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InJanuary2003,theFinancialAccountingStandardsBoard
(“FASB”)issuedFASBInterpretationNo.46(“FIN46”),Consol-
idationofVariableInterestEntities.Anentityissubjecttothe
consolidationrulesofFIN46andisreferredtoasavariable
interestentity(“VIE”)iftheentity’sequityinvestorslackthe
characteristicsofacontrollingfinancialinterestordonothave
sufficientequityatriskfortheentitytofinanceitsoperations
withoutadditionalfinancialsupport.InDecember2003,the
FASBissuedmodificationstoFIN46(“FIN46R”),resultingin
multipleeffectivedatesbasedonthenatureaswellasthecre-
ationdateofaVIE.TheadoptionofFIN46andFIN46Rin
2004hadnoimpactonourconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
InMay2004,theFASBissuedFASBStaffPositionNo.106-2
(“FSP106-2”),AccountingandDisclosureRequirements
RelatedtotheMedicarePrescriptionDrug,Improvementand
ModernizationActof2003,whichprovidesguidanceonthe
accountingfortheeffectsoftheMedicarePrescriptionDrug,
ImprovementandModernizationActof2003foremployers
thatsponsorpostretirementhealthcareplansthatprovide
prescriptiondrugbenefits.WeadoptedtheprovisionsofFSP
106-2inthethirdquarterof2004,resultinginareduction
inouraccumulatedpostretirementbenefitobligationof
$18.8million.Werecognizedareductioninournetperiodic
postretirementbenefitcostsof$2.0millionfor2004asa
resultoftheadoptionofFSP106-2.
InNovember2004,theFASBissuedSFASNo.151,Inven-
toryCosts–anAmendmentofARBNo.43,Chapter4,which
amendstheguidanceinARBNo.43toclarifytheaccounting
forabnormalamountsofidlefacilityexpense,freight,han-
dlingcostsandwastedmaterial.SFASNo.151requiresthat
theseitemsberecognizedascurrentperiodcharges.Inaddi-
tion,SFASNo.151requirestheallocationoffixedproduction
overheadstoinventorybasedonthenormalcapacityofthe
productionfacilities.SFASNo.151iseffectiveforinventory
costsincurredduringfiscalyearsbeginningafterJune15,2005.
WearecurrentlyevaluatingtheprovisionsofSFASNo.151and
willadoptSFASNo.151onJanuary1,2006.
InDecember2004,theFASBissuedSFASNo.153,
ExchangesofNonmonetaryAssets–anamendmentofAPB
OpinionNo.29,toaddressthemeasurementofexchangesof
nonmonetaryassets.SFASNo.153eliminatestheexception
fromfairvaluemeasurementfornonmonetaryexchangesof
similarproductiveassetsandreplacesitwithageneralexcep-
tionforexchangesofnonmonetaryassetsthatdonothave
commercialsubstance.Anonmonetaryexchangehascommer-
cialsubstanceifthefuturecashflowsoftheentityare
expectedtochangesignificantlyasaresultoftheexchange.
SFASNo.153iseffectivefornonmonetaryexchangesoccur-
ringafterJune30,2005.WewilladoptSFASNo.153on
July1,2005.
InDecember2004,theFASBrevisedSFASNo.123,Share-
BasedPayment(“SFASNo.123R”).SFASNo.123Risarevision
ofSFASNo.123andsupersedesAPBNo.25.SFASNo.123R
requiresapublicentitytomeasurethecostofemployeeser-
vicesreceivedinexchangeforanawardofequityinstruments
basedonthegrant-datefairvalueoftheaward.Thatcostwill
berecognizedovertheperiodinwhichanemployeeis
requiredtoprovideserviceinexchangefortheaward.SFAS
No.123Ralsorequiresapublicentitytoinitiallymeasurethe
costofemployeeservicesrenderedinexchangeforanaward
ofliabilityinstrumentsatitscurrentfairvalue.Thefairvalueof
thatawardistoberemeasuredsubsequentlyateachreporting
datethroughthesettlementdate.Changesinthefairvalue
duringtherequiredserviceperiodaretoberecognizedas
compensationcostoverthatperiod.Wearecurrentlyinthe
processofevaluatingdifferentoptionpricingmodelsandthe
impactofSFASNo.123Ronourconsolidatedfinancialstate-
ments.WewilladoptSFASNo.123RonJuly1,2005.
InDecember2004,theFASBissuedFASBStaffPosition
No.109-1(“FSP109-1”),ApplicationofFASBStatement
No.109,“AccountingforIncomeTaxes”(“SFASNo.109”)
totheTaxDeductiononQualifiedProductionActivitiesPro-
videdbytheAmericanJobsCreationActof2004,which
providesguidanceontherecentlyenactedAmericanJobs
CreationActof2004(the“Act”).TheActprovidesatax
deductionforincomefromqualifieddomesticproduction
activities.FSP109-1providesforthetreatmentofthededuc-
tionasaspecialdeductionasdescribedinSFASNo.109.
Assuch,thedeductionwillhavenoeffectonexistingdeferred
taxassetsandliabilities.Theimpactofthedeductionistobe
reportedintheperiodinwhichthedeductionisclaimedon
ourU.S.taxreturn.Wedonotexpectthatthisdeductionwill
haveamaterialimpactonoureffectivetaxrateinfutureyears.
FSP109-1iseffectiveprospectivelyasofJanuary1,2005.
InDecember2004,theFASBissuedFASBStaffPosition
No.109-2(“FSP109-2”),AccountingandDisclosureGuidance
fortheForeignRepatriationProvisionwithintheAmerican
JobsCreationActof2004,whichprovidesguidanceunder
SFASNo.109withrespecttorecordingthepotentialimpact
oftherepatriationprovisionsoftheActonacompany’s
incometaxexpenseanddeferredtaxliability.FSP109-2states
thatacompanyisallowedtimebeyondthefinancialreporting
periodofenactmenttoevaluatetheeffectoftheActonits
planforreinvestmentorrepatriationofforeignearningsfor
purposesofapplyingSFASNo.109.Wehavenotyetdecided
onwhether,andtowhatextent,wemightelecttorepatriate
foreignearningsundertheprovisionsintheAct.Anysuch
repatriationundertheActmustoccurbyDecember31,2005.
Accordingly,ourconsolidatedfinancialstatementsdonot
reflectaprovisionfortaxesrelatedtothiselection.Themaxi-
mumamountwecouldelecttorepatriateis$500millionas
prescribedintheAct.Ourevaluationoftheeffectiftheelec-
tionismadeisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendofthe
secondquarterof2005.
Reclassifications
Certainreclassifications,includingreclassificationsfor
deferredincometaxesandothertaxliabilities,havebeen
madetotheprioryears’consolidatedfinancialstatements
toconformwiththecurrentyearpresentation.
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