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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Acquisition of Brands

Since January 1, 2014, the Company has acquired the following brands:

 

Date Acquired

 

Brand

 

March 2015

 

Strawberry Shortcake

 

 

Since January 1, 2014 the Company has acquired ownership interest in various brands through its investments in joint ventures. The chart below illustrates the Company’s ownership interest in these joint ventures as of December 31, 2016:

 

Date Acquired/Invested

 

Brand

 

Investment /

Joint Venture

 

Iconix’s

Investment

 

November 2014

 

Nick Graham

 

NGX

 

 

51

%

December 2014

 

Hydraulic

 

Hydraulic IP Holdings

 

 

51

%

February 2015

 

PONY

 

US PONY Holdings

 

 

75

%

 

Joint Ventures to Develop and Market Company's Brands

Further, since January 1, 2014 the Company established the following joint ventures to develop and market the Company’s brands in specific markets:

 

Date Created

 

Investment /

Joint Venture

 

Iconix’s

Investment

 

March 2014

 

LC Partners US(1)

 

 

100

%

December 2014

 

Iconix Middle East(2)

 

 

55

%

July 2016

 

Umbro China

 

 

95

%

October 2016

 

Danskin China(3)

 

 

100

%

 

(1)

At formation of the joint venture in March 2014, the Company had a 50% ownership interest in LC Partners US.  In December 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with Rise Partners, LLC (“Rise Partners”) to acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest in LC Partners US.  As of December 31, 2016, the Company has a 100% ownership interest in this entity.

(2)

At formation of the joint venture in December 2014, the Company had a 50% ownership interest in Iconix Middle East.  In December 2016, the Company irrevocably exercised its call option to acquire an additional 5% ownership interest from Global Brands Group Asia Limited (“GBG”) in order to increase the Company’s ownership interest in Iconix Middle East to 55%.  Such acquisition closed in February 2017.

(3)

In October 2016, the Company formed the Danskin China Limited as a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary to hold the Danskin trademarks and related assets in respect of mainland China and Macau.  The Company entered into an agreement with Li-Ning (China) Sports Goods Co., Ltd. who will purchase up to a 50% interest (and no less than a 30% interest) in Danskin China Limited.  The purchase of the equity interest is expected to occur over a three-year period commencing on March 31, 2019.  Refer to Note 3 for further details.  As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s ownership interest in Danskin China Limited was 100%.