Segments and Disaggregated Revenue (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment data

Segment data for the fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

	2020		2019			2018
Net sales (for the fiscal year indicated):
SBS	$	2,080,703	$	2,293,094		$	2,333,838
BSG		1,433,627		1,583,317			1,598,727
Total	$	3,514,330	$	3,876,411		$	3,932,565
Earnings before provision for income taxes:
Segment operating earnings:
SBS	$	237,588	$	366,412		$	362,853
BSG		194,206		239,572			240,225
Segment operating earnings		431,794		605,984			603,078
Unallocated expenses		159,009		148,193			142,874
Restructuring		14,025		(682	)		33,615
Consolidated operating earnings		258,760		458,473			426,589
Interest expense		98,793		96,309			98,162
Earnings before provision for income taxes	$	159,967	$	362,164		$	328,427
Depreciation and amortization:
SBS	$	65,207	$	65,561		$	64,017
BSG		29,324		28,568			29,733
Corporate		12,248		13,529			15,079
Total	$	106,779	$	107,658		$	108,829
Payments for property and equipment:
SBS	$	73,130	$	69,802		$	46,289
BSG		27,338		18,997			16,598
Corporate		10,390		18,956			23,620
Total	$	110,858	$	107,755		$	86,507
Total assets (as of September 30):
SBS	$	1,370,745	$	973,304		$	995,546
BSG		1,106,801		1,012,336			993,122
Sub-total		2,477,546		1,985,640			1,988,668
Corporate		417,601		112,806			108,746
Total	$	2,895,147	$	2,098,446		$	2,097,414

Schedule of geographic area information

Certain geographic data is as follows (in thousands):

	2020		2019		2018
Net sales (for the fiscal year indicated):
United States	$	2,914,171	$	3,169,821	$	3,188,993
Other countries		600,159		706,590		743,572
Total	$	3,514,330	$	3,876,411	$	3,932,565
Long-lived assets (as of September 30):
United States	$	264,936	$	259,815	$	234,475
United Kingdom		20,183		24,476		29,493
Other countries		29,910		35,337		44,389
Total	$	315,029	$	319,628	$	308,357

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	2020			2019			2018
Hair color		33.0	%		29.4	%		26.9	%
Hair care		18.9	%		20.4	%		20.9	%
Skin and nail care		14.3	%		14.8	%		15.7	%
Styling tools		12.8	%		13.5	%		13.9	%
Salon supplies and accessories		8.1	%		6.6	%		7.1	%
Textured hair		5.8	%		7.1	%		7.5	%
Other beauty items		7.1	%		8.2	%		8.0	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
BSG	2020			2019			2018
Hair color		40.6	%		39.5	%		38.4	%
Hair care		35.0	%		35.1	%		33.7	%
Skin and nail care		8.0	%		8.1	%		8.7	%
Styling tools		6.2	%		3.4	%		3.9	%
Other beauty items		3.4	%		6.3	%		6.7	%
Promotional items		6.8	%		7.6	%		8.6	%
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,
	2020			2019			2018			2020			2019			2018
Company-operated stores		91.8	%		96.9	%		97.5	%		68.9	%		69.4	%		68.7	%
E-commerce		8.0	%		2.8	%		2.2	%		8.7	%		4.8	%		3.7	%
Franchise stores		0.2	%		0.3	%		0.3	%		7.1	%		7.6	%		7.7	%
Distributor sales consultants		—			—			—			15.3	%		18.2	%		19.9	%
Total		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%