Summary of New Accounting Standard

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Summary of New Accounting Standard

Summary of New Accounting Standard

2. Summary of New Accounting Standard

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income” (ASU 2011-12), which amended existing guidance by allowing only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous financial statement, statement of comprehensive income or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, consisting of an income statement followed by a separate statement of other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-12 requires retrospective application, and it is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the two separate but consecutive financial statements presentation effective in our quarterly period ended March 31, 2012. The adoption of this new standard did not have any effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.