December 2010
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
31h 28m
English
Content preview from Financial Accounting: In an Economic Context
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KEY TERMS
Note: Definitions for these terms are provided in the glossary at the end of the text.
Affiliate companies (p. 345)
Available-for-sale securities (p. 335)
Business acquisition (p. 348)
Business combination (p. 349)
Comprehensive income (p. 341)
Consolidated financial statements (p. 348)
Controlling interest (p. 348)
Cost method (p. 343)
Equity investment (p. 333)
Equity method (p. 344)
Fair market value option (p. 348)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (p. 355)
Holding gains or losses (p. 337)
Intention to convert (p. 335)
Level 1 measurements (p. 348)
Level 2 measurements (p. 348)
Level 3 measurements (p. 348)
Mark-to-market rule (p. 336)
Merger (p. 349)
Noncontrolling interest (p. 359)
Parent company (p. 348)
Readily marketable (p. 334)
Realized gains/losses (p. 337)
Special purpose entities (SPEs) (p. 353)
Special purpose vehicles (p. 353)
Statement of Recognized Income and Expense (SORIE) (p. 341)
Subsidiary (p. 348)
Trading securities (p. 335)
Unrealized gains/losses (p. 337)
Unrealized price changes (p. 339)
ETHICS in the Real World
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