DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Revlon Consumer Products Corporation ("Products Corporation" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") is the direct wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Revlon, Inc., which is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated (together with certain of its affiliates other than the Company, "MacAndrews & Forbes"), a corporation wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman. The Company’s vision is to establish Revlon as the quintessential and most innovative beauty company in the world by offering products that make consumers feel attractive and beautiful. We want to inspire our consumers to express themselves boldly and confidently. The Company operates in two segments, the consumer division (“Consumer”) and the professional division (“Professional”), and manufactures, markets and sells worldwide an extensive array of beauty and personal care products, including cosmetics, hair color, hair care and hair treatments, beauty tools, men's grooming products, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The Company’s principal customers for its products in the Consumer segment include large mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores (collectively, the “mass retail channel”) in the U.S. and internationally, as well as certain department stores and other specialty stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. The Company's principal customers for its products in the Professional segment include hair and nail salons and distributors in the U.S. and internationally. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company after the elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation reserves, expected sales returns and allowances, trade support costs, certain assumptions related to the valuation of acquired intangible and long-lived assets and the recoverability of intangible and long-lived assets, income taxes, including deferred tax valuation allowances and reserves for estimated tax liabilities, restructuring costs, certain estimates and assumptions used in the calculation of the net periodic benefit (income) costs and the projected benefit obligations for the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans, including the expected long-term return on pension plan assets and the discount rate used to value the Company’s pension benefit obligations. Immaterial Correction - Presentation of Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013 Deferred income taxes - noncurrent, which represented the Company's noncurrent deferred tax assets, and other long-term liabilities, which include the Company's noncurrent deferred tax liabilities, as of December 31, 2013 were retrospectively corrected in the second quarter of 2014 to reflect the Consumer and Professional U.S. entities as one tax-paying component, as well as to appropriately reflect offsetting noncurrent deferred tax assets and noncurrent deferred tax liabilities within other Professional entities. The Company has deemed the correction to be immaterial as there was no impact to the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and stockholder's deficiency for any period, and there are no qualitative factors which would indicate that the change is material. This immaterial correction decreased deferred income taxes - noncurrent and other long-term liabilities, as of December 31, 2013, to $50.9 million and $80.1 million, respectively, as reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet, from the previously reported amounts of $179.6 million and $194.0 million, respectively. Discontinued Operations Presentation As a result of the Company's decision on December 30, 2013 to exit its business operations in China, the Company has reported the results of its China operations within income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for all periods presented. See Note 4, "Discontinued Operations," for further discussion. Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash equivalents are primarily investments in high-quality, short-term money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents were $6.3 million and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Accounts payable includes $2.2 million and $6.4 million of outstanding checks not yet presented for payment at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Certain of the Company's foreign subsidiaries utilize a cash pooling arrangement with a financial institution for cash management purposes. This cash pooling arrangement allows the participating entities to withdraw cash from the financial institution to the extent aggregate cash deposits held by its participating locations are available at the financial institution. To the extent any participating location on an individual basis is in an overdraft position, such overdrafts would be recorded within short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheet and reflected as financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows, and the cash deposits held as collateral for such overdrafts would be classified as restricted cash within cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $3.4 million of such overdrafts recorded in short-term borrowings and $3.4 million of restricted cash recorded in cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Trade Receivables: Trade receivables represent payments due to the Company for previously recognized net sales, reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts for balances which are estimated to be uncollectible at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company grants credit terms in the normal course of business to its customers. Trade credit is extended based upon periodically updated evaluations of each customer's ability to perform its payment obligations. The Company does not normally require collateral or other security to support credit sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on historical experience and ongoing evaluations of the Company's receivables and evaluations of the risks of payment. The allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against trade receivable balances when they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade receivables previously reserved are recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when received. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company's three largest customers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 31% and 30%, respectively, of outstanding trade receivables. Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is principally determined by the first-in, first-out method. The Company records adjustments to the value of inventory based upon its forecasted plans to sell its inventories, as well as planned product discontinuances. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing the valuation. Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Assets: Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows: land improvements, 20 to 30 years; buildings and improvements, 5 to 50 years; machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years; office furniture and fixtures, 3 to 15 years; and capitalized software, 2 to 5 years. Leasehold improvements and building improvements are amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases or remaining life of the original structure, respectively, whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred, and expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized. See Note 7, “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” for further discussion of the above. Included in other assets are permanent wall displays amounting to $63.3 million and $62.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which are amortized generally over a period of 1 to 5 years. In the event of product discontinuances, from time to time the Company may accelerate the amortization of related permanent wall displays based on the estimated remaining useful life of the asset. Amortization expense for permanent wall displays was $42.5 million, $39.2 million and $36.0 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company has also included, in other assets, net deferred financing costs related to the issuance of the Company’s debt instruments amounting to $26.9 million and $32.5 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which are amortized over the terms of the related debt instruments using the effective-interest method. Long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the undiscounted future cash flows (excluding interest) resulting from the use of the asset and its ultimate disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value, the Company recognizes an impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. In connection with integrating Colomer into the Company's business, the Company determined it would implement a company-wide, SAP enterprise resource planning system. As a result, the Company recognized a $5.9 million impairment charge related to in-progress capitalized software development costs during the year ended December 31, 2013 which was included as a component of acquisition and integration costs for 2013 in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. There were no significant impairment of long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Goodwill: Goodwill represents the excess purchase price for businesses acquired over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is reviewed annually for impairment at the reporting unit level using September 30th carrying values, or when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company’s carrying amount may not be recovered. For the 2014 and 2013 annual impairment tests, the Company performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it would be necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The Company did not record any impairment of goodwill during 2014, 2013 or 2012. As of December 31, 2014, there have been no significant events since the timing of the Company’s annual impairment test that would have triggered additional impairment testing. See Note 2, “Business Combinations” and Note 8, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net” for further discussion of the Company's goodwill. Intangible Assets, net: Intangible Assets, net, include trade names and trademarks, customer relationships, patents and internally developed intellectual property ("IP") and acquired licenses. Indefinite-lived intangible assets, consisting of certain trade names, are not amortized, but rather are tested for impairment annually on September 30th, similar to goodwill, and an impairment is recognized if the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the intangible asset. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. The Company writes off the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for intangible assets in the year in which the asset becomes fully amortized. Finite-lived intangible assets are considered for impairment upon certain “triggering events” and an impairment is recognized if the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds the estimate of undiscounted future cash flows. There was no impairment of intangible assets in 2014, 2013 and 2012. See Note 2, “Business Combinations” and Note 8, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net” for further discussion of the Company's intangible assets, including a summary of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Revenue Recognition and Sales Returns: The Company's policy is to recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collection is probable. The Company records revenue from the sale of its products when risk of loss and title to the product transfers to the customer. Net sales are comprised of gross revenues less expected returns, trade discounts and customer allowances, which include costs associated with off-invoice mark-downs and other price reductions, as well as trade promotions and coupons. These incentive costs are recognized at the later of the date on which the Company recognizes the related revenue or the date on which the Company offers the incentive. The Company allows customers to return their unsold products if and when they meet certain Company-established criteria as set forth in the Company's trade terms. The Company regularly reviews and revises, when deemed necessary, its estimates of sales returns based primarily upon the historical rate of actual product returns, planned product discontinuances, new product launches and estimates of customer inventory and promotional sales. The Company records sales returns as a reduction to sales and cost of sales, and an increase to accrued liabilities and inventories. Returned products, which are recorded as inventories, are valued based upon the amount that the Company expects to realize upon their subsequent disposition. The physical condition and marketability of the returned products are the major factors considered by the Company in estimating their realizable value. Revenues derived from licensing arrangements, including any pre-payments, are recognized in the period in which they are earned, but not before the initial license term commences. Cost of Sales: Cost of sales includes all of the costs to manufacture the Company's products. For products manufactured in the Company's own facilities, such costs include raw materials and supplies, direct labor and factory overhead. For products manufactured for the Company by third-party contractors, such cost represents the amounts invoiced by the contractors. Cost of sales also includes the cost of refurbishing products returned by customers that will be offered for resale and the cost of inventory write-downs associated with adjustments of held inventories to their net realizable value. These costs are reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when the product is sold and net sales revenues are recognized or, in the case of inventory write-downs, when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of inventories is in excess of their recoverable value. Additionally, cost of sales reflects the costs associated with any free products included as sales and promotional incentives. These incentive costs are recognized on the later of the date that the Company recognizes the related revenue or the date on which the Company offers the incentive. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include expenses to advertise the Company's products, such as television advertising production costs and air-time costs, print advertising costs, digital marketing costs, promotional displays and consumer promotions. SG&A expenses also include the amortization of permanent wall displays and intangible assets, depreciation of certain fixed assets, distribution costs (such as freight and handling), non-manufacturing overhead (principally personnel and related expenses), selling and trade educations fees, insurance and professional service fees. Advertising: Advertising within SG&A expenses includes television, print, digital marketing and other advertising production costs which are expensed the first time the advertising takes place. The costs of promotional displays are expensed in the period in which they are shipped to customers. Advertising expenses were $383.2 million, $278.5 million and $252.6 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and were included in SG&A expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. The Company also has various arrangements with customers pursuant to its trade terms to reimburse them for a portion of their advertising costs, which provide advertising benefits to the Company. Additionally, from time to time the Company may pay fees to customers in order to expand or maintain shelf space for its products. The costs that the Company incurs for "cooperative" advertising programs, end cap placement, shelf placement costs, slotting fees and marketing development funds, if any, are expensed as incurred and are recorded as a reduction within net sales. Distribution Costs: Costs, such as freight and handling costs, associated with product distribution are recorded within SG&A expenses when incurred. Distribution costs were $84.9 million, $66.5 million and $61.1 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Income Taxes: Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Research and Development: Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred and included within SG&A expenses. The amounts charged in 2014, 2013 and 2012 for research and development expenditures were $31.6 million, $26.9 million and $24.2 million, respectively. Foreign Currency Translation: Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. Dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at the weighted average exchange rates prevailing during each period presented. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the results of operations. Gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and branches operating in non-hyperinflationary economies are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss until either the sale or upon the complete or substantially complete liquidation by the Company of its investment in a foreign entity. To the extent that foreign subsidiaries and branches operate in hyperinflationary economies, non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates and translation adjustments are included in the Company's results of operations. Venezuela - Highly-Inflationary Economy: Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP. As a result, beginning January 1, 2010, the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency for the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela (“Revlon Venezuela”). As Venezuela is designated as highly inflationary, currency translation adjustments of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet are reflected in the Company's earnings. Venezuela - Currency Restrictions: Currency restrictions enacted by the Venezuelan government in 2003 have become more restrictive and have impacted Revlon Venezuela’s ability to obtain U.S. dollars in exchange for Venezuelan Bolivars ("Bolivars") at the official foreign exchange rates from the Venezuelan government and its foreign exchange commission, the Comisión de Administracion de Divisas (“CADIVI”). In May 2010, the Venezuelan government took control over the previously freely-traded foreign currency exchange market and, in June 2010, replaced it with a new foreign currency exchange system, the Sistema de Transacciones en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”). In the second quarter of 2011, the Company began using a SITME rate of 5.5 Bolivars per U.S. dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements, as this was the rate at which the Company accessed U.S. dollars in the SITME market during this period (the “SITME Rate”). Through December 31, 2012, the Company continued using the SITME Rate to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements. Venezuela - 2013 Currency Devaluation: In February 2013, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its local currency, Bolivars, relative to the U.S. Dollar, changing the official exchange rate to 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the "Official Rate"). The Venezuelan government also announced that the SITME currency market administered by the central bank would be eliminated, and as a result, the Company began using the Official Rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements beginning in 2013. To reflect the impact of the currency devaluation, a one-time foreign currency loss of $0.6 million was recorded in earnings during the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s monetary assets and liabilities. Venezuela - 2014 Currency Devaluation: In January 2014, the Venezuela government announced that the CADIVI would be replaced by the government-operated National Center of Foreign Commerce (the "CENCOEX"), and indicated that the Sistema Complementario de Administración de Divisas (“SICAD”) market would continue to be offered as an alternative foreign currency exchange. Additionally, a parallel foreign currency exchange system, SICAD II, started functioning in March 2014 and allows companies to apply for the purchase of foreign currency and foreign currency denominated securities for any legal use or purpose. During 2014, the SICAD II exchange system has had an average transaction rate to the Company of approximately 53 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the “SICAD II Rate”). Throughout 2014, the Company exchanged Bolivars for U.S. Dollars to the extent permitted through the various foreign currency markets available based on its ability to participate in those markets. Prior to June 30, 2014, the Company utilized the Official Rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. Following a consideration of the Company's specific facts and circumstances, which included its legal ability and intent to participate in the SICAD II exchange market to import finished goods into Venezuela, the Company determined that it was appropriate to utilize the SICAD II Rate of 53 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements beginning on June 30, 2014. As a result, the Company recorded a foreign currency loss of $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2014 related to the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s monetary assets and liabilities. For 2014, the change to the SICAD II Rate of 53 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, as compared to the Official Rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, has had the impact of reducing the Company's consolidated net sales by $16.2 million and reducing the Company's consolidated operating income by $8.4 million. Classes of Stock: Products Corporation designated 1,000 shares of preferred stock as the “RCPC Preferred Stock”, of which 546 shares were outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and all of which are held by Revlon, Inc. The holder of the RCPC Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive any dividends. The RCPC Preferred Stock is entitled to a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share before any distribution is made to the holder of Products Corporation’s common stock. The holder of the RCPC Preferred Stock does not have any voting rights, except as required by law. The RCPC Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time by Products Corporation, at its option, for $100,000 per share. However, the terms of Products Corporation’s various debt agreements currently restrict Products Corporation’s ability to effect such redemption. Stock-Based Compensation: The Company recognizes stock-based compensation costs for its restricted stock, measured at the fair value of each award at the time of grant, as an expense over the period during which an employee is required to provide service. Upon the vesting of restricted stock, any resulting tax benefits are recognized in additional paid-in-capital. Any resulting tax deficiencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income as tax expense to the extent that the tax deficiency amount exceeds any existing additional paid-in-capital resulting from previously realized excess tax benefits from previous awards. The Company reflects such excess tax benefits as cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Derivative Financial Instruments: The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The Company uses derivative financial instruments, including (i) foreign currency forward exchange contracts (“FX Contracts”) intended for the purpose of managing foreign currency exchange risk by reducing the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s net cash flows and (ii) interest rate hedging transactions intended for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with Products Corporation’s variable rate indebtedness. Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts Products Corporation enters into FX Contracts primarily to hedge the anticipated net cash flows resulting from inventory purchases and intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to its FX Contracts. The Company records FX Contracts in its consolidated balance sheet at fair value and changes in fair value are immediately recognized in earnings. Fair value of the Company’s FX Contracts is determined by using observable market transactions of spot and forward rates. See Note 13, “Financial Instruments” for further discussion of the Company's FX Contracts. Interest Rate Swap In November 2013, Products Corporation executed the 2013 Interest Rate Swap (as hereinafter defined), which has been designated as a cash flow hedge of the variability of the forecasted three-month LIBOR interest rate payments related to its Acquisition Term Loan (as hereinafter defined). The Company records changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges that are designated as effective instruments as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Any ineffectiveness in such cash flow hedges is immediately recognized in earnings. Gains and losses deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss are recognized in current-period earnings when earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows of the hedged forecasted transaction. See Note 13, “Financial Instruments” for further discussion of the Company's 2013 Interest Rate Swap. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2013-04, “Accounting for Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date,” which requires an entity to record an obligation resulting from joint and several liability arrangements at the greater of the amount that the entity has agreed to pay or the amount the entity expects to pay. Additional disclosures about joint and several liability arrangements are also required. The Company adopted ASU No. 2013-04 on January 1, 2014, which is required to be applied retrospectively for obligations that existed at that date. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-04 did not have an impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures. In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters: Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity,” which clarifies the applicable guidance for a parent company's accounting for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income. This guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and is to be applied prospectively to derecognition events occurring after the effective date. The Company adopted ASU No. 2013-05 on January 1, 2014 and its adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures. In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-17, “Business Combinations Topic 805, Pushdown Accounting." The new standard eliminates previous pushdown accounting requirements and provides the option to apply pushdown accounting in separate financial statements upon a change-in-control event. The election is available to the acquired company, as well as to any direct or indirect subsidiaries of the acquired company. Each acquired company or any of its subsidiaries can make its own election independently. The new standard is effective immediately for all new change-in-control events or those occurring in periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Accordingly, a company can make an election regarding pushdown accounting for a change-in-control event that occurred in any open financial reporting period. The adoption of ASU No. 2014-17 did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures. Recently Issued Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity," which changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations under Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") Topic 205. Under ASU No. 2014-08, a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. The standard states that a strategic shift could include a disposal of (i) a major geographical area of operations, (ii) a major line of business, (iii) a major equity method investment or (iv) other major parts of an entity. ASU No. 2014-08 no longer precludes presentation as a discontinued operation if (i) there are operations and cash flows of the component that have not been eliminated from the reporting entity’s ongoing operations or (ii) there is significant continuing involvement with a component after its disposal. Additional disclosures about discontinued operations will also be required. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and is applied prospectively to new disposals and new classifications of disposal groups as held for sale after the effective date. The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-08 on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2015 and the Company will assess the impact that the new standard will have on the Company's results of operation, financial condition and disclosures at the time a transaction for which the standard is applicable occurs. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of the new ASU No. 2014-09 is for companies to recognize revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about revenue, provide guidance for transactions that were not previously addressed comprehensively (for example, service revenue and contract modifications) and improve guidance for multiple-element arrangements. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption prohibited. The Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2014-09 beginning January 1, 2017 and is in the process of assessing the impact that the new guidance will have on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and disclosures. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern" that will explicitly require management to assess an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures if conditions give rise to substantial doubt. According to the new standard, substantial doubt exists if it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations within one year after the issuance date. The likelihood threshold of "probable", similar to its current use in U.S. GAAP for loss contingencies, will be used to define substantial doubt. Disclosures will be required if conditions give rise to substantial doubt including whether and how management's plans will alleviate the substantial doubt. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption prohibited. The Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2014-15 beginning January 1, 2016 and is in the process of assessing the impact that the new guidance will have on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and financial statement disclosures.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Revlon Consumer Products Corporation ("Products Corporation" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") is the direct wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Revlon, Inc., which is a direct and indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated (together with certain of its affiliates other than the Company, "MacAndrews & Forbes"), a corporation wholly-owned by Ronald O. Perelman. The Company’s vision is to establish Revlon as the quintessential and most innovative beauty company in the world by offering products that make consumers feel attractive and beautiful. We want to inspire our consumers to express themselves boldly and confidently. The Company operates in two segments, the consumer division (“Consumer”) and the professional division (“Professional”), and manufactures, markets and sells worldwide an extensive array of beauty and personal care products, including cosmetics, hair color, hair care and hair treatments, beauty tools, men's grooming products, anti-perspirant deodorants, fragrances, skincare and other beauty care products. The Company’s principal customers for its products in the Consumer segment include large mass volume retailers and chain drug and food stores (collectively, the “mass retail channel”) in the U.S. and internationally, as well as certain department stores and other specialty stores, such as perfumeries, outside the U.S. The Company's principal customers for its products in the Professional segment include hair and nail salons and distributors in the U.S. and internationally.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company after the elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation reserves, expected sales returns and allowances, trade support costs, certain assumptions related to the valuation of acquired intangible and long-lived assets and the recoverability of intangible and long-lived assets, income taxes, including deferred tax valuation allowances and reserves for estimated tax liabilities, restructuring costs, certain estimates and assumptions used in the calculation of the net periodic benefit (income) costs and the projected benefit obligations for the Company’s pension and other post-retirement plans, including the expected long-term return on pension plan assets and the discount rate used to value the Company’s pension benefit obligations.

Immaterial Correction - Presentation of Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2013

Deferred income taxes - noncurrent, which represented the Company's noncurrent deferred tax assets, and other long-term liabilities, which include the Company's noncurrent deferred tax liabilities, as of December 31, 2013 were retrospectively corrected in the second quarter of 2014 to reflect the Consumer and Professional U.S. entities as one tax-paying component, as well as to appropriately reflect offsetting noncurrent deferred tax assets and noncurrent deferred tax liabilities within other Professional entities. The Company has deemed the correction to be immaterial as there was no impact to the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and stockholder's deficiency for any period, and there are no qualitative factors which would indicate that the change is material. This immaterial correction decreased deferred income taxes - noncurrent and other long-term liabilities, as of December 31, 2013, to $50.9 million and $80.1 million, respectively, as reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet, from the previously reported amounts of $179.6 million and $194.0 million, respectively.

Discontinued Operations Presentation

As a result of the Company's decision on December 30, 2013 to exit its business operations in China, the Company has reported the results of its China operations within income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for all periods presented. See Note 4, "Discontinued Operations," for further discussion.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

Cash equivalents are primarily investments in high-quality, short-term money market instruments with original maturities of three months or less and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents were $6.3 million and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Accounts payable includes $2.2 million and $6.4 million of outstanding checks not yet presented for payment at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Certain of the Company's foreign subsidiaries utilize a cash pooling arrangement with a financial institution for cash management purposes. This cash pooling arrangement allows the participating entities to withdraw cash from the financial institution to the extent aggregate cash deposits held by its participating locations are available at the financial institution. To the extent any participating location on an individual basis is in an overdraft position, such overdrafts would be recorded within short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheet and reflected as financing activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows, and the cash deposits held as collateral for such overdrafts would be classified as restricted cash within cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $3.4 million of such overdrafts recorded in short-term borrowings and $3.4 million of restricted cash recorded in cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Trade Receivables:

Trade receivables represent payments due to the Company for previously recognized net sales, reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts for balances which are estimated to be uncollectible at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company grants credit terms in the normal course of business to its customers. Trade credit is extended based upon periodically updated evaluations of each customer's ability to perform its payment obligations. The Company does not normally require collateral or other security to support credit sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on historical experience and ongoing evaluations of the Company's receivables and evaluations of the risks of payment. The allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against trade receivable balances when they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade receivables previously reserved are recorded in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when received. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company's three largest customers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 31% and 30%, respectively, of outstanding trade receivables.

Inventories:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost is principally determined by the first-in, first-out method. The Company records adjustments to the value of inventory based upon its forecasted plans to sell its inventories, as well as planned product discontinuances. The physical condition (e.g., age and quality) of the inventories is also considered in establishing the valuation.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Assets:

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows: land improvements, 20 to 30 years; buildings and improvements, 5 to 50 years; machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years; office furniture and fixtures, 3 to 15 years; and capitalized software, 2 to 5 years. Leasehold improvements and building improvements are amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases or remaining life of the original structure, respectively, whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred, and expenditures for additions and improvements are capitalized. See Note 7, “Property, Plant and Equipment, Net” for further discussion of the above.

Included in other assets are permanent wall displays amounting to $63.3 million and $62.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which are amortized generally over a period of 1 to 5 years. In the event of product discontinuances, from time to time the Company may accelerate the amortization of related permanent wall displays based on the estimated remaining useful life of the asset. Amortization expense for permanent wall displays was $42.5 million, $39.2 million and $36.0 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company has also included, in other assets, net deferred financing costs related to the issuance of the Company’s debt instruments amounting to $26.9 million and $32.5 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which are amortized over the terms of the related debt instruments using the effective-interest method.

Long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the undiscounted future cash flows (excluding interest) resulting from the use of the asset and its ultimate disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest) is less than the carrying value, the Company recognizes an impairment loss, measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. In connection with integrating Colomer into the Company's business, the Company determined it would implement a company-wide, SAP enterprise resource planning system. As a result, the Company recognized a $5.9 million impairment charge related to in-progress capitalized software development costs during the year ended December 31, 2013 which was included as a component of acquisition and integration costs for 2013 in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. There were no significant impairment of long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Goodwill:

Goodwill represents the excess purchase price for businesses acquired over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is reviewed annually for impairment at the reporting unit level using September 30th carrying values, or when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company’s carrying amount may not be recovered. For the 2014 and 2013 annual impairment tests, the Company performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it would be necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The Company did not record any impairment of goodwill during 2014, 2013 or 2012. As of December 31, 2014, there have been no significant events since the timing of the Company’s annual impairment test that would have triggered additional impairment testing. See Note 2, “Business Combinations” and Note 8, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net” for further discussion of the Company's goodwill.

Intangible Assets, net:

Intangible Assets, net, include trade names and trademarks, customer relationships, patents and internally developed intellectual property ("IP") and acquired licenses. Indefinite-lived intangible assets, consisting of certain trade names, are not amortized, but rather are tested for impairment annually on September 30th, similar to goodwill, and an impairment is recognized if the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the intangible asset. Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. The Company writes off the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for intangible assets in the year in which the asset becomes fully amortized. Finite-lived intangible assets are considered for impairment upon certain “triggering events” and an impairment is recognized if the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds the estimate of undiscounted future cash flows. There was no impairment of intangible assets in 2014, 2013 and 2012. See Note 2, “Business Combinations” and Note 8, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net” for further discussion of the Company's intangible assets, including a summary of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Revenue Recognition and Sales Returns:

The Company's policy is to recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collection is probable. The Company records revenue from the sale of its products when risk of loss and title to the product transfers to the customer. Net sales are comprised of gross revenues less expected returns, trade discounts and customer allowances, which include costs associated with off-invoice mark-downs and other price reductions, as well as trade promotions and coupons. These incentive costs are recognized at the later of the date on which the Company recognizes the related revenue or the date on which the Company offers the incentive.

The Company allows customers to return their unsold products if and when they meet certain Company-established criteria as set forth in the Company's trade terms. The Company regularly reviews and revises, when deemed necessary, its estimates of sales returns based primarily upon the historical rate of actual product returns, planned product discontinuances, new product launches and estimates of customer inventory and promotional sales. The Company records sales returns as a reduction to sales and cost of sales, and an increase to accrued liabilities and inventories. Returned products, which are recorded as inventories, are valued based upon the amount that the Company expects to realize upon their subsequent disposition. The physical condition and marketability of the returned products are the major factors considered by the Company in estimating their realizable value.

Revenues derived from licensing arrangements, including any pre-payments, are recognized in the period in which they are earned, but not before the initial license term commences.

Cost of Sales:

Cost of sales includes all of the costs to manufacture the Company's products. For products manufactured in the Company's own facilities, such costs include raw materials and supplies, direct labor and factory overhead. For products manufactured for the Company by third-party contractors, such cost represents the amounts invoiced by the contractors. Cost of sales also includes the cost of refurbishing products returned by customers that will be offered for resale and the cost of inventory write-downs associated with adjustments of held inventories to their net realizable value. These costs are reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income when the product is sold and net sales revenues are recognized or, in the case of inventory write-downs, when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of inventories is in excess of their recoverable value. Additionally, cost of sales reflects the costs associated with any free products included as sales and promotional incentives. These incentive costs are recognized on the later of the date that the Company recognizes the related revenue or the date on which the Company offers the incentive.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include expenses to advertise the Company's products, such as television advertising production costs and air-time costs, print advertising costs, digital marketing costs, promotional displays and consumer promotions. SG&A expenses also include the amortization of permanent wall displays and intangible assets, depreciation of certain fixed assets, distribution costs (such as freight and handling), non-manufacturing overhead (principally personnel and related expenses), selling and trade educations fees, insurance and professional service fees.

Advertising:

Advertising within SG&A expenses includes television, print, digital marketing and other advertising production costs which are expensed the first time the advertising takes place. The costs of promotional displays are expensed in the period in which they are shipped to customers. Advertising expenses were $383.2 million, $278.5 million and $252.6 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and were included in SG&A expenses in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. The Company also has various arrangements with customers pursuant to its trade terms to reimburse them for a portion of their advertising costs, which provide advertising benefits to the Company. Additionally, from time to time the Company may pay fees to customers in order to expand or maintain shelf space for its products. The costs that the Company incurs for "cooperative" advertising programs, end cap placement, shelf placement costs, slotting fees and marketing development funds, if any, are expensed as incurred and are recorded as a reduction within net sales.

Distribution Costs:

Costs, such as freight and handling costs, associated with product distribution are recorded within SG&A expenses when incurred. Distribution costs were $84.9 million, $66.5 million and $61.1 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Income Taxes:

Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in income tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

Research and Development:

Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred and included within SG&A expenses. The amounts charged in 2014, 2013 and 2012 for research and development expenditures were $31.6 million, $26.9 million and $24.2 million, respectively.

Foreign Currency Translation:

Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. Dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at the weighted average exchange rates prevailing during each period presented. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the results of operations. Gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and branches operating in non-hyperinflationary economies are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss until either the sale or upon the complete or substantially complete liquidation by the Company of its investment in a foreign entity. To the extent that foreign subsidiaries and branches operate in hyperinflationary economies, non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates and translation adjustments are included in the Company's results of operations.

Venezuela - Highly-Inflationary Economy: Effective January 1, 2010, Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy under U.S. GAAP. As a result, beginning January 1, 2010, the U.S. Dollar is the functional currency for the Company’s subsidiary in Venezuela (“Revlon Venezuela”). As Venezuela is designated as highly inflationary, currency translation adjustments of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet are reflected in the Company's earnings.

Venezuela - Currency Restrictions: Currency restrictions enacted by the Venezuelan government in 2003 have become more restrictive and have impacted Revlon Venezuela’s ability to obtain U.S. dollars in exchange for Venezuelan Bolivars ("Bolivars") at the official foreign exchange rates from the Venezuelan government and its foreign exchange commission, the Comisión de Administracion de Divisas (“CADIVI”). In May 2010, the Venezuelan government took control over the previously freely-traded foreign currency exchange market and, in June 2010, replaced it with a new foreign currency exchange system, the Sistema de Transacciones en Moneda Extranjera (“SITME”). In the second quarter of 2011, the Company began using a SITME rate of 5.5 Bolivars per U.S. dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements, as this was the rate at which the Company accessed U.S. dollars in the SITME market during this period (the “SITME Rate”). Through December 31, 2012, the Company continued using the SITME Rate to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements.

Venezuela - 2013 Currency Devaluation: In February 2013, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its local currency, Bolivars, relative to the U.S. Dollar, changing the official exchange rate to 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the "Official Rate"). The Venezuelan government also announced that the SITME currency market administered by the central bank would be eliminated, and as a result, the Company began using the Official Rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements beginning in 2013. To reflect the impact of the currency devaluation, a one-time foreign currency loss of $0.6 million was recorded in earnings during the first quarter of 2013 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s monetary assets and liabilities.

Venezuela - 2014 Currency Devaluation: In January 2014, the Venezuela government announced that the CADIVI would be replaced by the government-operated National Center of Foreign Commerce (the "CENCOEX"), and indicated that the Sistema Complementario de Administración de Divisas (“SICAD”) market would continue to be offered as an alternative foreign currency exchange. Additionally, a parallel foreign currency exchange system, SICAD II, started functioning in March 2014 and allows companies to apply for the purchase of foreign currency and foreign currency denominated securities for any legal use or purpose. During 2014, the SICAD II exchange system has had an average transaction rate to the Company of approximately 53 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the “SICAD II Rate”).

Throughout 2014, the Company exchanged Bolivars for U.S. Dollars to the extent permitted through the various foreign currency markets available based on its ability to participate in those markets. Prior to June 30, 2014, the Company utilized the Official Rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. Following a consideration of the Company's specific facts and circumstances, which included its legal ability and intent to participate in the SICAD II exchange market to import finished goods into Venezuela, the Company determined that it was appropriate to utilize the SICAD II Rate of 53 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements beginning on June 30, 2014. As a result, the Company recorded a foreign currency loss of $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2014 related to the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s monetary assets and liabilities.

For 2014, the change to the SICAD II Rate of 53 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, as compared to the Official Rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, has had the impact of reducing the Company's consolidated net sales by $16.2 million and reducing the Company's consolidated operating income by $8.4 million.

Classes of Stock:

Products Corporation designated 1,000 shares of preferred stock as the “RCPC Preferred Stock”, of which 546 shares were outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and all of which are held by Revlon, Inc. The holder of the RCPC Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive any dividends. The RCPC Preferred Stock is entitled to a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share before any distribution is made to the holder of Products Corporation’s common stock. The holder of the RCPC Preferred Stock does not have any voting rights, except as required by law. The RCPC Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time by Products Corporation, at its option, for $100,000 per share. However, the terms of Products Corporation’s various debt agreements currently restrict Products Corporation’s ability to effect such redemption.

Stock-Based Compensation:

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation costs for its restricted stock, measured at the fair value of each award at the time of grant, as an expense over the period during which an employee is required to provide service. Upon the vesting of restricted stock, any resulting tax benefits are recognized in additional paid-in-capital. Any resulting tax deficiencies are recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income as tax expense to the extent that the tax deficiency amount exceeds any existing additional paid-in-capital resulting from previously realized excess tax benefits from previous awards. The Company reflects such excess tax benefits as cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The Company uses derivative financial instruments, including (i) foreign currency forward exchange contracts (“FX Contracts”) intended for the purpose of managing foreign currency exchange risk by reducing the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s net cash flows and (ii) interest rate hedging transactions intended for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with Products Corporation’s variable rate indebtedness.

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

Products Corporation enters into FX Contracts primarily to hedge the anticipated net cash flows resulting from inventory purchases and intercompany payments denominated in currencies other than the local currencies of the Company’s foreign and domestic operations and generally have maturities of less than one year. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to its FX Contracts. The Company records FX Contracts in its consolidated balance sheet at fair value and changes in fair value are immediately recognized in earnings. Fair value of the Company’s FX Contracts is determined by using observable market transactions of spot and forward rates. See Note 13, “Financial Instruments” for further discussion of the Company's FX Contracts.

Interest Rate Swap

In November 2013, Products Corporation executed the 2013 Interest Rate Swap (as hereinafter defined), which has been designated as a cash flow hedge of the variability of the forecasted three-month LIBOR interest rate payments related to its Acquisition Term Loan (as hereinafter defined). The Company records changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges that are designated as effective instruments as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Any ineffectiveness in such cash flow hedges is immediately recognized in earnings. Gains and losses deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss are recognized in current-period earnings when earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows of the hedged forecasted transaction. See Note 13, “Financial Instruments” for further discussion of the Company's 2013 Interest Rate Swap.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2013-04, “Accounting for Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date,” which requires an entity to record an obligation resulting from joint and several liability arrangements at the greater of the amount that the entity has agreed to pay or the amount the entity expects to pay. Additional disclosures about joint and several liability arrangements are also required. The Company adopted ASU No. 2013-04 on January 1, 2014, which is required to be applied retrospectively for obligations that existed at that date. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-04 did not have an impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures.

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters: Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity,” which clarifies the applicable guidance for a parent company's accounting for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income. This guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and is to be applied prospectively to derecognition events occurring after the effective date. The Company adopted ASU No. 2013-05 on January 1, 2014 and its adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures.

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-17, “Business Combinations Topic 805, Pushdown Accounting." The new standard eliminates previous pushdown accounting requirements and provides the option to apply pushdown accounting in separate financial statements upon a change-in-control event. The election is available to the acquired company, as well as to any direct or indirect subsidiaries of the acquired company. Each acquired company or any of its subsidiaries can make its own election independently. The new standard is effective immediately for all new change-in-control events or those occurring in periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. Accordingly, a company can make an election regarding pushdown accounting for a change-in-control event that occurred in any open financial reporting period. The adoption of ASU No. 2014-17 did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards or Updates Not Yet Effective

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity," which changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations under Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification") Topic 205. Under ASU No. 2014-08, a disposal of a component of an entity or a group of components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. The standard states that a strategic shift could include a disposal of (i) a major geographical area of operations, (ii) a major line of business, (iii) a major equity method investment or (iv) other major parts of an entity. ASU No. 2014-08 no longer precludes presentation as a discontinued operation if (i) there are operations and cash flows of the component that have not been eliminated from the reporting entity’s ongoing operations or (ii) there is significant continuing involvement with a component after its disposal. Additional disclosures about discontinued operations will also be required. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and is applied prospectively to new disposals and new classifications of disposal groups as held for sale after the effective date. The Company adopted ASU No. 2014-08 on a prospective basis beginning January 1, 2015 and the Company will assess the impact that the new standard will have on the Company's results of operation, financial condition and disclosures at the time a transaction for which the standard is applicable occurs.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of the new ASU No. 2014-09 is for companies to recognize revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about revenue, provide guidance for transactions that were not previously addressed comprehensively (for example, service revenue and contract modifications) and improve guidance for multiple-element arrangements. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption prohibited. The Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2014-09 beginning January 1, 2017 and is in the process of assessing the impact that the new guidance will have on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern" that will explicitly require management to assess an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures if conditions give rise to substantial doubt. According to the new standard, substantial doubt exists if it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations within one year after the issuance date. The likelihood threshold of "probable", similar to its current use in U.S. GAAP for loss contingencies, will be used to define substantial doubt. Disclosures will be required if conditions give rise to substantial doubt including whether and how management's plans will alleviate the substantial doubt. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption prohibited. The Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2014-15 beginning January 1, 2016 and is in the process of assessing the impact that the new guidance will have on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and financial statement disclosures.