2.4.0.83060 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q3YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000070793duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Goodwill and Intangible Assets2false 2us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"> <div style="POSITION: relative; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 80.51%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;"> <div align="center"> <table style="text-align:left;TEXT-ALIGN: left;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="120%"> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th width="29%" align="left">  </th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Wholesale <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">European Retail <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Direct Response / E-Commerce <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">North Amercian Retail <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Consolidated <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="1%"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> Balance at September 30, 2012</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">613,561</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">281,025</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">317,985</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">7,744</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">1,220,315</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> Acquisitions</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">35,500</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">4,147</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">39,647</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> Reassignment of goodwill(1)</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">35,000</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">(53,000</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%">)</td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">18,000</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> Foreign currency translation</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">(7,178</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%">)</td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">(12,737</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%">)</td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">(19,915</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%">)</td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> Balance at June 30, 2013</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">641,883</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">307,435</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">264,985</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="8%" align="right">25,744</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">1,240,047</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td valign="bottom" width="29%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div>  </div> <div style="POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;"> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt;">(1)</dt> <dd>Goodwill was reassigned based on the relative fair values of the elements transferred and the elements remaining in the respective segment. 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This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. false0Schedule of changes in carrying amount of goodwill by segment3false 2nty_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassTableTextBlocknty_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"> <div style="POSITION: relative; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 97.81%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt;"> <div align="center"> <table style="text-align:left;TEXT-ALIGN: left;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th width="36%" align="left">  </th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="5" align="center">June 30, 2013 <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="5" align="center">September 30, 2012 <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="1%"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="bottom"> <th width="36%" align="left">  </th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Gross carrying amount <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Accumulated amortization <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Gross carrying amount <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="3%"> </th> <th colspan="2" align="center">Accumulated amortization <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></th> <th width="1%"> </th></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> Definite lived intangible assets:</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> Brands and customer relationships</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">912,134</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">106,196</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">885,866</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">76,893</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> Tradenames and other</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">176,837</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">14,844</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">151,745</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">10,686</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%">  </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">1,088,971</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">121,040</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">1,037,611</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">87,579</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> Indefinite lived intangible assets:</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> Tradenames</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">985,795</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">1,001,772</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">—</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> Total intangible assets</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">2,074,766</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">121,040</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="10%" align="right">2,039,383</td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="2%">$</td> <td valign="bottom" width="12%" align="right">87,579</td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px;" valign="top"> <td valign="bottom" width="36%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"> <hr style="COLOR: #000000;" size="4" noshade="noshade" /></td> <td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div> </div>         </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of amortizable finite-lived intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, and indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. 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