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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
9 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2015
Recent Accounting Pronouncements  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

17.Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2013, the FASB issued an update on the financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefits.  We are required to present a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed.  This guidance became effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued guidance that changes the threshold for reporting discontinued operations and adds new disclosures.  The new guidance defines a discontinued operation as a disposal of a component or group of components that is disposed of or is classified as held for sale and “represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on our operations and financial results.”  For disposals of individually significant components that do not qualify as discontinued operations, we must disclose pre-tax earnings of the disposed component.  This guidance is effective for us prospectively for all disposals (or classifications as held for sale) of components of an entity that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years.  Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standard that will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP.  The new standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods and services.  The accounting standard is effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.  Companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this standard, and management is currently evaluating which transition approach to use.  We are currently in the process of assessing what impact this new standard may have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to eliminate the diversity in practice regarding share-based payment awards that include terms which provide for a performance target that affects vesting being achieved after the requisite service period.  The new standard requires that a performance target which affects vesting and could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition that affects vesting and should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value.  The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted.  We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting guidance related to the income statement presentation of extraordinary and unusual items.  The amendment eliminates from U.S. GAAP the concept of extraordinary items.  The guidance is effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.  We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance which changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities.  The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted.  We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance intended to simplify, and provide consistency to, the presentation of debt issuance costs.  The new standard requires that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted.  We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.