Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

(5)   Segment Reporting

Authoritative guidance requires public companies to report financial and descriptive information about their reportable operating segments. The Company identifies reportable segments based on how management internally evaluates financial information, business activities and management responsibility.

The Company operates in a single business segment, the marketing and licensing of brand names and trademarks for apparel, footwear and accessories. Cherokee’s marketing and licensing activities extend to brands that the Company owns and to brands owned by others. Cherokee’s operating activities relating to owned and represented brands are identical and are performed by a single group of marketing professionals. While Cherokee’s principal operations are in the United States, the Company also derives royalty revenues from the Company’s international licensees and franchisees. Revenues by geographic area based upon the licensees’ country of domicile consisted of the following:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(amounts in thousands)	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
U.S. and Canada	$	3,959	$	5,725	$	17,949	$	19,534
Asia		1,119		996		3,313		2,801
Latin America		577		557		1,752		1,710
United Kingdom and Europe		148		170		366		681
All Others		692		650		2,266		2,084
Total	$	6,495	$	8,098	$	25,646	$	26,810

Long-lived tangible assets were located in the U.S., United Kingdom, Mexico and Asia with net values of approximately $787,  $99,  $215 and $23, respectively, as of October 29, 2016 and with net values of approximately $818,  $54,  $234 and $44, respectively, as of January 30, 2016.