provisions to all prior periods presented. The Company reclassified the December 31, 2015 balance of $1.6 million of debt issuance costs from Deferred financing costs to Long-term debt, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new standard outlines the principles an entity must apply to measure and recognize revenue and the related cash flows it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. The updated standard becomes effective for reporting periods (interim and annual) beginning after December 15, 2017, with no early adoption permitted. The new standard can be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of the change recognized at the date of the initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its various revenue streams and is continuing to evaluate the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements and has not yet selected a transition method.
In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The new standard will require all income tax effects of awards to be recognized in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. It also will allow an employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares than it can currently for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting and to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. The updated standard becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods the following year, with early adoption permitted. Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement should be applied prospectively. Amendments related to the timing of when excess tax benefits are recognized, minimum statutory withholding requirements and forfeitures should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively. An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. The Company is determining the expected impact of this standard on its financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard has requirements on how to account for leases by both the lessee and the lessor and adds clarification for what constitutes a lease, among other items. The updated standard becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods the following year, with early adoption permitted. The new standard must be applied using a modified retrospective transition. The Company is determining the expected impact of this standard on its financial statements.