Asset Impairments, net

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2023

Asset impairments, net

The following table summarizes the Company’s asset impairment activity for the periods presented:


(in millions)	Fiscal 2023		Fiscal 2022		Fiscal 2021
Goodwill impairment (1)	$	—	$	—	$	10.7
Indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment (1)	—		—		83.3
Property and equipment impairment	4.3		1.6		28.1
Operating lease ROU asset impairment, net (2)	18.4		(0.1)		36.9
Total impairment	$	22.7	$	1.5	$	159.0

(1) Refer to Note 19 for additional information.

(2) The Company recorded $0.9 million, $1.4 million and $4.4 million of gains on terminations or modifications of leases resulting from previously recorded impairments of the ROU assets in Fiscal 2023, Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021, respectively.

Long-lived assets of the Company consist primarily of property and equipment, definite-lived intangible assets and operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Potentially impaired assets or asset groups are identified by reviewing the undiscounted cash flows of individual stores. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the store asset group, based on the Company’s internal business plans. If the undiscounted cash flow for the store asset group is less than its carrying amount, the long-lived assets are measured for potential impairment by estimating the fair value of the asset group, and recording an impairment loss for the amount that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. The Company primarily utilizes the replacement cost method to estimate the fair value of its property and equipment, and the income capitalization method to estimate the fair value of its ROU assets, which incorporates historical store level sales, internal business plans, real estate market capitalization and rental rates, and discount rates.

Fiscal 2021

Due to the various impacts of COVID-19 to the Company’s business during the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, including the temporary closure of all the Company’s stores beginning in late March 2020 (see additional information in Note 1), the Company determined triggering events had occurred for certain of the Company’s long-lived asset groups at the individual stores that required an interim impairment assessment during the first quarter of Fiscal 2021. During the remaining of Fiscal 2021, the Company completed its quarterly trigger event assessment and determined that triggering events had occurred for certain additional long-lived asset groups at the individual stores based on real estate assessments (including store closure decisions) and the continued uncertainty related to COVID-19 on forecasted cash flows for the remaining lease period for certain stores. This impacted property and equipment and ROU assets at the store level. The Company identified certain stores in the initial recoverability test which had carrying values in excess of the estimated undiscounted cash flows. For these stores failing the initial recoverability test, a fair value assessment for these long-lived assets was performed.

As a result of the above fair values assessments, the Company recorded impairment charges for property and equipment of $28.1 million and impairment charges for ROU assets of $36.9 million in Fiscal 2021, which is net of gains on terminations or modifications of leases resulting from previously recorded impairments of the ROU assets of $4.4 million.

Fiscal 2022

During Fiscal 2022, the Company completed its quarterly triggering event assessments and determined that triggering events had occurred for certain long-lived asset groups at individual stores based on real estate assessments (including store closure decisions) and store performance for the remaining lease period for certain stores that required an impairment assessment. This impacted property and equipment and ROU assets at the store level. The Company identified certain stores in the initial recoverability test which had carrying values in excess of the estimated undiscounted cash flows. For these stores failing the initial recoverability test, a fair value assessment for these long-lived assets was performed. As a result of the estimated fair values, the Company recorded impairment charges for property and equipment of $1.6 million and a net ROU asset gain on impairment of $0.1 million in Fiscal 2022.

Fiscal 2023

During Fiscal 2023, the Company completed its quarterly triggering event assessments and determined that triggering events had occurred for certain long-lived asset groups at individual stores based on real estate assessments (including store closure decisions) and store performance for the remaining lease period for certain stores that required an impairment assessment. This impacted property and equipment and ROU assets at the store level. The Company identified certain stores in the initial recoverability test which had carrying values in excess of the estimated undiscounted cash flows. For these stores failing the initial recoverability test, a fair value assessment for these long-lived assets was performed. As a result of the estimated fair values, the Company recorded impairment charges for property and equipment of $3.7 million and a net ROU asset impairment of $3.1 million in Fiscal 2023.

In addition, during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2023, due to the change in working environments at certain of the Company’s administrative offices resulting from COVID-19, the Company substantially vacated two leased facilities in its Akron, Ohio support center. The significant change in use of these facilities resulted in a triggering event to evaluate these asset groups for impairment, and they were deemed to have failed the initial recoverability test on an undiscounted basis. A fair value assessment for these long-lived assets was thus performed, and as a result of the estimated fair values, the Company recorded impairment charges for property and equipment of $0.6 million and an ROU asset impairment of $15.3 million in Fiscal 2023.

The uncertainty of the current macroeconomic environment on to the Company’s business could continue to further negatively affect the operating performance and cash flows of the previously impaired stores or additional stores, including the impacts of inflation, continued changes in consumer behavior and shifts in discretionary spending, the inability to achieve or maintain cost savings initiatives included in the business plans, changes in real estate strategy or other macroeconomic factors which influence consumer behavior. In addition, key assumptions used to estimate fair value, such as sales trends, capitalization and market rental rates, and discount rates could impact the fair value estimates of the store-level assets in future periods.