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Impairment of Goodwill and Other Assets, Restructuring Costs
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 02, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Impairment of Goodwill and Other Assets, Restructuring Costs Impairment of Goodwill and Other Assets, Restructuring Costs
During 2022, the Company decided to shift its lululemon Studio strategy to focus on providing digital app-based services. The Company continued to sell the lululemon Studio Mirror hardware in 2023, and reached the decision to cease selling it during the third quarter of 2023. It also contracted with Peloton Interactive, Inc. to be the exclusive digital fitness content provider to existing lululemon Studio subscribers, and stopped producing its own digital fitness content. The Company ceased selling the lululemon Studio Mirror and new digital content subscriptions in December 2023.
These strategy shifts resulted in impairment testing and the recognition of goodwill impairment, inventory provisions, asset impairments, and restructuring costs related to the lululemon Studio reporting unit. The following table summarizes the amounts recognized:
202420232022
(In thousands)
Costs recorded in cost of goods sold:
lululemon Studio obsolescence provision$— $23,709 $62,928 
Costs recorded in operating expenses:
Impairment of assets:
Impairment of goodwill$— $— $362,492 
Impairment of intangible assets— 16,951 40,585 
Impairment of cloud computing arrangement implementation costs— 16,074 — 
Impairment of property and equipment— 11,161 4,836 
$— $44,186 $407,913 
Restructuring costs— 30,315 — 
Impairment of goodwill and other assets, restructuring costs$— $74,501 $407,913 
Total pre-tax charges$— $98,210 $470,841 
Income tax effects of charges$— $(26,085)$(28,171)
Total after-tax charges$— $72,125 $442,670 
lululemon Studio obsolescence provision
During 2022, the change in strategy related to lululemon Studio to focus on digital app-based services meant the Company no longer expected to be able to sell all of the lululemon Studio hardware inventory above cost and it recognized an obsolescence provision of $62.9 million. The net realizable value was determined based on hardware sales forecasts and assumptions regarding liquidation value.
As a result of the decision to cease selling the lululemon Studio Mirror in the third quarter of 2023, the Company recognized a further inventory obsolescence provision of $23.7 million during 2023. The net realizable value of the lululemon Studio inventory was based on assumptions regarding liquidation value.
Impairment of goodwill and other assets
As a result of the strategy shift during 2022, it was concluded that the Company should conduct an impairment test for the goodwill, intangible assets, and property and equipment related to lululemon Studio as of January 29, 2023. The Company used a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of the lululemon Studio reporting unit based on the updated strategic plans, supplemented by market comparable analysis, which indicated the fair value of lululemon Studio was lower than its carrying value, and led to a recognition of an impairment of goodwill of $362.5 million. The key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the lululemon Studio reporting unit were the revenue growth rates, operating profit margins, and the discount rate. The fair value of the lululemon Studio reporting unit was a Level 3 fair value measurement.
As of January 29, 2023, the undiscounted cash flows of the lululemon Studio asset group to which the intangible assets belonged were less than their carrying value, and therefore the Company calculated the fair value of the asset group, which was also less than its carrying value. This resulted in impairment of intangible assets of $40.6 million relating to the MIRROR brand, which was associated with in-home hardware, and to the customer relationship intangible assets that were recognized as part of the acquisition.
During 2023, as a result of the Company's decision to no longer produce digital fitness content and to cease the sale of the lululemon Studio Mirror, the Company performed impairment testing for the lululemon Studio asset group as of October 29, 2023. The undiscounted cash flows of the lululemon Studio asset group were less than their carrying value, and therefore the Company calculated the fair value of the asset group, which was also less than its carrying value.
As a result of the impairment test, the Company recognized asset impairments totaling $44.2 million during 2023. The fair value of long-lived assets was based on a discounted cash flow model, and is a Level 3 non-recurring fair value measurement. The key assumptions used to estimate the fair value were subscriber churn rates and operating costs.
Restructuring costs
During 2023, the Company recognized restructuring costs of $30.3 million for lululemon Studio primarily related to contract termination costs, employee severance costs, and professional fees.