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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
We have operating lease agreements for retail space, warehouses and sales and administrative offices as well as equipment with varying terms. Total rent expense, which includes minimum and contingent rent expense incurred, but excludes the reduction in rent expense associated with the write-off of deferred rent amounts upon the exit or decision to exit retail stores, under all leases was $72.3 million, $62.9 million and $49.5 million in Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, respectively. Most leases provide for payments of real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses applicable to the property and many retail leases provide for contingent rent based on retail sales, which are included in total rent expense above. These payments for real estate taxes, insurance, other operating expenses and contingent percentage rent are included in rent expense above, but are not included in the aggregate minimum rental commitments below, as, in some cases, the amounts payable in future periods are not quantified in the lease agreement and are dependent on future events. The total amount of such charges included in total rent expense above were $18.8 million, $16.1 million and $12.5 million in Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, respectively, which includes $0.6 million, $0.7 million and $1.2 million of contingent percentage rent during Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, respectively.
As of February 1, 2014, the aggregate minimum base rental commitments for all non-cancelable operating real property leases with original terms in excess of one year are $60.0 million, $55.3 million, $50.2 million, $45.1 million, $39.0 million and $190.6 million for Fiscal 2014, Fiscal 2015, Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2018 and thereafter, respectively.
As of February 1, 2014, we are also obligated under certain apparel license and design agreements to make future minimum royalty and advertising payments of $5.5 million, $2.9 million and $0.1 million for Fiscal 2014, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2016, respectively, and none thereafter. These amounts do not include amounts, if any, that exceed the minimums required pursuant to the agreements.
In connection with our acquisition of the Lilly Pulitzer brand and operations during Fiscal 2010, we entered into a contingent consideration agreement pursuant to which we would be obligated to pay up to an additional $20 million in cash, in the aggregate, over the four years following the closing of the acquisition based on Lilly Pulitzer's achievement of certain earnings targets. The potential contingent consideration is comprised of: (1) four individual performance periods, consisting of the period from the date of our acquisition through the end of Fiscal 2011, Fiscal 2012, Fiscal 2013 and Fiscal 2014, in respect of which the prior owners of the Lilly Pulitzer brand and operations may be entitled to receive up to $2.5 million for each performance period; and (2) a cumulative performance period consisting of the period from the date of our acquisition through the end of the Fiscal 2014, in respect of which the prior owners of the Lilly Pulitzer brand and operations may be entitled to receive up to $10 million.
During Fiscal 2012, we paid the maximum $2.5 million in contingent consideration in respect of Lilly Pulitzer's earnings from the date of our acquisition through the end of Fiscal 2011. During Fiscal 2012, we also paid the $2.5 million Fiscal 2012 contingent consideration amount, less a discount in respect of our payment of the contingent consideration amount being paid prior to year-end. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability as of February 1, 2014 is included in non-current contingent consideration and contingent consideration current liability in our consolidated balance sheet in the amounts of $12.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively. These amounts in the aggregate reflect the fair value of the $15.0 million of contingent consideration expected to be paid in future periods.
During the 1990s, we discovered the presence of hazardous waste on one of our properties. We believe that remedial action will be required, including continued investigation, monitoring and treatment of groundwater and soil, although the timing of such remedial action is uncertain. As of February 1, 2014 and February 2, 2013, the reserve for the remediation of this site was $1.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which is included in other non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The amount recorded represents our estimate of the costs, on an undiscounted basis, to clean up this site, based on currently available information. This estimate may change in future periods as more information on the remediation activities required and timing of those activities become known. No significant amounts related to this reserve were recorded in the statements of earnings in Fiscal 2013, Fiscal 2012 or Fiscal 2011.