Long-lived Asset Impairment Charges

9 Months Ended

Oct. 30, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Long-lived Asset Impairment Charges

LONG-LIVED ASSET IMPAIRMENT CHARGES Long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangibles, are reviewed periodically for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company uses market participant rent assumptions to calculate the fair value of right of use ("ROU") assets and discounted future cash flows of the asset or asset group using projected financial information and a discount rate that approximates the cost of capital of a market participant to quantify fair value for other long-lived assets. The asset group is defined as the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are available and largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets, which for our retail stores, is primarily at the store level.

Fiscal 2021 Long-Lived Asset Impairment Charges

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021, the Company considered whether events or changes in circumstances existed that would indicate the carrying amount of long-lived assets at retail stores may not be recoverable. Based on a review of both quantitative and qualitative factors, only a small number of underperforming stores had triggering events and were assessed for impairment during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021. Pre-tax impairment charges for long-lived assets at retail stores during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021 were immaterial.

We recorded $1.2 million in impairment expense during the thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021 related to certain Company-owned real estate which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

We did not record impairment charges related to our operating lease assets during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021.

Fiscal 2020 Long-Lived Asset Impairment Charges Related to the Pandemic

The Company experienced varying degrees of business disruptions and periods of store closures or reduced operating hours as a result of the pandemic during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020. In light of the pandemic and lower-than-expected earnings for fiscal 2020 and future periods, the Company concluded that these factors, among other factors, represented impairment indicators which required the Company to test certain of its long-lived assets and operating lease assets for impairment during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020.

As a result of the impact of the pandemic during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020, we recorded pre-tax impairment charges of approximately $8.8 million and $27.3 million, respectively, upon completion of our evaluation of long-lived assets, which primarily consisted of leasehold improvements at certain underperforming stores, capitalized implementation costs related to our cloud computing arrangements, and other technology-related assets. For the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020, these charges are reflected in the financial statements as $0.4 million in cost of goods sold ("COGS") and $8.4 million in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020, these charges are reflected in the financial statements as $18.4 million in COGS and $8.9 million in SG&A expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). These charges reduced the net carrying value of certain long-lived assets to their estimated fair value, as determined using a discounted cash flow model.

As a result of the impact of the pandemic during the thirty-nine weeks ended October 31, 2020, we completed an evaluation of our operating lease assets for indicators of impairment, and consequently, recorded pre-tax impairment charges of approximately $3.2 million, which is included in COGS in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). We did not record impairment charges related to our operating lease assets during the thirteen weeks ended October 31, 2020.