Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) |
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ||||||||||
| Basis of Presentation |
BASIS OF PRESENTATION Skechers U.S.A., Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) designs, develops, markets and distributes footwear. The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) as codified in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated financial statements in prior years to conform to the current year presentation. |
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| Use of Estimates |
USE OF ESTIMATES The Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Significant areas requiring the use of estimates relate primarily to allowances for bad debts, returns, sales allowances and customer chargebacks, inventory write-downs, litigation reserves and valuation of deferred income taxes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. |
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| Revenue Recognition |
REVENUE RECOGNITION The Company derives income from the sale of footwear and apparel and royalties earned from licensing the Skechers brand. The Company recognizes sales revenue, net of estimated returns and excluding sales and value added taxes. Revenue is recognized at point of sale or upon shipment, the point in time where control transfers to the customer. Wholesale sales are recognized upon shipment. Related costs paid to third-party shipping companies are recorded as cost of sales and are accounted for as a fulfillment cost. Direct-to-consumer revenues are recognized at the point of sale for transactions with customers at the Company’s retail stores recognized at the point of sale and recognized upon shipment for sales made through its websites. Sales are reduced by an estimate of customer merchandise returns, which is calculated based on historical experience. The Company also reserves for potential disputed amounts or chargebacks from its customers. The Company’s chargeback reserve is based on a collectability percentage calculated using factors such as historical trends, current economic conditions and nature of the chargeback. The Company earns royalty income from symbolic licensing arrangements in which third parties sell product with the Company’s brand. Upon signing a new licensing agreement, the Company receives up-front fees, which are generally characterized as prepaid royalties. These fees are initially deferred and recognized based on sales of licensed product when the Company expects royalties to exceed the minimum guarantee. For those arrangements in which the Company does not expect royalties to exceed the minimum guarantee, an estimate of the royalties expected to be recouped is recognized on a straight-line basis over the license term. |
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| Allowance for Bad Debts |
ALLOWANCE FOR BAD DEBTS The Company provides a reserve for estimated losses that may result from its customers’ inability to pay. The Company determines the amount of the reserve by analyzing known uncollectible accounts, aged receivables, historical losses and its customers’ credit-worthiness. Allowances for bad debts are recorded to general and administrative expenses. |
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| Warehouse and Distribution Costs |
WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION COSTS The Company’s distribution network-related costs are included in general and administrative expenses. Distribution expenses, including the functions of purchasing, receiving, inspecting, allocating, warehousing and packaging product totaled $376.5 million, $315.8 million and $276.4 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019. |
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| Product Design and Development Costs |
PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS The Company charges product design and development costs to general and administrative expenses. Aggregate product design and development costs were approximately $24.6 million, $17.9 million, and $16.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. |
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| Advertising |
ADVERTISING Advertising costs are expensed in the period in which an advertisement first runs, or over the life of an endorsement contract. Advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $375.0 million, $248.7 million and $297.1 million. Prepaid advertising costs were $9.7 million and $3.8 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Prepaid amounts represent the unamortized portion of endorsement contracts, advertising in trade publications and media productions created, but not run. |
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| Income Taxes |
INCOME TAXES The Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities for taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry‑forwards using enacted tax rates in effect in the years the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax benefit or expense is recognized as a result of changes in net deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some or all of any deferred tax assets will not be realized. |
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments, which are highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. |
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| Inventory |
INVENTORY Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (based on the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. Cost of product includes shipping and handling fees. The Company reserves for estimated losses from obsolete or slow-moving inventory and writes down the cost of inventory at the time such determinations are made. Expense associated with inventory reserves is recognized in cost of sales. |
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| Business Combinations |
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS Business acquisitions are accounted for under the acquisition method by assigning the purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values and the excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill. In the first quarter of 2019, we purchased the minority interest in our India joint-venture for $82.9 million, which made our India joint-venture entity a wholly-owned subsidiary. On April 1, 2019, the Company purchased a 60% interest in Manhattan SKMX, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Skechers Mexico”), for total cash consideration of $120.6 million, net of cash acquired. Skechers Mexico is a joint venture operating and generating sales in Mexico. As a result of this purchase, Skechers Mexico became a majority-owned subsidiary and its results are consolidated in the consolidated financial statements beginning April 1, 2019. |
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| Goodwill |
GOODWILL As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $93.5 million of goodwill with $64.1 million allocated to Direct-to-Consumer, $27.8 million allocated to International Wholesale and $1.6 million to Domestic Wholesale. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested at least annually in the fourth quarter for impairment or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. |
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| Intangible Assets |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS Within other assets, the Company has amortizable intangible assets consisting of reacquired rights with a gross carrying value of $49.1 million and accumulated amortization of $19.0 million and $12.1 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. Purchased intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets was $6.9 million for both of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Future amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets will be approximately $6.9 million per year for the each of the years 2022 through 2025 and $1.9 million for 2026. The weighted-average amortization period for amortizable reacquired rights is 7 years. |
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| Noncontrolling Interests |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS The Company established several joint ventures either to distribute the Company’s products or to construct the Company’s domestic distribution facility. These joint ventures are variable interest entities (“VIE”), and the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. This determination is based on the relationships between the Company and the VIE, including management agreements, governance documents and other contractual arrangements. Specifically, the Company has both of the following characteristics: (a) the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE, or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The assets and liabilities and results of operations of these entities are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, even though the Company may not hold a majority equity interest. In March 2021, the minority interest related to the Hong Kong joint venture was purchased for $10.0 million. Other than the change in the Company’s ownership of the Hong Kong entity, which continues to be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, there have been no changes during 2021 in the accounting treatment or characterization of any previously identified VIE. The Company continues to reassess these relationships based on events and circumstances. The assets of these joint ventures are restricted, as they are not available for general business use outside the context of such joint ventures. The holders of the liabilities of each joint venture have no recourse to the Company. |
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| Foreign Currency Translation |
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Certain international operations use the respective local currency as their functional currency, while others use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Translation adjustments for subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies are included in other comprehensive income. Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), resulting from exchange rate fluctuations, on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are reported in earnings. Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies are translated at the balance sheet date exchange rate. Net earnings and cash flow items are translated at the weighted-average exchange rates during the period. Translations of intercompany loans of a long-term investment nature are included as a component of translation adjustment in other comprehensive income. |
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The fair value hierarchy as defined by applicable accounting standards prioritizes the use of inputs used in valuation techniques into the following three levels:
The Company’s Level 1 investments primarily include money market funds and U.S. Treasury securities; Level 2 investments primarily include corporate notes and bonds, asset-backed securities, and actively traded mutual funds; and the Company does not currently have any Level 3 assets or liabilities. The Company has one Level 2 derivative instrument which is an interest rate swap related to the refinancing of its North America distribution center (see Note 6 – Financial Commitments) classified as other assets at December 31, 2021 and other long-term liabilities at December 31, 2020. The fair value of the interest rate swap was determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipt was based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. Credit valuation adjustments were incorporated to appropriately reflect both the Company’s nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. The carrying amount of receivables, payables and other amounts arising out of the normal course of business approximates fair value because of the relatively short maturity of such instruments. The carrying amount of the Company’s short-term and long-term borrowings, which are considered Level 2 liabilities, approximates fair value based on current rates and terms available to the Company for similar debt. |
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| Derivative Instruments |
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses an interest rate swap as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. The Company’s interest rate swap, designated as a cash flow hedge, involves the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. By utilizing an interest rate swap, the Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event that the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. To mitigate this risk, the Company enters into derivative contracts with major financial institutions based upon credit ratings and other factors. As of December 31, 2021, all counterparties to the interest rate swap had performed in accordance with their contractual obligations. |
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, (“ASU 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general income tax accounting methodology including an exception for the recognition of a deferred tax liability when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment and an exception for interim periods showing operating loss in excess of anticipated operating loss for the year. The amendment also reduces the complexity surrounding franchise tax recognition; the step up in the tax basis of goodwill in conjunction with business combinations; and the accounting for the effect of changes in tax laws enacted during interim periods. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 on January 1, 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, as amended and supplemented by subsequent ASUs (collectively, “ASU 2020-04”), which provides practical expedients for contract modifications and certain hedging relationships associated with the transition from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. This guidance is applicable for borrowing instruments, which use LIBOR as a reference rate, and is effective immediately, but is only available through December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. |