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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has minimum commitments related to the Company’s license agreements and endorsement agreements with brand ambassadors. The Company sources, distributes, advertises and sells watches pursuant to its exclusive license agreements with unaffiliated licensors. Royalty amounts under the license agreements are generally based on a stipulated percentage of revenues, although most of these agreements contain provisions for the payment of minimum annual royalty amounts. The license agreements have various terms and some have additional renewal options, provided that minimum sales levels are achieved. Additionally, the license agreements require the Company to pay minimum annual advertising amounts.

The Company believes that income tax reserves are adequate; however, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could be greater or less than amounts accrued and reflected in the consolidated balance sheets. Accordingly, the Company could record adjustments to the amounts for federal, state, and foreign liabilities in the future as the Company revises estimates or settles or otherwise resolves the underlying matters. In the ordinary course of business, the Company may take new positions that could increase or decrease unrecognized tax benefits in future periods.

As of July 31, 2016, the Company recorded $1.0 million in restricted cash deposits in other current assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, related to a certain vendor agreement.

In August 2016, the Company received a draft audit report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“U.S. Customs”) concerning the methodology used by the Company to allocate the cost of certain watch styles imported into the U.S. among the component parts of those watches for tariff purposes. The draft report communicated U.S. Customs’ preliminary assertion that the Company should have applied an alternative methodology that would have resulted in approximately $5.1 million in additional duty over the five-year period covered by the statute of limitations. The Company believes that U.S. Customs’ alternative duty methodology and resulting estimate are not consistent with the Company’s facts and circumstances and is disputing U.S. Customs’ assertion. Although the Company disagrees with U.S. Customs’ position, it cannot predict with any certainty the outcome of this matter. The Company is continuing to work with U.S. Customs to reach a resolution.

The Company is involved in legal proceedings and claims from time to time, in the ordinary course of its business. Legal reserves are recorded in accordance with the accounting guidance for contingencies. Contingencies are inherently unpredictable and it is possible that results of operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected in any particular period by unfavorable developments in, or resolution or disposition of, such matters. For those legal proceedings and claims for which the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that a loss may result that is materially in excess of amounts accrued for the matter, the Company either discloses an estimate of such possible loss or range of loss or includes a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. As of July 31, 2016, the Company is party to legal proceedings and contingencies, the resolution of which is not expected to materially affect its financial condition, future results of operations or cash flows.