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Investments And Joint Ventures
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments And Joint Ventures
INVESTMENTS AND JOINT VENTURES
Equity method investments
At March 31, 2014, the Company owned 48.7% of Hain Pure Protein. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of our investment of $29,795 is included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in “Investments and joint ventures.” Additionally, our previously provided advances to HPP of $6,022 were repaid to us during the nine months ended March 31, 2014.
At March 31, 2014, the Company also owned 50.0% of a joint venture, Hutchison Hain Organic Holdings Limited (“HHO”), with Chi-Med, a majority owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. HHO markets and distributes certain of the Company’s brands in Hong Kong, China and other markets. Voting control of the joint venture is shared 50/50 between the Company and Chi-Med, although, in the event of a deadlock, Chi-Med has the ability to cast the deciding vote. The carrying value of our investment and advances to HHO of $1,848 are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in “Investments and joint ventures.” The investment is being accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
Available-For-Sale Securities
The Company has a less than 1% equity ownership interest in Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (“YHS”), a Singapore based natural food and beverage company listed on the Singapore Exchange, which is accounted for as an available-for-sale security. The Company sold 1,203,000 of its YHS shares during the nine months ended March 31, 2014 which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $702 on the sales. The remaining shares held at March 31, 2014 totaled 4,168,738. The fair value of these shares held was $7,724 (cost basis of $5,197) at March 31, 2014 and $11,237 (cost basis of $6,696) at June 30, 2013 and is included in “Investments and joint ventures,” with the related unrealized gain, net of tax, included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.