Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Segment Information

($ thousands)	Famous Footwear		Brand Portfolio		Other			Total
Fiscal 2017
External sales	$	1,637,627	$	1,147,957	$	—		$	2,785,584
Intersegment sales	—		85,124		—			85,124
Depreciation and amortization	29,990		16,873		17,207			64,070
Operating earnings (loss)	92,230		80,212		(32,411		)	140,031
Segment assets	500,862		814,508		174,045			1,489,415
Purchases of property and equipment	22,920		15,865		5,935			44,720
Capitalized software	483		232		5,743			6,458
Fiscal 2016
External sales	$	1,590,065	$	989,323	$	—		$	2,579,388
Intersegment sales	—		91,415		—			91,415
Depreciation and amortization	27,832		11,028		17,271			56,131
Operating earnings (loss)	83,735		76,248		(48,998		)	110,985
Segment assets	526,555		838,328		110,390			1,475,273
Purchases of property and equipment	37,697		8,828		3,998			50,523
Capitalized software	3,468		50		5,521			9,039
Fiscal 2015
External sales	$	1,572,665	$	1,004,765	$	—		$	2,577,430
Intersegment sales	—		100,186		—			100,186
Depreciation and amortization	25,842		9,339		16,258			51,439
Operating earnings (loss)	109,030		66,578		(40,501		)	135,107
Segment assets	542,842		534,137		226,344			1,303,323
Purchases of property and equipment	48,761		18,340		6,378			73,479
Capitalized software	2,538		—		5,197			7,735

Schedule of Reconciliation of Operating Earnings Before Income Taxes

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

($ thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Operating earnings	$	140,031		$	110,985		$	135,107
Interest expense	(18,089		)	(15,111		)	(16,589		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			—			(10,651		)
Interest income	764			1,380			899
Earnings before income taxes	$	122,706		$	97,254		$	108,766

Summary of Net Sales and Long-lived Assets by Geographical Area

A summary of the Company’s net sales and long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows:

($ thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Net Sales
United States	$	2,603,725	$	2,385,111	$	2,342,590
Far East	98,287		134,430		177,654
Canada	75,764		59,847		57,186
Latin America and other	7,808		—		—
Total net sales	$	2,785,584	$	2,579,388	$	2,577,430
Long-Lived Assets
United States	$	450,323	$	617,211	$	417,198
Europe	177,755		286		271
Canada	10,878		10,141		8,596
Far East	1,686		1,814		2,193
Other	1,984		2,076		—
Total long-lived assets	$	642,626	$	631,528	$	428,258