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6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company

Deckers Outdoor Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) is a global leader in designing, marketing, and distributing innovative footwear, apparel, and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high-performance activities. As part of its Omni-Channel platform, the Company's proprietary brands are aligned across its Fashion Lifestyle group, including the UGG and Koolaburra brands, and Performance Lifestyle group, including the HOKA, Teva, and Sanuk brands.

The Company sells its products through domestic and international retailers, international distributors, and directly to its global consumers through its DTC business, which is comprised of its retail stores and E‑Commerce websites. Independent third-party contractors manufacture all the Company's products. A significant part of the Company's business is seasonal, requiring it to build inventory levels during certain quarters in its fiscal year to support higher selling seasons, which contributes to the variation in its results from quarter to quarter.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto (referred to herein as condensed consolidated financial statements) as of September 30, 2019 and for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 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 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, 2019 was derived from the Company's audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring entries necessary to fairly present the results of the 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 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on May 30, 2019 (2019 Annual Report).

Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon historical experience, existing and known circumstances, authoritative accounting standard pronouncements, and other factors that management believes to be reasonable. 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.

Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to inventory write-downs, trade accounts receivable allowances, including variable consideration for net sales provided to customers, contract assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, impairment assessments, goodwill and other intangible assets, depreciation and amortization, income tax receivables and liabilities, uncertain tax positions, the fair value of financial instruments, the reasonably certain lease term, lease classification, and the Company's incremental borrowing rate (IBR) utilized to discount its operating lease assets and liabilities.

Reportable Operating Segments

The Company's six reportable operating segments include the worldwide wholesale operations for each of the UGG brand, HOKA brand, Teva brand, Sanuk brand, and Other brands, as well as DTC. Refer to Note 12, “Reportable Operating Segments,” for further information on the Company's reportable operating segments.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs) that have been adopted by the Company for its annual and interim reporting periods as stated below. The following is a summary of each standard and the impact on the Company:



Standard	Description	Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (as amended by ASUs 2015-14, 2018-01, 2018-10, 2018-11, 2018-20, and 2019-01)	Requires a lessee to recognize a lease asset and lease liability in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. A lessee should recognize a right-of-use (ROU) asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the estimated lease term, and a liability for related lease payments.	The Company adopted this ASU (the new lease standard) on a modified retrospective basis beginning April 1, 2019. On adoption, the Company recorded a $230,048 increase to total assets due to the recognition of ROU assets, net of prior legacy US GAAP lease-related balances for deferred rent obligations and tenant allowances of $27,895, as previously recorded in other accrued expenses, deferred rent obligations, and other long-term liabilities, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, the Company recorded a corresponding $254,538 increase to total liabilities due to the recognition of lease liabilities, net of a prior legacy US GAAP lease-related balance for prepaid rent of $4,846, as previously recorded in prepaid expenses, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets and lease liabilities include lease obligations for operating leases for retail stores, showrooms, offices, and distribution facilities. ROU assets and related lease liabilities are presented as operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, the Company recorded a net cumulative effect after-tax decrease to opening retained earnings of $1,069 in the condensed consolidated balance sheets due to the impairment of select operating lease assets related to retail stores whose fixed assets had been previously impaired and for which the initial carrying value of the operating lease assets were determined to be above fair market value on adoption. The adoption of the new lease standard did not materially affect the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as the classification and recognition of lease cost did not materially change from legacy US GAAP. Similarly, it did not have a material impact on the Company's liquidity or on its debt covenant compliance under current agreements including its borrowing strategy subject to leverage ratios. However, it did result in additional disclosures and presentation changes to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows, including supplemental cash flow disclosure, as well as expanded disclosures on existing and new lease commitments. The Company elected the “package of practical expedients” permitted under the transition guidance of this ASU, which provides a number of transition options, including (1) exemption from reassessment of prior conclusions about lease identification, classification and initial direct costs; (2) the ability to elect a short-term lease recognition exemption; and (3) the option to not separate lease and non-lease components. In addition, the Company did not apply the optional hindsight election and maintained original lease terms as estimated at lease inception. The comparative condensed consolidated financial statements have not been restated and continue to be reported under legacy US GAAP in effect for those prior reporting periods presented. Refer to Note 7, “Leases and Other Commitments,” for the Company's accounting policy and expanded disclosures required under the new lease standard.



Standard	Description	Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (as amended by ASUs 2018-16 and 2019-04)	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.	The Company adopted this ASU (the new hedging standard) beginning April 1, 2019 on a prospective basis, which did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements. However, the Company made a change in accounting policy with respect to ineffective hedges and elected not to exclude hedge components from the periodic assessment of hedge effectiveness. Under legacy US GAAP, these amounts were excluded from hedge effectiveness and therefore as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL), and immediately recognized in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Under the new hedge standard, these gains or losses will now be recognized as a component of AOCL and will be reclassified to earnings in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income in the same period or periods as the related net sales are recorded. The comparative condensed consolidated financial statements have not been restated and continue to be reported under legacy US GAAP in effect for those prior reporting periods presented. Refer to Note 9, “Derivative Instruments,” for further information on the Company's hedging instruments.

Not Yet Adopted. The FASB has issued the following ASUs that have not yet been adopted by the Company. The following is a summary of each standard, planned adoption date, and the expected impact on the Company:



Standard	Description	Planned Period of Adoption	Expected Impact on Adoption
ASU No. 2017-04, Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (as amended by ASU 2019-06)	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 will continue to be recognized as an impairment charge.	Q1 FY 2021	The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (as amended by ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, and 2019-05)	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 currently evaluating the impact on adoption of this ASU; however, the Company does not expect that the adoption will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.