COVID-19	12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2021
Extraordinary And Unusual Items [Abstract]
COVID-19	Note 3 COVID-19 In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic. To help control the spread of the virus and protect the health and safety of our employees and customers, we began temporarily closing or modifying operating models and hours of our retail stores in North America, the United Kingdom and the ROI both in response to governmental requirements including “stay-at-home” orders and similar mandates and voluntarily, beyond the requirements of local government authorities, during Fiscal 2021. Changes made in our operations, including temporary closures, combined with reduced customer traffic due to concerns over COVID-19, resulted in material reductions in revenues and operating income during Fiscal 2021. This prompted us to update our impairment analyses of our retail store portfolios and related lease right-of-use assets. For certain lower-performing stores, we compared the carrying value of store assets to undiscounted cash flows with updated assumptions on near-term profitability. As a result, we recorded an incremental $11.0 million asset impairment charge within asset impairments and other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations during Fiscal 2021. We evaluated our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for indicators of impairment at the end of the first three quarters of this year and our annual assessment of impairment on the first day of our fourth quarter for Fiscal 2021. During the first quarter, such evaluation caused us to determine that, when considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicators of impairment existed relating to the goodwill associated with Schuh Group and certain other trademarks. Therefore, we updated the goodwill impairment analysis for Schuh Group, and as a result, recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $79.3 million during the quarter ended May 2, 2020. In addition, we updated our impairment analysis for other intangible assets and, as a result, recorded a trademark impairment charge of $5.3 million during the quarter ended May 2, 2020. We evaluated our remaining assets, particularly accounts receivable and inventory. Our wholesale businesses sell primarily to independent retailers and department stores across the United States. Receivables arising from these sales are not collateralized. Customer credit risk is affected by conditions or occurrences within the economy and the retail industry, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as by customer specific factors. We establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information. We also record reserves for obsolete and slow-moving inventory and for estimated shrinkage between physical inventory counts. We recorded incremental inventory reserve provisions as a result of excess inventory due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail traffic and demand for certain products. Depending on the pace of reopening our stores as well as future customer behavior, among other factors, we may incur additional inventory reserve provisions. Note 3 COVID-19, Continued Since the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, we have withheld certain contractual rent payments generally correlating with time periods when our stores were closed and/or correlating with sales declines from Fiscal 2020. We continue to recognize rent expense in accordance with the contractual terms. We have been working with landlords in various markets seeking commercially reasonable lease concessions given the current environment, and while some agreements have been reached, a number of negotiations remain ongoing. In cases where the agreements do not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the lessor or the obligation of the lessee such that the total cash flows of the modified lease are substantially the same or less than the total cash flows of the existing lease, we have not reevaluated the contract terms. For these lease agreements, we have recognized a reduction in variable rent expense in the period that the concession was granted. On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which among other things, provides employer payroll tax credits for wages paid to employees who are unable to work during the COVID-19 pandemic and options to defer payroll tax payments. Based on our evaluation of the CARES Act, we qualify for certain employer payroll tax credits as well as the deferral of payroll and other tax payments in the future, which will be treated as government subsidies to offset related operating expenses. During Fiscal 2021, qualified payroll tax credits reduced our selling and administrative expenses by approximately $13.8 million on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We also deferred $9.5 million of qualified payroll taxes in the U.S. that will be repaid in equal installments by December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Savings from the government program in the U.K. has also provided property tax relief of approximately $13.3 million in Fiscal 2021. Additionally, we recorded a tax receivable of $107.2 million in our U.S. federal jurisdiction as a result of a carryback of our Fiscal 2021 federal tax losses to prior tax periods under the CARES Act. Due to a higher tax rate in prior tax periods than the current U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21%, the carryback claim creates a permanent tax benefit of $46.4 million. We recorded our income tax expense, deferred tax assets and related liabilities based on our best estimates. As part of this process, we assessed the likelihood of realizing the benefits of our deferred tax assets. During Fiscal 2021, based on available evidence, we recorded an additional valuation allowance against previously recorded deferred tax assets in our U.K. jurisdiction of $2.6 million and our Irish jurisdiction of $0.2 million. We will continue to monitor the realizability of our deferred tax assets, particularly in certain foreign jurisdictions where the COVID-19 pandemic has started to create significant net operating losses. Our ability to recover these deferred tax assets depends on several factors, including our results of operations and our ability to project future taxable income in those jurisdictions. The COVID-19 pandemic remains a rapidly evolving situation. The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic impact and actions taken in response thereto may result in prolonged or recurring periods of store closures and modified operating schedules and may result in changes in customer behaviors, including a potential reduction in consumer discretionary spending in our stores. These may lead to increased asset recovery and valuation risks, such as impairment of our store and other assets and an inability to realize deferred tax assets due to sustaining losses in certain jurisdictions. The uncertainties in the global economy have and are likely to continue to impact the financial viability of our suppliers, and other business partners, which may interrupt our supply chain, limit our ability to collect receivables and require other changes to our operations. These and other factors have and will continue to adversely impact our net revenues, gross margins, operating income and earnings per share financial measures.

COVID-19

12 Months Ended

Jan. 30, 2021

Extraordinary And Unusual Items [Abstract]

Note 3

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic. To help control the spread of the virus and protect the health and safety of our employees and customers, we began temporarily closing or modifying operating models and hours of our retail stores in North America, the United Kingdom and the ROI both in response to governmental requirements including “stay-at-home” orders and similar mandates and voluntarily, beyond the requirements of local government authorities, during Fiscal 2021.

Changes made in our operations, including temporary closures, combined with reduced customer traffic due to concerns over COVID-19, resulted in material reductions in revenues and operating income during Fiscal 2021. This prompted us to update our impairment analyses of our retail store portfolios and related lease right-of-use assets. For certain lower-performing stores, we compared the carrying value of store assets to undiscounted cash flows with updated assumptions on near-term profitability. As a result, we recorded an incremental $11.0 million asset impairment charge within asset impairments and other, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations during Fiscal 2021.

We evaluated our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for indicators of impairment at the end of the first three quarters of this year and our annual assessment of impairment on the first day of our fourth quarter for Fiscal 2021. During the first quarter, such evaluation caused us to determine that, when considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicators of impairment existed relating to the goodwill associated with Schuh Group and certain other trademarks. Therefore, we updated the goodwill impairment analysis for Schuh Group, and as a result, recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $79.3 million during the quarter ended May 2, 2020. In addition, we updated our impairment analysis for other intangible assets and, as a result, recorded a trademark impairment charge of $5.3 million during the quarter ended May 2, 2020.

We evaluated our remaining assets, particularly accounts receivable and inventory. Our wholesale businesses sell primarily to independent retailers and department stores across the United States. Receivables arising from these sales are not collateralized. Customer credit risk is affected by conditions or occurrences within the economy and the retail industry, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as by customer specific factors. We establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.

We also record reserves for obsolete and slow-moving inventory and for estimated shrinkage between physical inventory counts. We recorded incremental inventory reserve provisions as a result of excess inventory due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail traffic and demand for certain products. Depending on the pace of reopening our stores as well as future customer behavior, among other factors, we may incur additional inventory reserve provisions.

Note 3

COVID-19, Continued

Since the first quarter of Fiscal 2021, we have withheld certain contractual rent payments generally correlating with time periods when our stores were closed and/or correlating with sales declines from Fiscal 2020. We continue to recognize rent expense in accordance with the contractual terms. We have been working with landlords in various markets seeking commercially reasonable lease concessions given the current environment, and while some agreements have been reached, a number of negotiations remain ongoing. In cases where the agreements do not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the lessor or the obligation of the lessee such that the total cash flows of the modified lease are substantially the same or less than the total cash flows of the existing lease, we have not reevaluated the contract terms. For these lease agreements, we have recognized a reduction in variable rent expense in the period that the concession was granted.

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which among other things, provides employer payroll tax credits for wages paid to employees who are unable to work during the COVID-19 pandemic and options to defer payroll tax payments. Based on our evaluation of the CARES Act, we qualify for certain employer payroll tax credits as well as the deferral of payroll and other tax payments in the future, which will be treated as government subsidies to offset related operating expenses. During Fiscal 2021, qualified payroll tax credits reduced our selling and administrative expenses by approximately $13.8 million on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We also deferred $9.5 million of qualified payroll taxes in the U.S. that will be repaid in equal installments by December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022. Savings from the government program in the U.K. has also provided property tax relief of approximately $13.3 million in Fiscal 2021. Additionally, we recorded a tax receivable of $107.2 million in our U.S. federal jurisdiction as a result of a carryback of our Fiscal 2021 federal tax losses to prior tax periods under the CARES Act. Due to a higher tax rate in prior tax periods than the current U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21%, the carryback claim creates a permanent tax benefit of $46.4 million.

We recorded our income tax expense, deferred tax assets and related liabilities based on our best estimates. As part of this process, we assessed the likelihood of realizing the benefits of our deferred tax assets. During Fiscal 2021, based on available evidence, we recorded an additional valuation allowance against previously recorded deferred tax assets in our U.K. jurisdiction of $2.6 million and our Irish jurisdiction of $0.2 million. We will continue to monitor the realizability of our deferred tax assets, particularly in certain foreign jurisdictions where the COVID-19 pandemic has started to create significant net operating losses. Our ability to recover these deferred tax assets depends on several factors, including our results of operations and our ability to project future taxable income in those jurisdictions.

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a rapidly evolving situation. The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic impact and actions taken in response thereto may result in prolonged or recurring periods of store closures and modified operating schedules and may result in changes in customer behaviors, including a potential reduction in consumer discretionary spending in our stores. These may lead to increased asset recovery and valuation risks, such as impairment of our store and other assets and an inability to realize deferred tax assets due to sustaining losses in certain jurisdictions. The uncertainties in the global economy have and are likely to continue to impact the financial viability of our suppliers, and other business partners, which may interrupt our supply chain, limit our ability to collect receivables and require other changes to our operations. These and other factors have and will continue to adversely impact our net revenues, gross margins, operating income and earnings per share financial measures.