Segment Information

The Company’s businesses are grouped into five reportable segments for management and internal financial reporting purposes: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia and Licensing. The Company’s Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe and Licensing reportable segments are the same as their respective operating segments. Certain components of the Company’s Asia operating segment are separate operating segments based on region, which have been aggregated into the Asia reportable segment for disclosure purposes. Management evaluates segment performance based primarily on revenues and earnings (loss) from operations before corporate performance-based compensation costs, net gains (losses) from lease terminations, asset impairment charges, restructuring charges, and other non-recurring charges, if any. The Company believes this segment reporting reflects how its business segments are managed and how each segment’s performance is evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to assess performance and make resource allocation decisions. The Americas Retail segment includes the Company’s retail and e-commerce operations in North, South and Central America. The Americas Wholesale segment includes the Company’s wholesale operations in the Americas. The Europe segment includes the Company’s retail, e-commerce and wholesale operations in Europe and the Middle East. The Asia segment includes the Company’s retail, e-commerce and wholesale operations in Asia and the Pacific. The Licensing segment includes the worldwide licensing operations of the Company. The business segment operating results exclude corporate overhead costs, which consist of shared costs of the organization, net gains (losses) on lease terminations, asset impairment charges and restructuring charges. Corporate overhead costs are presented separately and generally include, among other things, the following unallocated corporate costs: accounting and finance, executive compensation, corporate performance-based compensation, facilities, global advertising and marketing, human resources, information technology and legal.

Net revenue and loss from operations are summarized as follows for the three and nine months ended November 3, 2018 and October 28, 2017 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Nov 3, 2018			Oct 28, 2017			Nov 3, 2018			Oct 28, 2017
Net revenue:
Americas Retail	$	186,925		$	187,021		$	555,390		$	561,903
Americas Wholesale	52,698			45,636			127,630			114,151
Europe	254,037			221,230			771,470			641,833
Asia	89,461			74,322			256,298			200,436
Licensing^1,2	22,286			20,744			61,779			53,267
Total net revenue^1,2	$	605,407		$	548,953		$	1,772,567		$	1,571,590
Earnings (loss) from operations:
Americas Retail^2,3	$	3,799		$	(2,414	)	$	3,701		$	(27,550	)
Americas Wholesale^2,3	10,392			8,562			21,743			20,783
Europe^3,4	7,410			9,095			17,608			38,147
Asia³	1,938			2,954			7,637			5,734
Licensing^2,3	19,485			18,346			54,408			46,196
Total segment earnings from operations^2,4	43,024			36,543			105,097			83,310
Corporate overhead^2,4	(20,824		)	(23,443		)	(72,316		)	(67,403		)
Net gains (losses) on lease terminations⁵	—			(11,494		)	152			(11,494		)
Asset impairment charges⁶	(1,277		)	(2,018		)	(5,017		)	(6,013		)
European Commission fine⁷	(42,428		)	—			(42,428		)	—
Total loss from operations^2,4	$	(21,505	)	$	(412	)	$	(14,512	)	$	(1,600	)

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Notes:

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company reclassified net royalties received on the Company’s inventory purchases of licensed product from net revenue to cost of product sales to reflect its treatment as a reduction of the cost of such licensed product. Accordingly, net revenue for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2017 has been adjusted to conform to the current period presentation. This reclassification had no impact on previously reported loss from operations.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company adopted a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard using a modified retrospective method that does not restate prior periods to be comparable to the current period presentation. The adoption of this guidance primarily impacted the presentation of advertising contributions received from the Company’s licensees and the related advertising expenditures incurred by the Company. The adoption of this guidance resulted in an increase in net royalty revenue within the Company’s Licensing segment of $2.7 million, as well as an increase in SG&A expenses in our Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale and Licensing segments as well as corporate overhead of $1.0 million, $0.6 million, $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, during the three months ended November 3, 2018 compared to the same prior-year period. The net favorable impact on loss from operations was approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended November 3, 2018 compared to the same prior-year period. During the nine months ended November 3, 2018, the adoption of this guidance resulted in an increase in net royalty revenue within the Company’s Licensing segment of $7.1 million, as well as an increase in SG&A expenses in our Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale and Licensing segments as well as corporate overhead of $3.3 million, $1.5 million, $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, during the nine months ended November 3, 2018 compared to the same prior-year period. The net unfavorable impact on loss from operations was approximately $0.1 million during the nine months ended November 3, 2018 compared to the same prior-year period. Refer to Note 1 for more information regarding the impact from the adoption of this new standard.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company changed the segment accountability for funds received from licensees on the Company’s purchases of its licensed products. These amounts were treated as a reduction of cost of product sales within the Licensing segment but now are considered in the results of the segments that control the respective purchases for purposes of segment performance evaluation. Accordingly, segment results for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2017 have been adjusted to conform to the current period presentation.

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During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company adopted new authoritative guidance which requires that the non-service components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost be presented outside of earnings (loss) from operations. Accordingly, loss from operations and segment results for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2017 have been adjusted to conform to the current period presentation.

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During the nine months ended November 3, 2018, the Company recorded net gains on lease terminations related primarily to the early termination of certain lease agreements in North America. The net gains on lease terminations were recorded during the three months ended May 5, 2018. During the nine months ended October 27, 2018, the Company recorded net losses on lease termination related primarily to the modification of certain lease agreements held with a common landlord in North America. Refer to Note 1 for more information regarding the net gains (losses) on lease terminations.


⁶	During each of the periods presented, the Company recognized asset impairment charges for certain retail locations resulting from under-performance and expected store closures. Refer to Note 14 for more information regarding these asset impairment charges.


⁷	During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded a charge of €37.0 million euro ($42.4 million) related to an estimated fine expected to be imposed on the Company by the European Commission related to its inquiry concerning possible violations of European Union competition rules by the Company. Refer to Note 12 for further information.

The table below presents information regarding geographic areas in which the Company operated. Net revenue is classified primarily based on the country where the Company’s customer is located (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Nov 3, 2018		Oct 28, 2017		Nov 3, 2018		Oct 28, 2017
Net revenue:
U.S.	$	181,113	$	170,068	$	519,547	$	507,239
Italy	65,050		67,561		213,336		195,955
Canada	49,961		53,381		136,296		142,905
South Korea	40,623		41,709		114,706		114,547
Other foreign countries	268,660		216,234		788,682		610,944
Total net revenue	$	605,407	$	548,953	$	1,772,567	$	1,571,590

Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business segments, the above net revenue and operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.