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Defined Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2017
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of net periodic defined benefit pension cost and other charges to comprehensive income (loss) | The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost to comprehensive income (loss) for fiscal 2017, fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 related to the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended January 28, 2017
| SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,544 |  |  | $ | 1,544 |
Interest cost | 1,839 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 1,926 |
Expected return on plan assets | — |  |  | (185 | ) |  | (185 | )
Net amortization of unrecognized prior service credit | — |  |  | (28 | ) |  | (28 | )
Net amortization of actuarial losses | 155 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 341 |
Net periodic defined benefit pension cost | $ | 1,994 |  |  | $ | 1,604 |  |  | $ | 3,598 |
Unrecognized prior service credit charged to comprehensive income (loss) | $ | — |  |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (28 | )
Unrecognized net actuarial loss charged to comprehensive income (loss) | 155 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 341 |
Net actuarial gains (losses) | 63 |  |  | (1,248 | ) |  | (1,185 | )
Foreign currency and other adjustments | — |  |  | (72 | ) |  | (72 | )
Related tax impact | (84 | ) |  | 105 |  |  | 21 |
Total periodic defined benefit pension cost and other charges to comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | (1,057 | ) |  | $ | (923 | )
| Year Ended January 30, 2016
| SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,622 |  |  | $ | 1,622 |
Interest cost | 1,986 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 2,055 |
Expected return on plan assets | — |  |  | (142 | ) |  | (142 | )
Net amortization of unrecognized prior service credit | (97 | ) |  | — |  |  | (97 | )
Net amortization of actuarial losses | 740 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 924 |
Curtailment gain | (1,651 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,651 | )
Net periodic defined benefit pension cost | $ | 978 |  |  | $ | 1,733 |  |  | $ | 2,711 |
Unrecognized prior service credit charged to comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (97 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (97 | )
Unrecognized net actuarial loss charged to comprehensive income (loss) | 740 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 924 |
Curtailment gain | (1,651 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,651 | )
Net actuarial gains (losses) | 8,707 |  |  | (341 | ) |  | 8,366 |
Plan amendment | — |  |  | 167 |  |  | 167 |
Foreign currency and other adjustments | — |  |  | 274 |  |  | 274 |
Related tax impact | (2,945 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (2,972 | )
Total periodic defined benefit pension cost and other charges to comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 4,754 |  |  | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | 5,011 |
| Year Ended January 31, 2015
| SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total
Service cost | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,556 |  |  | $ | 1,556 |
Interest cost | 2,289 |  |  | 247 |  |  | 2,536 |
Expected return on plan assets | — |  |  | (261 | ) |  | (261 | )
Net amortization of unrecognized prior service credit | (233 | ) |  | — |  |  | (233 | )
Net amortization of actuarial losses | 938 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 1,002 |
Net periodic defined benefit pension cost | $ | 2,994 |  |  | $ | 1,606 |  |  | $ | 4,600 |
Unrecognized prior service credit charged to comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (233 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (233 | )
Unrecognized net actuarial loss charged to comprehensive income (loss) | 938 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 1,002 |
Net actuarial losses | (6,142 | ) |  | (2,824 | ) |  | (8,966 | )
Related tax impact | 2,080 |  |  | 255 |  |  | 2,335 |
Total periodic defined benefit pension cost and other charges to comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (3,357 | ) |  | $ | (2,505 | ) |  | $ | (5,862 | )
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before tax, that have not yet been recognized in net periodic defined benefit pension cost | Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before tax, as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 are the following amounts that have not yet been recognized in net periodic defined benefit pension cost (in thousands):
| Jan 28, 2017 |  | Jan 30, 2016
| SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total |  | SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total
Unrecognized prior service credit (1) (2) | $ | — |  |  | $ | (140 | ) |  | $ | (140 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | (168 | )
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (1) | 8,513 |  |  | 3,775 |  |  | 12,288 |  |  | 8,731 |  |  | 2,641 |  |  | 11,372 |
Total included in accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | 8,513 |  |  | $ | 3,635 |  |  | $ | 12,148 |  |  | $ | 8,731 |  |  | $ | 2,473 |  |  | $ | 11,204 |
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(1) | In fiscal 2016, the Company amended the SERP to effectively eliminate any future salary progression by finalizing compensation levels for future benefits. Subsequent to this amendment, there are no employees considered actively participating under the terms of the SERP. As a result, the Company recorded an unrecognized actuarial gain of $11.4 million before taxes and also recognized a curtailment gain of $1.7 million before taxes related to the accelerated amortization of the remaining prior service credit during fiscal 2016.
(2) | During fiscal 2016, the Swiss pension plan was amended to update the conversion rate for future periods. As a result, the projected benefit obligation and prior service cost were reduced by $0.2 million during fiscal 2016.
Schedule of the funded status of the Company's defined benefit plans and the amounts recognized in the Company's consolidated balance sheets | The following table summarizes the funded status of the Company’s defined benefit plans and the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
| Jan 28, 2017 |  | Jan 30, 2016
| SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total |  | SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total
Projected benefit obligation | $ | (53,521 | ) |  | $ | (17,624 | ) |  | $ | (71,145 | ) |  | $ | (53,443 | ) |  | $ | (15,215 | ) |  | $ | (68,658 | )
Plan assets at fair value (1) | — |  |  | 14,113 |  |  | 14,113 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,667 |  |  | 12,667 |
Net liability (2) | $ | (53,521 | ) |  | $ | (3,511 | ) |  | $ | (57,032 | ) |  | $ | (53,443 | ) |  | $ | (2,548 | ) |  | $ | (55,991 | )
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(1) | The SERP is a non-qualified pension plan and hence the insurance policies are not considered to be plan assets. Accordingly, the table above does not include the insurance policies with cash surrender values of $58.6 million and $52.5 million as of January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively.
(2) | The net liability was included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets depending on the expected timing of payments.
Schedule of reconciliation of the changes in the projected benefit obligation | A reconciliation of the changes in the projected benefit obligation for fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 is as follows (in thousands):
| Projected Benefit Obligation
| SERP |  | Swiss Pension Plan |  | Total
Balance at January 31, 2015 | $ | 61,862 |  |  | $ | 15,070 |  |  | $ | 76,932 |
Service cost | — |  |  | 1,622 |  |  | 1,622 |
Interest cost | 1,986 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 2,055 |
Plan amendment | — |  |  | (167 | ) |  | (167 | )
Actuarial (gains) losses | (8,707 | ) |  | 514 |  |  | (8,193 | )
Contributions by plan participants | — |  |  | 1,488 |  |  | 1,488 |
Payments | (1,698 | ) |  | (1,850 | ) |  | (3,548 | )
Foreign currency and other adjustments | — |  |  | (1,531 | ) |  | (1,531 | )
Balance at January 30, 2016 | $ | 53,443 |  |  | $ | 15,215 |  |  | $ | 68,658 |
Service cost | — |  |  | 1,544 |  |  | 1,544 |
Interest cost | 1,839 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 1,926 |
Actuarial (gains) losses | (63 | ) |  | 1,067 |  |  | 1,004 |
Contributions by plan participants | — |  |  | 1,805 |  |  | 1,805 |
Payments | (1,698 | ) |  | (2,416 | ) |  | (4,114 | )
Foreign currency and other adjustments | — |  |  | 322 |  |  | 322 |
Balance at January 28, 2017 | $ | 53,521 |  |  | $ | 17,624 |  |  | $ | 71,145 |
Schedule of reconciliation of the changes in plan assets for the Swiss Pension Plan | A reconciliation of the changes in plan assets for the Swiss Pension Plan for fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016 is as follows (in thousands):
| Plan Assets
Balance at January 31, 2015 | $ | 12,478 |
Actual return on plan assets | 315 |
Contributions by employer | 1,504 |
Contributions by plan participants | 1,488 |
Payments | (1,850 | )
Foreign currency and other adjustments | (1,268 | )
Balance at January 30, 2016 | $ | 12,667 |
Actual return on plan assets | 4 |
Contributions by employer | 1,779 |
Contributions by plan participants | 1,805 |
Payments | (2,416 | )
Foreign currency and other adjustments | 274 |
Balance at January 28, 2017 | $ | 14,113 |

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