Recent Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued amended guidance to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments will allow an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test required under current accounting standards. The amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the amended guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.

In September 2011, FASB issued amended guidance on the disclosures about an employer's participation in a multiemployer plan. The amendments enhance disclosures related to Multiemployer Pension Plans, so that users of financial statements can get a better understanding of the potential future cash flows and an indication of the financial health of multiemployer plans that an employer participates in. Currently, only total contributions to all multiemployer plans are required to be disclosed. The amendments are effective for annual periods for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the amended guidance on its disclosures.

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in financial statements. The amendments will require an entity to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive statements. Under either presentation, entities must display adjustments for items reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in both net income and other comprehensive income. The amended guidance also eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income, nor is there a change to either the amount or the timing of the recognition of those items. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The amended guidance will not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, as it only requires a change in the format of the current presentation.

In May 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. Some of the amendments clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements while other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments will improve consistency in the application and description of fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The revised guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and early application by public entities is prohibited. The Company does not expect the amended guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.