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Subsequent Events | 20. Subsequent Events On December 31, 2012, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Bentrani Watches, LLC ("Bentrani"). Bentrani was a distributor of watch products in 16 Latin American countries and was based in Miami, Florida. Bentrani was the Company's largest third-party distributor and had partnered with the Company for ten years. The purchase price was $27.0 million, comprised of $19.7 million in cash and $7.3 million in forgiveness of a payable to the Company. Effective January 1, 2013, pursuant to the Framework Agreement, the Company assumed the day-to-day management of Fossil Spain. As a result of this change, the Company believes it now exercises significant control over the joint venture, and in future reporting periods, Fossil Spain will be accounted for under the consolidation method of accounting in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, instead of as an equity method investment. Due to the limited time since these transaction dates, the initial accounting for these transactions is incomplete at this time.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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