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Commitments And Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments And Contingencies

NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     In September, 2012, the Company invested $5.5 million, including transaction costs, for a minority investment in Elizabeth Arden Salon Holdings, an unrelated party whose subsidiaries operate the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas and the Mario Tricoci Hair Salons ("Salon Holdings"). The investment, which is in the form of a secured convertible note bearing interest at 2%, has been accounted for using the cost method and at September 30, 2012, is included in other assets on the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet. Under the terms of the agreement with Salon Holdings, the Company will invest an additional $4.2 million by May 1, 2013. The Company entered into a co-investment agreement with another minority investor of Salon Holdings under which the minority investor has the ability to put its interest in Salon Holdings to the Company under certain circumstances, at a specified price based on the performance of Salon Holdings over the previous 12 month period. Should the minority investor put its interest in Salon Holdings to the Company, it can elect to receive payment in cash, Common Stock or a combination of both. As of September 30, 2012, if the minority investor had put its interest in Salon Holdings to the Company, based on the performance of Salon Holdings over the previous 12 month period, the impact would not have been material to the Company's liquidity.

     The Company is a party to a number of legal actions, proceedings, audits, tax audits, claims and disputes, arising in the ordinary course of business, including those with current and former customers over amounts owed. While any action, proceeding, audit or claim contains an element of uncertainty and may materially affect the Company's cash flows and results of operations in a particular quarter or year, based on current facts and circumstances, the Company's management believes that the outcome of such actions, proceedings, audits, claims and disputes will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

     The Company and its domestic subsidiaries file income tax returns with federal, state and local tax authorities within the United States. The Company also files tax returns for its international affiliates in various foreign jurisdictions. The statute of limitations for the Company's U.S. federal tax return years remains open for the year ended June 30, 2008 and subsequent fiscal years. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") began an examination of the Company's U.S. federal tax returns for the years ended June 30, 2008 ("Fiscal 2008") and June 30, 2009 ("Fiscal 2009") during fiscal year 2011 and, in November 2012 issued a Notice of Proposed Adjustment ("NOPA") for Fiscal 2008 and Fiscal 2009 relating to transfer pricing matters. In the NOPA, the IRS proposes increases to the Company's U.S. taxable income for Fiscal 2008 and Fiscal 2009 totaling approximately $29.1 million of additional taxable income, which could be material to the Company's consolidated statements of operations in the period in which resolved unless resolved favorably to the Company. The Company disagrees with the proposed adjustments and intends to vigorously contest them. If the Company is not able to favorably resolve these proposed adjustments at the IRS examination level, the Company intends to pursue its available remedies. While any IRS examination contains an element of uncertainty, based on current facts and circumstances, the Company believes the ultimate outcome of the examination, including any subsequent protest, appeals or judicial process, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, business or prospects. In addition, if the examination is not resolved favorably, the Company has $71 million of U.S. federal operating loss carryforwards as of June 30, 2012 which would be utilized to offset any cash flow impact. It is reasonably possible that over the next twelve-month period the Company may experience an increase or decrease in its unrecognized tax benefits, but it is not possible to determine either the magnitude or range of any increase or decrease at this time.