Description of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description of Business

Note 1 – Description of Business

Party City Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or “PCHI”) designs, manufactures, contracts for manufacture and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery throughout the world. In addition, the Company operates specialty retail party supply stores in the United States and Canada, principally under the names Party City and Halloween City, and e-commerce websites, principally through the domain name partycity.com. The Company also franchises both individual stores and franchise areas throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, principally under the name Party City.

PCHI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PC Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (“PC Intermediate” or “Parent”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PC Nextco Holdings, LLC (“PC Nextco”). PC Nextco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Party City Holdco Inc. (“Party City Holdco”).