Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility	*Note 3 – Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility* On April 10, 2013 (the “Schaidt Agreement Date”), Harman Becker Automotive Systems, GmbH (“HBAS”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Harman, entered into an agreement to transfer the ownership of an automotive manufacturing plant in Germany to a third party, Schaidt KG (“Schaidt KG”). Schaidt KG will manufacture and supply products for HBAS based on HBAS’s orders. As compensation for the assumption by Schaidt KG of certain of HBAS’s obligations, HBAS has agreed to pay Schaidt KG €41.1 million or approximately $53.5 million, plus a bonus of €4.0 million or $5.2 million, if Schaidt KG meets certain supply obligations, as defined in the agreement. We have determined that the transfer of the manufacturing plant assets cannot be accounted for as a sale since Schaidt KG does not have adequate initial or ongoing investment in the manufacturing plant, and because we will maintain a level of continuing involvement such that the risks of ownership have not transferred. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, we recognized a €39.9 million or $51.9 million expense related to the payment obligations that have been made or which are deemed probable of being made to Schaidt KG to indemnify them for their assumption of certain of our obligations. Approximately €19.9 million of accrued indemnification payments are expected to be paid over the next two years and are accrued as accrued liabilities or other non-current liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2013, based on the expected timing. We have revised our estimated useful life of the transferred manufacturing assets to accelerate the depreciation over the expected term of the manufacturing arrangement. Approximately $1.3 million of accelerated depreciation was recorded during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. As a result, the manufacturing plant assets will be included in our consolidated financial statements from the Schaidt Agreement Date forward.

Note 3 – Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility

On April 10, 2013 (the “Schaidt Agreement Date”), Harman Becker Automotive Systems, GmbH (“HBAS”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Harman, entered into an agreement to transfer the ownership of an automotive manufacturing plant in Germany to a third party, Schaidt KG (“Schaidt KG”). Schaidt KG will manufacture and supply products for HBAS based on HBAS’s orders. As compensation for the assumption by Schaidt KG of certain of HBAS’s obligations, HBAS has agreed to pay Schaidt KG €41.1 million or approximately $53.5 million, plus a bonus of €4.0 million or $5.2 million, if Schaidt KG meets certain supply obligations, as defined in the agreement. We have determined that the transfer of the manufacturing plant assets cannot be accounted for as a sale since Schaidt KG does not have adequate initial or ongoing investment in the manufacturing plant, and because we will maintain a level of continuing involvement such that the risks of ownership have not transferred. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, we recognized a €39.9 million or $51.9 million expense related to the payment obligations that have been made or which are deemed probable of being made to Schaidt KG to indemnify them for their assumption of certain of our obligations. Approximately €19.9 million of accrued indemnification payments are expected to be paid over the next two years and are accrued as accrued liabilities or other non-current liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2013, based on the expected timing. We have revised our estimated useful life of the transferred manufacturing assets to accelerate the depreciation over the expected term of the manufacturing arrangement. Approximately $1.3 million of accelerated depreciation was recorded during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. As a result, the manufacturing plant assets will be included in our consolidated financial statements from the Schaidt Agreement Date forward.