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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract]

Contractually-Guaranteed Minimum Royalties

As of September 30, 2023, contractually-guaranteed minimum royalty amounts expected to be recognized as revenue during future periods were as follows:

						Contractually-Guaranteed Minimum Royalties(a)
						(millions)
Remainder of Fiscal 2024						$	46.8
Fiscal 2025						64.5
Fiscal 2026						47.9
Fiscal 2027						46.0
Fiscal 2028						11.8
Fiscal 2029 and thereafter						—
Total						$	217.0

(a)Amounts presented do not contemplate potential contract renewals or royalties earned in excess of the contractually-guaranteed minimums.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables disaggregate the Company's net revenues into categories that depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors for the fiscal periods presented:

						Three Months Ended
						September 30, 2023																														October 1, 2022
						North America						Europe						Asia						Other						Total						North America						Europe						Asia						Other						Total
						(millions)
Sales Channel(a):
Retail						$	437.8					$	238.4					$	318.1					$	—					$	994.3					$	424.0					$	204.8					$	288.2					$	—					$	917.0
Wholesale						280.0						288.4						30.3						—						598.7						302.6						288.7						28.2						—						619.5
Licensing						—						—						—						40.0						40.0						—						—						—						43.4						43.4
Total						$	717.8					$	526.8					$	348.4					$	40.0					$	1,633.0					$	726.6					$	493.5					$	316.4					$	43.4					$	1,579.9

						Six Months Ended
						September 30, 2023																														October 1, 2022
						North America						Europe						Asia						Other						Total						North America						Europe						Asia						Other						Total
						(millions)
Sales Channel(a):
Retail						$	848.8					$	465.1					$	670.2					$	—					$	1,984.1					$	861.8					$	420.7					$	602.1					$	—					$	1,884.6
Wholesale						500.7						512.2						55.7						—						1,068.6						565.5						488.4						48.4						—						1,102.3
Licensing						—						—						—						76.8						76.8						—						—						—						83.6						83.6
Total						$	1,349.5					$	977.3					$	725.9					$	76.8					$	3,129.5					$	1,427.3					$	909.1					$	650.5					$	83.6					$	3,070.5

(a)Net revenues from the Company's retail and wholesale businesses are recognized at a point in time. Net revenues from the Company's licensing business are recognized over time.

Shipping and Handling Charges

A summary of shipping and handling costs for the fiscal periods presented is as follows:

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022
						(millions)
Shipping costs						$	19.2					$	17.7					$	36.1					$	35.0
Handling costs						41.5						39.7						80.7						76.7

Summary of Basic and Diluted shares

The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income per common share is reconciled to shares used to calculate diluted net income per common share as follows:

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022
						(millions)
Basic shares						65.6						68.0						65.7						69.0
Dilutive effect of RSUs						1.6						1.0						1.6						1.3
Diluted shares						67.2						69.0						67.3						70.3

Sales Returns and Allowances [Member]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract]

Rollforward of activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts and its aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns, operational chargebacks, and certain cooperative advertising allowances

A rollforward of the activity in the Company's reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns, operational chargebacks, and certain cooperative advertising allowances is presented as follows:

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022
						(millions)
Beginning reserve balance						$	135.2					$	157.4					$	148.1					$	180.7
Amount charged against revenue to increase reserve						122.4						115.5						218.0						202.2
Amount credited against customer accounts to decrease reserve						(108.5)						(99.4)						(216.0)						(202.7)
Foreign currency translation						(2.5)						(6.7)						(3.5)						(13.4)
Ending reserve balance						$	146.6					$	166.8					$	146.6					$	166.8

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract]

Rollforward of activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts and its aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns, operational chargebacks, and certain cooperative advertising allowances

A rollforward of the activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts is presented as follows:

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022						September 30, 2023						October 1, 2022
						(millions)
Beginning reserve balance						$	25.6					$	27.7					$	27.2					$	34.0
Amount recorded to expense to increase reserve(a)						1.1						2.5						0.3						0.6
Amount written-off against customer accounts to decrease reserve						—						(1.6)						(0.6)						(4.9)
Foreign currency translation						(0.3)						(0.9)						(0.5)						(2.0)
Ending reserve balance						$	26.4					$	27.7					$	26.4					$	27.7

(a)Amounts recorded to bad debt expense are included within SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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