Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
VF’s 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 VF’s reportable segments, as described below:
•  Outdoor & Action Sports
  
High performance outdoor apparel and footwear, backpacks, handbags and technical equipment
 
 
•  Jeanswear
  
Denim and casual apparel
 
 
•  Imagewear
  
Occupational workwear
 
 
•  Other
  
Sales of non-VF products at VF Outlet® stores

The results of Williamson-Dickie have been included in the Imagewear coalition since the October 2, 2017 acquisition date. The results of Kipling North America, which were previously included in the Sportswear coalition, have been included in the Outdoor & Action Sports coalition for all periods presented.
Management at each of the coalitions has direct control over and responsibility for its revenues, operating income and assets, hereinafter termed “coalition revenues,” “coalition profit” and “coalition assets,” respectively. VF management evaluates operating performance and makes investment and other decisions based on coalition revenues and coalition profit. In light of recent activity related to our active portfolio management strategy, along with recently announced organizational realignments, we are evaluating whether changes may need to be made to our internal reporting structure to better support and assess the operations of our business going forward. If changes are made, we will assess the resulting effect on our reportable segments, operating segments and reporting units, if any.
Accounting policies used for internal management reporting at the individual coalitions are consistent with those in Note A, except as stated below. Corporate costs (other than common costs allocated to the coalitions), impairment charges and net interest expense are not controlled by coalition management and therefore are excluded from the measurement of coalition profit. Common costs such as information systems processing, retirement benefits and insurance are allocated from corporate costs to the coalitions based on appropriate metrics such as usage or employment. Corporate costs that are not allocated to the coalitions consist of corporate headquarters expenses (including compensation and benefits of corporate management and staff, certain legal and professional fees and administrative and general costs) and other expenses which include a portion of defined benefit pension costs, development costs for management information systems, costs of registering, maintaining and enforcing certain of VF’s trademarks and miscellaneous consolidated costs. Defined benefit pension plans in the U.S. are centrally managed. The current year service cost component of pension cost is allocated to the coalitions, while the remaining pension cost components are reported in corporate and other expenses.
Coalition assets, for internal management purposes, are those used directly in or resulting from the operations of each business unit, such as accounts receivable, inventories and property, plant and equipment. Corporate assets primarily include corporate facilities, investments held in trust for deferred compensation plans and information systems.
Financial information for VF’s reportable segments is as follows:
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
2015
Coalition revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor & Action Sports
 
$
8,212,456

 
 
$
7,618,564

 
$
7,492,789

Jeanswear
 
2,655,361

 
 
2,737,701

 
2,792,244

Imagewear
 
830,215

 
 
551,808

 
577,462

Other
 
113,145

 
 
118,074

 
133,898

Total coalition revenues
 
$
11,811,177

 
 
$
11,026,147

 
$
10,996,393

Coalition profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor & Action Sports
 
$
1,378,294

 
 
$
1,243,201

 
$
1,288,789

Jeanswear
 
421,945

 
 
491,912

 
535,385

Imagewear
 
113,252

 
 
104,023

 
105,946

Other (a)
 
(3,086
)
 
 
(4,817
)
 
14,979

Total coalition profit
 
1,910,405

 
 
1,834,319

 
1,945,099

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets (b)
 

 
 
(79,644
)
 

Corporate and other expenses (c) (d)
 
(408,030
)
 
 
(384,413
)
 
(299,243
)
Interest expense, net (e)
 
(85,880
)
 
 
(85,546
)
 
(81,599
)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
 
$
1,416,495

 
 
$
1,284,716

 
$
1,564,257

(a) 
Reflects a $16.6 million gain in 2015 recognized on the sale of a VF Outlet® location.
(b) 
Represents goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges in 2016 related to the Outdoor & Action Sports coalition (Notes G, H and U). The impairment charges were excluded from the profit of the Outdoor & Action Sports coalition since they are not part of the ongoing operations of the business.
(c) 
Reflects a $50.9 million pension settlement charge in 2016 (Note N).
(d) 
Certain corporate overhead and other costs of $16.6 million, $44.3 million and $48.2 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, previously allocated to the Sportswear, Imagewear, Outdoor & Action Sports and Contemporary Brands coalitions for segment reporting purposes, have been reallocated to continuing operations as discussed in Note C.
(e) 
Interest expense of $2.3 million in 2015, previously allocated to the Contemporary Brands coalition for segment reporting purposes, has been reallocated to continuing operations as discussed in Note C.
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2016
Coalition assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor & Action Sports
 
$
2,560,648

 
 
$
2,442,882

Jeanswear
 
1,055,004

 
 
943,764

Imagewear
 
713,082

 
 
207,104

Other
 
60,128

 
 
63,351

Total coalition assets
 
4,388,862

 
 
3,657,101

Cash and equivalents
 
566,075

 
 
1,227,862

Intangible assets and goodwill
 
3,782,425

 
 
3,088,595

Deferred income taxes
 
103,601

 
 
42,231

Corporate assets
 
715,474

 
 
986,196

Assets of discontinued operations
 
402,065

 
 
737,302

Consolidated assets
 
$
9,958,502

 
 
$
9,739,287


(In thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
2015
Capital expenditures: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor & Action Sports
 
$
104,230

 
 
$
115,508

 
$
168,679

Jeanswear
 
30,726

 
 
38,802

 
31,844

Imagewear
 
7,794

 
 
5,034

 
5,445

Other
 
1,981

 
 
2,390

 
2,679

Corporate
 
22,087

 
 
9,311

 
32,318

 
 
$
166,818

 
 
$
171,045

 
$
240,965

Depreciation and amortization expense: (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor & Action Sports
 
$
140,682

 
 
$
141,799

 
$
131,877

Jeanswear
 
53,205

 
 
47,726

 
41,823

Imagewear
 
11,682

 
 
3,863

 
3,559

Other
 
3,560

 
 
3,537

 
4,510

Corporate
 
68,016

 
 
57,291

 
51,117

 
 
$
277,145

 
 
$
254,216

 
$
232,886

(a) 
Excludes $2.6 million, $4.8 million and $13.5 million of capital expenditures related to discontinued operations in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts are included in capital expenditures in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as we did not segregate cash flows related to discontinued operations (Note C).
(b) 
Excludes $14.0 million, $27.4 million and $39.2 million of depreciation and amortization related to discontinued operations in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These amounts are included in depreciation and amortization in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as we did not segregate cash flows related to discontinued operations (Note C).
Supplemental information (with revenues by geographic area based on the location of the customer) is as follows:
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
2015
Total revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
6,785,196

 
 
$
6,526,223

 
$
6,654,226

Foreign, primarily Europe
 
5,025,981

 
 
4,499,924

 
4,342,167

 
 
$
11,811,177

 
 
$
11,026,147

 
$
10,996,393

Property, plant and equipment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
595,499

 
 
$
547,036

 
 
Foreign, primarily Europe
 
407,201

 
 
348,924

 
 
 
 
$
1,002,700

 
 
$
895,960

 
 

No single customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues in 2017, 2016 and 2015.