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Concentration of Business, Significant Customers and Credit Risk
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]  
Concentration of Business, Significant Customers and Credit Risk
Concentration of Business, Significant Customers and Credit Risk

The Company does not consider international operations a separate segment, as management reviews such operations in the aggregate with the aforementioned segments. Long-lived assets, which consist of property and equipment, in the US and all other countries combined were as follows:

 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
US
$
213,422

 
$
196,513

All other countries*
31,978

 
35,804

Total
$
245,400

 
$
232,317


*No other country’s long-lived assets comprised more than 10% of total long-lived assets as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

The Company sells its products to customers throughout the US and to foreign customers located in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and Latin America, among other regions.  International sales were 31.7% and 32.9% of the Company’s total net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  International sales were 34.6% and 35.8% of the Company’s total net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, no single foreign country comprised more than 10% of total net sales.

Management performs regular evaluations concerning the ability of its customers to satisfy their obligations and records a provision for doubtful accounts based on these evaluations.  No single customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.  As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, the Company had one customer representing 22.9% and 11.0% of trade accounts receivable, net, respectively. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had a second customer one representing 11.8% of trade accounts receivable, net.

The Company’s production is concentrated at a limited number of independent contractor factories in Asia.  Sheepskin is the principal raw material for certain UGG products and the majority of sheepskin is purchased from two tanneries in China, which is sourced primarily from Australia and the United Kingdom (UK). The Company began using a new raw material, UGGpureTM, wool woven into a durable backing, in some of its UGG products in 2013 and which the Company currently purchases from one supplier. The other production materials used by the Company are sourced primarily in Asia. The Company’s operations are subject to the customary risks of doing business abroad, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations, customs duties and related fees, various import controls and other nontariff barriers, restrictions on the transfer of funds, labor unrest and strikes and, in certain parts of the world, political instability.  The supply of sheepskin can be adversely impacted by weather conditions, disease, and harvesting decisions that are completely outside the Company’s control.  Furthermore, the price of sheepskin is impacted by demand, industry, and competitors.

A portion of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents is held as cash in operating accounts with third-party financial institutions.  These balances, at times, exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.  While the Company regularly monitors the cash balances in its operating accounts and adjusts the balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. 
 
The remainder of the Company’s cash equivalents is invested in interest bearing funds managed by third-party investment management institutions.  These investments can include US treasury bonds and securities, money market funds, and municipal bonds, among other investments. Certain of these investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market, and interest rate risks.  Investment risk has been and may further be exacerbated by US mortgage defaults, credit and liquidity issues, and sovereign debt concerns in Europe, which have affected various sectors of the financial markets. 

As of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, the Company had not experienced any loss or lack of our access to cash in its operating accounts or invested cash and cash equivalents.  The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are as follows:

 
December 31,
2015
 
March 31,
2015
Money market fund accounts
$
182,167

 
$
127,900

Cash
80,842

 
97,243

Total cash and cash equivalents
$
263,009

 
$
225,143