Note 1 - Basis of Presentation of Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

(1)   BASIS OF PRESENTATION OF INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for each period include the condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows of Steiner Leisure Limited (including its subsidiaries, "Steiner Leisure," the "Company," "we" and "our").  All significant intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to the SEC's rules and regulations.  However, management believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to present fairly our unaudited financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  The unaudited results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and cash flows for the three months then ended are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or cash flows that may be expected for the remainder of 2012.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the "2011 Annual Report").  The December 31, 2011 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet included herein was extracted from the December 31, 2011 audited Consolidated Balance Sheet included in our 2011 Annual Report.

The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Significant estimates include the assessment of the realization of accounts receivables, recovery of long-lived assets and goodwill and other intangible assets, determination of deferred income taxes, including valuation allowances, useful lives of definite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment, determination of fair value of assets and liabilities in purchase price allocations, the determination of gift certificate breakage revenue assumptions related to the determination of stock-based compensation and for Ideal Image Center sales and related deferred customer acquisition costs, the determination of the average number of treatments provided.