New Accounting Standards (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

We adopted the following standards during 2016, none of which have a material impact to our financial statements or financial statement disclosures:

Standard		Effective Date
2015-16	Business Combinations - Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments	January 1, 2016
2015-09	Insurance - Disclosures about Short-Duration Contracts	January 1, 2016
2015-05	Internal-Use Software - Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement	January 1, 2016
2015-02	Consolidation - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis	January 1, 2016
2015-01	Extraordinary and Unusual Items - Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items	January 1, 2016
2014-12	Stock Compensation - Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period	January 1, 2016

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Stock Compensation - Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard which simplifies accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences and the classification of the tax impact on the statement of cash flows. The new standard is effective as of January 1, 2017, and early adoption is permitted.  We are assessing the potential impact to our financial statements and disclosures.

ASU 2016-02, Leases.  In February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leases. The new standard supersedes present U.S. GAAP guidance on leases and requires substantially all leases to be reported on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, as well as additional disclosures. The new standard is effective as of January 1, 2019, and early adoption is permitted.  We are assessing the potential impact to our financial statements and disclosures.

ASU 2014-09,Revenue - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that requires recognition of revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard supersedes U.S. GAAP guidance on revenue recognition and requires the use of more estimates and judgments than the present standards, as well as additional disclosures. The FASB has issued several updates to the standard which i) defer the original effective date from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018, while allowing for early adoption as of January 1, 2017 (ASU 2015-14); ii) clarify the application of the principal versus agent guidance (ASU 2016-08); and iii) clarify the guidance on inconsequential and perfunctory promises and licensing (ASU 2016-10). The new accounting standard will impact the timing of when certain arrangements are recognized as revenue as we move from a risk and rewards model to a control model.  The new standard will also require a change in classification between revenue and costs relating to certain performance obligations within our sales arrangements. We are reviewing the method of adoption.