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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
We have operating lease agreements for retail space, restaurants, warehouses and sales and administrative offices as well as equipment with varying terms. Total rent expense, which includes minimum rents, real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and contingent rents incurred under all leases was $92.1 million, $87.8 million and $82.6 million in Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, respectively. Most of our leases provide for payments of real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses applicable to the property and most of our retail and restaurant leases also provide for contingent rent based on sales. Payments for real estate taxes, insurance, other operating expenses and contingent percentage rent are included in rent expense above, but are generally not included in the aggregate minimum rental commitments below, as, in many cases, the amounts payable in future periods are not quantified in the lease agreement and are dependent on future events. The total amount of such charges included in total rent expense above were $24.8 million, $23.9 million and $22.1 million in Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, respectively, which includes $1.6 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million of contingent percentage rent during Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, respectively.
As of February 3, 2018, the aggregate minimum base rental commitments for all non-cancelable operating real property leases with original terms in excess of one year are $67.6 million, $65.3 million, $62.6 million, $59.4 million, and $54.7 million for each of the next five years and $144.9 million thereafter.
As of February 3, 2018, we are also obligated under certain apparel license and design agreements to make future minimum royalty and advertising payments of $5.6 million, $5.1 million, $5.0 million, $3.3 million, and $0.0 million for each of the next five years and none thereafter. These amounts do not include amounts, if any, that exceed the minimums required pursuant to the agreements.
During the 1990s, we discovered the presence of hazardous waste on one of our properties. We believe that remedial or other activities may be required, including continued investigation and monitoring of groundwater and soil, although the timing and extent of such activities is uncertain. As of February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, the reserve for the remediation of this site was $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, which is included in other non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The amount recorded represents our estimate of the costs, on an undiscounted basis, to clean up and monitor the site as well as any associated legal and consulting fees, based on currently available information. This estimate may change in future periods as more information on the activities required and timing of those activities become known.
In Fiscal 2016, we recognized a charge of $1.3 million related to an assertion of underpaid customs duties concerning the method used to determine the dutiable value of certain imported inventory, reflecting the full amount of the assessment through January 28, 2017 with the assertion amount and recognized liability as of February 3, 2018 totaling $1.9 million. We have appealed this assessment in accordance with the standard procedures of the relevant customs authorities. The charge may be adjusted or reversed as the matter progresses and additional information becomes available, but the outcome is subject to risk and uncertainty.

In connection with our Fiscal 2017 acquisition of Beaufort Bonnet, as disclosed in Note 12, we entered into a contingent consideration agreement which requires us to pay cash payments to the sellers of up to $3.5 million in the aggregate subject to Beaufort Bonnet's achievement of certain earnings targets over a four year period subsequent to the acquisition. As of February 3, 2018, no amounts had been earned or paid pursuant to this contingent consideration agreement.