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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions
The Company’s Chief Creative Officer, Michael Kors, and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, John Idol, and certain of the Company’s former shareholders, including Sportswear Holdings Limited, jointly owned Michael Kors Far East Holdings Limited, a BVI company, prior to the Company's acquisition of MKHKL on May 31, 2016, which eliminated their ownership interests. On April 1, 2011, the Company entered into certain licensing agreements with certain subsidiaries of Michael Kors Far East Holdings Limited, including MKHKL, (the “Licensees”), which provided the Licensees with certain exclusive rights for use of the Company’s trademarks within China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and to import, sell, advertise and promote certain of the Company’s products in these regions, as well as to own and operate stores bearing the Company’s tradenames. The agreements between the Company and the Licensees were scheduled to expire on March 31, 2041, and could be terminated by the Company at certain intervals if minimum sales benchmarks are not met. Royalties earned under these agreements were approximately $1.2 million during the two months ended May 31, 2016 preceding the acquisition, and were approximately $7.6 million and $4.7 million, respectively, during Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015. These royalties were driven by Licensee adjusted net sales of the Company’s goods, as defined in the licensing agreement, to their customers of approximately $28.9 million during the two months ended May 31, 2016 preceding the acquisition, and approximately $169.8 million and $103.7 million, respectively during Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015. In addition, the Company sold certain inventory items to the Licensees through its wholesale segment at terms consistent with those of similar licensees in the region. During the two months ended May 31, 2016 preceding the acquisition, amounts recognized as net sales in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income related to these sales were approximately $7.9 million, and were $62.8 million and $35.3 million, respectively, in Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015. As of April 2, 2016, the Company’s total accounts receivable from this related party was $16.1 million. Please refer to Note 3 for additional information relating to the Company's acquisition of MKHKL on May 31, 2016.
The Company’s balance sheet as of April 2, 2016 reflects a $1.0 million long-term loan between EBISA, the Company’s partner in the MK Panama joint venture, and Rosales Development Corp. There is a family relationship between EBISA and Rosales Development Corp. The loan was initiated on November 25, 2014 with an annual rate of interest of 5.0% and was fully repaid during Fiscal 2017.
A former executive officer of the Company (who is no longer a related party as of October 31, 2016) is married to an employee of one of the Company's suppliers of fixtures for its shop-in-shops, retail stores and showrooms. Purchases from this supplier, while deemed to be a related party, were $1.7 million, $3.4 million and $1.5 million during Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, respectively. As of April 2, 2016, accounts payable to this supplier were immaterial.
On October 24, 2014, the Company purchased an aircraft from a former board member (who resigned on September 10, 2014) in the amount of $16.5 million. The purchase price was the fair market value of the aircraft at the purchase date and was no less favorable to the Company than it would have received in an arm’s-length transaction. The aircraft was purchased for purposes of business travel for the Company’s executives and was recorded as a fixed asset in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Prior to the purchase of this plane, the Company or its Chief Executive Officer arranged for a plane owned by Sportswear Holdings Limited or its affiliates, which was used for the Company’s directors and senior management for purposes of business travel on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company than it would receive in an arm’s-length transaction with a third party. To the extent the Company’s Chief Executive Officer entered into such an arrangement for business travel, the Company reimbursed him for the actual market price paid for the use of such plane. The Company chartered this plane from Sportswear Holdings Limited for business purposes, the amounts of which were paid in cash and charged to operating expenses. The Company was charged $1.4 million in connection with these services during Fiscal 2015.
The Company purchases certain inventory from a manufacturer owned by one of its former directors (who resigned on September 10, 2014). Amounts purchased from this manufacturer during Fiscal 2015 were approximately $9.1 million.