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Commitments And Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments And Contingencies

NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

During fiscal 2013 and 2014, the Company invested $9.7 million, including transaction costs, for a minority investment in Elizabeth Arden Salon Holdings, LLC, 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 collateralized convertible note bearing interest at 2%, has been accounted for using the cost method and at September 30, 2014, is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. 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, 2014, 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 returns remains open for the year ended June 30, 2010 and subsequent fiscal years. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the IRS began an examination of the Company's U.S. federal tax returns for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The year ended June 30, 2010, and subsequent fiscal years remain subject to examination for various state tax jurisdictions. In addition, the Company has subsidiaries in various foreign jurisdictions that have statutes of limitations generally ranging from one to five years. The year ended June 30, 2009, and subsequent fiscal years remain subject to examination for various foreign jurisdictions.