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Derivative Financial Instruments
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
Hedging Strategy
Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts
The Company operates in foreign countries, which exposes it to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company has entered into certain forward contracts to hedge the risk of foreign currency rate fluctuations. The Company has elected to apply the hedge accounting rules in accordance with authoritative guidance for certain of these hedges.
The Company’s primary objective is to hedge the variability in forecasted cash flows due to the foreign currency risk. Various transactions that occur primarily in Europe, Canada, South Korea and Mexico are denominated in U.S. dollars and British pounds and thus are exposed to earnings risk as a result of exchange rate fluctuations when converted to their functional currencies. These types of transactions include U.S. dollar denominated purchases of merchandise and U.S. dollar and British pound denominated intercompany liabilities. In addition, certain operating expenses, tax liabilities and pension-related liabilities are denominated in Swiss francs and are exposed to earnings risk as a result of exchange rate fluctuations when converted to the functional currency. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments, including forward exchange currency contracts, to offset some but not all of the exchange risk on certain of these anticipated foreign currency transactions.
Periodically, the Company may also use foreign exchange currency contracts to hedge the translation and economic exposures related to its net investments in certain of its international subsidiaries.
The impact of the credit risk of the counterparties to the derivative contracts is considered in determining the fair value of the foreign exchange currency contracts. As of January 30, 2016, credit risk has not had a significant effect on the fair value of the Company’s foreign currency contracts.
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its floating-rate debt. The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement to effectively convert its floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis. The principal objective of this contract is to eliminate or reduce the variability of the cash flows in interest payments associated with the Company’s floating-rate capital lease obligation, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest payment cash flows. As of January 30, 2016, this agreement was not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements not designated as hedging instruments are reported in net earnings as part of other income and expense. For fiscal 2016, the Company recorded a net gain of $0.2 million in other income related to the interest rate swap. Refer to Note 8 for further information.
Hedge Accounting Policy
U.S. dollar forward contracts are used to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these U.S. dollar forward contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are recognized in cost of product sales in the period which approximates the time the hedged merchandise inventory is sold. The Company also hedges forecasted intercompany royalties over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these U.S. dollar forward contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are recognized in other income and expense in the period in which the royalty expense is incurred.
The Company has also used U.S. dollar forward contracts to hedge the net investments of certain of the Company’s international subsidiaries over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these U.S. dollar forward contracts, designated as net investment hedges, are recorded in foreign currency translation adjustment as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are not recognized in earnings until the sale or liquidation of the hedged net investment.
The Company also has foreign exchange currency contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Changes in fair value of foreign exchange currency contracts not designated as hedging instruments are reported in net earnings as part of other income and expense.
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The fair value of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheets as of January 30, 2016 and January 31, 2015 is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Derivative
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair Value at Jan 30, 2016
 
Fair Value at Jan 31, 2015
ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
 
Other current assets/
Other assets
 
$
7,491

 
$
6,597

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
 
Other current assets
 
2,306

 
8,945

Total
 
 
 
$
9,797

 
$
15,542

LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
 
Accrued expenses/
Other long-term liabilities
 
$
47

 
$
—

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
 
Accrued expenses
 
319

 
—

Interest rate swap
 
Accrued expenses/
Other long-term liabilities
 
37

 
270

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
356

 
270

Total
 
 
 
$
403

 
$
270


Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
During fiscal 2016, the Company purchased U.S. dollar forward contracts in Europe and Canada totaling US$134.0 million and US$73.7 million, respectively, to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases and intercompany royalties that were designated as cash flow hedges. As of January 30, 2016, the Company had forward contracts outstanding for its European and Canadian operations of US$106.3 million and US$48.2 million, respectively, which are expected to mature over the next 18 months. At January 31, 2015, the Company had forward contracts outstanding for its European and Canadian operations of US$50.8 million and US$24.5 million, respectively, that were designated as cash flow hedges.
The following table summarizes the gains (losses) before taxes recognized on the derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in OCI and net earnings for fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 (in thousands):
 
Gain
Recognized in
OCI
 
Location of
Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Earnings (1)
 
Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Earnings
 
Year Ended Jan 30, 2016
 
 
Year Ended Jan 30, 2016
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
$
9,301

 
Cost of product sales
 
$
8,314

Foreign exchange currency contracts
$
500

 
Other income/expense
 
$
833

 
Gain
Recognized in
OCI
 
Location of
Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Earnings (1)
 
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Earnings
 
Year Ended Jan 31, 2015
 
 
Year Ended Jan 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
$
6,962

 
Cost of product sales
 
$
(272
)
Foreign exchange currency contracts
$
922

 
Other income/expense
 
$
165

 
Gain
Recognized in
OCI
 
Location of
Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI
into Earnings (1)
 
Gain
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Earnings
 
Year Ended Feb 1, 2014
 
 
Year Ended Feb 1, 2014
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
$
4,595

 
Cost of product sales
 
$
3,050

Foreign exchange currency contracts
$
370

 
Other income/expense
 
$
9


________________________________________________________________________
(1)
The ineffective portion was immaterial during fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 and was recorded in net earnings and included in interest income/expense.
As of January 30, 2016, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to foreign exchange currency contracts included a net unrealized gain of approximately $7.3 million, net of tax, of which $6.2 million will be recognized in cost of product sales or other income over the following 12 months, at the then current values on a pre-tax basis, which can be different than the current year-end values.
The following table summarizes net after-tax derivative activity recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
 
Year Ended Jan 30, 2016
 
Year Ended Jan 31, 2015
Beginning balance gain (loss)
$
7,157

 
$
(113
)
Net gains from changes in cash flow hedges
7,944

 
6,734

Net (gains) losses reclassified to earnings
(7,849
)
 
536

Ending balance gain
$
7,252

 
$
7,157


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
As of January 30, 2016, the Company had euro foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase US$54.8 million expected to mature over the next 12 months and Canadian dollar foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase US$25.8 million expected to mature over the next 11 months.
At January 31, 2015, the Company had euro foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase US$59.3 million and Canadian dollar foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase US$19.9 million.
The following table summarizes the gains before taxes recognized on the derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in other income for fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
Location of
Gain
Recognized in
Earnings
 
Gain Recognized in Earnings
 
 
 
Year Ended Jan 30, 2016
 
Year Ended Jan 31, 2015
 
Year Ended Feb 1, 2014
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange currency contracts
 
Other income/expense
 
$
4,346

 
$
14,723

 
$
1,843

Interest rate swap
 
Other income/expense
 
$
179

 
$
242

 
$
238