Annual Report 2011 - Food Junction

Notes to the Financial Statements (cont’d)
31 December 2011
2. Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d)
2.5 Basis of consolidation and business combinations (cont’d)
(a) Basis of consolidation (cont’d)
Basis of consolidation from 1 January 2010 (cont’d)
A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary company, without a loss of control, is
accounted for as an equity transaction. If the Group loses control over a subsidiary company, it:
– De-recognises the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary company at
their carrying amounts at the date when controls is lost;
– De-recognises the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest;
– De-recognises the cumulative translation differences recorded in equity;
– Recognises the fair value of the consideration received;
– Recognises the fair value of any investment retained;
– Recognises any surplus or deficit in profit or loss;
– Re-classifies the Group’s share of components previously recognised in other
comprehensive income to profit or loss or retained earnings, as appropriate.
Basis of consolidation prior to 1 January 2010
Certain of the above-mentioned requirements were applied on a prospective basis. The following
differences, however, are carried forward in certain instances from the previous basis of
consolidation:
– Acquisition of non-controlling interests, prior to 1 January 2010, were accounted for using
the parent entity extension method, whereby, the difference between the consideration
and the book value of the share of the net assets acquired were recognised in goodwill.
– Losses incurred by the Group were attributed to the non-controlling interest until the
balance was reduced to nil. Any further losses were attributed to the Group, unless
the non-controlling interest had a binding obligation to cover these. Losses prior to 1
January 2010 were not reallocated between non-controlling interest and the owners of the
Company.
– Upon loss of control, the Group accounted for the investment retained at its proportionate
share of net asset value at the date control was lost. The carrying value of such
investments as at 1 January 2010 have not been restated.
(b) Business combinations
Business combinations from 1 January 2010
Business combinations are accounted for by applying the acquisition method. Identifiable assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair
values at the acquisition date. Acquisition-related costs are recognised as expenses in the
periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received.
When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed for
appropriate classification and designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic
circumstances and pertinent conditions as at the acquisition date. This includes the separation
of embedded derivatives in host contracts by the acquiree.
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