COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2)
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1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2013
Charge of VAT pass-through tax to customers in the United Kingdom
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2012
Charge of VAT pass-through tax to customers in the United Kingdom
USD ($)
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May 31, 2009
Putative class action, Avraham Wellman
CAD
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Oct. 17, 2012
Lawsuit in Superior Court by Wendy Crossland and Richard Fournier
USD ($)
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Sep. 17, 2008
Securities Litigation
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Sep. 30, 2013
San Francisco City Attorney Litigation
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Commitments and contingencies | ||||||
Estimated maximum amount of potential VAT pass-through tax | $ 47,100,000 | $ 33,200,000 | ||||
Minimum amount of plaintiff claims for general damages | 20,000,000 | 25,000 | ||||
Amount of plaintiff claims for punitive damages | 5,000,000 | |||||
Number of 24 ounce energy drinks | 2 | |||||
Age of the plaintiff's deceased daughter | 14 years | |||||
Number of ounce energy drink | 24 | |||||
Number of days over which the energy drink was consumed | 2 days | |||||
Number of actions consolidated | 2 | |||||
Period after which the Company's initial response to the complaint becomes due | 30 days |