Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment data

Segment data for the fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

	2019			2018			2017
Net sales (for the fiscal year indicated):
SBS	$	2,293,094		$	2,333,838		$	2,345,116
BSG		1,583,317			1,598,727			1,593,201
Total	$	3,876,411		$	3,932,565		$	3,938,317
Earnings before provision for income taxes:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS	$	366,412		$	362,853		$	385,407
BSG		239,572			240,225			254,691
Segment operating earnings		605,984			603,078			640,098
Unallocated expenses		(148,193	)		(142,874	)		(138,822	)
Restructuring		682			(33,615	)		(22,679	)
Consolidated operating earnings		458,473			426,589			478,597
Interest expense		(96,309	)		(98,162	)		(132,899	)
Earnings before provision for income taxes	$	362,164		$	328,427		$	345,698
Depreciation and amortization:
SBS	$	65,561		$	64,017		$	63,427
BSG		28,568			29,733			31,755
Corporate		13,529			15,079			17,141
Total	$	107,658		$	108,829		$	112,323
Payments for property and equipment:
SBS	$	69,802		$	46,289		$	52,178
BSG		18,997			16,598			19,335
Corporate		18,956			23,620			18,153
Total	$	107,755		$	86,507		$	89,666
Total assets (as of September 30):
SBS	$	973,304		$	995,546		$	1,025,545
BSG		1,012,336			993,122			964,984
Sub-total		1,985,640			1,988,668			1,990,529
Corporate		112,806			108,746			108,478
Total	$	2,098,446		$	2,097,414		$	2,099,007

Schedule of geographic area information

Certain geographic data is as follows (in thousands):

	2019		2018		2017
Net sales (for the fiscal year indicated):
United States	$	3,169,821	$	3,188,993	$	3,248,662
Other countries		706,590		743,572		689,655
Total	$	3,876,411	$	3,932,565	$	3,938,317
Long-lived assets (as of September 30):
United States	$	259,815	$	234,475	$	230,698
United Kingdom		24,476		29,493		32,771
Other countries		35,337		44,389		50,248
Total	$	319,628	$	308,357	$	313,717

Schedule of disaggregation of segment revenues by merchandise category and sales channels

The following tables disaggregate our segment revenues by merchandise category:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
SBS	2019			2018			2017
Hair color		29.4	%		26.9	%		26.0	%
Hair care		20.4	%		20.9	%		21.1	%
Skin and nail care		14.8	%		15.7	%		15.7	%
Styling tools		13.5	%		13.9	%		14.1	%
Multicultural products		7.1	%		7.5	%		7.9	%
Salon supplies and accessories		6.6	%		7.1	%		7.3	%
Other beauty items		8.2	%		8.0	%		7.9	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
BSG	2019			2018			2017
Hair color		39.5	%		38.4	%		37.0	%
Hair care		35.1	%		33.7	%		34.4	%
Skin and nail care		8.1	%		8.7	%		9.0	%
Styling tools		3.4	%		3.9	%		4.2	%
Other beauty items		6.3	%		6.7	%		6.9	%
Promotional items		7.6	%		8.6	%		8.5	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

The following table disaggregates our segment revenue by sales channels:

	SBS									BSG
	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,									Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Company-operated stores		96.9	%		97.5	%		98.1	%		69.4	%		68.7	%		68.4	%
E-commerce		2.8	%		2.2	%		1.6	%		4.8	%		3.7	%		3.3	%
Franchise stores		0.3	%		0.3	%		0.3	%		7.6	%		7.7	%		7.7	%
Distributor sales consultants		—			—			—			18.2	%		19.9	%		20.6	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%