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Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements  
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In March, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting standards update (ASU) 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which relates to the accounting for employee share-based payments.  The guidance in this update addresses several aspects of the accounting for share-based payments, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows.  The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2017.  The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

   

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,  Leases, which requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019 and should be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.



In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory – Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which applies to inventory measured using first-in, first-out or average cost. The guidance in this update states that inventory within its scope shall be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, and when the net realizable value of inventory is lower than its cost, the difference shall be recognized as a loss in earnings. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2017 and should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2015-11 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.



In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP.  The guidance in this update requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue that it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the accounting guidance on its ongoing financial reporting.