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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $) |  |  | 40 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Oct. 03, 2013 Charge of VAT pass-through tax to customers in the United Kingdom | Oct. 17, 2012 Lawsuit in Superior Court by Wendy Crossland and Richard Fournier item oz | Sep. 17, 2008 Securities Litigation item | Apr. 16, 2014 Securities Litigation Subsequent event
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of potential VAT pass-through tax |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Tax penalties |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Age of the plaintiff's deceased daughter |  |  |  | 14 years |  |
Number of 24 ounce energy drinks |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of ounce energy drink |  |  |  | 24 |  |
Number of days over which the energy drink was consumed |  |  |  | 2 days |  |
Minimum amount of plaintiff claims for general damages |  |  |  | 25,000 |  |
Number of actions consolidated |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Amount that Company has agreed to cause certain of its insurance carriers to pay into escrow account |  |  |  |  |  | 16,250,000
Accrued loss contingencies | 26,200,000 | 17,000,000 |  |  |  |
Receivables for insurance reimbursements | $ 21,250,000 | $ 16,250,000 |  |  |  |

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- Definition The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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