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Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (“ASC 842”), which changed how companies account for leases. On February 2, 2019, the Company adopted the guidance using the modified retrospective approach. Lands' End elected the practical expedient package, which among other practical expedients, includes the option to retain the historical classification of leases entered into prior to February 2, 2019. The Company also elected the practical expedient related to lease versus non-lease components, allowing the Company to combine lease and non-lease components as a single lease. Additionally, the Company adopted an optional transition method finalized by the FASB in July 2018 that waives the requirement to apply ASC 842 in the comparative periods presented within the financial statements in the year of adoption.

The Company is a lessee under various lease agreements for its equipment and retail operations. The determination of whether an arrangement contains a lease and the classification of a lease, if applicable, is made at lease possession (date in which the Company takes possession of the asset). At lease possession the Company also measures and recognizes a right-of-use asset, representing the Company’s right to use the underlying asset, and a lease liability, representing the Company’s obligation to make lease payments under the terms of the arrangement. The lease term is defined as the noncancelable portion of the lease term plus any periods covered by an option to extend the lease, if it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. For the purposes of recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities associated with the Company’s leases, the Company has elected the practical expedient of not recognizing a right-of-use asset or lease liability for short-term leases, which are leases with a term of twelve months or less. The Company's leases are classified as operating leases, which are included in the Operating lease right-of-use asset, Lease liability - current and Lease liability - long-term on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance sheets.

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments, over the lease term, as of the possession date. Minimum lease payments include the fixed lease component of the agreement as well as any variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date. Lease terms may include options to renew. If it is determined the lease will more likely than not be renewed, the right-of-use asset and lease liability for that lease will be adjusted to reflect the updated lease term. The Company does not have any leases with residual value guarantees or restrictions or covenants imposed by the lease.

The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including Operating lease right-of-use assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset, the Company performs an impairment analysis. An impairment charge is recognized to the extent the sum of the estimated discounted future cash flows from the use of the asset is less than the carrying value. This charge is then allocated pro-rata to the assets in the asset group, including the Operating lease right-of-use asset. No assets are written down below their indicated fair value which, for the Operating lease right-of-use assets, can be based on market comparisons of rent. 

Due to the absence of an implicit rate in the Company’s lease contracts, the Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate for each lease based on the lease term, lease currency and the Company’s credit spread. The yield curve selected at the lease possession date represents one notch above the Company’s unsecured credit rating, and therefore is considered a close proxy for the incremental borrowing rate the Company would incur for secured debt.

Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in Selling and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index and short-term rentals (leases with terms less than 12 months) are expensed as incurred.

The impact of adoption of the new lease guidance on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 2, 2019 was:
(in thousands)
 
February 1, 2019 (As reported)
 
Impact of Adoption
 
February 2, 2019
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Operating lease right-of-use asset
 
$

 
$
27,494

 
$
27,494

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Lease liability - current
 

 
9,892

 
9,892

   Lease liability - long-term
 

 
21,700

 
21,700

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Accumulated deficit
 
(17,159
)
 
(1,741
)
(1) 
(18,900
)


(1) At the time of implementation, the Company determined certain Operating lease right-of-use assets were impaired and recorded an adjustment to beginning retained earnings related to these impairments, net of tax.

See Note 13, Leases for additional disclosures.