Derivative Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Aug. 01, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Hedging Strategy

Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts

The Company operates in foreign countries, which exposes it to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company has entered into certain forward contracts to hedge the risk of foreign currency rate fluctuations. The Company has elected to apply the hedge accounting rules in accordance with authoritative guidance for certain of these hedges.

The Company’s primary objective is to hedge the variability in forecasted cash flows due to the foreign currency risk. Various transactions that occur primarily in Europe, Canada, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Mexico are denominated in U.S. dollars, British pounds and Russian roubles and thus are exposed to earnings risk as a result of exchange rate fluctuations when converted to their functional currencies. These types of transactions include U.S. dollar-denominated purchases of merchandise and U.S. dollar- and British pound-denominated intercompany liabilities. In addition, certain operating expenses, tax liabilities and pension-related liabilities are denominated in Swiss francs and are exposed to earnings risk as a result of exchange rate fluctuations when converted to the functional currency. Further, there are certain real estate leases that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the respective entity that entered into the agreement (primarily Swiss francs, Russian roubles and Polish zloty). As a result, the Company may be exposed to volatility related to unrealized gains or losses on the translation of present value of future lease payment obligations when translated at the exchange rate as of a reporting period-end. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments, including forward exchange currency contracts, to offset some, but not all, of the exchange risk on certain of these anticipated foreign currency transactions.

Periodically, the Company may also use foreign exchange currency contracts to hedge the translation and economic exposures related to its net investments in certain of its international subsidiaries.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its floating-rate debt. The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements for certain of these agreements to effectively convert its floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis. The principal objective of these contracts is to eliminate or reduce the variability of the cash flows in interest payments associated with the Company’s floating-rate debt, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest payment cash flows. The Company has elected to apply the hedge accounting rules in accordance with authoritative guidance for certain of these contracts. Refer to Note 9 for further information.

The impact of the credit risk of the counterparties to the derivative contracts is considered in determining the fair value of the foreign exchange currency contracts and interest rate swap agreements. As of August 1, 2020, credit risk has not had a significant effect on the fair value of the Company’s foreign exchange currency contracts and interest rate swap agreements.

Hedge Accounting Policy

Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts

U.S. dollar forward contracts are used to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these U.S. dollar forward contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are recognized in cost of product sales in the period that approximates the time the hedged merchandise inventory is sold. The Company may hedge forecasted intercompany royalties over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these U.S. dollar forward contracts, designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are recognized in other income (expense) in the period in which the royalty expense is incurred.

The Company has also used U.S. dollar forward contracts to hedge the net investments of certain of the Company’s international subsidiaries over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these U.S. dollar forward contracts, designated as net investment hedges, are recorded in foreign currency translation adjustment as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are not recognized in earnings (loss) until the sale or liquidation of the hedged net investment.

The Company has also foreign exchange currency contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Changes in fair value of foreign exchange currency contracts not designated as hedging instruments are reported in net earnings (loss) as part of other income (expense).

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

Interest rate swap agreements are used to hedge the variability of the cash flows in interest payments associated with the Company’s floating-rate debt. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity and are amortized to interest expense over the term of the related debt.

Periodically, the Company may also enter into interest rate swap agreements that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements not designated as hedging instruments are reported in net earnings (loss) as part of other income (expense).

Summary of Derivative Instruments

The fair value of derivative instruments in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of August 1, 2020 and February 1, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):



	Derivative Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value at Aug 1, 2020		Fair Value at Feb 1, 2020
ASSETS:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	Other current assets/ Other assets	$	116	$	3,987
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	Other current assets/ Other assets	—		867
Total		$	116	$	4,854
LIABILITIES:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	Accrued expenses/ Other long-term liabilities	$	4,184	$	—
Interest rate swap	Other long-term liabilities	1,317		348
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		5,501		348
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	Accrued expenses	1,754		—
Total		$	7,255	$	348

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

During the six months ended August 1, 2020, the Company purchased U.S. dollar forward contracts in Europe totaling US$81.0 million that were designated as cash flow hedges. As of August 1, 2020, the Company had

forward contracts outstanding for its European operations of US$139.5 million to hedge forecasted merchandise purchases, which are expected to mature over the next 17 months.

As of August 1, 2020, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to foreign exchange currency contracts included a net unrealized loss of approximately $0.4 million, net of tax, of which a net gain of $0.8 million will be recognized in cost of product sales over the following 12 months, at the then current values on a pre-tax basis, which can be different than the current quarter-end values.

At February 1, 2020, the Company had forward contracts outstanding for its European operations of US$148.6 million that were designated as cash flow hedges.

Interest Rate Swap Agreement Designated as Cash Flow Hedge

During fiscal 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $21.5 million, designated as a cash flow hedge, to hedge the variability of cash flows in interest payments associated with the Company’s floating-rate Mortgage Debt. This interest rate swap agreement matures in January 2026 and converts the nature of the Company’s Mortgage Debt from LIBOR floating-rate debt to fixed-rate debt, resulting in a swap fixed rate of approximately 3.06%.

As of August 1, 2020, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the interest rate swap agreement included a net unrealized loss of $1.0 million, net of tax, which will be recognized in interest expense after the following 12 months, at the then current values on a pre-tax basis, which can be different than the current quarter-end values.

The following table summarizes the gains (losses) before taxes recognized on the derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in OCI and net earnings (loss) for the three and six months ended August 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019 (in thousands):



	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI						Location of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Loss)	Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Loss)
	Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
	Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019				Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	$	(7,758	)	$	3,063		Cost of product sales	$	2,504		$	1,757
Interest rate swap	(139		)	(777		)	Interest expense	(42		)	44



	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI						Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Loss)	Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Earnings (Loss)
	Six Months Ended							Six Months Ended
	Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019				Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	$	(3,348	)	$	7,718		Cost of product sales	$	4,495		$	1,987
Interest rate swap	(1,013		)	(996		)	Interest expense	(45		)	90

The following table summarizes net after-tax derivative activity recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019			Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019
Beginning balance gain	$	7,711		$	8,663		$	6,300		$	2,999
Cumulative adjustment from adoption of new accounting guidance¹	—			—			—			1,981
Net gains (losses) from changes in cash flow hedges	(7,012		)	1,978			(3,832		)	5,842
Net gains reclassified into earnings (loss)	(2,198		)	(1,572		)	(3,967		)	(1,753		)
Ending balance gain (loss)	$	(1,499	)	$	9,069		$	(1,499	)	$	9,069

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Notes:

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company adopted new authoritative guidance which eliminated the requirement to separately measure and report ineffectiveness for instruments that qualify for hedge accounting and generally requires that the entire change in the fair value of such instruments ultimately be presented in the same line as the respective hedge item. As a result, there is no interest component recognized for the ineffective portion of instruments that qualify for hedge accounting, but rather all changes in the fair value of such instruments are included in other comprehensive income (loss). Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company reclassified $2.0 million in gains from retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the previously recorded interest component on outstanding instruments that qualified for hedge accounting.

Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

As of August 1, 2020, the Company had euro foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase US$62.5 million expected to mature over the next ten months.

The following table summarizes the gains (losses) before taxes recognized on the derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in other income (expense) for the three and six months ended August 1, 2020 and August 3, 2019 (in thousands):



	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings (Loss)	Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings (Loss)
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019		Aug 1, 2020			Aug 3, 2019
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange currency contracts	Other income (expense)	$	(4,706	)	$	233	$	(3,618	)	$	808

At February 1, 2020, the Company had euro foreign exchange currency contracts to purchase US$46.1 million.