Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies

Reclassifications

Reclassifications: Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2015 presentation in the condensed consolidated financial statements. In our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, the cash flows from discontinued operations are not separately classified.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:  In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new standard for revenue recognition, Accounting Standards Codification 606 (ASC 606).  The purpose of ASC 606 is to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability across industries.  ASC 606 is effective for us for annual periods beginning January 1, 2018.  We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new standard will have on our results of operations.

In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-8 (ASU 2014-8) “Reporting of Discontinued Operations and Disclosure of Disposals of Components of an Entity,” which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies the related disclosure requirements.  On January 1, 2015, we adopted ASU 2014-8.  The adoption of the new standard did not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.

In February 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-02 (ASU 2015-02) “Consolidation (Topic 810) — Amendments to the Consolidations Analysis,” which modifies certain aspects of both the variable interest and voting models.  ASU 2015-2 is effective for us for annual periods beginning January 1, 2016.  We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this new standard will have on our financial position or results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 (ASU 2015-03) “Interest — Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) — Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” that requires that all costs incurred to issue debt be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt.  ASU 2015-3 is effective for us for annual periods beginning January 1, 2016.  We do not expect that the adoption of the new standard will have a material impact on our financial position.