DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Revlon, Inc. (and together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") conducts its business exclusively through its direct wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation ("Products Corporation"), and its subsidiaries. Revlon, Inc. 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 three segments, the consumer division (“Consumer”), the professional division (“Professional”) and Other (as described below). The Company 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. Effective in the second quarter of 2015, the Company has a third reporting segment, Other, which includes the operating results of certain brands that our chief operating decision maker reviews on a stand-alone basis. The results included within the Other segment include the operating results and purchase accounting for the Company's April 2015 acquisition of the CBBeauty Group and certain of its related entities (collectively "CBB" and such transaction, the "CBB Acquisition"). The results included within the Other segment are not material to the Company's consolidated results of operations. Refer to Note 2, "Business Combinations," for further details related to the CBB Acquisition. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited. In management's opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been made. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company after the elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions. 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. The Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in Revlon, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 12, 2015 (the "2014 Form 10-K"). The Company's results of operations and financial position for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for a full year. Certain prior year amounts in the Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation. Impact of Foreign Currency Translation - Venezuela Currency 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 allowed companies to apply for the purchase of foreign currency and foreign currency denominated securities for any legal use or purpose. 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 (the "Official Rate") and 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 (the "SICAD II Rate") 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. In February 2015, the Venezuela government introduced a new foreign currency exchange platform, the Marginal Currency System ("SIMADI"), which created a third new mechanism to trade dollars through private brokers. SIMADI replaced the SICAD II system and started operating on February 12, 2015. As a result, the Company considered its specific facts and circumstances in order to determine the appropriate rate of exchange to translate Revlon Venezuela’s financial statements. As of June 30, 2015, the Company has not participated in the SIMADI exchange market; however, given the elimination of the SICAD II system, the Company determined that it was appropriate to use the SIMADI rate of 193 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar (the "SIMADI Rate") to translate Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet beginning on March 31, 2015. As a result of the change from the SICAD II Rate to the SIMADI Rate on March 31, 2015, the Company was required to re-measure all of Revlon Venezuela’s monetary assets and liabilities at the SIMADI Rate of 193 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. The Company recorded a foreign currency loss of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2015 as a result of the required re-measurement of Revlon Venezuela’s balance sheet. As Venezuela was designated as a highly inflationary economy effective January 1, 2010, the Company reflected this foreign currency loss in earnings. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements 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 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 to be 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 on January 1, 2015, and such adoption did not have an impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or financial statement disclosures. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs," which amends the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction from the corresponding debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted, and is to be applied retrospectively. The Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2015-03 beginning on January 1, 2016 and the adoption of the new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and financial statement disclosures. |