Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Schedule Of Business Segment Information



($ thousands)	Famous Footwear		Brand Portfolio		Other			Total
Fiscal 2014
External sales	$	1,589,258	$	982,451	$	—		$	2,571,709
Intersegment sales	—		114,408		—			114,408
Depreciation and amortization	26,581		8,974		16,060			51,615
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount	—		—		2,400			2,400
Operating earnings (loss)	104,581		73,403		(52,050		)	125,934
Segment assets	458,847		518,099		239,866			1,216,812
Purchases of property and equipment	33,001		6,105		5,846			44,952
Capitalized software	198		58		4,830			5,086

Fiscal 2013
External sales	$	1,588,552	$	924,561	$	—		$	2,513,113
Intersegment sales	—		132,596		—			132,596
Depreciation and amortization	25,917		13,440		15,972			55,329
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount	—		—		2,513			2,513
Operating earnings (loss)	105,382		39,909		(46,674		)	98,617
Segment assets	448,549		514,902		185,952			1,149,403
Purchases of property and equipment	32,728		6,026		5,214			43,968
Capitalized software	193		122		4,920			5,235

Fiscal 2012
External sales	$	1,583,242	$	894,554	$	—		$	2,477,796
Intersegment sales	—		141,634		—			141,634
Depreciation and amortization	22,827		16,671		15,285			54,783
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount	—		—		2,561			2,561
Operating earnings (loss)	94,234		21,259		(41,015		)	74,478
Segment assets	488,464		552,428		133,081			1,173,973
Purchases of property and equipment	34,931		15,685		5,185			55,801
Capitalized software	—		3		7,925			7,928

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Operating Earnings Before Income Taxes From Continuing Operations

Following is a reconciliation of operating earnings to earnings before income taxes from continuing operations:



($ thousands)	2014			2013			2012
Operating earnings	$	125,934		$	98,617		$	74,478
Interest expense	(20,445		)	(21,254		)	(22,973		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(420		)	—			—
Interest income	379			377			322
Gain on sale of subsidiary	4,679			—			—
Earnings before income taxes from continuing operations	$	110,127		$	77,740		$	51,827

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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