Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Segment Information

Following is a summary of certain key financial measures for the Company’s business segments for the periods ended July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016:  

	Famous Footwear		Brand Portfolio
($ thousands)					Other			Total
Thirteen Weeks Ended July 29, 2017
External sales	$	404,930	$	272,024	$	—		$	676,954
Intersegment sales	—		29,850		—			29,850
Operating earnings (loss)	25,112		15,916		(9,932		)	31,096
Segment assets	636,399		839,674		108,084			1,584,157
Thirteen Weeks Ended July 30, 2016
External sales	$	390,123	$	232,814	$	—		$	622,937
Intersegment sales	—		30,589		—			30,589
Operating earnings (loss)	22,604		17,463		(7,809		)	32,258
Segment assets	644,446		518,636		257,311			1,420,393
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 29, 2017
External sales	$	771,424	$	537,039	$	—		$	1,308,463
Intersegment sales	—		44,550		—			44,550
Operating earnings (loss)	45,391		29,230		(17,800		)	56,821
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 30, 2016
External sales	$	754,719	$	452,951	$	—		$	1,207,670
Intersegment sales	—		46,152		—			46,152
Operating earnings (loss)	48,358		27,085		(14,442		)	61,001

Schedule of Reconciliation of Operating Earnings Before Income Taxes

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

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-six Weeks Ended
($ thousands)	July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016			July 29, 2017			July 30, 2016
Operating earnings	$	31,096		$	32,258		$	56,821		$	61,001
Interest expense	(4,637		)	(3,479		)	(9,681		)	(7,089		)
Interest income	262			310			497			557
Earnings before income taxes	$	26,721		$	29,089		$	47,637		$	54,469