Note 4 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]	4 . Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standards adopted in 2017 In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 09, “ Compensation Stock Compensation (Topic 718 ): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting .” ASU 2016 - 09 changes aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including: ( 1 ) accounting for income taxes; ( 2 ) classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows; ( 3 ) forfeitures; ( 4 ) minimum statutory tax withholding requirements; and ( 5 ) classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes. ASU 2016 - 09 became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2017. The method of adoption differs for each of the topics covered by the ASU. The Company elected to apply all topics covered by the ASU on a prospective basis and has elected to continue to estimate forfeitures expected to occur in determining the amount of compensation cost to be recognized each period. Under ASU 2016 - 09, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies from share based payments are recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement instead of the previous accounting which credited excess tax benefits to additional paid-in capital and tax deficiencies as a charge to income tax expense or as an offset to accumulated excess tax benefits, if any. Excess tax benefits or deficiencies are included in income tax expense as discrete items in the period in which they occur. For diluted earnings per share calculations, excess tax benefits are no longer included in assumed proceeds when determining average diluted shares outstanding under the treasury stock method. ASU 2016 - 09 resulted in a $2.6 million tax benefit from the distribution of restricted stock units in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Other Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014 - 09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ). The new guidance replaces existing revenue recognition guidance for contracts to provide goods or services to customers and amends existing guidance related to recognition of gains and losses on the sale of certain nonfinancial assets such as real estate. ASU 2014 - 09 clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and replaces nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. ASU 2014 - 09 as amended by ASU 2015 - 14, ASU 2016 - 08, ASU 2016 - 10 and ASU 2016 - 12, is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and is applied on either a modified retrospective or full retrospective basis. Our revenue is primarily comprised of net interest income on financial assets and financial liabilities, which is explicitly excluded from the scope of ASU 2014 - 09, and non-interest income. The Company has completed the assessment phase of implementing this new standard. In the assessment phase, the Company determined which revenue streams are within the scope and those that are excluded from the scope of the new standard. Based on this assessment, the Company concluded that substantially all of the Company's revenues are excluded from the scope of the new standard. For the revenues within the scope of the new standard, the Company concluded that there will not be a material impact under the new standard. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 01, “ Financial Instruments Overall (Subtopic 825 - 10 ): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities .” This update requires an entity to measure equity investments with readily determinable fair values at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Equity investment without readily determinable fair values will be measured at fair value either upon the occurrence of an observable price change or upon identification of an impairment and any amount by which the carrying value exceeding the fair value will be recognized as an impairment in net income. This update also requires an entity to disclose fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet to measure that fair value using the exit price option. In addition, this update requires separate presentation in comprehensive income for changes in the fair value of a liability and in the balance sheet by measurement category and form of financial asset. ASU 2016 - 01 becomes effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 02, Leases (Topic 842 ), which is intended to increase transparency and comparability in the accounting for lease transactions. ASU 2016 - 02 requires lessees to recognize all leases longer than twelve months on the consolidated balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities and quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding key information about leasing arrangements. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged. ASU 2016 - 02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years with an option to early adopt. ASU 2016 - 02 mandates a modified retrospective transition method for all entities. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2016 - 02 and has determined that the majority of our leases are operating leases. We expect, upon adoption, the Company will record a liability for the remaining obligation under the lease agreements and a corresponding right-of-use asset in its consolidated financial statements. ASU 2016 - 02 will be effective for us on January 1, 2019 and will require transition using a modified retrospective approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 13, “ Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326 ): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This update requires an entity to use a broader range of reasonable and supportable forecasts, in addition to historical experience and current conditions, to develop an expected credit loss estimate for financial assets and net investments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. Credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. ASU 2016 - 13 becomes effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company has designated a management team to evaluate ASU 2016 - 13 and develop an implementation strategy. The Company has not yet determined the effect of ASU 2016 - 13 on its accounting policies or the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 15, “ Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” This update provides guidance on eight cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice related to debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero -coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interest in securitization transactions, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The amendments reduce current and potential future diversity in practice. The amendments in this update apply to all entities that are required to present a statement of cash flows under Topic 230. ASU 2016 - 15 becomes effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 16, “Income Taxes – Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory.” This update will allow the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016 - 18, “Statement of Cash Flows – Restricted Cash.” This update requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of ASU 2016 - 18 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805 ) – Clarifying the Definition of a Business.” This update clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. Under the current implementation guidance in Topic 805, there are three elements of a business—inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities (collectively referred to as a “set”) that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are not required to be present. In addition, all the inputs and processes that a seller uses in operating a set are not required if market participants can acquire the set and continue to produce outputs, for example, by integrating the acquired set with their own inputs and processes. The amendments in this update also provide a screen to determine when a set is not a business. The amendments in this update affect all reporting entities that must determine whether they have acquired or sold a business. The amendments in this update are to be applied to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Adoption of ASU 2017 - 01 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 04, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350 ): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment .” This update simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Adoption of this update is on a prospective basis and the amendments in this update are to be applied to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Adoption of ASU 2017 - 04 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 05, " Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610 - 20 ): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets .” This update clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of Subtopic 610 - 20 if it meets the definition of an in substance nonfinancial asset. The amendments define the term “in substance nonfinancial asset”, in part, as a financial asset promised to a counterparty in a contract if substantially all of the fair value of the assets (recognized and unrecognized) that are promised to the counterparty in the contract is concentrated in nonfinancial assets, then all of the financial assets promised to the counterparty are in substance nonfinancial assets with the scope of Subtopic 610 - 20. The amendments in this update clarify that an entity should identify each distinct nonfinancial asset or in substance nonfinancial asset promised to a counterparty and derecognize each asset when a counterparty obtains control of it. The amendments also clarify that an entity should allocate consideration to each distinct asset by applying the guidance in Topic 606 on allocating the transaction price to performance obligations. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Adoption of ASU 2017 - 05 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310 - 20 ): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” This update amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. This update affects all entities that hold investments in callable debt securities that have an amortized cost basis in excess of the amount that is repayable by the issuer at the earliest call date. This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation ( T opic 718 ): Modification A ccounting. ” The amendments in this update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The amendments in this update affect any entity that changes the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Adoption of ASU 2017 - 09 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 11, “Earnings per Share (Topic 260 ), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480 ) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815 )." There are two parts to this update. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty in navigating topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments in part I of this update should be applied in either of the following ways: (i) Retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down round feature by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position as of the beginning of the first fiscal year and interim periods in which the pending content that links to this paragraph is effective; or (ii) Retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down round feature for each prior reporting period presented in accordance with the guidance on accounting changes in paragraphs 250 - 10 - 45 - 5 through 45 - 10. The amendments to Part II of this update do not require any transition guidance because those amendments do not have an accounting effect. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017 - 12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815 )”, targeted improvements to accounting for hedging activities. The amendments in this update better align an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. To meet that objective, the amendments expand and refine hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and align the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted in any interim period after issuance of the update. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards adopted in

2017

March 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

09,

“

Compensation Stock Compensation (Topic

718

): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

.” ASU

2016

changes aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including: (

) accounting for income taxes; (

) classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows; (

) forfeitures; (

) minimum statutory tax withholding requirements; and (

) classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes. ASU

2016

became effective for interim and annual periods beginning on

January 1, 2017.

The method of adoption differs for each of the topics covered by the ASU. The Company elected to apply all topics covered by the ASU on a prospective basis and has elected to continue to estimate forfeitures expected to occur in determining the amount of compensation cost to be recognized each period.

Under ASU

2016

09,

all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies from

share based payments are recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement instead of the previous accounting which credited excess tax benefits to additional paid-in capital and tax deficiencies as a charge to income tax expense or as an offset to accumulated excess tax benefits, if any. Excess tax benefits or deficiencies are included in income tax expense as discrete items in the period in which they occur. For diluted earnings per share calculations, excess tax benefits are

longer included in assumed proceeds when determining average diluted shares outstanding under the treasury stock method. ASU

2016

resulted in a

$2.6

million tax benefit from the distribution of restricted stock units in the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2017.

Other Accounting Standards

May 2014,

the FASB issued ASU

2014

09,

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic

606

The new guidance replaces existing revenue recognition guidance for contracts to provide goods or services to customers and amends existing guidance related to recognition of gains and losses on the sale of certain nonfinancial assets such as real estate. ASU

2014

clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and replaces nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are also required. ASU

2014

as amended by ASU

2015

14,

ASU

2016

08,

ASU

2016

and ASU

2016

12,

is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2017

and is applied on either a modified retrospective or full retrospective basis. Our revenue is primarily comprised of net interest income on financial assets and financial liabilities, which is explicitly excluded from the scope of ASU

2014

09,

and non-interest income. The Company has completed the assessment phase of implementing this new standard. In the assessment phase, the Company determined which revenue streams are within the scope and those that are excluded from the scope of the new standard. Based on this assessment, the Company concluded that substantially all of the Company's revenues are excluded from the scope of the new standard. For the revenues within the scope of the new standard, the Company concluded that there will

not

be a material impact under the new standard.

January 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

01,

“

Financial Instruments Overall (Subtopic

825

): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

.” This update requires an entity to measure equity investments with readily determinable fair values at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Equity investment without readily determinable fair values will be measured at fair value either upon the occurrence of an observable price change or upon identification of an impairment and any amount by which the carrying value exceeding the fair value will be recognized as an impairment in net income. This update also requires an entity to disclose fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet to measure that fair value using the exit price option. In addition, this update requires separate presentation in comprehensive income for changes in the fair value of a liability and in the balance sheet by measurement category and form of financial asset. ASU

2016

becomes effective for interim and annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2017.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

February 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

02,

Leases (Topic

842

which is intended to increase transparency and comparability in the accounting for lease transactions. ASU

2016

requires lessees to recognize all leases longer than

twelve

months on the consolidated balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities and quantitative and qualitative disclosures regarding key information about leasing arrangements. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged. ASU

2016

is effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2018,

including interim periods within those fiscal years with an option to early adopt. ASU

2016

mandates a modified retrospective transition method for all entities. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU

2016

and has determined that the majority of our leases are operating leases. We expect, upon adoption, the Company will record a liability for the remaining obligation under the lease agreements and a corresponding right-of-use asset in its consolidated financial statements. ASU

2016

will be effective for us on

January 1, 2019

and will require transition using a modified retrospective approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.

June 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

13,

“

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic

326

): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”

This update requires an entity to use a broader range of reasonable and supportable forecasts, in addition to historical experience and current conditions, to develop an expected credit loss estimate for financial assets and net investments that are

not

accounted for at fair value through net income. Credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. ASU

2016

becomes effective for interim and annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2019.

The Company has designated a management team to evaluate ASU

2016

and develop an implementation strategy. The Company has

not

yet determined the effect of ASU

2016

on its accounting policies or the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

August 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

15,

“

Statement of Cash Flows – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.”

This update provides guidance on

eight

cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice related to debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of

zero

-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interest in securitization transactions, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. The amendments reduce current and potential future diversity in practice. The amendments in this update apply to all entities that are required to present a statement of cash flows under Topic

230.

ASU

2016

becomes effective for interim and annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2017.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

October 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

16,

“Income Taxes – Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory.”

This update will allow the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2017,

including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

November 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

18,

“Statement of Cash Flows – Restricted Cash.”

This update requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update do

not

provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2017,

and interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of ASU

2016

not

expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

January 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

01,

“Business Combinations (Topic

805

) – Clarifying the Definition of a Business.”

This update clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. Under the current implementation guidance in Topic

805,

there are

three

elements of a business—inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities (collectively referred to as a “set”) that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are

not

required to be present. In addition, all the inputs and processes that a seller uses in operating a set are

not

required if market participants can acquire the set and continue to produce outputs, for example, by integrating the acquired set with their own inputs and processes. The amendments in this update also provide a screen to determine when a set is

not

a business. The amendments in this update affect all reporting entities that must determine whether they have acquired or sold a business. The amendments in this update are to be applied to annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2017.

Adoption of ASU

2017

not

expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

January

2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

04,

“Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic

350

): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

.”

This update simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step

from the goodwill impairment test. Step

measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Adoption of this update is on a prospective basis and the amendments in this update are to be applied to annual periods beginning after

December 15, 2019.

Adoption of ASU

2017

not

expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

February 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

05,

Other Income—Gains and Losses from the

Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets

(Subtopic

610

Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance

and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets

.”

This update clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of Subtopic

610

if it meets the definition of an in substance nonfinancial asset. The amendments define the term “in substance nonfinancial asset”, in part, as a financial asset promised to a counterparty in a contract if substantially all of the fair value of the assets (recognized and unrecognized) that are promised to the counterparty in the contract is concentrated in nonfinancial assets, then all of the financial assets promised to the counterparty are in substance nonfinancial assets with the scope of Subtopic

610

20.

The amendments in this update clarify that an entity should identify each distinct nonfinancial asset or in substance nonfinancial asset promised to a counterparty and derecognize each asset when a counterparty obtains control of it. The amendments also clarify that an entity should allocate consideration to each distinct asset by applying the guidance in Topic

606

on allocating the transaction price to performance obligations.

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2017,

including interim reporting periods within that reporting period.

Adoption of ASU

2017

not

expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

March 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

08,

“Receivables

- Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic

310

): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.”

This update amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do

not

require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. This update affects all entities that hold investments in callable debt securities that have an amortized cost basis in excess of the amount that is repayable by the issuer at the earliest call date. This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after

December 15, 2018.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

May 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

09,

“Compensation

–

Stock Compensation

(

opic

718

Modification

ccounting.

”

The amendments in this update provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic

718.

The amendments in this update affect any entity that changes the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after

December 15, 2017.

Adoption of ASU

2017

not

expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

July 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

11,

“Earnings per Share (Topic

260

), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic

480

) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic

815

)." There are

two

parts to this update. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty in navigating topic

480,

Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2020.

Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments in part I of this update should be applied in either of the following ways: (i) Retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down round feature by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position as of the beginning of the

first

fiscal year and interim periods in which the pending content that links to this paragraph is effective; or (ii) Retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down round feature for each prior reporting period presented in accordance with the guidance on accounting changes in paragraphs

250

through

10.

The amendments to Part II of this update do

not

require any transition guidance because those amendments do

not

have an accounting effect. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

August 2017,

the FASB issued ASU

2017

12,

“Derivatives and Hedging (Topic

815

)”, targeted improvements to accounting for hedging activities. The amendments in this update better align an entity’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. To meet that objective, the amendments expand and refine hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and align the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2018,

and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2019,

and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after

December 15, 2020.

Early application is permitted in any interim period after issuance of the update. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements.