General (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto (the condensed consolidated financial statements) as of September 30, 2018 and for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (US GAAP) for interim financial information pursuant to Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and disclosures required by US GAAP for annual financial statements and accompanying notes thereto. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2018 was derived from the Company's audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of all normal and recurring entries necessary to fairly present the results of interim periods presented, but are not necessarily indicative of results to be achieved for full fiscal years or other interim periods. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on May 30, 2018 (2018 Annual Report).

Consolidation

Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and entities in which it maintains a controlling financial interest. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications. Certain reclassifications were made for prior periods presented to conform to the current period presentation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements is made in accordance with US GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon historical experience, existing and known circumstances, authoritative accounting pronouncements and other factors that management believes to be reasonable. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to inventory write-downs, trade accounts receivable allowances, sales returns liabilities, stock-based compensation, impairment assessments, depreciation and amortization, income tax liabilities, uncertain tax positions and income taxes receivable, the fair value of financial instruments, and the fair values of assets and liabilities, including goodwill and other intangible assets. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and actual results could differ materially from the results assumed or implied based on these estimates.

Reportable Operating Segments

The Company performs an annual assessment of the appropriateness of its reportable operating segments during the third quarter of its fiscal year. However, due to known circumstances arising during the three months ended June 30, 2018, management performed this assessment during this period. These circumstances included quantitative factors, such as the actual and forecasted sales and operating income of the wholesale operations of the HOKA brand compared to the Company's other reportable operating segments, as well as qualitative factors such as the ongoing growth of, and the Company's increased investment in, the wholesale operations of the HOKA brand. As a result, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company added a sixth reportable operating segment to separately report the wholesale operations of the HOKA brand. The wholesale operations of the HOKA brand are no longer presented under the Other brands wholesale reportable operating segment. However, the DTC operations of the HOKA brand continue to be reported under the DTC reportable operating segment. Prior periods presented were reclassified to reflect this change.

The Company's six reportable operating segments now include the worldwide wholesale operations of the UGG brand, HOKA brand, Teva brand, Sanuk brand, and Other brands, as well as DTC. Information reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), who is the Company's Principal Executive Officer, is organized into these reportable operating segments and is consistent with how the CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources.

The Company performs an annual assessment of the appropriateness of its reportable operating segments during the third quarter of its fiscal year.

Assets allocated to each reportable operating segment include accounts receivable, net of allowances and inventory, net of reserves, fixed assets, goodwill, other intangible assets, and certain other assets that are specifically identifiable for one of the Company's reportable operating segments. Unallocated assets are those assets not directly related to a specific reportable operating segment and generally include cash and cash equivalents, deferred tax assets, and various other corporate assets shared by the Company's reportable operating segments.

The Company evaluates reportable operating segment performance, primarily based on net sales and income (loss) from operations. The wholesale operations of each brand are managed separately because each requires different marketing, research and development, design, sourcing, and sales strategies. The income (loss) from operations for each of the reportable operating segments include only those costs which are specifically related to each reportable operating segment, which consist primarily of cost of sales, research and development, design, sales and marketing, depreciation, amortization, and directly related costs of employees and their respective expenses. The Company does not allocate corporate overhead costs or non-operating income and expenses to reportable operating segments, which include unallocable overhead costs associated with distribution centers, certain executive and stock compensation, accounting, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, and facilities, among others.

Restructuring Plan

In February 2016, the Company announced the implementation of a multi-year restructuring plan which is designed to realign its brands across its Fashion Lifestyle and Performance Lifestyle groups, optimize the Company's retail store fleet, and consolidate its management and operations. In general, the intent of this restructuring plan is to streamline brand operations, reduce overhead costs, create operating efficiencies, and improve collaboration across brands.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs) that have been adopted by the Company for its annual and interim reporting periods beginning April 1, 2018. The following is a summary of each standard and the impact to the Company:



Standard	Description	Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (as amended by ASUs 2015-14, 2016-08, 2016-10, 2016-11, 2016-12, 2017-13, and 2017-14)	Requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers and replaces most existing revenue recognition guidance under US GAAP. The FASB issued additional guidance which clarifies how to apply the implementation guidance related to principal versus agent considerations, how to identify performance obligations, as well as licensing implementation guidance.	The Company adopted this ASU (the new revenue standard) using the modified retrospective transition method. Prior to adoption, the Company deferred recognition of revenue for certain wholesale and E-Commerce sales arrangements until the product was delivered. However, the Company elected the practical expedient allowed under the new revenue standard to define shipping and handling costs as a fulfillment service, not a performance obligation. Accordingly, the Company will now recognize revenue for these arrangements upon shipment, rather than delivery. As a result, on adoption of this ASU, the Company recorded a cumulative effect adjustment net after tax increase to opening retained earnings of approximately $1,000 in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company historically recorded a trade accounts receivable allowance for sales returns (allowance for sales returns) related to its wholesale channel sales, and the cost of sales for the product-related inventory was recorded in inventories, net of reserves, in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2018, the Company recorded an allowance for sales returns for the wholesale channel of $20,848 and product-related inventory for all channels of $11,251 in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2018, and in connection with the adoption of the new revenue standard, the Company reclassified the allowance for sales returns for the wholesale channel of $9,816 to other accrued expenses and the product-related inventory for all channels of $4,819 to other current assets in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the DTC channel, the allowance for sales returns was recorded in other accrued expenses, which is consistent with the prior period presented. The comparative condensed consolidated financial statements have not been adjusted and continue to be reported under legacy US GAAP. Refer to Note 2, "Revenue Recognition," for expanded disclosures regarding this change in accounting policy and refer to Note 12, "Reportable Operating Segments," for the Company's disaggregation of revenue by distribution channel and region.



Standard	Description	Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments	Eliminates the diversity in practice related to the classification of certain cash receipts and payments.	The Company evaluated its business policies and processes around cash receipts and payments and determined that this ASU did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU No. 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory	Requires that the income tax impact of intra-entity sales and transfers of property, except for inventory, be recognized when the transfer occurs.	The Company evaluated its business policies and processes around intra-entity transfers of assets, other than inventory, and determined that this ASU did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation: Scope of Modification Accounting	Modification accounting is required to be applied for share-based payment awards immediately before the original award is modified unless the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the modified awards are the same as the fair value, vesting conditions and classification of the original award, respectively.	The Company evaluated its business policies and processes around share-based payment modifications and determined that this ASU did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Not Yet Adopted. The FASB and SEC issued the following ASUs and disclosure updates that have not yet been adopted by the Company. The following is a summary of each new ASU or disclosure update, the planned period of adoption and the expected impact to the Company on adoption:



Standard	Description	Planned Period of Adoption	Expected Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract	Aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license. Requires companies to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement.	Q3 FY 2019	The Company has completed an initial assessment of the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and does not expect a material impact. The Company will early adopt the requirements of this ASU on a prospective basis.
SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification	Amends certain disclosure requirements that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded, in light of other SEC disclosure requirements, US GAAP, or changes in the information environment.	Q3 FY 2019	The Company has completed an initial assessment of the effect that the adoption of this SEC update will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and currently expects to include its condensed consolidated statements of stockholders' equity in interim reporting and to simplify its disclosures in interim and annual reporting. The Company will adopt the requirements of this ASU on a prospective basis.
ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities	Seeks to improve the transparency and understandability of information conveyed to financial statement users about an entity's risk management activities and to reduce the complexity of and simplify the application of hedge accounting. This ASU eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness.	Q1 FY 2020	The Company has completed an initial assessment of the effect that the adoption of this SEC update will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and will eliminate effectiveness testing for its derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges; however, this change is not expected to have a material impact.



Standard	Description	Planned Period of Adoption	Expected Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (as amended by ASUs 2015-14, 2018-01, 2018-10 and 2018-11)	Requires a lessee to recognize a lease asset and lease liability in its consolidated balance sheets. A lessee should recognize a right-of-use (ROU) asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, and a liability to make lease payments.	Q1 FY 2020	The Company has completed an initial assessment of the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and expects a material impact. The result is expected to be a material increase in assets and liabilities due to the recognition of an ROU asset and corresponding lease liability, including for lease commitments that are currently classified as operating leases, such as retail stores, showrooms, offices, and distribution facilities. The classification and recognition of lease expense is not expected to materially change from legacy US GAAP. Further, the adoption of this ASU will result in expanded disclosures on existing and new lease commitments. The Company expects to adopt this ASU on a prospective basis and elect the "package of practical expedients" allowed with adoption of this ASU, which provides a number of transition options, including (1) reassessment of prior conclusions about lease identification, classification and initial direct costs is not required; (2) the ability to elect a short-term lease recognition exemption for current and new vehicle, IT and office equipment leases that qualify to be excluded from the recognized ROU asset and related liability; and (3) separation of lease and non-lease components is not required. The Company does not expect a significant change in its lease activities leading up to adoption of this ASU. Further, the Company has selected a software provider, has a project team in place and implementation is currently underway.
ASU No. 2017-04, Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment	Requires annual and interim goodwill impairment tests be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, effectively eliminating step two of the goodwill impairment test under legacy US GAAP. The amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value should be recognized as an impairment charge.	Q1 FY 2021	The Company is evaluating the timing and effect that adoption of this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments	Replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in legacy US GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates.	Q1 FY 2021	The Company is evaluating the timing and effect that adoption of this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Revenue Recognition

Nature of Performance Obligations

Revenue is recognized when a performance obligation is completed at a point in time and when the customer has obtained control. Control passes to the customer when they have the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all the remaining benefits from, the goods transferred. The amount of revenue recognized is based on the transaction price, which represents the invoiced amount less known actual amounts or estimates of variable consideration. The Company recognizes revenue and measures the transaction price to be net of taxes, including sales taxes, use taxes, value-added taxes, and some types of excise taxes, collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities. The Company presents revenue gross of fees and sales commissions. Sales commissions are expensed as incurred and are recorded in SG&A expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. As a result of the short durations of the Company's customer contracts, which are typically effective for one year or less and have payment terms that are generally 30-60 days, these arrangements are not considered to have a significant financing component.

Wholesale and international distributor revenue is recognized when products are shipped, as well as when delivered, depending on the contract terms. E-Commerce revenue is recognized upon shipment and at the point of sale for retail store transactions. Shipping and handling costs paid to third-party shipping companies are recorded as cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Shipping and handling costs are a fulfillment service and, for certain wholesale and all E-Commerce transactions, revenue is recognized when the customer is deemed to obtain control upon the date of shipment.

Variable Consideration

Components of variable consideration include estimated discounts, markdowns or chargebacks, and sales returns. Estimates for variable consideration are based on the amounts earned, or estimates to be claimed as an adjustment to sales. Estimated variable consideration is included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in a future period. Actual amounts of consideration provided to the customer may differ from the Company’s estimates.

Allowance for Sales Discounts. The Company provides a trade accounts receivable allowance for term discounts for wholesale channel sales, which reflects a discount that customers may take, generally based on meeting certain order, shipment or prompt payment terms. The Company uses the amount of the discounts that are available to be taken against the period-end trade accounts receivable to estimate and record a corresponding reserve for sales discounts. Additions to the allowance are recorded against gross sales in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. This is consistent with the presentation of such amounts in the prior period. As of September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company did not have a material trade accounts receivable allowance for sales discounts.

Allowance for Chargebacks. The Company provides a trade accounts receivable allowance for chargebacks from wholesale customers. When customers pay their invoices, they may take deductions against their invoices that can include chargebacks for price differences, markdowns, short shipments and other reasons. Therefore, the Company records an allowance for known and unknown circumstances based on historical trends related to the timing and amount of chargebacks taken against wholesale channel customer invoices. Additions to the allowance are recorded against gross sales in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. This is consistent with the presentation of such amounts in the prior period. As of September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a trade accounts receivable allowance for chargebacks of $6,888 compared to $7,727 as of March 31, 2018 in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Contract assets represent the Company’s right to consideration subject to conditions other than the passage of time, such as additional performance obligations to be satisfied. Contract liabilities are performance obligations that the Company expects to satisfy or relieve within the next 12 months, advance consideration obtained prior to satisfying a performance obligation, or unconditional obligations to provide goods or services under non-cancellable contracts before the transfer of goods or services to the customer has occurred. Contract assets and liabilities are recorded in other current assets and other accrued expenses, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Sales Returns. Reserves are recorded for anticipated future returns of goods shipped prior to the end of the reporting period. In general, the Company accepts returns for damaged or defective products for up to one year. The Company also has a policy whereby returns are accepted from DTC customers for up to 30 days from point of sale for cash or credit with a receipt. Amounts of these reserves are based on known and actual returns, historical returns, and any recent events that could result in a change from historical return rates. Sales returns are a contract asset for the right to recover product-related inventory and a contract liability for advance consideration obtained prior to satisfying a performance obligation. Changes to the sales return reserve are recorded against gross sales for the contract liability and cost of sales for the contract asset in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

The following table provides activity during the six months ended September 30, 2018 related to estimated sales returns for the Company’s existing customer contracts for all channels:



	Contract Asset			Contract Liability
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	11,251		$	23,156
Change in estimate of sales returns, net of sales recognized	12,277			38,098
Actual returns	(14,650		)	(40,538		)
Balance as of September 30, 2018	$	8,878		$	20,716

Deferred Revenue. Revenue is deferred for certain wholesale channel transactions as the contract terms indicate control transfers upon product delivery or sell-through. As of September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company did not have a material contract liability for deferred revenue.

Gift Cards. The Company defers recognition of revenue from the sale of gift cards until the gift card is redeemed by the customer or the Company determines that the likelihood of redemption is remote. As of September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company's contract liability for gift cards was $3,020 and $3,105, respectively, and is recorded in other accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Loyalty Programs. The Company has a customer loyalty program for the UGG brand in its DTC channel where customers earn rewards from qualifying purchases or activities. The Company defers recognition of revenue for unredeemed awards until the following occurs: (1) rewards are redeemed by the customer, (2) points or certificates expire, or (3) an estimate of the expected unused portion of points or certificates is applied, which is based on historical redemption patterns. As of September 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company's contract liability for loyalty programs was $3,949 and $5,477, respectively, and is recorded in other accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Fair Value Measurement

The fair values of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, net trade accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, income taxes receivable, other current assets, short-term borrowings, trade accounts payable, accrued payroll, other accrued expenses, income taxes payable, and value added tax payable approximate their carrying values due to the relatively short maturities of these assets and liabilities. The fair values of the Company's long-term liabilities do not significantly differ from their carrying values.

The inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into the following hierarchy:


•	Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


•	Level 2: Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.


•	Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy

During the three and six months ended September 30, 2018, no LTIP NQSOs were granted. Previously, the Company approved the issuance of LTIP NQSOs under the 2015 SIP. If the recipient provides continuous service, the LTIP NQSOs will vest if the Company achieves the target performance criteria by the date specified in the award. Each vested LTIP NQSO provides the recipient the right to purchase a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock at a fixed exercise price per share based on the closing price of the common stock on the date of grant. The Company measures stock compensation expense for LTIP NQSOs at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

In September 2018, the Company approved LTIP awards under the 2015 SIP for the issuance of PSUs (2019 LTIP PSUs), which were awarded to certain members of the Company's senior management team, including the Company's named executive officers. The 2019 LTIP PSUs are subject to vesting based on service conditions over three years, as well as the Company meeting certain revenue and pre-tax income performance targets for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. To the extent financial performance is achieved above the threshold levels for each of these performance criteria, the number of PSUs that will vest will increase up to a maximum of 200% of the targeted amount for that award. No vesting of any portion of the 2019 LTIP PSUs will occur if the Company fails to achieve revenue and pre-tax income amounts equal to at least 90% of the threshold amounts for these criteria. Following the determination of the Company’s achievement with respect to the revenue and pre-tax income criteria for the measurement period, the vesting of each 2019 LTIP PSUs will be subject to adjustment based on the application of a relative total shareholder return (TSR) modifier. The amount of the adjustment will be determined based on a comparison of the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of a pre-determined set of peer group companies for the 36-month performance period commencing on April 1, 2018 and ending on the vesting date. A Monte- Carlo simulation model was used to determine the grant date fair value by simulating a range of possible future stock prices for the Company and each member of the peer group over the 36-month performance period.

These grants entitle the recipients to receive shares of the Company's common stock upon vesting. The Annual RSUs are subject to time-based vesting criteria and vest in equal annual installments over three years following the date of grant. The vesting of Annual PSUs is subject to the achievement of pre-established Company performance criteria measured over the fiscal year during which they are granted, and to the extent the performance criteria has been met, vest in equal annual installments over three years thereafter.

Deferred Compensation

In 2010, the Company established a non-qualified deferred compensation program that permits a select group of management employees to defer earnings to a future date on a non-qualified basis. The value of the deferred compensation is recognized based on the fair value of the participants' accounts. A rabbi trust was established for the purpose of supporting the benefits payable under this program, with the assets invested in Company-owned life insurance policies.

Derivatives

The Company enters into foreign currency exchange rate forward contracts (derivative contracts), and certain of these contracts are designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted sales (Designated Derivative Contracts) and are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk. These derivative contracts allow the Company to sell various foreign currencies in exchange for US dollars at specified contract rates, and are used to hedge forecasted sales over specific quarters. The Company may also enter into derivative contracts that are not designated as cash flow hedges (Non-Designated Derivative Contracts), which are generally entered into to offset the anticipated gains and losses on certain intercompany balances until the expected time of repayment.

The fair value of the notional amount of both the Designated and Non-Designated Derivative Contracts are recorded in other current assets or other accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of Designated Derivative Contracts are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders' equity, and are recognized in earnings in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income during the period which approximates the time the corresponding third-party sales occur.

Net Income Per Share

*The stock-based awards and options excluded from the dilutive effect are excluded due to one of the following: (1) the shares were anti-dilutive; (2) the necessary conditions had not been satisfied for the shares to be issuable based on the Company's performance; or (3) the Company recorded a net loss during the period presented. The number of shares stated for each of these excluded awards is the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to these awards.