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Legal Proceedings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Legal Proceedings [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is currently undergoing an audit by U.S. Customs & Border Protection ("CBP") in respect of the period from 2006 to 2010. In October 2013, CBP issued the final audit report. In that report CBP projects that unpaid duties totaling approximately $12.4 million are due for the period under review and recommends collection of the duties due. The Company responded that these projections are erroneous and provided arguments that demonstrate the amount due in connection with this matter is considerably less than the projection. Additionally, on December 12, 2014, The Company made an offer to settle CBP's potential claims and paid $3.5 million. In 2016, after discussions with CBP's local counsel, the Company increased its settlement offer to $7 million and paid an additional $3.5 million during the quarterly period ending December 31, 2016. The revised offer is still subject to formal acceptance by CBP. It is not possible to determine whether the Company and CBP will reach a negotiated settlement or when such a settlement might occur. If a settlement cannot be reached, it is not possible to predict with any certainty whether CBP will seek to assert a claim for penalties in addition to any unpaid duties, but such an assertion is a possibility.
The Company is currently subject to an audit by the Brazilian Federal Tax Authorities related to imports of footwear from China between 2010 and 2014. On January 13, 2015, the Company was notified about the issuance of assessments totaling approximately $4.5 million for the period January 2010 through May 2011. The Company has disputed these assessments and asserted defenses to the claims. On February 25, 2015, the Company received additional assessments totaling approximately $10.2 million related to the remainder of the audit period. The Company has also disputed these assessments and asserted defenses and filed an appeal to these claims. On May 11, 2016, the Company was notified of a decision rejecting the defense filed against the first assessment covering the period of January 2010 through May 2011. The Company filed an appeal of that decision on June 8, 2016. It is anticipated that this matter will take up to two or more years to be resolved. It is not possible at this time to predict the outcome of this matter.
For all other claims and other disputes, where the Company is able to estimate possible losses or a range of possible losses, the Company estimates that as of December 31, 2016, it is reasonably possible that losses associated with these claims and other disputes could potentially exceed amounts accrued by the Company by up to $0.4 million.
In the aggregate, the Company has accrued $7.4 million associated with our estimated obligations related to legal claims, which is reported in the consolidated balance sheet in 'Accrued expenses and other liabilities'.
The Company is subject to other litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of business, including employment, intellectual property and product liability claims. The Company is not party to any other pending legal proceedings that it believes would reasonably have a material adverse impact on its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.