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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2011-08 amending Codification topic 350 — Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. The amendment simplifies how goodwill is tested for impairment by permitting entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two step goodwill impairment test. The amendment is effective for the interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, but the Company did not early adopt. Adoption of this amendment had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 amending Codification Topic 220 — Comprehensive Income. The amendment requires that other comprehensive income be either presented in a single continuous statement or two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, the amendment requires the disclosure of reclassification adjustments for items reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. The amendment is effective for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively. This standard only affected the Company’s presentation of comprehensive income and did not affect the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 amending Codification Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The amendments were intended to result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The amendment expands and enhances current disclosures about fair value measurement and clarifies the FASB’s intent regarding the application of existing fair value measurement requirements in certain circumstances. The amendments are effective for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively. Adoption of the amendment had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-26 amending Codification Topic 944 – Financial Services – Insurance; Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts. The amendment clarifies which costs relating to the acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts qualify for deferral. In addition, the amendment limits deferrable costs that can be capitalized to those that are incremental direct costs related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts. The amendment is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within a fiscal year, beginning after December 15, 2011. The guidance is to be applied prospectively upon effectiveness of the amendment, with retrospective application permitted, but not required. The Company did not early adopt. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively in the first quarter of 2012. The amount of acquisition costs capitalized during the period of adoption compared with the amount of acquisition costs that would have been capitalized during the period if the entity’s previous policy had been applied during this period resulted in a decrease in the amount capitalized of $0.9 million net of tax.