Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Nov. 01, 2014

The Company reports its operations as one reportable segment, Big & Tall Men’s Apparel, which consists of two principal operating segments: its retail business and its direct businesses. The Company considers its operating segments to be similar in terms of economic characteristics, production processes and operations, and have therefore aggregated them into a single reporting segment. The direct operating segment includes the operating results and assets for LivingXL^® and ShoesXL^®.

Reclassifications

Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company is reporting revenue from its on-site tailoring and the related tailoring costs associated with such revenue as part of “Sales” and “Cost of Goods Sold Including Occupancy Costs,” respectively, on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company has reclassified the revenue and related cost of goods sold for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2013 from “Selling, General and Administrative Expenses,” where the amounts were previously netted, to “Sales” and “Cost of Goods Sold Including Occupancy Costs.”

Intangibles

At November 1, 2014, the “Casual Male” trademark had a carrying value of $1.7 million and is considered a definite-lived asset. The Company is amortizing the remaining carrying value of $1.7 million on an accelerated basis, consistent with projected cash flows through fiscal 2018, its estimated remaining useful life.

The Company’s “Rochester” trademark is considered an indefinite-lived intangible asset and has a carrying value of $1.5 million. During the first nine months of fiscal 2014, no event or circumstance occurred which would cause a reduction in the fair value of the Company’s reporting units, requiring interim testing of the Company’s “Rochester” trademark.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments. ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements.

The valuation techniques utilized are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect internal market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

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

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related asset or liabilities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of assets or liabilities.

The Company utilizes observable market inputs (quoted market prices) when measuring fair value whenever possible.

The fair value of long-term debt is classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. At November 1, 2014, the fair value approximates the carrying amount based upon terms available to the Company for borrowings with similar arrangements and remaining maturities.

The fair value of indefinite-lived assets, which consists of the Company’s “Rochester” trademark, is measured on a non-recurring basis in connection with the Company’s annual impairment test. The fair value of the trademark is determined using a projected discounted cash flow analysis based on unobservable inputs and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. See Intangibles above.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short-term borrowings approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - ("AOCI")

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - (“AOCI”)

Other comprehensive income (loss) includes amounts related to foreign currency and pension plans and is reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Other comprehensive income and reclassifications from AOCI for the three and nine months ended November 1, 2014 and November 2, 2013 are as follows:

	November 1, 2014									November 2, 2013
For the three months ended:	(in thousands)
	Pension Plans			Foreign Currency			Total			Pension Plans			Foreign Currency		Total
Balance at beginning of the quarter	$	(4,270	)	$	94		$	(4,176	)	$	(5,635	)	$	95	$	(5,540	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of taxes		82			(144	)		(62	)		43			62		105

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes ⁽¹⁾		65			—			65			66			—		66

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period		147			(144	)		3			109			62		171

Balance at end of quarter	$	(4,123	)	$	(50	)	$	(4,173	)	$	(5,526	)	$	157	$	(5,369	)

	November 1, 2014									November 2, 2013
For the nine months ended:	(in thousands)
	Pension Plans			Foreign Currency			Total			Pension Plans			Foreign Currency			Total
Balance at beginning of fiscal year	$	(4,547	)	$	(13	)	$	(4,560	)	$	(5,828	)	$	267		$	(5,561	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of taxes		246			(37	)		209			129			(110	)		19

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes ⁽²⁾		178			—			178			173			—			173

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period		424			(37	)		387			302			(110	)		192

Balance at end of quarter	$	(4,123	)	$	(50	)	$	(4,173	)	$	(5,526	)	$	157		$	(5,369	)

(1)

Includes the amortization of the unrecognized (gain)/loss on pension plans which was charged to “Selling, General and Administrative” Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for all periods presented. The amortization of the unrecognized loss, before tax, was $65,000 and $109,000 for the three months ended November 1, 2014 and November 2, 2013, respectively. The corresponding tax benefit was $43,000 for the three months ended November 2, 2013. There was no tax benefit for the three months ended November 1, 2014.

(2)

For the nine months ended November 1, 2014 and November 2, 2013, the amortization of the unrecognized loss, before tax, was $178,000 and $285,000, respectively. The corresponding tax benefit was $112,000 for the nine months ended November 2, 2013. There was no tax benefit for the nine months ended November 1, 2014.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the Company’s retail store operation is recorded upon purchase of merchandise by customers, net of an allowance for sales returns. Revenue from the Company’s catalog and e-commerce operations is recognized at the time a customer order is delivered, net of an allowance for sales returns. Revenue is recognized by the operating segment that fulfills a customer’s order.

Stock-based Competition

Stock-based Compensation

All share-based payments, including grants of employee stock options and restricted stock, are recognized as an expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations based on their fair values and vesting periods. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model and requires the input of subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (the “expected term”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s common stock price over the expected term and the number of options that will ultimately not complete their vesting requirements (“forfeitures”). The Company reviews its valuation assumptions at each grant date and, as a result, is likely to change its valuation assumptions used to value employee stock-based awards granted in future periods. The values derived from using the Black-Scholes model are recognized as an expense over the vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. The estimation of stock-based awards that will ultimately vest requires significant judgment. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ from the Company’s current estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Top 205): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosure of Disposals of Components of an Entity (“ASU 2014-08”). The objective of ASU No. 2014-08 is to clarify the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and also modifies related disclosure requirements. The standard is required to be adopted by public business entities in annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for new disposals beginning in the first quarter of 2014, provided financial statements have not been issued before the release of this standard. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-08 on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition,” as well as various other sections of the ASC, such as, but not limited to, ASC 340-20, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs-Capitalized Advertising Costs.” The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also includes a cohesive set of disclosure requirements that would result in an entity providing users of financial statements with comprehensive information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts with customers. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial adoption as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (or other appropriate components of equity or net assets on the balance sheet). Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 on its Consolidated Financial Statements, including the choice of retrospective application upon adoption.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition. If the entity has different policies for different types of revenue transactions, the policy for each material type of transaction is generally disclosed. If a sales transaction has multiple element arrangements (for example, delivery of multiple products, services or the rights to use assets) the disclosure may indicate the accounting policy for each unit of accounting as well as how units of accounting are determined and valued. The disclosure may encompass important judgment as to appropriateness of principles related to recognition of revenue. The disclosure also may indicate the entity's treatment of any unearned or deferred revenue that arises from the transaction.

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