Leases

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

NOTE G — 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 retroactively 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. 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 or the 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 failure to achieve a specified sales volume. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at the Company’s sole discretion. The exercise of lease termination options is generally by mutual agreement between the Company and the lessor.

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 January 31, 2021 and 2020 consist of the following:

Leases	Classification	January 31, 2021		January 31, 2020
		(In thousands)
Assets
Operating	Operating lease assets	$	186,070	$	270,032
Total lease assets		$	186,070	$	270,032
Liabilities
Current operating	Current operating lease liabilities	$	43,560	$	63,166
Noncurrent operating	Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		161,668		249,040
Total lease liabilities		$	205,228	$	312,206

The Company’s operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities significantly declined during fiscal 2021 due to the restructuring of the retail operations segment, partially offset by other leasing activity. As a result of this restructuring, the Company closed its Wilsons Leather, G.H. Bass and Calvin Klein Performance stores during fiscal 2021. In addition, during fiscal 2021 the Company recorded a $19.4 million impairment charge related to the operating lease assets at certain Wilsons Leather and G.H. Bass stores, primarily due to the retail restructuring, as well as at certain DKNY and Vilebrequin stores as a result of the performance at these stores. During fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a $9.9 million impairment charge related to the operating lease assets at certain of our Wilsons Leather, G.H. Bass and DKNY stores as a result of the performance of these stores. The Company determines the fair value of operating lease assets by discounting the estimated market rental rates over the remaining term of the lease.

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 of each lease 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 $92.4 million and $98.4 million during the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Lease costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The Company recorded variable lease costs and short-term lease costs of $6.7 million and $16.8 million for the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Short-term lease costs are immaterial.

As of January 31, 2021, the Company’s maturity of operating lease liabilities in the years ending up to January 31, 2026 and thereafter are as follows:

Year Ending January 31,	Amount
	(In thousands)
2022	$	58,045
2023		51,312
2024		38,408
2025		31,315
2026		24,837
After 2026		55,362
Total lease payments	$	259,279
Less: Interest		54,051
Present value of lease liabilities	$	205,228

As of January 31, 2021, there are no material leases that are legally binding but have not yet commenced.

As of January 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term related to operating leases is 5.7 years. The weighted average discount rate related to operating leases is 8.3%.

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities is $108.9 million and $100.8 million as of January 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations were $56.6 million and $27.0 million during the years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.