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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations for Product. The Company had $311,139 of outstanding purchase orders with its manufacturers at June 30, 2016. The Company has an extended design and manufacturing process, which requires it to forecast production volumes and estimate inventory requirements many months before consumers make a decision to purchase its products. The Company generally orders product four to eight months in advance of the anticipated shipment dates based primarily on orders received from wholesale customers and through the DTC segment. Accordingly, the aggregate amount reflects purchase obligations for products that the Company reasonably expects to fulfill in the ordinary course of business. However, a significant portion of the purchase obligations can be cancelled by the Company under certain circumstances. As a result, the amount does not necessarily reflect the dollar amount of the Company's binding commitments or minimum purchase obligations, and instead reflects an estimate of its future payment obligations based on information currently available.

Purchase Obligations for Sheepskin. The Company had an aggregate of $78,502 of purchase obligations for sheepskin at June 30, 2016. These obligations generally arise under two-year supply agreements entered into during the second quarter of fiscal year 2016. The aggregate amount reflects the remaining commitments under these purchase orders, net of any deposits. The Company expects that purchases made under these agreements in the ordinary course of business will eventually exceed the minimum commitment levels, and that any deposits or advances will become fully refundable or reflected as a credit against purchases.
    
Other Purchase Obligations. The Company had an aggregate of $26,152 of other purchase obligations at June 30, 2016, which generally consisted of approximately $7,000 of material commitments for future capital expenditures, obligations under service contracts, and requirements to pay promotional expenses.

Litigation. From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company currently believes that the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. However, regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of legal costs, diversion of management time and resources, and other factors.

Contingent Consideration.  During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the last contingent consideration payment attributable to the Sanuk brand acquisition was made in the amount of $19,700.

The purchase price for the Hoka brand, acquired in September 2012, includes contingent consideration of up to $2,000, of which approximately $1,700 has been paid. At June 30, 2016, the final contingent consideration payment of approximately $300 is pending disbursement.

Indemnification. The Company has agreed to indemnify certain of its licensees, distributors, and promotional partners in connection with claims related to the use of the Company’s intellectual property.  The terms of such agreements range up to 5 years initially and generally do not provide for a limitation on the maximum potential future payments. From time to time, the Company also agrees to indemnify its licensees, distributors and promotional partners in connection with claims that the Company’s products infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties.  These agreements may or may not be made pursuant to a written contract. In addition, from time to time, the Company also agrees to standard indemnification provisions in commercial agreements in the ordinary course of business.

Management believes that the likelihood of any payments under any of these arrangements is remote and would be immaterial. This determination was made based on the Company's prior history of insignificant claims and related payments.  There are no currently pending claims relating to indemnification matters involving the Company’s intellectual property.