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REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company sells its products directly to consumers (“direct-to-consumer”) and to other retail companies and partners that subsequently sell the products directly to their own retail customers. The Company also earns royalties from certain of its licensees. Disaggregated revenues from these sources for the second quarter and two quarters ended fiscal 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
Fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2021
(dollars in thousands)U.S. RetailU.S. WholesaleInternationalTotal
Wholesale channel$— $231,630 $33,610 $265,240 
Direct-to-consumer423,627 — 57,533 481,160 
$423,627 $231,630 $91,143 $746,400 
Royalty income$2,360 $2,876 $1,409 $6,645 
Two fiscal quarters ended July 3, 2021
(dollars in thousands)U.S. RetailU.S. WholesaleInternationalTotal
Wholesale channel$— $515,007 $76,402 $591,409 
Direct-to-consumer830,694 — 111,658 942,352 
$830,694 $515,007 $188,060 $1,533,761 
Royalty income$5,430 $6,651 $2,027 $14,108 
Fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2020
(dollars in thousands)U.S. RetailU.S. WholesaleInternationalTotal
Wholesale channel$— $151,744 $15,541 $167,285 
Direct-to-consumer316,016 — 31,584 347,600 
$316,016 $151,744 $47,125 $514,885 
Royalty income$1,252 $1,508 $828 $3,588 
Two fiscal quarters ended June 27, 2020
(dollars in thousands)U.S. RetailU.S. WholesaleInternationalTotal
Wholesale channel$— $403,874 $54,272 $458,146 
Direct-to-consumer636,733 — 74,478 711,211 
$636,733 $403,874 $128,750 $1,169,357 
Royalty income$3,746 $5,590 $1,590 $10,926 
Accounts Receivable from Customers and Licensees
The components of Accounts receivable, net, were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)July 3, 2021January 2, 2021June 27, 2020
Trade receivables from wholesale customers, net$164,591 $180,830 $159,043 
Royalties receivable5,991 5,733 5,371 
Tenant allowances and other receivables9,478 12,315 15,188 
Total receivables$180,060 $198,878 $179,602 
Less: Wholesale accounts receivable reserves(*)
(16,103)(12,366)(14,024)
Accounts receivable, net$163,957 $186,512 $165,578 
(*)Includes allowance for credit losses of $7.1 million $5.9 million, and $9.2 million for the periods ended July 3, 2021, January 2, 2021, and June 27, 2020, respectively.
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability
Contract Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s contract assets are not material.
Contract Liabilities
The Company recognizes a contract liability when it has received consideration from a customer and has a future obligation to transfer goods to the customer. Total contract liabilities consisted of the following amounts:    
(dollars in thousands)July 3, 2021January 2, 2021June 27, 2020
Contract liabilities - current:
Unredeemed gift cards$18,049 $18,300 $15,667 
Unredeemed customer loyalty rewards4,829 5,241 4,664 
Carter’s credit card - upfront bonus(1)
714 714 714 
Total contract liabilities - current(2)
$23,592 $24,255 $21,045 
Contract liabilities - non-current(3)
$2,500 $2,857 $3,214 
Total contract liabilities$26,092 $27,112 $24,259 
(1)The Company received an upfront signing bonus from a third-party financial institution, which will be recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement. This amount reflects the current portion of this bonus to be recognized as revenue over the next twelve months.
(2)Included with Other current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(3)This amount reflects the non-current portion of the Carter’s credit card upfront bonus.