SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and include the Company’s consolidated domestic and international subsidiaries. Certain information and disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2020. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. All dollar amounts (other than per share amounts) in the following discussion are in millions of United States (“U.S.”) dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents funds that are not readily available for general purpose cash needs due to contractual limitations. Restricted cash is classified as a current or long-term asset based on the timing and nature of when or how the cash is expected to be used or when the restrictions are expected to lapse. As of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the Company had restricted cash of $56.2 and $43.7, respectively, included in Restricted cash in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Restricted cash balance as of December 31, 2020 primarily provides collateral for certain bank guarantees on rent, customs and duty accounts and also consists of collections on factored receivables that remain unremitted to the factor as of December 31, 2020. Restricted cash is included as a component of Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Equity Investments

The Company elected the fair value option to account for its investment in the Wella Business. The fair value is updated on a quarterly basis. The investments are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company estimates the fair value of the investments using either the market approach and/or income approach. Changes in the fair value of equity investments under the fair value option are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 9—Equity Investments).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Significant accounting policies that contain subjective management estimates and assumptions include those related to revenue recognition, the market value of inventory, the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities associated with acquisitions, the fair value of equity investments, the assessment of goodwill, other intangible assets and long-lived assets for impairment and income taxes. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, and makes adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions. Significant changes, if any, in those estimates and assumptions resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in future periods.

Tax Information

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was 68.2% and 27.8%, respectively and 156.9% and 40.4% for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The positive effective tax rate for the three and six months ended December 31, 2020 results from reporting losses before income taxes and a benefit for income taxes. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2020, as compared with the three months ended December 31, 2019, is primarily due to the resolution of foreign uncertain tax positions of $16.8 in the current period. The change in the effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2020, as compared with the six months ended December 31, 2019, is primarily due to a preliminary benefit of $220.5 recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and the U.S. GAAP treatment of the Younique disposition in the prior period. The benefit recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 is the result of a tax rate differential on the deferred taxes recognized on the transfer of assets and liabilities, following the relocation of the Company's main principal location from Geneva to Amsterdam. This amount will be finalized when negotiations with the tax authorities are completed.

The effective income tax rates vary from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to the effect of (i) jurisdictions with different statutory rates, (ii) adjustments to the Company’s unrealized tax benefits (“UTBs”) and accrued interest, (iii) non-deductible expenses, (iv) audit settlements and (v) valuation allowance changes.

As of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the gross amount of UTBs was $325.1 and $277.9, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the total amount of UTBs that, if recognized, would impact the effective income tax rate is $200.1. As of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the liability associated with UTBs, including accrued interest and penalties, was $222.2 and $170.7, respectively, which was recorded in Income and other taxes payable and Other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The total interest and penalties recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations related to UTBs was $(0.2) and $(1.3) for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively and $1.0 and $0.1 for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The total gross accrued interest and penalties recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020 was $22.0 and $19.3, respectively. On the basis of the information available as of December 31, 2020, it is reasonably possible that a decrease of up to $38.4 in UTBs may occur within twelve months as a result of projected resolutions of global tax examinations and a potential lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 and ASU 2018-19, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires that a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at an amortized cost basis be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. This approach to estimating credit losses applies to most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, including but not limited to, trade and other receivables. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 and the cumulative effect adjustment from adoption was immaterial to the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. On initial recognition, the Company recorded an after-tax cumulative effect decrease to retained earnings of $5.7 ($6.6 pre-tax) as of the beginning of fiscal 2021.

On July 1, 2020, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820), which improved the effectiveness of disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The standard removes, modifies, and adds certain disclosure requirements. The adoption of this new standard had no impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”) as part of its simplification initiative to reduce the cost and complexity in accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. ASU 2019-12 also amends other aspects of the guidance to help simplify and promote consistent application of GAAP. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 effective July 1, 2020, on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope, which simplifies the accounting for contract modifications made to replace LIBOR or other reference rates that are expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to these contract modifications if certain criterion are met. The amendment is available to be adopted immediately and the Company is evaluating the impact of applying this guidance on its existing derivative contracts, leases and other arrangements, as well as when to adopt this guidance.