2.4.0.8117 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingenciestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseeol_PE677256--1310-Q0014_STD_92_20130731_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001330421duration2013-05-01T00:00:002013-07-31T00:00:001false 4us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> 9. Commitments and Contingencies In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims including alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights. The Company reviews the status of each matter and records a provision for a liability when it is considered both probable that a liability has been incurred and that the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as additional information becomes available. If either or both of the criteria are not met, the Company assesses whether there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss, or additional losses, may be incurred. If there is a reasonable possibility that a loss may be incurred, the Company discloses the estimate of the amount of loss or range of losses, discloses that the amount would not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements (if applicable) or discloses that an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss cannot be made. Legal fees are recognized as incurred when the legal services are provided, and therefore are not recognized as a part of a loss contingency accrual. On January 10, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint against the Company with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, alleging that the Company’s acquisition of PowerReviews violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 18 and seeking the Company’s divestiture of assets sufficient to create a competing business that can replace the competitive significance of PowerReviews in the marketplace. The Company disputes the allegations and intends to vigorously contest the matter. It is not possible to reliably predict the outcome of the case. Therefore, the Company cannot currently estimate the possible loss or range of loss that could result from the case. On March 12, 2013, a purported shareholder derivative action was filed in the Texas State District Court for Travis County, Texas against certain of the Company’s officers and directors, former officers and directors, and against the Company as nominal defendant. The complaint in this matter alleges corporate waste, breaches of fiduciary duties and breaches of the Company’s corporate policies in connection with the acquisition of PowerReviews and certain of the Company’s officers’ and directors’ sales of shares of the Company’s stock. The complaint requests declaratory judgment, a disgorgement of $91.4 million in proceeds received from such sales of the Company’s stock, unspecified damages on behalf of the Company, reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and experts’ fees, and equitable relief. Due to the early stages of the case, it is not possible to reliably predict the outcome of the case. Therefore, the Company cannot currently estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss that could result from the case.   As of July 31, 2013, the Company was in the process of assessing the sales tax status of the Bazaarvoice enterprise service offering with sales tax agencies in certain states in which it operates. Based on the limited information received from certain of these states, the Company cannot estimate with certainty which of its service offerings and features these states may determine to be subject to state sales tax or the historical time period for which these services were taxable. The Company preliminarily estimates that its liability, net of amounts to be recovered from customers, will be between $2.5 million and $4.0 million. The Company has accrued a liability of $3.4 million, representing the best estimate of the amount within this range that will probably be incurred to settle these obligations. The estimated range includes an action plan for recovering the amounts due from the Company’s customers. If it is determined that the portion of the Company’s product offering subject to state sales tax or the time period in which the products are taxable is greater than that used to determine the accrual as of July 31, 2013, or if there are changes in our underlying assumptions, then the actual liability incurred will likely approach the higher end of the current estimated range. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.25) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6449706&loc=d3e16207-108621 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394976&loc=d3e25287-109308 false0Commitments and ContingenciesfalseCommitments and ContingenciesUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.bazaarvoice.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsCommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock11