Note 4 – Leases

On February 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842 using the optional transition method to apply the standard as of the effective date and therefore, the standard has not been applied to the comparative periods presented in its financial statements. The Company has elected the transition package of three practical expedients permitted within the standard, which eliminates the requirements to reassess prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs. The hindsight practical expedient, which permits the use of hindsight when determining lease term and impairment of right-of-use assets has not been elected. Further, the Company elected the short-term lease exception policy, permitting it to not apply the recognition requirements of this standard to short-term leases (i.e. leases with terms of 12 months or less) and an accounting policy to account for lease and non-lease components as a single component.

The Company determines whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company leases certain retail stores, warehouses, distribution centers, office space, and equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Total rent payable is recorded during the lease term, including rent escalations in which the amount of future rent is certain or fixed on the straight-line basis over the term of the lease (including any rent holiday periods beginning upon control of the premises, and any fixed payments stated in the lease). For leases with an initial term greater than 12 months, a lease liability is recorded on the balance sheet at the present value of future payments discounted at the incremental borrowing rate (discount rate) corresponding with the lease term. An operating lease asset is recorded based on the initial amount of the lease liability, plus any lease payments made to the lessor before or at the lease commencement date and any initial direct costs incurred, less any tenant improvement allowance incentives received. The difference between the minimum rents paid and the straight-line rent (deferred rent) is reflected within the associated operating lease asset.

The lease classification evaluation begins at the commencement date. The lease term used in the evaluation includes the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain and failure to exercise such option would result in an economic penalty. All retail store, warehouse, distribution center, and office leases are classified as operating leases. The Company does not have any finance leases. Operating lease expense is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Certain leases contain provisions that require contingent rent payments based upon sales volume (variable lease cost). Contingent rent is accrued each period as the liabilities are incurred.

Most leases are for a term of one to ten years. Some leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to ten years. Several of the Company’s retail store leases include an option to terminate the lease based on a certain specified sales volume. The exercise of lease renewal and termination options are generally at the Company’s sole discretion.

Certain of the Company’s lease agreements include rental payments based on a percentage of retail sales over contractual levels and others include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. The Company’s leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

The Company’s lease assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2019 consist of the following:



Leases	Classification	April 30, 2019
		(In thousands)
Assets
Operating	Operating lease assets	$	320,169
Total lease assets		$	320,169

Liabilities
Current operating	Current operating lease liabilities	$	74,761
Noncurrent operating	Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		286,663
Total lease liabilities		$	361,424

The Company’s leases do not provide the rate of interest implicit in the lease. Therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. For transition purposes, the incremental borrowing rate on February 1, 2019 was used for operating leases that commenced prior to that date.

The Company recorded lease costs of $25 million during the three months ended April 30, 2019. Lease costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The Company recorded variable lease costs and short-term lease costs of $2.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2019. Short-term lease costs are immaterial.

As of April 30, 2019, the Company’s maturity of operating lease liabilities in the years ending up to January 31, 2024 and thereafter are as follows:


Year Ending January 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2020	$	75,311
2021		88,230
2022		74,555
2023		65,751
2024		53,097
After 2024		86,444
Total lease payments	$	443,388
Less: Interest		81,964
Present value of lease liabilities	$	361,424

As of April 30, 2019, there are no material leases that are legally binding but have not commenced yet.

As of April 30, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term related to operating leases is 5.3 years. The weighted average discount rate related to operating leases is 7.7%.

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities is $26.4 million as of April 30, 2019.