Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility	Note 22 – Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility On April 10, 2013 (the “Schaidt Agreement Date”), 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 will manufacture and supply products for HBAS based on HBAS’s orders. As consideration 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 approximately $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 continued involvement such that the risks of ownership have not transferred. During the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, no further payments were made nor expense recognized related to our 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 €16.7 million, or approximately $23.0 million, of accrued indemnification payments are expected to be paid over the next year and are accrued for in Accrued liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014. 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 $1.4 million of accelerated depreciation was recorded in each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. As a result, the manufacturing plant assets will be included in our consolidated financial statements from the Schaidt Agreement Date forward unless future circumstances warrant a change.

Note 22 – Transfer of Ownership of Manufacturing Facility

On April 10, 2013 (the “Schaidt Agreement Date”), 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 will manufacture and supply products for HBAS based on HBAS’s orders. As consideration 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 approximately $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 continued involvement such that the risks of ownership have not transferred.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, no further payments were made nor expense recognized related to our 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 €16.7 million, or approximately $23.0 million, of accrued indemnification payments are expected to be paid over the next year and are accrued for in Accrued liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014. 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 $1.4 million of accelerated depreciation was recorded in each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. As a result, the manufacturing plant assets will be included in our consolidated financial statements from the Schaidt Agreement Date forward unless future circumstances warrant a change.