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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 9 Months Ended
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements of prior years have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. COVID-19 Business Update During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the outbreak and global spread of COVID-19 caused a significant disruption in the Company’s operating environment. Accordingly, the Company modified a number of its business practices, in part due to legislation, executive orders and guidance from government entities and healthcare authorities. These include the temporary closing of businesses deemed “non-essential,” travel bans and restrictions, social distancing and quarantines. The Company will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on its consolidated financial statements. Management Estimates The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses reported in those financial statements. Descriptions of the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in the notes to consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. Management evaluates the related estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, and makes adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions. Significant changes, if any, in those estimates and assumptions resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment, including those related to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods. Currency Translation and Transactions All assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries and affiliates are translated at period-end rates of exchange, while revenue and expenses are translated at weighted-average rates of exchange for the period. Unrealized translation gains (losses), net of tax, reported as cumulative translation adjustments through other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) attributable to The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. were $(173) million and $2 million, net of tax, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $(170) million and $(11) million, net of tax, during the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the Company’s subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary economies, the U.S. dollar is the functional currency. Remeasurement adjustments in financial statements in a highly inflationary economy and other transactional gains and losses are reflected in earnings. These subsidiaries are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements or liquidity. In fiscal 2019, the Company had an investment in a foreign subsidiary that owned the Company’s available-for-sale securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company sold its available-for-sale securities, which liquidated this investment in the foreign subsidiary. As a result, the Company recorded a realized foreign currency gain on liquidation of $77 million and a gross loss on the sale of available-for-sale securities of $6 million, both of which were reclassified from accumulated OCI (“AOCI”) to Other income, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings (loss). The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts and may enter into option contracts to hedge foreign currency transactions for periods consistent with its identified exposures. Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion of its net investment in certain foreign operations, which are designated as net investment hedges. See Note 7 – Derivative Financial Instruments for further discussion. The Company categorizes these instruments as entered into for purposes other than trading. The accompanying consolidated statements of earnings (loss) include net exchange gains on foreign currency transactions of $15 million and $73 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $40 million and $52 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Concentration of Credit Risk The Company is a worldwide manufacturer, marketer and distributor of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The Company’s sales subject to credit risk are made primarily to department stores, perfumeries, specialty multi-brand retailers and retailers in its travel retail business. The Company grants credit to qualified customers. As a result of COVID-19, the Company has enhanced its assessment of its customers' abilities to pay with a greater focus on factors affecting their liquidity and less on historical payment performance. While the Company does not believe it is exposed significantly to any undue concentration of credit risk at this time, it continues to monitor the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on its customers' abilities, individually and collectively, to make timely payments. Inventory and Promotional Merchandise Inventory and promotional merchandise consists of:
(In millions) |  | March 31 2020 |  | June 30 2019
Raw materials |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 541 |
Work in process |  | 261 |  |  | 268 |
Finished goods |  | 1,106 |  |  | 981 |
Promotional merchandise |  | 180 |  |  | 216 |
|  | $ | 2,087 |  |  | $ | 2,006 |
Property, Plant and Equipment
(In millions) |  | March 31 2020 |  | June 30 2019
Assets (Useful Life) |  |  |  |
Land |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 29 |
Buildings and improvements (10 to 40 years) |  | 385 |  |  | 337 |
Machinery and equipment (3 to 10 years) |  | 840 |  |  | 811 |
Computer hardware and software (4 to 10 years) |  | 1,297 |  |  | 1,264 |
Furniture and fixtures (5 to 10 years) |  | 117 |  |  | 116 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 2,370 |  |  | 2,274 |
|  | 5,042 |  |  | 4,831 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (2,950) |  |  | (2,763) |
|  | $ | 2,092 |  |  | $ | 2,068 |
The cost of assets related to projects in progress of $509 million and $474 million as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, is included in their respective asset categories above. Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment was $131 million and $121 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $383 million and $358 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Depreciation and amortization related to the Company’s manufacturing process is included in Cost of sales, and all other depreciation and amortization is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings (loss). Income Taxes The effective rate for income taxes was 105.0% and 23.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 30.0% and 22.4% for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate in both periods was primarily attributable to the impact of nondeductible goodwill impairment charges associated with the Company’s Too Faced, BECCA and Smashbox reporting units, a higher effective tax rate on the Company’s foreign operations and the lower amount of earnings before income taxes, which increases the impact of the nondeductible charges. As of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, totaled $69 million and $67 million, respectively. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2020 that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was $52 million. The total gross interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings (loss) was $1 million and $3 million, respectively. At March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the total gross accrued interest and penalties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was $13 million and $12 million, respectively. On the basis of the information available as of March 31, 2020, the Company does not expect significant changes to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. Other Accrued Liabilities Other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
(In millions) |  | March 31 2020 |  | June 30 2019
Advertising, merchandising and sampling |  | $ | 405 |  |  | $ | 352 |
Employee compensation |  | 379 |  |  | 574 |
Deferred revenue |  | 306 |  |  | 314 |
Other |  | 1,531 |  |  | 1,359 |
|  | $ | 2,621 |  |  | $ | 2,599 |
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Leases (Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842 – Leases (“ASC 842”)) In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative guidance that requires lessees to account for most leases on their balance sheets with the liability being equal to the present value of the lease payments. The right-of-use asset is based on the lease liability adjusted for certain costs such as initial direct costs, prepaid lease payments and lease incentives received. Lease expense is recognized similar to previous accounting guidance with operating leases resulting in a straight-line expense, and finance leases resulting in a front-loaded expense similar to the previous accounting for capital leases. In July 2018, the FASB amended this guidance to clarify certain narrow aspects of the new lease accounting standard that may have been incorrectly or inconsistently applied, and did not add new guidance. Also, in July 2018, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that allows companies to elect to adopt the new standard using a modified retrospective transition approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. Companies that elect the new adoption method were not required to restate the prior comparative periods in the financial statements. Effective for the Company – Fiscal 2020 first quarter. An entity is permitted to apply the foregoing guidance using either of the modified retrospective transition approaches described in the standard, with certain practical expedients. Impact on consolidated financial statements – On July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842, see Note 4 – Leases for further discussion. Recently Issued Accounting Standards FASB Staff Question-and-Answer Document (Q&A): ASC Topic 842 and ASC Topic 840: Accounting for Lease Concessions Related to the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic In April 2020, the FASB issued a Staff Q&A that focuses on the application of the lease guidance for lease concessions related solely to the effects of COVID-19. The FASB issued the guidelines to reduce the burden and complexity for companies to account for such lease concessions (e.g., rent abatements or other economic incentives) under current lease accounting rules due to COVID-19 by providing certain practical expedients that can be used. Effective for the Company – The Company can immediately apply the optional accounting for lease concessions related to the effects of COVID-19 as of April 2020. Impact on consolidated financial statements – The Company is currently assessing the impact of applying this guidance on its lease arrangements and expects to adopt this guidance in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter. Reference Rate Reform (ASC Topic 848) (Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04 - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting) In March 2020, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to provide optional relief for companies preparing for the discontinuation of interest rates such as LIBOR, which is expected to be phased out at the end of calendar 2021, and applies to lease contracts, hedging instruments, held-to-maturity debt securities and debt arrangements that have LIBOR as the benchmark rate. Effective for the Company – This guidance can be applied for a limited time, as of the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020 or any date thereafter, through December 31, 2022. The guidance will no longer be available to apply after December 31, 2022. Impact on consolidated financial statements – The Company is currently assessing the impact of applying this guidance on its existing derivative contracts, leases and other arrangements, as well as when to adopt this guidance. Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASC Topic 326 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses) In June 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires companies to utilize an impairment model for most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other financial instruments, which include trade and other receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, to record an allowance for credit risk based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. In addition, this guidance changes the recognition method for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities, which can occur as a result of market and credit risk, and requires additional disclosures. In general, modified retrospective adoption will be required for all outstanding instruments that fall under this guidance. In November 2019, the FASB issued authoritative guidance (ASU 2019-11 – Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses) that amends ASC Topic 326 to clarify, improve and amend certain aspects of this guidance, such as disclosures related to accrued interest receivables and the estimation of credit losses associated with financial assets secured by collateral. In February 2020, the FASB issued authoritative guidance (ASU 2020-02 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) and Leases (Topic 842)) that amends and clarifies Topic 326 and Topic 842. For Topic 326, the codification was updated to include the Securities and Exchange Commission staff interpretations associated with registrants engaged in lending activities. Effective for the Company – Fiscal 2021 first quarter. Impact on consolidated financial statements – The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying this guidance on its financial instruments, such as accounts receivable. While the Company’s evaluation is ongoing, we are also assessing the impact that COVID-19 will have on the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements. Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (ASU 2018-15 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract) In August 2018, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that permits companies to capitalize the costs incurred for setting up business systems that operate on cloud technology. The new guidance aligns the requirement for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The guidance does not affect the accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. Capitalized costs associated with a hosting arrangement that is a service contract must be amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement to the same line item in the income statement as the expense for fees for the hosting arrangement. Effective for the Company – Fiscal 2021 first quarter, with early adoption permitted in any interim period. This guidance can be adopted either retrospectively, or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. Impact on consolidated financial statements – The Company has determined that it will adopt this guidance on a prospective basis to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption and is currently evaluating the impact of applying this guidance to its business systems that operate on cloud technology. While the Company’s evaluation is ongoing, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12 – Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes) In December 2019, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and making simplifications in other areas. Effective for the Company – Fiscal 2022 first quarter, with early adoption permitted in any interim period. If adopted early, the Company must adopt all the amendments in the same period. The amendments have differing adoption methods including retrospectively, prospectively and/or modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, depending on the specific change. Impact on consolidated financial statements – The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying this guidance and believes that it has transactions that may fall under the scope. No other recently issued accounting pronouncements are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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