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Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes
Income before provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
March 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2018
 
April 1,
2017
U.S.
$
191

 
$
124

 
$
229

Non-U.S.
430

 
618

 
460

Total income before provision for income taxes
$
621

 
$
742

 
$
689

Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes was as follows (in millions):
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
March 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2018
 
April 1,
2017
Current
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
$
82

(2) 
$
48

 
$
131

U.S. State
24

 
16

 
20

Non-U.S.
44

 
77

 
46

Total current
150

 
141

 
197

Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Federal
(34
)
(2) 
24

(1) 
(34
)
U.S. State
(4
)
 
1

 
(5
)
Non-U.S.
(33
)
 
(16
)
 
(21
)
Total deferred
(71
)
 
9

 
(60
)
Total provision for income taxes
$
79

 
$
150

 
$
137


 
 
(1) 
Includes an $18 million provision related to the U.S. Tax Act one time revaluation of deferred tax assets.
(2) 
Includes a $25 million current tax detriment and equal deferred tax benefit related to the U.S. Tax Act impact to business interest disallowance provisions.
Significant Differences Between the Statutory Tax Rates and Company's Effective Tax Rate
The Company’s provision for income taxes for the years ended March 30, 2019, March 31, 2018 and April 1, 2017 was different from the amount computed by applying the statutory U.K. income tax rate to the underlying income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates as a result of the following:
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
March 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2018
 
April 1,
2017
Provision for income taxes at the U.K. statutory tax rate
19.0
 %
 
19.0
 %
 
20.0
 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit
0.9
 %
 
0.5
 %
 
1.3
 %
Effects of global financing arrangements
(8.1
)%
 
(15.6
)%
 
(13.7
)%
U.S. tax reform
 %
 
2.0
 %
(1 
) 
 %
Differences in tax effects on foreign income
(1.8
)%
(2 
) 
6.7
 %
 
11.1
 %
Liability for uncertain tax positions
1.3
 %
 
6.6
 %
 
 %
Effect of changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets
2.8
 %
(3 
) 
0.3
 %
 
0.5
 %
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation
(2.6
)%
 
(0.8
)%
 
 %
Transaction costs
1.5
 %
 
0.9
 %
 
 %
Withholding tax
0.6
 %
 
1.2
 %
 
 %
Other
(0.9
)%
 
(0.6
)%
 
0.7
 %
Effective tax rate
12.7
 %
 
20.2
 %
 
19.9
 %

 
 
(1) 
Includes an $18 million expense related to the re-measurement of certain net deferred tax assets in connection with U.S. tax reform.
(2) 
Mainly attributable to the United States statutory federal income tax rate change from a blended rate for Fiscal 2018 of 31.54% to 21% in Fiscal 2019.
(3) 
Includes an $11 million detriment related to a United Kingdom capital loss.
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following (in millions):
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
March 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2018
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Inventories
$
22

 
$
4

Payroll related accruals
2

 
2

Deferred rent
34

 
24

Net operating loss carryforwards
61

 
31

Stock compensation
13

 
17

Sales allowances
26

 
6

Accrued interest
41

 

Other
31

 
27

 
230

 
111

Valuation allowance
(40
)
 
(14
)
Total deferred tax assets
190

 
97

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Goodwill and intangibles
(534
)
 
(241
)
Depreciation
18

 
14

Total deferred tax liabilities
(516
)
 
(227
)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
(326
)
 
$
(130
)
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Accrued Interest
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest, for Fiscal 2019, Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, are presented below (in millions):
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
March 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2018
 
April 1,
2017
Unrecognized tax benefits beginning balance
$
101

 
$
27

 
$
17

Additions related to prior period tax positions
81

(1 
) 
30

 
2

Additions related to current period tax positions
21

 
45

 
10

Decreases in prior period positions due to lapses in statute of limitations
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Decreases related to prior period tax positions
(3
)
 

 

Decreases related to audit settlements
(7
)
 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits ending balance
$
192

 
$
101

 
$
27


 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Primarily relates to the Versace acquisition.