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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 11 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements


In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This Update eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity in order to increase the prominence of other comprehensive income items and to facilitate convergence with IFRS. The Update requires that all nonowner changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements (a statement of income and statement of other comprehensive income).  Additionally, adjustments for items reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income must be presented on the face of the financial statements.  This Update should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the Update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. For nonpublic entities, the Update is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2012, and interim and annual periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted, because compliance with the amendments is already permitted. The amendments do not require any transition disclosures. This will impact how items for Other Comprehensive Income are presented and the Company will plan on following the guidance in the Update as of January 1, 2012.


In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in US GAAP and IFRS. The Amendments in this Update will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP and IFRSs.  The Boards of both organizations worked together to ensure fair value has the same meaning and the measurement and disclosures would be the same other than minor differences in wording. The Amendments explain how to measure fair value and do not require any additional fair value measurements. A few of the more significant changes are; 1) Clarification that quantitative information about unobservable inputs categorized as Level 3 should be disclosed, 2) Specification that premiums and discounts should be applied in the absence of Level 1 input if market participants would do so, but that premiums or discounts related to size/quantity should not be considered, and 3) Additional disclosure requirements for fair value measurements categorized as Level 3, an entity's use of a nonfinancial asset in a way that differs from the asset's highest and best use and the categorization by level for items not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position, but for which fair value disclosure is required. The amendments in this Update are to be applied prospectively. The Update is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its financials since the amount of items disclosed at fair value is minimal, but will ensure the guidance is followed for items disclosed at fair value.


In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, Receivables (Topic 310) - A Creditor's Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. This Update provides clarification to creditors on what is considered a troubled-debt restructuring. This Update applies to all creditors that restructure receivables that fall within the scope of Subtopic 301-40, Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructuring by Creditors.  In evaluating whether it is considered a troubled-debt restructuring a creditor must conclude that both of the following exist: 1) The restructuring constitutes a concession and 2) The debtor is experiencing financial difficulties.  The unit provides clarification on when a concession is granted and also indicates that a debtor may experience financial difficulties, even though the debtor is not currently in payment default. The Amendments in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. An entity should disclose the necessary disclosures delayed in ASU 2011-01 for interim and annual period ending after June 15, 2011. The Company does not expect this guidance to have an impact on its financials since it is not a debt creditor.


In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01, Receivables (Topic 310) - Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosure about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update 2010-20. The amendments in this Update delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in Update 2010-20 for public-entity creditors and is intended to allow the Board to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled-debt restructuring. The effective date of the disclosures per Update 2010-20 for public-entity creditors will be coordinated with the new proposed Update that is expected to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. The Company does not expect this guidance to have an impact on its financials since it is not a debt creditor.


The following updates were issued in 2010 or 2009, but became, or will become effective on or after January 1, 2011, therefore are included below.  Only significant updates that may impact the Company are included herein.


In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU No 2010-22, Accounting for Various Topics. Technical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs- An announcement made by the staff of US Securities and Exchange Commission. This Update makes changes to several of the SEC guidance literature within the Codification.  Some of the changes relate to (1) Oil and Gas Exchange Offers, (2) Accounting for Divestiture of a Subsidiary or Other Business Operations, (3) Replaces "Push Down" basis accounting references with "New" basis of accounting to be used in the acquired companies financial statements, (4) Fees paid to an investment banker in connection with an acquisition or asset purchase, when the investment banker is also providing interim financing or underwriting services must be allocated between the related service and debt issue costs. The amendments in this Update are effective immediately.  The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its financials since there are no changes to accounting that were not already being applied by the Company.


In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU No 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310) - Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. This Update requires additional disclosures for financing receivables, excluding short-term trade accounts receivables and or receivables measured at fair value.  The new disclosures are designed to allow a user to better evaluate a company's credit risk in the portfolio of financing receivables, how the risk is analyzed and in allowing for credit losses and the reason for the changes in the allowance for credit losses.  Some of the additional disclosures required are to provide a rollforward of allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment basis, credit quality of indicators of financing receivables by class of financing receivables, the aging of financing receivables by class of financing receivable, significant purchases and sales of financing receivables by portfolio segment, amongst other requirements.  The amendments in this Update are effective for reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010 for disclosures as of the end of the reporting period and disclosures related to activity are effective for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010 for public entities.  For nonpublic entities, the disclosures are effective for annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2011. Comparative disclosures for earlier reporting periods are encouraged, but not required.  This guidance does not have a significant impact on its financials since it does not have any finance receivables.  The receivables are short-term trade receivables.


In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No 2009-14, Software (Topic 985) - Certain Revenue Arrangement that Include Software Elements. This Update affects vendors that sell or lease tangible products in an arrangement that contains software that is more than incidental to the tangible product as a whole.  This Update does not provide guidance on when revenue should be recognized; however, it is likely that vendors affected by this Update will recognize revenue earlier than current practice because of the different revenue guidance, including the ASU 2009-13.  This Update does not affect software revenue arrangements that do not include tangible products and does not affect arrangements with software that includes services if the software is essential to the functionality of the services.  The Update indicates that tangible products containing software components and nonsoftware components that function together to deliver the tangible product's essential functionality are no longer with in the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance (subtopic 985-605).  The Update provides guidance on how to determine which software, if any, relating to the tangible product should be excluded from the scope of software revenue recognition.  This Update is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010 (January 1, 2011).  The Company has adopted this guidance but it is not expected to have a material impact in periods subsequent to adoption, but will evaluate if there are new arrangements entered into that might be impacted.