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Recent Authoritative Guidance
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Recent Authoritative Guidance [Abstract]  
Recent Authoritative Guidance
Note 2 — Recent Authoritative Guidance

The Registrants adopted, or will adopt, the recent authoritative guidance listed below on their respective effective dates.
In May 2010, FASB amended the authoritative guidance pertaining to compensation in order to clarify the issuance of stock options in currencies other than the ones in which employees are normally paid.  This amendment was effective for reporting periods that began on or after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of this amendment did not have an impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Registrants.
In July 2010, FASB amended the authoritative guidance on receivables, which required companies to improve their disclosures about the credit quality of their financing receivables and the credit reserves held against them.  For public companies, the amendment was effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010, with specific items, such as allowance rollforward and modification disclosures, effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of this amendment did not have any effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Registrants.
In December 2010, FASB amended the authoritative guidance on business combinations to expand supplemental pro forma disclosures and to require comparative prior period financial statement disclosures as if the combination occurred as of the beginning of the prior annual period.  The amendment was effective prospectively for business combination acquisition dates on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of this amendment did not have any effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Registrants.
In April 2011, FASB issued additional guidance to creditors for evaluating whether a modification or restructuring of a receivable is a troubled debt restructuring.  The implementation of this guidance is effective in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011.  The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Registrants.
In April 2011, FASB issued guidance to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other similar agreements.  Specifically, this guidance modifies the criteria for determining when these transactions would be accounted for as financings as opposed to sales or purchases with commitments to repurchase or resale.  The adoption of this guidance is effective in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Registrants.
In May 2011, FASB issued guidance on fair value measurements.  This guidance results in a consistent definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).  The adoption of this guidance is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  Management is currently evaluating this guidance and its potential impact on the Registrants.
In June 2011, FASB issued guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity.  The adoption of this guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this guidance will not have any impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Registrants.