Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Kimball International, Inc. (the "Company," "Kimball," "we," us," or "our") have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. As such, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted, although we believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Management believes the financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly the financial statements for the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results for any future interim period or for the entire fiscal year. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our latest annual report on Form 10-K.

Notes Receivable and Trade Accounts Receivable

Notes Receivable and Trade Accounts Receivable:

Kimball's notes receivable and trade accounts receivable are recorded per the terms of the agreement or sale, and accrued interest is recognized when earned. We determine on a case-by-case basis the cessation of accruing interest, the resumption of accruing interest, the method of recording payments received on nonaccrual receivables, and the delinquency status for our limited number of notes receivable.

Our policy for estimating the allowance for credit losses on trade accounts receivable and notes receivable includes analysis of such items as agement, credit worthiness, payment history, and historical bad debt experience. Management uses these specific analyses in conjunction with an evaluation of the general economic and market conditions to determine the final allowance for credit losses on the trade accounts receivable and notes receivable. Trade accounts receivable and notes receivable are written off after exhaustive collection efforts occur and the receivable is deemed uncollectible. Our limited number of notes receivable allows management to monitor the risks, credit quality indicators, collectability, and probability of impairment on an individual basis. Adjustments to the allowance for credit losses are recorded in selling and administrative expenses.

Other General Income

Other General Income:

Other General Income in fiscal year 2014 included pre-tax distributions of $5.0 million related to two class action lawsuits in which Kimball was a class member. The lawsuits alleged that certain suppliers of the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) segment conspired over a number of years to raise and fix the prices of electronic components, resulting in overcharges to purchasers of those components.

Non-operating Income (Expense), net

Non-operating Income (Expense), net:

The non-operating income (expense), net line item includes the impact of such items as foreign currency rate movements and related derivative gain or loss, fair value adjustments on Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP) investments, investment gain or loss, non-production rent income, bank charges, and other miscellaneous non-operating income and expense items that are not directly related to operations. The gain on SERP investments is exactly offset by a change in the SERP liability that is recognized in selling and administrative expenses.

Components of Non-operating income (expense), net:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30
(Amounts in Thousands)	2013			2012
Foreign Currency/Derivative Gain (Loss)	$	118		$	(393	)
Gain on Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan Investments	1,051			703
Other	(211		)	(126		)
Non-operating income (expense), net	$	958		$	184

Income Taxes

Income Taxes:

In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, Kimball uses an estimated annual effective tax rate which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates, and available tax planning opportunities in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Unusual or infrequently occurring items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur.

Our effective tax rate was 28.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to 31.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was favorably impacted by a $0.5 million adjustment to a deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

In September 2013, the United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2015, that provide guidance on a number of matters with regard to tangible property, including whether expenditures qualify as deductible repairs, the treatment of materials and supplies, capitalization of tangible property, dispositions of property, and related elections.  We are currently reviewing the regulations, but we do not expect them to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements when they are fully adopted.  Future transitional guidance in the form of revenue procedures issued by the IRS, and the finalization of other proposed regulations, could impact our current estimates.

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards:

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance to eliminate the diversity in practice related to the financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists at the reporting date. The guidance is effective prospectively for our first quarter fiscal year 2015 financial statements. We are currently evaluating this guidance, but we do not expect it to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments became effective prospectively for our first quarter fiscal year 2014 financial statements. As this guidance only impacted how comprehensive income is disclosed, the adoption did not impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.