NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative guidance on the balance sheet presentation of debt issuance costs. This guidance 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, consistent with debt discounts. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted, and the guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. Upon transition, an entity is required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in an accounting principle. The Company is evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.     

In April 2015, the FASB provided authoritative guidance on accounting for cloud computing arrangements, including software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and other similar hosting arrangements. This update provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, which should be accounted for consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This guidance will be effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. An entity may elect to adopt the amendments either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is evaluating the method and impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.