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	Dec. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	May 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Common Stock	Apr. 10, 2013 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock	Jun. 18, 2013 Rochon Capital	Aug. 24, 2012 Rochon Capital	Dec. 31, 2013 Rochon Capital	Apr. 10, 2013 Rochon Capital	Dec. 31, 2013 Paperly	Dec. 31, 2013 Paperly Rochon Capital	Dec. 20, 2013 MSK	Dec. 31, 2013 MSK	Dec. 31, 2013 MSK Rochon Capital	Oct. 22, 2013 AEI item	Dec. 31, 2013 AEI	Dec. 31, 2013 AEI Trademarks and trade name	Dec. 31, 2013 AEI Other intellectual property	Dec. 31, 2013 AEI Rochon Capital	Oct. 22, 2013 AEI Promissory note	Oct. 02, 2013 TBT	Dec. 31, 2013 TBT	Dec. 31, 2013 TBT Rochon Capital	Aug. 22, 2013 Your Inspiration At Home Acquisition Ltd.	Dec. 31, 2013 Your Inspiration At Home Acquisition Ltd.	Dec. 31, 2013 Your Inspiration At Home Acquisition Ltd. Rochon Capital	Jun. 14, 2013 TLC	Jun. 30, 2013 TLC	Mar. 31, 2013 TLC	Dec. 31, 2012 TLC	Dec. 31, 2013 TLC	Mar. 18, 2013 TLC	Mar. 18, 2013 TLC Convertible notes one	Jun. 14, 2013 TLC Convertible notes one The Tamala L. Longaberger Recoverable Trust	Mar. 18, 2013 TLC Promissory note	Mar. 14, 2013 TLC Promissory note	Dec. 31, 2013 All other	Aug. 24, 2012 HCG Common Stock
Acquisitions
Common stock issuable in consideration (in shares)											155,926		317,804			7,446,600						1,766,979			4,512,975
Par value of common stock issuable in consideration (in dollars per share)				$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001					$ 0.0001
Value of common stock issuable in consideration											$ 73,285		$ 133,446			$ 3,400,000						$ 600,000			$ 1,300,000
Earn-out as a percentage of EBITDA											10.00%		5.00%
Payable recorded due to non delivery of shares of common stock											73,285			133,446			263,373
Goodwill		4,422,928									293,317			155,856			1,937,801						600,000			1,300,000						0						2,487,535
Number of shares of common stock not delivered																	572,246
Proceeds from sale of The Longaberger Golf Club	4,036,000
Gain on sale of The Longaberger Golf Club included in selling, general and administrative expenses	2,000
Ownership interest acquired of the voting stock (as a percent)													90.00%																				64.60%
Principal amount of Note																					1,700,000														6,500,000		4,000,000
Number of countries in which products are sold																40
Principal amount of purchase money note																1,700,000
Common stock issued to settle convertible notes (in shares)																												32,500,000
Additional shares issuable under Share Exchange Agreement										504,813,514
Consideration for transfer of shares							0
Shares transferred in private transaction							32,500,000
Shares cancelled related to acquisition									13,726,554			155,926			317,804					7,446,600				1,766,979			4,512,975
Ownership interest acquired of all the stock (as a percent)																																	51.70%
Amount of debt																																		6,500,000		4,000,000
Acquisition related costs																													165,000	138,000	338,000
Issuance of restricted common stock in connection with the merger (in shares)																																							438,086,034
Percentage of issued and outstanding shares issued for acquisition								90.00%
Authorized number of shares of common stock			5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000	490,000,000
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		2,036,890															1,942,600															84,062						10,228
Accounts receivable		885,352															582,292															259,602						43,458
Inventory		22,945,944															2,642,320															19,892,740						410,884
Prepaid expenses and other		3,369,332															2,287,575															1,074,420						7,337
Total current assets		29,237,518															7,454,787															21,310,824						471,907
Property, plant and equipment		28,761,687															241,089															28,469,390						51,208
Goodwill		4,422,928									293,317			155,856			1,937,801						600,000			1,300,000						0						2,487,535
Intangibles, net		3,764,102															3,764,102	3,400,000	300,000
Other assets		4,544,099															553,194															3,946,570						44,335
Total assets		70,732,742															13,950,973															53,726,784						3,054,985
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable - trade		8,538,830															1,952,801															6,383,107						202,922
Accounts payable - related party		258,022															6,091																					251,931
Line of credit payable		9,360,227																														9,319,612						40,615
Accrued commissions		4,680,424															4,476,382															204,042
Deferred revenue		4,328,890															196,504															4,132,386
Current portion of long-term debt		661,355															306,965															354,390
Other current liabilities		6,745,222															2,401,793															3,758,003						585,426
Total current liabilities		34,572,970															9,340,536															24,151,540						1,080,894
Long-term debt		10,658,801															1,393,035															9,265,766
Other long-term liabilities		65,461															50,928																					14,533
Total liabilities		45,297,232															10,784,499															33,417,306						1,095,427
Stockholders' equity:
Stockholders' equity attributable to CVSL		15,606,938															3,162,063															10,500,000						1,944,875
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interest		9,828,572															4,411															9,809,478						14,683
Total stockholders' equity		25,435,510															3,166,474															20,309,478						1,959,558
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 70,732,742															$ 13,950,973															$ 53,726,784						$ 3,054,985
Estimated useful life																		20 years	5 years