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Note 10 - New Accounting Pronoucement
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]
10.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”
(“ASU 2014-09”).  ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States when it becomes effective. The updated accounting guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  Early adoption is not permitted.  An entity may choose to adopt this ASU either retrospectively or through a cumulative effect adjustment as of the start of the first period for which it applies the standard.  The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and our method of adoption.
 
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02,
“Consolidation—Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (Topic 810)”
(“ASU 2015-02”), which requires reporting entities to reevaluate whether certain legal entities should be consolidated under the revised consolidation model. This ASU modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (VIEs), eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, and affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, especially those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU 2015-02 on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-05, “
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement
("ASU 2015-05"). The amendments in this update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the update specifies that the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. The update further specifies that the customer should account for a cloud computing arrangement as a service contract if the arrangement does not include a software license. ASU 2015-05 will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2016. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of ASU 2015-05 to its consolidated financial statements.