Business Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

Note 6 Business Segment Information

Following is a summary of certain key financial measures for the Company’s business segments for the periods ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016:  

	Famous Footwear		Brand Portfolio
($ thousands)					Other			Total
Thirteen Weeks Ended October 28, 2017
External sales	$	473,118	$	301,538	$	—		$	774,656
Intersegment sales	—		15,218		—			15,218
Operating earnings (loss)	33,747		24,281		(5,158		)	52,870
Segment assets	544,280		781,421		101,447			1,427,148
Thirteen Weeks Ended October 29, 2016
External sales	$	467,816	$	264,414	$	—		$	732,230
Intersegment sales	—		20,234		—			20,234
Operating earnings (loss)	32,709		30,454		(7,711		)	55,452
Segment assets	555,934		471,329		276,932			1,304,195
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended October 28, 2017
External sales	$	1,244,542	$	838,577	$	—		$	2,083,119
Intersegment sales	—		59,768		—			59,768
Operating earnings (loss)	79,137		53,511		(22,957		)	109,691
Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended October 29, 2016
External sales	$	1,222,535	$	717,365	$	—		$	1,939,900
Intersegment sales	—		66,386		—			66,386
Operating earnings (loss)	81,067		57,539		(22,153		)	116,453

The Other category includes corporate assets, administrative expenses and other costs and recoveries, which are not allocated to the operating segments.  

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

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
($ thousands)	October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016			October 28, 2017			October 29, 2016
Operating earnings	$	52,870		$	55,452		$	109,691		$	116,453
Interest expense	(4,141		)	(3,475		)	(13,822		)	(10,564		)
Interest income	95			350			592			907
Earnings before income taxes	$	48,824		$	52,327		$	96,461		$	106,796