Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note A Basis of Presentation
VF Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, collectively known as VF or the Company) uses a 52/53 week fiscal
year ending on the Saturday closest to December 31 of each year. For presentation purposes herein, all references to periods ended March 2016, December 2015 and March 2015 relate to the fiscal periods ended on April 2,
2016, January 2, 2016 and April 4, 2015, respectively.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) for complete
financial statements. Similarly, the December 2015 consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of VF for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three months
ended March 2016 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2016. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes included in
VFs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 2015 (2015 Form 10-K).
Note B Sale of Accounts Receivable
VF has an agreement with a financial institution to sell selected trade accounts receivable on a recurring, nonrecourse basis. This
agreement was amended in January 2016 to permit up to $367.5 million of VFs accounts receivable to be sold to the financial institution and remain outstanding at any point in time, compared to the $237.5 million limit in place at December 2015
and March 2015. VF removes the accounts receivable from the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the time of sale. VF does not retain any interests in the sold accounts receivable but continues to service and collect outstanding accounts receivable on
behalf of the financial institution. During the first quarter of 2016, VF sold total accounts receivable of $328.2 million. As of March 2016, December 2015 and March 2015, $241.7 million, $144.9 million and $168.4 million, respectively, of the
sold accounts receivable had been removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheets but remained outstanding with the financial institution. The funding fee charged by the financial institution is included in other income (expense), net, and was $0.8
million and $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively. Net proceeds of this program are classified in operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Note C Inventories
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
Finished products
|
|
$
|
1,506,060
|
|
|
$
|
1,352,572
|
|
|
$
|
1,366,759
|
|
Work in process
|
|
|
97,107
|
|
|
|
102,557
|
|
|
|
103,125
|
|
Raw materials
|
|
|
159,401
|
|
|
|
156,865
|
|
|
|
154,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventories
|
|
$
|
1,762,568
|
|
|
$
|
1,611,994
|
|
|
$
|
1,624,234
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note D Property, Plant and Equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
Land and improvements
|
|
$
|
99,436
|
|
|
$
|
98,284
|
|
|
$
|
56,791
|
|
Buildings and improvements
|
|
|
1,068,797
|
|
|
|
1,046,932
|
|
|
|
978,845
|
|
Machinery and equipment
|
|
|
1,288,508
|
|
|
|
1,266,886
|
|
|
|
1,219,968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
|
|
|
2,456,741
|
|
|
|
2,412,102
|
|
|
|
2,255,604
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,470,579
|
|
|
|
1,423,943
|
|
|
|
1,344,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
986,162
|
|
|
$
|
988,159
|
|
|
$
|
911,478
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
Note E Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dollars in thousands
|
|
Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
|
|
|
Amortization
Methods
|
|
March 2016
|
|
|
December 2015
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
|
Net
Carrying
Amount
|
|
|
Net
Carrying
Amount
|
|
Amortizable intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
|
20 years
|
|
|
Accelerated
|
|
$
|
284,621
|
|
|
$
|
126,438
|
|
|
$
|
158,183
|
|
|
$
|
156,047
|
|
License agreements
|
|
|
24 years
|
|
|
Accelerated and
straight-line
|
|
|
179,906
|
|
|
|
95,306
|
|
|
|
84,600
|
|
|
|
86,540
|
|
Trademark
|
|
|
16 years
|
|
|
Straight-line
|
|
|
58,132
|
|
|
|
908
|
|
|
|
57,224
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
11 years
|
|
|
Straight-line
|
|
|
5,870
|
|
|
|
2,401
|
|
|
|
3,469
|
|
|
|
3,443
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortizable intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
303,476
|
|
|
|
246,030
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks and trade names
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,867,341
|
|
|
|
1,866,589
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,170,817
|
|
|
$
|
2,112,619
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In connection with the contract renewal during the first quarter of 2016, VF determined that the trademark intangible asset
related to the
Rock & Republic
®
brand has a finite life. Accordingly, we reclassified the $58.1 million trademark balance from indefinite-lived intangible assets to
amortizable intangible assets, and commenced amortization of the trademark over its estimated useful life of 16 years.
Amortization expense for the first
quarter of 2016 was $6.9 million. Based on the carrying amounts of amortizable intangible assets noted above, estimated amortization expense for the years 2016 through 2020 is $27.5 million, $26.2 million, $25.6 million, $24.9 million and $24.0
million, respectively.
Note F Goodwill
Changes in goodwill are summarized by business segment as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
Outdoor &
Action Sports
|
|
|
Jeanswear
|
|
|
Imagewear
|
|
|
Sportswear
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, December 2015
|
|
$
|
1,359,475
|
|
|
$
|
212,871
|
|
|
$
|
58,747
|
|
|
$
|
157,314
|
|
|
$
|
1,788,407
|
|
Currency translation
|
|
|
13,132
|
|
|
|
2,555
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,687
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 2016
|
|
$
|
1,372,607
|
|
|
$
|
215,426
|
|
|
$
|
58,747
|
|
|
$
|
157,314
|
|
|
$
|
1,804,094
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated impairment charges for the Outdoor & Action Sports and Sportswear coalitions were $43.4 million and $58.5
million, respectively, as of the dates presented above. No impairment charges were recorded in the first quarter of 2016.
Note G Pension Plans
The components of pension cost for VFs defined benefit plans were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March
|
|
In thousands
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Service cost benefits earned during the period
|
|
$
|
6,449
|
|
|
$
|
7,335
|
|
Interest cost on projected benefit obligations
|
|
|
17,034
|
|
|
|
19,403
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
(24,919
|
)
|
|
|
(27,771
|
)
|
Amortization of deferred amounts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred actuarial losses
|
|
|
16,306
|
|
|
|
15,497
|
|
Deferred prior service costs
|
|
|
647
|
|
|
|
762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic pension cost
|
|
$
|
15,517
|
|
|
$
|
15,226
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VF contributed $5.8 million to its defined benefit plans during the first three months of 2016, and intends to make
approximately $9.6 million of additional contributions during the remainder of 2016.
9
Note H Capital and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
During the first quarter of 2016, the Company purchased 11.3 million shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for $713.7
million under its share repurchase program authorized by VFs Board of Directors. These transactions were treated as treasury stock transactions.
Common Stock outstanding is net of shares held in treasury which are, in substance, retired. During the first quarter of 2016, VF restored 11.3 million
treasury shares to an unissued status, after which they were no longer recognized as shares held in treasury. There were no shares held in treasury at the end of March 2016, December 2015 or March 2015. The excess of the cost of treasury shares
acquired over the $0.25 per share stated value of Common Stock is deducted from retained earnings.
VF Common Stock is also held by the Companys
deferred compensation plans and is treated as treasury shares for financial reporting purposes. During the first quarter of 2016, the Company purchased 1,400 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions for $0.1 million. Balances related to
shares held for deferred compensation plans are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands, except share amounts
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
Shares held for deferred compensation plans
|
|
|
550,149
|
|
|
|
562,649
|
|
|
|
647,304
|
|
Cost of shares held for deferred compensation plans
|
|
$
|
6,614
|
|
|
$
|
6,823
|
|
|
$
|
8,441
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income consists of net income and specified components of other comprehensive income (OCI), which relates to changes in assets and
liabilities that are not included in net income under GAAP but are instead deferred and accumulated within a separate component of stockholders equity in the balance sheet. VFs comprehensive income is presented in the Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income. The deferred components of OCI are reported, net of related income taxes, in accumulated OCI in stockholders equity, as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
$
|
(602,890
|
)
|
|
$
|
(718,169
|
)
|
|
$
|
(603,022
|
)
|
Defined benefit pension plans
|
|
|
(361,311
|
)
|
|
|
(372,195
|
)
|
|
|
(367,841
|
)
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
13,916
|
|
|
|
47,142
|
|
|
|
67,757
|
|
Marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
714
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(950,285
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,043,222
|
)
|
|
$
|
(902,392
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
The changes in accumulated OCI, net of related taxes, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 2016
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
Foreign
Currency
Translation
|
|
|
Defined
Benefit
Pension Plans
|
|
|
Derivative
Financial
Instruments
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Balance, December 2015
|
|
$
|
(718,169
|
)
|
|
$
|
(372,195
|
)
|
|
$
|
47,142
|
|
|
$
|
(1,043,222
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
|
|
|
115,279
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,698
|
)
|
|
|
105,581
|
|
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,884
|
|
|
|
(23,528
|
)
|
|
|
(12,644
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
115,279
|
|
|
|
10,884
|
|
|
|
(33,226
|
)
|
|
|
92,937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 2016
|
|
$
|
(602,890
|
)
|
|
$
|
(361,311
|
)
|
|
$
|
13,916
|
|
|
$
|
(950,285
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 2015
|
|
In thousands
|
|
Foreign
Currency
Translation
|
|
|
Defined
Benefit
Pension Plans
|
|
|
Derivative
Financial
Instruments
|
|
|
Marketable
Securities
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, December 2014
|
|
$
|
(356,941
|
)
|
|
$
|
(377,134
|
)
|
|
$
|
31,389
|
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
|
$
|
(702,272
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
|
|
|
(246,081
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,282
|
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
(204,499
|
)
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,293
|
|
|
|
(4,914
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
(246,081
|
)
|
|
|
9,293
|
|
|
|
36,368
|
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
|
(200,120
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 2015
|
|
$
|
(603,022
|
)
|
|
$
|
(367,841
|
)
|
|
$
|
67,757
|
|
|
$
|
714
|
|
|
$
|
(902,392
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
Reclassifications out of accumulated OCI are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
Details About Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components
|
|
Affected Line Item in the
Consolidated Statements
of Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Amortization of defined benefit pension plans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred actuarial losses
|
|
(a)
|
|
$
|
(16,306
|
)
|
|
$
|
(15,497
|
)
|
Deferred prior service costs
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
(647
|
)
|
|
|
(762
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total before tax
|
|
|
(16,953
|
)
|
|
|
(16,259
|
)
|
|
|
Tax benefit
|
|
|
6,069
|
|
|
|
6,966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of tax
|
|
|
(10,884
|
)
|
|
|
(9,293
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Net sales
|
|
|
(4,963
|
)
|
|
|
(17,055
|
)
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
43,837
|
|
|
|
19,368
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(978
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
1,503
|
|
|
|
6,835
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(1,104
|
)
|
|
|
(1,053
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total before tax
|
|
|
38,295
|
|
|
|
8,095
|
|
|
|
Tax expense
|
|
|
(14,767
|
)
|
|
|
(3,181
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of tax
|
|
|
23,528
|
|
|
|
4,914
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total reclassifications for the period
|
|
Net of tax
|
|
$
|
12,644
|
|
|
$
|
(4,379
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
These accumulated OCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note G for additional details).
|
Note I Stock-based Compensation
During the first quarter of 2016, VF granted stock options to employees and nonemployee members of VFs Board of Directors to purchase
3,086,737 shares of its Common Stock at an exercise price of $61.29 per share. The exercise price of each option granted was equal to the fair market value of VF Common Stock on the date of grant. Employee stock options vest in equal annual
installments over three years. Stock options granted to nonemployee members of VFs Board of Directors become exercisable one year from the date of grant. The grant date fair value of each option award is calculated using a lattice
option-pricing valuation model, which incorporates a range of assumptions for inputs as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Options Granted
Three Months Ended
March 2016
|
Expected volatility
|
|
21% to 29%
|
Weighted average expected volatility
|
|
24%
|
Expected term (in years)
|
|
6.3 to 7.6
|
Dividend yield
|
|
2.1%
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
0.5% to 1.7%
|
Fair value at date of grant
|
|
$12.10
|
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Also during the first quarter of 2016, VF granted 596,574 performance-based restricted stock units
(RSU) to employees that enable them to receive shares of VF Common Stock at the end of a three-year period. Each RSU has a potential final payout ranging from zero to two shares of VF Common Stock. The number of shares earned by
participants, if any, is based on achievement of a three-year baseline profitability goal and annually established performance goals set by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Shares are issued to participants in the year following
the conclusion of each three-year performance period. The fair market value of VF Common Stock at the date the units were granted was $61.29 per share.
The actual number of performance-based RSUs earned may also be adjusted upward or downward by 25% of the target award, based on how VFs total
shareholder return (TSR) over the three-year period compares to the TSR for companies included in the Standard & Poors 500 Index. The grant date fair value of the TSR-based adjustment related to the 2016 RSU grants was
determined using a Monte Carlo simulation technique that incorporates option-pricing model inputs, and was $4.48 per share.
VF granted 13,013
nonperformance-based RSUs to nonemployee members of the Board of Directors during the first quarter of 2016. These units vest upon grant and will be settled in shares of VF Common Stock one year from the date of grant. The fair market value of VF
Common Stock at the date the units were granted was $61.29 per share.
VF granted 28,500 nonperformance-based RSUs to certain key employees in
international jurisdictions during the first quarter of 2016. These units vest four years from the date of grant and each unit entitles the holder to one share of VF Common Stock. The fair market value of VF Common Stock at the date the units were
granted was $61.29 per share.
VF granted 84,927 restricted shares of VF Common Stock to certain members of management during the first quarter of 2016.
These shares vest over periods of up to five years from the date of grant. The weighted average fair market value of VF Common Stock at the date the shares were granted was $61.29 per share.
Note J Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2016 was 18.0% compared with 23.8% in the first quarter of 2015. The first quarter of
2016 included a net discrete tax benefit of $19.6 million, which included a $15.8 million tax benefit related to the early adoption of the accounting standards update on stock compensation (see Note O), and $3.8 million of net tax benefits related
to the realization of previously unrecognized tax benefits and interest. The $19.6 million discrete tax benefit in 2016 reduced the effective income tax rate by 6.2%. The first quarter of 2015 included a net discrete tax benefit of
$6.3 million, which included $4.2 million of tax benefits related to state refund claims and the settlement of state tax audits. The $6.3 million discrete tax benefit in 2015 reduced the effective income tax rate by 1.7%. Without discrete
items, the effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by 1.3% compared with the 2015 period primarily due to a higher percentage of income in lower tax rate jurisdictions and the impact of tax law changes in the U.S.
VF files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, as well as separate and combined income tax returns in numerous state and international jurisdictions.
In the U.S., the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examinations for tax years through 2011 have been effectively settled. Additionally, the examination of Timberlands 2011 tax return is ongoing. The IRS has proposed material
adjustments to Timberlands 2011 tax return that would significantly impact the timing of cash tax payments and assessment of interest charges. The Company has formally disagreed with the proposed adjustments and, during 2015, VF filed a
petition to the U.S. Tax Court to begin the process of resolving this matter. In addition, VF is currently subject to examination by various state and international tax authorities. Management regularly assesses the potential outcomes of both
ongoing and future examinations for the current and prior years, and has concluded that VFs provision for income taxes is adequate. The outcome of any one examination is not expected to have a material impact on VFs consolidated
financial statements. Management believes that some of these audits and negotiations will conclude during the next 12 months.
In February 2015, the
European Union Commission (EU) opened a state aid investigation into rulings granted to companies under Belgiums excess profit tax regime. On January 11, 2016, the EU announced its decision that these rulings granted by the
Belgian government were illegal and ordered that tax benefits granted under these rulings should be collected from the affected companies, including VF. In March 2016, the Belgian government filed an appeal seeking annulment of the EU state aid
decision. If this matter is adversely resolved, the Belgian government may be required to assess, and VF may be required to pay, past taxes reflective of the disallowed alleged state aid that VF received in years 2010 through 2014. VF is currently
assessing its legal options and the impact that an adverse outcome would have on the Companys financial statements in future periods, but does not expect the impact to be material.
During the first quarter of 2016, the amount of net unrecognized tax benefits and associated interest increased by $106.6 million to $179.7 million.
Management believes that it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits and interest may decrease during the next 12 months by approximately $34.7 million related to the completion of examinations and other settlements
with tax authorities and the expiration of statutes of limitations, of which $31.0 million would reduce income tax expense.
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Note K Business Segment Information
VFs businesses are grouped into product categories, and by brands within those product categories, for internal financial reporting
used by management. These groupings of businesses within VF are referred to as coalitions and are the basis for VFs reportable segments. Financial information for VFs reportable segments is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March
|
|
In thousands
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Coalition revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outdoor & Action Sports
|
|
$
|
1,644,395
|
|
|
$
|
1,606,889
|
|
Jeanswear
|
|
|
710,590
|
|
|
|
699,655
|
|
Imagewear
|
|
|
269,125
|
|
|
|
282,896
|
|
Sportswear
|
|
|
118,397
|
|
|
|
135,657
|
|
Contemporary Brands
|
|
|
74,356
|
|
|
|
87,537
|
|
Other
|
|
|
22,437
|
|
|
|
24,667
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total coalition revenues
|
|
$
|
2,839,300
|
|
|
$
|
2,837,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coalition profit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outdoor & Action Sports
|
|
$
|
227,771
|
|
|
$
|
260,820
|
|
Jeanswear
|
|
|
137,294
|
|
|
|
131,932
|
|
Imagewear
|
|
|
41,515
|
|
|
|
41,347
|
|
Sportswear
|
|
|
4,776
|
|
|
|
12,841
|
|
Contemporary Brands
|
|
|
1,669
|
|
|
|
3,540
|
|
Other
(a)
|
|
|
(2,358
|
)
|
|
|
14,527
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total coalition profit
|
|
|
410,667
|
|
|
|
465,007
|
|
Corporate and other expenses
|
|
|
(73,125
|
)
|
|
|
(66,344
|
)
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(20,155
|
)
|
|
|
(19,751
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
$
|
317,387
|
|
|
$
|
378,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Includes a $16.6 million gain recognized on the sale of a
VF Outlet
®
location in the first quarter of
2015.
|
Note L Earnings Per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March
|
|
In thousands, except per share amounts
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Earnings per share basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
260,269
|
|
|
$
|
288,709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
421,748
|
|
|
|
426,255
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
|
$
|
0.68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
260,269
|
|
|
$
|
288,709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
421,748
|
|
|
|
426,255
|
|
Incremental shares from stock options and other dilutive securities
|
|
|
7,385
|
|
|
|
7,848
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
429,133
|
|
|
|
434,103
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
0.67
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Outstanding options to purchase 5.5 million and 2.4 million shares of Common Stock were excluded from
the calculations of diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 2016 and March 2015, respectively, because the effect of their inclusion would have been antidilutive to those periods. In addition, 1.1 million and
1.0 million shares of performance-based restricted stock units were excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 2016 and March 2015, respectively, because these units were not considered
to be contingent outstanding shares in those periods.
Note M Fair Value Measurements
Financial assets and financial liabilities measured and reported at fair value are classified in a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes
the inputs used in the valuation process. A financial instruments categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy is based on the
observability and objectivity of the pricing inputs, as follows:
|
|
|
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
|
|
|
|
Level 2 Significant directly observable data (other than Level 1 quoted prices) or significant indirectly observable data through corroboration with observable market data. Inputs would normally be
(i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in inactive markets for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or (iii) information derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
|
|
|
|
Level 3 Prices or valuation techniques that require significant unobservable data inputs. Inputs would normally be VFs own data and judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing
the asset or liability.
|
The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured and recorded in the
consolidated financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Fair Value
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurement Using
(a)
|
|
In thousands
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
March 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
$
|
246,531
|
|
|
$
|
246,531
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Time deposits
|
|
|
34,488
|
|
|
|
34,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
71,616
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,616
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment securities
|
|
|
197,855
|
|
|
|
178,972
|
|
|
|
18,883
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
43,656
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,656
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
247,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
247,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds
|
|
$
|
495,264
|
|
|
$
|
495,264
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Time deposits
|
|
|
39,813
|
|
|
|
39,813
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
105,791
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105,791
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment securities
|
|
|
203,797
|
|
|
|
190,792
|
|
|
|
13,005
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
|
28,032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,032
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
252,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
252,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
There were no transfers among the levels within the fair value hierarchy during the first quarter of 2016 or the year ended December 2015.
|
VFs cash equivalents include money market funds and short-term time deposits that approximate fair value based on Level 1 measurements. The fair value
of derivative financial instruments, which consist of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, is determined based on observable market inputs (Level 2), including spot and forward exchange rates for foreign currencies, and considers the credit
risk of the Company and its counterparties. Investment securities are held in VFs deferred compensation plans as
15
an economic hedge of the related deferred compensation liabilities. These investments are classified as trading securities and primarily include mutual funds (Level 1) that are valued based
on quoted prices in active markets and a separately managed fixed-income fund (Level 2) with underlying investments that are valued based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or quoted prices in inactive markets for identical
assets. Liabilities related to VFs deferred compensation plans are recorded at amounts due to participants, based on the fair value of the participants selection of hypothetical investments.
All other financial assets and financial liabilities are recorded in the consolidated financial statements at cost, except life insurance contracts which are
recorded at cash surrender value. These other financial assets and financial liabilities include cash held as demand deposits, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. At March 2016 and December 2015,
their carrying values approximated their fair values. Additionally, at March 2016 and December 2015, the carrying values of VFs long-term debt, including the current portion, were $1,404.7 million and $1,415.1 million, respectively, compared
with fair values of $1,637.0 million and $1,592.4 million at those respective dates. Fair value for long-term debt is a Level 2 estimate based on quoted market prices or values of comparable borrowings.
Note N Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments
All of VFs outstanding derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Although derivatives meet the criteria for hedge
accounting at the inception of the hedging relationship, a limited number of derivative contracts intended to hedge assets and liabilities are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. The notional amounts of outstanding derivative contracts
were $2.3 billion at March 2016, $2.4 billion at December 2015 and $2.1 billion at March 2015, consisting primarily of contracts hedging exposures to the euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Mexican peso, Japanese yen, Polish zloty and
Swedish krona. Derivative contracts have maturities up to 24 months.
The following table presents outstanding derivatives on an individual contract
basis:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value of Derivatives
with Unrealized Gains
|
|
|
Fair Value of Derivatives
with Unrealized Losses
|
|
In thousands
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments
|
|
$
|
71,007
|
|
|
$
|
105,536
|
|
|
$
|
158,557
|
|
|
$
|
(43,149
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27,896)
|
|
|
$
|
(42,975)
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
609
|
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
|
342
|
|
|
|
(507
|
)
|
|
|
(136
|
)
|
|
|
(707
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives
|
|
$
|
71,616
|
|
|
$
|
105,791
|
|
|
$
|
158,899
|
|
|
$
|
(43,656)
|
|
|
$
|
(28,032)
|
|
|
$
|
(43,682
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VF records and presents the fair values of all of its derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets on
a gross basis, even though they are subject to master netting agreements. However, if VF were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of its forward foreign currency exchange contracts on a net basis in accordance with the terms of its
master netting agreements, the amounts presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets would be adjusted from the current gross presentation to the net amounts as detailed in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 2016
|
|
|
December 2015
|
|
|
March 2015
|
|
In thousands
|
|
Derivative
Asset
|
|
|
Derivative
Liability
|
|
|
Derivative
Asset
|
|
|
Derivative
Liability
|
|
|
Derivative
Asset
|
|
|
Derivative
Liability
|
|
Gross amounts presented in the Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheets
|
|
$
|
71,616
|
|
|
$
|
(43,656
|
)
|
|
$
|
105,791
|
|
|
$
|
(28,032
|
)
|
|
$
|
158,899
|
|
|
$
|
(43,682
|
)
|
Gross amounts not offset in the Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheets
|
|
|
(36,554
|
)
|
|
|
36,554
|
|
|
|
(22,213
|
)
|
|
|
22,213
|
|
|
|
(42,701
|
)
|
|
|
42,701
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net amounts
|
|
$
|
35,062
|
|
|
$
|
(7,102
|
)
|
|
$
|
83,578
|
|
|
$
|
(5,819
|
)
|
|
$
|
116,198
|
|
|
$
|
(981
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Derivatives are classified as current or noncurrent based on maturity dates, as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
March
2016
|
|
|
December
2015
|
|
|
March
2015
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
$
|
64,429
|
|
|
$
|
92,796
|
|
|
$
|
138,564
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(31,369
|
)
|
|
|
(25,776
|
)
|
|
|
(37,949
|
)
|
Other assets
|
|
|
7,187
|
|
|
|
12,995
|
|
|
|
20,335
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
(12,287
|
)
|
|
|
(2,256
|
)
|
|
|
(5,733
|
)
|
Cash Flow Hedges
VF uses
derivative contracts primarily to hedge a portion of the exchange risk for its forecasted sales, purchases, production costs, operating costs and intercompany royalties. The effects of cash flow hedging included in VFs Consolidated Statements
of Income and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in OCI
Three Months Ended March
|
|
Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Foreign currency exchange
|
|
$
|
(15,783
|
)
|
|
$
|
68,010
|
|
|
|
In thousands
|
|
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income
Three Months Ended March
|
|
Location of Gain (Loss)
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
(4,963
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17,055
|
)
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
43,837
|
|
|
|
19,368
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(978
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
1,503
|
|
|
|
6,835
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(1,104
|
)
|
|
|
(1,053
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
38,295
|
|
|
$
|
8,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative Contracts Not Designated as Hedges
VF uses derivative contracts to manage foreign currency exchange risk on third-party accounts receivable and payable, as well as intercompany borrowings. These
contracts are not designated as hedges, and are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair values of these instruments are recognized directly in earnings. Gains or losses on these contracts largely offset the net
transaction gains or losses on the related assets and liabilities. Following is a summary of these derivatives included in VFs Consolidated Statements of Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
|
|
Location of Gain (Loss)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
|
|
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
Three Months Ended March
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
Foreign currency exchange
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
$
|
1,504
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Foreign currency exchange
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(1,285
|
)
|
|
|
(1,031
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
$
|
219
|
|
|
$
|
(1,031
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Derivative Information
There were no significant amounts recognized in earnings for the ineffective portion of any hedging relationships during the three- month periods ended March
2016 and March 2015.
At March 2016, accumulated OCI included $57.0 million of pre-tax net deferred gains for foreign currency exchange contracts that are
expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months. The amounts ultimately reclassified to earnings will depend on exchange rates in effect when outstanding derivative contracts are settled.
VF entered into interest rate swap derivative contracts in 2011 and 2003 to hedge the interest rate risk for issuance of long-term debt due in 2021 and 2033,
respectively. In each case, the contracts were terminated concurrent with the issuance of the debt, and the realized gain or loss was deferred in accumulated OCI. The remaining pre-tax net deferred loss in accumulated OCI was $26.1
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million at March 2016, which will be reclassified into interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income over the remaining terms of the associated debt instruments. VF reclassified $1.1
million of net deferred losses from accumulated OCI into interest expense in each of the three-month periods ended March 2016 and March 2015, and expects to reclassify $4.6 million to interest expense during the next 12 months.
Note O Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In June 2014, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance related to stock-based compensation. The guidance requires that a performance target that
affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. This guidance became effective in the first quarter of 2016, but did not impact VFs consolidated financial statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued an update to their existing consolidation model that changes the analysis a reporting entity must perform to determine
whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. This guidance became effective in the first quarter of 2016, but did not impact VFs consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance related to a customers accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. The guidance provides
clarification on whether a cloud computing arrangement should be treated as a software license or a service contract. This guidance became effective in the first quarter of 2016, but did not impact VFs consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance related to debt issuance costs. The guidance requires that debt issuance costs related
to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The Company early adopted this guidance as of December 2015
on a retrospective basis. The impact of adopting this guidance on VFs March 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheet is presented in the table below.
In May
2015, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance related to fair value measurements. The guidance removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset
value per share practical expedient, and requires separate disclosure instead. The Company early adopted this guidance as of December 2015 on a retrospective basis. The new guidance did not impact disclosures related to VFs investments, but
did impact disclosures related to the Companys defined benefit pension plan assets as of December 2015. This guidance did not impact disclosures in VFs consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2016.
In September 2015, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance related to business combinations that simplifies the accounting for
measurement-period adjustments. The guidance requires an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, thus
eliminating the requirement to restate prior period financial statements for measurement-period adjustments. This guidance became effective in the first quarter of 2016, but did not impact VFs consolidated financial statements.
In November 2015, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance on income taxes that eliminates the current requirement for companies to present
deferred income tax assets and liabilities as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. Instead, companies are required to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The Company early adopted this guidance as of
December 2015 on a retrospective basis. The impact of adopting this guidance on VFs March 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheet is presented in the table below.
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The impact of adopting the new accounting guidance on classification of debt issuance costs and deferred income
taxes on VFs March 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
Balance Sheet Line Item
|
|
March 2015
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
(As Previously Reported)
|
|
|
Reclassification of Debt
Issuance Costs
Increase (Decrease)
|
|
|
Reclassification of
Deferred Income Taxes
Increase (Decrease)
|
|
|
March 2015
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
(Reclassified)
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
$
|
518,593
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(153,424
|
)
|
|
$
|
365,169
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
652,996
|
|
|
|
(9,507
|
)
|
|
|
28,772
|
|
|
|
672,261
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
749,237
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,061
|
)
|
|
|
743,176
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
1,422,840
|
|
|
|
(9,507
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,413,333
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
1,127,433
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(118,591
|
)
|
|
|
1,008,842
|
|
In March 2016, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance on stock compensation that intends to simplify and
improve the accounting and statement of cash flow presentation for income taxes at settlement, forfeitures, and net settlements for withholding tax. The new standard is effective in the first quarter of 2017 with early adoption permitted. The
Company early adopted this guidance as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2016. The primary impact was the recognition of a $15.8 million excess tax benefit in our provision for income taxes, rather than paid-in capital, in the first quarter
of 2016. Also starting in the first quarter of 2016, the Company changed its earnings per share calculation to exclude excess tax benefits previously assumed under the treasury stock method, which had a minimal impact on diluted shares. The
Company has elected to continue its existing practice of estimating expected forfeitures in determining compensation cost. VF did not have any awards that were subject to the amendment regarding employee shares eligible for tax withholding, and no
changes were required related to the classification of employee taxes paid for withheld shares on the statement of cash flows since VF has historically classified these within financing cash flows.
The Company began to present excess tax benefits as an operating cash flow in the first quarter of 2016 as required by the updated guidance, and elected to
retrospectively adjust its first quarter of 2015 operating and financing cash flows, as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In thousands
Statement of Cash Flows
|
|
First Quarter 2015
Consolidated Statement of
Cash Flows
(As Previously Reported)
|
|
|
Reclassification of Tax
Benefits of Stock-based
Compensation
Increase
(Decrease)
|
|
|
First Quarter 2015
Consolidated Statement of
Cash Flows (Reclassified)
|
|
Cash used by operating activities
|
|
$
|
(430,624
|
)
|
|
$
|
29,678
|
|
|
$
|
(400,946
|
)
|
Cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
205,094
|
|
|
|
(29,678
|
)
|
|
|
175,416
|
|
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In May 2014, the FASB issued a new accounting standard on revenue recognition that outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for
revenue arising from contracts with customers. The new guidance contains principles that an entity must apply to determine when and how revenue is recognized. New disclosures about revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers are
also required. In March 2016, the FASB issued an update to the new revenue recognition standard which further clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, and in April 2016, the FASB issued an update on identifying
performance obligations and accounting for licenses of intellectual property. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2018 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that adopting this guidance will have on
VFs consolidated financial statements.
In July 2015, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance related to inventory that changes the
measurement principle from lower of cost or market to lower of cost or net realizable value. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2017 with early adoption permitted, but will not impact VFs consolidated financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance related to the recognition and measurement of certain financial instruments. The
guidance affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2018 with
early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that adopting this guidance will have on VFs consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard on leasing. The new standard will require companies to record most leased assets and liabilities on their balance sheet, and also proposes a dual model for recognizing expense. This guidance
will be effective in the first quarter of 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that adopting this guidance will have on VFs consolidated financial statements.
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In March 2016, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance on extinguishments of financial liabilities that exempts prepaid stored-value products, or gift cards, from the existing
guidance. The updated guidance requires that gift card liabilities be subject to breakage accounting, consistent with the new revenue recognition standard discussed above. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2018 with early
adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that adopting this guidance will have on VFs consolidated financial statements.
In March
2016, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance on equity method accounting. The guidance eliminates the requirement to retroactively apply the equity method when an entity obtains significant influence over a previously held
investment. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a significant impact on VFs consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance on derivative financial instruments when there is a change in the counterparty to a
derivative contract, or novation. The new guidance clarifies that the novation of a derivative contract that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship, provided that
all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that adopting this guidance will have on VFs consolidated
financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued an update to their accounting guidance on derivative financial instruments that clarifies the steps
required to determine bifurcation of an embedded derivative. This guidance will be effective in the first quarter of 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a significant
impact on VFs consolidated financial statements.
Note P Subsequent Events
On April 26, 2016, VFs Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per share, payable on June 20, 2016 to
stockholders of record on June 10, 2016.
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