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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and other intangible assets      
Amortization expense $ 3,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 1,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 1,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Total Intangible assets      
Gross Amount 265,515,000knl_IntangibleAssetsGross 223,414,000knl_IntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated Amortization (11,776,000)knl_IntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (8,719,000)knl_IntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Net Amount 253,739,000knl_IntangibleAssetsNet 214,695,000knl_IntangibleAssetsNet  
Estimated Amortization      
2015 3,251,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths    
2016 3,237,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo    
2017 3,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree    
2018 2,375,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour    
2019 2,142,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive    
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill      
Balance as of December 31, 2013 79,951,000us-gaap_Goodwill    
Goodwill acquired in HOLLY HUNT acquisition 49,665,000us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments    
Foreign currency translation adjustment (698,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments    
Balance as of December 31, 2014 128,918,000us-gaap_Goodwill 79,951,000us-gaap_Goodwill  
Office Segment      
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill      
Balance as of December 31, 2013 37,578,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_OfficeSegmentMember
   
Goodwill acquired in HOLLY HUNT acquisition 0us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_OfficeSegmentMember
   
Foreign currency translation adjustment (730,000)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_OfficeSegmentMember
   
Balance as of December 31, 2014 36,848,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_OfficeSegmentMember
   
Studio Segment      
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill      
Balance as of December 31, 2013 5,414,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_StudioSegmentMember
   
Goodwill acquired in HOLLY HUNT acquisition 49,665,000us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_StudioSegmentMember
   
Foreign currency translation adjustment 32,000us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_StudioSegmentMember
   
Balance as of December 31, 2014 55,111,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_StudioSegmentMember
   
Coverings Segment      
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill      
Balance as of December 31, 2013 36,959,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_CoveringsSegmentMember
   
Goodwill acquired in HOLLY HUNT acquisition 0us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_CoveringsSegmentMember
   
Foreign currency translation adjustment 0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_CoveringsSegmentMember
   
Balance as of December 31, 2014 36,959,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= knl_CoveringsSegmentMember
   
Tradenames      
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:      
Gross Amount 231,300,000knl_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
207,821,000knl_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
 
Net Amount 231,300,000knl_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
207,821,000knl_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
 
Various      
Finite-lived intangible assets:      
Gross Amount 34,215,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= knl_VariousIntangibleAssetsMember
15,593,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= knl_VariousIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization (11,776,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= knl_VariousIntangibleAssetsMember
(8,719,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= knl_VariousIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Net Amount $ 22,439,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= knl_VariousIntangibleAssetsMember
$ 6,874,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ knl_FiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= knl_VariousIntangibleAssetsMember