GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in goodwill by segment during each of 2014 and 2013:



	Consumer		Professional			Total
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	217.8	$	—		$	217.8
Goodwill acquired	—		255.7			255.7
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	0.1	$	1.1		$	1.2
Balance at December 31, 2013 before Measurement Period Adjustments ^(a)	$	217.9	$	256.8		$	474.7
Measurement Period Adjustments	—		(2.4		)	(2.4		)
Balance at December 31, 2013	217.9		254.4			472.3
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		(8.2		)	(8.2		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	217.9	$	246.2		$	464.1

^(a) As previously reported in the Company's 2013 Form 10-K.

The goodwill acquired during 2013 relates to the Colomer Acquisition and was assigned to the Professional segment. During the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded Measurement Period Adjustments to certain net assets and intangible assets acquired in the Colomer Acquisition on October 9, 2013. See Note 2, "Business Combination" for further discussion of the Colomer Acquisition.

Intangible Assets, Net

The following tables present details of the Company's total intangible assets for each of 2014 and 2013:



	December 31, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks and Licenses	$	140.5	$	(23.5	)	$	117.0	14
Customer relationships	109.1		(13.4		)	95.7		17
Patents and Internally-Developed IP	16.2		(2.4		)	13.8		10
Total finite-lived intangible assets	$	265.8	$	(39.3	)	$	226.5

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade Names	$	101.3	$	—		$	101.3
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	101.3	$	—		$	101.3

Total intangible assets	$	367.1	$	(39.3	)	$	327.8

	December 31, 2013 ^(a)
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Useful Life (in Years)
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Trademarks and Licenses	$	142.1	$	(11.0	)	$	131.1	14
Customer relationships	111.5		(6.7		)	104.8		16
Patents and Internally-Developed IP	15.8		(1.3		)	14.5		10
Total finite-lived intangible assets	$	269.4	$	(19.0	)	$	250.4

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Trade Names	$	109.7	$	—		$	109.7
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets	$	109.7	$	—		$	109.7

Total intangible assets	$	379.1	$	(19.0	)	$	360.1

^(a) During the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded Measurement Period Adjustments to customer relationships acquired in the Colomer Acquisition on October 9, 2013. Accordingly, 2013 has been retrospectively adjusted for such Measurement Period Adjustments. Refer to Note 2, "Business Combination" for additional details.

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $21.3 million, $10.4 million and $4.6 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table reflects the estimated future amortization expense, a portion of which is subject to exchange rate fluctuations, for the Company's finite-lived intangible assets as of December 31, 2014:



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2015	$	20.9
2016	20.7
2017	20.6
2018	19.6
2019	16.9
Thereafter	127.8
Total	$	226.5

Summary of Changes in Goodwill



	Estimated Amortization Expense
2015	$	20.9
2016	20.7
2017	20.6
2018	19.6
2019	16.9
Thereafter	127.8
Total	$	226.5

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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