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Income Taxes
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Intra-Entity Transactions
During fiscal 2022, the Company completed an intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights from certain U.S. entities to a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary, more closely aligning the Company’s intellectual property rights with its business operations. This transaction resulted in a taxable gain in the United States. The U.S. taxable gain generated by this intercompany transfer of intellectual property was primarily offset by the recognition of a deferred income tax asset in the Swiss subsidiary.
The intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights resulted in a U.S. income tax expense of approximately $103 million. The U.S. income tax expense generated by this intercompany transfer of intellectual property was substantially offset by the benefit recorded as a result of the recognition of a deferred income tax asset in the Swiss subsidiary of approximately $92 million. The net impact to the Company’s income tax expense for this transaction was approximately $11 million as of fiscal 2024. The change in the net tax impact for fiscal 2024 from fiscal 2023 is the result of the adjustment made to the effective tax rate applied to the deferred tax asset.
For the intra-entity transfer of the intellectual property rights, the Company made U.S. income tax payments of $107.2 million during fiscal 2022. The Company estimates it will take between ten and 20 years to amortize the Swiss deferred income tax asset.
During fiscal 2024, the Company recognized a one-time net tax benefit of Swiss Franc 33.7 million related to the consolidation of certain business functions into Switzerland that was approved by the Switzerland tax authority during the third quarter of fiscal 2024.
Changes in Income Tax Law
In December 2017, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the United States (referred to herein as the “Tax Reform”), was enacted into law. The Tax Reform included a one-time mandatory transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings, and as a result of this legislation, the Company recorded a long-term tax liability. As of February 3, 2024 the value of the long-term tax liability was $24.6 million. During fiscal 2025, the Company wrote off the previously recorded liability and the related accrued interest, resulting in a net income tax benefit of $24.6 million. As a result of this transaction, there was no related long-term tax liability as of February 1, 2025.
During calendar year 2019, Switzerland implemented income tax reform (“Swiss tax reform”) that was effective as of January 1, 2020. The Swiss tax reform eliminates certain preferential income tax treatments and includes transitional relief measures which provide for future income tax deductions. During fiscal 2020, the Company recognized a one-time income tax benefit of approximately $8.1 million related primarily to the
recognition of a deferred income tax asset associated with the estimated value of an income tax basis step-up of the Company’s Switzerland subsidiary’s assets. During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a $2.3 million reserve for uncertain income tax positions related to such deferred income tax asset. During fiscal 2024, based on recent developments among European Union tax authorities, the Company wrote off the $8.1 million tax benefit related to the value of the income tax basis step-up of the Company’s Switzerland subsidiary’s assets, resulting in a net income tax expense of $5.8 million.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense is summarized as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024Jan 28, 2023
Federal:   
Current$(19,879)$7,876 $8 
Deferred(4,130)2,270 10,577 
State:   
Current1,238 1,546 (1,963)
Deferred(805)1,211 85 
Foreign:   
Current23,428 30,071 28,844 
Deferred9,843 (17,556)(1,049)
Total$9,695 $25,418 $36,502 
Actual income tax expense differs from expected income tax expense obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings before income taxes as follows:
Year Ended
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024Jan 28, 2023
Computed “expected” tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit6.9 %0.7 %1.1 %
Non-deductible permanent differences1
12.5 %(1.1 %)1.6 %
GILTI3.5 %2.2 %2.4 %
Non-U.S. tax expense versus U.S. federal statutory tax rate2
2.3 %(2.7 %)(4.8 %)
Subpart F Income0.3 %0.2 %— %
Unrecognized tax liabilities0.2 %0.7 %2.5 %
Intra-entity intellectual property transfer tax rate difference3
— %3.1 %— %
Tax settlements— %0.3 %— %
Basis step up— %(13.6 %)— %
Valuation reserve4
— %0.2 %(4.0 %)
Share-based compensation(0.8 %)(0.2 %)(0.2 %)
Prior year income tax adjustments(3.8 %)(0.8 %)(1.2 %)
Tax Reform - repatriation tax adjustment5
(30.5 %)0.4 %0.4 %
Other, net0.4 %0.4 %(0.4 %)
Effective income tax rate12.0 %10.8 %18.4 %
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1Primarily due to the impact in fiscal 2025 of the unrealized loss due to the change in fair value of the derivatives related to the Company’s 2028 Notes and the related convertible note hedge.
2The jurisdictional location of pre-tax income (loss) may represent a significant component of the Company’s effective income tax rate as earnings (loss) in foreign jurisdictions are taxed at rates different from the U.S. statutory income tax rate. These amounts exclude the impact of net changes in valuation allowances, audit and other adjustments related to the Company’s non-U.S. operations, as they are reported separately in the appropriate corresponding line items.
3During fiscal 2022, the Company completed an intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights from a U.S. entity to a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary, resulting in an income tax rate difference of $4.0 million as of January 29, 2022. The updated rate difference was $11.0 million as of February 3, 2024.
4Amounts relate primarily to the release of the valuation reserve offset by valuation reserves on net operating losses, other deferred income tax assets arising during the respective period in jurisdictions where there have been cumulative net operating losses, limiting the Company’s ability to consider other subjective evidence to continue to recognize the existing deferred income tax assets.
5During fiscal 2025, due to the expiration of the U.S. statute of limitation for the transition tax, the Company released the uncertain tax position reserve for transition tax.
Total income tax expense is allocated as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024Jan 28, 2023
Operations$9,695 $25,418 $36,502 
Stockholders’ equity1,402 627 450 
Convertible debt(14)(9,378)(6,207)
Total income tax expense$11,083 $16,667 $30,745 

The income tax effects of the components of OCL are allocated as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024Jan 28, 2023
Derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges$1,306 $37 $(945)
Defined benefit plans96 590 1,395 
Total income tax expense$1,402 $627 $450 
Total earnings before income tax expense and noncontrolling interests are comprised as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024Jan 28, 2023
Domestic operations$(18,412)$61,157 $45,317 
Foreign operations98,885 174,978 152,729 
Earnings before income tax expense and noncontrolling interests$80,473 $236,135 $198,046 
Deferred Income Taxes
The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024
Deferred income tax assets:  
Lease ROU assets$186,012 $156,689 
Intangible assets70,663 77,354 
Net operating losses42,749 43,849 
Goodwill amortization28,602 34,594 
Impairment basis difference12,705 12,703 
Defined benefit plans11,743 9,620 
Inventory valuation9,446 3,828 
Deferred compensation8,648 7,838 
Convertible senior notes hedge transactions8,249 9,666 
Deferred income2,723 3,614 
Sales return and other reserves2,078 1,691 
Uniform capitalization1,340 840 
Accounts receivable reserve929 1,386 
Lease incentives898 1,233 
Accrued bonus763 1,581 
Excess of financial accounting over tax depreciation/amortization— 1,454 
Other, net19,205 18,200 
Total deferred income tax assets406,753 386,140 
Deferred income tax liabilities:  
Lease ROU liabilities(176,680)(151,871)
Deficit of financial accounting over tax depreciation/amortization(3,972)— 
Convertible senior notes debt discount(115)(128)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(180,767)(151,999)
Valuation allowances(54,168)(55,231)
Net deferred income tax assets$171,818 $178,910 
Based on the historical earnings of the Company and projections of future taxable earnings in certain jurisdictions, management believes it is more likely than not that the results of operations will not generate sufficient taxable earnings to realize certain net deferred income tax assets. Therefore, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $54.2 million as of February 1, 2025, which is a decrease of $1.1 million from fiscal 2024.
As of February 1, 2025, certain of the Company’s operations had net operating loss carryforwards of $43.0 million (income tax effected, not net of uncertain income tax positions), including state/provincial net operating loss carryforwards. These are comprised of $7.5 million (income tax effected, not net of uncertain income tax positions) of net operating loss carryforwards with an unlimited carryforward life and $35.5 million (income tax effected, not net of uncertain income tax positions) of foreign net operating loss carryforwards expiring between fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2044. Based on the historical earnings of these operations, management believes it is more likely than not that some of the operations will not generate sufficient earnings to utilize these net operating losses. The amounts not expected to be realized related to its net operating loss carryforwards are included in the Company’s valuation allowance as of February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024.
Unrecognized Income Tax Benefit
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal and foreign income tax, as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign local jurisdictions. From time-to-time, the Company is subject to routine income and other audits on various income tax matters around the world in the ordinary course of business. As of February 1, 2025, no major income tax, and other, audits were ongoing.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized income tax benefit (excluding interest and penalties) is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
Feb 1, 2025Feb 3, 2024Jan 28, 2023
Beginning balance$51,643 $56,074 $51,736 
Additions:
Income tax positions related to the prior year891 47 3,954 
Income tax positions related to the current year585 324 454 
Reductions:
Income tax positions related to the prior year(20,933)(4,046)(70)
Income tax positions related to the current year— (756)— 
Ending balance$32,186 $51,643 $56,074 
The amount of unrecognized income tax benefit as of February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024 includes $16.2 million and $35.1 million (net of federal benefit on state issues), respectively, which, if ultimately recognized, may reduce our future annual effective income tax rate.
As of February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, the Company had $40.3 million and $63.4 million, respectively, of aggregate accruals for uncertain income tax positions, including penalties and interest. This includes an accrual of $20.6 million for the intra-entity transfer of intellectual property rights from certain U.S. entities to a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary, substantially offset by the related deferred income tax benefit recorded by the Swiss Subsidiary. The Company reviews and updates the estimates used in the accrual for uncertain income tax positions, as appropriate, as more definitive information or interpretations become available from income taxing authorities, and on the completion of income tax audits, the receipt of assessments, expiration of statutes of limitations, or occurrence of other events.
The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company included interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions of an income tax benefit of $3.6 million for fiscal 2025, and an income tax expense of $3.4 million and $2.6 million for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. Total interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions was $8.1 million and $11.7 million at February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively.
During fiscal 2021, the Company became aware of a foreign withholding income tax regulation that could be interpreted to apply to certain of its previous transactions. The Company currently does not expect its exposure, if any, will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Indefinite Reinvestment Assertion
The Company has historically considered the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely reinvested. As a result of the Tax Reform, the Company had a substantial amount of previously taxed earnings that could be distributed to the United States without additional U.S. taxation. As of February 1, 2025, the Company determined that approximately $300.0 million of such foreign earnings are not indefinitely reinvested. The incremental tax cost to repatriate these earnings to the United States is immaterial. The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest the remaining earnings from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries for which a deferred income tax liability has not already been recorded. The Company continues to evaluate its plans for reinvestment or repatriation of unremitted foreign earnings and regularly reviews its cash positions and determination of indefinite reinvestment of foreign earnings. If the Company determines that all or a portion of such foreign earnings are no longer indefinitely reinvested, the Company may be subject to additional foreign withholding taxes and U.S. state income taxes, beyond the one-time transition tax.