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Financial Statement Policies (Policy)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Financial Statement Policies [Abstract] 
Basis Of Presentation

Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Fossil, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries (the "Company"). The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the Company's financial position as of October 1, 2011, and the results of operations for the thirteen week periods ended October 1, 2011 ("Third Quarter") and October 2, 2010 ("Prior Year Quarter"), respectively, and the thirty-nine week periods ended October 1, 2011 ("Year To Date Period") and October 2, 2010 ("Prior Year YTD Period"), respectively. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. Operating results for the Third Quarter and Year To Date Period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the full fiscal year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") which require the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company has not made any changes in its significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business

          Business. The Company is a global design, marketing and distribution company that specializes in consumer fashion accessories. Its principal offerings include an extensive line of men's and women's fashion watches and jewelry, handbags, small leather goods, belts, sunglasses, soft accessories, shoes and clothing. In the watch and jewelry product category, the Company has a diverse portfolio of globally recognized owned and licensed brand names under which its products are marketed. The Company's products are distributed globally through various distribution channels including wholesale in countries where it has a physical presence, direct to the consumer through its retail stores and commercial websites and through third-party distributors in countries where the Company does not maintain a physical presence. The Company's products are offered at varying price points to service the needs of its customers, whether they are value-conscious or luxury oriented. Based on its extensive range of accessory products, brands, distribution channels and price points, the Company is able to target style-conscious consumers across a wide age spectrum on a global basis.
Foreign Currency Hedging Instruments

Foreign Currency Hedging Instruments. The Company's foreign subsidiaries periodically enter into forward contracts principally to hedge the future payment of intercompany inventory transactions in U.S. dollars. If the Company's foreign subsidiaries were to settle their contracts designated as cash flow hedges that were denominated in European Euros, British Pounds, Mexican Pesos, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars and Japanese Yen, the net result would be a gain of approximately $2.5 million, net of taxes, as of October 1, 2011. Refer to Note 6—Derivatives and Risk Management in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional disclosures about the Company's use of forward contracts. The tax expense of changes in fair value of hedging activities for the Third Quarter and Year To Date Period were $1.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The tax benefit of changes in fair value of hedging activities for the Prior Year Quarter and Prior Year YTD Period was $2.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements. The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures ("ASC 820"), establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:

 

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Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

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Level 2 — Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

 

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Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the Company's assumptions.

ASC 820 requires the use of observable market data if such data is available without undue cost and effort.

 

The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

 

                                 
     Fair Value at October 1, 2011  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                                    

Securities available for sale:

                                    

Investments in bonds

    $ 8,165       $ 0       $ 0       $ 8,165   

Investment in publicly traded equity securities

      255         0         0         255   

Foreign exchange forward contracts

     0         7,497         0         7,497   

Deferred compensation plan assets:

                                    

Investment in publicly traded mutual funds

      2,813         0         0         2,813   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 11,233       $ 7,497       $ 0       $ 18,730   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Liabilities:

                                    

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ 0       $ 6,171       $ 0       $ 6,171   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 0       $ 6,171       $ 0       $ 6,171   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
   
     Fair Value at January 1, 2011  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                                    

Securities available for sale:

                                    

Investments in bonds

    $ 7,705       $ 0       $ 0       $ 7,705   

Investment in publicly traded equity securities

      1,159         0         0         1,159   

Foreign exchange forward contracts

     0         1,628         0         1,628   

Deferred compensation plan assets:

                                    

Investment in publicly traded mutual funds

      3,295         0         0         3,295   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 12,159       $ 1,628       $ 0       $ 13,787   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Liabilities:

                                    

Foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ 0       $ 10,222       $ 0       $ 10,222   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 0       $ 10,222       $ 0       $ 10,222   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

The fair values of the Company's securities available for sale and deferred compensation plan assets are based on quoted prices. The deferred compensation plan assets are recorded within intangible and other assets – net. The foreign exchange forward contracts are entered into by the Company's foreign subsidiaries principally to hedge the future payment of intercompany inventory transactions by non-U.S. subsidiaries. The fair values of the Company's foreign exchange forward contracts are based on published quotations of spot currency rates and forward points, which are converted into implied forward currency rates.

The Company has evaluated its short-term and long-term debt and believes, based on the interest rates, related terms and maturities, that the fair values of such instruments approximate their carrying amounts. As of October 1, 2011 and January 1, 2011, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these accounts.

Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

Earnings Per Share ("EPS"). Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted EPS adjusts basic EPS for the effects of dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during each period using the treasury stock method.

 

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted EPS (in thousands, except per share data):

 

                                 
     For the 13 Weeks Ended      For the 39 Weeks Ended  
     October 1, 2011      October 2, 2010      October 1, 2011      October 2, 2010  

Numerator:

                                    

Net income attributable to Fossil, Inc.

    $ 69,609       $ 68,156       $ 176,792       $ 158,548   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Denominator:

                                    

Basic EPS computation:

                                    

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

      63,176         67,071         63,542         67,171   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Basic EPS

    $ 1.10       $ 1.02       $ 2.78       $ 2.36   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Diluted EPS computation:

                                    

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

      63,176         67,071         63,542         67,171   

Stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units

      633         907         699         889   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

      63,809         67,978         64,241         68,060   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Diluted EPS

    $ 1.09       $ 1.00       $ 2.75       $ 2.33   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Approximately 39,750, 39,750 and 43,000 weighted average shares issuable under stock-based awards were not included in the diluted EPS calculation at the end of the Third Quarter, Year To Date Period and Prior Year YTD Period, respectively, because they were antidilutive. These common share equivalents may be dilutive in future EPS calculations. All outstanding shares issuable under stock-based awards were dilutive during the Third Quarter and the Prior Year Quarter.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash. Restricted cash at October 1, 2011 was comprised of $5.6 million in cash pledged as collateral to secure bank guarantees on behalf of the Company for payments related to prospective value added tax liabilities. Such cash has been reported in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as a component of current assets. The Company also has $1.8 million in cash pledged as collateral to secure bank guarantees for the purpose of obtaining retail space. Such cash has been reported in intangibles and other assets – net in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of long-term assets.

Goodwill

Goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, which is not subject to amortization, were as follows (in thousands):

 

                                         
     North            Asia               
     America     Europe      Pacific     Direct to         
     Wholesale     Wholesale      Wholesale     Consumer      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

    $ 23,838      $ 18,120       $ 2,614      $ 0       $ 44,572   

Foreign currency changes

      (228 )      140         (58 )      0         (146 ) 
    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

  

Balance at October 1, 2011

    $ 23,610      $ 18,260       $ 2,556      $ 0       $ 44,426