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This excerpt taken from the SMG 10-Q filed May 6, 2009. Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51”
(“SFAS 160”). The objective of SFAS 160 is to improve the relevance,
comparability and transparency of the financial information that a reporting
entity provides in its consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 amends
ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. SFAS 160 also changes the way the consolidated financial
statements are presented, establishes a single method of accounting for changes
in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in
deconsolidation, requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income
when a subsidiary is deconsolidated and expands disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements that clearly identify and distinguish between the parent’s
ownership interest and the interest of the noncontrolling owners of a
subsidiary. The provisions of SFAS 160 are to be applied prospectively as
of the beginning of the fiscal year in which SFAS 160 is adopted, except
for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which are to be applied
retrospectively for all periods presented. SFAS 160 will be effective for
the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year beginning October 1,
2009. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption
of SFAS 160 may have on its financial statements and related
disclosures.
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