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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Change in Accounting Principles
9 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company

Perrigo Company plc (formerly known as Perrigo Company Limited, and prior thereto, Blisfont Limited) ("Perrigo" or "the Company"), was incorporated under the laws of Ireland on June 28, 2013, and became the successor registrant of Perrigo Company on December 18, 2013 in connection with the consummation of the acquisition of Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan"), which is discussed further in Note 2. From its beginnings as a packager of home remedies in 1887, Perrigo has grown to become a leading global healthcare supplier. Perrigo develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter ("OTC") and generic prescription ("Rx") pharmaceuticals, nutritional products and active pharmaceutical ingredients ("API"), and has a specialty sciences business comprised of assets focused predominantly on the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (Tysabri®). The Company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC healthcare products for the store brand market. Perrigo's mission is to offer uncompromised "Quality Affordable Healthcare Products®", and it does so across a wide variety of product categories primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Israel and Australia, as well as many other key markets worldwide, including Canada, China and Latin America.
    
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and other adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
    
The Company’s sales of OTC pharmaceutical products are subject to the seasonal demands for cough/cold/flu and allergy products and consumer dynamics in the retail environments in which our customers operate. In addition, the Company's animal health products are subject to the seasonal demand for flea and tick products, which typically peaks during the warmer weather months. Accordingly, operating results for the three and nine months ended March 29, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in Perrigo Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2013.

The Company has five reportable segments, aligned primarily by type of product: Consumer Healthcare, Nutritionals, Rx Pharmaceuticals, API, and Specialty Sciences. In conjunction with the acquisition of Elan, the Company expanded its operating segments to include the Specialty Sciences segment, which is comprised of assets focused predominantly on the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (Tysabri®). In addition, the Company has an Other category that consists of the Israel Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Products operating segment, which does not individually meet the quantitative thresholds required to be a separately reportable segment. This segment structure is consistent with the way management makes operating decisions, allocates resources and manages the growth and profitability of the Company’s business.     

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Investment Securities

The Company determines the appropriate classification of securities as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale. These securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI"). The assessment for impairment of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale is based on established financial methodologies, including quoted market prices for publicly traded securities.
Non-marketable equity securities are carried at cost, less write-down-for-impairments, and are adjusted for impairment based on methodologies, including the valuation achieved in the most recent private placement by an investee, an assessment of the impact of general private equity market conditions, and discounted projected future cash flows. Non-marketable equity securities are recorded in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The factors affecting the assessment of impairments include both general financial market conditions and factors specific to a particular company. In the case of equity classified as available-for-sale, a significant and prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its carrying amount is considered in determining whether the security is impaired. If any such evidence exists, an impairment loss is recognized in earnings.

As a result of the Elan acquisition, the Company acquired equity investment securities. The investments primarily included a 14.6% share in Prothena Corporation plc ("Prothena"), a drug discovery business incorporated in Ireland and traded on the NASDAQ Global Market. The investments also included a number of smaller stakes in both public and privately-held emerging pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

At March 29, 2014, the Company held a total of $25.6 million of equity investment securities carried at fair value, of which $7.7 million were current and $17.9 million were non-current, recorded in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Due to changes in fair value, the Company recorded gross unrealized gains of $8.4 million and $3.5 million in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") during the three and nine months ended March 29, 2014. The gains are recorded net of tax as a component of AOCI. Additionally, the Company held $8.9 million of non-marketable equity securities carried at cost.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company sold its ownership stake in Prothena, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, for $79.4 million and recognized a loss on the sale of $9.9 million. The loss was reclassified out of AOCI and into earnings.

Also during the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company entered into a series of agreements with former collaboration partner Transition Therapeutics Inc. ("Transition") to progress the clinical development of ELND005 (Scyllo-inositol) in a number of important indications including Alzheimer's disease, Bipolar Disorder and Down Syndrome. As part of the agreement, Transition acquired all of the shares of a wholly owned, indirect Irish subsidiary of the Company, and is now solely responsible for all ongoing development activities and costs associated with ELND005. The Company made a $15.0 million investment in return for 2,255,640 common shares of Transition and will be eligible to receive royalties and milestone payments should ELND005 be commercialized. The investment is carried at fair value and is included in other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Equity Method Investments

The equity method of accounting is used for unconsolidated entities over which the Company has significant influence; generally this represents ownership interests of at least 20% and not more than 50%. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company records the investments at carrying value adjusted for a proportionate share of the profits and losses of these entities. The Company evaluates its equity method investments for recoverability in accordance with ASC Topic 323, "Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures". If the Company determines that a loss in the value of the investment is other than temporary, the investment is written down to its estimated fair value. Any such losses are recorded in other expense, net. Evaluations of recoverability under ASC 323 are based primarily on projected cash flows. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could differ from such estimates.

The Company's equity method investments totaled $60.6 million at March 29, 2014. The Company acquired three equity method investments with the Elan acquisition as follows:

Janssen AI - A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, which in 2009, acquired all of the assets and liabilities related to Elan's Alzheimer’s Immunotherapy Program ("AIP") collaboration with Wyeth (which has since been acquired by Pfizer). During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company sold its 49.9% equity interest for $2.0 million, recording a loss on the sale of $2.8 million. Additionally, the Company recorded net losses of $0.6 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended March 29, 2014 related to the Company's share of Janssen AI's losses before it was sold.
 
Newbridge Pharmaceutical Limited ("Newbridge") - Newbridge is a Dubai-based pharmaceuticals company specializing in in-licensing, acquiring, registering and commercializing drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), the European Medicines Agency and Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency to treat diseases with high regional prevalence in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and the Caspian region. The Company has a 48% equity stake in Newbridge with a carrying value of $37.2 million at March 29, 2014. The Company has an option to acquire the majority of the remaining equity for approximately $243.0 million until March 2015. The Company recorded net losses of $2.6 million and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended March 29, 2014, respectively, related to the Company's share of Newbridge losses during those periods.

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. ("Proteostasis") - Proteostasis is focused on the discovery and development of disease modifying small molecule drugs and diagnostics for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and dementia-related diseases. The Company has a 22% equity interest in Proteostasis with a carrying value of $19.3 million at March 29, 2014. The Company recorded net losses of $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended March 29, 2014, respectively, related to the Company's share of Proteostasis losses during those time periods.
    
Defined Benefit Pension Plans

As part of the Elan acquisition, the Company assumed responsibility for the funding of two Irish defined benefit pension plans. The defined benefit pension plans were closed to new members in March 2009 and the future accrual of benefits ceased for active members of the plans on January 31, 2013. The defined benefit pension plans are managed externally and the related pension costs and liabilities are assessed in accordance with the advice of a qualified professional actuary. An actuarial valuation was completed at December 18, 2013, the date the Company acquired Elan.  Two significant assumptions, the discount rate and the expected rate of return on plan assets, are important elements of expense and/or liability measurement. The Company evaluates these assumptions with the assistance of an actuary. Other assumptions involve employee demographic factors such as retirement patterns, mortality, turnover and the rate of compensation increase.

Actuarial gains and losses are recognized using the corridor method. Under the corridor method, to the extent that any cumulative unrecognized net actuarial gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the present value of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of the plan assets, that portion is recognized over the expected average remaining working lives of the plan participants. Otherwise, the net actuarial gain or loss is recorded in OCI. The Company recognizes the funded status of benefit plans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, the Company recognizes the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period but are not recognized as components of net periodic pension cost of the period as a component of OCI.

At March 29, 2014, the funded status of the plans was a pension surplus of $22.7 million. As a result, the Company did not make any contributions to the plans from December 18, 2013 to March 29, 2014, nor does it expect to for the remainder of fiscal 2014. No pension expense was incurred from December 18, 2013 to March 29, 2014.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

          In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” (“ASU 2014-08”). The amendments in ASU 2014-08 raise the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and require new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not currently meet the definition of a discontinued operation. Additional disclosures will include an entity’s continuing involvement with a discontinued operation following the disposal date and retained equity method investments in a discontinued operation. ASU 2014-08 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014 with early adoption permitted. This guidance will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The Company does not anticipate the adoption will have a material effect on its Consolidated Results of Operations or financial condition.
    
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" ("ASU 2013-02"). Under ASU 2013-02, an entity is required to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of AOCI by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional details about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 does not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in the financial statements. ASU 2013-02 was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The additional disclosures required by this ASU have been included in Note 11. Because this standard only impacts presentation and disclosure requirements, its adoption did not impact the Company's Consolidated Results of Operations or financial condition.
        
In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (ASC Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment." This amendment was made to simplify the asset impairment test. It allows an organization the option to first assess the qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. An organization that elects to perform a qualitative assessment is no longer required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the organization determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is “more likely than not” that the asset is impaired. This ASU is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, although early adoption is also permitted. This guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and did not have any effect on the Company's Consolidated Results of Operations or financial condition.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” ("ASU 2011-11"), as clarified with ASU 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” ("ASU 2013-01") issued in January 2013. These common disclosure requirements are intended to help investors and other financial statement users better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a portfolio’s financial position. They also improve transparency in the reporting of how companies mitigate credit risk, including disclosure of related collateral pledged or received. In addition, ASU 2011-11 facilitates comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position, and disclose instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. Both ASU 2011-11 and ASU 2013-01 were effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. Because this standard only impacts presentation and disclosure requirements, its adoption did not impact the Company's Consolidated Results of Operations or financial condition.