In fiscal 2013 we incurred impairment charges of $308
million ($290 million after-tax) related to the carrying value
of goodwill in our Appliances business and the related Braun
trade name intangible asset. In fiscal 2012 we incurred
impairment charges of $1.6 billion ($1.5 billion after-tax)
related to the carrying values of goodwill in our Appliances
and Salon Professional businesses and our Koleston Perfect
and Wella indefinite-lived intangible assets, which are part
of our Salon Professional business. See Significant
Accounting Policies and Estimates (Goodwill and Intangible
Assets) and Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements
for more details, including factors leading to the impairment
charges. Since goodwill is included in Corporate for internal
management and segment reporting, the goodwill
impairment charges are included in the Corporate segment.
The indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments are also
included in the Corporate segment for management and
segment reporting.