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Non-Controlling Interests

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Non-Controlling Interests
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
Non-Controlling Interests

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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

The Company has equity interests in several joint ventures that were established either to exclusively distribute the Company’s products primarily throughout Asia or to construct the Company’s domestic distribution facility. These joint ventures are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) under ASC 810-10-15-14. The Company’s determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE considers all relationships between the Company and the VIE, including management agreements, governance documents and other contractual arrangements. The Company has determined for its VIEs that the Company is the primary beneficiary because it has both of the following characteristics: (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE 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. Accordingly, the Company includes the assets and liabilities and results of operations of these entities in its condensed consolidated financial statements, even though the Company may not hold a majority equity interest. There have been no changes during 2016 in the accounting treatment or characterization of any previously identified VIE. The Company continues to reassess these relationships quarterly. The assets of these joint ventures are restricted in that 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. The Company does not have a variable interest in any unconsolidated VIEs.

The following VIEs are consolidated into the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

 

HF Logistics-SKX, LLC

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Current assets

 

$

1,593

 

 

$

2,111

 

Non-current assets

 

 

112,613

 

 

 

113,928

 

Total assets

 

$

114,206

 

 

$

116,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

2,886

 

 

$

2,461

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

69,507

 

 

 

69,951

 

Total liabilities

 

$

72,393

 

 

$

72,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution joint ventures (1)

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Current assets

 

$

214,687

 

 

$

154,060

 

Non-current assets

 

 

40,140

 

 

 

34,782

 

Total assets

 

$

254,827

 

 

$

188,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

108,762

 

 

$

68,198

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

65

 

 

 

62

 

Total liabilities

 

$

108,827

 

 

$

68,260

 

 

(1)

Distribution joint ventures include Skechers China Limited, Skechers Ltd. (Israel), Skechers Retail India Private Limited, Skechers South Asia Private Limited, Skechers Southeast Asia Limited, and Skechers Thailand Limited.

The following is a summary of net earnings attributable to, distributions to and contributions from non-controlling interests (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Net earnings attributable to non-controlling

   interests

 

$

12,027

 

 

$

5,578

 

Distributions to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HF Logistics-SKX, LLC

 

 

(905

)

 

 

(1,150

)

Skechers China Limited

 

 

(3,083

)

 

 

 

Contributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India Distribution Joint Ventures

 

 

2,905

 

 

 

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU 2015-02”). ASU 2015-02 amends the consolidation guidance for variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and general partners’ investments in limited partnerships and modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are VIEs or voting interest entities. The amendment was effective for the Company’s annual and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2016, and was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption ASU 2015-02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, financial condition or results of operations.