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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

17. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal

Like many retailers, the Company has been named in potential class or collective actions on behalf of groups alleging violations of federal and state wage and hour and other labor statutes, and alleged violation of state consumer and/or privacy protection and other statutes. The Company is involved in a federal wage and hour lawsuit alleging that certain exempt employees were misclassified under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In late November 2019, the Court overseeing this lawsuit granted final certification allowing the matter to proceed as a collective action under the FLSA. In addition, the Company is involved in a putative class action matter raising similar allegations of misclassification under the wage and hour laws of three states. This matter was stayed by the Court shortly after it was filed and has remained stayed to date. At this time, the Company is not able to predict the outcome of these two lawsuits and cannot reasonably estimate any reasonably possible loss therefrom.

The Company is also party to representative claims under the California Private Attorneys’ General Act and various other lawsuits and regulatory proceedings including, among others, commercial, product, product safety, employee, customer, intellectual property and other claims. Actions against us are in various procedural stages. Many of these proceedings raise factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. While no assurance can be given as to the ultimate outcome of these matters, the Company believes that the final resolution of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position, liquidity or capital resources.

Letters of Credit

The Company had irrevocable letters of credit in the amounts of $53.1 million and $56.7 million as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively.

Letters of credit outstanding as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019 amounted to $46.6 million and $48.9 million, respectively, guaranteeing performance under various lease agreements, insurance contracts, and utility agreements. The Company also had outstanding letters of credit arrangements in the aggregate amount of $6.5 million and $7.8 million at February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively, related to certain merchandising agreements. Based on the terms of the Amended ABL Credit Agreement relating to the ABL Line of Credit, the Company had available letters of credit of $501.8 million and $543.3 million as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019, respectively.

Inventory Purchase Commitments

The Company had $921.2 million of purchase commitments related to goods that were not received as of February 1, 2020.

Death Benefits

In November 2005, the Company entered into agreements with three of the Company’s former executives whereby, upon each of their deaths, the Company will pay $1.0 million to each respective designated beneficiary.