SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.     SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

• Basis of Presentation

  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements (the "unaudited consolidated financial statements") have been prepared by the Company in United States ("U.S.") dollars and in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial reporting, which do not conform in all respects to the requirements of U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. Accordingly, these condensed notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP that are contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the "2011 Form 10-K"). The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies that are consistent with the policies used in preparing the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011. There have been no changes to the Company's significant accounting policies since December 31, 2011, except as described below under "Adoption of New Accounting Standards". The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company's financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented.

  Reclassifications

  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform with the current year presentation.

  Use of Estimates

  In preparing the unaudited consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates and the operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

  On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates to ensure that these estimates appropriately reflect changes in the Company's business and new information as it becomes available. If historical experience and other factors used by management to make these estimates do not reasonably reflect future activity, the Company's results of operations and financial position could be materially impacted.

  Adoption of New Accounting Standards

  Effective January 1, 2012, the Company has adopted on a prospective basis the provisions of the following new accounting standards:

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  Guidance that results in a consistent definition of fair value and common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The amendments change some fair value measurement principles and disclosure requirements under U.S. GAAP. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

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  Guidance requiring entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. This guidance does not change the components of other comprehensive income or the calculation of earnings per share. The effective date for amendments to the presentation of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income has been deferred. As this guidance relates to presentation only, the adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's financial position or results of operations.

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  Guidance intended to simplify goodwill impairment testing, by allowing an entity 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 the carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a two-step goodwill impairment test. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50%. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.