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Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change In Tax Rate, Deferred Tax Asset, Provisional Income Tax Expense

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 6) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 6) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Revenue recognition
Number of principal segments (in segment) \| segment				2
Product delivery period from date of shipment, minimum				1 day
Product delivery period from date of shipment, maximum				8 days
Advertising revenue as a percentage of total revenues	2.00%		2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Allowance for returns	$ 15,539	$ 17,391		$ 15,539
Deferred revenue	42,644	46,468		42,644
Deferred revenue, revenue recognized					$ 37,000
Club O loyalty program
Gift card and Club O Rewards breakage	1,300			3,000
Total revenue, net	$ 483,133		$ 432,024	$ 928,464	$ 864,459
Total revenue, net (as a percent)	100.00%		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Cost of goods sold
Product costs and other cost of goods sold	$ 371,841		$ 329,346	$ 705,361	$ 656,150
Fulfillment and related costs	19,549		18,507	37,491	37,231
Total cost of goods sold	$ 391,390		$ 347,853	$ 742,852	$ 693,381
Product costs and other cost of goods sold (as a percent)	77.00%		76.00%	76.00%	76.00%
Fulfillment and related costs (as a percent)	4.00%		4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Total cost of goods sold (as a percent)	81.00%		81.00%	80.00%	80.00%
Gross profit	$ 91,743		$ 84,171	$ 185,612	$ 171,078
Gross profit (as a percent)	19.00%		19.00%	20.00%	20.00%
Advertising expense
Advertising expense	$ 88,900		$ 39,500	$ 157,800	$ 73,300
Prepaid advertising expense	992	987		992
Self-funded health insurance
Self-funded health insurance reserve	1,400	1,000		$ 1,400
Income taxes
Additional tax expense		25,300
Amount related to the remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities		25,200
Provisional amount related to one-time transition tax on mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings		41
Club O loyalty program, gold
Club O loyalty program
Expiration period of Club O reward dollars after expiration of the customer's membership				90 days
Club O Membership Fees and Reward Points
Revenue recognition
Deferred revenue	$ 6,535	8,731		$ 6,535
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09
Club O loyalty program
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle		$ 5,000