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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events
In July 2013, pursuant to a Letter Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and Martha Stewart agreed to certain modifications to the employment agreement between Ms. Stewart and the Company, dated April 1, 2009 (the “Employment Agreement”) and the Intangible Asset License Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2008, by and between Lifestyle Research Center, LLC., the successor in interest to MS Real Estate Management Company, and the Company (the “IAL”). As amended, the Employment Agreement will continue in effect until June 30, 2017 and the IAL will continue in effect until September 15, 2017.
The Company and Ms. Stewart agreed that effective as of July 1, 2013 her annual base salary under the Employment Agreement will be reduced by $0.2 million to $1.8 million, and payment or reimbursement of business and certain other expenses will be made in accordance with a new expense policy adopted by the Board.
The parties to the IAL also agreed that the annual licensing fee under the IAL will be reduced by $0.3 million to $1.7 million, effective September 15, 2013, which is the date at which the next annual payment is due under such agreement.