UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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ýANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015
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Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d)
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For The Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017

Commission File No. 0-22446Number: 001-36436

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
95-3015862
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
250 Coromar Drive, Goleta, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
93117
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (805) 967-7611
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Delaware95-3015862
(State of incorporation)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

250 Coromar Drive, Goleta, California 93117
(Address of principal executive offices)
(805) 967-7611
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareNew York Stock Exchange
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At September 30, 2014,2016, the last business day of ourthe registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by the non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $3,280,043,169,$1,897,849,329, based on the number of shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of that date, and the last reported sale price of the registrant's common stock on Thethe New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on that date, which was $97.18.$59.55. This calculation does not reflect a determination that persons are affiliates for any other purposes.

The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding atas of close of business on May 15, 201512, 2017 was 33,296,968.31,990,065.

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Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the registrant's 20152017 annual meeting of stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are incorporated by reference intoin Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. With the exception of the portions of the Proxy Statement specifically incorporated herein by reference, the Proxy Statement and related proxy solicitation materials are not deemed to be filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 





DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
For theThe Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 20152017
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 30, 2017 (Annual Report on Form 10-K), and the information and documents incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, contains "forward-looking statements"“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including statements regarding our future or assumed condition, results of operations, business plans and strategies, competitive position and market opportunities. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by using words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will,"“anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “should”, “will”, or "would,"“would”, and similar expressions or the negative of these expressions. Specifically, this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the information and documents incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things:

the results of and costs associated with our Savings Plan (as defined herein) and ongoing restructuring plan, including our retail store fleet optimization and office consolidations;
our global business, growth, operating, investing, and financing strategies;
our product offerings, distribution channels, and geographic mix;
the success of ourconsumer preferences with respect to new products, brands and growth initiatives;products;
the purchasing behavior and buying patterns of retail consumers;
the impact of seasonality and weather on our operations;
our review of a broad range of strategic alternatives;
expectations regarding our net sales and earnings growth and other financial metrics;
our development of worldwide distribution channels;
purchasing behavior of wholesale customers, including the timing of orders and management of inventory;
trends affecting our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or cash flows;
our expectations for expansion of our retail andDirect-to-Consumer capabilities, primarily in our E-Commerce capabilities;
information security and privacy of customer, employee or company information;business;
overall global economic trends;trends, including foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
reliability of overseas factory production and storage; and
the availability and cost of raw materials.materials;
the value of goodwill and other intangible assets, and future write-downs or impairment charges;
changes impacting our tax liability and effective tax rates, including as a result of changes in tax laws or treaties, foreign income or loss, and the realization of net deferred tax assets;
potential impacts of our ongoing operational systems upgrades and costs associated with our business transformation project implementation;
commitments and contingencies, including purchase obligations for product and sheepskin; and
the impact of recent accounting pronouncements.

Forward-looking statements represent our management's current expectations and predictions about trends affecting our business and industry and are based on information available at the time such statements are made. Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness. Forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements predicted, assumed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.SEC. You should read this Annual Report on Form 10-K, andincluding the information and documents incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K,herein, in its entirety and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual future results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.
Except as required by applicable law or the listing rules of the NYSENew York Stock Exchange, we expressly disclaim any intent or obligation

to update any forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, whether to conform such statements to actual results or changes in our expectations, or as a result of the availability of new information.

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statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements bywith these cautionary statements.

PART I

References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (Annual Report) to "Deckers", "we", "our", "us", or the "Company" refer to Deckers Outdoor Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries. Ahnu®UGG® (UGG), Deckers®Teva® (Teva), Sanuk® (Sanuk), Hoka One One® (Hoka), MOZO®Koolaburra® by UGG (Koolaburra), Sanuk®, Teva®, TSUBO®, UGG®Ahnu® (Ahnu) and UGGpureTM (UGGpure) are some of our trademarks. Other trademarks or trade names appearing elsewhere in this report are the property of their respective owners.Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are referred to without the ® and™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.

Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all amounts in Items 1, 1A, 2, and 3 herein are expressed in thousands, except for employees, store and country counts and share data. The defined periods for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are stated herein as "year ended" or "years ended".

Item 1. Business.Business
Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all amounts in Item 1. and Item 1A. herein are expressed in thousands, except for employees, share quantity, per share data and selling prices.
General

Deckers Outdoor Corporation was incorporated in 1975 under the laws of the State of California and, in 1993, reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. We are a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities. We market our products primarily under five proprietary brands: UGG, Koolaburra, Hoka, Teva and Sanuk. We believe that our footwear is distinctive and appeals broadly to women, men and children. We sell our products including accessories such as handbags and loungewear, through quality domestic and international retailers, international distributors, and directly to our end-user consumers both domestically and internationally through our websites, call centers,Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business, which is comprised of our retail stores and retail stores. Our primary objective is to build our footwear lines into global lifestyle brands with market leadership positions.E-Commerce websites. We seek to differentiate our brands and products by offering diverse lines that emphasize authenticity, functionality, quality, and comfort, and products tailored to a variety of activities, seasons, and demographic groups. All of our products are currently manufactured by independent contractorsmanufacturers primarily in Asia. Our continued growth will depend upon the broadening ofon our products offered under each brand,ability to diversify our product offerings, increase the appeal of our products to our consumers, expandingoptimize domestic and international distribution, successfully opening new retail stores, increasingdrive sales to consumers, and developingdevelop or acquiringacquire new brands.

Recent Developments

Restructuring.In February 2014,2016, we announced the implementation of a restructuring plan, which included a retail store fleet optimization and office consolidations, including the closure of facilities and relocation of employees to realign our brands across our Fashion Lifestyle and Performance Lifestyle groups. This restructuring plan is intended to streamline brand operations, reduce overhead costs, create operating efficiencies and improve collaboration.

In connection with these restructuring efforts, we incurred total restructuring charges of approximately $29,100 and $24,800 during fiscal year 2017 and 2016, respectively, with a total of $29,100 and $22,800 recognized in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses and approximately $0 and $2,000 in cost of sales, respectively. Related to these charges, we closed 25 retail stores, including five retail stores during fiscal year 2016 and 20 retail stores during fiscal year 2017, and consolidated several offices as of March 31, 2017. In fiscal year 2016, we relocated our Sanuk brand operations in Irvine, California to our corporate headquarters in Goleta, California and closed our Ahnu brand operations in Richmond, California, as well as consolidated our European offices.

As part of our continuing evaluation of our retail store fleet, we identified additional stores for closure during the year ended March 31, 2017. During fiscal year 2017, we recognized approximately $3,600 in restructuring charges in SG&A expenses related to non-cash impairment charges for retail store assets for 12 of these stores. In May 2017, we announced that we expect to further reduce our global brick and mortar footprint by 30 to 40 stores compared to our store count at March 31, 2017, discussed below, which includes a combination of store closures and conversion of owned stores to partner retail stores. We are targeting a worldwide store count of approximately 125 stores by the end of fiscal year 2020.

Refer to Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", and Note 2, "Restructuring", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our restructuring efforts, and the impact to our results of operations and our reportable operating segments.


Savings Plan.In February 2017, we announced a plan to implement significant cost savings, excluding reinvestment (Savings Plan). The Savings Plan includes a combination of both cost of sales improvements and SG&A expense savings. Cost of sales improvements are expected to come from reducing product development cycle times, optimizing material yields, consolidating our factory base and continuing to move production outside of China. SG&A expense savings are expected to come from further retail store consolidations, process improvement efficiencies and lower unallocated indirect spend. In May 2017, we provided an update that the goal of the Savings Plan is to drive approximately $100,000 in operating profit improvement by the end of fiscal year 2020.

Review of Strategic Alternatives. In April 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors approvedhas initiated a change in the Company's fiscal year end from December 31process to March 31. The change was intendedreview a broad range of strategic alternatives. This review process includes an exploration and evaluation of strategic alternatives to better align our planning, financialenhance stockholder value, which may include a sale or other transaction.

Products and reporting functions with the seasonality of our business. The 2015, 2013 and 2012 fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The transition period was the quarter ended March 31, 2014 to coincide with the change in our fiscal year end.Brands
Products
We currently market our products primarily under five propriety brands, composed of our three proprietary brands:primary brands and our other brands. Collectively, our brands compete across the fashion and casual lifestyle, outdoor, and running markets.

UGG.The UGG brand is one of the most iconic and recognized brands in the global footwear industry and highlights the Company’sour successful track record of building niche brands into lifestyle market leaders. With loyal consumers around the world, the UGG brand has proven to be a highly resilient line of premium footwear, with expanded product offerings and a growing global audience that attracts women, men and children. We intend to continue diversifying the UGG brand by developing more year-round product that includes spring and summer footwear, continually earns media exposure from numerous outletsas well as growing men's products and non-footwear. The UGG brand is sold both organicallydomestically and from strategic public relations efforts,internationally in key markets including an increasing amount of exposure internationally.the US, UK, Germany, China, Japan, and Canada, among others.

Teva.Teva is oura modern outdoor active lifestyle brand, born from the outdoors and rooted in adventure. As the originator of the sport sandal, today the Teva brand's product line now includes casual sandals, shoes, and boots built for ultimate versatility.
We are focused on regaining our leadership position in the sandal market, and continuing to expand our casual and women’s offerings to appeal to a wider range of consumers through utility-driven design, color and premium materials.
Sanuk.Sanuk is our funa surf lifestyle footwear brand rooted in surf culture but embraced by an eclectic mix of style-savvy optimists.Southern California culture. The Sanuk brand is probably best known for the patentedits SIDEWALK SURFERS®SURFERS shoe, and its Yoga MatTM and Beer Cozy sandal collections. The brand has a history of innovation, product invention, foot-friendly comfort, unexpected materials and clever branding.
We plan to elevate the approach in which we communicate the Sanuk brand story to
Other Brands. Other brands consist of: Hoka, a broader audience, especially women, through highly targeted communicationsline of running footwear that retain the brands unique attitude. We also continue to build on the Sanuk brand's authentic position in the surfoffers maximal cushioning with minimal weight and outdoor markets through its relationships with prominent professional athletesis designed for runners of all capacities; Koolaburra, a line of fashion casual footwear using sheepskin and ambassadors, including surfers, rock climbers, photographers, artists,other plush materials; and musicians known as much for their unique personal styles and charisma as for their specialized talents.

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In addition to our primary brands, our other brands include Ahnu, a line of performance outdoor performancefootwear, which we have discontinued operating and lifestyle footwear; Hoka, a line of footwear for all capacities of runners designed with a unique performance midsole geometry, oversize midsole volume and active foot frame; MOZO, a line of footwear crafted for culinary professionals that redefineshave begun to leverage under the industry's dress code; and TSUBO, a line of mid and high-end dress and dress casual footwear that incorporates style, function, and maximum comfort.Teva brand umbrella.
With respect to MOZO and TSUBO, we are seeking strategic alternatives for these businesses.
In April 2015, the Company acquired inventory and certain intangible assets, including the trade name related to the Koolaburra® brand, a sheepskin and wool based footwear brand. The purchase price of the acquisition was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Sales and Distribution

US Distribution.At the wholesale level, we distribute our products in the US through sales representatives, who are organized geographically and by brand. In addition to our wholesale business, we also sell products directly to end-user consumers through our websites and retail stores. Our brands are generally advertised and promoted through a variety of consumer media campaigns. We benefit from editorial coverage in both consumer and trade publications. Each brand's dedicated marketing team works closely with targeted accounts to maximize advertising and promotional effectiveness. We also manage brand marketing on a global basis to ensure consistent consumer communications in all regions and channels. We determineDTC business.

Currently, our global communication plans based on brand strategies, consumer insights, and return on investment measures.
Our sales force is generally separated by brand, as each brand generally has certain specialty consumers; however,consumers. However, there is some overlap between the sales teams and customers. We have alignedcustomers, and we are aligning our brands' sales forces to position them for the future of the brands. Each brand's respective sales manager recruits and manages his or her network of sales representatives. We believe this approach for the US market maximizes our selling efforts.

We distribute products sold in the US through our distribution centers in Camarillo and Moreno Valley, and Ventura, California. Our distribution centers feature a warehouse management system that enables us to efficiently pick and pack products for direct shipment to customers. For certain customers requiring special handling, each shipment is pre-labeled and packed to the retailer's specifications, enabling the retailer to easily unpack our product and immediately display it on the sales floor.

International Distribution.Internationally, we distribute our products through independent distributors and retailerswholly-owned subsidiaries in many countries, including throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America,Canada, among others. In addition, as we do in the US, in certain countries we sell products directlythrough DTC. We also sell products internationally, particularly in China, through partner retail stores, which are branded stores that are wholly owned and operated by third parties. Sales through partner retail stores are primarily attributed to consumers through our websitesthe UGG and our retail stores. Sanuk brand wholesale reportable operating segments.

For our wholesale and Direct-to-ConsumerDTC businesses, we operatedistribute our products through a number of distribution centers withmanaged by third-party logistics providers (3PLs) in certain international locations. Our principal wholesale customers include specialty retailers, selected department stores, outdoor retailers, sporting goods retailers, shoe stores, and online retailers.
Our five largest customers accounted for approximately 22.2% of worldwide net sales for the year ended March 31, 2015 compared to 23.0% for the year ended December 31, 2013. No single customer accounted for greater than 10% of our consolidated net sales in the years ended March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
UGG.UGG Wholesale. We sell ourthe UGG footwear and accessoriesbrand primarily through domestic higher-end department stores such as Nordstrom Neiman Marcus,and Dillard's, and Bloomingdale's, as well as independent specialtylifestyle retailers such as Journeys, and online retailers such as Amazon and Zappos.com. We believe these retailers supportAs the luxury positioning of our brandretail marketplace continues to evolve and are the destination shopping choice for thechange to reflect changing consumer who seeks out the fashionhabits, we continually review and functional elements ofevaluate our UGG products.wholesale distribution approach and segmentation.

Teva.Teva Wholesale. We sell our Teva brand footwear primarily through specialty outdoor, and sporting goods, department stores and family footwear, including retailers such as REI, L.L. Bean, Dick's Sporting Goods,Famous Footwear, DSW and The Sports Authority, as well as online retailers such as Zappos.com. Our brand strength in casualAmazon and women’s footwear has also expanded our business to a wider distribution of department store and mall channels including Nordstrom, Dillard's and Journeys, as well as family footwear with DSW and Famous Footwear. We believe distribution that services active lifestyle consumers with premium assortments, merchandising and customer experience will continue to be areas of growth for the brand.Zappos.com.

Sanuk.Sanuk Wholesale. We sell our Sanuk brand footwear primarily through domestic independent action sports retailers, outdoor retailers, specialty footwear retailers and larger national retail chains, including Nordstrom,Journeys, Dillard's, Journeys, DSW, Urban OutfittersREI and Tilly's. We believe all theseonline retailers showcase the brand's creativity, fun,such as Amazon and comfort and allow us to effectively reach our target consumers for the brand.Zappos.com.

Other brands.Brands Wholesale. Our other brands are sold primarily at domestic specialty running stores, high-end department stores, outdoor specialty accounts,and independent specialty retailers, and with online retailers that support our brand ideals of comfort, style, and quality.retailers. Key accounts of our other brandsthe Hoka brand include Nordstrom, Dillard's, Hanigs,Running Warehouse, Road Runner Sports, Running Specialty Group, REI and Zappos.com.

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E-Commerce.    Our E-Commerce business enables us to market, communicatethe Koolaburra brand include Kohl's and build our relationships with the consumer. E-Commerce enables us to meet the growing demand for our products, sell the products at retail prices, and provide significant incremental operating income. The E-Commerce business provides us an opportunity to communicate to the consumer with a consistent brand message that is in line with our brands' promises, drives awareness of key brand initiatives, and offers targeted information to specific consumer segments. We operate our E-Commerce business through the Uggaustralia.com, Teva.com, Sanuk.com, Ahnu.com, Hokaoneone.com, Mozo.com, and Tsubo.com websites. Our websites also drive wholesale and distributor sales through brand awareness and by directing consumers to retailers that carry our brands, including our own retail stores. In recent years, our E-Commerce business has had significant revenue growth, much of which occurred as the UGG brand gained popularity and as consumers continued to increase internet usage for footwear and other purchases.Rack Room Shoes.
We have expanded our international capabilities by developing websites to service certain international markets. These websites are translated into the local language, may provide product through local distribution centers and price the products in the consumers' local currency. In 2012, we launched mobile websites for several
Direct-to-Consumer. Our DTC business is comprised of our brands in Europe, Japanretail stores and the US, in addition to websites in the US forE-Commerce websites. As a result of our Sanuk brand. Our E-Commerce business sells products directly to consumers throughout the world, including the US, the United Kingdom (UK), Japan and China. In March 2015, we launched our first multi-brand E-Commerce website in the Asia-Pacific region, which is live in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong and is expected to debut in Malaysia and South Korea during fiscal year 2016. In order to reduce the cost of order fulfillment, minimize out of stock positions, and further leverage our distribution centers' operations, order fulfillment is performed by our distribution centers in California, the UK, the Netherlands, China and Japan. Products sold through our E-Commerce business are sold at prices which approximate retail prices, enabling us to capture the full retail margin on each Direct-to-Consumer transaction.
Through our integrated OmniChannelevolving Omni-Channel strategy, we believe that our retail stores and websites are largely intertwined and dependent on one another. We believe that in many cases consumers interact with both our brick and mortar stores and our websites before making purchase decisions. For example, consumers may feel or try on productproducts in our retail stores perform furtherand then place an order online later. Conversely, they may initially research and order products online, and conversely,then view inventory availability by store location and make a purchase in store. Some examples that demonstrate the extent to which the sales channels are combined and help improve our inventory productivity include the following:

“UGG Rewards”: We have implemented a consumer loyalty program under which points and awards are earned across the DTC business.

“Infinite UGG”: We provide online shopping access inside retail stores for all SKUs available on our E-Commerce fuelswebsites.

"Ship from Store": Inventory that is available in our stores, but is out of stock online can be shipped from our stores. Future advancements in the capability will use algorithms to select the optimal fulfillment source.

"UGG Closet": an online portal that functions similar to an outlet store in that it provides a way to closeout inventory directly to consumers.

“Buy online / return in-store”: Our consumers can buy online and return products to the store.

“Click and collect”: Our consumers can buy online and have products delivered to certain of our retail locations. As a result, we believe that our stores and websites are mutually dependent in a way that will allow us tofor pick-up.

“Retail inventory online”: Our consumers can view them on a combined basis. Further, a number of our stores allowspecific store location inventory online before visiting the consumer to buy through our E-Commerce channel using internet capable devices in our stores.store.
Retail Stores.    Our retail stores are predominantly UGG concept stores and UGG outlet stores. In 2013, we expanded our fleet and opened our first Sanuk (two concept, one outlet) stores.
Our retail stores enable us to expose consumers to a greater breadth of product, directly impact our customers' experience, meet the growing demand for these products,consumers' experiences, sell the products at retail prices and generate strong annual operating income. In addition, ourgreater gross margins. Our retail stores are predominantly UGG brand concept stores allow us to showcase our entire product line including footwear, accessories, handbags, home, outerwear, lounge, and retail exclusive items; whereas, a wholesale account may not represent all of these categories.outlet stores. Through our outlet stores, depending on the location, we sell some of our discontinued styles from prior seasons, as well as full price in-line products, andas well as products made specifically for the outlet stores.
In fiscal year 2015, we opened new stores in the US and internationally. A large majority of the new stores were in the US and China, with the remaining new stores in Japan, Canada and Hong Kong. As of At March 31, 2015,2017, we had a total of 142160 retail stores worldwide. As of December 31, 2013, we had 113worldwide, which includes 96 concept stores worldwide.and 64 outlet stores. During fiscal year 2016,2017, we plan to open additionalopened 17 new retail stores, inreclassified 12 European concession stores as owned stores, converted two owned stores to partner retail stores, and closed 20 retail stores. Concession stores are considered concept stores that are operated by us within a department or other store, which we lease from the USstore

owner by paying a percentage of concession store sales. Refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and internationally.Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, for further disclosure and discussion.

Product Design and Development

The design and product development staff for each of our brands creates new innovative footwear products that combine our standards of high quality, comfort, and functionality. The design functionfunctions for all of our brands isare performed by a combination of our internal design and development staff and outside freelance designers. By utilizing outside designers, we believe we are able to review a variety of different design perspectives on a cost-efficient basis and anticipate color and style trends more quickly. Refer to Note 1, "The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of ourthe research and development costs we have incurred for the last three fiscal years.

In order to ensure quality, consistency, and efficiency in our design and product development process, we continually evaluate the availability and cost of raw materials, the capabilities and capacity of our independent contract manufacturers and the target retail price of new models and lines. The design and development staff works closely with brand management to develop new styles of footwear and accessories for our various product lines. We develop detailed drawings and prototypes of our new products to aid in conceptualization and to ensure our contemplated new products meet the standards for innovation and performance that our consumers demand. Throughout the development process, we have multiple design and development reviews, which we then coordinate with our independent manufacturers. This ensures that we are addressing the needs of our consumers and are working toward a common goal of developing and producing a high quality product to be delivered on a timely basis.

Manufacturing and Supply Chain

We do not manufacture our products; weproducts. We outsource the production of our brand footwear to independent manufacturers, primarily in Asia. We require our independent contract manufacturers and designated suppliers to adopt our Supplier Code of Conduct, which specifies that they comply with all local laws and regulations governing human rights, working conditions, and

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environmental compliance before we are willing to conduct business with them. We also require our manufacturing partners and licensees to comply with our Restricted Substances policyPolicy, Anti-Corruption Policy and other compliance policies and procedures as a condition of doing business with our company. We have no long-term contracts with our manufacturers. As we grow, we expect to continue to rely exclusively on independent manufacturers for our sourcing needs.us.

The production of footwear by our independent manufacturers is performed in accordance with our detailed specifications and is subject to our quality control standards. We maintain a buying office in Hong Kong and an on-site supervisory officeoffices in Pan Yu City, China thatand Hai Phong City, Vietnam, which together serve as a link to our independent manufacturers, enabling us to carefully monitor the production process from receipt of the design brief to production of interim and final samples and shipment of finished product.manufacturers. We believe this regional presence provides predictability of material availability, product flow and adherence to final design specifications. To ensure the production of high-quality products, theThe majority of the materials and components used in production of our products by these independent manufacturers are purchased from independent suppliers that we designate.

At our direction, our manufacturers currently purchase the majority of the sheepskin used in our products from two tanneries in China, which source their sheepskin for our products primarily from Australia and the UK. We maintain communication with the tanneries to monitor the available supply of sufficient high-quality sheepskin for our projected UGG brand production. To ensure adequate supplies for our manufacturers, we forecast our usage of sheepskin in advance at a forward price. We have also entered into purchase commitments with certain sheepskin suppliers. Refer to Note 7, "Commitments and Contingencies", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our minimum purchase commitments. We believe current supplies are sufficient to meet our current and anticipated demand, but we continue to investigate our options to accommodate our expected growth or unexpected supply chain issues.

Beginning in 2013, in an effort to partially reduce our dependency on sheepskin, we began using a proprietary new raw material, UGGpure™, which is a wool woven into a durable backing, in some of our UGG brand products. Excluding sheepskin and UGGpure,UGGpure™, we believe that substantially all the various raw materials and components used to manufacture our footwear, including wool, rubber, leather, and nylon webbing are generally available from multiple sources at competitive prices. We began using UGGpure, a wool woven into a durable backing, in many of our UGG products in 2013. We generally outsource our manufacturing requirements on the basis of individual purchase orders or short-term purchase commitments rather than maintaining long-term purchase commitments with our independent manufacturers.
At our direction, our manufacturers currently purchase the majority of the sheepskin used in our products from two tanneries in China, which source their skins for our products primarily from Australia and the UK. We maintain communication with the tanneries to monitor the available supply of sufficient high quality sheepskin for our projected UGG brand production. To ensure adequate supplies for our manufacturers, we forecast our usage of sheepskin in advance at a forward price. We have also entered into minimum purchase commitments with certain sheepskin suppliers (see Note 6 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report). We believe current supplies are sufficient to meet our needs in the near future, but we continue to investigate our options to accommodate any unexpected future growth.
We have instituted pre-production, in-line, and post-production inspections to meet or exceed the high quality demanded by us and consumers of our products. Our quality assurance program includes our own employee on-site inspectors at our independent manufacturers, who oversee the production process and perform quality assurance inspections. We also routinely inspect our products upon arrival at our distribution centers.


Patents and Trademarks

We utilize trademarks onwith virtually all of our products and believe that having distinctive marks that are readily identifiable is an important factor in creating a market for our goods, identifying the Company,products, promoting our brands, and distinguishing our goodsproducts from the goodsproducts of others. We currently hold trademark registrations for UGG, Teva, Sanuk, Ahnu, Hoka"UGG", "Teva", "Sanuk", "Hoka One One, MOZO, TSUBO,One", "Koolaburra", "Ahnu", "UGGpure", and other marks in the US and for certain of the marks in many other countries, including Canada, China, the UK, various countries ofin the European Union, Canada, China, Japan, and Korea. As of March 31, 2015,2017, we hold approximately 180176 designs and inventions with corresponding design or utility and design patent registrations, in the USplus 14 designs and abroad and have filed more than 20 new patent applicationsinventions which are currently pending.pending registration. These patents expire at various times. We regard our proprietary rights as valuable assets and vigorously protect such rights against infringement by third parties. No single patent or group of patents expiring in the same year is critical to our business.

Seasonality

Our business is seasonal, with the highest percentage of UGG brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending September 3030th and December 3131st and the highest percentage of Teva and Sanuk brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending March 3131st and June 3030th. Due to the size of each year. Our financial results include the HokaUGG brand beginning September 27, 2012. Historically,relative to our totalother brands, our aggregate net sales in the quarters ending September 3030th and December 3131st have significantly exceeded total net sales forin the quarters ending March 3131st and June 30 of each year, and we expect this trend to continue. Our other brands do not have a significant seasonal impact on our business. Nonetheless,30th. For further discussion, including regarding the factors that may cause actual results couldto differ materially depending upon consumer preferences, availability of product, competition, andfrom our wholesale and distributor customers continuingexpectations, refer to carry and promote our various product lines, among other risks and uncertainties. See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors". For further discussion on our working capital, and inventory management, see Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — LiquidityOperations".

Inventory Management

We manage our inventory levels based on existing orders, anticipated sales and Capital Resources".the rapid-delivery requirements of our customers. We have put in place systems and processes designed to improve our forecasting and supply planning capabilities. In addition, we believe that added discipline around the purchasing of product, production lead time reduction, and better planning and execution in selling of excess inventory through our outlet stores and other liquidation channels are key areas of focus that will enhance inventory performance.

Our practice, and the general practice in the footwear and accessory industries, is to offer retail customers the right to return defective or improperly shipped merchandise. As it relates to new product introductions, which can often require large initial launch shipments, we commence production before receiving orders for those products from time to time. This can affect our inventory levels as we build pre-launch quantities.

Backlog

Historically, we have encouraged our wholesale and distributor customers to place, and we have received, a significant portion of orders as preseasonpre-season orders, generally four to eight months prior to the anticipated shipment date. We work with our wholesale customers through preseasonpre-season programs to enable us to better plan our production schedule, and inventory and shipping needs. UnfilledWe refer to backlog as unfilled customer orders from our wholesale customers and distributors as of any date, which we refer to as backlog, represent orders scheduled to be shipped at a future date, some of which can be cancelled prior to shipment. As such, these orders may not be indicative of actual future shipments. Therefore, we believe backlog is an imprecise indicator and is not material for understanding the business in its entirety, especially since backlog excludes sales in our DTC business.

As of March 31, 2017, our backlog was approximately $649,000. The backlog as of a particular date is affected by a number of factors, including

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seasonality, manufacturing schedule, and the timing of product shipments, as well as variations in the quarter-to-quarterwhen wholesale customers and year-to-year preseason incentive programs. The mix of future and immediate delivery orders can vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year.distributors place orders. As a result, comparisons of the backlog from period-to-period may be misleading.not provide an accurate indication of future results.
At March 31, 2015, our backlog of orders from our wholesale customers and distributors was approximately $609,000 compared to approximately $614,000 at March 31, 2014. While all orders in the backlog are subject to cancellation by customers, we expect that the majority of such orders will be filled in fiscal year 2016. We believe that backlog at year-end is an imprecise indicator of total revenue that may be achieved for the full year for several reasons. Backlog only relates to wholesale and distributor orders for the next season and current season fill-in orders, and excludes potential sales in our E-Commerce business and retail stores during the year. Backlog is also affected by the timing of customers' orders and product availability.
Competition

The casual, outdoor, athletic, fashion, and formal footwear markets that we operate in are highly competitive. Our competitors include athletic and footwear companies, branded apparel companies and retailers with their own private labels. Although the footwear industry is fragmented to a certain degree, many of our competitors are larger and have substantially greater resources than us, including athletic shoe companies, several of which compete directly with some of our products. In addition, access to offshore manufacturing and the growth of E-Commerce has made it easier for new companies to enter the markets in which we compete, further increasing competition in the footwear and accessory industries. In particular, and in part due to the popularity of our UGG brand products, we face increasing competition from a significant number of domestic

and international competitors selling products designed to compete directly or indirectly with our UGG brand products.
We believe that our footwear lines and other product lines compete primarily on the basis of brand recognition and authenticity, product quality and design, functionality, performance, comfort, fashion appeal, and price. Our ability to successfully compete depends on our ability to:numerous factors, including responding to consumer preferences, producing appealing product, and pricing products competitively, among others. For a discussion on how we compete, refer to Part 1, Item 1A, "Risk Factors".
shape and stimulate consumer tastes and preferences by offering innovative, attractive, and exciting products;
anticipate and respond to changing consumer demands in a timely manner;
maintain brand authenticity;
develop high quality products that appeal to consumers;
price our products suitably;
provide strong and effective marketing support; and
ensure product availability.
We believe we are well positioned to compete in the footwear industry. We continually look to acquire or develop more footwear brands to complement our existing portfolio and grow our existing consumer base.
Employees

At March 31, 2015,2017, we employed approximately 3,4003,300 employees in the US, Europe, and Asia, none of whom were represented by a union. This figure includes approximately 1,9001,800 employees in our retail stores worldwide, which includes part-time and seasonal employees. We employed approximately 3,200 employees at December 31, 2013, including approximately 2,000 employees in our retail stores. The decrease in retail employees was largely due to employing fewer seasonal workers at March 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2013. The overall increase in employees during fiscal year 2015 was primarily related to increased expansion efforts. As we open new retail stores and expand our operations, we expect that our employee count will increase accordingly. We believe that we have good relationships with our employees.

Financial Information about Reportable Operating Segments and Geographic Areas

Our sixfive reportable businessoperating segments include the strategic business units responsible for the worldwide operations of our brands' (UGG, Teva, Sanuk and other brands) wholesale divisions, as well as our E-Commerce and retail store businesses.DTC business. The majority of our sales and long-lived assets are in the US. Refer to Note 1112, "Reportable Operating Segments", to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of our businessreportable operating segments. Refer to Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" for a discussionNote 13, "Concentration of the risks relatedBusiness, Significant Customers and Credit Risk", to our foreign operations.

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Tableconsolidated financial statements in Part IV of Contentsthis Annual Report on Form 10-K for financial information about geographic areas and concentration of related business risks.

Government Regulation

Compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations has not had, and it is not expected to have, any material effect on our capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position based on information and circumstances known to us at this time.

Available Information

Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, and any amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available free of charge on our website at www.deckers.com. Such documents are available as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.  However, the information contained on or accessed through our website does not constitute part of this Annual Report, and references to our website address in this Annual Report are inactive textual references only.Commission (SEC). Our filings may also be read and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an interneta website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

We also make available through our website the following corporate governance documents: Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Corporate Governance Charter, Code of Ethics, Accounting and Finance Code of Conduct, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Conflict Minerals Report and Conflict Minerals Policy. We have included the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer certifications regarding the Company’s public disclosure required by Section 302

The information contained on or accessed through our website does not constitute part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibit 31.1and Exhibit 31.2, respectively, to this reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, we filed with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the CEO’s certification regarding the Company’s compliance with the NYSE’s Corporate Governance Listing Standards (Listing Standards) pursuant10-K, and references to Section 303A.12(a) of the Listing Standards, which indicated that the CEO was not aware of any violations of the Listing Standards by the Company.our website address in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are inactive textual references only.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.Factors

Our short and long-term success is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors that are difficult to predict or beyond our control. Investing in our common stock involves substantial risk. Before investingmaking a decision to invest in, hold or sell our common stock, stockholders and potential stockholders should carefully consider the following risk factors related to our company as well as general investor risks and uncertainties described below, in addition to the other information contained in this report and the informationor incorporated by reference ininto this report.Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as the other information we file with the SEC. If any of the following risks occur,are realized, our business, financial condition, or results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the value of our common stock could decline and stockholders may lose all or part of their investment. Please also seeFurthermore, additional risks and uncertainties of which we are currently unaware, or which we currently consider to be immaterial, could have a material adverse effect on our business. Refer to the section entitled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" on page 2 of this Annual Report.Report on Form 10-K.

Many of our products are inherently seasonal, and ourthe sales are sensitive to weather conditions.
Sales of our products are highly seasonalsensitive to weather conditions, which makes it difficult to anticipate consumer demand for our products, manage our expenses, and forecast our financial results.

Due to the nature of many of our product offerings, sales of our products are inherently seasonal. Historically, the highest percentage of UGG brand net sales have occurred in the fall and winter months (our second and third fiscal quarters), and the highest percentage of Teva and Sanuk brand net sales have occurred in the spring and summer months (our first and fourth fiscal quarters). Due to the size of the UGG brand relative to our other brands, this trend has resulted in our aggregate net sales for the second and third fiscal quarters significantly exceeding our net sales in the first and fourth fiscal quarters. While we have taken steps to diversify our product offerings, both by creating more year-round styles within our existing brands, and by acquiring and developing new brands, we expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result of the relative concentration of our sales in certain months of the year, factors which specifically impact consumer spending patterns in those months, such as unexpected weather patterns, declines in consumer confidence or worsening economic conditions, will have a disproportionate impact on our business, and could result in our failure to achieve financial performance that is in line with our expectations.

In particular, sales of our products are highly sensitive to weather conditions, which are difficult to predict and beyond our control. For example, extended periods of unseasonably warm weather during the fall andor winter months may significantly reduce demand for our UGG products. Furthermore, variations inUnanticipated weather conditions acrossmay continue to have a material, negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the globe may impact salesunpredictability of weather conditions makes it more difficult for us to accurately forecast our financial results and to meet the expectations of analysts and investors.

We use sheepskin to manufacture a significant portion of our products, in ways that we cannot predict. If management is not able to timely adjust expenses in reaction to adverse events such as unfavorable weather, weak consumer spending patterns or unanticipated levels of order cancellations because of seasonal circumstances, our profitability may be materially affected. Even thoughand if we are creating more year-round styles forunable to obtain a sufficient quantity of sheepskin that meets our brands, the effect of favorable or unfavorable weather on sales can be significant enough to affect our quarterly and annual results, withquality expectations, it could have a resulting effectmaterial adverse impact on our common stock price.business.
If
For the manufacturing of our products, we purchase certain raw materials do not meetthat are affected by commodity prices, the most significant of which is sheepskin. The supply of sheepskin, which is used to manufacture a significant portion of our specifications, consumer expectations or experience price increases or shortages, we could realize interruptionsUGG products, is in manufacturing, increased costs, higher product return rates, a loss of sales, or a reduction in our gross margins.
We depend onhigh demand and there are a limited number of key sourcessuppliers that are able to meet our expectations for certain raw materials. For sheepskin, the raw material used in many of our UGG products, we rely on two tanneries. Both the top grade twin-facequantity and other gradesquality of sheepskin used in UGG products are in high demand and limited supply. Furthermore,that we require. In addition, our unique sheepskin needsproduct design and animal welfare standards require certain types of sheepskin that may only be found in certainlimited geographic locationslocations. We presently rely on only two tanneries to provide the majority of our sheepskin. If the sheepskin provided by these tanneries and the resulting products we deliver to consumers, do not conform to our quality specifications or fail to meet consumer expectations, we could experience a higher rate of customer returns, which would reduce our net sales and harm our reputation. Similarly, if the tanneries with sufficient expertise and capacityare not able to deliver sheepskin in the quantities required this would negatively impact our manufacturing process and lead to inventory shortages, which meetswould result in a loss of sales and strain our specifications.relationships with our customers.

In addition, any factors that negatively impact the business of these tanneries, such as loss of customers, financial instability or bankruptcy, could prevent them from delivering sheepskin to us in the quantities expected or at all. Our sheepskin suppliers currently warehouse their inventory at a limited number of facilities in China. The loss, destruction, or disruption of work at any of these facilities would likely result in shortages in our supply of sheepskin. These events are unpredictable and not within our control. If any of these events were to occur, it would likely result in interruptions in our manufacturing process, the loss of sales and harm to our reputation.


In some, but not all recent years, there have been significant fluctuations in the price of sheepskin can be adversely impacted byas the demand for this commodity from our customers and our competitors has changed. We believe the significant factors affecting the price of sheepskin include weather conditions, disease, andpatterns, harvesting decisions, thatincidence of disease, the price of other commodities such as wool, the demand for our products and the products of our competitors, and global economic conditions. Most of these factors are completely outsidenot considered predictable or within our control. For example, if the price of wool increases, sheep herders may choose not to harvest their sheep and instead choose to shear their sheep for wool, thus decreasing the supply of sheepskin. SheepskinSimilarly, sheepskin is also a by-product of the food industry, and is therefore dependent upon the demand by the food industry, whichfor sheep meat has generally been decreasing, thus leading to an overall reduction in the number of sheep available. The potential inability to obtain sheepskin, UGGpure and other raw materials could impair our ability to meet our production requirements and could lead to inventory shortages, which can result in lost sales, delays in shipments to customers, strain on our relationships with customers, and diminished brand loyalty. There

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have also been significant fluctuations in the prices of sheepskin asAny factors that increase the demand from competitors for, this material andor decrease the supply of, sheep have changed. We experienced ansheepskin could cause significant increases in the price of sheepskin, which would increase in sheepskinour manufacturing costs in 2012 and a decreasereduce our gross margins.
Beginning in 2013, with the majority of the decrease being realized in the fourth quarter of 2013. In fiscal year 2015, averagean effort to partially reduce our dependency on sheepskin, prices decreased compared to 2013. We attempt to cover the full amount of our sheepskin purchases under fixed price contracts.
Wewe began using a newproprietary raw material, UGGpure, which is a wool woven into a durable backing, in some of our UGG brand products. In addition, we use purchasing contracts and other pricing arrangements to attempt to reduce the impact of fluctuations in sheepskin prices. However, in the event of a prolonged increase in sheepskin prices such as what we experienced in the past, which at times has been significant, these strategies may not be sufficient to fully offset the impact on our financial results from the increased prices. In that event, it is unlikely we would be able to adjust our product prices sufficiently to eliminate the impact on our gross margins and our financial results may suffer.
The footwear and fashion industry is subject to rapid changes in consumer preferences, and if we do not accurately anticipate and promptly respond to consumer demand, including through effective marketing, we could lose sales, our relationships with customers could be harmed and our brand loyalty could be diminished.

The footwear and fashion industry is subject to rapid changes in consumer preferences and tastes, which make it difficult to anticipate demand for our products in 2013. If these raw materialsand forecast our financial results. We believe there are many factors that may affect the demand for our products, including:
seasonality, including the impact of anticipated and unanticipated weather conditions;
continued consumer acceptance of our existing products and acceptance of our new products;
consumer demand for products of our competitors;
consumer perception and preference for our brands;
the extent to which consumers view certain of our products as substitutes for other products we manufacture;
publicity, including social media, related to us, products, brands, and marketing campaigns;
the life cycle of our products and consumer replenishment behavior;
evolving fashion and lifestyle trends, and the endextent to which our products reflect these trends;
brand loyalty;
changes in consumer confidence and buying patterns, and other factors that impact discretionary income and spending; and
changes in general economic and market conditions.

Consumer demand for our products depends in part on the continued strength of our brands, which in turn depends on our ability to anticipate, understand and promptly respond to the rapidly changing preferences and fashion tastes of footwear and apparel consumers. As our brands and product do not conformofferings continue to evolve, it is necessary for our products to appeal to an even broader range of consumers whose preferences cannot be predicted with certainty. For example, many UGG products include a fashion element and could go out of style at any time. Furthermore, we are dependent on consumer receptivity to our specificationnew products and to the marketing strategies we employ to promote those products. Consumers may not purchase new models and styles of footwear or accessories in the quantities projected or at all. If we fail to meetreact appropriately to changes in consumer expectations, we could experience a higher rate of customer returnspreferences and deterioration in the imagefashion trends, consumers may consider our brands and products to be outdated or associate our brands and products with styles that are no longer popular, which may adversely affect our overall financial performance.

Our success is driven to some extent by brand loyalty, and there can be no assurance that consumers will continue to prefer our brands. The value of our brands is largely based on evolving consumer perceptions, and one or more missteps with respect to factors such as product quality, product design or customer service, could result in negative perceptions and a corresponding loss of brand loyalty and value. In addition, negative claims or publicity regarding us, our products, our brands, our marketing campaigns or our celebrity endorsers, could adversely affect our reputation and sales regardless of whether such claims are accurate. Social media, which accelerates the dissemination of information, can increase the challenges of containing any such negative claims. If consumers begin to have negative

perceptions of our brands, whether or not warranted, our brand image would become tarnished and our products would become less desirable, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

If we are unsuccessful in implementing our ongoing restructuring plan and our Savings Plan, we may incur significant charges and costs without any corresponding benefits to our business, in which case our financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

We are in the ongoing process of restructuring our business in order to streamline brand operations, reduce overhead costs, create operating efficiencies and financial condition. In addition, our sheepskinimprove collaboration. This includes a retail store fleet optimization and UGGpure suppliers warehouse their inventory at a limited numberoffice consolidations, including the closure of facilities in China, the lossand relocation of anyemployees to realign our brands across our Fashion Lifestyle and Performance Lifestyle groups. Key components to executing this plan include organizational changes, continued retail store closures, and conversion of which dueowned stores to natural disasterspartner retail stores, among others.

As part of our ongoing restructuring plan, we have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant restructuring charges and other adverse events would likely resultcosts, which have and may continue to include SG&A expenses related to the write-off of retail store related assets, the early termination of retail store leases, employee severance costs, termination of various contracts, and the disposal of equipment and software impairments, among others. There can be no assurance that the benefits from these restructuring efforts, including from any potential reduction in shortages of sheepskinoverhead costs or UGGpure leadingimprovement in operating efficiencies, will be sufficient to delaysoffset the restructuring charges and other costs that we have already incurred and that we expect to incur in the future. If we fail to realize the anticipated benefits from these measures, or if we incur charges or costs in amounts that are greater than our estimates, our financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

We have also begun implementing our Savings Plan with the goal of driving operating profit improvement through a combination of both cost of sales improvements and SG&A expense savings. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in realizing cost of sales improvements, especially if we fail to reduce product development cycle times, optimize material yields, consolidate our factory base, or move production outside of China. Further, if we fail to execute on our plans with respect to further retail store consolidations, process improvement efficiencies, and lower unallocated indirect spend, we may not achieve the SG&A expense savings which are a key component of the Savings Plan. If we are unable to realize cost of sales improvements and SG&A expense savings, then we may not be able to achieve the estimated profitability improvements or other expected benefits of the Savings Plan. Further, the implementation of our productsSavings Plan may require additional investments and could result in a lossdivert management’s time and resources, which may impede our ability to achieve our goal of sales and earnings.driving operating profit improvement.
Any price increases in key raw materials will likely raise our costs and decrease our profitability unless we are able
It may be difficult to commensurately increase our selling prices and implement other cost-saving measures. Our independent manufacturers use various raw materials in the production of our footwear and accessoriesidentify new retail store locations that must meet our design specificationsrequirements, and in some cases, additional technical requirements for performance footwear.
Ourany new and existing retail stores may not realize returns on our investments.
Our
While we expect to close or relocate a number of retail segment has grown substantially in both net sales and total assets during the past year, andstores, we intendmay identify opportunities to expand this segmentopen new retail stores in the future. We have entered into significant long-term leases for many of our retail locations. Global store openings involve substantial investments, including constructingthose relating to leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures, equipment, information systems, inventory, and personnel. In addition, since a certain amount of our retail store costs are fixed, if we have insufficient sales, we may be unable to reduce expenses in order to avoid losses or negative cash flows. DueAs we have experienced in the past, due to the high fixed cost structure associated with the retail segment, negative cash flows orbusiness, the closure of a retail store couldcan result in a significant write-downsnegative financial impact, including write-offs of retail store assets and inventory, severance costs, lease termination costs, impairment losses on long-lived assets, or lossand severance costs. As a result of our working capital, which could adversely impactongoing retail store fleet optimization plans, and in light of the significant costs and impairments that can be incurred upon the closure of a retail location, we expect to conduct a thorough diligence process and apply stringent financial parameters when assessing whether to open a new retail store location. However, there can be no assurance that any new retail location that we may identify will ultimately generate a positive return on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.investment.
In addition, from time to time
Furthermore, we license the right to operate retail stores for our brands to third parties.parties through our partner retail program. We expect to increase both the number of third parties we engage within our partner retail program and the number of stores that they operate. We currently plan for most of the partner retail stores to be operated in international markets, with the largest increase anticipated to be in China. We provide training to support these stores, and set and monitor operational standards. However, the quality of these store operations may decline due to the failure of these third parties to operate the stores in a manner consistent with our standards or our failure to adequately monitor these third parties, which could harm theirresult in reduced sales and as a result harmcause our results of operations, result in loss of our capital or other contributions, or cause ouroverall brand image to suffer.
If we do not accurately forecast consumer demand, we may have excess inventory to liquidate or have difficulty filling our customers' orders.
Because
We face intense competition from both established companies and newer entrants into the footwear industry has relatively long lead times for design and production, we must plan our production tooling and projected volumes many months before consumer tastes become apparent. The footwear and fashion industry is subject to rapid changes in consumer preferences, making it difficult to accurately forecast demand for our productsmarket, and our future results of operations. Many factors may significantly affect demand forfailure to compete effectively could cause our products,market share to decline, which include: consumer acceptance of our products, the lifecycle of our products and consumer replenishment and buying behavior, changes in consumer demand for products of our competitors, effects of weather conditions, our reliance on manual processes and judgment for certain supply and demand planning functions that are subject to human error, unanticipated changes in general market conditions, and weak economic conditions or consumer confidence that reduces demand for discretionary items, such as our products.
A large number of models, colors, and sizes in our product lines can increase these risks. As a result, we may fail to accurately forecast styles, colors, and features that will be in demand. If we overestimate demand for any products or styles, we may be forced to incur higher markdowns or sell excess inventories at reduced prices resulting in lower, or negative, gross margins. On the other hand, if we underestimate demand for our products or if our independent factories are unable to supply products when we need them, we may experience inventory shortages that may prevent us from fulfilling customer orders or delaying shipments to customers. This could negatively affect our relationship with customers and diminish our brand loyalty, which may have a material adverse effect onwould harm our financial condition and results of operations.
Failure to adequately protect our trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property rights or deter counterfeiting could diminish the value of our brands and reduce sales.
We believe that our trademarks, patents, trade dress, trade names, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property rights are of value and are integral to our success and our competitive position. Specifically, the success of the UGG brand has led to trademark counterfeiting, product imitation and other infringements of our intellectual property rights. We devote significant resources to the registration and protection of our trademarks and to anti-counterfeiting efforts worldwide. In spite of our efforts, counterfeiting still occurs and if we are unsuccessful in challenging a third-party’s use related to trademark, trade dress or other

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intellectual property rights, this could adversely affect our future sales, financial condition, and results of operation. If our brands are associated with infringers’ or competitors’ inferior products, this could also adversely affect the integrity of our brands.
Although we are aggressive in pursuing entities involved in the trafficking and sale of counterfeit merchandise through legal action or other appropriate means, we cannot guarantee that the action we have taken will be adequate to protect our brands and prevent counterfeiting in the future, especially because some countries' laws do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do US laws. Our business could be significantly harmed if we are not able to protect our intellectual property, adequately secure intellectual property rights related to our brands in specific territories, or if a court found that we are infringing on other persons’ intellectual property rights. Any intellectual property lawsuits or threatened lawsuits in the US or internationally in which we are involved, either as a plaintiff or as a defendant, could cost a significant amount of time and money and distract management’s attention from operating our business. If we do not prevail on any intellectual property claims, then we may have to change our manufacturing processes, products, trade names, or enter into costly license agreements, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, unplanned increases in legal fees and other costs associated with the defense of our intellectual property or rebranding could result in higher operating expenses and lower earnings.
For example, from time to time, we may need to defend against claims that the word "ugg" is a generic term. Such a claim was successful in Australia, but such claims have been rejected by courts in the US, China, Turkey and in the Netherlands. We have also faced claims that “UGG Australia” is geographically deceptive. Any decision or settlement in any of these matters that prevents trademark protection of the "UGG" brand in our major markets, or that allows a third-party to continue to use our brand trademarks in connection with the sale of products similar to our products, or to continue to manufacture or distribute counterfeit products could result in intensified commercial competition and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our success depends on our ability to retain the value of our brands and to anticipate and promptly respond to changing fashion and retail trends.
Our success depends largely on the continued strength of our brands, on our ability to anticipate, understand, and react to the rapidly changing fashion tastes of footwear, apparel, and accessory consumers and to provide appealing merchandise in a timely and cost effective manner. Our products must appeal to a broad range of consumers whose preferences cannot be predicted with certainty and are subject to rapid change. We are also dependent on consumer receptivity to our products and marketing strategy. There can be no assurance that consumers will continue to prefer our brands or that we will (1) respond quickly enough to changes in consumer preferences, (2) market our products successfully, or (3) successfully introduce acceptable new models and styles of footwear or accessories to our target consumer. For example, UGG products include fashion items that could go out of style at any time and competition for the sale of products by the UGG brand is intense and has increased over time. If we fail to react appropriately to changes in consumer preferences and fashion trends, consumers may consider our UGG brand image to be outdated or associate our UGG brand with styles that are no longer popular. UGG products represent a majority of our business, and if UGG product sales were to decline or fail to increase in the future, our overall financial performance and common stock price would be adversely affected.
We believe that the ongoing economic uncertainty in many countries where we sell our products and the corresponding impact on consumer confidence and discretionary income may increase the uncertainty of consumer preferences. Achieving market acceptance for new products will also likely require us to exert substantial product development and marketing efforts and expend significant funds to attract consumers. A failure to introduce new products that gain market acceptance or maintain market share with our existing products would erode our competitive position, which would reduce our profits and could adversely affect the image of our brands, resulting in long-term harm to our business.
Furthermore, the value of our brands is partially based on consumer perceptions on a variety of qualities; any misstep in product quality or design, customer service, marketing, unfavorable publicity or excessive discounting could negatively affect the image of our brand with our consumers. Negative claims or publicity regarding our company, our products or our brands, could adversely affect our reputation and sales regardless of whether such claims are accurate. Social media, which accelerates the dissemination of information, can increase the challenges of responding to negative claims. Hence, even if our products do anticipate and promptly respond to changing consumer preferences and/or stay ahead of changing fashion trends, our brand image could become tarnished or undesirable in the minds of consumers or target markets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We face intense competition, including competition from companies with significantly greater resources than ours, and if we are unable to compete effectively with these companies, our market share may decline and our business could be harmed.
The footwear industry is highly competitive and many newwe expect to continue to face intense competitive pressures. We believe that we compete on the basis of a number of factors, including our ability to:
predict and respond to changing consumer preferences and tastes in a timely manner;
produce products that appeal to consumers;
produce products that meet our requirements and consumer expectations for quality;
accurately predict and forecast consumer demand;
ensure product availability;
manage the impact of seasonality, including unexpected changes in weather conditions;
maintain brand loyalty and authenticity;
price our products in a competitive manner;
implement our Omni-Channel strategy, including providing a unique customer service experience; and
manage the impact of the rapidly changing retail environment on our business.

Our inability to compete effectively with respect to one or more of these factors could cause our market share to decline, which would harm our financial condition and results of operations.

Our competitors include athletic and footwear companies, branded apparel companies, and retailers with their own private labels. In addition, these competitors include both established companies, as well as newer entrants into the market. In particular, we believe that, as a result of the growth of the UGG brand, certain competitors have entered into the marketplace. We believe that some of these competitors have entered the market placemarketplace specifically in response to the success of our brands, and that suchother competitors have targeted or intend to target our products with their product offerings. Additionally, we have experienced increased competition

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from established companies.may do so in the future. A number of our larger competitors have significantly greater financial, technological, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution resources than we do, as well as greater brand awareness in the footwear and accessoryapparel markets. Our competitors include fashion, athletic and footwear companies, branded apparel companies, and retailers with their own private labels. Theircompetitors’ greater capabilities in these areas may enable them to bettermore effectively compete on the basis of price and production, develop new products more quickly, identify or influence consumer preferences, and withstand periodic downturns in the footwear industry compete more effectively onor in economic conditions generally. With respect to newer entrants into the basis of price and production, and develop new products more quickly. In addition,market, we believe that access to offshore manufacturing has madeand changes in technology will continue to make it easier and more cost effective for newthese companies to entercompete with us.
As a result of the marketscompetitive environment in which we compete, further increasing competition in the footwearoperate, we have faced, and accessory industries.
Additionally,expect to continue to face, intense pricing pressure. For example, efforts by our competitors to dispose of their excess inventories may significantly reduce prices that we can expectof competitive products, which may require us to receive forreduce the salepricing of our competing products and mayin order to compete, or cause our consumers to shift their purchasespurchasing decisions away from our products.products entirely. We have also faced, and expect to continue to face, intense pressure with respect to competition for key customer accounts and distribution channels. If we fail to compete successfullyeffectively in the future, our sales could decline and our margins could be impacted, either of which could have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unsuccessful at improving our operational systems and our efforts do not result in the anticipated benefits to us or result in unanticipated disruption to our business, our financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected and our business may become less competitive.
We strive to improve, automate and streamline our operational systems, processes, infrastructure and management as part of our ongoing effort to improve the overall efficiency and competitiveness of our business. We recently completed our business transformation project implementation, which included upgrading our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and inventory management and control systems. While we believe that this and other improvements to our operational systems have the potential to reduce our expenses, increase our efficiency and enhance our ability to be competitive in the long term, we expect to continue to incur expenses to implement operational systems upgrades. Many of these expenditures have been, and may continue to be, incurred in advance of the realization of any direct benefits to our business. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful at improving our operational systems, or that our efforts will result in the anticipated benefits to us. If our operational systems upgrades are not successful, our financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected and our business may become less competitive.
In addition, our operational systems upgrades have the potential to be disruptive to our existing business operations as our managers and employees attempt to learn new software programs and control systems, and adapt to new

operating requirements, while continuing to manage and operate our business. If we are unable to successfully manage any disruption to our business caused by our operational systems upgrades, we could incur unanticipated expenses, loss of customers and harm to our reputation, any of which would harm our business.
If we are unsuccessful at managing production decisions, which are required to be made months in advance of the purchase of our products, we may inaccurately forecast our inventory requirements, which may adversely affect the image of our brands, and result in sales below our expectations.

Like other companies in the footwear industry, we have an extended design and manufacturing process, which involves the initial design of our products, the purchase of raw materials, the accumulation of inventories, the subsequent sale of the inventories, and the collection of the resulting accounts receivable. This production cycle requires us to incur significant expenses relating to the manufacturing and marketing of our products, including product development costs for new products, in advance of the realization of any revenue from the sale of our products, and results in significant liquidity requirements and working capital fluctuations throughout our fiscal year. Because the production cycle typically involves long lead times, which requires us to make manufacturing decisions several months in advance of a purchasing decision by the consumer, it may be challenging for us to estimate and manage our inventory requirements.

At the time manufacturing decisions are made, it is difficult for our management to predict and to timely adjust expenses in reaction to the following factors, which may result in order cancellations and weak consumer demand:

unfavorable weather patterns and their potential impacts on consumer spending patterns generally, and the demand for our products in particular;
changes in consumer preferences and fashion trends;
market acceptance of new products;
future sales and trends with our wholesale customers;
changing general economic conditions; and
the competitive environment, including pricing pressure resulting from reduced pricing of competitive products, which may cause consumers to shift their purchasing decisions away from our products.

The evolution of our product offerings has made these activities more challenging. If we overestimate demand for any products or styles, we may be forced to incur significant markdowns or sell excess inventories at reduced prices, which would result in lower revenues and reduced gross margins. On the other hand, if we underestimate demand for certain products or styles, or if our independent manufacturing facilities are unable to supply products in sufficient quantities, we may experience inventory shortages that may prevent us from fulfilling customer orders or result in us delaying shipments to customers. If that occurred, we could lose sales, our relationships with customers could be harmed, and our brand loyalty could be diminished.

Our financial success is influenced by the success of our customers, and the loss of a key customer could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Much of our financial success is directly related to the ability of our retailer and distributor partners to successfully market and sell our brands through to consumers. If a retailer fails to meet annual sales goals, it may be difficult to locate an acceptable substitute retailer. If a distributor fails to meet annual sales goals, it may be difficult and costly to either locate an acceptable substitute distributor or convert to a wholesale direct model. If we determine that it is necessary to make a change, we may experience increased costs, loss of customers, increased credit risk, and increased inventory risk. In addition, there is no guarantee that any replacement retailer or distributor will generate results that are more favorable than the terminated party.

We currently do not have long-term contracts with any of our retailers. We do have contracts with our distributors with terms ranging up to five years, however, while these contracts may have annual purchase minimums which must be met in order to retain the distribution rights, the distributors are not otherwise obligated to purchase our products. Sales to our retailers and distributors are generally on an order-by-order basis and are subject to rights of cancellation and rescheduling by our wholesale customers. We use the timing of delivery dates in our wholesale customer orders to forecast our sales and earnings willfor future periods. If any of our major customers, experience a significant downturn in business or fail to remain committed to our products or brands, these customers could postpone, reduce, or discontinue purchases from us. These risks have been exacerbated recently as our retail customers face a retail industry that continues to undergo significant structural changes fueled by technology that is altering consumer behavior.

As a result, we could experience a significant decline as willin sales, write-downs of excess inventory, or increased discounts to our customers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Our five largest customers accounted for approximately 20.3% of worldwide net sales for the year ended March 31, 2017 and 21.9% of worldwide net sales for the year ended March 31, 2016. Any loss of a key customer, the financial collapse or bankruptcy of a key customer, or a significant reduction in purchases from a key customer could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, to prevent counterfeiting of our products, or to defend claims against us related to our intellectual property rights, could reduce sales and adversely affect the value of our brands.

Our business financial condition,could be significantly harmed if we are not able to protect our intellectual property rights. We believe our competitive position is largely attributable to the value of our trademarks, patents, trade dress, trade names, trade secrets, copyrights and common stock price.other intellectual property rights. Although we are aggressive in legal and other actions in pursuing those who infringe on our intellectual property rights, we cannot guarantee that the actions we have taken will be adequate to protect our brands in the future, especially because some countries’ laws do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as US laws. If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, it would allow our competitors to sell products that are similar to and directly competitive with our products, which could reduce sales of our products. In addition, any intellectual property lawsuits in which we are involved could cost a significant amount of time and money and distract management’s attention from operating our business, which may negatively impact our performance.

The success of our brands has also made us the target of counterfeiting and product imitation strategies. We continue to be vulnerable to such infringements despite our dedication of significant resources to the registration and protection of our intellectual property and to anti-counterfeiting efforts worldwide. If we fail to prevent counterfeiting or imitation of our products, we could lose opportunities to sell our products to consumers who may instead purchase a counterfeit or imitation product. In addition, if our products are associated with inferior products due to infringement by others of our intellectual property, it could adversely affect the value of our brands.

In addition to fighting intellectual property infringement, we may need to defend claims against us related to our intellectual property rights. We have faced claims that the word "ugg" is a generic term. Such a claim was successful in Australia, but similar claims have been rejected by courts in the US, China, Turkey and the Netherlands. We have also faced claims that “UGG Australia” is geographically deceptive. For example, in response to an infringement lawsuit that we filed in March 2016 against Australian Leather Pty Ltd. (Australian Leather), Australian Leather raised a number of affirmative defenses and counterclaims, including seeking declaratory judgment that the UGG brand trademark is invalid and unenforceable in the US, cancellation of certain of our US UGG brand trademark registrations, false designation of origin and declaratory judgment that certain of our US design patents are invalid and unenforceable. Any court decision or settlement of such matters that prevents trademark protection of our brands, that allows a third-party to continue to sell products similar to our products, or that allows a manufacturer or distributer to continue to sell counterfeit products, could lead to intensified competition and a material reduction in our sales.

We may not succeed in implementing our growth strategies,. in which case we may not be able to take advantage of certain market opportunities and may become less competitive.

As part of our overall growth strategies,strategy, we seekare continually seeking out opportunities to enhance the positioning of our brands, diversify our product offerings, extend our brands into complementary product categories and markets, partner with or acquire compatible and strategic companies or brands, expand geographically, increaseoptimize our retail presence, and improve our financial performance and operational performance. Weefficiency. For example, we are considering expanding our partner retail program in certain markets based on our analysis of the market opportunity and business efficiencies. In addition, as part of our international growth strategy, we may continue to expandtransition from a third-party distribution model to a direct distribution model. Further, we are exploring relationships with third parties for the natureexpansion of the UGG brand into different product categories, including licensee and scope of our operations considerably, including significantly increasing the number of our employees worldwide.sourcing agent arrangements. We anticipate that substantial further expansion will be required to realize our growth potential and take advantage of new market opportunities.
We are growing globally through Failure to effectively implement our retail, E-Commerce, wholesale, and distributor channels. In addition, as part of our international growth strategy we may continue to transition from third-party distribution to direct distribution through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Implementingcould negatively impact our growth strategies, or failure to effectively execute them, could affect near term revenues from the postponement of sales recognition to future periods, ourand rate of growth, or profitability, whichand result in turnour business becoming less competitive. In addition, taking steps to implement our growth initiatives could have a number of negative effect on the value of our common stock. In addition, our growth initiatives could:
increaseeffects, including increasing our working capital needs, beyond our capacity;
increase costs if we fail to successfully integrate a newly acquired business or achieve expected cost savings;
result in impairment charges related to acquired businesses;
create remote-site management issues, which would adversely affect our internal control environment;
have significant domestic or international legal or compliance implications;
make it difficult to attract, retain, and manage adequate human resources in remote locations;
cause additional inventory manufacturing, distribution, and management costs;
causecausing us to experience difficulty in filling customer orders;incur costs without any corresponding benefits, and diverting management time and resources away from our existing business.
result in distribution termination transaction costs; or
create other production, distribution, and operating difficulties.
We face risks associated with pursuing strategic acquisitions.acquisitions, and our failure to successfully integrate any acquired business or products could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.
We have extended
As part of our overall strategy, we may periodically consider strategic acquisitions in order to extend our brands into complementary product categories and marketsmarkets. For example, in part through strategic acquisitions, andApril 2015 we mayacquired substantially all the assets related to the Koolaburra brand. Our ability to continue to do so in the future, dependingthis practice depends on our ability to identify and successfully pursue suitable acquisition candidates. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, challenges and uncertainties, including the potential to:

expose us to risks inherent in entering a new markets in which we may not have prior experience, potential loss ofmarket or geographic region;
lose significant customers or key personnel of the acquired business,business;
encounter difficulties managing geographically-remote operations,operations;
divert management’s time and potential diversion of management’s attention away from other aspects of our business operations. Acquisitions may also cause usoperations;
issue equity securities to finance the acquisition, which would be dilutive to our existing stockholders;
incur debt orindebtedness to finance the acquisition, which would result in dilutive issuances ofdebt service costs and potentially include covenants restricting our equity securities, write-offs of goodwilloperations; and substantial amortization expenses associated with other intangible assets. We
incur costs relating to a potential acquisition that we fail to consummate, which we may not be able to obtain financing for future acquisitions on favorable terms, making any such acquisitions more expensive. Any such financing may have terms that restrict our operations. recover.

Additionally, we cannot provide assurance that we willmay not be able to successfully integrate the operations of any acquired businesses into our operations, andor to achieve the expected benefits of any acquisitions. Following an acquisition, we may also face cannibalization of existing product sales by our newly-acquired products, unless we adequately integrate new brands and products with our existing products, aggressively target different consumers for our newly-acquired products, and increase our overall market share. The failure to successfully integrate newlyany acquired businessesbusiness or achieve the expected benefits of strategic acquisitionsproducts in the future could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

We will face cannibalization of existing product sales by our newly acquired products, unlessdepend on qualified personnel and, if we adequately

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integrate new brandsare unable to retain or hire executive officers, key employees and products with our existing products, aggressively target different consumers for our newly acquired products and increase our overall market share. Although we may not consummate a potential acquisition for a variety of reasons, we may nonetheless incur material costs in the preliminary stages of such an acquisition thatskilled personnel, we may not be able to recover.achieve our strategic objectives and our operating results may suffer.
Our goodwill
To execute our growth plan, we must continue to attract and retain highly qualified personnel, including executive officers and key employees. Further, in order to continue to develop new products and successfully operate and grow our key business processes, it is important for us to continue hiring highly skilled footwear and accessory designers and information technology specialists.

Competition for executive officers, key employees and skilled personnel is intense within our industry and there continues to be upward pressure on the compensation paid to these professionals. Many of the companies with which we compete for experienced personnel have greater name recognition and financial resources than we have. If we hire employees from competitors or other intangible assetscompanies, their former employers may incur impairment losses.
We conductedattempt to assert that we or these employees have breached their legal obligations, resulting in a diversion of our annual impairment tests of goodwilltime and other intangible assets for fiscal year 2015, 2013, and 2012.resources. In addition, prospective and existing employees often consider the value of the stock-based compensation they receive in connection with their employment when deciding whether to take a job. If the perceived value of our stock-based compensation declines, or if the price of our stock experiences significant volatility, it may adversely affect our ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel. If we conducted interim impairment evaluations when impairment indicators arose. Duringfail to attract new personnel or to retain and motivate our current personnel, our future growth prospects could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed. Further, our headquarters are located in Goleta, California, which is not generally recognized as a prominent commercial center, and it is difficult to attract qualified professionals due to our geographic location. As a result, we may have difficulty hiring and retaining qualified personnel with the year ended March 31, 2015,skills to expand our business. If we are unable to attract and retain the quarter ended March 31, 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we did not recognize any material impairment charges onpersonnel necessary to execute our goodwill and other intangible assets.
If any brand's product sales or operating margins decline to a point that the fair value falls below its carrying value,growth plan, we may be requiredunable to write downachieve our strategic objectives, our operating results may suffer and we may be unable to compete in the related intangible assets. Thesemarket.

The continued service of our executive officers and key employees is particularly important, and the hiring or departure of such personnel from time to time may disrupt our business. Our executive officers and other key employees are generally employed on an at-will basis, which means that such personnel could terminate their employment with us at any time. The loss of one or more of our executive officers or other related declineskey employees, and the often extensive process of identifying and hiring other personnel who will work effectively with our employees and lead our company to fill those key positions, could cause us to incur additional impairment losses, which could materially affecthave a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements and results of operations. The valuebusiness.


Additionally, as part of our trademarks is highly dependent on forecasted revenuesefforts to improve overall efficiency and earnings before interestcompetitiveness of our business, we have added new leadership both within our brands and taxes forto our brands,Omni-Channel platform, including the President of Fashion Lifestyle and the President of Performance Lifestyle, as well as derived discountstreamlining and royalty rates.restructuring our existing personnel and brand management. If we fail to effectively implement these management and personnel changes, we may be unable to achieve our strategic objectives and operating efficiencies.

Our corporate culture has contributed to our success and, if we cannot maintain this culture as we grow, we could lose the passion, creativity, teamwork, focus and innovation fostered by our culture.

We believe that our culture has been and will continue to be a key contributor to our success. If we do not continue to develop our corporate culture or maintain our culture and core values over time, we may be unable to foster the passion, creativity, teamwork, focus and innovation that we believe have contributed to the growth and success of our business. Any failure to preserve our culture could negatively affect our ability to recruit and retain personnel and to effectively focus on and pursue our strategic objectives. As we continue to pursue our goals and implement new strategies, we may find it difficult to maintain our corporate culture.

We rely upon a number of warehouse and distribution facilities to operate our business, and any damage to one of these facilities, or any disruptions caused by incorporating new facilities into our operations, could have a material adverse impact on our business.
We rely upon a broad network of warehouse and distribution facilities in order to store, sort, package and distribute our products both domestically and internationally. In addition, the valuationUS, we distribute products through self-managed distribution centers in Camarillo and Moreno Valley, California. These distribution centers feature a complex warehouse management system that enables us to efficiently pack products for direct shipment to customers. However, we could face a significant disruption in our domestic distribution center operations if our warehouse management system does not perform as anticipated or ceases to function for an extended period of intangible assets is subjecttime, which could occur as a result of damage to a high degreethe facility, failure of judgment and complexity. We may also decidecertain equipment, power outages or software problems. If our domestic distribution center operations are impeded for any reason, it could result in shipment delays or the inability to discontinue a branddeliver product at all, which would result in the write downlost sales, strain our relationships with customers, and cause harm to our reputation, any of all related intangible assets. The balances of goodwill and nonamortizable intangibles by brand are as follows:which could have a material adverse impact on our business.
 As of March 31, 2015
 UGG Teva Sanuk Other Total
Trademarks$154
 $15,301
 $
 $
 $15,455
Goodwill6,101
 
 113,944
 7,889
 127,934
Total nonamortizable intangibles$6,255
 $15,301
 $113,944
 $7,889
 $143,389
BecauseInternationally, we depend on independent manufacturers, we face challenges in maintainingdistribute our products through a continuous supply of finished goods that meet our quality standards.
Most of our production is performed by a limited number of independent manufacturers.distribution centers managed by 3PLs. We depend on these manufacturers' ability3PLs to financemanage the operation of their distribution centers as necessary to meet our business needs. If the 3PLs fail to manage these responsibilities, our international distribution operations could face significant disruptions. For example, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, we experienced a delay in shipments from our European 3PL that impacted sales. The loss of, or disruption to the operations of, any one or more of these facilities, whether due to natural disasters, the outbreak of hostilities, work stoppages, or other adverse events, could materially adversely impact our sales, business performance and operating results.

We rely on independent manufacturers for most of our production needs, and the failure of these manufacturers to manage these responsibilities would prevent us filling customer orders, which would result in loss of sales and harm our relationships with customers.

We rely on independent manufacturers and their respective material suppliers for most of our production needs, although we do not have direct control over the manufacturers or their suppliers. We depend on these independent manufacturers for a number of functions that are critical to our operations, including financing the production of goods ordered, and to maintainmaintaining manufacturing capacity, complying with our restricted substances policy and store completedstoring finished goods in a safe and sound location pending shipment. We do not possess direct control over eitherIf the independent manufacturers or their materials suppliers, sofail to manage these responsibilities, we may be unable to obtain timely and continuous delivery of acceptable products.products in sufficient quantities that meet our quality standards. In addition, whilethat event, we do have long standingmay not be able to fill customer orders, which would result in lost sales and harm to our relationships with most of our factories, we currentlycustomers.

We do not currently have long-term contracts with these independent manufacturers, and so are not assured of a long-term, uninterrupted supply of acceptable quality and competitively-priced products from them. While we do have long-standing relationships with most of these independent manufacturers, any of them may unilaterally terminate their relationship with us at any time, or seek to increase the prices they charge us, or extract other concessions from us. AsIn the event of a result, we are not assuredtermination of an uninterrupted supply of acceptable quality and competitively priced products from our independent manufacturers. If there is an interruption,existing relationship with a manufacturer, we may not be able to substitute suitable alternative manufacturers to providethat are capable of providing products or services of a comparable quality, at an acceptable price, or on a timely basis. If a change in our independentwe must find alternative manufacturers, becomes necessary, we would likely experience increased costs, as well as substantial disruption ofto our business, which could result in a loss of sales and earnings.

Interruptions in the supply chainof our products can also result from natural disasters and other adverse events that would impair the operations of our manufacturers' operations.manufacturers. We keep proprietary materials involved inthat are required for the production process,of our products, such as shoe molds, knives, and raw materials, under the custody of our independent manufacturers. If these independent manufacturers were to experience loss or damage to ourthese proprietary materials, involved in the production process,whether as a result of natural disasters, outbreak of hostilities or other adverse events, we cannot be assured that such independentthe manufacturers would have adequate insurance to cover such loss or damage, and, in any event, the replacement of such materials would likely result in significant delays in the production of our products, andwhich could result in a loss of sales and earnings.

Most of our independent manufacturers are located outside of the US, where we are subject to the risks ofassociated with international commerce.commerce.

Most of our independent manufacturers are in Asia and Latin America, with the majority of production performed by a limited number of manufacturers in China.Asia. Foreign manufacturing is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including the following:

tariffs, import and export controls, and other non-tariff barriers such as quotas and local content rules on raw materials and finished products, including the potential threat of anti-dumping duties and quotas;products;
increasing transportation costs and a limited supply of international shipping capacity;
delays during shipping, at the port of entry or at the port of departure;
increasing labor costs;costs and labor disruptions;

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poor infrastructure and shortages of equipment, which can disrupt transportation and utilities;
restrictions on the transfer of funds;funds from foreign jurisdictions;
changing economic and market conditions;
violations or changes in governmental policies and regulations including intellectual property, labor, safety, and environmental regulations in China, Vietnam, the US, and elsewhere;regulations;
refusal to adopt or comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct, Conflict Minerals Policy and Restricted Substances Policy;
customary business traditions in China and Vietnam such as local holidays, which are traditionally accompanied by high levels of turnover in the factories;
labor disruptions;
delays during shipping, at the port of entry or at the port of departure;
decreased scrutiny by custom officials for counterfeit products;
political instability, which can interrupt commerce, including acts of war and other external factors, over which we have no control;
heightened terrorism security concerns, which could subject imported or exported products to additional, more frequent or more lengthy inspections;
imposition or the repeal of laws that affect intellectual property rights;
use of unauthorized or prohibited materials or reclassification of materials;
expropriation and nationalization;
disease epidemics and health-related concerns that could result in a reduced workforce or scarcity of raw materials;
disruptions at manufacturing or distribution facilities caused by natural or other disasters; and
adverse changes in consumer perception of goods, trade, or political relations with China andor Vietnam.

These factors,risks and uncertainties, or others of which we are currently unaware, or which we do not currently view as material, could severely interfere with the manufacture or shipment of our products.products by our independent manufacturers. This could make it more difficult to obtain adequate supplies of quality products when we need them, thus materially affectingwhich could negatively impact our sales and results of operations.earnings.

While we require that our independent manufacturers adhere to environmental, labor, ethical, health, safety, and other standard business practices and applicable local laws, and while we periodically visit and audit their operations, we do not control their business practices. If we discovered non-compliant manufacturers or suppliers that cannot or will not become compliant, we would cease dealing with them, which could increase our costs and we couldcause us to suffer an interruption in our product supply chain. In addition, the manufacturers' or designated suppliers'manufacturers’ violations of such standards and laws could result in negative publicity, which could damage our reputation and the value of our brands, resulting in negative publicity and discouraging customers and consumers from buying our products.brands.

We conduct business outside the US, which exposes us to foreign currency global liquidity,exchange rate risk, and other risks.could have a negative impact on our financial results.
The state of the global economy continues to influence the level of consumer spending for discretionary items. This affects our business as it is highly dependent on consumer demand for our products. The current political and economic environments in certain countries in Europe have resulted in significant macroeconomic risks, including high rates of unemployment, high fuel prices, and continued global economic uncertainty largely precipitated by the European debt crisis.
We operate on a global basis, with approximately 35.9%36.2% of our net sales for the year ended March 31, 20152017 from operations outside the US. As we continue to increase our international operations, our sales and expenditures in foreign currencies become more material and subject to foreign currency fluctuations and global credit markets.exchange rate fluctuations. A significant portion of our international operating

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expenses are paid in local currencies. Also, our foreign distributors sell in local currencies,currency, which impactimpacts the price to foreign consumers. Many of our subsidiaries operate with their local currency as

their functional currency. Future changes in foreign currency exchange ratesrate fluctuations and global credit markets may cause changes in the US dollar value of our purchases or sales and materially affect our sales, profit margins, or results of operations, when converted to US dollars. Changes in the value of the US dollar relative to other currencies could result in material fluctuations in foreign currency translation amountsexchange rate fluctuations or the US dollar value of transactions and, as a result, our net earnings could be materially adversely affected.

We currently utilize forwardforeign currency exchange rate contracts or other derivative instruments for the amounts we expect to purchase and sell in foreign currencies to mitigate exposure to fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rate.rate fluctuations. As we continue to expand international operations and increase purchases and sales in foreign currencies, we will evaluate and may utilize additional derivative instruments, as needed, to hedge our foreign currency exposures.exchange rate risk. Our hedging strategies depend on our forecasts of sales, expenses, and cash flows, which are inherently subject to inaccuracies. Therefore, our hedging strategies may be ineffective. In addition, the failure of financial institutions that underwrite our derivativeforeign currency exchange rate contracts may negate our efforts to hedge our foreign currency exposuresexchange rate risk and result in material foreign currency exchange rate or hedge contract losses. Foreign currency hedging activities,exchange rate hedges, transactions, remeasurementsre-measurements or translations could materially impact our consolidated financial statements.
While our purchases from overseas factories are currently denominated in US dollars, certain operating and manufacturing costs of the factories are denominated in other currencies. As a result, fluctuations in these currencies versus the US dollar could impact our purchase prices from the factories in the event that they adjust their selling prices accordingly.
Labor disruptions could adversely affectnegatively impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.and financial position.

Our business depends on itsour ability to source and distribute products in a timely manner. Labor disputes at ordisputes that affect the operations of our independent manufacturers, shipping ports, including the recent labor dispute at west coast US ports, tanneries, transportation carriers, retail stores or distribution centers create significant risks for our business, particularly if these disputes result in work slowdowns, lockouts, strikes or othersimilar disruptions. For example, in recent years, labor disputes at US shipping ports have impacted the delivery of our products. Any such disruptiondisruptions may have a material adverse effect on our business by potentially resulting in cancelled orders by customers, and unanticipated inventory accumulation, and increased transportation and labor costs, each of which may negatively impact our results of operations and financial position.

Our sales in international markets are subject to a variety of laws andlegal, regulatory, political, cultural and economic risks that may adversely impact our sales andoperating results of operations in certain regions which could increase our costs and adversely impact our operating results.

Our ability to capitalize on growth in new international markets and to maintain the current level of operationsoperation in our existing international markets is subject to risks associated with international operations that could adversely affect our sales and results of operations.operating results. These risks include:
changes in
foreign currency exchange rates fluctuations, which impact the priceprices at which products are sold to international consumers;
limitations on our ability to move currency out of international markets;
the burdens of complying with a variety of foreign laws and regulations, which may change unexpectedly, and the interpretation and application of which are uncertain;
legal costs and penalties related to defending allegations of non-compliance;
unexpected changes in legalnon-compliance with foreign government policies, laws and regulatory requirements;regulations;
inability to successfully import products into a foreign country;
changes in US and foreign tax laws;
complications due to lack of familiarity with local customs;
difficulties associated with promoting and marketing products in unfamiliar cultures;
political instability;
changes in diplomatic and trade relationships;relationships between the US and other countries; and
general economic fluctuations in specific countries or markets.

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International trade and import regulations may impose unexpected duty costs or other non-tariff barriers to markets while the increasing number of free trade agreements has the potential to stimulate increased competition; security procedures may cause significant delays.

Products manufactured overseas and imported into the US and other countries are subject to import duties. While we have implemented internal measures to comply with applicable customs regulations and to properly calculate the import duties applicable to imported products, customs authorities may disagree with our claimed tariff treatment for certain products, resulting in unexpected costs that may not have been factored into the sales price of thesuch products and our forecasted gross margins.


We cannot predict whether future domestic laws, regulations or trade remedy actions or international agreements may impose additional duties or other restrictions on the importation of products from one or more of our sourcing venues. Such changes could increase the cost of our products, require us to withdraw from certain restricted markets, or change our business methods and could make it difficult to obtain products of our customary quality at a competitive price. Meanwhile, the continued negotiation of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements by the US and our other market countries with countries other than our principal sourcing venues may stimulate competition from manufacturers in these other sourcing venues, which now export, or may seek to export, footwear and accessories to our target markets at preferred rates of duty, which may have an effect on our sales and operations.

Additionally, the increased threat of terrorist activity, and law enforcement responses to this threat, have required greater levels of inspection of imported goods and have caused delays in bringing imported goods to market. Any tightening of security procedures, for example, in the aftermath of a terrorist incident, could worsen these delays and increase our costs.
We could be adversely affected by the loss of our warehouses.
The warehousing of our inventory is located at a limited number of self-managed domestic facilities and self-managed and third-party managed international facilities, the loss of any of which due to natural disasters and other adverse events, could materially adversely impact our sales, business performance, and operating results. In addition, we could face a significant disruption in our domestic distribution center operations if our automated pick module does not perform as anticipated or ceases to function for an extended period, or if our plans for a new distribution facility are disrupted or delayed.
Key business processes and supporting information systems could be interrupted and such interruption could adversely affect our business.

Our future success and growth depend on the continued operation of our key business processes, including information systems, global communications, the internet, and key personnel. Hackers and computer viruses have disrupted operations at many major companies. We may be vulnerable to similar acts of sabotage. Key processes could also be interrupted by a failure due to weather, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, failure of our computer systems, sabotage, terrorism, or similar event such that:

critical business systems become inoperable or require significant costs to restore;
key personnel are unable to perform their duties, communicate, or access information systems;
significant quantities of merchandise are damaged or destroyed;
we are required to make unanticipated investment in state-of-the-art technologies and security measures;
key wholesale and distributor customers cannot place or receive orders;
E-Commerce customer orders may not be received or fulfilled;
confidential information about our customers may be misappropriated or lost damaging our reputation and customer relationships;
we are exposed to unanticipated liabilities; or
carriers cannot ship or unload shipments.
These interruptions
Interruptions to key business processes could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations and result in lost sales and reduced earnings.

Furthermore, we rely on certain information technology management and enterprise resource planningERP systems to prepare sales forecasts, track our financial and operating results, and otherwise operate our business. As our business grows and we expand

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into additional distribution channels and geographic regions, these systems may require expansion or modification. We may experience difficulties expanding these information technology and resource planning systems or transitioning to new or upgraded systems, which may result in loss of data or unreliable data, decreases in productivity as our personnel become familiar with and adapt to the new systems, and increased costs for the implementation of the new or upgraded systems. If we are unable to modify our information technology or resource planning systems to respond to changes in our business needs, or if we experience a failure or interruption in these systems, our ability to accurately forecast sales, report our financial and operating results, or otherwise operate our business could be adversely affected.

The loss, theft or misuse of sensitive customer or companyour related information, could damage our relationships with customers, harm our reputation, expose us to litigation and adversely affect our business.

Our business involves the storage and transmission of sensitive information, including the personal information of our customers, credit card information, employee information, data relating to customer preferences, and our proprietary company financial and strategic data. The protection of our customer, employee and companyour data is vitally important to us as the loss, theft or misuse of such information could lead to significant reputationalreputation or competitive harm, litigation and potential liability. As a result, we believe that our future success and growth depends, in part, on the ability of our key business processes, including our information and global communication systems, to prevent the theft, loss or misuse of this sensitive information. However, as with many businesses, we are subject to numerous security and cybersecurity risks which may prevent us from maintaining the privacy of sensitive information and require us to expend significant resources attempting to secure such information.

As has been well documented in the media, hackers and computer viruses have disrupted operations at many major companies, and we may be vulnerable to similar security breaches. While we have expended, and will continue to expend, resources to protect our customers and ourselves against these breaches and to ensure an effective response to a security or cybersecurity breach, we cannot be certain that we will be able to adequately defend against any such breach. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to attack systems are constantly evolving and, in some cases, becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. Despite our efforts, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventive measures in response, and any breaches that we do not detect may remain undetected for some period. In addition, measures that we do take to prevent risks of fraud and security breaches have the potential to harm relationsrelationships with our customers or suppliers, or decrease activity on our websites by making them more difficult to use or restricting the ability to meet our customers' expectations in terms of their online shopping experience.

Any failure to maintain the security of our customers’ sensitive information, or data belonging to our suppliers, could put us at a competitive disadvantage, result in deterioration of our customers’ confidence in our operations,brands, and subject us to potential litigation, liability, fines and penalties, resulting in a possible material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.penalties. While we maintain insurance coverage that may, subject to policy terms and conditions, cover certain aspects of cyber risks, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses and would not remedy damage to our reputation. In addition, employees may intentionally or inadvertently cause data or security breaches that result in unauthorized release of personal or confidential information. In such circumstances, we could be held liable to our customers, suppliers, employees or other parties, or employees, be subject to regulatory or other actions for breaching privacy laws or failing to adequately protect such information or respond to a breach. This could result in costly investigations and litigation, civil or criminal penalties, operational changes and negative publicity that could adversely affect our reputation and our results of operations and financial condition.

We are also subject to payment card association rules and obligations under our contracts with payment card processors. Under these rules and obligations, if information is compromised, we could be liable to payment card issuers for associated expenses and penalties. In addition, if we fail to follow payment card industry security standards, even if no customer information is never compromised, we could incur significant fines or experience a significant increase in payment card transaction costs.
Our business could be adversely affected by the loss of key members of our management team or other key personnel.
Our future success and growth depend largely upon the continued services of our executive officers and other key employees. From time to time, there may be changes in our executive officers or other key employees resulting from the hiring or departure of these personnel, which may disrupt our business. Our executive officers and other key employees are generally employed on an at-will basis, which means that these personnel could terminate their employment with us at any time. The loss of one or more of our executive officers or other key employees and the often extensive process of identifying and hiring other personnel, who will work effectively with our employees and lead our company to fill those key positions, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We depend on highly skilled personnel and, if we are unable to retain or hire additional qualified personnel, we may not be able to achieve our strategic objectives.
To execute our growth plan and achieve our strategic objectives, we must continue to attract and retain highly qualified and motivated personnel across our company. In particular, in order to continue to develop new products and successfully operate

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and grow our key business processes, it is important for us to continue hiring highly skilled footwear and accessories designers and information technology specialists. Competition for these highly skilled professionals is intense within our industry and there continues to be upward pressure on the compensation paid to these professionals. Many of the companies with which we compete for experienced personnel have greater name recognition and financial resources than we have. If we hire employees from competitors or other companies, their former employers may attempt to assert that we or these employees have breached their legal obligations, resulting in a diversion of our time and resources. In addition, our headquarters are located in Santa Barbara, California, which is not generally recognized as a prominent commercial center, and it is difficult to attract qualified professionals due to our geographic location. As a result, we may have difficulty hiring and retaining suitably skilled personnel with the qualifications and motivation to expand our business. If we are unable to attract and retain the personnel necessary to execute our growth plan, we may be unable to achieve our strategic objectives and our operating results may suffer.
In addition, prospective and existing employees often consider the value of the stock awards they receive in connection with their employment. If the perceived value of our equity awards decline, or if the price of our stock experiences significant volatility, it may adversely affect our ability to recruit and retain highly skilled employees. If we fail to attract new personnel or to retain and motivate our current personnel, our future growth prospects could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed.
Our revolving credit facility provides our lenders with a first-priority lien against substantially all of our assets and contains financial covenants and other restrictions on our actions.agreements expose us to certain risks.

From time to time, we have financed our liquidity needs in part from borrowingborrowings made under aour revolving credit facility.facilities. Our revolving credit facility provides for a committed revolving credit line of up to $400 million. Our obligations under the agreement are guaranteed by our existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, other than certain immaterial subsidiaries, foreign subsidiaries, foreign subsidiary holding companies and specified excluded subsidiaries, and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets, including all or a portion of the equity interests of certain of our domestic and first-tier foreign subsidiaries. The agreement for our credit facilityagreements also containscontain a number of customary financial covenants and restrictions, which may restrict our ability to engage in transactions that would otherwise be in our best interests. Failure to comply with any of the covenants under the credit agreement could result in a default. A default under theany of our revolving credit agreementfacility agreements could cause the lenders party thereto to accelerate the timing of payments and exercise their lienliens on essentially all of our assets, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, financial condition and liquidity. In addition, becausewe do not currently anticipate hedging against borrowings under the revolving credit facilityfacilities because the facilities bear interest at variable interest rates, which we do not anticipate hedging against,rates. Any increases in interest rates would increase our cost of borrowing, resulting in a decline in our net income and cash flow. There were


We have a revolving credit facility agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as the administrative agent, Comerica and HSBC as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party hereto (as amended, Domestic Credit Facility), which provides for a committed revolving line of credit of up to an aggregate of $400,000. Our obligations under our Domestic Credit Facility are guaranteed by our existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions) and are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of our and those subsidiaries' assets, including all or a portion of the equity interests of certain of our domestic and first-tier foreign subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2017, we had no outstanding borrowings under our committed revolving credit facility asDomestic Credit Facility with debt capacity of March 31, 2015. $378,000 out of $400,000, due to limitations on consolidated worldwide borrowings under the terms of the Domestic Credit Facility.
In addition, we have a revolving credit facility in China (China(as amended, China Credit Facility), which provides for an uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to an aggregate of CNY 60 million,300,000, or approximately $10 million. At$44,000. As of March 31, 2015,2017, we had approximately $4.9 million ofno outstanding borrowings under theour China Credit Facility.

In addition, we have a revolving credit facility in Japan (Japan Credit Facility), which provides for an uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to an aggregate of JPY 5,500,000, or approximately $49,000. As of March 31, 2017, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Japan Credit Facility.

The tax laws applicable to our business are very complex and we may be subject to additional tax liabilities as a result of audits by various taxing authorities or changes in tax laws applicable to our business.

We conduct our operations through subsidiaries in several countries, including, but not limited to, the US, the UK, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, the Netherlands, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Canada. As a result, we are subject to tax laws and regulations in each of those jurisdictions, and to tax treaties between the US and other nations.those countries. These tax laws are highly complex, and significant judgment and specialized expertise is required in evaluating and estimating our worldwide provision for income taxes.

We are subject to audits in each of the various jurisdictions where we conduct business, and any of these jurisdictions may assess additional taxes against us as a result of theirthese audits. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, and we undertake to prepare our tax filings in accordance with all applicable tax laws, the final determination with respect to any tax audits, and any related litigation, could be materially different from our estimates or from our historical tax provisions and accruals. The results of an audit or litigation could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or cash flows in the periods for which that determination is made, and may require a restatement of prior financial reports at a material cost.reports. In addition, future period earnings may be adversely impacted by litigation costs, settlements, penalties,settlement payments, or interest or penalty assessments.

We are also subject to constant changes in tax laws, regulations and treaties in and between the nations in which we operate. Our tax expense is based upon our interpretation of the tax laws in effect in various countries at the time that the expense was incurred. A change in these tax laws, treaties or regulations, including those in and involving the US, or in the interpretation thereof, could result in a materially higher tax expense or a higher effective tax rate on our worldwide earnings. ItIn addition, it is possible that tax proposals could result in changes to the existing US tax laws that affect us. Weus, although we are unable to predict whether any proposals will ultimately be enacted. Any such changes in tax laws, treaties or regulations could increase our income tax liability and adversely affect our net income and long term effective tax rates.
The
We may incur disruption, expense, and potential liability associated with existing and future litigation.

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We are involved in various claims, litigationslitigation and other legal and regulatory proceedings and governmental investigations that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation and other such proceedings and investigations, we cannot predict with accuracy the ultimate outcome of any such matters. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial position, and results of operations. The amount of insurance coverage we maintain to address such matters may be inadequate to cover these or other claims. In addition, any significant litigation, investigation, or proceeding, regardless of its merits, could divert financial and management resources that would otherwise be used to benefit our operations or could negatively impact our reputation in the marketplace.
New regulations

Regulations related to "conflict minerals" may cause us to incur additional expenses and could limit the supply and increase the cost of certain metals used in manufacturing our products.
On August 22, 2012, the
The SEC has adopted a new rule requiring disclosures by public companies of specified minerals, known as conflict minerals, that are necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured. The rule requires companies to perform due diligence, disclosea reasonable country of origin inquiry, and to annually report to the SEC whether or not such minerals originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country. The rule could affect sourcing at competitive prices and availability in sufficient quantities of certain minerals used in the manufacture of our products, including tantalum, tin, gold and tungsten.products. The number of suppliers who provide conflict-free minerals may be limited. In addition, there may be material costs associated with complying with the disclosure requirements, such as costs related to determining the source of certain minerals used in our products, as well as costs of possible changes to products, processes, or sources of supply as a consequence of such verification activities. Within our supply chain, we may not be able to sufficiently verify the origins of the relevant minerals used in our products through the due diligence procedures that we implement, which may harm our reputation. We are currently investigating the use of conflict materials, if any, within our supply chain.file a Form SD, Specialized Disclosure Report, on or about May 31st each year.

Our common stock price has been volatile, which could result in substantial losses for stockholders.

Our common stock is traded on the NYSE. While our average daily trading volume forNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the 52-week period ended May 15, 2015 was approximately 740,000 shares, we have experienced more limited volume in the past and may do so in the future.symbol “DECK”. The trading price of our common stock has been and may continue to be volatile. The closing prices of our common stock, as reported by the NYSE, have ranged from $66.05$44.99 to $99.38$68.57 for the 52-week period ended May 15, 2015.12, 2017. The trading price of our common stock could be affected by a number of factors, including, but not limited to the following:

changes in expectations of our future performance, whether realized or perceived;
changes in estimates by securities analysts or failure to meet such estimates;
changes in our stockholder base or public actions taken by investors;
announcements related to our review of a broad range of strategic alternatives;
published research and opinions by securities analysts and other market forecasters;
changesquarterly fluctuations in our credit ratings;sales, margins, expenses, and financial results;
the financial results and liquidity of our customers;
shift of revenue recognition as a result of changes in our distribution model, delivery of merchandise, or entering into agreements with related parties;
claims brought against us by a regulatory agency or our stockholders;
quarterly fluctuations inannouncements to repurchase our sales, expenses, and financial results;common stock;
the declaration of stock or cash dividends;
general equity market conditions and investor sentiment;economic conditions;
economic conditions and consumer confidence;
broad market fluctuations in volume and price;
increasing short sales of our stock;
announcements to repurchase our stock;
the declaration of stock or cash dividends; and

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a variety of risk factors, including the ones described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other periodic reports.filings with the SEC.

In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of individual companies. Accordingly, the price of our common stock is volatile and any investment in our stock is subject to risk of loss. These broad market and industry factors and other general macroeconomic conditions unrelated to our financial performance may also affect our common stock price.

Changes in economic conditions may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Volatile economic conditions and general changes in the market have affected, and will likely continue to affect, consumer spending generally and the buying habits and preferences of our customers and end-user consumers in particular.consumers. A significant portion of the products we sell, especially those sold under the UGG brand, are considered to be luxury retail products. The purchase of these products by consumers is largely discretionary, and is therefore highly dependent upon the level of consumer spending, particularly among affluent consumers. Sales of these products may be adversely affected by a continuationfactors such as uncertain or worsening of recent economic conditions, increases in consumer debt levels, uncertainties regarding future economic prospects, or a decline in consumer confidence. During an actual or perceived economic downturn, fewer consumers may shop for our products, and those who do shop may limit the amountsamount of their purchases.purchases or substitute less costly products for our products. As a result, we could be required to reduce the price we can charge for our products or increase our marketing and promotional expenses in response to lower than anticipated levels ofgenerate additional demand for our products. In either case, these changes or other similar changes in our marketing strategy, wouldcould reduce our revenuessales and profitgross margins, andwhich could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.


We sell a large portion of our products through higher-end specialty and department store retailers. TheseThe businesses of these retailer customers may be impacted by continuingfactors such as changes in economic uncertainty,conditions, reduced customer demand for luxury products, and a significant decreasedecreases in available credit. If reduced consumer spending, lower demand for luxury products,these or credit pressuresother factors result in financial difficulties or insolvency for theseour retail customers, itsuch pressures would adverselyhave an adverse impact on our estimated allowances and reserves, as well as our overall financial results. Also,and potentially result in us losing key customers.

Furthermore, economic factors such as increased transportation costs, inflation, higher costs of labor, and higher insurance and healthcare costs may increase our cost of sales and our operating expenses,expenses.

Anti-takeover provisions contained in our Amended and otherwise adversely affect our financial condition, resultsRestated Certificate of operations,Incorporation and cash flows. Our business, access to credit,Amended and trading price of common stock could be materially and adversely affected if the current economic conditions do not improve or worsen.
Our financial success is influenced by the success of our customers.
Much of our financial success is directly related to the success of our retailers and distributor partners to market and sell our brands through to the consumer. If a retailer fails to meet annual sales goals, it may be difficult to locate an acceptable substitute retailer. If a distributor fails to meet annual sales goals, it may be difficult and costly to either locate an acceptable substitute distributor or convert to a wholesale direct model. If a change becomes necessary, we may experience increased costs, loss of customers, increased credit risk, and increased inventory risk,Restated Bylaws, as well as substantial disruptionprovisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult hostile takeovers, change-in-control transactions or changes in our Board of Directors or management. Among other things, these provisions:

authorize the issuance of preferred stock with powers, preferences and rights that may be senior to operationsour common stock, which can be created and issued by our Board of Directors without prior stockholder approval;
provide that the number of directors will be fixed by the affirmative vote of a potential lossmajority of sales.the whole Board of Directors;
provide that board vacancies can only be filled by directors;
prohibit stockholders from acting by written consent without holding a meeting of stockholders;
require the vote of holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the voting stock then outstanding to approve amendments to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws; and
require advance written notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which may delay, deter or prevent a change-in-control transaction. Section 203 imposes certain restrictions on mergers, business combinations and other transactions between us and holders of 15% or more of our common stock.

Any provision of Delaware law, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or our Amended and Restated Bylaws, that has the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying, deterring or preventing a change-in-control transaction could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.

We currently do not expect to declare any dividends in the foreseeable future.

We have long-term contracts withnever declared or paid any cash dividends on our existing common stock. We do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends to holders of our retailers. We do have contracts with our distributors with terms ranging up to five-years, however, while these contracts may have annual purchase minimums which must be metcommon stock in orderthe foreseeable future and intend to retain all future earnings for the distribution rights,growth of our business. Consequently, investors may need to rely on sales of our common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the distributors areonly way to realize any future gains on their investment. Investors should not otherwise obligated to purchase product. Sales to our retailers and distributors arecommon stock with the expectation of receiving cash dividends.

Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles generally on an order-by-order basis andaccepted in the United States.

United States generally accepted accounting principles are subject to rights of cancellationinterpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC and rescheduling by our wholesale customers. We use the timing of delivery datesvarious bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. A change in our wholesale customer orders to forecast our sales and earnings for future periods. If any of our major customers, including independent distributors, experience a significant downturn in businessthese principles or fail to remain committed to our products or brands, then these customers could postpone, reduce, or discontinue purchases from us. As a result, we could experience a decline in sales or gross margins, write downs of excess inventory, increased discounts or extended credit terms to our customers, whichinterpretations could have a material adverse effectsignificant impact on our business,reported financial results, and could affect the reporting of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and our common stock price.
Our five largest customers accounted for approximately 22.2% of worldwide net sales in fiscal year 2015 and 23.0% of worldwide net sales in fiscal year 2013. Any losstransactions completed before the announcement of a key customer, the financial collapse or bankruptcy of a key customer, or a significant reduction in purchases from a key customer could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments.change.
None.

Item 2. Properties.Properties

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Our corporate headquarters are located in Goleta, California. The construction of our 14-acre corporate headquarters in Goleta, California was substantially completed in January 2014. In April 2016, we completed the acquisition of 3.7 acres of land adjacent to our corporate headquarters to accommodate future expansion.

We have threetwo US distribution centers all in California. We began operating our distribution center in Moreno Valley in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 and continue to operate our distribution center in Camarillo. Our international distribution centers, located in the Netherlands, the UK, Germany,Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands and Japan,the UK are managed by 3PLs. We recently began operating our new distribution center in Moreno Valley, California. Our E-Commerce operations are in Arizona, the UK, many Eurozone countries, China, Japan, Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong.

We also have offices in China, Hong Kong China and Vietnam to oversee the quality and manufacturing standards of our products, an office in Macau to coordinate logistics, an officeoffices in China, Hong Kong and Japan to coordinate sales and marketing efforts, and offices in the UK,France, Germany, the Netherlands and Germanythe UK to oversee European sales, operations and administration. As of

At March 31, 2015,2017, we had 5155 retail stores in the US ranging from approximately 1,000 to 8,0009,000 square feet. Internationally, we had 91105 retail stores in Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK. Our E-Commerce operations are in the US, China, Japan, the UK Canada, France, Hong Kong, Belgium and the Netherlands.many other European countries. We have no manufacturing facilities, as all of our products are manufactured by independent manufacturers. The construction of our new fourteen acre corporate headquarters in Goleta, California was substantially completed in January 2014. third party contractors.

Other than our new corporate headquarters, we lease rather than own, our facilities from unrelated parties. With the exception of our E-Commerce and retail storeDTC business facilities, our facilities are attributable to multiple reportable operating segments of our business and are not allocated to theour reportable operating segments. We believe our space is adequate for our current needs and that suitable additional or substitute space will be available to accommodate the foreseeable expansion of our business and operations.

The following table reflects the location, use, segment, and approximate size ofprovides details regarding our significant physical properties as ofat March 31, 2015:2017:

Facility Location Description Business SegmentLease or Own Facility Size (Square Footage)
Moreno Valley, California Warehouse Facility UnallocatedLease 794,000
Camarillo, California Warehouse Facility UnallocatedLease 723,000
Goleta, California Corporate Offices UnallocatedOwn 196,000185,000


Item 3. Legal Proceedings.Proceedings
On July 17, 2012 and July 26, 2012, two purported shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in the California Superior Court for the County of Santa Barbara against our Board of Directors and several of our officers. The Company is named as nominal defendant. Plaintiffs in the state derivative actions allege, among other things, that the Board allowed certain officers to make allegedly false and misleading statements. The complaints include claims for breach of fiduciary duties, insider trading, unjust enrichment, and violations of the California Corporations Code. The complaints seek compensatory damages, disgorgement, and other relief. The actions were consolidated on September 13, 2012, and the Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on November 20, 2012. On March 21, 2013, the Company’s demurrer to the consolidated complaint was sustained with leave to amend. The Plaintiffs did not timely amend the consolidated complaint and a final judgment and order of dismissal with prejudice was entered on May 6, 2013. Plaintiffs filed an appeal on May 22, 2013. The court of appeal affirmed the judgment of dismissal on October 2, 2014. Plaintiffs filed a petition for review in the California Supreme Court on December 5, 2014, which was denied on February 25, 2015 resulting in dismissal of the suits.
As part of our policing program for our intellectual property rights, from time to time, we file lawsuits in the US and abroad allegingasserting claims for alleged acts of trademark counterfeiting, trademark infringement, patent infringement, trade dress infringement and trademark dilution, and state or foreign law claims.under applicable laws. At any given point in time, we may have a number of such actions pending. These actions often result in seizure of counterfeit merchandise or out of court settlements with defendants or both. From time to time, we are subject to claims where plaintiffs will raise, or defendantsopposing parties will raise, either as affirmative defenses or as counterclaims, the invalidity or unenforceability of certain of our intellectual properties,property rights, including allegations that our UGG brand trademark registration for UGG.registrations and design patents are invalid or unenforceable. We also are aware of many instances throughout the world in which a third-party is using our UGG trademarks within its internet domain name, and we have discovered and are investigating several manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit Teva, UGG brand products.

On March 28, 2016, we filed a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement, patent infringement, unfair competition and Sanuk products.violation of deceptive trade practices in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division against Australian Leather. In response, Australian Leather raised a number of affirmative defenses and counterclaims, including seeking declaratory judgment that the UGG brand trademark is invalid and unenforceable in the US, cancellation of certain of our US UGG brand trademark registrations, false designation of origin and declaratory judgment that certain of our US design patents are invalid and unenforceable. The counterclaims seek declaratory judgment, an injunction, cancellation of certain of our US trademark registrations, compensatory damages, attorneys' fees and other relief. We believe the counterclaims are without merit and intend to defend the counterclaims vigorously. While we believe there is no legal basis for liability, a judgment invalidating the UGG brand trademark would have a material adverse effect on our business. Further, due to uncertainty surrounding the litigation process, we are unable to reasonably estimate a range of loss, if any, at this time.

Although we are subject to other routine legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of business, including employment, intellectual property and product liability claims, we believe that the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on our business or our consolidated financial statements.
Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.

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PART II


References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to "Deckers", "we", "our", "us", or the "Company" refer to Deckers Outdoor Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

Certain reclassifications were made for all prior periods presented including the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (transition period) and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, to conform to the current period presentation.

Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all amounts in Items 5, 6, 7 and 7A herein are expressed in thousands, except for share data and store count. The defined periods for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are stated herein as "year ended" or "years ended".

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.Securities

Our common stock is traded on the NYSENew York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "DECK". Prior to May 5, 2014, our common stock was traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "DECK".

The following table shows the range of low and high closing sale prices per share of our common stock, based on the last daily sale, for the periods indicated.
 
Common Stock
Price Per Share
 Low High
Year ended March 31, 2015   
March Quarter$66.05
 $94.10
December Quarter$81.56
 $98.57
September Quarter$81.53
 $99.38
June Quarter$76.11
 $86.33
Transition Period ended March 31, 2014   
March Quarter$72.86
 $88.56
Year ended December 31, 2013   
December Quarter$57.84
 $86.09
September Quarter$51.07
 $66.09
June Quarter$47.35
 $59.69
March Quarter$36.12
 $55.69
 
Common Stock
Price Per Share
 Low High
Year Ended March 31, 2017   
Fourth Quarter$44.99
 $60.98
Third Quarter50.76
 64.80
Second Quarter56.99
 68.57
First Quarter48.89
 59.25
Year Ended March 31, 2016   
Fourth Quarter$42.27
 $60.55
Third Quarter46.30
 62.16
Second Quarter56.75
 74.37
First Quarter68.15
 76.58
As of
At May 15, 2015,12, 2017, we had approximately 5748 stockholders of record based upon the records of our transfer agent, which does not include beneficial owners of our common stock whose shares are held in the names of various securities brokers, dealers and registered clearing agencies.

We did not sell any equity securities during the year ended March 31, 20152017 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.amended (Securities Act).
STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
StockPerformance Graph

Below is a graph comparing the percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on the Company'sour common stock against the NASDAQ Market Index, the cumulative total return of the NYSE Composite Index, and the S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index for the five-year and one quarter period commencing December 31, 20092011 and ending March 31, 2015.2017, excluding the transition period for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The data represented below assumes one hundred dollars invested in each share of the Company'sour common stock, the NYSE Composite Index, the NASDAQ Market Index and the S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index on January 1, 2010.
Beginning in fiscal year 2015, we are using the NYSE Composite Index rather than the NASDAQ Market Index that we used in prior years due to the May 5, 2014 change in listing of our stock to the NYSE.  For this Annual Report, we have included both the NYSE Composite Index and the NASDAQ Market Index.2012.

The stock performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act, of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), except to the extent that the Companywe specifically incorporatesincorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under either of such Acts.the Securities Act or Exchange

Act. Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends;dividends, of which we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception.


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ASSUMESThe following table assumes $100 INVESTED ON JAN. 01, 2010
ASSUMES DIVIDEND REINVESTEDinvested on January 1, 2012 and assumes dividends are reinvested.
  12/31/2009 12/31/2010 12/31/2011 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 3/31/2015
Deckers Outdoor Corporation$100.0
 $235.2
 $222.9
 $118.8
 $249.1
 $214.9
NASDAQ Market Index#100.0
 118.0
 117.0
 137.5
 192.6
 229.4
S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index100.0
 141.2
 175.6
 180.1
 225.0
 214.9
NYSE Composite Index*100.0
 113.8
 109.7
 127.5
 161.2
 176.9
  
#The NASDAQ Market Index is the same NASDAQ Index used in our 2013 Form 10-K.
*The NYSE Composite Index is an index that measures the performance of all stocks listed on the NYSE.
 Years Ended December 31, Years Ended March 31,
 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017
Deckers Outdoor Corporation$100.0
 $53.3
 $111.8
 $96.4
 $79.3
 $79.0
S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index100.0
 102.6
 128.2
 122.4
 108.7
 86.3
The NYSE Composite Index*100.0
 116.3
 147.0
 161.3
 155.2
 179.4

DIVIDEND POLICY*The NYSE Composite Index is an index that measures the performance of all stocks listed on the NYSE.

Dividend Policy

We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception. We currently do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our current revolving credit agreementagreements allows us to make cash dividends, provided that no event of default has occurred or is continuing, and provided that our total adjusted leverage ratio does not exceed 2.75 to 1.00.1.00 on a pro-forma basis. At March 31, 2017, we were in compliance with this provision and we remain in compliance as of May 30, 2017.
STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

Stock Repurchase Program
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In June 2012, the Companywe approved a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200 million$200,000 of the Company'sour common stock in the open market or in privately negotiatedprivately-negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The program did not obligate the Companyus to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may have been suspended at any time at the Company'sour discretion. As ofAt February 28, 2015, the Companywe had repurchased the full $200,000 amount authorized under the program through the repurchase of approximately 3,823,000 shares, under this program, for approximately $200 million, orat an average price of $52.31 per share. As of February 28, 2015, the Company had repurchased the full amount authorized under this program.

In January 2015, the Companywe approved a new stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200 million$200,000 of the Company'sour common stock, which included the same stipulations as the purchase program approved in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be suspended at any time at the Company's discretion. As ofJune 2012, as described above. Since inception through March 31, 2015, the Company has2017, we had repurchased approximately 377,0002,020,000 shares under this program for approximately $27.9 million,$134,706, or an average price of $74.09$66.69 per share, leaving the remaining approved amount at approximately $172.1 million.$65,294. Refer to Note 8, "Stockholders' Equity", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on repurchases of our common stock.

The following table summarizes the activity under our January 2015 stock repurchase program during the year ended March 31, 2017:
 Total number
of shares
purchased*
(in thousands)
 Average price
paid per share
 
Approximate dollar
value of shares
added/(purchased)
(in thousands)
 Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be purchased
(in thousands)
December 31, 2012

 

 

 $79,300
January 1, 2013 — September 30, 2014
 $
 $
 $79,300
October 1, 2014 — October 31, 2014157
 $84.66
 $(13,300) $66,000
November 1, 2014 — December 31, 2014
 $
 $
 $66,000
January 1, 2015 — January 31, 2015
 $
 $200,000
 $266,000
February 1, 2015 — February 28, 20151,089
 $73.41
 $(79,900) $186,100
March 1, 2015 — March 31, 2015190
 $73.73
 $(14,000) $172,100
Total1,436
 $74.68
    
 Total number
of shares
purchased* (in thousands)
 Average price
paid per share
 
Approximate dollar
value of shares
added/(purchased)
 Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be purchased
November 1, 2016 — November 30, 2016222
 $56.51
 $(12,572) $65,294

*All shares purchased were purchasedrepurchased as part of a publicly announcedpublicly-announced program in open-market transactions. The shares repurchased in November 2016 were the only shares repurchased during fiscal year 2017.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.Data

We derived the following selected consolidated financial data from our consolidated financial statements.

The financial data are derived from, and qualified by reference to, the following audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report:Report on Form 10-K:

Consolidated statements of operationscomprehensive income (loss) for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 (transition period), and the calendar years ended December 31, 20102013 and 20112012.

Consolidated balance sheets as of DecemberMarch 31, 2010, 20112015 and 2012March 31, 2014 (transition period).

The financial data are further derived from, and qualified by reference to, the following accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report:Report on Form 10-K:

Consolidated statements of operationscomprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, March 31, 2015,2017, 2016 and the transition quarter ended March 31, 20142015.

Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2013, March 31, 20142017 and March 31, 20152016.

Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future. You should read the following consolidated financial information together with our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the relatedaccompanying notes thereto and Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".



23Change in Fiscal Year


TableIn February 2014, our Board of ContentsDirectors approved a change in our fiscal year end from December 31st to March 31st. The change was intended to better align our planning, financial and reporting functions with the seasonality of our business. The 2017, 2016 and 2015 years presented relate to the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The 2014 transition period relates to the quarter ended March 31, 2014, to coincide with the change in our fiscal year end. The 2013 and 2012 years presented relate to the calendar years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended December 31,
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
 (In thousands, except per share data)
Statements of Operations Data           
Net sales:           
UGG wholesale$903,926
 $83,271
 $818,377
 $819,256
 $915,203
 $663,854
Teva wholesale116,931
 45,283
 109,334
 108,591
 118,742
 96,207
Sanuk wholesale102,690
 28,793
 94,420
 89,804
 26,039
 
Other brands wholesale76,152
 18,662
 38,276
 20,194
 21,801
 23,476
E-Commerce233,070
 38,584
 169,534
 130,592
 106,498
 91,808
Retail stores384,288
 80,123
 326,677
 245,961
 189,000
 125,644
 1,817,057
 294,716
 1,556,618
 1,414,398
 1,377,283
 1,000,989
Cost of sales938,949
 150,456
 820,135
 782,244
 698,288
 498,051
Gross profit878,108
 144,260
 736,483
 632,154
 678,995
 502,938
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses653,689
 144,668
 528,586
 445,206
 394,157
 253,850
Income (loss) from operations224,419
 (408) 207,897
 186,948
 284,838
 249,088
Other expense (income), net3,280
 334
 2,340
 2,830
 (424) (1,021)
Income (loss) before income taxes221,139
 (742) 205,557
 184,118
 285,262
 250,109
Income taxes59,359
 1,943
 59,868
 55,104
 83,404
 89,732
Net income (loss)161,780
 (2,685) 145,689
 129,014
 201,858
 160,377
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
 
 (148) (2,806) (2,142)
Net income (loss) attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation$161,780
 $(2,685) $145,689
 $128,866
 $199,052
 $158,235
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation common stockholders:           
Basic$4.70
 $(0.08) $4.23
 $3.49
 $5.16
 $4.10
Diluted$4.66
 $(0.08) $4.18
 $3.45
 $5.07
 $4.03
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:           
Basic34,433
 34,621
 34,473
 36,879
 38,605
 38,615
Diluted34,733
 34,621
 34,829
 37,334
 39,265
 39,292
 Years Ended March 31, Quarter Ended March 31,(transition period) Years Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Income Statement Data:           
Net sales:           
UGG brand wholesale$826,355
 $918,102
 $903,926
 $83,271
 $818,377
 $819,256
Teva brand wholesale103,694
 121,239
 116,931
 45,283
 109,334
 108,591
Sanuk brand wholesale77,552
 90,719
 102,690
 28,793
 94,420
 89,804
Other brands wholesale116,206
 100,820
 76,152
 18,662
 38,276
 20,194
Direct-to-Consumer666,340
 644,317
 617,358
 118,707
 496,211
 376,553
Total net sales1,790,147
 1,875,197
 1,817,057
 294,716
 1,556,618
 1,414,398
Cost of sales954,912
 1,028,529
 938,949
 150,456
 820,135
 782,244
Gross profit835,235
 846,668
 878,108
 144,260
 736,483
 632,154
Selling, general and administrative expenses837,154
 684,541
 653,689
 144,668
 528,586
 445,206
(Loss) income from operations(1,919) 162,127
 224,419
 (408) 207,897
 186,948
Other expense, net5,067
 5,242
 3,280
 334
 2,340
 2,830
(Loss) income before income taxes(6,986) 156,885
 221,139
 (742) 205,557
 184,118
Income tax (benefit) expense(12,696) 34,620
 59,359
 1,943
 59,868
 55,104
Net income (loss)5,710
 122,265
 161,780
 (2,685) 145,689
 129,014
Total other comprehensive (loss) income(5,894) (89) (18,425) 600
 (1,243) 330
Comprehensive (loss) income$(184) $122,176
 $143,355
 $(2,085) $144,446
 $129,344
            
Net income (loss) attributable to:           
Deckers Outdoor Corporation$5,710
 $122,265
 $161,780
 $(2,685) $145,689
 $129,014
Non-controlling interest
 
 
 
 
 (148)
Net income (loss), excluding non-controlling interest$5,710
 $122,265
 $161,780
 $(2,685) $145,689
 $128,866
            
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation common stockholders:           
Basic$0.18
 $3.76
 $4.70
 $(0.08) $4.23
 $3.49
Diluted$0.18
 $3.70
 $4.66
 $(0.08) $4.18
 $3.45
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:           
Basic32,000
 32,556
 34,433
 34,621
 34,473
 36,879
Diluted32,355
 33,039
 34,733
 34,621
 34,829
 37,334

As ofAs of March 31, As of March 31, (transition period) As of December 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012 12/31/2011 12/31/20102017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
(In thousands)
Balance Sheet Data           
Balance Sheet Data:Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents$225,143
 $245,088
 $237,125
 $110,247
 $263,606
 $445,226
$291,764
 $245,956
 $225,143
 $245,088
 $237,125
 $110,247
Working capital$519,051
 $501,647
 $508,786
 $424,569
 $585,823
 $570,869
661,770
 547,267
 519,051
 501,647
 508,786
 424,569
Total assets$1,169,933
 $1,064,204
 $1,259,729
 $1,068,064
 $1,146,196
 $808,994
1,191,780
 1,278,068
 1,169,933
 1,064,204
 1,259,729
 1,068,064
Long-term liabilities$65,379
 $53,140
 $51,092
 $62,246
 $72,687
 $8,456
78,474
 72,099
 65,379
 53,140
 51,092
 62,246
Total Deckers Outdoor Corporation stockholders' equity$937,012
 $888,849
 $888,119
 $738,801
 $835,936
 $652,987
Stockholders' equity954,255
 967,471
 937,012
 888,849
 888,119
 738,801

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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.Operation
References to "Deckers," "we," "us," "our," or similar terms refer to Deckers Outdoor Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all amounts herein are expressed in thousands, except for share quantity, per share data, and selling prices.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our accompanying consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included in Part IV of this Annual Report and the accompanying notes to those statements included in Part IV of this Annual Report.on Form 10-K.

Overview

We are a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities. We market our products primarily under threefive proprietary brands: UGG, Koolaburra, Hoka, Teva, and Sanuk.
UGG®: Premier brand in luxurious comfort footwear, handbags, apparel, home and cold weather accessories;
Teva®: Born from the outdoors, active lifestyle footwear for the adventurous spirit; and
Sanuk®: Innovative action sport footwear brand rooted in the surf community.
Our financial condition and results of operations include the operations of Hoka One One® (Hoka) beginning September 27, 2012, the acquisition date. In addition to our primary brands, our other brands include Ahnu®, a line of outdoor performance and lifestyle footwear; Hoka, a line of footwear for all capacities of runners designed with a unique performance midsole geometry, oversized midsole volume and active foot frame; MOZO®, a line of footwear crafted for culinary professionals that redefines the industry's dress code; and TSUBO®, a line of mid and high-end dress and dress casual comfort footwear that incorporates style and function with maximum comfort.
We sell our brandsproducts through quality domestic and international retailers, and international distributors and retailers, as well as directly to our end-user consumers both domestically and internationally through our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business, which is comprised of our retail stores and E-Commerce business and retail stores.websites. Independent third parties manufacture all of our products.

Recent Developments

Restructuring.In February 2016, we announced the implementation of a restructuring plan, which includes a retail store fleet optimization and office consolidations, including the closure of facilities and relocation of employees to realign our brands across our Fashion Lifestyle and Performance Lifestyle groups. This restructuring plan is intended to streamline brand operations, reduce overhead costs, create operating efficiencies and improve collaboration.

In connection with these restructuring efforts, we incurred total restructuring charges of approximately $29,100 and $24,800 during fiscal year 2017 and 2016, respectively, with a total of approximately $29,100 and $22,800 recognized in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses and approximately $0 and $2,000 recognized in cost of sales, respectively. The following table summarizes these restructuring charges by category:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016
Lease termination costs$9,000
 $8,900
Retail store fixed asset impairments3,600
 5,800
Severance costs5,800
 4,000
Software and office fixed asset impairments3,200
 3,800
Termination of various contracts and other services7,500
 2,300
Total restructuring charges$29,100
 $24,800


The following table summarizes these restructuring charges by reportable operating segment:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016
UGG brand wholesale$2,100
 $
Teva brand wholesale
 
Sanuk brand wholesale100
 3,000
Other brands wholesale100
 2,500
Direct-to-Consumer12,900
 10,500
Unallocated overhead costs13,900
 8,800
Total restructuring charges$29,100
 $24,800

Of the total amount incurred in fiscal year 2017, $11,100 is accrued as of March 31, 2017 and is expected to be paid during fiscal year 2018. Refer to Note 2, "Restructuring", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on the remaining liability related to these restructuring charges as of March 31, 2017.

Related to these charges, we closed 25 retail stores, including five stores during fiscal year 2016 and 20 stores during fiscal year 2017, and consolidated several offices as of March 31, 2017. We believe our retail stores remain an important component of our Omni-Channel strategy; however, in light of the recent and continuing changes in the retail environment, we also believe it is prudent to further reduce our global brick and mortar footprint. Accordingly, we anticipate generating future costs savings through further retail store closures and the conversion of owned stores to partner retail stores. We also realigned our brands across two groups as part of our Omni-Channel platform: Fashion Lifestyle and Performance Lifestyle. The Fashion Lifestyle group includes the UGG and Koolaburra brands. The Performance Lifestyle group includes the Teva, Sanuk and Hoka brands. As part of this realignment, during fiscal year 2016, we relocated our Sanuk brand operations in Irvine, California to our corporate headquarters in Goleta, California and closed our Ahnu brand operations office in Richmond, California, as well as consolidated our European offices.

As part of our continuing evaluation of our retail store fleet, we identified additional stores for closure during the year ended March 31, 2017. During fiscal year 2017, we recognized approximately $3,600 in restructuring charges in SG&A expenses related to non-cash impairment charges for retail store assets for 12 of these stores. In May 2017, we announced that we expect to reduce our global owned brick and mortar footprint by 30 to 40 stores compared to our store count at March 31, 2017, discussed below, which includes a combination of store closures and conversion of owned stores to partner retail stores. We are targeting a worldwide store count of approximately 125 owned stores by the end of fiscal year 2020. It is anticipated that we will incur restructuring costs similar in nature to our historical activities in future fiscal years, primarily in connection with reaching our target store count.

Savings Plan.In February 2017, we announced a plan to implement significant cost savings, excluding reinvestment (Savings Plan). The Savings Plan includes a combination of both cost of sales improvements and SG&A expense savings. Cost of sales improvements are expected to come from reducing product development cycle times, optimizing material yields, consolidating our factory base and continuing to move production outside of China. SG&A expense savings are expected to come from further retail store consolidations, process improvement efficiencies and lower unallocated indirect spend. In May 2017, we provided an update that the goal of the Savings Plan is to drive approximately $100,000 in operating profit improvement by the end of fiscal year 2020.

Review of Strategic Alternatives. In April 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors has initiated a process to review a broad range of strategic alternatives. This review process includes an exploration and evaluation of strategic alternatives to enhance stockholder value, which may include a sale or other transaction.

Trends Impacting our Overall Business

Our overall business has been, and we expect that it will continue to be, impacted by what we believe are several important trends:

Sales of our products are highly seasonal and are sensitive to weather conditions, which are beyond our control. Even though we are creatingcontinue to expand our product lines and create more year-round styles

for our brands, the effect of favorable or unfavorable weather on our aggregate sales canand operating results has been, and is likely to continue to be, significant.
Continuing uncertainty surrounding US
We believe there has been a meaningful shift in the way consumers shop for products and global economic conditions has adversely impacted businesses worldwide. Somemake purchasing decisions. In particular, across the industry, brick and mortar retail stores are experiencing significant and prolonged decreases in consumer traffic as consumers continue to migrate to shopping online. This shift is impacting the performance of our customersDTC business and of our wholesale customers.

In light of the shift in consumer shopping behavior, we are optimizing our brick and mortar retail footprint. In connection with store closures, we have been impacted by costs to exit lease agreements, retail store fixed asset impairments and more may be, adversely affected, which in turn has,other closure costs. We expect this trend to continue as we further evaluate and mayoptimize our retail fleet.

We continue to adverselyexpect that our E-Commerce business will be a driver of long-term growth, although we expect the year-over-year growth rate will decline over time as the size of our E-Commerce business increases.

We believe consumers are buying product closer to the particular wearing occasion (buy now, wear now), which we believe tends to shorten the purchasing windows for weather-dependent product. Not only does this trend impact our financialDTC business, we believe it is also impacting the purchasing behavior of our large wholesale customers. In particular, these customers appear to be shortening their purchasing windows as a way to address the evolving behavior of retail consumers and to manage their own product inventory.

Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations have significantly increased the value of the US dollar compared to most major foreign currencies over the past couple of years. While we seek to hedge some of the risks associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, these changes are largely outside of our control. We expect these changes will continue to impact the demand for our products and our operating results.
The sheepskin used in
Use of Non-GAAP Measures

In order to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed during the relevant periods, excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K we provide certain UGG productsfinancial information on a “constant currency basis”, which is in high demandaddition to the financial measures calculated and limited supply,presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). In order to calculate our constant currency information, we calculate the current period financial information using the foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect during the previous comparable period, excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rate hedges and there have been significant fluctuationsre-measurements in the priceconsolidated balance sheets. We believe that evaluating certain financial and operating measures, such as net sales reportable operating segment information on a constant currency basis is important, as it facilitates comparison of sheepskin overour current financial performance to our historical financial performance, excluding the years as the demand from competitors for this material has changed.
Our useimpact of UGGpure®, real wool woven into a durable backing usedforeign currency exchange rate fluctuations that are not indicative of our core operating results and are largely outside of our control. However, constant currency measures should not be considered in isolation as an alternative to table grade sheepskin,US dollar measures that reflect current period exchange rates, or to other financial measures calculated and presented in select products, primarily in linings and foot beds, continues to grow.accordance with US GAAP.
The markets for casual, outdoor, and athletic footwear have grown significantly during the last decade. We believe this growth is a result of the trend toward casual dress in the workplace, increasingly active outdoor lifestyles, and a growing emphasis on comfort.
Consumers are more often seeking footwear designed to address a broader array of activities with the same quality, comfort, and high performance attributes they have come to expect from traditional athletic footwear.Segment Overview
Consumers have narrowed their footwear product breadth, focusing on brands with a rich heritage and authenticity as market category creators and leaders.
Consumers have become increasingly focused on luxury and comfort, seeking out products and brands that are fashionable while still comfortable.

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There is an emerging sustainable lifestyle movement happening all around the world, and consumers are demanding that brands and companies become more environmentally responsible.
Consumers are following a recent trend of buy now, wear now. This trend entails the consumer waiting to purchase shoes until they will actually wear them, contrasted with a tendency in the past to purchase shoes they did not plan to wear until later.
By emphasizing our brands' images and our focus on comfort, performance and authenticity, we believe we can continue to maintain a loyal consumer following that is less susceptible to fluctuations caused by changing fashions and changes in consumer preferences. We have also responded to consumer focus on sustainability by establishing objectives, policies, and procedures to help us drive key sustainability initiatives around human rights, environmental sustainability, and community affairs.
We have experienced significant cost fluctuations over the past several years, notably with respect to sheepskin. We attempt to cover the full amount of our sheepskin purchases under fixed price contracts. We continually strive to contain our material costs through increasing the mix of non-sheepskin products, exploring new footwear materials and new production technologies, and utilizing lower cost production. Also, refer to Part II, Item 7A. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" for further discussion of our commodity price risk.
Below is an overview of the various components of our business, including some key factors that affect each business and some of our strategies for growing each business.
UGG Brand Overview

The UGG brand ishas been one of the most iconic and recognized brands in the global footwear industry andwhich highlights our successful track record of building niche brands into lifestyle market leaders. With loyal consumers around the world the UGG brand has proven to be a highly resilient line of premium footwear, with expanded product offerings and a growing global audience that attracts women, men and children. UGG brand footwear continually earns media exposure from numerous outlets both organically and from strategic public relations efforts, including an increasing amount of exposure internationally. The UGG brand has invested in creating holistic, impactful integrated campaigns across paid, earned and owned media channels, including mobile, digital, social, out-of-home (OOH) and print, which are globally scalable, contributing to broader public awareness of the brand.

We believe the increased global media focus andcontinued demand for UGG brand products has been, and will continue to be, driven by the following:

High consumer brand loyalty, due to over 35 years of delivering quality and luxuriously comfortable UGG footwear;footwear.
Continued innovation
Evolution of new product categories and styles, including those beyond footwearour Classics business through the introduction of products such as loungewear, handbags, cold-weather accessoriesthe Classic Slim, the Classic Luxe, the Classic Street, and a new home offering;the Classic II.
A more robust footwear offering,
Diversification of our UGG product lines, including transitional products that bridge the seasons betweenwomen's spring and fall;
Expanded slipper category showing incremental growth with added styles for both women, mensummer, men's product lines, and children;
Growing Direct-to-Consumer platform and enhanced OmniChannel capabilities that enable us to increasingly engage existing and prospective consumers in a more connected environment to introduce our evolvinglifestyle product lines;
Product customization with our UGG by You program allows for deeper connection with brand and products;
Focus on mobile consumers with responsive website design providing shoppers access to the brand from their mobile devices;
Year-round holistic paid advertising approach for women, men and children in targeted digital, high-end print, OOH and across multiple social media platforms;
Holiday and winter focused advertising campaign to drive important seasonal sales;
Continued creation of targeted UGG for Men campaigns;

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Targeted E-Commerce based marketing to existing and prospective consumers through integrated outreach including email blasts, interactive website design and search engine optimization based content;
Continued partnerships with high-end retailers such as Nordstrom, Dillard's and Bloomingdales;
Expanded product assortments from existing accounts;
Adoption by high-profile celebrities as a favored footwear brand;
Continued media attention that has enabled us to introduce the brand to consumers much faster than we would have otherwise been able to;
Increased exposure to the brand driven by our concept stores that showcase all of our product offerings; and
Continued expansion of worldwide retail through new UGG stores.
We believe the luxurious comfort of UGG products will continue to drive long-term consumer demand. Recognizing that there is a significant fashion element to UGG footwear and that footwear fashions fluctuate, our key strategies include presenting UGG as a year-round global, premium lifestyle brand with a broad product line suitable for wear in a variety of climates and occasions and limiting retail distribution. As part of this strategic approach, we have increased our product offerings, including a growing transitional collections and spring line, an expanded men’s line, a fall line that consists of a range of luxurious collections for both genders, an expanded kids’ line, as well as home, handbags, cold weather accessories, and apparel products. We have also recently expanded our marketing and promotional efforts, which we believe has contributed, and will continue to contribute, to our growth.offerings. We believe that the evolution of the UGG brand and our strategy of product diversification will also help decrease our reliance on sheepskin, which issheepskin.

Continued enhancement of our Omni-Channel capabilities to enable us to increasingly engage existing and prospective consumers in high demanda more connected environment and subjectexpose them to price volatility. Nonetheless, we cannot assure investors that our efforts will continue to provide UGG brand growth.brands.

Teva Brand Overview

For over 30 years, the Teva brand has fueled the expression of freedom through the adventure lifestyle around the globe.freedom. The Teva brand pioneered the sport sandal category in 1984. We believe that Teva’s Originals Collection1984, and now is a key platform in driving market penetration for the brand. The Originals Collection honors the heritage of Teva by revamping the styles the brand was founded on by blending their original simplicity with modern sophistication. In the US, our focus will be to bolster our leadership position in sandals and grow our market share through casual category extensions. Globally, we seek to establish the Originals Collection as a catalyst for the Teva brand's success across warm-weather climates.
Within the US, we expect that Teva will grow its position as a market leader within the sport sandal and modern outdoor lifestyle category. Growth opportunities within our current core channels

During calendar year 2017, we began to leverage elements, including particular styles, of distribution - outdoor specialty, sporting goods and family footwear retail chains - will be pursued through deepening penetration with evolved and expanded product offerings.the Ahnu brand under the umbrella of the Teva plans to support its channel expansion beyond present distribution with focused investments in targeted, solution-driven marketing programs in order to attract new lifestyle consumers to the brand. However, we cannot assure investors that these efforts will be successful.

Sanuk Brand Overview

The Sanuk brand was founded 17almost 20 years ago, and from its origins in the Southern California surf culture, has grownemerged into a global brand with an expanding fan base and growing presence in the relaxed casual shoe and sandal categories. The Sanuk brand’s use of unexpected materials and unconventional constructions combined with its fun and funkyplayful branding has contributed to the brand’s identity and growth since its inception, and led to successful products such as the Yoga MatTMMat™ sandal collection and the patented SIDEWALK SURFERS®.  WeSURFERS.

As part of our annual assessment of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, we determined that there was an indication of impairment of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill. Consistent with the applicable accounting guidance, we performed the two-step impairment assessment and, as a result of this assessment, we recorded an $113,944 non-cash impairment charge to the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable segment goodwill. This conclusion was primarily the result of lower-than-forecasted sales for the Sanuk brand wholesale reportable segment, lower market multiples for non-athletic footwear and apparel, and a more limited view of international and domestic expansion opportunities for the brand given the changing retail environment. In connection with the Sanuk brand goodwill impairment, we evaluated the Sanuk brand's definite long-lived assets for indicators of impairment. Our analysis determined that the Sanuk brand's amortizable patent under the Sanuk wholesale reportable operating segment was fully impaired and we recorded a non-cash impairment charge to the patent of $4,086. Our analysis also determined that the Sanuk brand's other intangible assets were not impaired as of the date on which the impairment test was completed, as it was determined that the undiscounted future cash flows associated with those assets exceeded the carrying value. However, additional impairment charges could be incurred in future periods.

See Note 3, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information.

While we now have a more limited view of the growth and expansion opportunities for the Sanuk brand, we continue to believe that the Sanuk brand provides substantial growth opportunities,is an important component of our overall brand portfolio, especially within the casual sneaker markets, supporting our strategic initiatives spanning new product launches,shoe and OmniChannel development and global expansion.sandal markets. However, we cannot assure investors that our efforts to growwill result in the brand will be successful.Sanuk brand's growth.

Other Brands Overview

Our other brands consist of the Hoka, Koolaburra, and Ahnu Hoka, MOZO and TSUBO. Our otherbrands. These brands are sold through most of our distribution channels, and primarily through our wholesale channels.
Ahnu is an authentic performance footwear brand that makes footwear for fashion-minded people who prefer trails, yoga mats, and hybrid fitness workouts. Ahnu's products feature après-yoga styling, innovative trail and city hikers, and everyday casual shoes and sandals.  Ahnu’s go-anywhere approach blurs the lines between performance and fashion through modern color and material stories infused with Numentum® performancetechnology.

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The Hoka brand focusesis a line of running footwear that offers maximal cushioning with minimal weight and is designed for runners of all capacities. The Hoka brand is quickly becoming a top brand in the domestic run specialty channel and has received strong word-of-mouth marketing that has fueled both domestic and international sales growth.


The Koolaburra brand is a line of fashion casual footwear using sheepskin and other plush materials. The Ahnu brand is a line of performance outdoor footwear, which we have discontinued operating and have begun to leverage under the Teva brand umbrella, as described above.

Direct-to-Consumer

Our DTC business is comprised of our retail stores and E-Commerce websites. As a result of our evolving Omni-Channel strategy, we believe that our retail stores and websites are largely intertwined and dependent on designing shoes with a unique performance midsole geometry, oversized midsole volume and an active foot frame.one another. We believe runnersthat in many cases consumers interact with both our brick and mortar stores and our websites, before making purchase decisions. Our retail stores are predominantly UGG brand concept stores and UGG brand outlet stores. Through our outlet stores, we sell some of our discontinued styles from around the world are experiencing the benefits of Hoka brand products. These shoes are used by marathon runners, and even ultra-marathon runnersprior seasons, full price in-line products, as well as every day runnersproducts made specifically for the outlet stores.

At March 31, 2017, we had a total of 160 retail stores worldwide, which includes 96 concept stores and 64 outlet stores. During fiscal year 2017, we opened 17 new stores, reclassified 12 European concession stores as owned stores, converted two owned stores to enjoy running.partner retail stores, and closed 20 stores. Concession stores are considered concept stores that are operated by us within a department or other store, which we lease from the store owner by paying a percentage of concession store sales. Partner retail stores are branded stores that are wholly owned and operated by third parties. Upon conversion or opening of new partner retail stores, each of these stores became wholly-owned and operated by third parties in China. Sales made to the partner retail stores are included primarily in our UGG brand wholesale reportable operating segment and not in our DTC reportable operating segment, as of the date of conversion.
With respect to Ahnu and Hoka, we expect to leverage our design, marketing, and distribution capabilities. Nevertheless, we cannot assure investors that our efforts to grow these brands will be successful.
With respect to MOZO and TSUBO, we are seeking strategic alternatives for these businesses.
E-Commerce Overview
Our E-Commerce business which sells all of our brands, allowsprovides us to build our relationship with the consumer and is a key component of our integrated OmniChannel strategy. E-Commerce enables us to meet the growing demand for our products, sell the products at retail prices, and provide significant incremental operating income. The E-Commerce business provides us an opportunity to communicate to the consumer with a consistent brand message to customers that is in line with our brands' promises, drives awareness of key brand initiatives, and offers targeted information to specific consumer segments. Our websites also drive wholesaledemographics, and distributor sales through brand awareness and directingdrives consumers to retailers that carry our brands, including our own retail stores. In recent years, our E-Commerce business has had significant revenue growth, muchAs of which occurred as the UGG brand gained popularity and as consumers continued to increase internet usage for footwear and other purchases.
Managing our E-Commerce business requires us to focus on the latest trends and techniques for web design and marketing, to generate internet traffic to our websites, to effectively convert website visits into orders, and to maximize average order sizes. We plan to continue to growMarch 31, 2017, we operate our E-Commerce business through improved website features and performance, increased marketing, expansion into more international markets, and utilizationan aggregate of mobile and tablet technology. Nevertheless, we cannot assure investors that revenue from our E-Commerce business will continue to grow.22 Company-owned websites in nine different countries.
Retail Stores Overview
OurWe report comparable DTC sales on a constant currency basis for combined retail stores are predominantly UGG concept stores and UGG outlet stores. In 2013,E-Commerce businesses that were open throughout the reporting period in both the current year and prior year. There may be variations in the way that we expanded our fleet and opened our first Sanuk (two concept, one outlet) stores. Our retail stores enable uscalculate comparable DTC sales as compared to directly impact our customers' experience, meet the growing demand for these products, sell the products at retail prices and generate strong annual operating income. In addition, our UGG concept stores allow us to showcase our entire product line including footwear, accessories, handbags, home, outerwear, lounge and retail exclusive items; whereas, a wholesale account may not represent all of these categories. Through our outlet stores, we sell some of our discontinued styles from prior seasons, as well as full price in-line products,competitors and products made specifically for the outlet stores. Through our integrated OmniChannel strategy, we believe that consumers try on products in our retail stores, perform further online research and order products online and, conversely, E-Commerce fuels our retail locations.other apparel retailers. As a result, we believe that our stores and websites are mutually dependent in a way that will allow us to view them on a combined basis. Further, a number of our stores allow the consumer to buy through our E-Commerce channel using internet capable devices in our stores.
As of March 31, 2015, we had a total of 142 retail stores worldwide. These stores are company-owned and operated and include our China stores, which prior to April 2, 2012 were owned and operated with our joint venture partner. On April 2, 2012, we purchased the remaining interest in our Chinese joint venture. During fiscal year 2016, we plan to open additional company-owned retail stores worldwide. 
During the year ended March 31, 2015, we converted seven of our retail stores in China to partner retail stores, whereby, upon conversion, the stores became wholly-owned and operated by local, third-party companies within China.  These conversions included the assignment of the lease and the sale of both our on-hand inventory and store leasehold improvements to the operator.  As of the date of conversion, partner retail stores sales areinformation included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding our UGG brand wholesale segment andcomparable DTC sales may not included inbe comparable to similar data made available by our retail stores segment. During fiscal year 2016, we plan to convert additional retail stores in China to partner retail stores.competitors or other apparel retailers.

Seasonality

Our business is seasonal, with the highest percentage of UGG brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending September 3030th and December 31,31st and the highest percentage of Teva and Sanuk brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending March 3131st and June 3030th of each year. Our other brands are not significantly impacted by the season.
In February 2014, our Board of Directors approved a change in the Company's fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. The change is intended to better align our planning, financial and reporting functions with the seasonality of our business. The fiscal 2015 and 2013 years ended on March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The 2014 transition period was the quarter ended March 31, 2014 to coincide with the change in our fiscal year end.

The following table summarizes our quarterly net sales and income (loss) from operations:

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 FY 2015
 
Quarter ended
6/30/2014
 
Quarter ended
9/30/2014
 
Quarter ended
12/31/2014
 
Quarter ended
3/31/2015
Net sales$211,469
 $480,273
 $784,678
 $340,637
Income (loss) from operations$(50,482) $59,583
 $214,581
 $737

 FY 2013 2014
 
Quarter ended
6/30/2013
 
Quarter ended
9/30/2013
 
Quarter ended
12/31/2013
 
Quarter ended
3/31/2014
Net sales$170,085
 $386,725
 $736,048
 $294,716
Income (loss) from operations$(42,751) $46,497
 $201,499
 $(408)
With the large growth insize of the UGG brand over the past several years,relative to our other brands, net sales in the quarters ending September 3030th and December 3131st have significantly exceeded net sales in the quarters ending March 3131st and June 30. We currently expect30th.

See Note 14, “Quarterly Summary of Information (Unaudited)”, to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this trend to continue. Nonetheless, actual results could differ materially depending upon consumer preferences, availability of product, competition, and our wholesale and distributor customers continuing to carry and promote our various product lines, among other risks and uncertainties. See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors"Annual Report on Form 10-K for a further discussion of our risk factors.information.



Results of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 20152017 Compared to Year Ended DecemberMarch 31, 20132016

The following table summarizes our results of operations:
 Years ended
 3/31/2015 12/31/2013 Change
 Amount % Amount % Amount %
Net sales$1,817,057
 100.0% $1,556,618
 100.0% $260,439
 16.7 %
Cost of sales938,949
 51.7
 820,135
 52.7
 118,814
 14.5
Gross profit878,108
 48.3
 736,483
 47.3
 141,625
 19.2
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses653,689
 36.0
 528,586
 33.9
 125,103
 23.7
Income from operations224,419
 12.3
 207,897
 13.4
 16,522
 7.9
Other expense, net3,280
 0.2
 2,340
 0.2
 940
 40.2
Income before income taxes221,139
 12.1
 205,557
 13.2
 15,582
 7.6
Income taxes59,359
 3.2
 59,868
 3.8
 (509) (0.9)
Net income$161,780
 8.9% $145,689
 9.4% $16,091
 11.0 %
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 Change
 Amount % Amount % Amount %
Net sales$1,790,147
 100.0 % $1,875,197
 100.0% $(85,050) (4.5)%
Cost of sales954,912
 53.3
 1,028,529
 54.8
 (73,617) (7.2)
Gross profit835,235
 46.7
 846,668
 45.2
 (11,433) (1.4)
Selling, general and administrative expenses837,154
 46.8
 684,541
 36.5
 152,613
 22.3
(Loss) income from operations(1,919) (0.1) 162,127
 8.7
 (164,046) (101.2)
Other expense, net5,067
 0.3
 5,242
 0.3
 (175) (3.3)
(Loss) income before income taxes(6,986) (0.4) 156,885
 8.4
 (163,871) (104.5)
Income tax (benefit) expense(12,696) (0.7) 34,620
 1.9
 (47,316) (136.7)
Net income (loss)$5,710
 0.3 % $122,265
 6.5% $(116,555) (95.3)%

Overview.    Overall net sales increased for all distribution channels of all segments. The increase in income from operations resulted from increased sales and gross margin, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses.

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Net Sales.The following table summarizes our net sales by location and our net sales by brand and distribution channel:
Years endedYears Ended March 31,
    Change2017 2016 Change
3/31/2015 12/31/2013 Amount %Amount Amount Amount %
Net sales by location:              
US$1,165,350
 $1,042,274
 $123,076
 11.8%$1,141,303
 $1,219,744
 $(78,441) (6.4)%
International651,707
 514,344
 137,363
 26.7
648,844
 655,453
 (6,609) (1.0)
Total$1,817,057
 $1,556,618
 $260,439
 16.7%$1,790,147
 $1,875,197
 $(85,050) (4.5)%
       
Net sales by brand and channel:     
  
       
UGG:     
  
UGG brand:       
Wholesale$903,926
 $818,377
 $85,549
 10.5%$826,355
 $918,102
 $(91,747) (10.0)%
E-Commerce209,722
 155,635
 54,087
 34.8
Retail stores379,545
 324,868
 54,677
 16.8
Direct-to-Consumer624,682
 606,247
 18,435
 3.0
Total1,493,193
 1,298,880
 194,313
 15.0
1,451,037
 1,524,349
 (73,312) (4.8)
Teva:     
  
Teva brand:       
Wholesale116,931
 109,334
 7,597
 6.9
103,694
 121,239
 (17,545) (14.5)
E-Commerce9,179
 6,627
 2,552
 38.5
Retail stores633
 426
 207
 48.6
Direct-to-Consumer14,021
 11,810
 2,211
 18.7
Total126,743
 116,387
 10,356
 8.9
117,715
 133,049
 (15,334) (11.5)
Sanuk:     
  
Sanuk brand:       
Wholesale102,690
 94,420
 8,270
 8.8
77,552
 90,719
 (13,167) (14.5)
E-Commerce8,214
 6,077
 2,137
 35.2
Retail stores3,807
 1,183
 2,624
 221.8
Direct-to-Consumer14,214
 15,522
 (1,308) (8.4)
Total114,711
 101,680
 13,031
 12.8
91,766
 106,241
 (14,475) (13.6)
Other brands:     
  
       
Wholesale76,152
 38,276
 37,876
 99.0
116,206
 100,820
 15,386
 15.3
E-Commerce5,955
 1,195
 4,760
 398.3
Retail stores303
 200
 103
 51.5
Direct-to-Consumer13,423
 10,738
 2,685
 25.0
Total82,410
 39,671
 42,739
 107.7
129,629
 111,558
 18,071
 16.2
Total$1,817,057
 $1,556,618
 $260,439
 16.7%$1,790,147
 $1,875,197
 $(85,050) (4.5)%
Total E-Commerce$233,070
 $169,534
 $63,536
 37.5%
Total Retail stores$384,288
 $326,677
 $57,611
 17.6%
       
Total Wholesale$1,123,807
 $1,230,880
 $(107,073) (8.7)%
Total Direct-to-Consumer666,340
 644,317
 22,023
 3.4
Total$1,790,147
 $1,875,197
 $(85,050) (4.5)%

In order
The decrease in overall net sales was largely due to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed, excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations, throughout this Annual Report we provide certain financial information on a "constant currency basis",lower UGG, Teva and Sanuk brand wholesale sales, which is in addition to the actual financial information presented. In order to calculate our constant currency information, we translate the current period financial information using the foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect during the previous comparable period. However, constant currency measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to US dollar measures that reflect current period exchange rates, or towas partially offset by increased other financial measures calculatedbrand wholesale and presented in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles.
DTC sales. We experienced an increasea decrease of 2.3% in net salesoverall weighted-average selling price per pair (WASPP), primarily driven by a decrease in all brands and distribution channels withWASPP for the largest impact due to increased UGG brand, sales through ourwhich drove the overall decrease in wholesale channel, retail stores and E-Commerce websites, as well as increased other brands sales through our wholesale channel. Onsales. We also experienced a constant currency basis, net sales increased by 18.0% to approximately $1,837,000. We experienced an increasedecrease in the number of pairs sold in all segments. This resultedour UGG, Teva, and Sanuk brands which contributed to an overall decrease in a 17.6% overall increase in the volume of footwear sold for all brands and channelsof 2.2% to approximately 30.7 million31,400 pairs sold for the year ended March 31, 2017 from approximately 32,100 pairs for the year ended March 31, 20152016. The decrease was largely attributable to lower North American UGG wholesale sales. In addition, we experienced reduced wholesale sales in Europe during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017 as a result of our transition to the new European third party logistics provider (3PL). On a constant currency basis, overall net sales decreased 4.1% to approximately $1,800,300 in fiscal year 2017 compared to approximately 26.1 million pairs for thefiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Our weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair decreased to $46.53 for the year ended March 31, 2015 from $46.87 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decreased average selling price was primarily due to our Teva and Sanuk wholesale segments, partially offset by an increase in the average selling price in our other brands wholesale segment.2016.

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Wholesale net sales of our UGG brand decreased due to a decline in WASPP and in the volume of pairs sold. The decrease in WASPP had an impact of approximately $75,000, and was primarily attributable to changes in product mix and a higher proportion of international closeout sales at lower prices relative to the prior period. The decrease in WASPP was slightly offset by a shift in channel mix to DTC. The decrease in the volume of pairs sold had an impact of approximately $31,000, primarily attributable to lower North American wholesale sales. These decreases were partially offset by positive impacts from lower sales reserves and chargebacks due to lower sales and less promotional activity compared to the prior period. On a constant currency basis, wholesale net sales of our UGG brand decreased 9.7% to approximately $829,800 in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016.

Wholesale net sales of our Teva brand decreased largely due to a decrease in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by a slight net increase in WASPP. The decrease in the volume of pairs sold had an impact of approximately $17,000. The net increase in WASPP was primarily attributable to lower prices on closeout sales and a shift in product mix.

Wholesale net sales of our Sanuk brand decreased primarily due to a decrease in the volume of pairs sold and a decrease in WASPP. The decrease in the volume of pairs sold had an impact of approximately $9,000. The decrease in WASPP had an impact of approximately $4,200, which was primarily due to lower prices on closeout sales and a shift in product mix.

Wholesale net sales of our other brands increased primarily due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, wholesale sales of our UGG brand increased by 11.1% to approximately $909,000. For UGG wholesale net sales, the increase in volume had an impact of approximately $89,000, including approximately $5,000 related to the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Wholesale net sales of our Teva brand increased primarily due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by a decrease in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair. The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to a shift in product mix and an increased impact from closeout sales. For Teva wholesale net sales, the increase in volume had an impact of approximately $15,000 and the decrease in average selling price had an impact of approximately $7,000.
Wholesale net sales of our Sanuk brand increased primarily due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by a decrease in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair. The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to a shift in product mix. For Sanuk wholesale net sales, the increase in volume had an impact of approximately $14,000 and the decrease in average selling price had an impact of approximately $5,000.

Wholesale net sales of our other brands increased due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold as well as an increase in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair. The increase in average selling price was primarily due to a shift in brand mix.WASPP. The increase in volume of pairs sold had an impact of approximately $36,000$22,000 primarily driven by growth for the Hoka and the increase in average selling price had an impact of approximately $2,000.
Net sales of our E-Commerce business increased due to an increase in the number of pairs sold,Koolaburra brands, partially offset by a decrease in the weighted-average selling price per pair.discontinued brands' volume of pairs sold. The decrease in the average selling price was primarilyWASPP had an impact of approximately $5,000 due to a shift in product mix and increased sales discounts. For E-Commercemix.

DTC net sales theincreased 3.4% to $666,340 primarily due to an increase in net sales from our E-Commerce business of approximately $29,200, offset by a decrease in net sales from our retail store business of approximately $7,200. The increase in total DTC net sales was largely due to an increase in the volume hadof pairs sold of approximately $78,500 due to growth in E-Commerce, offset by a decrease in WASPP with an impact of approximately $63,000 and the$50,500. The decrease in average selling price had an impact of approximately $2,000.
Net sales of our retail store business, which are primarily UGG brand sales, increased largelyWASPP was due to the addition of new stores opened since December 31, 2013, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.a shift in product mix. On a constant currency basis, DTC net sales of our retail store business increased by 20.7%4.5% to approximately $394,000. A large majority of the new stores were$673,800 in the US and China, with the remaining new stores in Japan, Canada and Hong Kong. Same storefiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016.

Comparable DTC net sales for the 52 weeks ending March 29, 2015 decreased 8.4%ended April 2, 2017 increased 2.6% on a constant currency basis to approximately $520,500 compared to the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2013.same period in fiscal year 2016. The decreaseincrease in same storecomparable DTC net sales iswas primarily due to improved growth in E-Commerce worldwide, partially offset by a shiftdecline in sales ofat our Classic styles to online from in-store, as well as a shift in product mix whereby we sold more casual styles, which generally carry lower price points.  For retail same store sales, we experienced a decrease in weighted-average selling price of approximately $19,000. As we continue to increase the number of retail stores, each new store will have less significant impact on our growth rate.stores.
International sales, which are included in the reportable operating segment sales presented above, for all of our products combined increaseddecreased by 26.7% for the year ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, international sales increased by 30.5% to approximately $671,000.1.0%. International sales represented 35.9%36.2% and 33.0%35.0% of worldwide net sales for the years ended March 31, 20152017 and December2016, respectively. The decrease in international sales was due to lower wholesale sales for the UGG and Teva brands in Europe and the UGG and Sanuk brands in Asia. On a constant currency basis, international sales increased 1.6% to approximately $666,100 in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016.
Gross Profit. Gross margin was 46.7% for the year ended March 31, 2013, respectively. 2017 compared to 45.2% for the year ended March 31, 2016. The overall improvement in gross margin was driven by a higher proportion of DTC net sales and lower material costs, changes in product mix, decreased domestic promotional activity, and the lower impact of closeout sales compared to the prior period. This was slightly offset by the strengthening of the US dollar.


Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The change in SG&A expenses for the year ended March 31, 2017 compared to the year ended March 31, 2016 were primarily due to:

impairment charges for the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment's goodwill and patent of approximately $118,000;

increased other payroll expenses of approximately $7,300, primarily attributable to costs related to transitioning warehouse and customer service locations and less capitalization of labor costs associated with the business transformation project;

increased commission expenses of approximately $6,300, largely driven by terminations of sales agent agreements;

increased professional service costs of approximately $6,000, including restructuring charges for consulting services and other outside services;

increased depreciation expenses for IT-related assets for our business transformation project of approximately $6,000;

increased other operating expenses of approximately $4,600, primarily driven by innovation and design costs and outside services, as well as third party management fees for Asian operations in the E-Commerce channel;

increased expenses of approximately $4,500 due to contingent consideration credits taken in fiscal year 2016 that are not recurring in fiscal year 2017;

impairment charges for IT-related long-lived assets and related maintenance contract termination costs of approximately $3,400, included in restructuring charges;

increased warehouse expenses of approximately $2,100, largely driven by costs related to closing and transitioning 3PL warehouses;

decreased bad debt expense of approximately $2,500, due to a reduction in delinquent customer accounts in the current period; and

decreased occupancy and rent expense of approximately $1,700 due to higher restructuring charges incurred for retail store closures and office consolidations in the prior period.

(Loss) Income from Operations. The following table summarizes operating (loss) income by reportable operating segment:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 Change
 Amount Amount Amount %
UGG brand wholesale$213,407
 $246,990
 $(33,583) (13.6)%
Teva brand wholesale10,045
 17,692
 (7,647) (43.2)
Sanuk brand wholesale(110,582) 15,565
 (126,147) (810.5)
Other brands wholesale1,571
 (4,384) 5,955
 135.8
Direct-to-Consumer109,802
 101,756
 8,046
 7.9
Unallocated overhead costs(226,162) (215,492) (10,670) (5.0)
Total$(1,919) $162,127
 $(164,046) (101.2)%
The increase in internationalloss from operations resulted from lower sales and higher overall SG&A expenses, primarily driven by the impairment and restructuring charges described above. These factors were partially offset by higher overall gross margins attributable to reduced material costs and changes in product mix, decreased promotional activity, and the lower impact of closeout sales compared to the prior period.


The decrease in income from operations of UGG brand wholesale was primarily the result of lower sales.

The decrease in income from operations of Teva brand wholesale was due to lower sales.

The increase in loss from operations of Sanuk brand wholesale was primarily due to impairment charges for goodwill and long-lived assets of approximately $118,000, as described above, as well as lower sales and lower gross margins.

The increase in income from operations of other brands wholesale was due to higher sales and improved gross margins primarily attributable to the Hoka and Koolaburra brands, offset by higher SG&A expenses driven by higher selling and marketing costs.

The increase in income from operations of DTC was primarily due to higher sales and improved gross margins in our E-Commerce business, offset by higher SG&A expenses driven by impairment charges for retail store assets for stores that have been identified for closure, as described above.

Unallocated overhead costs increased due to restructuring charges, as described above, slightly offset by lower performance-based compensation expenses and fluctuations in various foreign currencies.

Refer to Note 12, "Reportable Operating Segments", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our reportable operating segments.

Other Expense, Net. The increase in total other expense, net was primarily due to an increase in interest expense as a percentageresult of worldwide net salesthe higher average balances outstanding under our revolving credit facilities compared to fiscal year 2016.

Income Taxes. Income tax (benefit) expense and the effective income tax rates were as follows:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016
Income tax (benefit) expense$(12,696) $34,620
Effective income tax rate181.7% 22.1%

The change in the effective tax rate was largelyprimarily due to the continued growthdomestic net operating loss generated during the year ended March 31, 2017, driven by the impact of domestic restructuring charges and non-cash impairment charges, as discussed above, as well as a decrease in domestic net sales, and a decrease in the compensation earned by our UGG brand internationally across all channels of approximately $122,000.foreign-based global product sourcing organization.

Foreign income before income taxes was $95,850$49,319,000 and $60,851,$105,938,000 and worldwide (loss) income before income taxes was $221,139$(6,986) and $205,557$156,885 for the years ended March 31, 20152017 and December2016, respectively. The decrease in foreign income before income taxes was primarily due to an increase in foreign operating expenses related to restructuring charges and a decrease in compensation earned by our foreign-based global product sourcing organization during the year ended March 31, 2013, respectively.2017 compared to the year ended March 31, 2016. Foreign income before income taxes, represented 43.3%as a percentage of worldwide loss before taxes, increased primarily due to the recording of domestic non-cash impairment charges, as discussed above, as well as a decrease in domestic sales during the year ended March 31, 2017 compared to the year ended March 31, 2016.

We expect that our foreign income or loss before income taxes, as well as our effective tax rate, will continue to fluctuate from period to period based on several factors, including the outcome of optimizing our retail fleet, the impact of internal savings initiatives, the impact of our global product sourcing organization, our actual financial and 29.6%operating results from sales generated in domestic and foreign markets, and changes in domestic and foreign tax laws (or in the application or interpretation of those laws). In particular, we believe that the continuing evolution and expansion of our brands, our continuing strategy of enhancing product diversification, and the expected growth from our international DTC business, will result in increases in foreign income before income taxes both in absolute terms and as a percentage of worldwide income before income taxes. In addition, we believe that our effective tax rate will continue to be impacted by our actual foreign income before income taxes relative to our actual worldwide income before income taxes. Notably, with respect to fiscal year 2017, the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment impairment charges for goodwill and long-lived assets, as discussed above, had the years ended March 31, 2015effect of significantly reducing domestic and December 31, 2013, respectively. The increase inworldwide

income before income taxes, which increased foreign income before income taxes as a percentage of worldwide income before income taxes was primarily due to increased compensation earned by our foreign-based global product sourcing organization as a result of a strategic supply chain reorganization completed during the year ended March 31, 2015.
We expect that our foreign income before income taxes will fluctuate from year to year based on several factors, including our expansion initiatives. In addition, we believe that the continued evolution and geographic scope of the UGG brand, our continuing strategy of enhancing product diversification, and our expected growth in our international retail and E-Commerce business, will result in increases in foreign income before income taxes as a percentage of worldwide income before income taxes in future years.
Gross Profit.  Overall gross margin increased 100 basis points, primarily due to an increase in the mix of retail and E-Commerce sales, which generally carry higher margins than our wholesale segments. The increased mix of retail and E-Commerce sales contributed approximately 70 basis points to the overall increase in gross margin. An increase in the UGG brand wholesale gross margin, primarily related to the July 2014 acquisition of our UGG brand distributor in Germany, contributed approximately

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20 basis points to the overall increase in gross margin.  The factors discussed above include the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Our gross margins fluctuate based on several factors including the factors discussed above.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    The change in SG&A expenses was primarily due to:
increased retail costs of approximately $44,000 largely related to new retail stores that were not open as of December 31, 2013 and related corporate infrastructure;
increased expenses of approximately $20,000 for marketing and promotions related to our wholesale business, primarily for the Hoka and UGG brands;
increased E-Commerce expenses of approximately $18,000 largely related to increased marketing and advertising and the expansion of our E-Commerce business;
increased expenses of approximately $16,000 for corporate infrastructure to support our international wholesale expansion and OmniChannel transformation;
increased information technology costs of approximately $8,000, in part due to accelerating the amortization expense for certain software projects that will not be used;
increased sales and commission expenses of approximately $8,000 largely driven by the increase in wholesale sales;
increased US distribution center costs of approximately $7,000, largely driven by the increase in sales and our new Moreno Valley distribution center; and
increased expenses of approximately $7,000 related to the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.
These increases were partially offset by decreased recognition of performance-based cash compensation of approximately $8,000.taxes.

Performance-Based Compensation

As noted above, the recognition of performance-based cash compensation decreased by approximately $8,000 over the priorFor fiscal year period. As of March 31, 2015, the target level of the performance objectives relating to our fiscal year 2015 performance-based cash awards was only partially achieved, and we have recognized the expense accordingly. In contrast, as of December 31, 2013, we achieved above the target level of the performance objectives relating to our 2013 performance-based cash awards and we recognized expense for those 2013 awards accordingly at that time.

At the beginning of each fiscal year, our Compensation Committee reviews our operating results from the prior fiscal year, as well as the financial and strategic plan for the next fiscal year and for subsequent fiscal years. The Committee then establishes specific annual Company financial goals and specific strategic goals for each executive. Performance-based cash compensation awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 were earned above target levels, and performance-based cash compensation awards for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 were only partially earned, based on our achievement of certain targets for annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as well as achievement of pre-determined individual financial and non-financial performance goals that are tailored to individual employees based on their role and responsibilities at the Company. The performance objectives and goals, as well as the targets, differ each year and are based upon many factors, including the Company’s current business stage and strategies, recent Company financial and operating performance, expected growth rates over prior year's performance, business and general economic conditions and market and peer group analysis. For example, in evaluating targets for the 2013 fiscal year, our Compensation Committee reviewed, among other things, our EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which was approximately $229.7 million, and, in evaluating targets for the 2015 fiscal year, our Compensation Committee reviewed, among other things, our EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, which was approximately $251.8 million. Performance objectives for the 2015 fiscal year were based, in part, upon the expected achievement of growth in the Company’s EBITDA for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the Company’s EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The Company’s higher EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 resulted in fiscal year 2015 EBITDA targets that were higher than the 2013 EBITDA targets.


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In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, we recognize performance-based compensation expenses when it is deemed probable that the applicable performance-based goal will be met. We evaluate the probability of achieving performance-based goals on a quarterly basis. Our assessment of the probability of achieving specified goals can fluctuate from quarter to quarter as we assess our projected achievement as compared to specified performance targets. As a result, the compensation expense we recognize may also fluctuate from period to period.

Income (Loss) from Operations.    Refer to Note 11 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report for a discussion of our reportable segments. The following table summarizes operating income (loss) by segment:
 Years ended
     Change
 3/31/2015 12/31/2013 Amount %
UGG wholesale$269,489
 $224,738
 $44,751
 19.9 %
Teva wholesale13,320
 9,166
 4,154
 45.3
Sanuk wholesale21,914
 20,591
 1,323
 6.4
Other brands wholesale(9,838) (9,807) (31) (0.3)
E-Commerce92,392
 66,849
 25,543
 38.2
Retail stores57,928
 65,683
 (7,755) (11.8)
Unallocated overhead costs(220,786) (169,323) (51,463) (30.4)
Total$224,419
 $207,897
 $16,522
 7.9 %

Income from operations increased due to the increase in sales and gross margin, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses as well as the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, income from operations increased by 13.5% to approximately $236,000.
The increase in income from operations of UGG brand wholesale was primarily the result of the increase in net sales as well as a 3.1 percentage point increase in gross margin, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of approximately $16,000 including the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to an increase in higher-margin wholesale sales, largely related to the acquisition of our UGG brand distributor in Germany. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to marketing and promotions, amortization and sales and commissions.
The increase in income from operations of Teva brand wholesale was primarily the result of a decrease in operating expenses of approximately $5,000 as well as the increase in net sales, partially offset by a 3.1 percentage point decrease in gross margin. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to decreased design and sales and commission expenses. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to an increased impact from closeout sales.
The increase in income from operations of Sanuk brand wholesale was primarily the result of the increase in net sales as well as a decrease in operating expenses of approximately $2,000, partially offset by a 4.8 percentage point decrease in gross margin. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to a shift in sales mix as well as an increased impact from closeout sales.

Loss from operations of our other brands wholesale was comparable to the prior period.
The increase in income from operations of our E-Commerce business was primarily due to the increase in net sales. This increase was partially offset by an overall increase in operating expenses of approximately $9,000 as well as a 3.0 percentage point decrease in gross margin. The overall increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased marketing and advertising and the expansion of our E-Commerce business of approximately $18,000, partially offset by the positive impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the current year of approximately $7,000 compared to the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of approximately $2,000 in the prior period. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to increased sales discounts.
The decrease in income from operations of our retail store business, which primarily relates to the UGG brand, was primarily due to increased operating expenses of approximately $43,000, largely offset by the increase in net sales, and includes the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The increase in operating expenses largely related to our new store openings

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and related corporate infrastructure.  On a constant currency basis income from operations of our retail store business decreased 2.6% to approximately $64,000.
The increase in unallocated overhead costs was primarily due to (1) expense related to increased corporate infrastructure of approximately $16,000 to support our OmniChannel transformation and international wholesale expansion, (2) the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of approximately $16,000, (3) increased information technology costs of approximately $8,000, (4) increased US distribution center costs of approximately $7,000 and (5) increased depreciation expenses of approximately $4,000 related to our corporate headquarters buildings, partially offset by a reduction in performance-based compensation of approximately $5,000.
Other Expense, Net.    The increase in other expense, net was primarily due to an increase in interest expense.
Income Taxes.    Income tax expense and effective income tax rates were as follows:
 Years ended
 3/31/2015 12/31/2013
Income tax expense$59,359
 $59,868
Effective income tax rate26.8% 29.1%
The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to a change in the jurisdictional mix of annual pre-tax income. This decrease was partially offset by overall discrete tax liabilities of approximately $1,600 recognized during the year ended March 31, 2015 compared to overall discrete tax benefits of approximately $900 recognized during the year ended December 31, 2013. The discrete tax liabilities relate to provisions recorded for unrecognized tax benefits as well as prior year US federal and state tax adjustments. The discrete tax benefits relate to a combination of prior year US federal, state and foreign tax adjustments. For the fiscal year 2015,2017, we generated approximately 25.0%$21,569 of our pre-tax earnings from a country which does not impose a corporate income tax.tax compared to $35,402 during fiscal year 2016. Unremitted earnings of non-US subsidiaries are expected to be reinvested outside of the US indefinitely. Such earnings would become taxable upon the sale or liquidation of these subsidiaries or upon the remittance of dividends. As of March 31, 2015,2017, we had approximately $132,000$265,773,000 of cash and cash equivalents outside the US that would be subject to additional income taxes if it were to be repatriated. We have no plans to repatriate any of our foreign cash.

Net Income.Our net income decreased primarily due to lower sales and higher SG&A expenses attributable to the impairment and restructuring charges discussed above, offset by higher gross margins. Our net income per share decreased due to lower net income, partially offset by a slightly lower number of weighted-average common shares outstanding.

Other Comprehensive Loss. Other comprehensive loss increased as a result of the items discussed above. Our diluted earnings per share increased primarily as a result of the increaseforeign currency translation losses driven by changes in net income, as well as by a reduced number of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. The reduction in the diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding was the result of our share repurchasesexchange rates for Asian and European currencies during the year ended March 31, 2015. The weighted-average impact of2017 compared to the share repurchases was a reduction of approximately 200,000 shares.year ended March 31, 2016.


Transition Period Three MonthsYear Ended March 31, 20142016 Compared to Three MonthsYear Ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)2015

The following table summarizes the Company’sour results of operations:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2014 2013 (unaudited) Change
 Amount % Amount % Amount %
Net sales$294,716
 100.0 % $263,760
 100.0% $30,956
 11.7 %
Cost of sales150,456
 51.1
 140,201
 53.2
 10,255
 7.3
Gross profit144,260
 48.9
 123,559
 46.8
 20,701
 16.8
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses144,668
 49.1
 120,907
 45.8
 23,761
 19.7
(Loss) income from operations(408) (0.2) 2,652
 1.0
 (3,060) (115.4)
Other expense, net334
 0.1
 142
 0.1
 192
 135.2
(Loss) income before income taxes(742) (0.3) 2,510
 0.9
 (3,252) (129.6)
Income tax expense1,943
 0.6
 1,503
 0.5
 440
 29.3
Net (loss) income$(2,685) (0.9)% $1,007
 0.4% $(3,692) (366.6)%

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Overview.  The increase in overall net sales was primarily due to an increase in our UGG brand sales through our retail stores and E-Commerce sites as well as an increase in our other brands wholesale sales, partially offset by a decrease in Teva wholesale sales.  We experienced a loss from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The change resulted from higher SG&A expenses, partially offset by an increase in gross profit.
 Years Ended March 31,
 2016 2015 Change
 Amount % Amount % Amount %
Net sales$1,875,197
 100.0% $1,817,057
 100.0% $58,140
 3.2 %
Cost of sales1,028,529
 54.8
 938,949
 51.7
 89,580
 9.5
Gross profit846,668
 45.2
 878,108
 48.3
 (31,440) (3.6)
Selling, general and administrative expenses684,541
 36.5
 653,689
 36.0
 30,852
 4.7
Income from operations162,127
 8.7
 224,419
 12.3
 (62,292) (27.8)
Other expense, net5,242
 0.3
 3,280
 0.2
 1,962
 59.8
Income before income taxes156,885
 8.4
 221,139
 12.1
 (64,254) (29.1)
Income tax expense34,620
 1.9
 59,359
 3.2
 (24,739) (41.7)
Net income$122,265
 6.5% $161,780
 8.9% $(39,515) (24.4)%

Net Sales. The following tables summarizetable summarizes our net sales by location and our net sales by brand and distribution channel:
Three Months Ended March 31,Years Ended March 31,
    Change2016 2015 Change
2014 2013 (unaudited) Amount %Amount Amount Amount %
Net sales by location: 
  
  
  
       
US$198,293
 $182,693
 $15,600
 8.5 %$1,219,744
 $1,165,350
 $54,394
 4.7 %
International96,423
 81,067
 15,356
 18.9
655,453
 651,707
 3,746
 0.6
Total$294,716
 $263,760
 $30,956
 11.7 %$1,875,197
 $1,817,057
 $58,140
 3.2 %
Net sales by brand and channel: 
  
  
  
       
UGG: 
  
  
  
UGG brand:       
Wholesale$83,271
 $82,706
 $565
 0.7 %$918,102
 $903,926
 $14,176
 1.6 %
E-Commerce35,362
 24,409
 10,953
 44.9
Retail stores78,947
 63,466
 15,481
 24.4
Direct-to-Consumer606,247
 589,267
 16,980
 2.9
Total197,580
 170,581
 26,999
 15.8
1,524,349
 1,493,193
 31,156
 2.1
Teva: 
  
  
  
Teva brand:       
Wholesale45,283
 50,504
 (5,221) (10.3)121,239
 116,931
 4,308
 3.7
E-Commerce1,314
 1,057
 257
 24.3
Retail stores250
 46
 204
 443.5
Direct-to-Consumer11,810
 9,812
 1,998
 20.4
Total46,847
 51,607
 (4,760) (9.2)133,049
 126,743
 6,306
 5.0
Sanuk: 
  
  
  
Sanuk brand:       
Wholesale28,793
 30,011
 (1,218) (4.1)90,719
 102,690
 (11,971) (11.7)
E-Commerce1,034
 918
 116
 12.6
Retail stores875
 17
 858
 5,047.1
Direct-to-Consumer15,522
 12,021
 3,501
 29.1
Total30,702
 30,946
 (244) (0.8)106,241
 114,711
 (8,470) (7.4)
Other: 
  
  
  
Other brands:       
Wholesale18,662
 10,369
 8,293
 80.0
100,820
 76,152
 24,668
 32.4
E-Commerce874
 230
 644
 280.0
Retail stores51
 27
 24
 88.9
Direct-to-Consumer10,738
 6,258
 4,480
 71.6
Total19,587
 10,626
 8,961
 84.3
111,558
 82,410
 29,148
 35.4
Total$294,716
 $263,760
 $30,956
 11.7 %$1,875,197
 $1,817,057
 $58,140
 3.2 %
Total E-Commerce$38,584
 $26,614
 $11,970
 45.0 %
Total Retail stores$80,123
 $63,556
 $16,567
 26.1 %
       
Total Wholesale$1,230,880
 $1,199,699
 $31,181
 2.6 %
Total Direct-to-Consumer644,317
 617,358
 26,959
 4.4
Total$1,875,197
 $1,817,057
 $58,140
 3.2 %

The increase in overall net sales was primarily due to an increaseincreases in ourtotal DTC net sales and other brands, UGG brand and Teva brand wholesale sales, through our retail stores and E-Commerce sites. In addition, net sales increased from our other brands sales through the wholesale channel, increasedpartially offset by a decrease in Sanuk brand sales through our retail stores, increased other brands sales through our E-commerce sites, and increased UGG brand wholesale sales. These increases were partially offset by decreased wholesale sales of our Teva brand and our Sanuk brand.  On a constant currency basis, net sales increased by 12.4% to approximately $296,000. We experienced an increase

in the number of pairs sold in the retail,UGG brand, other brands and Teva brand wholesale, and E-Commerce segments, partiallyas well as the DTC business, offset in part by a decrease in the number of pairs sold in the Teva brand, Sanuk brand and UGG brand wholesale segments.wholesale. This resulted in an increase in the overall volume of footwear sold for all brands of 3.3%4.6% to approximately 6.2 million32,100 pairs sold for the three monthsyear ended March 31, 20142016 from approximately 6.0 million30,700 pairs for the three monthsyear ended March 31, 2013. 

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Table2015. The mitigating impacts on overall net sales were increased promotional activity, which consisted of Contentsvendor-specific markdowns, price reductions, chargebacks, sales discounts, and sales reserves. On a constant currency basis, overall net sales increased 5.9% to approximately $1,925,000 in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015.

Wholesale net sales of our UGG brand were positively impacted by an increase in the volume of pairs sold in the amount of approximately $73,000. Wholesale net sales were negatively impacted by an increase in promotional activity of approximately $27,000 to promote sales that were slow due to warmer weather and to clear out inventory that will be obsolete in future seasons. Wholesale net sales were also negatively impacted by a decrease in WASPP of approximately $26,000 reflecting unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and an increased primarilyimpact of approximately $7,000 from closeout sales. On a constant currency basis, wholesale net sales of our UGG brand increased 4.5% to approximately $945,000 in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015.

Wholesale net sales of our Teva brand increased largely due to an increase in the weighted-average wholesale selling price, partially offset by a decreasevolume of pairs sold and an increase in WASPP. The increase in the volume of pairs sold.  The increase in average selling price was primarily due to a shift in product mix of cold weather shoe products that generally carry higher price points and higher average closeout prices.  For UGG wholesale net sales, the increase in average selling pricesold had an impact of approximately $1,000 and the decreaseincrease in volumeWASPP had an impact of approximately $500. 
Wholesale net sales of our Teva brand decreased due$2,000. The increase in WASPP was attributable to a decrease indecreased impact from closeout sales as compared to the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair as well as a decrease in volume of pairs sold.  The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to a shift in product mix.  For Teva wholesale net sales, the decrease in average selling price had an impact of approximately $3,000 and the decrease in volume had an impact of approximately $2,000.prior period.

Wholesale net sales of our Sanuk brand decreased primarily due to a decrease in the volume of pairs sold, outside the US as well as a decreaseoffset in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair, partially offsetpart by an increase in WASPP. The decrease in the volume of pairs sold in the US. The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to increased closeout sales.  For Sanuk wholesale net sales, the decrease in volume of pairs sold outside the US had an impact of approximately $3,000,$13,000 and the decreaseincrease in average selling priceWASPP had an impact of approximately $2,000 and the$1,000. The increase in volume of pairs sold inWASPP was attributable to a decreased impact from closeout sales as compared to the US had an impact of approximately $4,000.prior period.

Wholesale net sales of our other brands increased due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold of approximately $8,500.primarily for the Hoka brand and an increase in WASPP. The increase in volume wasof pairs sold had an impact of approximately $22,000 and the increase in WASPP had an impact of approximately $2,000. The increase in WASPP mainly reflects a shift in product mix.

DTC net sales increased 4.4% to approximately $644,000 primarily due to the continued growth of the Hoka brand. The changean increase in average selling price had no material impact on sales.
Netnet sales offrom our E-Commerce business increased due toof approximately $32,000, partially offset by a decrease in net sales from our retail store business of approximately $5,000. The increase in total DTC net sales was primarily the result of an increase in the number of pairs sold as well as an increase in the weighted-average selling price per pair. For E-Commerce net sales, the increase in volume hadwith an impact of approximately $8,000 and the increase in average selling price had an impact of approximately $2,000.
Net sales of our retail store business, which are$92,000 primarily UGG brand sales, increased largely due to the addition of 42 new stores opened since March 31, 2013, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.  On a constant currency basis, net sales of our retail store business increased by 28.3% to approximately $82,000. Over half of these new stores were in Asia, primarily in ChinaUGG and Japan, with the remaining new stores in the US and Europe. Same store sales for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2014 increased by 4.0% compared to the same period in 2013.  For retail same store sales, we experienced an increase in volume of approximately $4,000 partially offset by a decrease in weighted-average selling price of approximately $2,000. As we continue to increase the number of retail stores, each new store will have less significant impact on our growth rate.
International sales, which are included in the segment sales above, for all of our products combined increased by 18.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, international sales increased by 21.0% to approximately $98,000. International sales represented 32.7% and 30.7% of worldwide net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.Teva brands. The increase in international sales as a percentage of worldwideDTC net sales was primarily due to the continued growthnumber of stores opened since March 31, 2015, increased traffic to our websites and improved conversion rates in both E-Commerce and retail businesses due to improved product offerings and new promotions offered on Classic products, offset in part, by declining traffic trends in our UGG brand's international retail and E-Commerce businessstores worldwide. These increases were offset in part by a decrease in WASPP of approximately $16,000.

Foreign loss before income taxes$66,000 and worldwide loss before income taxes was $3,631 and $742, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to foreign income before income taxes and worldwide income before income taxes of $335 and $2,510, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The change from foreign income before income taxes to a foreign loss before income taxes was primarily due to an increase in foreign operating expensespromotional activity of approximately $14,000, which is$3,000 primarily related to the expansion of our international retail and E-Commerce operations. The increase in foreign operating expenses was partially offset by an increase in foreign gross margin of 2.2 percentage points, which was primarily related to the increase in international retail and E-Commerce sales which generally carry higher margins than wholesale sales.

We expect that our foreign income before income taxes will continue to fluctuate from year to year based on several factors, including our expansion initiatives. In addition, we believe that the continued evolution and geographic scope of the UGG brand, our continuing strategy of enhancing product diversification, and our expected growth in our international retail and E-Commerce business, will result in improved foreign operating results in future years.

Gross Profit. As a percentage of net sales, gross margin increased compared to the same period in 2013 due to reduced sheepskin costs and increased use of UGGpure, real wool woven into a durable backing used as an alternative to table grade sheepskin in select linings and foot beds, as well as an increased mix of retail and E-Commerce sales, which generally carry higher

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margins than our wholesale segments. The change in sales between our wholesale customers and distributors was immaterial to gross margin. 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The change in SG&A expenses was primarily due to:
increased retail costs of approximately $14,000, largely related to 42 new retail stores that were not open as of March 31, 2013 and related corporate infrastructure;
increased E-Commerce costs of approximately $5,000, largely related to marketing and advertising, the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, and increased expenses related to the international expansion of our E-Commerce business; and
increased expenses of approximately $3,000 for marketing and promotions, largely related to the UGG and Hoka brands.
Income (Loss) from Operations.  Refer to Note 11 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report for a discussion of our reportable segments.  The following table summarizes operating income (loss) by segment:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
     Change
 2014 2013 (unaudited) Amount %
UGG wholesale$13,595
 $14,081
 $(486) (3.5)%
Teva wholesale6,425
 9,640
 (3,215) (33.4)
Sanuk wholesale7,530
 9,360
 (1,830) (19.6)
Other wholesale(758) (2,580) 1,822
 70.6
E-Commerce13,272
 8,969
 4,303
 48.0
Retail stores7,646
 10,433
 (2,787) (26.7)
Unallocated overhead costs(48,118) (47,251) (867) (1.8)
Total$(408) $2,652
 $(3,060) (115.4)%
We experienced a loss from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to income from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2013 due to increased SG&A expenses as well as the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, partially offset by increased gross profit.  On a constant currency basis, income from operations decreased by 59.2% to approximately $1,000.
The slight decrease in income from operations of UGG brand wholesale was primarily the result of an increase in operating expenses of approximately $2,000 as well as the negative impact of foreign currency rate fluctuations of approximately $300, partially offset by a 2.0 percentage point increase in gross margin, primarily due to decreased sheepskin costs.
brand. The decrease in income from operations of Teva brand wholesale was primarily the result of a 5.8 percentage point decrease in gross margin as well as the decrease in net sales, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses of approximately $1,000. The decrease in gross marginWASPP was primarily due to a shift in store mix from concept to outlet, a shift in sales mix as well as increased freight expense. 

The decrease in income from operations of Sanuk brand wholesale was primarily the result of the decrease in net sales, as well as increased operating expenses of approximately $1,000. 
The decrease in loss from operations of our other brands wholesale was primarily the result of the increase in net sales as well as a 7.8 percentage point increase in gross margin, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of approximately $2,000. The increase in sales and gross margin is largely due to the continued growth of the Hoka brand which generally carries higher margins than the other brands included in this segment.
The increase in income from operations of our E-Commerce business was primarily due to the increase in net sales as well as a 5.7 percentage point increase in gross margin, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of approximately $5,000. The increase in gross margin was largely due to the reduced sheepskin costs related to our UGG brand products. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased expenses related to marketing and advertising, the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and increased expenses related to the international expansion of our E-commerce business.

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Income from operations of our retail store business, which primarily relates to the UGG brand, decreased primarily due to increased operating expenses of approximately $14,000 largely related to our new store openings and related corporate infrastructure, as well as the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of approximately $1,000.  These results were partially offset by increased gross profit of approximately $12,000.
Unallocated overhead costs were comparable to the same period in 2013.

Other Expense, Net.  The increase in other expense, net was primarily due to expenses related to our credit facilities.
Income Taxes. Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are computed using the actual tax rate for the transition period (see Note 1 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report for an explanation of our change in fiscal year). Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were computed using the effective tax rate estimated to be applicable for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Income tax expense and effective income tax rates were as follows: 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2014 2013 (unaudited)
Income tax expense$1,943
 $1,503
Effective income tax rate(261.9)% 59.9%
We recognized income tax expense of $1,943 on a pre-tax loss of $742 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to income tax expense of $1,503 on pre-tax earnings of $2,510 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The income tax expense of $1,943 primarily relates to taxable incomelower priced product in the US and certain foreign jurisdictions during the three months ended March 31, 2014.  The pre-tax lossstores, increased offering of $742 includes the loss of a foreign subsidiary in a jurisdiction with no corporate income tax, therefore providing no tax benefit from the loss that was recognized. 
Net (Loss) Income.  We experienced a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as a result of the items discussed above. As a result of the net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014, we recognized a loss per share compared to diluted earnings per share during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Year ended December 31, 2013 Compared to Year ended December 31, 2012
The following table summarizes our results of operations:
 Years ended December 31,
 2013 2012 Change
 Amount % Amount % Amount %
Net sales$1,556,618
 100.0% $1,414,398
 100.0 % $142,220
 10.1 %
Cost of sales820,135
 52.7
 782,244
 55.3
 37,891
 4.8
Gross profit736,483
 47.3
 632,154
 44.7
 104,329
 16.5
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses528,586
 33.9
 445,206
 31.5
 83,380
 18.7
Income from operations207,897
 13.4
 186,948
 13.2
 20,949
 11.2
Other expense, net2,340
 0.2
 2,830
 0.2
 (490) (17.3)
Income before income taxes205,557
 13.2
 184,118
 13.0
 21,439
 11.6
Income taxes59,868
 3.8
 55,104
 3.9
 4,764
 8.6
Net income145,689
 9.4
 129,014
 9.1
 16,675
 12.9
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest
 
 (148) 
 148
 *
Net income attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation$145,689
 9.4% $128,866
 9.1 % $16,823
 13.1 %

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* Calculation of percentage change is not meaningful.
Overview.    The increase in net sales was primarily due to increased UGG brand sales through our retail stores and E-Commerce sites. In addition, net sales increased from our other brands, Sanuk brand and Teva brand sales through our wholesale channel, and increased Sanuk brand sales through our E-Commerce sites and retail stores. The increase in income from operations resulted from increased sales and gross margin, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses.
Net Sales.    The following table summarizes net sales by location and net sales by brand and distribution channel:
 Years ended December 31,
     Change
 2013 2012 Amount %
Net sales by location:       
US$1,042,274
 $972,987
 $69,287
 7.1 %
International514,344
 441,411
 72,933
 16.5
Total$1,556,618
 $1,414,398
 $142,220
 10.1 %
Net sales by brand and channel:       
UGG:       
Wholesale$818,377
 $819,256
 $(879) (0.1)%
E-Commerce155,635
 118,886
 36,749
 30.9
Retail stores324,868
 245,397
 79,471
 32.4
Total1,298,880
 1,183,539
 115,341
 9.7
Teva:       
Wholesale109,334
 108,591
 743
 0.7
E-Commerce6,627
 6,578
 49
 0.7
Retail stores426
 347
 79
 22.8
Total116,387
 115,516
 871
 0.8
Sanuk:       
Wholesale94,420
 89,804
 4,616
 5.1
E-Commerce6,077
 4,172
 1,905
 45.7
Retail stores1,183
 20
 1,163
 5,815.0
Total101,680
 93,996
 7,684
 8.2
Other brands:       
Wholesale38,276
 20,194
 18,082
 89.5
E-Commerce1,195
 956
 239
 25.0
Retail stores200
 197
 3
 1.5
Total39,671
 21,347
 18,324
 85.8
Total$1,556,618
 $1,414,398
 $142,220
 10.1 %
Total E-Commerce$169,534
 $130,592
 $38,942
 29.8 %
Total Retail stores$326,677
 $245,961
 $80,716
 32.8 %
The increase in net sales was primarily due to increased UGG brand sales through our retail stores and E-Commerce sites. In addition, net sales increased from our other brands, Sanuk brand and Teva brand sales through our wholesale channel and increased Sanuk brand sales through our E-Commerce sites and retail stores. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased by 11.1% to approximately $1,571,000. We experienced an increase in the number of pairs sold in all segments. This resulted in a 10.1% overall increase in the volume of footwear sold for all brands and channels to approximately 26.1 million pairs for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to approximately 23.7 million pairs for 2012. Our weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair decreased to $46.87 for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $49.17 for 2012. The decreased average selling price was primarily due to our UGG, Teva and Sanuk wholesale segments, partially offset by an increase in the average selling price in our other brands wholesale segment. Our overall weighted-average selling price per pair across all channels decreased to $59.63

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for the year ended December 31, 2013 from $60.12 for 2012. The decrease in overall average selling price per pair was primarily due to the decreased weightedaverage wholesale selling price per pair, partially offset by the increased mix of Direct-to-Consumer sales which carry higher price points.
Wholesale net sales of our UGG brand decreased primarily due to a decrease in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair as well as the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, partially offset by an increase in the volume of pairs sold. On a constant currency basis, wholesale sales of our UGG brand increased by 0.6% to approximately $824,000. The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to increased closeout sales at a lower price as well as the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. For UGG wholesale net sales, the decrease in average selling price had an estimated impact of approximately $28,000, including approximately $6,000 related to the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, partially offset by an increase in volume of approximately $27,000.
Wholesale net sales of our Teva brand increased primarily due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by a decrease in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair. The decrease in average selling price was largely due to a higher proportion of the sales coming from sandals which carry lower average selling prices. For Teva wholesale net sales, the increase in volume had an estimated impact of approximately $4,000 and the decrease in average selling price had an estimated impact of approximately $3,000.
Wholesale net sales of our Sanuk brand increased primarily due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by a decrease in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair. The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to an increased impact of closeout sales. For Sanuk wholesale net sales, the increase in volume had an estimated impact of approximately $10,000 and the decrease in average selling price had an estimated impact of approximately $5,000.

Wholesale net sales of our other brands increased due to an increase in the weighted-average wholesale selling price per pair, as well as an increase in the volume of pairs sold. The increase in average selling price was primarily due to the addition of the Hoka brand, which carries higher average selling prices than the other brands included in this segment. The increase in volume of pairs sold was primarily due to the addition of the Hoka brand. Hoka sales are included from our acquisition date of September 27, 2012 and, therefore, comparable sales amounts are not included in the salespoint products for the year ended December 31, 2012. Excluding the Hoka brand, our other brands’ wholesale net sales increased by approximately $4,000 due to an increase in sales of approximately $5,000 from an increase in the volume of pairs sold, partially offset by a decrease in sales of approximately $1,000 due to a decrease in the average selling price. The decrease in average selling price was primarily due to the increased impact of closeout sales.
Net sales of our E-Commerce business increased due to an increase in the volume of pairs sold primarily attributable to the UGG brand. For E-Commerce net sales, the increase in volume had an impact of approximately $39,000. The change in average selling price had no material impact on net sales.
Net sales of our retail store business, which are primarily UGG brand sales, increased largely due to the addition of 40 new stores opened since December 31, 2012, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, net sales of our retail store business increased by 36.4% to approximately $335,000. Over half of the new stores were in Asia, primarily in China and Japan, with the remaining new stores in the US and Europe. Same store sales for the 52 weeks ending December 29, 2013 increased 2.8% compared to the same period in 2012. For retail same store sales, we experienced an increase in volume of approximately $4,500 partially offset by a decrease in weighted-average selling price of approximately $500. As we continue to increase the number of retail stores, each new store will have less significant impact on our growth rate.
International sales, which are included in the segment sales above, for all of our products combined increased by 16.5% for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, international sales increased by 19.9% to approximately $529,000. International sales represented 33.0% and 31.2% of worldwide net sales for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in international sales as a percentage of worldwide net sales was largely due to the continued growth in our UGG brand's international retail and E-Commerce business of approximately $65,000, as well as increased sales to our distributors throughout Asia and Latin America of approximately $8,000 and wholesale customers in France of approximately $7,000, partially offset by decreased sales to our distributors in Canada and Europe of approximately $11,000.
Foreign income before income taxes was $60,851 and $51,409, and worldwide income before income taxes was $205,557 and $184,118 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Foreign income before income taxes represented 29.6% and 27.9% of worldwide income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in foreign income before income taxes as a percentage of worldwide income before income taxes was primarily due to a 16.5% international sales growth rate compared to a 7.1% US sales growth rate, as well as an increase in gross margin earned

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on foreign sales. These increases were primarily related to the increase in international retail and E-Commerce sales which generally carry higher margins than wholesale sales.
We expect that our foreign income before income taxes will continue to fluctuate from year to year based on several factors, including our expansion initiatives. In addition, we believe that the continued evolution and geographic scope of the UGG brand and our continuing strategy of enhancing product diversification will contribute to growth in our international retail and E-Commerce business in future years.
Gross Profit.    As a percentage of net sales, gross margin increased in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Gross profit increased by approximately 1.5 percentage points due to reduced sheepskin costs and increased use of UGGpure, real wool woven into a durable backing used as an alternative to table grade sheepskin in select linings and foot beds, as well as an increased mix of retail and E-Commerce sales, which generally carry higher margins than our wholesale segments, of approximately 1.2 percentage points. These increases were partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of approximately 30 basis points. The change in sales between our wholesale customers and distributors is immaterial to gross margin. Our gross margins fluctuate based on several factors, and we expect our gross margin to increase for the full year 2014 compared to 2013, primarily due to realizing a full year of reduced sheepskin prices, the increased use of UGGpure and an increase in the proportion of Direct-to-Consumer sales which generally carry higher margins.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    SG&A expenses increased primarily from:
increased retail costs of approximately $53,000 largely related to 40 new retail stores that were not open as of December 31, 2012 and related corporate infrastructure;
increased recognition of performance-based compensation of approximately $17,000;
increased E-Commerce expenses of approximately $13,000 largely related to increased marketing and advertising; and
increased expenses of approximately $9,000 for the Hoka brand which we acquired on September 27, 2012.
These increases were partially offset by decreased expense related to the fair value of the Sanuk contingent consideration liability of approximately $8,000 primarily due to changes made during 2012 to the brand's forecast of sales and gross profit through 2015, which increased the expense in 2012 without a comparable increase in 2013.
Performance-Based Compensation

As noted above, the recognition of performance-based compensation increased by approximately $17,000 for the year ended December 31, 2013 over the prior year period. As of December 31, 2013, the target level of the performance objectives relating to our 2013 performance-based cash awards was achieved, and we have recognized the expense accordingly. In contrast, as of December 31, 2012, we did not achieve the same level of the performance objectives relating to our 2012 performance-based cash awards and we recognized expense for those 2012 awards accordingly at that time.

At the beginning of each year, our Compensation Committee reviews our operating results from the prior fiscal year, as well as the financial and strategic plan for the next fiscal year and for subsequent years. The Committee then establishes specific annual Company financial goals and specific strategic goals for each executive. Performance-based cash compensation awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 were only partially earned, and performance-based cash compensation awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 were earned at higher levels, based on our achievement of certain targets for annual EBITDA, as well as achievement of pre-determined individual financial and non-financial performance goals that are tailored to individual employees based on their role and responsibilities at the Company. The performance objectives and goals, as well as the targets, differ each year and are based upon many factors, including the Company’s current business stage and strategies, recent Company financial and operating performance, expected growth rates over prior year’s performance, business and general economic conditions and market and peer group analysis. For example, in evaluating targets for the 2012 fiscal year, our Compensation Committee reviewed, among other things, our EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which was approximately $314.6 million, and, in evaluating targets for the 2013 fiscal year, our Compensation Committee reviewed, among other things, our EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which was approximately $229.7 million. Performance objectives for the 2013 fiscal year were based, in part, upon the expected achievement of growth in the Company’s EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to the Company’s EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. While expected growth rates over prior year performance were not reduced, the Company’s lower EBITDA for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 resulted in 2013 EBITDA targets that were lower than the 2012 EBITDA targets.

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In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, we recognize performance-based compensation expenses when it is deemed probable that the applicable performance-based goal will be met. We evaluate the probability of achieving performance-based goals on a quarterly basis. Our assessment of the probability of achieving specified goals can fluctuate from quarter to quarter as we assess our projected achievement as compared to specified performance targets. As a result, the compensation expense we recognize may also fluctuate from period to period.

Income (Loss) from Operations.    Refer to Note 11 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report for a discussion of our reportable segments. The following table summarizes operating income (loss) by segment:
 Years ended December 31,
     Change
 2013 2012 Amount %
UGG wholesale$224,738
 $206,039
 $18,699
 9.1 %
Teva wholesale9,166
 9,228
 (62) (0.7)
Sanuk wholesale20,591
 14,398
 6,193
 43.0
Other brands wholesale(9,807) (4,523) (5,284) (116.8)
E-Commerce66,849
 56,190
 10,659
 19.0
Retail stores65,683
 63,306
 2,377
 3.8
Unallocated overhead costs(169,323) (157,690) (11,633) (7.4)
Total$207,897
 $186,948
 $20,949
 11.2 %

Income from operations increased due to the increase in sales and gross margin, partially offset by higher SG&A expensesboth businesses and the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, DTC net sales increased 7.4% to approximately $663,000 in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015.

Comparable DTC net sales for the 52 weeks ended March 27, 2016 on a constant currency basis decreased 1.0% to approximately $511,000 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2015 primarily as a result of a decrease in comparable retail store sales of approximately $42,000, largely offset by an increase in comparable sales from E-Commerce operations of approximately $37,000. The decrease in comparable DTC sales was primarily due to declining traffic trends in our retail stores worldwide, offset in part by increased website traffic, and improved conversion rates in both our E-Commerce and retail store businesses due to improved product offerings and new promotions offered on Classic products. The decrease in comparable DTC sales was primarily the result of a decrease in WASPP of approximately $41,000, largely offset by an increase in the number of pairs sold in the amount of $36,000. The decrease in the comparable DTC WASPP was primarily due to a shift in product mix.

International sales, which are included in the reportable operating segment sales presented above, increased 0.6%. International sales represented 35.0% and 35.9% of worldwide net sales for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in international sales was due to increases of approximately $11,000 for other brand products, primarily the Hoka brand, and $7,000 for Teva brand products. The net sales increase was largely

offset by sales decreases of approximately $11,000 and $3,000 in UGG and Sanuk brand products, respectively. On a constant currency basis, international sales increased 8.2% to approximately $705,000 during fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015.

Gross Profit. Gross margin was 45.2% for fiscal year 2016 compared to 48.3% for fiscal year 2015. The overall decline in gross margin was driven by a negative impact from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of approximately $13,000 caused by the strengthening of the US dollar, greater promotional activity of approximately $13,000, restructuring and other charges of approximately $5,000, and greater closeouts of approximately $4,000, offset, in part, by improved sheepskin costs of approximately $4,000.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The change in SG&A expenses for the year ended March 31, 2016 compared to the year ended March 31, 2015 were primarily due to:

increased salaries of approximately $19,000, largely attributable to transition and stabilization costs related to the move from Irvine to our new distribution center in Moreno Valley and a timing difference attributable to full operations commencing in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 at Moreno Valley. Salaries were also impacted by $4,000 of severance related to restructuring charges for our retail store fleet optimization and office consolidations and $4,000 for new retail stores opened subsequent to March 31, 2015;

increased occupancy and rent expense of approximately $16,000, largely driven by the $9,000 restructuring charges for early termination of office and store leases related to our retail store fleet optimization and office consolidations and new retail stores opened subsequent to March 31, 2015;

increased impairment charges for retail stores of approximately $9,800 for which the fair values did not exceed their carrying values based on our retail store asset impairment analysis;

increased expense of approximately $6,000 for store closure and lease termination costs related to our retail store fleet optimization and office consolidations;

increased information technology costs of approximately $5,000, largely related to the restructuring charge of $4,000 for impairment of certain supply chain software related to the business transformation project implementation and the reorganization of our supply chain team causing older software to be obsolete;

increased depreciation expense of approximately $4,000 related to operations commencing at our new distribution center in Moreno Valley in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016;

an increase in our accounts receivable allowances of approximately $4,000, reflecting our ongoing assessments of credit risks for several customers whose recent payment history and financial condition necessitated an increase in the allowance;

decreased recognition of performance-based stock compensation of approximately $18,000 because the threshold level of the performance criteria relating to fiscal year 2016 was not achieved as compared to the partial achievement of performance criteria in fiscal year 2015;

decreased expenses of approximately $12,000 related to the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015; and

decreased amortization expense of approximately $3,000, primarily attributable to the acquisition of our UGG brand distributor that had been selling to retailers in Germany in fiscal year 2015 period that did not carry forward to fiscal year 2016.


Income from Operations. The following table summarizes operating income (loss) by reportable operating segment:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2016 2015 Change
 Amount Amount Amount %
UGG brand wholesale$246,990
 $269,489
 $(22,499) (8.3)%
Teva brand wholesale17,692
 13,320
 4,372
 32.8
Sanuk brand wholesale15,565
 21,914
 (6,349) (29.0)
Other brands wholesale(4,384) (9,838) 5,454
 55.4
Direct-to-Consumer101,756
 150,320
 (48,564) (32.3)
Unallocated overhead costs(215,492) (220,786) 5,294
 2.4
Total$162,127
 $224,419
 $(62,292) (27.8)%

The decrease in income from operations resulted from lower gross margins driven by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, increased by 13.7% topromotional activity of approximately $213,000.$29,000 and higher SG&A expenses primarily as a result of approximately $25,000 of restructuring and other charges.

The increasedecrease in income from operations of UGG brand wholesale was primarily the result of a 2.1 percentage point increase in gross margin primarily related to decreased sheepskin coststhe increased promotional activity of approximately $18,000, as well as reduced$27,000. These factors were partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses of approximately $2,000, partially offset by the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, income from operations of UGG brand wholesale increased 11.0% to approximately $229,000.
Income from operations of Teva brand wholesale was comparable$3,000. The decrease in operating expenses is attributable to the same perioddecrease in 2012.amortization related to the conversion of our Germany distributor in fiscal year 2015 and a decrease in marketing and advertising, offset in part by an increase in accounts receivable allowances.

The increase in income from operations of SanukTeva brand wholesale was primarily the result of decreased expense related to the fair value of the Sanuk contingent consideration liability of approximately $8,000, which was primarily due to changes made during 2012 to the brand's forecast of sales and gross profit through 2015, which increased the expense in 2012 without a comparable2.6% increase in 2013. In addition, income from operations increased due to thegross margin. The increase in net sales, partially offset by a 1.4 percentage point decrease in gross margin was due to increaseda decreased impact from closeout sales as well as an increase in sales expenses of approximately $2,000.sales.

The increase in loss from operations of our other brands wholesale was primarily the result of the activity of our Hoka brand, which we purchased on September 27, 2012, and includes initial costs to expand the brand.
The increasedecrease in income from operations of our E-Commerce businessSanuk brand wholesale was primarily the resultdue to a decrease in sales and $3,000 of therestructuring charges, partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses of approximately $3,000. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily attributable to lower marketing and advertising and lower sales and commission expenses.

The operating results of our other brands wholesale improved due to an increase in net sales and resultinga 3.2% increase in gross profit,margin, partially offset by increasedan increase in operating expenses of approximately $15,000.$5,000 reflecting $2,500 of restructuring charges. The increasedincrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to a shift to higher margin Hoka brand products. The increase in operating expenses were largely duewas also attributable to increased marketing and advertising costs.expenses for the Hoka brand.
Income
The decrease in income from operations of our retail store business, which primarily involves the UGG brand, increased due to theDTC resulted from an increase in net sales, largely offset by increased operating expenses of approximately $53,000 primarily$37,000, a decrease in gross profit and the increase in promotional activity of approximately $3,000. The increase in DTC operating expenses was largely attributable to 40 newrestructuring charges of $10,500 related to our retail store fleet optimization, $9,800 of other impairment charges for retail stores during fiscal year 2016 and operating expenses for stores opened during the year as well as the negativesubsequent to March 31, 2015.

The decrease in unallocated overhead costs was primarily due to a lower unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. On a constant currency basis, income from operations of our retail store business increased 7.9%fluctuations in fiscal year 2016 compared to approximately $68,000.
The increase in unallocated overhead costs resulted most significantly from an increasefiscal year 2015 of approximately $8,000$22,000 and a reduction in the recognitionperformance-based stock compensation of performance-based compensation that was not allocatedapproximately $12,000, partially offset by increased salaries of approximately $11,000 primarily for our Moreno Valley distribution center, increased depreciation expense of approximately $7,000 primarily for our Moreno Valley distribution center, increased information technology costs of approximately $3,000 largely related to anysupply chain software impairment charges and increased occupancy and rent expense of approximately $3,000 primarily for additional corporate office space and our Moreno Valley distribution center and increased general expenses of $4,000.

Refer to Note 12, "Reportable Operating Segments", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our reportable operating segments.

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Other Expense, Net.    OtherThe increase in total other expense, net decreasedwas primarily due to a decreasean increase in interest expense relatedas a result of the higher average balances outstanding under our revolving credit facilities compared to our short-term borrowings.fiscal year 2015.

Income Taxes.Income tax expense and effective income tax rates were as follows:
Years ended December 31,Years Ended March 31,
2013 20122016 2015
Income tax expense$59,868
 $55,104
$34,620
 $59,359
Effective income tax rate29.1% 29.9%22.1% 26.8%

The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to a change in the jurisdictional mix of annual pre-tax income. The jurisdictional mix change was the result of greater promotional activity and restructuring charges reducing domestic profitability in combination with the strategic supply chain reorganization completed during the year ended March 31, 2015.

Foreign income before income taxes was $105,938,000 and $95,850,000 and worldwide income before income taxes was $156,885 and $221,139 for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in our annual foreign income before income taxtaxes was primarily due to an increase in compensation earned by our foreign-based global product sourcing organization, which commenced operations on July 1, 2014 and lower foreign operating expenses as a percentageresult of worldwide income before income tax, as income generatedamortization related to conversion of our Germany distributor in the foreign jurisdictions is taxed at significantly lower rates than the US. prior period and expense reduction efforts.

For the fullfiscal year 2013,2016, we generated approximately 11.0%$35,402 of our pre-tax earnings before income tax from a country which does not impose a corporate income tax.tax compared to $54,588 for fiscal year 2015. Undistributed earnings of non-US subsidiaries are expected to be reinvested outside of the US indefinitely. Such earnings would become taxable upon the sale or liquidation of these subsidiaries or upon the remittance of dividends. As of March 31, 2016, we had approximately $233,000 of cash and cash equivalents outside the US that would be subject to additional income taxes if it were to be repatriated.

For additional information about the factors that may impact our foreign income or loss before income taxes, as well as our effective tax rate, please see the discussion under the heading "Results of Operations - Year Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to Year Ended March 31, 2016 - Income Taxes" above.

Net Income Attributable to the Noncontrolling Interest.Income.     Prior to April 2, 2012, we owned 51% of a joint venture with an affiliate of Stella International Holdings Limited (Stella International) for the primary purpose of opening and operating retail stores for the UGG brand in China. Stella International is also one of our major manufacturers in China. On April 2, 2012, we purchased the 49% noncontrolling interest owned by Stella International for a total purchase price of $20,000. Prior to this purchase, we already had a controlling interest in this entity, and therefore, the subsidiary had been and continues to be consolidated with our operations.
Net Income Attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation.Our net income increaseddecreased as a result of the itemsfactors discussed above. Our diluted earningsnet income per share increased primarily as a result of the increase indecreased due to lower net income, as well asoffset in part by a reduced number of dilutedreduction in the weighted-average common shares outstanding. The overall reduction in the diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding was primarily the result of repurchases of our share repurchases which commencedcommon stock made during the year ended DecemberMarch 31, 2012. The weighted-average impact2016.

Other Comprehensive Loss. Other comprehensive loss decreased as a result of decreased net unrealized losses on foreign currency exchange rates as well as increased gains on foreign currency exchange rate hedges, largely attributable to unrealized gains on Asian currencies, partially offset by unrealized losses on Canadian currency exchange rates during the share repurchases was a reduction of approximately 2,600,000 shares.year ended March 31, 2016 compared to the year ended March 31, 2015.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

We finance our working capital and operating needs using a combination of our cash and cash equivalents balances, cash generated from operations, and as needed, the creditborrowings available under our credit agreement.agreements. In an economic recession or under other adverse economic conditions, our cash generated from operations may decline, and we may be unable to realize a return on our cash and cash equivalents, secure additional credit on favorable terms, or renew or access our existing lines of credit. These factors may impact our working capital reserves and have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our cash flow cycle includes the purchase of or deposits for raw materials, the purchase of inventories, the subsequent sale of the inventories, and the eventual collection of the resulting accounts receivable. As a result, our working capital requirements begin when we purchase, or make deposits on, raw materials and inventories and continue

until we ultimately collect the resulting receivables. The seasonality of our UGG brand business requires us to build fall and winter inventories in the quarters ending June 3030th and September 3030th to support sales for the UGG brand’s major selling seasons, which historically occur during the quarters ending September 3030th and December 31;31st; whereas, the Teva and Sanuk brands build inventory levels beginning in the quarters ending December 3131st and March 3131st in anticipation of the spring selling season that occurs in the quarters ending March 3131st and June 30.30th. Given the seasonality of our UGG, Teva, and Sanuk brands,business, our working capital requirements fluctuate significantly throughout the year. The cash required to fund these working capital fluctuations has historically been provided using our internal cash flowsbalances, cash from ongoing operating activities and short-term borrowings. We borrow fundsborrowings under our credit agreement as needed.agreements.
The following table summarizes
We believe that our cash flows:
 Years ended
 3/31/2015 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Net cash provided by operating activities$169,654
 $262,125
 $163,906
Net cash used in investing activities$(100,636) $(85,197) $(75,362)
Net cash used in financing activities$(78,260) $(50,513) $(242,621)

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Cash from Operating Activities.  Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended March 31, 2015 resulted primarily from net income and an increase in trade accounts payable, long-term liabilities and accrued expenses. The increase in long-term liabilities was primarily due to an increase in deferred rent. The increase in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily due to the timing of inventory purchases and payments. The increase in long-term liabilities was primarily related to non-current tax liabilities. These increases in cash provided by operating activities were partially offset by increases in trade accounts receivable, inventories, income tax receivable and prepaid expenses and other assets. The increase in trade accounts receivable was primarily related to increased wholesale sales in the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014.  The increase in inventory was primarily related to efforts to manage inventory levels relative to expected future sales and the timing of our inventory purchases and payments. The increase in income tax receivable was primarily related to estimated tax payments made in prior periods. The increase in prepaid expenses and other assets was primarily due to deposits for future leather purchases. Net working capital increased as of March 31, 2015 from December 31, 2013, primarily as a result of lower trade accounts payable and lower income taxes payable, partially offset by lower other current assets, lower trade accounts receivable and lower inventories. Changes in working capital are due to the items discussed above, as well as our normal seasonality and timing of cash receipts and cash payments.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 resulted primarily from net income, a decrease in inventories, and increases in accrued expenses, income taxes payable and trade accounts payable. The decrease in inventories was primarily related to efforts to manage inventory levels relative to expected future sales and the timing of our inventory purchases and payments. The increase in accrued expenses was primarily due to larger payroll accruals, including performance-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2013 versus 2012, as well as increased value added tax (VAT) accruals. The increase in income taxes payable was due to the increase in earnings. The increase in trade accounts payable was primarily due to the timing of inventory purchases and payments. These increases in cash provided by operating activities were partially offset by an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The increase in prepaid and other current assets was primarily due to deposits paid in accordance with our contracts to purchase sheepskin. Net working capital increased as of December 31, 2013 from December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of higher cash and cash equivalents balances, cash generated from operations, and higher prepaid and other current assets, partially offset by higher other current liabilities, lower inventories and higher accounts payable. Changes in working capital are due toavailable borrowings under the items discussed above, as well as our normal seasonality and timing of cash receipts and cash payments.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 resulted primarily from net income, a decrease in prepaid and other current assets and an increase in trade accounts payable. The decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets was primarily due to refunds of deposits received in accordance with our contracts to purchase sheepskin. The increase in trade accounts payable was primarily due to the timing of inventory purchases and payments. These increases in cash provided by operating activities were partially offset by an increase in inventories. The increase in inventories was primarily related to expected future sales and the timing of our inventory purchases and payments. Net working capital decreased as of December 31, 2012 from December 31, 2011, primarily as a result of lower cash and prepaid and other current assets, and increased short-term borrowings and accounts payable, partially offset by higher inventories. Changes in working capital are due to the items discussed above, as well as our normal seasonality and timing of cash receipts and cash payments.
Wholesale accounts receivable turnover and inventory turnover both improved in the twelve months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, and did not have a material impact on our liquidity.
Wholesale accounts receivable turnover and inventory turnover both improved in the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, and did not have a material impact on our liquidity.
Cash from Investing Activities.  Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended March 31, 2015 resulted primarily from the purchases of property and equipment and purchase of intangibles. The capital expenditures were primarily related to infrastructure improvements to support our OmniChannel transformation and international expansion, the build out of our distribution center and retail stores, and purchases of computer hardware and software. The purchase of intangible and other assets, net was related to the acquisition of our UGG brand distributor that sold to retailers in Germany. 
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2013 resulted primarily from the purchases of property and equipment. The capital expenditures included the build out of our new corporate facilities and retail stores, and purchases of computer hardware and software. The new corporate facilities replaced several leased spaces.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, net cash used in investing activities resulted primarily from the purchases of property and equipment, as well as our acquisitions of the Hoka brand and an intangible asset for lease rights for a retail store location in France. Capital expenditures in fiscal year 2012 included the build out of new retail stores and our corporate facilities.
As of March 31, 2015, we had approximately $8,000 of material commitments for future capital expenditures primarily related to equipment costs of our new distribution center. We estimate that the capital expenditures for fiscal year 2016 including

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the aforementioned commitments will range from approximately $65,000 to $70,000. We anticipate these expenditures will primarily include information technology and related infrastructure improvements to support our OmniChannel transformation and international expansion, the build out of our retail stores and equipment costs of our new distribution center. The actual amount of capital expenditures for the year may differ from this estimate, largely depending on the timing of new store openings or any unforeseen needs to replace existing assets and the timing of other expenditures.
Cash from Financing Activities.    For the year ended March 31, 2015, net cash used in financing activities resulted primarily from repayments of short-term borrowings and cash paid for repurchases of common stock. This was partially offset by short-term borrowings providedrevolving credit facility governed by our lines of credit and funding received from the mortgage obtained on our corporate headquarters property.
For the year ended December 31, 2013, net cash used in financing activities was comprised primarily of repayments of short-term borrowings, as well as contingent consideration paid related to our Sanuk acquisition. The cash used was partially offset by cash from our short-term borrowings.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, net cash used in financing activities was comprised primarily of repayments of short-term borrowings and repurchases of our common stock, as well as contingent consideration paid related to our Sanuk acquisition, and the purchase of the remaining 49% noncontrolling interest in our joint venture with Stella International. The cash used was partially offset by cash from our short-term borrowings.
In June 2012, the Company approved a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200,000 of the Company's common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The program did not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may have been suspended at any time at the Company's discretion. As of February 28, 2015, the Company had repurchased approximately 3,823,000 shares under this program, for approximately $200,000, or an average price of $52.31 per share. As of February 28, 2015, the Company had repurchased the full amount authorized under this program.
In January 2015, the Company approved a new stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200,000 of the Company's common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be suspended at any time at the Company's discretion. As of March 31, 2015, the Company has repurchased approximately 377,000 shares under this program for approximately $27,900, or an average price of $74.09 per share, leaving the remaining approved amount at $172,100.
 In August 2011 we entered into a Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (JPMorgan) as the administrative agent, Comerica Bank (Comerica) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (HSBC), as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto.  In August 2012, we amended and restated the Credit Agreement in its entirety(Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).  In June 2013, we amended the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to permit additional borrowings in China of $12,500 and revised certain financial covenants including an increase in the maximum amount permitted to be spent on the headquarters building from $75,000 to $80,000. In August 2013, one of our subsidiaries entered into a new credit agreement in China (China Credit Facility).  In November 2014, we entered into a secondSecond Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with JPMorgan as the administrative Agent, Comerica and HSBC as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto. The Second Amended and RestatedChase Bank, National Association (as amended, Domestic Credit Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is a five-year, $400,000 securedFacility), our revolving credit facility. Refer to Note 5 to our accompanying consolidated financial statementsfacility in Part IV of this Annual Report for further information on our Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement andChina (as amended, China Credit Facility.  At March 31, 2015, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and outstanding letters of credit of approximately $100, leaving an unused balance of approximately $399,900 under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.  At March 31, 2015, we had approximately $4,900 of outstanding borrowings under the China Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants and we remain in compliance as of June 1, 2015.

In July 2014, we obtained a mortgage on our corporate headquarters property for approximately $33,900.  At March 31, 2015 the outstanding balance under the mortgage is $33,600. The mortgage has a fixed interest rate of 4.928%.  Payments include interest and principal in an amount that will amortize the principal balance over a 30-year period. Minimum principal payments over the next 5 years are approximately $2,700. The loan will mature and have a balloon payment due in 15 years of approximately $23,400.  The loan will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. In December 2014 the mortgage financial covenants were amended to be consistent with the financial covenants of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Contractual Obligations.    The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at March 31, 2015 and the effects such obligations are expected to have on liquidity and cash flow in future periods.

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 Payments Due by Period
 Total 
Less than
1 Year
 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 
More than
5 Years
Operating lease obligations (1)$348,899
 $53,664
 $104,682
 $72,102
 $118,451
Purchase obligations (2)664,659
 664,429
 230
 
 
Mortgage obligation (3)54,687
 2,168
 4,336
 4,336
 43,847
Contingent consideration obligations (4)25,732
 25,732
 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits (5)3,566
 281
 1,992
 1,293
 
Total$1,097,543
 $746,274
 $111,240
 $77,731
 $162,298

(1)Our operating lease obligations consist primarily of building leases for our retail locations, distribution centers, and regional offices, and include the cash lease payments of deferred rents.
(2)Our purchase obligations consist mostly of open purchase orders. They also include capital expenditures, service contracts and promotional expenses. Outstanding purchase orders are primarily with our third-party manufacturers and are expected to be paid within one year. These are outstanding open orders and not minimum purchase obligations. Our promotional expenditures and service contracts are due periodically through fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
We have also entered into minimum purchase commitments with certain suppliers (see Note 6 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report). Certain of the agreements require that we advance specified minimum payment amounts. We have included the total remaining cash commitments under these agreements, net of deposits, as of March 31, 2015 in this table. We expect our sheepskin purchases will eventually exceed the minimum commitment levels; therefore we believe the deposits will become fully refundable, and thus, we believe this will not materially affect our results of operations, as it is in the normal course of our business.
(3)Our mortgage obligation consists of a mortgage secured by our corporate headquarters property. The mortgage has a fixed interest rate of 4.928%.  Payments include interest and principal in an amount that amortizes the principal balance over a 30-year period, however the loan will mature and have a balloon payment due in 15 years of approximately $23,400. For a further discussion, see Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report.
(4)Our contingent consideration obligations consist of estimated contingent consideration payments for the acquisitions of the Sanuk and Hoka brands. For additional information, see the "Commitments and Contingencies" section below and Notes 1 and 6 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report.
(5)The unrecognized tax benefits are related to uncertain tax positions taken in our income tax return that would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized. See Note 4 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report.
Commitments and Contingencies.    The following reflect the additional commitments and contingent liabilities that may have a material impact on liquidity and cash flow in future periods.
In July 2011, the Company acquired the Sanuk brand, and the total purchase price included contingent consideration payments.  As of March 31, 2015, the remaining contingent consideration payment, which has no maximum, is 40.0% of the Sanuk brand gross profit in calendar year 2015 and is to be paid within 60 days following the end of the performance period. Estimated contingent consideration payments of approximately $24,200 are included within other accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015, and are not included in the table above. See Note 6 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report.
The purchase price for the Hoka brand, acquired in September 2012, also includes contingent consideration through 2017, with a maximum of $2,000, of which approximately $500 has been paid. Estimated future contingent consideration payments of approximately $1,500 are included within other accrued expenses and long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015, and are not included in the table above. See Note 6 to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report.

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We believe that cash generated from operations, the available borrowings under our existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,Facility), and our cash and cash equivalentsrevolving credit facility in Japan (Japan Credit Facility) will provide sufficient liquidity to enable us to meet our working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.months. However, risks and uncertainties that could impact our ability to maintain or grow our cash positionliquidity include our earnings growth rate,worldwide sales, our profit margin, the continued strengthperception of our brands among retail consumers and wholesale customers, our ability to respond to changes in consumer preferences, our ability to collect our receivables in a timely manner, our ability to effectively manage our inventories, our ability to generate returns on our acquisitionsrespond to ongoing changes in the retail environment, unexpected changes in weather conditions, and the timing and extent of businesses, and market volatility,restructuring charges, among others. See Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" for a discussion of additional factors that may affect our cash position and liquidity. Furthermore, we may require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If theseour existing sources of liquidity are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell debt securities or additional equity securities or to obtain a new credit agreement or draw onborrow under our existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.borrowing arrangements, seek new borrowing arrangements, or sell additional debt or equity securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders, and equity securities may have rights or preferences that are superior to those of our existing stockholders. The incurrence of additional indebtedness would result in incurringadditional debt service obligations, and could result in operating and financial covenants that would restrict our operations.operations, and could cause us to further encumber our assets. In addition, there can be no assurance that any additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. Although there are no other material present understandings, commitments or agreements with respect to the acquisition of any other businesses, we may evaluate acquisitions of other businesses or brands.
Impact Refer to Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors", for a discussion of Inflationadditional factors that may affect our cash position and liquidity.

Capital Resources

Domestic Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2017, we had no outstanding balance and had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $549 under our Domestic Credit Facility. The Domestic Credit Facility is a five-year, $400,000 secured revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2017, we had debt capacity of approximately $378,000 out of $400,000, due to limitations on consolidated worldwide borrowings under the terms of the Domestic Credit Facility. At May 30, 2017, we had no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $378,000 under our Domestic Credit Facility.

China Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2017, we had no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $44,000 under our China Credit Facility. In October 2016, we entered into a third amendment to our China Credit Facility to provide for an increase in our uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to CNY 300,000, or approximately $44,000. On March 31, 2017, we entered into a fourth amendment to our China Credit Facility which removed Deckers Footwear (Shanghai) Co., LTD, leaving Deckers (Beijing) Trading Co., LTD as the remaining borrower. At May 30, 2017, we had no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $44,000 under our China Credit Facility.

Japan Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2017, we had no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $49,000 under our Japan Credit Facility. The Japan Credit Facility renews annually, and is guaranteed by Deckers Outdoor Corporation. We believe thathave renewed the ratesJapan Credit Facility through January 31, 2018 under the terms of inflation in the three most recent fiscal years have notoriginal agreement. At May 30, 2017, we had a significant impactno outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $49,000 under our Japan Credit Facility.


Mortgage

As of March 31, 2017, we had an outstanding principal balance under the mortgage on our net sales or profitability.
Critical Accounting Policiescorporate headquarters property of approximately $32,631. The loan will mature and Estimateshave a balloon payment due on July 1, 2029 of approximately $23,700, in addition to any then-outstanding balance.

At March 31, 2017, we were in compliance with all debt covenants under our borrowing arrangements and we remain in compliance at May 30, 2017.

Refer to Note 16, "Revolving Credit Facilities and Mortgage Payable", to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussionfurther information about our borrowing arrangements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at March 31, 2017 and the effects such obligations are expected to have on liquidity and cash flow in future periods.
 Payments Due by Period
 Total 
Less than
1 Year
 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 
More than
5 Years
Operating lease obligations (1)$311,470
 $51,319
 $90,301
 $67,680
 $102,170
Purchase obligations for product (2)392,716
 392,716
 
 
 
Purchase obligations for sheepskin (3)122,869
 69,169
 53,700
 
 
Other purchase obligations (4)18,942
 10,814
 8,128
 
 
Mortgage obligation (5)50,251
 2,168
 4,336
 4,336
 39,411
Unrecognized tax benefits (6)9,928
 856
 3,273
 5,799
 
Total$906,176
 $527,042
 $159,738
 $77,815
 $141,581

(1)Our operating lease obligations consist primarily of building leases for our retail locations, distribution centers, and regional offices, and include the cash lease payments of deferred rents.

(2)Our purchase obligations for product consist mostly of open purchase orders. Outstanding purchase orders are primarily with our third-party manufacturers and most are expected to be paid within one year. We can cancel a significant portion of the purchase obligations under certain circumstances; however, the occurrence of such circumstances is generally limited. As a result, the amount does not necessarily reflect the dollar amount of our binding commitments or minimum purchase obligations, and instead reflects an estimate of our future payment obligations based on information currently available.

(3)Our purchase obligations for sheepskin represent remaining commitments under existing supply agreements for sheepskin, which are subject to minimum volume commitments. We expect that purchases made by us under these agreements in the ordinary course of business will eventually exceed the minimum commitment levels.

(4)Our other purchase obligations generally consist of non-cancellable minimum commitments for capital expenditures, obligations under service contracts and requirements to pay promotional expenses. Our promotional expenditures and service contracts are due periodically during fiscal years 2018 through 2020.

As of March 31, 2017, we had approximately $3,400 of commitments for future capital expenditures primarily related to information technology upgrades at our distribution centers in California and tenant improvements for retail store space and facilities in the US. We estimate that the capital expenditures for fiscal year 2018, including the aforementioned commitments, will not exceed $45,000. We anticipate these expenditures will primarily relate to the build-out of our significant accounting policies. Those policiesDTC business and estimates that we believe are most critical tofacilities and purchases

for IT infrastructure and system improvements. However, the understandingactual amount of our accompanyingfuture capital expenditures may differ significantly from this estimate depending on the timing of store openings or conversions from owned stores to partner retail stores, as well as unforeseen needs to replace existing assets and the timing of other expenditures.

(5)Our mortgage obligation consists of a mortgage secured by our corporate headquarters property. The mortgage has a fixed interest rate of 4.928%. Payments represent principal payments in an amount that amortizes the principal balance over a 30-year period; however, the loan will mature and have a balloon payment due on July 1, 2029 of approximately $23,700, in addition to any then-outstanding balance. Refer to Note 6, "Revolving Credit Facilities and Mortgage Payable", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information regarding our mortgage obligation.

(6)The unrecognized tax benefits are related to uncertain tax positions taken in our income tax return that would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized. Refer to Note 5, "Income Taxes", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Refer to Note 7, "Commitments and Contingencies", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report are revenue recognition; useon Form 10-K for further information on purchase obligations and minimum commitments.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Net cash provided by operating activities$198,677
 $125,581
 $169,654
Net cash used in investing activities(44,499) (67,221) (100,636)
Net cash used in financing activities(103,070) (36,340) (78,260)

Operating Activities. Our primary source of estimates,liquidity is net cash provided by operating activities, which includesis driven by the below reserveslevel of net income, non-cash adjustments and allowances; inventories; accountingchanges in working capital.

The increase in net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016 was primarily due to: (1) lower net income compared to fiscal year 2016, (2) the net impact of changes in non-cash impairment charges and related deferred tax positions, as well as additional restructuring charges, and (3) positive changes in working capital compared to the prior period primarily for long-lived assets; goodwillinventory and accounts receivable. The change in cash used for inventory was lower compared to the prior period due to lower sales offset by improved inventory management. The change in accounts receivable levels relates to lower accounts receivable balances compared to the prior period due to lower sales and timing differences for collections.

The reduction in net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015 was primarily due to: (1) changes in inventory levels and trade accounts receivable, (2) the net impact of changes in noncash adjustments, primarily related to depreciation, amortization and accretion and restructuring charges, and (3) a decrease in net income. The change in inventory levels relates to lower than anticipated sales. The change in trade accounts receivable relates to payment delays from customers as a result of slower sell-through primarily caused by warmer weather. These cash flows were offset in part by changes in trade accounts payable in fiscal year 2016 compared to fiscal year 2015. The change in payables relates to the change in inventory levels.

Wholesale accounts receivable turnover decreased to 6.0 times in the year ended March 31, 2017 compared to 6.8 times for the year ended March 31, 2016 due to lower wholesale sales and the impact of higher average accounts receivable balances.

Inventory turnover decreased to 2.2 times in the year ended March 31, 2017 compared to 2.7 times in the year ended March 31, 2016 due to the impact of higher average inventory levels and lower cost of sales.

Investing Activities. The reduction in net cash used in investing activities in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016 was primarily due to fewer capital expenditures for the business transformation project implementation and

business acquisition costs compared to the prior period, as well as the winding down of the build out of our new retail stores and lower costs for purchases of computer hardware and equipment. This was partially offset by the purchase of land adjacent to our corporate headquarters campus during fiscal year 2017.

Net cash used in investing activities for fiscal year 2016 resulted primarily from the purchases of property and equipment and our acquisition of the Koolaburra brand, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of the assets of the MOZO and TSUBO brands. The capital expenditures were primarily related to our business transformation project implementation, the build-out of our distribution center and retail stores, and purchases of computer hardware and software

Net cash used in investing activities for fiscal year 2015 resulted primarily from the purchases of property and equipment and purchase of intangibles. The capital expenditures were primarily related to infrastructure improvements to support our Omni-Channel transformation and international expansion, the build-out of our distribution center and retail stores, and purchases of computer hardware and software. The purchase of intangibles and other intangible assets; fair valueassets, net was related to the acquisition of contingent consideration; and stock compensation.our UGG brand distributor that sold to retailers in Germany.

UseFinancing Activities. The increase in net cash used in financing activities for fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016 was primarily due to an increase in short-term borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, offset by repayments of Estimates.short-term borrowings, as well as repurchases of our common stock and cash paid for contingent consideration related to the Sanuk brand acquisition.    The preparation

Net cash used in financing activities for fiscal year 2016 resulted primarily from repayments of short-term borrowings and cash paid for repurchases of our common stock.

Net cash used in financing activities for fiscal year 2015 resulted primarily from repayments of short-term borrowings and cash paid for repurchases of our common stock. This was partially offset by short-term borrowings provided by our lines of credit and funding received from the mortgage obtained on our corporate headquarters property.

During fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, we repurchased approximately 222,000, 1,420,000 and 1,436,000 shares, respectively, of our common stock. In fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, the cost of these repurchases was approximately $12,572, $94,200, and $107,200, respectively, at an average price per share of $56.51, $66.32, and $74.68, respectively. At March 31, 2017, the remaining approved amount under the January 2015 program was approximately $65,294.

Refer to Note 8, "Stockholders' Equity", to our consolidated financial statements in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles requires managementPart IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on repurchases of our common stock.

Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuations

Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations had an incremental negative impact on each of the years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Refer to “Results of Operations”, above, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), Note 9, "Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Contracts and Hedging", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management must make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts during the reporting period. Management reasonably could use different estimates and assumptions, and changes in estimates and assumptions could occur from period to period, with the result in each case being a potential material changereported in the consolidated financial statement presentationstatements and notes, based upon historical experience, existing and known circumstances, authoritative accounting pronouncements and other factors that management believes to be reasonable, but actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Management believes the following critical accounting estimates are most significantly affected by judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial condition or resultsstatements and notes thereto: allowances for doubtful accounts, estimated returns liability, sales discounts, and customer chargebacks; inventory valuations; valuation of operations. We have historically been materially accurategoodwill, intangible and other long-lived assets; and performance-based stock compensation.


Refer to Note 1, "The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of our significant accounting policies and use of estimates, used foras well as the reservesimpact of recent accounting pronouncements.

Accounts Receivable Allowances and allowances below.Reserves

The following table summarizes data related to the critical accounting estimates for accounts receivable allowances and reserves, which are discussed below:
As of March 31,
March 31, 2015 March 31, 2014 December 31, 20132017 2016
Amount 
% of Gross
Trade Accounts
Receivable
 Amount 
% of Gross
Trade Accounts
Receivable
 Amount 
% of Gross
Trade Accounts
Receivable
Amount % of Gross
Trade Accounts
Receivable
 Amount 
% of Gross
Trade Accounts
Receivable
Gross trade accounts receivable$161,323
   $121,768
   $209,081
  $190,997
 100% $190,349
 100%
Allowance for doubtful accounts$2,297
 1.4% $1,798
 1.5% $2,039
 1.0%5,979
 3.1
 5,494
 2.9
Allowance for sales discounts$2,348
 1.5% $2,121
 1.7% $3,540
 1.7%3,100
 1.6
 2,672
 1.4
Allowance for estimated chargebacks$4,041
 2.5% $3,064
 2.5% $4,935
 2.4%
Allowance for chargebacks7,028
 3.7
 4,968
 2.6
 Amount % of Net Sales Amount % of Net Sales Amount % of Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended$340,637
   $294,716
   $736,048
  
Allowance for estimated returns$9,532
 2.8% $8,586
 2.9% $14,554
 2.0%
Estimated returns liability$1,741
 0.5% $2,400
 0.8% $10,144
 1.4%
 Amount % of Net Sales Amount % of Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended$369,465
 100% $378,635
 100%
Allowance for sales returns16,247
 4.4
 17,061
 4.5
Sales returns liability2,736
 0.7
 1,889
 0.5

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.Accounts

We provide a reserve against trade accounts receivable for estimated losses that may result from customers' inability to pay. We determine the amount of the reserve by analyzing known uncollectible accounts,

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aged trade accounts receivables, economic conditions and forecasts, historical experience and the customers' credit-worthiness. Trade accounts receivable that are subsequently determined to be uncollectible are charged or written off against this reserve. The reserve includes specific reserves for accounts, which all or a portion of are identified as potentially uncollectible, plus a non-specific reserve for the balance of accounts based on our historical loss experience. Reserves have been established for all projected losses of this nature. The slight increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts over the prior year is a result of the ongoing difficult retail environment experienced by certain of our customers which lead to an increased risk that the related outstanding receivables may not be collected. Our use of different estimates and assumptions could produce different financial results. For example, a 1.0% change in the rate used to estimate the reserve for the accounts we consider to have credit risk and are not specifically identified as uncollectible would change the allowance for doubtful accounts at March 31, 20152017 by approximately $1,000.

Allowance for Sales Discounts.Discounts

A significant portion of our wholesale sales and resulting trade accounts receivable reflects a discount that our customers may take, generally based upon meeting certain order, shipment and payment timelines.terms. We use the amount of the discounts that are available to be taken against the period-end trade accounts receivable to estimate and record a corresponding reserve for sales discounts.

Allowance for Estimated Chargebacks.Chargebacks

When our wholesale customers pay their invoices, they often take deductions for chargebacks against their invoices, which are often valid.valid, and can include chargebacks for price differences, discounts or markdowns and short shipments. Therefore, we record an allowance for the balance of chargebacks that are outstanding in our accounts receivable balance as of the end of each period, along with an estimated reserve for chargebacks that have not yet been taken against outstanding accounts receivable balances. This estimate is based on historical trends of the timing and amount of chargebacks taken against wholesale customer invoices. The increase in the allowance for chargebacks compared to the prior year was primarily due to higher customer chargebacks on wholesale sales in Europe resulting from our transition to the new European 3PL.


Allowance for EstimatedSales Returns and EstimatedSales Returns Liability.Liability

We record an allowance for anticipated future returns of goods shipped prior to period end and a liability for anticipated returns of goods sold direct to consumers. In general, we accept returns for damaged or defective products. We also have a policy whereby we accept returns from our retail and E-CommerceDTC customers for a thirty day30-day period. We base the amounts of the allowance and liability on any approved customer requests for returns, historical returns experience, and any recent events that could result in a change from historical returns rates, among other factors. The allowance for estimated returns as a percentage of net sales was comparable to the same perioddecrease in the sales return reserve over the prior year.year was primarily due to lower customer requests for returns. Our use of different estimates and assumptions could produce different financial results. For example, a 1.0% change in the rate used to estimate the percentage of sales expected to ultimately be returned, would change the allowance and liability reserves for total returns in total at March 31, 20152017 by approximately $2,000. Our historical estimates for returns have been reasonably accurate.

Inventory Write-Downs

Inventory Write-Downs.We review the various items in inventory on a regular basis for excess, obsolete, and impaired inventory. In doing so, we write the inventory downto evaluate write-downs to the lower of cost or expected future net selling prices. Inventories wereare stated at $238,911, $211,519$298,851 and $260,791$299,911, net of inventory write-downs of $3,601, $4,843$7,638 and $6,142 at$7,303 as of March 31, 2015, March 31, 20142017 and December 31, 2013,2016, respectively. The decrease in inventory write-downs at March 31, 2015 compared to March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was primarily due to lower write-downs of certain UGG and other brand styles that are not being continued. The amount of inventory write-downs as a percentage of inventory were 1.5%, 2.2%inventories was 2.5% and 2.4% as of March 31, 2015, March 31, 20142017 and December 31, 2013,2016, respectively. Our use of different estimates and assumptions could produce different financial results. For example, a 10.0% change in the estimated selling prices of our potentially obsolete inventory would change the inventory write-down reserve at March 31, 20152017 by approximately $1,000.$800.

Valuation of Goodwill, Intangible and Other Long-Lived Assets.Assets

We assess the impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets on an annual basis using either a qualitative or quantitative approach. We evaluate the Sanuk brand's goodwill and the Teva brand's indefinite-lived trademarks for impairment at October 31st of each year, and evaluate the UGG brand and other brands’ wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill for impairment at December 31st of each year. The timing of the annual impairment evaluation is prescribed by applicable accounting guidance. We also perform interim impairment evaluations of goodwill and indefinite-lived assets if events or changes in circumstances between annual tests indicate that additional testing is warranted to determine if goodwill may be impaired. Where we use the qualitative assessment, first we determine if, based on qualitative factors, it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. Factors considered include historical financial performance, macroeconomic and industry conditions and the legal and regulatory environment. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment exists, then a quantitative assessment is performed. The quantitative assessment requires an analysis of several best estimates and assumptions, including future sales and operating results, and other factors that could affect fair value or otherwise indicate potential impairment. We also consider the reporting units' projected ability to generate income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods, as well as perceived changes in consumer demand, and acceptance of products or factors impacting the industry generally. The fair value assessment could change materially if different estimates and assumptions were used.

Definite-lived intangible and other long-lived assets, on a separate asset basis based on assumptionssuch as property and judgments regardingequipment and leasehold improvements, subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets individually.an asset or asset group may not be recoverable based on estimated undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the asset or asset group is written down to fair value based either on discounted cash flows or appraised values.
We
At December 31, 2016 and 2015, we performed our annual impairment tests for goodwill and nonamortizable intangible assets. We evaluated ourthe UGG Sanukbrand and other brands' wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill, and ourat October 31, 2016 and 2015 we evaluated the Teva brand's indefinite-lived trademarks. Based on comparing the carrying amounts of the UGG Teva, Sanukbrand and other brands' goodwill, as well as the Teva brand's trademarks, and net assets,to the brands' fiscal year 20152017 and 2016 sales and operating results and the brands' long-term forecasts of sales and operating results as of their evaluation dates, we concluded that the carrying amounts of the UGG Sanukbrand and other brands' goodwill, as well as the Teva brand's trademarks, were not impaired. Our Teva trademarks were evaluated under Accounting Standards Update, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, and we concluded, based on an evaluation of all relevant qualitative factors, including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, financial performance, entity-specific events, and legal, regulatory, contractual, political, business, or other factors, that it is not more likely than not that

During the fair valuethird quarter of the Teva trademarks is less than its carrying amount, and accordingly we did not perform a quantitative impairment test for the Teva trademarks. Our goodwill balance atyear ended March 31, 2015 represents goodwill in2017, we performed the UGG, Sanuk and other brands' reporting units. We believe that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the UGG reporting unit's fair value and the other brands' reporting units' fair value are less than their respective carrying values. The UGG and other brands' goodwill was evaluated based on qualitative analyses.
We performed a qualitative analysisannual impairment assessment of the Sanuk reporting unit's fair valuebrand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill as of October 31, 2014, and2016 with the assistance of a third party valuation firm, concluded that it is not more likely than not that the fair valueasset was fully impaired and recorded a $113,944 non-cash impairment charge to the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill during the third quarter of fiscal year

2017, which was reflected in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). During the third quarter of the reporting unit's fair value was less than the carrying value, and, therefore, no additional sensitivity analysis was performed.

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We also evaluated amortizable long-lived assets, including intangible assets as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, we performed the annual impairment test assessment of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill as of October 31, 2015, concluding that the carrying amount of the Sanuk brand's goodwill was not impaired, based on a comparison of the carrying amounts of the Sanuk brand's goodwill to the fiscal year 2016 sales and operating results and the brand's long-term forecasts of sales and operating results as of October 31, 2015. The change in the sales forecasts between the annual impairment testing dates of October 31, 2016 (during fiscal year 2017) and October 31, 2015 (during fiscal year 2016) was primarily the result of lower-than-forecasted sales, lower market multiples for non-athletic footwear and apparel, and a more limited view of international and domestic expansion opportunities for the brand given the changing retail environment.

During the third quarter of the year ended March 31, 2017, we evaluated the Sanuk brand's definite long-lived assets for indicators of impairment, primarily as a result of the goodwill impairment discussed above. The analysis determined that the Sanuk brand's amortizable patent under the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment was fully impaired and we recorded immateriala non-cash impairment lossescharge to the patent of $4,086 during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, which was reflected in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

During the third quarter of the year ended March 31, 2017, we recorded an impairment for fourother intangible assets in the DTC reportable operating segment of our$4,743 due to retail-related impairments primarily driven by a decline in market rental rates for European retail stores, for which was reflected in SG&A expenses in the fair values did not exceed their carrying values. Asconsolidated statements of December 31, 2013, we recorded immaterial impairment losses for three of our retail stores for which the fair values did not exceed their carrying values. Our other valuation methodologies used as of March 31, 2015 did not change from the prior years.comprehensive income (loss).
Fair Value of Contingent Consideration.    We have entered into contingent consideration arrangements when we have acquired brands. The fair value of our Sanuk brand contingent consideration is material
Refer to Note 3, "Goodwill and highly subjective. It is based on estimated future sales, gross profits, and discount rates, among other variables and estimates (see Note 1Other Intangible Assets", to our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report). TheseReport on Form 10-K for further information on our goodwill and intangible assets and annual impairment analysis results.

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized total impairment losses for retail store related fixed assets and software of approximately $11,300,000 and approximately $19,000,000, respectively. Our valuation methodologies used as of March 31, 2017 did not change from the prior years.

Performance-Based Compensation

In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, we recognize performance-based compensation expense, including performance-based stock compensation and annual cash bonus compensation, when it is deemed probable that the applicable performance criteria will be met. We evaluate the probability of achieving the applicable performance criteria on a quarterly basis. Our probability assessment can fluctuate from quarter to quarter as we assess our projected results against performance criteria. As a result, the related performance-based compensation expense we recognize may also fluctuate from period to period.

At the beginning of each fiscal year, our Compensation Committee reviews our operating results from the prior fiscal year, as well as the financial and strategic plan for future fiscal years. The committee then establishes specific annual financial goals and specific strategic goals for each executive. Vesting of performance-based stock compensation or recognition of cash bonus compensation is based on our achievement of certain targets for annual revenue, operating income, pre-tax income, and earnings per share, as well as achievement of pre-determined individual financial performance criteria that is tailored to individual employees based on their role and responsibilities with us. The performance criteria, as well as our annual targets, differ each year and are evaluated each reporting periodbased upon many factors, including our current business stage and strategies, our recent financial and operating performance, expected growth rates over the contingent consideration is adjusted accordingly. Our estimated revenue forecasts include a compound annual growth rateprior year's performance, business and general economic conditions and market and peer group analysis.

Performance-based compensation expense decreased approximately $1,100 in fiscal year 2017 compared to fiscal year 2016. As of 14.6% from calendarMarch 31, 2017, the performance criteria relating to our fiscal year 2014 through calendar2017 performance-based compensation were not achieved. In fiscal year 2016, performance-based compensation expense decreased approximately $18,000 compared to fiscal year 2015. In fiscal year 2016, the performance criteria of all performance-based stock compensation were not achieved and accordingly, we reversed expense for those awards, compared to the fiscal year 2015 performance-based stock compensation where the final yearperformance criteria were partially achieved.

Refer to Note 8, "Stockholders' Equity", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of the contingent consideration arrangement. Our use of different estimates and assumptions could produce different financial results. For example, a 5.0% change in the estimated compound annual growth rate would change the total liability balance at March 31, 2015 by approximately $2,000.this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our performance-based stock compensation.


Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.Risk

Commodity Price Risk. We purchase certain materials that are affected by commodity prices, the most significant of which is sheepskin. The supply of sheepskin used in certain UGG brand products is in high demand and there are a limited number of suppliers able to meet our expectations for the quantity and quality of sheepskin required. There haveWhile there had been significant fluctuationschanges in the price of sheepskin in recentthe years as the demand from our competitors, as well as the demand from our customers, for this commodity has changed. Other significant factors affectingleading up to 2013, the price of sheepskin include weather patterns, harvesting decisions, global economic conditions, and other factors which are not considered predictable or within our control. We began using a new raw material, UGGpure, a wool woven into a durable backing, in some of our UGG products in 2013 and which we currently purchase from one supplier.has recently stabilized. We use purchasing contracts, pricing arrangements, and refundable deposits to attempt to reduce the impact ofmanage price volatility as an alternative to hedging commodity prices. The purchasing contracts and pricing arrangements we use may result in unconditional purchase obligations, which are not reflected in our consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 7, "Commitments and Contingencies", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our sheepskin contracts. In the event of significant commodity cost increases, we will likely not be able to adjust our selling prices sufficiently to mitigateeliminate the impact of such increases on our margins.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk. We face market risk to the extent that changes in foreign currency exchange ratesrate fluctuations affect our foreign assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We hedge certain foreign currency forecasted transactions and exposuresexchange rate risk from existing assets and liabilities. Other than an increasingchanges in the amount of sales, expenses, and financial positions denominated in foreign currencies, we do not believe that there has been a material change in the nature of our primary market risk exposures, including the categories of market risk to which we are exposed and the particular markets that present the primary risk of loss. AsThere has been recent increased volatility with respect to the exchange rates between US dollars and both British Pounds and Euros. This increased volatility may be due in part to tax, importation and other policies being contemplated by the US government, the withdrawal by the UK from the European Union (commonly referred to as Brexit), the recent elections in the Netherlands and France, and the upcoming elections in the UK in June 2017 and Germany in September 2017. We do not know whether this level of June 1, 2015,volatility will continue or increase in the near or long term. At May 30, 2017, we do not know of or expect there to be any material change in the general nature of our primary market risk exposure in the near term.
We utilize forward contracts and other derivative instruments to mitigate exposure to fluctuations in
As of March 31, 2017, the notional amount of foreign currency exchange rate for a portioncontracts was $100,000 and the fair value of $1,365 was recorded in other current assets in the amounts we expect to purchase and sell in foreign currencies.consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2015, our designated derivative contracts had notional amounts totaling approximately $46,000. These contracts were held by four counterparties and were expected to mature over the next 12 months. Based upon sensitivity analysis as of March 31, 2015,2017, a hypothetical 10.0% change in foreign currency exchange ratesrate fluctuation would cause the fair value of our financial instruments to increase or decrease by approximately $5,000.$10,000. Sensitivity analyses do not consider the actions we may take to mitigate our exposure to changes, nor do they consider the effect such hypothetical changes may have on overall economic activity. As our international operations grow and we increase purchases and sales in foreign currencies, we will continue to evaluate our hedging policy and may utilize additional derivative instruments, as needed, to hedge our foreign currency exposures.exchange rate risk. We do not use foreign currency exchange rate contracts for trading purposes. Subsequent to March 31, 2015,2017, we entered into non-designated derivative contractsNon-Designated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $42,000$34,000, which are expected to mature over the next nine months, and designated derivative contractsDesignated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $31,000. All derivative contracts were held by six counterparties.$21,000, which are expected to mature over the next 12 months. Refer to Note 9, "Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Contracts and Hedging", to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our foreign currency exchange rate contracts.

Although the majority of our sales and inventory purchases are denominated in US currency, these sales and inventory purchases may be impacted by fluctuations in the exchange rates between the US dollar and the local currencies in the international markets where our products are sold and manufactured. Our foreign currency exposureexchange rate risk is generated primarily from our European and Asian operations. Approximately $519,000,$539,000, or 28.6%30.1%, and $526,000, or 28.1%, of our total net sales for the yearyears ended March 31, 20152017 and 2016, respectively, were denominated in foreign currencies. As we hold more cash and other monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies, we are exposed to financial statement transaction gains and losses as a result of remeasuringre-measuring the financial positions held in foreign currencies into US dollars for subsidiaries that are US dollar functional and also from remeasuringre-measuring the financial positions held in US dollars and foreign currencies into the functional currency of subsidiaries that are non-US dollar functional. We remeasurere-measure monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies into US dollars using the exchange rate as of the end of the reporting period. In addition, certain of our foreign subsidiaries'subsidiaries’ local currency is their designated functional currency, and we translate those subsidiaries'subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities into US dollars using the exchange rates atas of the end of the reporting period, which results in financial statement translation gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Changes in foreignForeign currency exchange ratesrate fluctuations affect

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our reported profits and can distort comparisons from year to year. In addition, if the US dollar strengthens, it may result in increased pricing pressure on our foreign distributors, and retailers, which may have a negative impact on our net sales and gross margins.distributors.


Interest Rate Risk.Our market risk exposure with respect to financial instruments is tied to changes in the prime rate, in the USfederal funds effective rate, and changes in the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). Our Second AmendedAt our election, interest under our Domestic Credit Facility is tied to adjusted LIBOR or the Alternative Base Rate (ABR), and Restated Credit Agreement provides for interestis variable based on outstanding borrowings at rates tiedour total adjusted leverage ratio each quarter. The ABR is defined as the rate per annum equal to the greater of (1) the prime rate, or, at our election, tied to LIBOR.(2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) adjusted LIBOR for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%. As of March 31, 2017, the effective LIBOR and ABR rates were 2.48% and 4.50%, respectively. Our China Credit Facility provides for interest on outstanding borrowings at ratesa rate based on 110.0% of the People’s Bank of China rate, which was 5.35% at4.35% as of March 31, 2015 (see Note 52017. Our Japan Credit Facility provides for interest on outstanding borrowings at a rate based on the Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate for three months plus 0.40%, and total interest was 0.46% as of March 31, 2017. Assuming average borrowings for the period equal to our accompanying consolidated financial statementsthe trailing 12-month average, a hypothetical 1.0% increase in Part IVinterest rates under each of this Annual Report).the three revolving credit facility agreements would result in an aggregate increase to interest expense of approximately $1,400 for the year ended March 31, 2017.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.Data

The Consolidated Financial Statements, the Financial Statement Schedule, and the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K in a separate section following Part IV, as shown on the index under Item 15, "Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule", of this Annual Report.Report on Form 10-K.

Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.Procedures
(a)
a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures.Procedures
The Company maintains
We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act)1934) which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company fileswe file or submitssubmit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC'sSecurities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, among other processes, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any system of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. In addition, the design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
The Company
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2015 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.2017. Based upon that evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that the Company'sour disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.March 31, 2017.
(b)
b) Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting at(as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Company.Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officerour principal executive officer and Chief Financial Officerprincipal financial officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company'sour financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
US GAAP. Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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As ofAt March 31, 2015,2017, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)(commonly referred to as COSO). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of March 31, 2015, 2017,

our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. The registered public accounting firm that audited our accompanying consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K has issued an attestation report on the Company'sour internal control over financial reporting. Please seerefer to the section entitled “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” on page F-2F-3 of this Annual Report.Report on Form 10-K.
(c)   Changes in
c) Internal Control over Financial Reporting.Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the periodyear ended March 31, 20152017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

d) Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Certifications

The certifications of our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act are filed as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Part II, Item 9B.    Other Information.9A should be read in conjunction with such certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.
None.

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PART III

References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to "Deckers", "we", "our", "us", or the "Company" refer to Deckers Outdoor Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

The defined periods for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are stated in Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 herein as "year ended" or "years ended".

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.Governance

The information required by this item and not disclosed in the paragraph immediately below will be disclosed in theour definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (Proxy Statement) for our 20152017 annual meeting of stockholders or the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the SECSecurities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended March 31, 20152017 pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and persons performing similar functions, which we refer to as the Accounting and Finance Code of Ethics. The Accounting and Finance Code of Ethics is designed to meet the requirements of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Item 406 of Regulation S-K. We have also adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, which we refer to as the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics is designed to meet the requirements of the NYSE listing rules. The Accounting and Finance Code of Ethics and the Code of Ethics are available on our website at www.deckers.com under the “Investor Information” section of the website. However, the information contained on or accessed through our website does not constitute part of this Annual Report, and references to our website address in this Annual Report are inactive textual references only. We will promptly disclose on our website the nature of any waiver to the Accounting and Finance Code of Ethics or the Code of Ethics that applies to any of our executive officers or directors. We will also promptly disclose on our website any amendment to the Accounting and Finance Code of Ethics or the Code of Ethics.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.Compensation

The information required by this item will be disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.Matters

The information required by this item will be disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.Independence

The information required by this item will be disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.Services

The information required by this item will be disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to "Deckers", "we", "our", "us", or the "Company" refer to Deckers Outdoor Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

The defined periods for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are stated in Item 15 herein as "year ended" or "years ended".

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.Schedule
See
Refer to the “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules”Schedule” on page F-1 herein.of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for our Consolidated Financial Statements and the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Exhibit

Number

 Description of Exhibit
3.1
 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, as amended through May 27, 2010 (Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein)
*3.2
 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, (Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)as updated through May 24, 2016
10.1
Lease Agreement dated November 1, 2003 between Ampersand Aviation, LLC and Deckers Outdoor Corporation for office building at 495-A South Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California, 93117 (Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 26, 2004 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.2
 Lease Agreement, dated September 15, 2004, by and between Mission Oaks Associates, LLC and Deckers Outdoor Corporation for distribution center at 3001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93012 (Exhibit 10.37 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.3
10.2
 First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated December 1, 2004, by and between Mission Oaks Associates, LLC and Deckers Outdoor Corporation for distribution center at 3001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93012 (Exhibit 10.38 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2005 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.4
10.3
 Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated September 1, 2011, by and between Mission Oaks Associates, LLC and Deckers Outdoor Corporation for distribution center at 3001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93012 (Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.5
10.4
 Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated September 1, 2011, by and between 450 N. Baldwin Park Associates, LLC and Deckers Outdoor Corporation for distribution center at 3175 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93012 (Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.6
10.5
 Lease Agreement, dated December 5, 2013, by and between Moreno Knox, LLC and Deckers Outdoor Corporation for distribution center at 17791 Perris Blvd.,Moreno Valley, CA 92551 (Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.7
#10.6
 Deckers Outdoor Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 21, 2006 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.8
#10.7
 First Amendment to Deckers Outdoor Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 9, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.9
#10.8
 Deckers Outdoor Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Stock Unit Compensation Plan, a Sub Plan under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, adopted by the Board of Directors on December 14, 2010 (Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.10
#10.9
 Deckers Outdoor Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan, effective August 1, 2013 (Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.11
#10.10
 Form of Deckers Outdoor Corporation Management Incentive Program under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein)


#10.12

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
#10.11 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Level 2) under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.13
#10.12
 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Level III) under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.14
#10.13
 Form of Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreement (Level 2) under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 11, 2007 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.15
#10.14
 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (2012 LTIP) under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein)



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Exhibit
Number

Description of Exhibit
#10.16
#10.15
 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (2013 LTIP) under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.17
#10.16
 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (2014 LTIP) under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on September 24, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.18
#10.17
 Form of Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.27 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.19
#10.18
 Form of Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.20
*#10.19
 Form of Change of Control and Severance Agreement dated December 22, 2009, by and between Angel Martinez and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Exhibit 10.33 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.21
Change of Control and Severance Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, by and between Thomas George and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.22
Change of Control and Severance Agreement, dated December 22, 2009, by and between Constance Rishwain and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2010 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.23
#10.20
 Consulting Agreement and General Release, dated January 16, 2015, by and between Zohar Ziv and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.24
#10.21
 Consulting Agreement and General Release, dated May 6, 2015, by and between Constance Rishwain and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.25
#10.22
 EmploymentConsulting Agreement and General Release, dated February 28, 2011,May 24, 2016 and effective May 31, 2016, entered into by and between Stephen MurrayDeckers Outdoor Corporation and Deckers Europe LimitedAngel Martinez (Exhibit 10.2310.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K8-K filed on March 3, 2014May 27, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.26
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 19, 2011, by and among Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Deckers Acquisition, Inc., Deckers International Limited, Sanuk USA, LLC, Thomas J. Kelley, Ian L. Kessler, C&C Partners, Ltd., Donald A. Clark and Paul Carr (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.27
Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2011, by and among Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Deckers Acquisition, Inc., Deckers International Limited, Sanuk USA, LLC, Thomas J. Kelley, Ian L. Kessler, C&C Partners, Ltd., Donald A. Clark and Paul Carr (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.28
10.23
 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated November 13, 2014, by and among Deckers Outdoor Corporation, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Comerica Bank and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 19, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.29
10.24
 Term Loan Agreement, dated July 9, 2014, by and among Deckers Cabrillo, LLC, as Borrower and California Bank & Trust, as Lender (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.30
10.25
 Continuing Guaranty Agreement, dated July 9, 2014, by and among Deckers Outdoor Corporation and California Bank & Trust (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)

10.31
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
10.26 Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement (including Fixture Filing), dated July 9, 2014, executed by Deckers Cabrillo, LLC (Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.27Deckers Outdoor Corporation 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 29, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.28Deckers Outdoor Corporation 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (Appendix B to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on July 29, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.29Management Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.302016 Non-Vested Stock Unit (NSU) Award Agreement (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.31Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (2016 LTIP Financial Performance Award) (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.322017 Performance-Based Annual Restricted Stock Units Agreement (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.332017 Time-Based Annual Restricted Stock Units Agreement (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein)
#10.34Form of Performance Stock Option Agreement under 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein)
*21.1
 Subsidiaries of Registrant
*23.1
 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
*31.1
 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
*31.2
 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
**32
 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


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Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
*101.1 The following materials from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended March 31, 2015,2016, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as ofat March 31, 2015,2016 and March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013;2015; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the yearyears ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, quarter transition period ended March 31, 2014, and yearsyear ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012;2013; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, quarter transition period ended March 31, 2014, and yearsyear ended December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewithherewith.

# Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ ANGEL R. MARTINEZTHOMAS A. GEORGE

Angel R. MartinezThomas A. George
Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: June 1, 2015May 30, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ ANGEL R. MARTINEZDAVID POWERS
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
, President and Director
June 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Angel R. MartinezDavid Powers
   
/s/ THOMAS A. GEORGE
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Thomas A. George
 
/s/ ANGEL R. MARTINEZChairman of the BoardMay 30, 2017
Angel R. Martinez
   
/s/ MICHAEL F. DEVINE, IIIDirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Michael F. Devine, III
   
/s/ KARYN O. BARSADirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Karyn O. Barsa
   
/s/ JOHN M. GIBBONSDirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
John M. Gibbons
   
/s/ JOHN G. PERENCHIODirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
John G. Perenchio
   
/s/ LAURI M. SHANAHANDirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Lauri M. Shanahan
   
/s/ JAMES QUINNDirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
James Quinn
   
/s/ BONITA C. STEWARTDirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Bonita C. Stewart
   
/s/ NELSON C. CHANDirectorJune 1, 2015May 30, 2017
Nelson C. Chan

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DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

 Page
Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements: 
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014,2017 and December 31, 20132016
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
2015
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
2015
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
2015
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule 
Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II - Total Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012
2015

All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the Company's consolidated financial statements or the related notes thereto.

The defined periods for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 in the consolidated financial statements and notes and financial statement schedule thereto are expressed herein as "year ended" or "years ended".
F-1



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Deckers Outdoor Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Deckers Outdoor Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as listed in the accompanying index. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the related consolidated financial statement schedule as listed in the accompanying index. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and the consolidated financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Deckers Outdoor Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2015, March 31, 20142017 and December 31, 2013,2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, the quarter ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 20122015 in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the internal control over financial reporting of Deckers Outdoor Corporation as of March 31, 2015,2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated June 1, 2015May 30, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting of Deckers Outdoor Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 1, 2015May 30, 2017

F-2


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Deckers Outdoor Corporation:

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (the Company) as of March 31, 20152017 based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting in Item 9A(b), "Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting". Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Deckers Outdoor Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2015,2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Deckers Outdoor Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2015, March 31, 20142017 and December 31, 2013,2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, the quarter ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 20122015 and our report dated June 1, 2015May 30, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 1, 2015May 30, 2017

F-3


DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except par value)
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013
ASSETS     
Current assets:     
Cash and cash equivalents$225,143
 $245,088
 $237,125
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances ($18,218 at March 31, 2015, $15,569 at March 31, 2014 and $25,068 at December 31, 2013)143,105
 106,199
 184,013
Inventories238,911
 211,519
 260,791
Prepaid expenses15,141
 12,067
 14,980
Other current assets35,057
 27,118
 112,514
Deferred tax assets14,066
 21,871
 19,881
Income tax receivable15,170
 
 
Total current assets686,593
 623,862
 829,304
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation ($129,002 at March 31, 2015, $103,090 at March 31, 2014 and $99,473 at December 31, 2013)232,317
 184,570
 174,066
Goodwill127,934
 127,934
 128,725
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization ($37,316 at March 31, 2015, $26,026 at March 31, 2014 and $24,140 at December 31, 2013)87,743
 91,411
 93,278
Deferred tax assets15,017
 17,062
 15,751
Other assets20,329
 19,365
 18,605
Total assets$1,169,933
 $1,064,204
 $1,259,729
      
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY     
Current liabilities:     
Short-term borrowings$5,383
 $6,702
 $9,728
Trade accounts payable85,714
 76,139
 151,037
Accrued payroll27,300
 22,927
 35,725
Other accrued expenses41,066
 11,624
 45,301
Income taxes payable6,858
 2,908
 49,453
Value added tax (VAT) payable1,221
 1,915
 29,274
Total current liabilities167,542
 122,215
 320,518
      
Long-term liabilities:     
Mortgage payable33,154
 
 
Income tax liability5,087
 
 
Deferred rent obligations15,663
 14,319
 12,206
Other long-term liabilities11,475
 38,821
 38,886
Total long-term liabilities65,379
 53,140
 51,092
      
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
 
 
      
Stockholders' equity:     
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 125,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding of 33,292 at March 31, 2015, 34,624 at March 31, 2014 and 34,618 shares at December 31, 2013)333
 346
 346
Additional paid-in capital158,777
 146,731
 143,916
Retained earnings798,370
 743,815
 746,500
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(20,468) (2,043) (2,643)
Total stockholders' equity937,012
 888,849
 888,119
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,169,933
 $1,064,204
 $1,259,729
 As of March 31,
 2017 2016
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$291,764
 $245,956
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances ($32,354 and $30,195 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)158,643
 160,154
Inventories, net of reserves ($7,638 and $7,303 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)298,851
 299,911
Prepaid expenses15,996
 18,249
Other current assets30,781
 38,039
Income tax receivable24,786
 23,456
Total current assets820,821
 785,765
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation ($190,758 and $163,807 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)225,531
 237,246
Goodwill13,990
 127,934
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization ($54,361 and $45,302 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)65,138
 83,026
Deferred tax assets44,708
 20,636
Other assets21,592
 23,461
Total assets$1,191,780
 $1,278,068
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Short-term borrowings$549
 $67,475
Trade accounts payable95,893
 100,593
Accrued payroll22,608
 20,625
Other accrued expenses31,816
 39,449
Income taxes payable2,719
 6,461
Value added tax payable5,466
 3,895
Total current liabilities159,051
 238,498
    
Long-term liabilities:   
Mortgage payable32,082
 32,631
Income tax liability13,216
 9,073
Deferred rent obligations18,433
 16,139
Other long-term liabilities14,743
 14,256
Total long-term liabilities78,474
 72,099
    
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
 
    
Stockholders' equity:   
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 125,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding of 31,987 and 32,020 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively)320
 320
Additional paid-in capital160,797
 161,259
Retained earnings819,589
 826,449
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(26,451) (20,557)
Total stockholders' equity954,255
 967,471
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,191,780
 $1,278,068

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

F-4


DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Net sales$1,817,057
 $294,716
 $1,556,618
 $1,414,398
Cost of sales938,949
 150,456
 820,135
 782,244
Gross profit878,108
 144,260
 736,483
 632,154
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses653,689
 144,668
 528,586
 445,206
Income (loss) from operations224,419

(408) 207,897
 186,948
Other expense (income), net:       
Interest income(207) (65) (60) (217)
Interest expense4,220
 516
 3,079
 3,840
Other, net(733) (117) (679) (793)
Total other expense, net3,280
 334
 2,340
 2,830
Income (loss) before income taxes221,139
 (742) 205,557
 184,118
Income taxes59,359
 1,943
 59,868
 55,104
Net income (loss)161,780
 (2,685) 145,689
 129,014
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:     
  
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency hedging450
 (273) (486) (633)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(18,875) 873
 (757) 963
Total other comprehensive (loss) income(18,425) 600
 (1,243) 330
Comprehensive income (loss)$143,355
 $(2,085) $144,446
 $129,344
        
Net income (loss) attributable to:       
Deckers Outdoor Corporation$161,780
 $(2,685) $145,689
 $128,866
Noncontrolling interest
 
 
 148
 $161,780
 $(2,685) $145,689
 $129,014
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:       
Deckers Outdoor Corporation$143,355
 $(2,085) $144,446
 $129,196
Noncontrolling interest
 
 
 148
 $143,355
 $(2,085) $144,446
 $129,344
        
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation common stockholders:       
Basic$4.70
 $(0.08) $4.23
 $3.49
Diluted$4.66
 $(0.08) $4.18
 $3.45
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:       
Basic34,433
 34,621
 34,473
 36,879
Diluted34,733
 34,621
 34,829
 37,334
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Net sales$1,790,147
 $1,875,197
 $1,817,057
Cost of sales954,912
 1,028,529
 938,949
Gross profit835,235
 846,668
 878,108
Selling, general and administrative expenses837,154
 684,541
 653,689
(Loss) income from operations(1,919) 162,127

224,419
Other expense (income), net:     
Interest income(778) (420) (207)
Interest expense7,319
 5,814
 4,220
Other income, net(1,474) (152) (733)
Total other expense, net5,067
 5,242
 3,280
(Loss) income before income taxes(6,986) 156,885
 221,139
Income tax (benefit) expense(12,696) 34,620
 59,359
Net income5,710
 122,265
 161,780
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:     
Unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange rate hedges704
 461
 450
Foreign currency translation adjustment(6,598) (550) (18,875)
Total other comprehensive loss(5,894) (89) (18,425)
Comprehensive (loss) income$(184) $122,176
 $143,355
      
      
Net income per share:     
Basic$0.18
 $3.76
 $4.70
Diluted$0.18
 $3.70
 $4.66
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:     
Basic32,000
 32,556
 34,433
Diluted32,355
 33,039
 34,733

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

F-5


DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(amounts in thousands)

Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Total Deckers
Outdoor Corp.
Stockholders'
Equity
 Non-controlling Interest 
Total Stockholders'
Equity
Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 Total Stockholders'
Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount 
Balance, December 31, 201138,692
 $387
 $144,684
 $692,595
 $(1,730) $835,936
 $5,494
 $841,430
Stock compensation expense19
 
 14,661
 
 
 14,661
 
 14,661
Exercise of stock options4
 
 9
 
 
 9
 
 9
Shares issued upon vesting199
 2
 (2) 
 
 
 
 
Deficient tax benefit from stock compensation
 
 (381) 
 
 (381) 
 (381)
Shares withheld for taxes
 
 (5,888) 
 
 (5,888) 
 (5,888)
Stock repurchase(4,514) (45) 
 (220,650) 
 (220,695) 
 (220,695)
Net income
 
 
 128,866
 
 128,866
 148
 129,014
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest
 
 (14,037) 
 
 (14,037) (5,642) (19,679)
Total other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 330
 330
 
 330
Balance, December 31, 201234,400
 $344
 $139,046
 $600,811
 $(1,400) $738,801
 $
 $738,801
Stock compensation expense15
 
 13,136
 
 
 13,136
 
 13,136
Exercise of stock options8
 
 52
 
 
 52
 
 52
Shares issued upon vesting195
 2
 (2) 
 
 
 
 
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
 
 319
 
 
 319
 
 319
Shares withheld for taxes
 
 (8,635) 
 
 (8,635) 
 (8,635)
Net income
 
 
 145,689
 
 145,689
 
 145,689
Total other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (1,243) (1,243) 
 (1,243)
Balance, December 31, 201334,618
 $346
 $143,916
 $746,500
 $(2,643) $888,119
 $
 $888,119
Stock compensation expense5
 
 2,865
 
 
 2,865
 
 2,865
Shares issued upon vesting1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares withheld for taxes
 
 (50) 
 
 (50) 
 (50)
Net loss
 
 
 (2,685) 
 (2,685) 
 (2,685)
Total other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 600
 600
 
 600
Balance, March 31, 201434,624
 $346
 $146,731
 $743,815
 $(2,043) $888,849
 $
 $888,849
34,624
 $346
 $146,731
 $743,815
 $(2,043) $888,849
Stock compensation expense11
 
 13,524
 
 
 13,524
 
 13,524
11
 
 13,524
 
 
 13,524
Shares issued upon vesting93
 1
 (1) 
 
 
 
 
93
 1
 (1) 
 
 
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
 
 4,197
 
 
 4,197
 
 4,197

 
 4,197
 
 
 4,197
Shares withheld for taxes
 
 (5,674) 
 
 (5,674) 
 (5,674)
 
 (5,674) 
 
 (5,674)
Stock repurchase(1,436) (14) 
 (107,225) 
 (107,239) 
 (107,239)
Repurchases of common stock(1,436) (14) 
 (107,225) 
 (107,239)
Net income
 
 
 161,780
 
 161,780
 
 161,780

 
 
 161,780
 
 161,780
Total other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (18,425) (18,425) 
 (18,425)
 
 
 
 (18,425) (18,425)
Balance, March 31, 201533,292
 $333
 $158,777
 $798,370
 $(20,468) $937,012
 $
 $937,012
33,292
 333
 158,777
 798,370
 (20,468) 937,012
Stock compensation expense16
 
 6,622
 
 
 6,622
Shares issued upon vesting132
 1
 (1) 
 
 
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
 
 471
 
 
 471
Shares withheld for taxes
 
 (4,610) 
 
 (4,610)
Repurchases of common stock(1,420) (14) 
 (94,186) 
 (94,200)
Net income
 
 
 122,265
 
 122,265
Total other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (89) (89)
Balance, March 31, 201632,020
 320
 161,259
 826,449
 (20,557) 967,471
Stock compensation expense23
 
 6,175
 
 
 6,175
Shares issued upon vesting166
 2
 796
 
 
 798
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
 
 100
 
 
 100
Shares withheld for taxes
 
 (7,533) 
 
 (7,533)
Repurchases of common stock(222) (2) 
 (12,570) 
 (12,572)
Net income
 
 
 5,710
 
 5,710
Total other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (5,894) (5,894)
Balance, March 31, 201731,987
 $320
 $160,797
 $819,589
 $(26,451) $954,255

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

F-6


DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(amounts in thousands)
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Cash flows from operating activities:       
Net income (loss)$161,780
 $(2,685) $145,689
 $129,014
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:       
Depreciation, amortization and accretion49,293
 10,569
 41,439
 33,367
Change in fair value of contingent consideration(3,574) 705
 1,815
 8,659
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts, net1,107
 (169) 125
 2,128
Deferred tax provision9,970
 (2,736) (4,092) (5,657)
Stock compensation13,524
 2,865
 13,136
 14,661
Other2,969
 111
 1,306
 1,229
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired in the acquisition of businesses:       
Trade accounts receivable(36,885) 77,983
 6,618
 491
Inventories(26,748) 49,272
 40,580
 (46,903)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(10,376) 68,837
 (58,554) 23,511
Income tax receivable(15,170) 
 
 
Other assets(144) (758) (4,290) (3,028)
Trade accounts payable8,912
 (74,898) 21,251
 18,932
Contingent consideration(364) (2,974) (6,458) (959)
Accrued expenses3,761
 (33,666) 33,556
 (9,983)
Income taxes payable4,883
 (46,545) 24,386
 (5,820)
Long-term liabilities6,716
 1,998
 5,618
 4,264
Net cash provided by operating activities169,654
 47,909
 262,125
 163,906
Cash flows from investing activities:       
Purchases of property and equipment(91,147) (17,603) (79,829) (61,575)
Acquisitions of businesses and equity method investment
 
 
 (8,829)
Purchases of intangibles and other assets, net(9,489) (30) (5,368) (4,958)
Net cash used in investing activities(100,636) (17,633) (85,197) (75,362)
Cash flows from financing activities:       
Proceeds from issuance of short-term borrowings199,784
 
 320,728
 307,000
Repayments of short-term borrowings(201,705) (3,000) (344,000) (274,000)
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes(5,674) (3,752) (6,736) (6,535)
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation4,197
 
 2,071
 2,457
Cash received from issuances of common stock
 
 52
 
Loan origination costs on short-term borrowings(818) 
 
 (1,807)
Contingent consideration paid(115) (15,852) (22,628) (29,041)
Cash paid for noncontrolling interest
 
 
 (20,000)
Cash paid for repurchases of common stock(107,239) 
 
 (220,695)
Proceeds from mortgage loan33,931
 
 
 
Mortgage loan origination costs(338) 
 
 
Repayment of mortgage principal(283) 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities(78,260) (22,604) (50,513) (242,621)
Effect of exchange rates on cash(10,703) 291
 463
 718
Net change in cash and cash equivalents(19,945) 7,963
 126,878
 (153,359)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period245,088
 237,125
 110,247
 263,606
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$225,143
 $245,088
 $237,125
 $110,247
See accompanying notes tothe consolidated financial statements.

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(amounts in thousands)
(Continued)
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:       
Cash paid during the period for:       
Income taxes$53,504
 $48,040
 $39,122
 $66,899
Interest$2,674
 $187
 $2,586
 $3,338
Non-cash investing and financing activity:       
Deferred purchase payments for acquisition of business$
 $
 $
 $3,671
Accruals for purchases of property and equipment$3,419
 $4,265
 $2,283
 $489
Contingent consideration arrangement for acquisition of business$
 $
 $
 $1,128
Accruals for asset retirement obligations$786
 $19
 $1,936
 $526
Accruals for shares withheld for taxes$
 $
 $3,702
 $1,804
Write-off for shares exercised with a tax deficit$
 $
 $1,752
 $2,838
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net income$5,710
 $122,265
 $161,780
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:     
Depreciation, amortization and accretion52,628
 50,024
 49,293
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
 (4,411) (3,574)
Provision for doubtful accounts, net2,847
 5,120
 1,107
Deferred (benefit) tax provision(24,495) 8,167
 9,970
Stock-based compensation6,175
 6,622
 13,524
Loss (gain) on sale of assets538
 (1,338) 
Impairment of goodwill113,944
 
 
Impairment of long-lived assets13,222
 9,773
 
Restructuring costs29,087
 24,856
 
Other(71) 56
 2,969
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
Trade accounts receivable, net(1,336) (23,545) (36,885)
Inventories, net1,060
 (61,492) (26,748)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets7,975
 (3,681) (10,376)
Income tax receivable(1,331) (8,286) (15,170)
Other assets2,259
 (3,082) (144)
Trade accounts payable(7,825) 14,775
 8,912
Contingent consideration
 (819) (364)
Accrued expenses(990) (16,221) 3,761
Income taxes payable(3,743) (397) 4,883
Long-term liabilities3,023
 7,195
 6,716
Net cash provided by operating activities198,677
 125,581
 169,654
Cash flows from investing activities:     
Purchases of property and equipment, net(44,499) (65,356) (91,147)
Purchases of tangible, intangible, and other assets, net
 (4,700) (9,489)
Proceeds from sale of assets
 2,835
 
Net cash used in investing activities(44,499) (67,221) (100,636)
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Proceeds from short-term borrowings405,988
 449,200
 199,784
Repayments of short-term borrowings(468,938) (387,120) (201,705)
Proceeds from issuance of stock under the employee stock purchase plan798
 
 
Cash paid for shares withheld for taxes(7,865) (3,691) (5,674)
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation100
 471
 4,197
Cash paid for repurchases of common stock(12,572) (94,200) (107,239)
Contingent consideration paid(20,058) (445) (115)
Loan origination costs on short-term borrowings
 (62) (818)
Proceeds from mortgage loan
 
 33,931
Mortgage loan origination costs
 
 (338)
Repayment of mortgage principal(523) (493) (283)
Net cash used in financing activities(103,070) (36,340) (78,260)
      
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash(5,300) (1,207) (10,703)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents45,808
 20,813
 (19,945)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period245,956
 225,143
 245,088
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$291,764
 $245,956
 $225,143

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(amounts in thousands)
(Continued)

 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:     
Cash paid during the period for:     
Income taxes, net of refunds ($17,132, $501, and $4,701 as of March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively)$14,099
 $29,916
 $53,504
Interest5,494
 4,640
 4,315
Non-cash investing and financing activities:     
Accrued for purchases of property and equipment1,101
 2,640
 3,419
Accrued for asset retirement obligations2,359
 1,394
 786
Accrued for shares withheld for taxes587
 919
 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

F-7

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)











(1)Note 1. The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto include the accounts of Deckers Outdoor Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company"). Accordingly, all references herein to Deckers Outdoor Corporation or "Deckers" include the consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation is a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel, and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities. As part of its Omni-Channel platform, the Company's brands are aligned across its Fashion Lifestyle group (the UGG and Koolaburra brands) and Performance Lifestyle group (the Teva, Sanuk and Hoka brands).

The Company sells its products through quality domestic and international retailers, international distributors, and directly to its end-user consumers both domestically and internationally through its Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business, which is comprised of its retail stores and E-Commerce websites. Independent third party contractors manufacture all of the Company's products.

The Company has five reportable operating segments consisting of the strategic business units for the worldwide wholesale operations of the UGG brand, Teva brand, Sanuk brand, other brands, and DTC. The Company's other brands currently consist of the Hoka, Ahnu and Koolaburra brands.

The Company's business is seasonal, with the highest percentage of UGG®UGG brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending September 3030th and December 3131st and the highest percentage of Teva®Teva and Sanuk®Sanuk brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending March 3131st and June 3030th of each year. TheNet sales of other brands do not have a significant seasonal impact on the Company.
Prior
The Company was incorporated in 1975 under the laws of the State of California and was reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1993.

Certain reclassifications were made for all prior periods presented including the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, to April 2, 2012,conform to the current period presentation.

Reportable Operating Segments

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company owned 51% of a joint venture with an affiliate of Stella International Holdings Limited (Stella International)changed its reportable operating segments to combine the previously separated retail store and E-Commerce operating components into one DTC reportable operating segment. The Company now has five reportable operating segments including the strategic business units for the primary purposeworldwide wholesale operations of opening and operating retail stores for the UGG brand, in China. Stella InternationalTeva brand, Sanuk brand, other brands, and DTC. It is also oneby these reportable operating segments that information is reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker, who is the principal executive officer. The Company performs an annual analysis of the appropriateness of its reportable operating segments. Refer to Note 12, "Reportable Operating Segments", for further information about the Company's major manufacturers in China. On April 2, 2012, the Company purchased the 49% noncontrolling interest owned by Stella International for a total purchase pricereportable operating segments.

Use of approximately $20,000. Estimates

The Company accounted for this transaction as an acquisitionpreparation of the remaining interest of an entity that had already been majority-owned by the Company. The purchase resulted in a reduction to additional paid in capital of $14,037 representing excess purchase price over the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest. Prior to this purchase, the Company already had a controlling interest in this entity, and therefore, the subsidiary had been and continues to be consolidated with the Company's operations.
In May 2012, the Company purchased a noncontrolling interest in the Hoka One One® (Hoka) brand, a privately held footwear company, which was accounted for as an equity method investment. In September 2012, the Company acquired the remaining ownership interest in Hoka. The acquisition of Hoka was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and does not havenotes thereto are in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon historical experience, existing and known circumstances, authoritative accounting pronouncements and other factors that management believes to be reasonable. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to inventory write-downs, accounts receivable allowances,

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returns liabilities, stock-based compensation, impairment assessments, depreciation and amortization, income tax liabilities, uncertain tax positions and income taxes receivable, the fair value of financial instruments, and the fair values of assets and liabilities, including goodwill and other intangible assets. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. For the reasons stated, actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents included $198,992 and $195,575 of money market funds as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company provides an allowance against trade accounts receivable for estimated losses that may result from customers' inability to pay. The Company determines the amount of the allowance by analyzing known uncollectible accounts, aged trade accounts receivables, economic conditions and forecasts, historical experience and the customers' credit-worthiness. Trade accounts receivable that are subsequently determined to be uncollectible are charged or written off against this allowance. Write-offs against this allowance are recorded in selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The allowance includes specific allowances for trade accounts, all or a significant seasonal impactportion of which are identified as potentially uncollectible, plus a non-specific allowance for the balance of accounts based on the Company.Company's historical loss experience. Allowances have been established for all projected losses of this nature.

Allowance for Sales Discounts

The Company provides an allowance against sales discounts for wholesale sales and resulting trade accounts receivable, which reflects a discount that customers may take, generally based upon meeting certain order, shipment and payment terms. The Company uses the amount of the discounts that are available to be taken against the period-end trade accounts receivable to estimate and record a corresponding reserve for sales discounts. Additions to the allowance are recorded against gross sales in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and write-offs are recorded against the allowance in the consolidated balance sheets.

Allowance for Chargebacks

The Company provides an allowance against chargebacks from wholesale customers. When customers pay their invoices, they may take deductions for chargebacks against their invoices, which are often valid, and can include chargebacks for price differences, discounts and short shipments. Therefore, the Company records an allowance for the balance of chargebacks that are outstanding in the accounts receivable balance as of the end of each period, along with an estimated reserve for chargebacks that have not yet been taken against outstanding accounts receivable balances. This estimate is based on historical trends of the timing and amount of chargebacks taken against wholesale customer invoices. Additions to the allowance are recorded against gross sales in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and write-offs are recorded against the allowance in the consolidated balance sheets.

Allowance for Sales Returns and Sales Returns Liability

The Company provides an allowance for anticipated future returns of goods shipped prior to period end and a liability for anticipated returns of goods sold direct to consumers. In February 2014, our Boardgeneral, the Company accepts returns for damaged or defective products. The Company also has a policy whereby returns are accepted from DTC customers for a 30-day period. The Company bases the amounts of Directorsthe allowance and liability on any approved customer requests for returns, historical returns experience, and any recent events that could result in a change from historical returns rates,

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among other factors. Changes to the allowance and returns liability are recorded against gross sales in the Company's fiscal year end from December 31 to March 31. The change was intended to better align the Company's planning, financial and reporting functions with the seasonalityconsolidated statements of the business. The 2015, 2013 and 2012 fiscal years ended on March 31, 2015, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The transition period was the quarter ended March 31, 2014 to coincide with the change in our fiscal year end.comprehensive income (loss).
In July 2014, the Company acquired its UGG brand distributor that sold to retailers in Germany and now operates a wholesale business in Germany through the newly acquired subsidiary. The acquisition included certain intangible and tangible assets and the assumption of liabilities. The purchase price of the acquisition was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the Company acquired inventory and certain intangible assets, including the trade name related to the Koolaburra® brand, a sheepskin and wool based footwear brand. The purchase price of the acquisition was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
We sell our brands through quality domestic retailers and international distributors and retailers, as well as directly to our end-user consumers through our E-Commerce business and retail stores. Independent third parties manufacture all of our products.
Inventories

Inventories, principally finished goods on hand and in transit, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out)first-out method) or market (net realizable value). Cost includes initial molds and tooling that are amortized over the life of the mold in cost of sales.sales in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Cost also includes shipping and handling fees and costs, which are subsequently expensed to cost of sales. Market values are determined by historical experience with discounted sales, industry trends and the retail environment.
Revenue Recognition
Property and Equipment, Depreciation and Amortization

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and generally has a useful life expectancy of at least one year. Property and equipment includes tangible, non-consumable items owned by the Company valued at or above $3, certain computer software costs and internal or external computer system consulting work valued at or above $3 as defined below, and portable electronic devices valued at or above $1.5. Tangible, non-consumable items below these amounts are expensed. The value includes the purchase price, sales tax and costs to acquire (shipping and handling), install (excluding site preparation costs), secure and prepare the item for its intended use.

Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives, as summarized below. Capitalized website costs, which are included in the machinery and equipment category below, are immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Leasehold improvements are amortized to their residual value, if any, on the straight-line basis over their estimated economic useful lives or the lease term, whichever is shorter. The Company allocates depreciation and amortization of property and equipment to cost of sales and SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The majority of the Company's depreciation and amortization, which arises from its Enterprise Resource Planning systems, warehouses, corporate headquarters and retail stores, due to the nature of its operations, is included in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The Company outsources all manufacturing; therefore, the amount allocated to cost of sales is not material.

Property and equipment is summarized as follows:
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 Useful life (years) 2017 2016
LandIndefinite
 $32,843
 $25,543
Building39.5
 38,990
 38,920
Machinery and equipment1-10
 199,602
 189,085
Furniture and fixtures1-7
 38,720
 38,948
Leasehold improvements1-11
 106,134
 108,557
  Gross property and equipment  416,289
 401,053
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization  190,758
 163,807
Property and equipment, net  $225,531
 $237,246

During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized total impairment losses for retail store related fixed assets and software of approximately $11,300 and $19,000, respectively.


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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist primarily of indefinite-lived trademarks and definite-lived trademarks, customer and distributor relationships, patents, lease rights, and non-compete agreements arising from the application of purchase accounting. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, if any, on a straight-line basis and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable based on estimated undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the asset or asset group is written down to fair value based either on discounted cash flows or appraised values.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but are instead tested annually for impairment. Goodwill is initially recorded as the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a business combination. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative assessment of the indefinite-lived intangible asset. The Company does not calculate the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the Company determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount, then the Company compares the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset to its carrying amount, and if the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its carrying amount, no impairment charge will be recognized. If the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, the Company will record an impairment charge to write down the indefinite-lived intangible asset to its fair value. Impairment and amortization are recorded in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

If, as of the time of conducting the impairment test, it is determined that the value of the reporting unit the acquired net assets were assigned to, as determined by reference to product sales, operating margins or other indicators of value associated with the reporting unit, has declined to a point that the fair value of the reporting unit is below its carrying amount, the Company may be required to write down the amount of goodwill (i.e. take an impairment charge). The goodwill impairment evaluation involves valuing the Company’s various reporting units that carry goodwill, which are currently the same as the Company’s reportable operating segments. Refer to Note 12, "Reportable Operating Segments", for further information on the Company's reportable operating segments. In general, conditions that may indicate impairment include, but are not limited to: a significant adverse change in customer demand or business climate that could affect the value of an asset; change in market share; budget-to-actual performance; consistency of operating margins and capital expenditures; changes in management or key personnel; or changes in general economic conditions.

The Company evaluates the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable segment goodwill and the Teva brand's indefinite-lived trademarks for impairment at October 31st of each year, and evaluates the UGG brand and other brands’ goodwill for impairment at December 31st of each year. The timing of the annual impairment evaluation is prescribed by applicable accounting guidance. The Company also performs interim impairment evaluations of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets if events or changes in circumstances between annual tests indicate additional testing is warranted to determine if goodwill may be impaired.

The goodwill impairment test is a two-step quantitative process that combines a market and income approach, which involves the use of estimates and assumptions related to the fair value of the reporting units with which goodwill is associated. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of each reporting unit with goodwill to its carrying value. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting unit with goodwill using a combination of a discounted cash flow analysis and a market value analysis. For purposes of assessing the fair value, the Company uses best estimates and assumptions, including future sales and operating results, and other factors that could affect fair value or otherwise indicate potential impairment. The Company also considers the reporting units' projected ability to generate income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods, as well as perceived changes in consumer demand, and acceptance of products or factors impacting the industry generally. The fair value assessment could change materially if different estimates and assumptions were used. Furthermore, the estimates and assumptions used to calculate fair value of the reporting unit may change from period to period based upon a number of factors, including actual and projected operating results, declining market conditions, changes in the retail and E-Commerce environment,

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as well as changes in the competitive environment, and are subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Changes in estimates and assumptions used to determine whether impairment exists, or changes in actual results compared to expected results, could result in additional impairment charges in future periods.

If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company must perform step two of the goodwill impairment test in order to determine the impairment charge, if any.

Step two of the goodwill impairment test involves a hypothetical allocation of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its net tangible and intangible assets (excluding goodwill) as if the reporting unit were newly acquired, which results in an implied fair value of the goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill, as determined by this hypothetical allocation of assets, is less than the carrying value, an impairment charge is recognized for the difference.

Refer to Note 3, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", for further information on the Company's goodwill and intangible assets and annual impairment analysis results. Refer to Note 4, "Fair Value Measurements", for further information on the definition of fair value and related inputs.

Accounting for Long-Lived Assets

Other long-lived assets, such as machinery and equipment, internal use software, and leasehold improvements, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset.

At least quarterly, the Company evaluates whether any impairment-triggering events, including the following, have occurred which would require such asset groups to be tested for impairment:

a significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset group;

a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset group is being used or in its physical condition;

a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset group, including an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;

an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset group;

a current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset group; or

a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset group will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously-estimated useful life.

When an impairment-triggering event has occurred, the Company tests for recoverability of the asset group's carrying value using estimates of undiscounted future cash flows based on the existing service potential of the applicable asset group. In determining the service potential of a long-lived asset group, the Company considers its remaining useful life, cash-flow generating capacity, and physical output capacity. These estimates include the undiscounted cash flows associated with future expenditures necessary to maintain the existing service potential. Long-lived assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of

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the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. The Company assesses potential impairment of its retail group long-lived assets by comparing projected 12-month store cash flows to the current carrying value of the store's long-lived assets. Stores that have been opened for more than one year, or have otherwise been identified by management as having one or more indicators of impairment, with projected 12-month cash flows less than the current carrying amount of the store's long-lived assets are then reviewed to determine if an impairment exists. An impairment loss, if any, would only reduce the carrying amount of long-lived assets in the group based on the fair value of the asset group. Impairment is recorded in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company transacts business in various foreign currencies and has international sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting the Company to foreign currency exchange rate risk. The Company may enter into foreign currency exchange rate forward or option contracts, generally with maturities of 15 monthsor less, to reduce the volatility of cash flows primarily related to forecasted revenue denominated in certain foreign currencies. In addition, the Company utilizes foreign currency exchange rate contracts and other derivative instruments to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, primarily intercompany balances. The Company does not use foreign currency exchange rate contracts for trading purposes.

Certain of the Company's foreign currency exchange rate forward contracts are designated cash flow hedges of forecasted sales (Designated Derivative Contracts) and are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts allow the Company to sell Euros and British Pounds in exchange for US dollars at specified contract rates. Forward contracts are used to hedge forecasted sales over specific quarters. Changes in the fair value of Designated Derivative Contracts are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) within stockholders' equity, and are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) during the period which approximates the time the corresponding third-party sales occur. The Company may also enter into foreign currency exchange rate contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments (Non-Designated Derivative Contracts) for financial accounting purposes. These contracts are generally entered into to offset the gains and losses on certain intercompany balances until the expected time of repayment. Accordingly, any gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of Non-Designated Derivative Contracts are recognized in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The gains and losses on these contracts generally offset the gains and losses associated with the underlying foreign currency-denominated balances, which are also reported in SG&A expenses. Refer to Note 9, "Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Contracts and Hedging", for the impact of derivative instruments and hedging activities on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

The Company records the assets or liabilities associated with derivative instruments and hedging activities at fair value based on Level 2 inputs in other current assets or other current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value depends on the use of the derivative instrument and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting. Refer to Note 4, "Fair Value Measurements", for more information on the nature of Level 2 inputs.

For all designated hedging relationships, the Company formally documents the hedging relationship and its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method used to measure ineffectiveness. The Company factors the nonperformance risk of the Company and the counterparty into the fair value measurements of its derivative instruments. The Company also formally assesses, both at the inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative instruments that are used in hedging relationships are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged transactions. The Company assesses hedge effectiveness and measures hedge ineffectiveness at least quarterly. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as part of a cash flow hedging relationship, such as Designated Derivative Contracts, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recognized in OCI and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative instrument representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings.


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The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it determines that the derivative instrument is no longer effective in offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged risk, the derivative instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, the cash flow hedge is non-designated because a forecasted transaction is not probable of occurring, or management determines to remove the designation of the cash flow hedge. In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative instrument remains outstanding, the Company continues to carry the derivative instrument at its fair value on the consolidated balance sheets and recognizes any subsequent changes in fair value in earnings. When it is probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting and the accumulated gains or losses in OCI related to the hedging relationship are immediately recognized into earnings.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is the total of net earnings and all other non-owner changes in equity. Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss), foreign currency translation adjustments, and unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges. Refer to Note 10, "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss", for further information on components of OCI recognized by the Company.

Net Income per Share

Basic net income per share represents net income divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share represents net income divided by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding, including the dilutive impact of potential issuances of common stock. Refer to Note 11, "Net Income per Share", for a reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company considers the US dollar as its functional currency. The Company has certain wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the US dollar. In most cases, the Company's foreign subsidiaries' local currency is the same as the designated functional currency. The Company holds a portion of its cash and other monetary assets and liabilities in currencies other than its subsidiary's functional currency, and is exposed to financial statement transaction gains and losses as a result of re-measurement of the financial positions held in US dollars and foreign currencies into the functional currency of subsidiaries that are non-US dollar functional. The Company re-measures these monetary assets and liabilities using the exchange rate at the end of the reporting period, which results in gains and losses that are included in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) as incurred, except for gains and losses arising on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature. In addition, the Company translates assets and liabilities of subsidiaries with reporting currencies other than US dollars into US dollars using the exchange rates at of the end of the reporting period, which results in financial statement translation gains and losses in OCI.

Non-qualified Deferred Compensation

In 2010, the Company established a non-qualified deferred compensation program that permits a select group of management employees to defer earnings to a future date on a non-qualified basis. For each plan year, the Company's Board of Directors may, but is not required to, contribute any amount it desires to any participant under this program. The Company's contribution is determined by the Board of Directors annually. In March 2015, the Board of Directors approved a Company contribution feature for future plan years beginning in calendar year 2016 and gave management the authority to approve actual contributions. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, no payments were made or pending under this program. The value of the deferred compensation is recognized based on the fair value of the participants' accounts. The Company has established a rabbi trust for the purpose of supporting the benefits payable under this program, with the assets invested in company-owned life insurance policies. Deferred compensation of $609 is included in other accrued expenses and $3,531 is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017. Deferred compensation of $308 is included in other accrued expenses and $5,993 is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2016.

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Refer to Note 4, "Fair Value Measurements", for further information on the fair value of deferred compensation assets and liabilities.

Stock-Based Compensation

All of the Company's stock-based compensation is classified within stockholders' equity. Stock compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is expensed ratably over the service period. The Company recognizes expense only for those awards that management deems probable of achieving the performance criteria and service conditions. Determining the fair value and related expense of stock-based compensation requires judgment, including estimating the percentage of awards that will be forfeited and probabilities of meeting the awards' performance criteria. If actual forfeitures differ significantly from the estimates or if probabilities change during a period, stock compensation expense and the Company's results of operations could be materially impacted. Stock compensation expense is included in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Refer to Note 8, "Stockholders' Equity", for further information on Company stock-based compensation.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes wholesale, E-Commerce, and international distributor revenue when products are shipped, and retail revenue at the point of sale. All sales are recognized when the customer takes title and assumes risk of loss, collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, and the sales price is fixed or determinable. For wholesale and international distributor sales, allowances for estimated returns, discounts, chargebacks, and bad debts are provided for when related revenue is recorded. For E-Commerce sales, allowances for estimated returns and bad debts are provided for when related revenue is recorded. For retail sales, allowances for estimated returns are provided for when related revenue is recorded. Amounts billed for shipping and handling costs are recorded as a component of net sales, while the related costs paid to third-party shipping companies are recorded as a cost of sales. The Company presents revenue net of taxes (for example, sales taxes, use taxes, value-added taxes, and some types of excise taxes) collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities.
Accounting for Long-Lived Assets
Other long-lived assets, such as machinery and equipment, leasehold improvements, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. The Company uses the straight-line method for depreciation and amortization of long-lived assets, except for certain intangible assets where the Company can reliably determine the pattern in which the economic benefits of the assets will be consumed.
At least quarterly, the Company evaluates whether any impairment triggering events, including the following, have occurred which would require such asset groups to be tested for impairment:
A significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset group;
a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset group is being used or in its physical condition;
a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset group, including an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;
an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset group;
a current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset group; or
a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset group will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life.
When an impairment triggering event has occurred, the Company tests for recoverability of the asset group's carrying value using estimates of undiscounted future cash flows based on the existing service potential of the applicable asset group. In determining the service potential of a long-lived asset group, the Company considers its remaining useful life, cash-flow generating capacity, and physical output capacity. These estimates include the undiscounted cash flows associated with future expenditures necessary to maintain the existing service potential. Long-lived assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. The Company assesses potential impairment of its retail group long-lived assets by comparing trailing twelve month (TTM) store cash flows to the current carrying value of the store's long-lived assets. Stores that have been opened for more than one year, or have otherwise been identified by management as having one or more indicators of impairment, with TTM cash flows less than the current carrying amount of the store's long-lived assets are then reviewed to determine if an impairment exists. An impairment loss, if any, would only reduce the carrying amount of long-lived assets in the group based on the fair value of the group assets.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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Intangible assets consist primarily of goodwill, trademarks, customer and distributor relationships, patents, lease rights, and non-compete agreements arising from the application of purchase accounting. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized and reviewed for impairment. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually, as of December 31, except for the Teva trademarks and Sanuk goodwill, which are tested as of October 31.
The assessment of goodwill impairment involves valuing the Company's reporting units that carry goodwill. Currently, the Company's reporting units are the same as the Company's operating segments. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. The Company does not calculate the fair value of the reporting unit unless the Company determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines this, then the first quantitative step is a comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, goodwill is not impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is below the carrying amount, then a second step is performed to measure the amount of the impairment, if any. The test for impairment involves the use of estimates related to the fair values of the business operations with which goodwill is associated and the fair values of the intangible assets with indefinite lives.
The Company also evaluates the fair values of other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives in relation to their carrying values. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative assessment of the indefinite life intangible asset. The Company does not calculate the fair value of the indefinite life intangible unless the Company determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount, then the Company compares the fair value of the indefinite life intangible to its carrying amount, and if the fair value of the indefinite life intangible exceeds its carrying amount, no impairment charge will be recognized. If the fair value of the indefinite life intangible is less than the carrying amount, the Company will record an impairment charge to write-down the intangible asset to its fair value.
Determining fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets is highly subjective and requires the use of estimates and assumptions. The Company uses estimates including future revenues, royalty rates, discount rates, attrition rates, and market multiples, among others. The Company also considers the following factors:
the assets' ability to continue to generate income from operations and positive cash flow in future periods;
changes in consumer demand or acceptance of the related brand names, products, or features associated with the assets; and
other considerations that could affect fair value or otherwise indicate potential impairment.
In addition, facts and circumstances could change, including further deterioration of general economic conditions or the retail environment, customers reducing orders in response to such conditions, and increased competition. These or other factors could result in changes to the calculation of fair value which could result in impairment of the Company's remaining goodwill and other intangible assets. Changes in any one or more of these estimates and assumptions could produce different financial results.
Property and Equipment, Depreciation and Amortization
Property and equipment has a useful life expectancy of at least one year. Property and equipment includes tangible, non-consumable items owned by the Company valued at or above $3, certain computer software costs and internal or external computer system consulting work valued at or above $3 as defined below, and portable electronic devices valued at or above $1.5. Tangible, non-consumable items below these amounts are expensed. The value includes the purchase price, as well as costs to acquire (shipping and handling), sales tax, install (excluding site preparation costs), secure, and prepare the item for its intended use.
Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. Machinery and equipment has estimated useful lives ranging from two to ten years, and furniture and fixtures has estimated useful lives ranging from three to seven years.  Capitalized website costs, which are included in the machinery & equipment category, are immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Leasehold improvements are amortized to their residual value on the straight-line basis over their estimated economic useful lives or the lease term, whichever is shorter. Leasehold improvement lives range from one to fifteen years. Buildings are depreciated over 39 years. The Company allocates depreciation and amortization of property, plant, and equipment to cost of sales and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses. The majority of the Company's depreciation and amortization is included in SG&A expenses due to the nature of its operations. Most of the Company's

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

depreciation and amortization is from its warehouses, its corporate headquarters and its retail stores. The Company outsources all manufacturing; therefore, the amount allocated to cost of sales is not material.
Fair Value Measurements
The fair values of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, income tax receivable and other current assets, short-term borrowings, trade accounts payable, accrued payroll, other accrued expenses, income taxes payable and the value added tax payable approximate the carrying values due to the relatively short maturities of these instruments. The fair values of the Company's long-term liabilities, other than contingent consideration, recalculated using current interest rates, would not significantly differ from the carrying values. The fair value of the contingent consideration related to acquisitions and of the Company's derivatives are measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Changes in fair value resulting from either accretion or changes in discount rates or in the expectations of achieving the performance targets are recorded in SG&A expenses. The Company records the fair value of assets or liabilities associated with derivative instruments and hedging activities in other current assets or other accrued expenses, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
The inputs used in measuring fair value are prioritized into the following hierarchy:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The tables below summarize the Company's financial liabilities and assets that are measured on a recurring basis at fair value:
 Fair Value at March 31, 2015 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets (Liabilities) at fair value       
Nonqualified deferred compensation asset$5,581
 $5,581
 $
 $
Nonqualified deferred compensation liability$(5,581) $(5,581) $
 $
Designated derivatives liability$(487) $
 $(487) $
Contingent consideration for acquisition of business$(26,000) $
 $
 $(26,000)
 Fair Value at March 31, 2014 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets (Liabilities) at fair value       
Nonqualified deferred compensation asset$4,534
 $4,534
 $
 $
Nonqualified deferred compensation liability$(4,534) $(4,534) $
 $
Designated derivatives liability$(832) $
 $(832) $
Contingent consideration for acquisition of business$(30,000) $
 $
 $(30,000)


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

 Fair Value at December 31, 2013 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets (Liabilities) at fair value       
Nonqualified deferred compensation asset$4,410
 $4,410
 $
 $
Nonqualified deferred compensation liability$(4,410) $(4,410) $
 $
Designated derivatives liability$(550) $
 $(550) $
Contingent consideration for acquisition of business$(48,000) $
 $
 $(48,000)
The Level 2 inputs consist of forward spot rates at the end of the reporting period (see Note 8).
The fair value of the contingent consideration is based on subjective assumptions. It is reasonably possible the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration could change in the near-term and the effect of the change could be material. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration attributable to our Sanuk® (Sanuk) brand acquisition is based on the Sanuk brand's estimated future gross profits, using a probability weighted average sales forecast to determine a best estimate of gross profits. Estimated contingent consideration payments of approximately $24,200 are included within other accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015. The estimated sales forecasts include a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.6% from calendar year 2014 through calendar year 2015, the final year of the contingent consideration arrangement. The gross profit forecast for calendar year 2015 is approximately $64,000, which is then used to apply the contingent consideration percentages in accordance with the applicable agreement (see Note 6). The total estimated contingent consideration is then discounted to the present value with a discount rate of 7.0%. The Company's use of different estimates and assumptions could produce different estimates of the value of the contingent consideration. For example, a 5.0% change in the estimated CAGR would change the total liability balance at March 31, 2015 by approximately $2,000.
In connection with the Company's acquisition of the Hoka brand, the purchase price includes contingent consideration with maximum payments of $2,000 which is based on the Hoka brand's net sales for calendar years 2013 through 2017. As of March 31, 2015, approximately $500 has been paid. The Company estimates future net sales using a probability weighted average sales forecast to determine a best estimate. Estimated future contingent consideration payments of approximately $1,500 are included within other accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2015. The Company's use of different estimates and assumptions is not expected to have a material impact to the value of the contingent consideration.
Refer to Note 6 for further information on the contingent consideration arrangements.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Level 3 measurement (rounded):
Beginning balance, January 1, 2013$71,500
Payments(25,400)
Change in fair value1,900
Balance, December 31, 2013$48,000
Payments(19,000)
Change in fair value1,000
Balance, March 31, 2014$30,000
Payments(500)
Change in fair value(3,500)
Balance, March 31, 2015$26,000
Stock Compensation
All of the Company's stock compensation issuances are classified within stockholders' equity. Stock compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is expensed ratably over the vesting period. The Company recognizes expense only for those awards that management deems probable of achieving the performance and service objectives. Determining the expense of share-based awards requires judgment, including estimating the percentage of awards that will be forfeited and probabilities of meeting the awards' performance criteria. If actual forfeitures differ significantly from the estimates or if

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

probabilities change during a period, stock compensation expense and the Company's results of operations could be materially impacted.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
In 2010, the Company established a nonqualified deferred compensation program that permits a select group of management employees to defer earnings to a future date on a nonqualified basis. For each plan year, on behalf of the Company, the Company's Board of Directors (the Board) may, but is not required to, contribute any amount it desires to any participant under this program. The Company's contribution will be determined by the Board annually. As of March 31, 2015, no such contribution has been approved by the Board . The value of the deferred compensation is recognized based on the fair value of the participants' accounts. The Company has established a rabbi trust for the purpose of supporting the benefits payable under this program. Deferred compensation of $540 is included in other accrued expenses and $5,041 is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2015. Deferred compensation of $4,534 and $4,410 are included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon historical experience, existing and known circumstances, authoritative accounting pronouncements and other factors that management believes to be reasonable. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to inventory write-downs, accounts receivable allowances, returns liabilities, stock compensation, performance based compensation, impairment assessments, depreciation and amortization, income tax liabilities and uncertain tax positions, fair value of financial instruments, and fair values of acquired intangibles, assets and liabilities, including estimated contingent consideration payments. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Research and Development Costs

All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Such costs amounted to $20,872, $4,486, $19,257$21,256, $22,176, and $15,617$20,872 for the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended March 31, 20142017, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012,2015, respectively, and are included in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Advertising, Marketing, and Promotion CostsExpenses

Advertising production costs are expensed the first time the advertisement is run. All other costs of advertising, marketing, and promotion are expensed as incurred. These expenses charged to operationsof $109,579, $109,738, and $111,162 for the yearyears ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, quarter ended March 31, 2014 andrespectively, are included in SG&A expenses in the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were $111,162, $21,158, $86,510 and $78,528, respectively.consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Included in prepaid and other current assets atas of March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014,2017 and December 31, 2013 2016were $1,899, $209$900 and $212,$1,084, respectively, related to prepaid advertising, marketing, and promotion expenses for programs to take place after such dates.

Rent Expense

Rent expense is recorded using the straight-line method to account for scheduled rental increases or rent holidays. Lease incentives for tenant improvement allowances are recorded as reductions of rent expense over the lease term. The rental payments under some of ourthe Company's retail store leases are based on a minimum rental plus a percentage of the store's sales in excess of stipulated amounts. Rent expenses are included in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company accounts for

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

interest and penalties generated by income tax contingencies as interest expense and SG&A expenses, respectively in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
Net Income (Loss) per Share Attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation Common Stockholders
Basic net income (loss) per share represents net income (loss) attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share represents net income (loss) attributable to Deckers Outdoor Corporation divided by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding, including the dilutive impact of potential issuances of common stock. For the years ended March 31, 2015, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and quarter ended March 31, 2014, the difference between the weighted-average number of basic and diluted common shares resulted from the dilutive impact of nonvested stock units (NSUs), restricted stock units (RSUs), restricted stock awards (RSAs), stock appreciation rights (SARs), and options to purchase common stock. The reconciliations of basic to diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding were as follows:
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Weighted-average shares used in basic computation34,433,000
 34,621,000
 34,473,000
 36,879,000
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards*300,000
 
 356,000
 455,000
Weighted-average shares used for diluted computation34,733,000
 34,621,000
 34,829,000
 37,334,000
        


*Excluded NSUs
 331,000
 
 200,000
*Excluded RSUs624,000
 729,000
 795,000
 671,000
*Excluded outside director RSAs
 6,000
 
 
*Excluded SARs525,000
 730,000
 525,000
 525,000
For the years ended March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2013 and 2012, the share-based awards that were excluded from the dilutive effect were excluded because the necessary conditions had not been satisfied for the shares to be issuable based on the Company's performance. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company excluded all NSUs, RSUs, RSAs and SARs from the diluted net loss per share computation because they were antidilutive due to the net loss during the period. As of March 31, 2015, the excluded RSUs include the maximum amount of the 2012, 2013 and 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Awards. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the excluded RSUs included the maximum amount of the Level III, 2012 and 2013 LTIP Awards. As of December 31, 2012, the excluded RSUs included the maximum amount of the Level III and 2012 LTIP Awards (see Note 7).
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company considers the US dollar as its functional currency. The Company has certain wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the US dollar. In most cases, the Company's foreign subsidiaries' local currency is the same as the designated functional currency. The Company holds a portion of its cash and other monetary assets and liabilities in currencies other than its subsidiary's functional currency, and is exposed to financial statement transaction gains and losses as a result of remeasuring the operating results and financial positions into their functional currency. The Company remeasures these monetary assets and liabilities using the exchange rate as of the end of the reporting period, which results in gains and losses that are included in SG&A expenses in the results of operations as incurred, except for gains and losses arising on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature. In addition, the Company translates assets and liabilities of subsidiaries with reporting currencies other than US dollars into US dollars using the exchange rates at of the end of the reporting period, which results in financial statement translation gains and losses in other comprehensive income (loss)(OCI).
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

The Company transacts business in various foreign currencies and has international sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting the Company to foreign currency risk. The Company may enter into foreign currency forward or option contracts, generally with maturities of 15 months or less, to reduce the volatility of cash flows primarily related to forecasted revenue denominated in certain foreign currencies. In addition, the Company utilizes foreign exchange forward and option contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, primarily intercompany balances. The Company does not use foreign currency contracts for trading purposes.
Certain of the Company's foreign currency forward contracts are designated cash flow hedges of forecasted intercompany sales and are subject to foreign currency exposures. These contracts allow the Company to sell Euros, British Pounds and Yen in exchange for US dollars at specified contract rates. Forward contracts are used to hedge forecasted intercompany sales over specific quarters. Changes in the fair value of these forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders' equity, and are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) during the period which approximates the time the corresponding third-party sales occur. The Company may also enter into foreign exchange contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments for financial accounting purposes. These contracts are generally entered into to offset the gains and losses on certain intercompany balances until the expected time of repayment. Accordingly, any gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of the non-designated contracts are reported in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The gains and losses on these contracts generally offset the gains and losses associated with the underlying foreign currency-denominated balances, which are also reported in SG&A expenses. See Note 8 for the impact of derivative instruments and hedging activities on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company records the assets or liabilities associated with derivative instruments and hedging activities at fair value based on Level 2 inputs in other current assets or other current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The Level 2 inputs consist of forward spot rates at the end of the reporting period. The accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value depends on the use of the derivative and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting.
For all hedging relationships, the Company formally documents the hedging relationship and its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged, how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively, and a description of the method used to measure ineffectiveness. The Company factors the nonperformance risk of the Company and the counterparty into the fair value measurements of its derivatives. The Company also formally assesses, both at the inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging relationships are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged transactions. The Company assesses hedge effectiveness and measures hedge ineffectiveness at least quarterly. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as part of a cash flow hedging relationship, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported in OCI and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings.
The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged risk, the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, the cash flow hedge is designated because a forecasted transaction is not probable of occurring, or management determines to remove the designation of the cash flow hedge. In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, the Company continues to carry the derivative at its fair value on the balance sheet and recognizes any subsequent changes in its fair value in earnings. When it is probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting and recognizes immediately in earnings gains and losses that were accumulated in OCI related to the hedging relationship.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is the total of net earnings and all other non-owner changes in equity. Except for net income (loss), foreign currency translation adjustments, and unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges, the Company does not have any transactions and other economic events that qualify as comprehensive income (loss).
Business Segment Reporting
Management of the Company has determined its reportable segments are its strategic business units and it is by these segments that information is reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The six reportable segments are the UGG, Teva, Sanuk and other brands wholesale divisions, the E-Commerce business, and the retail store business. The CODM is the Principal

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

Executive Officer. The Company performs an annual analysis of the appropriateness of its reportable segments. Information related to the Company's business segments is summarized in Note 11.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include $127,900, $143,816 and $154,105 of money market funds at March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.






Retirement Plan

The Company provides a 401(k) defined contribution plan that eligible US employees may elect to participate in through tax-deferred contributions. The Company matches 50% of each eligible participant's tax-deferred contributions on up to 6% of eligible compensation on a per payroll period basis, with a true-up contribution if such eligible participant is employed by the Company on the last day of the calendar year. Internationally, the Company has various defined contribution plans. Certain international locations require mandatory contributions under social programs, and the Company contributes at least the statutory minimums. US 401(k) matching contributions totaled $1,726, $601, $1,386$2,124, $2,182, and $1,066$1,726 during the yearyears ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, quarter ended March 31, 2014,respectively, and was included in SG&A expenses in the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). In addition, the Company may also make discretionary profit sharing contributions to the plan. However, the Company did not make any profit sharing contributions for the yearyears ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 quarter ended March 31, 2014,, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years ended December 31, 2013in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions in the consolidated financial statements only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company accounts for interest and 2012.penalties accrued for income tax contingencies as interest expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

OnIn May 28, 2014, FASBthe Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in US GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for the Company on April 1, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides for a one-year deferral of the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09, as well as early application, which will be effective with respect to the Company's annual and interim reporting periods beginning April 1, 2018. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarifies how to apply the implementation guidance related to principal versus agent considerations within ASU No. 2014-09. The Company is evaluatingcontinuing to evaluate the effect that ASU 2014-09the adoption of these ASUs will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Companydisclosures, and has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determinedmethod. The Company is currently evaluating its business and contracts to determine any changes to accounting policies, processes or systems necessary to adopt the effectrequirements of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting. Subsequent to March 31, 2015,new standard. The Company believes the FASB proposed a one year deferral of the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09.

Subsequent to March 31, 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires an entity to present debt issuance costs on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. Prior to the issuance of the standard, debt issuance costs were required to be presented in the balance sheet as a deferred charge (i.e., an asset). This ASU is effective for the Company on April 1, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU will only changenot have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements, but it is expected to result in expanded disclosures.

In July 2015, the presentationFASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of prepaid expenses, other assetsInventory, which changed the US GAAP requirement that, at each financial statement date, entities measure inventory at the lower of cost or market, which is typically determined by reference to the current replacement cost, net realizable value, and short-term borrowingsthe net realizable value less an approximate normal profit margin. The definition of net realizable value under this ASU is the estimated selling price in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Companyordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. This ASU only applies to inventory that is considering early adoption of this update during its fiscal year 2016.measured using the first-in, first-out or average cost methods. This ASU is effective with respect to the Company's annual and interim reporting periods beginning on April 1, 2017,

(2) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is summarized as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantitydata)









with early adoption permitted, and pershould be applied prospectively. The adoption of this ASU will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under previous US GAAP. A lessee should recognize a liability in the balance sheet to make lease payments (the lease liability) at fair value and an offsetting right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. When measuring assets and liabilities arising from a lease, a lessee should include payments to be made in optional periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain that it will exercise an option to extend the lease or will not exercise an option to terminate the lease. Similarly, optional payments to purchase the underlying asset should be included in the measurement of lease assets and lease liabilities only if the lessee is reasonably certain that it will exercise that purchase option. This ASU requires a modified retrospective transition method for leases existing at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the adoption-period consolidated financial statements. Any leases that expire before the initial application will not require any accounting adjustment. This ASU is effective with respect to the Company's annual and interim reporting periods beginning April 1, 2019. The Company is evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and currently expects an increase in assets and liabilities due to the recognition of the required right-of-use asset and corresponding liability for all lease obligations that are currently classified as operating leases, such as retail stores, showrooms, and distribution facilities, as well as additional disclosure on all existing lease obligations. The income statement recognition of lease expense is not expected to materially change from the current methodology.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which requires an entity to recognize excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies associated with employee share-based payment awards in the income statement instead of in additional paid-in-capital when the awards vest or are settled, and present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows instead of as a financing activity. This ASU also allows entities to repurchase more of an employee’s shares for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting, and to make a policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or to account for forfeitures as they occur. In addition, the cash paid by an entity to a tax authority when shares are withheld to satisfy its statutory income tax withholding obligation is required to be classified as a financing activity on its statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective with respect to the Company's annual and interim reporting periods beginning April 1, 2017 and the Company decided to apply this ASU prospectively. The Company evaluated the effect that the adoption of this ASU would have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, and concluded that its adoption will not have a material impact on income tax expenses or additional paid-in capital for results of operations. However, there will be income statement volatility due to the recognition of all excess tax benefits and deficiencies within the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), which will be driven by the number of shares vesting in any given period, and the change in share price between the grant date and the date that the shares vest. Increasing share prices from the grant date to the vesting date will result in lower income tax expense and higher net income.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The ASU addresses specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the diversityin practice prior to issuance of the update. This ASU is effective with respect to the Company’s annual and interim reporting periods beginning April 1, 2018, with early adoptionpermitted. The guidance should be applied retrospectively, requiring adjustment to all comparative periods presented, unless it is impractical to do so, in which case, the guidance should be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The Company is evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its statement of cash flowsand related disclosures, but its adoption is not expected to have a material impact.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminatesstep two from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under current step two, anentity previously had to perform procedures to determine the fair value of its assets and liabilities at the impairmenttesting date following the procedure required to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









a business combination. Under this ASU, an entity is required to perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment testby comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairmentcharge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value. This ASU is effective with respect tothe Company’s annual and interim reporting periods beginning April 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect that the adoptionof this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Note 2. Restructuring

In connection with the Company's announced restructuring plan in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company closed 25 retail stores as of March 31, 2017, and consolidated its brand operations and corporate headquarters. In connection with these restructuring efforts, the Company incurred total restructuring charges of approximately $29,100 and $24,800 during fiscal year 2017 and 2016, respectively, with a total of $29,100 and $22,800 recognized in SG&A expenses and approximately $0 and $2,000 in cost of sales, respectively. The related liabilities are reflected in accrued payroll and other accrued expenses. Of the total amount, approximately $11,100 remained accrued as of March 31, 2017, and is expected to be paid during fiscal year 2018.

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company identified additional stores for closure. During fiscal year 2017, the Company recognized approximately $3,600 in restructuring charges in SG&A expenses related to non-cash impairment charges for the retail store assets for 12 of these stores.

It is anticipated that the Company will incur restructuring costs similar in nature to its historical activities in future fiscal years and in connection with the Company closing retail stores to reach a target retail store count of 125 owned stores by the end of fiscal year 2020.

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges incurred in fiscal years 2017 and 2016:
      
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013
Land$25,543
 $25,531
 $19,954
Buildings38,841
 36,387
 
Machinery and equipment158,136
 98,035
 84,941
Furniture and fixtures36,751
 31,085
 25,961
Leasehold improvements102,048
 96,622
 142,683
 361,319
 287,660
 273,539
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization129,002
 103,090
 99,473
Net property and equipment$232,317
 $184,570
 $174,066
 Lease termination costs Retail store fixed asset impairments Severance costs Software and office fixed asset impairments Termination of various contracts and other services Total
Fiscal year 2016 charges$8,900
 $5,800
 $4,000
 $3,800
 $2,300
 $24,800
Paid in cash(1,200) 
 (600) 
 
 (1,800)
Non-cash
 (5,800) 
 (3,800) (500) (10,100)
Liability as of March 31, 20167,700
 
 3,400
 
 1,800
 12,900
Additional charges9,000
 3,600
 5,800
 3,200
 7,500
 29,100
Paid in cash(12,000) 
 (6,400) 
 (5,400) (23,800)
Non-cash
 (3,600) (300) (3,200) 
 (7,100)
Liability as of March 31, 2017$4,700
 $
 $2,500
 $
 $3,900
 $11,100

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)










The following table summarizes these restructuring charges by reportable operating segment:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016
UGG brand wholesale$2,100
 $
Teva brand wholesale
 
Sanuk brand wholesale100
 3,000
Other brands wholesale100
 2,500
Direct-to-Consumer12,900
 10,500
Unallocated overhead costs13,900
 8,800
Total restructuring charges$29,100
 $24,800

(3)Note 3. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Most of the Company's goodwill is related to the Sanuk reportable segment, with the remaining related to the UGG and other brands reportable segments.
The Company's goodwill and other intangible assets are summarized as follows:
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013
Intangibles subject to amortization     
Weighted-Average Amortization Period13 years
 14 years
 14 years
Gross Carrying Amount$109,604
 $101,982
 $101,963
Accumulated Amortization37,316
 26,026
 24,140
Net Carrying Amount72,288
 75,956
 77,823
Intangibles not subject to amortization     
Goodwill127,934
 127,934
 128,725
Trademarks15,455
 15,455
 15,455
Total goodwill and other intangible assets$215,677
 $219,345
 $222,003
 As of March 31,
 2017 2016
Goodwill   
UGG brand$6,101
 $6,101
Sanuk brand
 113,944
Other brands7,889
 7,889
Total Goodwill13,990
 127,934
Other Intangible Assets   
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets   
Trademarks15,455
 15,455
Definite-lived Intangible Assets   
Trademarks55,244
 55,244
Other57,629
 57,629
Total gross carrying amount112,873
 112,873
Accumulated amortization(54,361) (45,302)
Accumulated impairment(8,829) 
Net Definite-lived Intangible Assets49,683
 67,571
Total Other Intangible Assets65,138
 83,026
Total Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets$79,128
 $210,960


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









The weighted-average amortization period for definite-lived intangible assets is 16 years and 13 years for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Intangible assets consist primarily of indefinite-lived trademarks and definite-lived trademarks, customer and distributor relationships, patents, lease rights, and non-compete agreements arising from the application of purchase accounting.

Goodwill is allocated to the wholesale reportable operating segments of the brands described above. Changes in the Company's goodwill balance for the periods presented in the consolidated balance sheets are summarized as follows:
 
Goodwill,
Gross
 
Accumulated
Impairment
 Goodwill, Net
Balance at January 1, 2013$144,556
 $(15,831) $128,725
Changes related to additions, impairments and other adjustments
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013144,556
 (15,831) 128,725
Adjustments related to prior acquisitions(791) 
 (791)
Balance at March 31, 2014143,765
 (15,831) 127,934
Changes related to additions, impairments and other adjustments
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2015$143,765
 $(15,831) $127,934
 
Goodwill,
Gross
 
Accumulated
Impairment
 Goodwill, Net
Balance, March 31, 2015$143,765
 $(15,831) $127,934
Changes related to acquisitions, impairments and other adjustments
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2016143,765
 (15,831) 127,934
Changes related to acquisitions, impairments and other adjustments
 (113,944) (113,944)
Balance, March 31, 2017$143,765
 $(129,775) $13,990

During the third quarter of the year ended March 31, 2017, consistent with applicable accounting guidance, the Company performed the annual impairment assessment of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill as of October 31, 2016 with the assistance of a third party valuation firm. The annual assessment determined that there was an indication of impairment of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable segment goodwill. In particular, step one of the impairment assessment concluded that the fair value of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment was below its carrying value, which was primarily the result of lower-than-forecasted sales, lower market multiples for non-athletic footwear and apparel, and a more limited view of international and domestic expansion opportunities for the brand given the changing retail environment. Accordingly, the Company then performed step two of the impairment assessment, which required fair value to be allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment, using a hypothetical allocation of assets, including net tangible and intangible assets. As a result of this analysis, the Company recorded a $113,944 non-cash impairment charge to the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill during the third quarter of the year ended March 31, 2017, which was reflected in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

At October 31, 2015, the Company performed the annual impairment test and evaluated the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill and, based on comparing the carrying amounts of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill to the 2016 sales and operating results and the brands' long-term forecasts of sales and operating results as of their evaluation dates, the Company concluded the carrying amount of the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill was not impaired. The change in the sales forecasts between fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2016 at the annual impairment testing date of October 31st of each fiscal year, was primarily due to the change in forecast assumptions discussed above.

During the third quarter of the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company evaluated the Sanuk brand's definite long-lived assets for indicators of impairment, primarily as a result of the goodwill impairment discussed above. The Company's analysis determined that the Sanuk brand's amortizable patent under the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment was fully impaired as the Sanuk SIDEWALK SURFERS utility patent had very limited value in the marketplace because of its limited ability to exclude others from creating similar products. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge to the patent of $4,086 in the Sanuk wholesale reportable operating segment during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, which was reflected in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The impairment charge to the patent will result in lower annual amortization expense of approximately $500. The Company's analysis also determined that the Sanuk brand's other intangible assets, other than the amortizable patent discussed above, were not impaired as of the date on which the impairment test was completed, as it was determined that the undiscounted future cash flows associated with those assets exceeded their carrying values. However, as discussed above, additional impairment charges could be incurred in future periods.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









At December 31, 20142016 and 2013,2015, the Company performed its annual impairment tests and evaluated itsthe UGG brand and other brands' goodwill. As ofwholesale reportable operating segment goodwill, and at October 31, 20142016 and 2013,2015, evaluated the Company performed its annual impairment tests and evaluated its Teva trademarks and Sanuk goodwill.brand's indefinite-lived trademarks. Based on the carrying amounts of the UGG Teva, Sanuk,brands and other brands' wholesale reportable segment goodwill trademarks, and net assets,Teva brand's trademarks, the brands' fiscal year 2015, quarter ended March 31, 20142017 and fiscal year 20132016 sales and operating results, and the brands' long-term forecasts of sales and operating results as of their evaluation dates, the Company concluded that the carrying amounts of the UGG, Sanukgoodwill and other brands' goodwill, as well as the Teva trademarks were not impaired.

During the third quarter of the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded an impairment for other intangible assets in the DTC reportable operating segment of $4,743 due to a decline in market rental rates for European retail stores, which was reflected in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets during the years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $7,945, $8,850, and $11,291, respectively.

Charges incurred in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) relevant to the Company's other intangible assets during the year ended March 31, 2017 are as follows:
Balance, March 31, 2016$83,026
Impairment charges(8,829)
Amortization expense(7,945)
Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations(1,114)
Balance, March 31, 2017$65,138


The Sanuk brand goodwill was evaluated basedfollowing table summarizes the expected amortization expense as of March 31, 2017 for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter:
Years Ending March 31:
2018 $7,572
2019 6,106
2020 3,439
2021 2,526
2022 2,521
Thereafter 27,519
  $49,683


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









Note 4. Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, income taxes receivable, other current assets, short-term borrowings, trade accounts payable, accrued payroll, other accrued expenses, income taxes payable and value added tax payable approximate the carrying values due to the relatively short maturities of these assets and liabilities. The fair values of the Company's long-term liabilities do not significantly differ from the carrying values. The fair value of the contingent consideration related to acquisitions and of the Company's derivative instruments are measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Changes in fair value of contingent consideration resulting from either accretion or changes in discount rates or in the expectations of achieving the performance criteria are recorded in SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The Company records the fair value of assets or liabilities associated with derivative instruments and hedging activities in other current assets or other accrued expenses, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
The inputs used in measuring fair value are prioritized into the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis at fair value are summarized as follows:
 Fair Value as of March 31, 2017 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets (liabilities) at fair value:       
Non-qualified deferred compensation asset$6,662
 $6,662
 $
 $
Non-qualified deferred compensation liability(4,140) (4,140) 
 
Designated Derivative Contracts asset1,365
 
 1,365
 

 Fair Value as of March 31, 2016 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets (liabilities) at fair value:       
Non-qualified deferred compensation asset$6,083
 $6,083
 $
 $
Non-qualified deferred compensation liability(6,301) (6,301) 
 
Designated Derivative Contracts asset2,903
 
 2,903
 
Designated Derivative Contracts liability(2,549) 
 (2,549) 
Contingent consideration for acquisition of business(20,000) 
 
 (20,000)

The Level 2 inputs consist of forward spot rates at the end of the applicable reporting period.

The Level 3 inputs include subjective assumptions used to value the contingent consideration liability in connection with prior acquisitions. The fair value of contingent consideration as of OctoberMarch 31, 2013 and based on qualitative analyses as of October 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and as of October 31, 2014 and 2013, all goodwill other than2016 is related to the Sanuk brand goodwill and all other nonamortizable intangibles were evaluated based on qualitative analyses.Hoka brand acquisitions. All contingent consideration payments have been fully paid as of March 31, 2017. Refer to Note 7, "Commitments and Contingencies", for additional information regarding the Company's contingent consideration payments.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)









The Company's goodwill by segment is as follows:following table presents a reconciliation of the Level 3 measurement (rounded):

 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013
UGG brand$6,101
 $6,101
 $6,101
Sanuk brand113,944
 113,944
 113,944
Other brands7,889
 7,889
 8,680
Total$127,934
 $127,934
 $128,725
Balance, March 31, 2015$25,700
Payments(1,300)
Change in fair value(4,400)
Balance, March 31, 201620,000
Payments(20,000)
Balance, March 31, 2017$
Aggregate amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended March 31, 2014 and years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, was $11,291, $1,886, $7,975 and $9,312, respectively. The following table summarizes the expected amortization expense on existing intangible assets, excluding indefinite-lived intangible assets of $8,044 and trademarks of $15,455, for the next five years:
Year ending March 31, 
2016$9,358
20178,361
20186,278
20195,621
20203,813
Thereafter30,813
 $64,244
(4)Note 5. Income Taxes

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

Components of income tax (benefit) expense (benefit) are as follows:
Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years endedYears Ended March 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/20122017 2016 2015
Current:       
Current     
Federal$35,459
 $(572) $51,058
 $50,911
$2,184
 $11,971
 $35,459
State6,861
 (4) 6,252
 6,482
1,576
 2,443
 6,861
Foreign7,069
 5,255
 6,650
 3,368
8,039
 12,039
 7,069
Total49,389
 4,679
 63,960
 60,761
11,799
 26,453
 49,389
Deferred:       
Deferred     
Federal8,234
 1,669
 (2,580) (6,083)(20,287) 7,887
 8,234
State624
 (1) (209) 414
(3,446) 1,113
 624
Foreign1,112
 (4,404) (1,303) 12
(762) (833) 1,112
Total9,970
 (2,736) (4,092) (5,657)(24,495) 8,167
 9,970
Income tax expense$59,359
 $1,943
 $59,868
 $55,104
Income tax (benefit) expense$(12,696) $34,620
 $59,359

Foreign income before income taxes was $95,850 during the year ended March 31, 2015. Foreign loss before income taxes was $3,631 during the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Foreign income before income taxes was $60,851$49,319, $105,938, and $51,409$95,850 during the years ended DecemberMarch 31, 20132017, 2016 and 2012,2015, respectively.
Actual income taxes

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









Income Tax (Benefit) Expense Reconciliation

Income tax (benefit) expense differed from that obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years endedYears Ended March 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/20122017 2016 2015
Computed expected income taxes$77,399
 $(260) $71,945
 $64,282
$(2,445) $54,910
 $77,399
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit3,564
 90
 4,435
 3,562
(1,403) 1,298
 3,564
Foreign rate differential(25,535) 1,904
 (16,399) (12,908)(8,062) (28,233) (25,535)
Unrecognized tax benefits3,566
 
 
 
2,691
 3,670
 3,566
Income tax expense on diminution of operations and nondeductible goodwill3,921
 1,352
 
Foreign income withholding tax expense432
 
 
Nontaxable income(5,055) 
 
Statutory foreign income tax (benefit) expense(2,504) (477) 20
Other365
 209
 (113) 168
(271) 2,100
 345
$59,359
 $1,943
 $59,868
 $55,104
Income tax (benefit) expense$(12,696) $34,620
 $59,359

Deferred Taxes

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:as follows:
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013As of March 31,
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), current:     
2017 2016
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), noncurrent:   
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets$28,304
 $(5,128)
Depreciation of property and equipment(19,511) (8,804)
Stock-based compensation6,258
 10,118
Deferred rent6,809
 5,383
Acquisition costs751
 745
Uniform capitalization adjustment to inventory$4,040
 $4,114
 $5,492
4,971
 5,280
Bad debt and other reserves8,984
 9,901
 10,655
15,946
 14,163
State taxes482
 (1,739) 508
(145) 863
Prepaid expenses(3,546) (2,217) (2,193)(4,144) (3,622)
Accrued bonus4,120
 2,093
 5,071
Foreign currency hedge434
 305
 348
Net operating loss carry forwards
 9,414
 
Accrued bonuses1,456
 536
Foreign currency exchange rate hedges(534) (94)
Other(448) 
 
1,376
 1,196
Total deferred tax assets, current14,066
 21,871
 19,881
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), noncurrent:     
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets1,004
 5,267
 4,603
Depreciation of property and equipment(6,148) (4,833) (6,034)
Share-based compensation12,044
 10,638
 11,226
Foreign currency translation720
 382
 667
Deferred rent4,885
 4,290
 4,028
Acquisition costs764
 756
 755
Other1,327
 128
 
Net operating loss carry forwards421
 434
 506
Total deferred tax assets, noncurrent15,017
 17,062
 15,751
Net operating loss carry-forwards3,171
 
Net deferred tax assets$29,083
 $38,933
 $35,632
$44,708
 $20,636

In order to fully realize the deferred tax assets, the Company will need to generate future taxable income of approximately $76,000.$126,386. The deferred tax assets are primarily related to the Company's domestic operations.operations and are currently expected to be realized between fiscal years 2018 and 2029. The change in net deferred tax assets between March 31, 20152017 and March 31, 20142016 includes approximately $100$400 attributable to the effective portion of Designated Derivative Contracts recognized in OCI. The change in net deferred tax assets between Refer to Note 9, "Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Contracts and Hedging",

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 20142017, 2016 and December 31, 2013 includes approximately $800 attributable to goodwill, partially offset by approximately $200 attributable2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









for additional information regarding the Company's derivative instruments and the impact to OCI. Domestic taxable income (loss) before income taxes for the yearyears ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 the quarter ended March 31, 2014was $(56,305), $50,947, and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $91,017, $0, $151,204 and $141,660,$125,289, respectively. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the net deferred tax assets and, accordingly, no valuation allowance was recorded in fiscal years 2015, 20132017 and 2012.2016.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

As of March 31, 2015, withholding and US2017, the Company has not provided deferred taxes have not been provided on approximately $362,000$505,124 of unremittedUS GAAP undistributed earnings offrom non-US subsidiaries becausewhere the earnings are expectedconsidered to be reinvested outside ofpermanently reinvested. Management’s intent is to continue to reinvest these earnings to support the strategic priority for growth in international markets. If management decides at a later date to repatriate these funds to the US, indefinitely. Repatriationthe Company would be required to provide taxes on these amounts based on applicable US tax rates, net of all foreign taxes already paid. The Company has not determined the deferred tax liability associated with these undistributed earnings, would result in approximately $118,000 of US income tax. Such earnings would become taxable upon the sale or liquidation of these subsidiaries or upon the remittance of dividends.as doing so is not practicable. As of March 31, 2015,2017, the Company had approximately $132,000$265,773 of cash and cash equivalents outside the US that would be subject to additional income taxes if they were to be repatriated. If the Company were to repatriate foreign cash, the Company would record the US tax liability net of any foreign income taxes previously paid on this cash. The Company has no plans to repatriate any of its foreign cash. For fiscal year 2015, the Company generated approximately 25.0% of its pre-tax earnings from a country which does not impose a corporate income tax.US.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

When tax returns are filed, some positions taken are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount that would be ultimately sustained.sustained upon examination. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which the Company believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination. Tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50% likely of beingto be realized upon settlement. The portion of the benefitsbenefit that exceeds the amount measured, as described above, is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of total unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

Balance at January 1, 2013$
Gross change related to current and prior years' tax positions
Balance, December 31, 2013$
Gross change related to current and prior years' tax positions
Balance, March 31, 2014$
Gross increase related to current year tax positions1,293
Gross increase related to prior year tax positions3,374
Balance, March 31, 2015$4,667
Balance, March 31, 2015$4,667
Gross increase related to current year tax positions2,332
Gross increase related to prior year tax positions2,059
Settlements(363)
Balance, March 31, 20168,695
Gross increase related to current year tax positions1,878
Gross increase related to prior year tax positions1,154
Balance, March 31, 2017$11,727

The amount of accrued unrecognized tax benefits, that, if recognized, would affectnet of federal benefit, affecting the effective tax rate as of March 31, 20152017 was $3,566. It is reasonably possible$2,691. The accrual relates to tax positions taken in years that approximately $300 of unrecognized tax benefits will be settled within the next 12 months.are open to examination. As of March 31, 2015,2017, interest and potential penalties of $1,246$2,990 compared to $1,842 as of March 31, 2016 were accrued in the consolidated balance sheets resulting from tax positions that are subject to examination. As of March 31, 2014examination and December 31, 2013,were recorded in interest and potential penalties of $349 and $360, respectively, were accruedexpense in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets resulting from outstanding state liabilities as a resultstatements of resolved Federal examinations.comprehensive income (loss). It is reasonably possible that approximately $856 of unrecognized tax benefits will be settled within the next 12 months.

The Company files income tax returns in the US federal jurisdiction and various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to US federal, state, local, or non-US income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009.2012.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









Although the Company believes its tax estimates are reasonable and prepares its tax filings in accordance with all applicable tax laws, the final determination with respect to any tax audits, and any related litigation, could be materially different from the Company's estimates or from its historical income tax provisions and accruals. The results of an audit or litigation could have a material effect on operating results or cash flows in the periods for which that determination is made. In addition, future period earnings may be adversely impacted by litigation costs, settlements, penalties, or interest assessments.

The Company has on-going income tax examinations underin various state and foreign tax jurisdictions. It is the opinion of management that these audits and inquiries will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

(5) Notes PayableNote 6. Revolving Credit Facilities and Long-Term DebtMortgage Payable

Domestic Credit Facility

In August 2011,November 2014, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement)amended its revolving credit facility agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (JPMorgan) as the administrative agent, Comerica Bank and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as syndicationco-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto. In August 2012 and again in November 2014, the Company amended and restatedthereto, in its entirety (as amended, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. TheAgreement) (Domestic Credit Facility). In August 2015, the Company entered into an additional amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to add certain foreign subsidiaries as borrowers, and in October 2016, further amended the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to allow increased borrowing under its China Credit Facility (as defined below). The Domestic Credit Facility is a five-year, $400,000 secured revolving

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

credit facility that contains a $75,000 sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $5,000 sublimit for swingline loans, and which matures on November 13, 2019. Subject to customary conditions and the approval of any lender whose commitment would be increased, the Company has the option to increase the maximum principal amount available under the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit AgreementFacility by up to an additional $200,000, resulting in a maximum available principal amount of $600,000. None of the lendersNo lender under the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit AgreementFacility has committed at this time or is obligated to provide any such increase in the commitments. In addition to allowing borrowings in US dollars, the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit AgreementFacility provides a $150,000 sublimit for borrowings in Euros, British poundsPounds and any other currency that is subsequently approved by JPMorgan, each lender and the issuing bank. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had debt capacity of approximately $378,000 out of $400,000, due to limitations on consolidated worldwide borrowings under the terms of the Domestic Credit Facility.

At the Company's option, revolving loans issuedelection, interest under the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit Agreement will initially bear interest at eitherFacility is tied to the adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the Alternative Base Rate (ABR), and is variable based on the Company's total adjusted leverage ratio each quarter. The initial adjusted LIBOR rate is equal to the effective LIBOR rate for 30 days (0.18% at March 31, 2015)the interest period elected, plus 1.25% per annum, in the case of LIBOR borrowings, or at the alternate base rateABR plus 0.25% per annum, and thereafter the interest rate will fluctuate between adjusted LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and adjusted LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum (or between the alternate base rateABR plus 0.25% per annum and the alternate base rateABR plus 1.00% per annum), based upon the Company's total adjusted leverage ratio at such time. The ABR is defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as the rate per annum equal to the greater of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%.

In addition, the Company willis initially be required to pay commitment fees of 0.175% per annum on the daily amount of the revolving credit facility,available borrowings under the Domestic Credit Facility, and thereafter the fee rate will fluctuate between 0.175% and 0.30% per annum, based upon the Company's total adjusted leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2017, the adjusted LIBOR and ABR rates were 2.48% and 4.50%, respectively.

The Company's obligations under the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit AgreementFacility are guaranteed by the Company's existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (other than certain immaterial subsidiaries, foreign subsidiaries, foreign subsidiary holding companies and specified excluded subsidiaries) (the Guarantors)(Guarantors), and isare secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, including all or a portion of the equity interests of certain of the Company's domestic and first-tier foreign subsidiaries.


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March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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The Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit Agreement containsFacility is governed by financial covenants which include: the total adjusted leverage ratio must not be greater than 3.25 to 1.00; the sum of the consolidated annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and annual rental expense, divided by the sum of the annual interest expense and the annual rental expense must be greater than 2.25 to 1.00;1.00 on a pro-forma basis; and other customary limitations. The Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit Agreement containsFacility is governed by certain other covenants which include: the maximum amount paid for capital expenditures may not exceed $110,000 per year if the total adjusted leverage ratio is equal to or exceeds 2.75 to 1.00; the maximum additional unsecured debt may not exceed $200,000; the Company may not have aggregate ERISAEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 events that are considered materially adverse; the Company may not have a change of control (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement); and no restrictions on cash dividends, share repurchases or acquisitions ifmay be made, provided that no event of default has occurred or is continuing, and that the total adjusted leverage ratio does not exceed 2.75 to 1.00.1.00 on a pro-forma basis.
At
During the year ended March 31, 2015,2017, the Company borrowed approximately $332,000 and repaid approximately $385,000 under the Domestic Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowingsbalance under the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit AgreementFacility and had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $100.$549. As a result, the unused balanceavailable borrowings under the Second Amended and RestatedDomestic Credit Agreement wasFacility were approximately $399,900$378,000 at March 31, 2015. In August 20122017. Amounts outstanding are included in short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2017, the Company incurredhad a remaining balance of approximately $1,800 of$1,000 in deferred financing costs which arerelated to previous amendments to the Domestic Credit Facility included in prepaid expenses and amortized overin the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement using the straight-line method. In November 2014, the Company incurred approximately $800 of additional deferred financing costs which were combined with the remaining unamortizedconsolidated balance from the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement included in prepaid expenses. The combinedsheets. This amount is being amortized ratably over the five year term of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement usingAgreement.

Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the straight-line method.Company made no additional borrowings, resulting in no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $378,000 under the Domestic Credit Facility at May 30, 2017.

China Credit Facility

In August 2013, Deckers (Beijing) Trading Co., LTD (DBTC), a fully ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a revolving credit facility agreement in China (China(as amended, China Credit Facility) that providesprovided for an uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to CNY 60,000, or approximately $10,000,$9,000, in the quarters ending September 3030th and December 3131st and CNY 20,000, or approximately $3,300,$3,000, in the quarters ending March 3131st and June 30.  The China Credit Facility is payable on demand and subject to annual review and renewal.  The obligations under the China Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company for 110% of the facility amount in USD.30th. In December 2013, the China Credit Facility was revisedamended to provide for the uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to CNY 60,000 to be extended to the entire year. In October 2014, the China Credit Facility was further amended (Amended China Credit Facility) to include, among other things, an extension of the aggregate period of borrowing from 12 months to 18 months. At March 31,In October 2015, the Company hadChina Credit Facility was further amended to include an increase in the uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to CNY 150,000, or approximately $4,900$22,000, including a sublimit of outstanding borrowingsCNY 50,000, or approximately $7,000, for the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Deckers Footwear (Shanghai) Co., LTD (DFSC) and to reduce the aggregate period of borrowing from 18 to 12 months. In October 2016, the China Credit Facility was further amended to include an increase in the uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to CNY 300,000, or approximately $44,000, and to remove the sublimit of CNY 50,000, or approximately $7,000, for DFSC. In March 2017, the China Credit Facility was amended to remove DFSC, leaving DBTC as the remaining borrower.

The China Credit Facility is payable on demand and subject to annual review and renewal. The obligations under the Amended China Credit Facility.Facility are guaranteed by the Company for 108.5% of the facility amount in US dollars. Interest is based on 110.0% of the People’s Bank of China rate, which was 5.35% at4.35% as of March 31, 2015.2017.

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company borrowed approximately $35,000 and repaid approximately $48,000 under the China Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding balance under the China Credit Facility and had available borrowings of approximately $44,000. Amounts outstanding are included in short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets.

Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company made noadditional borrowings, resulting in no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $44,000 under the China Credit Facility at May 30, 2017.


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March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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Japan Credit Facility

In March 2016, Deckers Japan, G.K., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a revolving credit facility agreement in Japan (Japan Credit Facility) that provides for an uncommitted revolving line of credit of up to JPY 5,500,000, or approximately $49,000, for a maximum term of six months for each draw on the facility. The Japan Credit Facility renews annually, and is guaranteed by the Company. The Company has renewed the Japan Credit Facility through January 31, 2018 under the terms of the original agreement. Interest is based on the Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (TIBOR) for three months plus 0.40%. As of March 31, 2017, TIBOR for three months was 0.06% and the effective interest rate was 0.46%. The Japan Credit Facility has customary covenants including a restriction against having losses for two consecutive years, maintaining an interest coverage ratio greater than 1.00 to 1.00, and maintaining higher assets than liabilities.

During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company borrowed approximately $38,000 and repaid approximately $35,000 under the Japan Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had no outstanding balance under the Japan Credit Facility and had available borrowings of approximately $49,000. Amounts outstanding are included in short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets.

Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company made no additional borrowings, resulting in no outstanding balance and available borrowings of approximately $49,000 under the Japan Credit Facility at May 30, 2017.

Mortgage

In July 2014, the Company obtained a mortgage secured by its corporate headquarters property for approximately $33,900. AtAs of March 31, 20152017, the outstanding principal balance under the mortgage was approximately $33,600,$32,631, which includes approximately $500$549 in short-term borrowings and approximately $33,100$32,082 in mortgage payable in the consolidated balance sheet.sheets. The mortgage has a fixed interest rate of 4.928%. Payments include interest and principal in an amount that amortizes the principal balance over a

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30-year period,period; however, the loan will mature and have a balloon payment, due in 15 yearson July 1, 2029 of approximately $23,400.$23,700, in addition to any then-outstanding balance. Minimum principal payments over the next 5five years are approximately $2,700.$3,040. In December 2014, the mortgage financial covenants were amended to be consistent with the financial covenants that govern the Domestic Credit Facility, discussed above.
As of March 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants under its borrowing arrangements and remains in compliance at May 30, 2017.

The borrowing and repayment amounts disclosed above for the China Credit Facility and Japan Credit Facility have been translated into US dollars using average currency exchange rates in effect as of the Second Amendedborrowing and Restatedrepayment dates during the fiscal year 2017. The outstanding balance or available borrowing amounts disclosed above for the China Credit AgreementFacility and Japan Credit Facility have been translated into US dollars using spot rates in effect as discussed above.of March 31, 2017. As a result, there are differences between the debt balances within this footnote disclosure due to foreign currency exchange rates.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments

The Company leases office, distribution and retail facilities, and automobiles, under operating lease agreements which expirecontinue in effect through 2028. Some of the leases contain renewal options for approximately oneof anywhere from 1 to fifteen15 years. Since the terms of these arrangements meet the accounting definition of operating lease arrangements, the aggregate sum of future minimum lease payments is not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. Future minimum commitments under the lease agreements are as follows:
Year ending March 31, 
2016$53,664
201755,325
Years Ending March 31: Future Minimum Lease Commitments
201849,357
 $51,319
201939,293
 49,040
202032,809
 41,261
2021 36,221
2022 31,459
Thereafter118,451
 102,170
$348,899
 $311,470

The following schedule shows the composition of total rental expense.expense:
Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years endedYears Ended March 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/20122017 2016 2015
Minimum rentals$61,363
 $14,260
 $47,871
 $37,270
$63,050
 $61,227
 $61,363
Contingent rentals14,707
 3,099
 12,318
 9,366
15,281
 16,067
 14,707
$76,070
 $17,359
 $60,189
 $46,636
$78,331
 $77,294
 $76,070

Purchase Obligations.Obligations

Product

The Company had $664,659$392,716 of outstanding purchase orders with its manufacturers as ofat March 31, 2015. In addition,2017. The Company has an extended design and manufacturing process, which requires it to forecast production volumes and estimate inventory requirements many months before consumers make a decision to purchase its products. The Company generally orders product four to eight months in advance of the anticipated shipment dates based primarily on orders received from wholesale customers and through the DTC reportable operating segment. Accordingly, the aggregate amount reflects purchase obligations for products that the Company entered into agreementsreasonably expects to fulfill in the ordinary course of business. However, a significant portion of the purchase obligations can be cancelled by the Company under certain circumstances; however, the occurrence of such circumstances is generally limited. As a result, the amount does not necessarily reflect the dollar amount of the Company's binding commitments or minimum purchase obligations, and instead reflects an estimate of its future payment obligations based on information currently available.

Sheepskin

The Company had an aggregate of $122,869 of purchase obligations for sheepskin at March 31, 2017. These obligations generally arise under two-year supply agreements. The aggregate amount reflects the build out of new retail stores, promotional activities and other services. Futureremaining commitments under these purchase orders and other agreements for the year ending March 31, 2016 total $664,429. Included in the fiscal year 2016 amount are remaining commitments, net of deposits, that are also unconditional purchase obligations relating to sheepskin contracts.orders. The Company enters into contracts requiring minimum purchase commitments of sheepskin that Deckers'its affiliates, manufacturers, factories, and other agents (each or collectively, a Buyer) must make on or before a specified target date. Under certain contracts, the Company may pay an advance deposit that shall be repaid to the Company as Buyers purchase goods under the terms of these agreements. Included in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets are approximately $14,000, $11,000 and $67,000 of advance deposits as of March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. In the event that a Buyer does not purchase certain minimum commitments on or before certain target dates, the supplier may retain a portion of the advance deposit until the amounts of the commitments are fulfilled. These agreements may result in unconditional purchase obligations if a Buyer does not meet the minimum purchase requirements. In the event that a Buyer does not purchase such minimum commitments by the target dates, the Company shallwould be responsible for compliance with any and all minimum purchase commitments

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March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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under these contracts, and the Company would make additional deposit payments towards the purchase of the remaining minimum commitments and such additional deposits would be returned as the Buyers purchaseBuyer purchases the remaining minimum commitments. The contracts do not permit net settlement. There were no additional deposits on remaining minimum commitments as of March 31, 2017. Included in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets are approximately $12,200 and $20,000 of additional deposits related to prior sheepskin contracts at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Minimum commitments for these contracts at March 31, 2017 were as follows:
Contract
Effective Date
 
Final
Target Date
 Contract Value Remaining
Commitment
May 2015 September 2017 $55,200
 $36,567
September 2015 September 2017 7,200
 2,172
October 2016 September 2017 16,105
 13,427
November 2016 September 2017 24,000
 17,003
October 2016 September 2018 53,700
 53,700
The Company expects that purchases made under these agreements in the ordinary course of business will eventually exceed the minimum commitment levels, and that any deposits will become fully refundable or reflected as a credit against purchases.

Other

The Company had an aggregate of $18,942 of other purchase obligations at March 31, 2017, which generally consisted of material commitments for future capital expenditures, obligations under service contracts, and requirements to pay promotional expenses. Future capital expenditures primarily related to information technology upgrades at the Company's distribution centers in California and tenant improvements for retail store space in the US.

Litigation

From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company currently believes that the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. However, regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of legal costs, diversion of management time and resources, and other factors.

Contingent Consideration

The purchase price for the Sanuk brand, acquired in July 2011, included contingent consideration payments. The final contingent consideration payment of approximately $19,700 was paid during the year ended March 31, 2017.

The purchase price for the Hoka brand, acquired in September 2012, included contingent consideration through calendar year 2017, with a maximum contingent amount payable of $2,000. The conditions for payment were met during the year ended March 31, 2016; $1,700 was paid as of March 31, 2015 were2016, and $300 was paid as follows:of March 31, 2017. The full final contingent consideration has been paid as of March 31, 2017.


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Contract
Effective Date
 
Final
Target Date
 
Advance
Deposit
 
Total
Minimum
Commitment
 
Remaining
Deposit
 
Remaining
Commitment,
Net of Deposit
October 2011 September 2015 $50,000 $286,000 $13,783 
October 2014 September 2015  $51,240  $32,487
September 2014 September 2015  $47,960  $15,434
Indemnification.The Company has agreed to indemnify certain of its licensees, distributors, and promotional partners in connection with claims related to the use of the Company's intellectual property. The terms of such agreements range up to 5five years initially and generally do not provide for a limitation on the maximum potential future payments. From time to

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time, the Company also agrees to indemnify its licensees, distributors and promotional partners in connection with claims that the Company’s products infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. These agreements may or may not be made pursuant to a written contract. In addition, from time to time, the Company also agrees to standard indemnification provisions in commercial agreements in the ordinary course of business.

Management believes the likelihood of any payments under any of these arrangements is remote and would be immaterial. This determination was made based on a prior history of insignificant claims and related payments. There are no currently pending claims relating to indemnification matters involving the Company's intellectual property.
Contingent Consideration.    In July 2011, the Company acquired the Sanuk brand, and the total purchase price included contingent consideration payments. As of March 31, 2015, the remaining contingent consideration payment, which has no maximum, is 40.0% of the Sanuk brand gross profit in calendar year 2015 and is to be paid within 60 days following the end of the performance period.
As of March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had total contingent consideration for the acquisition of the Sanuk brand of approximately $24,200, $28,000 and $46,200, respectively, of which approximately $24,200, $0 and $18,600 is included within other accrued expenses and approximately $0, $28,000 and $27,600 is included within other long-term liabilities at March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
In September 2012, the Company acquired Hoka, and the total purchase price included contingent consideration payments with a maximum of $2,000 which is based on the Hoka brand's net sales for calendar years 2013 through 2017, of which approximately $500 has been paid. As of March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 contingent consideration for the acquisition of the Hoka brand of approximately $1,500, $1,800 and $1,800, respectively are included within other accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 1 for further information on the contingent consideration amounts.
Future Capital Commitments. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had approximately $8,000 of material commitments for future capital expenditures primarily related to equipment costs of its new distribution center.
(7)8. Stockholders' Equity

Equity Incentive Plans

In May 2006, the Company adopted the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2006(2006 Plan), which was amended on May 9, 2007. TheIn September 2015, the Company's stockholders approved the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (2015 SIP), which replaced the Company's 2006 Plan. As with the 2006 Plan, the primary purpose of the 2006 Plan2015 SIP is to encourage ownership in the Company by key personnel, whose long-term service is considered essential to the Company'sCompany’s continued success. The 2006 Plan provides for 6,000,0002015 SIP reserves 1,275,000 shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock that are reserved for issuance to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors, plus any additional shares that are forfeited, or consultants.are otherwise terminated under the 2006 Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued to employees under the 2006 Plan2015 SIP through the exercise of incentive stock options is 4,500,000. Pursuant to the Deferred Stock Unit Compensation Plan, a Sub Plan750,000.

The Company uses various types of stock-based compensation under the 2006 Plan a participant may electand 2015 SIP, including time-based restricted stock units (RSUs), performance-based stock units (PSUs), stock appreciation rights (SARs) and non-qualified stock options (NQSOs). Annual grants of RSUs (Annual RSUs) and PSUs (Annual PSUs) are available to defer settlement of their outstanding unvestedkey personnel and certain executive officers, and long-term incentive (LTIP) awards until such time as elected by the participant.or options are available to certain officers, including named executive officers.

Annual Awards

The Company has elected to grant NSUs annuallyAnnual RSUs and Annual PSUs to key personnel. The NSUs grantedemployees, including certain executive officers of the Company. These grants entitle the employee recipients to receive shares of common stock inof the Company upon vesting of the NSUs.vesting. The vesting of most NSUsAnnual PSUs is subject to achievement of certain performance targets, withcriteria measured over the remaining NSUsfiscal year during which they are granted, while Annual RSUs are subject only to timetime-based vesting restrictions. For the majority of NSUs granted in 2013 and after, if the performance goals are achieved, these awardsAnnual PSUs vest in equal one-third installments annually over three years after the performance criteria are achieved, and Annual RSUs vest in equal annual installments over a three-year period following the date of grant. During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company granted 83,971 Annual PSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $54.51 per share and 184,531 Annual RSUs at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $61.54 per share. At March 31, 2017, the endCompany determined that the performance criteria for the fiscal year 2017 Annual PSUs was not met, and therefore, the awards were cancelled and the Company recorded a reversal of eachtotal stock compensation expense recorded in fiscal year 2017 of $500. As of March 31, 2017, future unrecognized stock compensation expense for Annual RSUs and Annual PSUs granted to date, excluding estimated forfeitures, was $7,951.

Long-Term Incentive Awards

2007 LTIP SARs and 2007 LTIP PSUs

In May 2007, the Company adopted LTIP awards under the 2006 Plan for issuance of SARs (2007 LTIP SARs) and PSUs (2007 LTIP PSUs), which were awarded to certain executive officers of the Company. These awards were subject to vesting based on certain performance criteria and service conditions. Half of the 2007 LTIP SARs and 2007 LTIP PSUs granted were fully vested as of December 31, 2011; the other half of the awards granted vested 80% on December 31, 2015, with the remaining 20% subject to vesting on December 31, 2016, provided certain performance criteria were achieved. As of December 31, 2016, it was determined that the Company had not achieved the performance

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March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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three years after the performance goals are achieved. For NSUs granted in 2012, the performance target was not met






criteria and therefore the remaining awards did not vest.vest and were cancelled. Accordingly, the Company recognized a net reversal of stock compensation expense of $2,400 during fiscal year 2017.
The
2013 LTIP PSUs

In December 2013, the Company also has long-term incentive award agreementsadopted LTIP awards (2013 LTIP PSUs) under the 2006 Plan for issuance of SARs and RSUs, which were awarded to certain executive officers of the Company. These awards vest subject to certain long-term performance objectives and certain long-term service conditions. One-half of the SAR and RSU awards vested 80% on December 31, 2010 and 20% on December 31, 2011, and, provided that the conditions are met, one-half of the SAR and RSU awards vest 80% on December 31, 2015 and 20% on December 31, 2016. The Company considers achievement of the remaining performance conditions as probable and is recognizing such compensation cost over the service period.
In June 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a long-term incentive award under its 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (Level III Awards). The shares under these awards were available for issuance to current and future members of the Company's management team, including the Company's named executive officers. These awards were to vest on December 31, 2014 subject to certain long-term performance objectives and certain long-term service conditions. Under this program, the Company granted a maximum amount of 275,000 RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2011. For all Level III Awards granted, the performance objectives were not met and, therefore, the awards did not vest.
In May 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a long-term incentive award under its 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (2012 LTIP Awards).Plan. The shares under these awards were available for issuance to current and future members of the Company's management team, including the Company's named executive officers. Each recipient received a specified maximum number of RSUs,2013 LTIP PSUs, each of which represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. These awards vest subject to certain long-term performance objectives and certain long-term service conditions. The awards will vest on December 31, 2015 only if the Company meets certain revenue targets ranging between $2,200,000 and $2,900,000 and certain diluted earnings per share targets ranging between $7.00 and $10.50 for the year ended December 31, 2015. No vesting of any 2012 LTIP Awards will occur if either of the threshold performance criteria is not met for the year ending December 31, 2015. To the extent financial performance is achieved above the threshold levels, the number of RSUs that will vest will increase up to the maximum number of units granted under the award. Under this program, the Company granted awards that contain a maximum amount of 352,000 RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2012. The grant date fair value of these RSUs was $56.12 per share. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company did not believe that the achievement of the performance objectives of these awards was probable, and therefore the Company did not recognize compensation expense for these awards. If the performance objectives become probable, the Company will then begin recording an expense for the 2012 LTIP Awards and would recognize a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period they become probable. As of March 31, 2015, the cumulative amount would be approximately $12,000 based on the maximum number of units if the performance objectives were probable.
In December 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a long-term incentive award under its 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (2013 LTIP Awards). The shares under these awards were available for issuance to current and future members of the Company's management team, including the Company's named executive officers. Each recipient received a specified maximum number of RSUs, each of which representsrepresented the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. These awards vestThe 2013 LTIP PSUs vested subject to certain long-term performance objectivescriteria and certain long-term service conditions. The recipients of these awards are divided into two participant groups, revenue generatingconditions over three years and non-revenue generating. The awards for the non-revenue generating participants will vestwould have vested on March 31, 2016 only if the Company meets certain revenue targets ranging between $2,290,000 and $2,558,000 and certain EBITDA targets ranging between $372,000 and $415,000 for the fiscal year ending2016. At March 31, 2016. The awards for the revenue generating participants will vest on March 31, 2016, only if the Company achieves EBITDA of $350,000 and the respective revenue by brand and channel managed by each participant meets certain revenue targets that are tailored to each brand and channel for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. No vesting of any 2013 LTIP Awards will occur if either of the threshold performance criteria is not met for the year ending March 31, 2016. To the extent financial performance is achieved above the threshold levels, the number of RSUs that will vest will increase up to the maximum number of units granted under the award. Under this program, the Company granted awards that contain a maximum amount of 156,000 RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2013. The grant date fair value of these RSUs was $84.52 per share. As of March 31, 2015, the Company did not believe thatmeet the achievement ofminimum threshold performance criteria, and the performance objectives of these awards was probable,did not vest and therefore the Company reversed compensation expense accrued in prior periods. The amount reversed was immaterial to the Company's consolidated financial statements. If the performance objectives become probable, the Company will then begin recording an expense for the 2013were cancelled.

2015 LTIP Awards and would recognize a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the period they become probable. As of March 31, 2015, the cumulative amount would be approximately $2,000 based on the maximum number of units if the performance objectives were probable.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

In September 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a long-term incentive awardLTIP awards (2015 LTIP Awards)PSUs) under itsthe 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares under these awards were available for issuance to current and future members of the Company's leadership team, including the Company's named executive officers. Each recipient received a specified maximum number of RSUs,2015 LTIP PSUs, each of which representsrepresented the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. These awards vestThe 2015 LTIP PSUs vested subject to certain long-term performance objectivescriteria and certain long-term service conditions. The awards will vestconditions over three years and would have vested on March 31, 2017 only2017. Vesting would not have occurred if the Company meets certain revenue targets ranging between approximately $2,155,000 and approximately $2,447,000 and certain EBITDA targets ranging between approximately $336,000 and approximately $394,000 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. No vesting of any 2015 LTIP Awards will occur if either of theminimum threshold performance criteria iswere not met for the year endingended March 31, 2017. To the extent financial performance iswas achieved above the minimum threshold levels,performance criteria, the number of RSUs2015 LTIP PSUs that will vest willvested would increase up to the maximum number of units granted under the award. Under this newaward program, the Company granted awards that containcontained a maximum amount of approximately 160,000 RSUs2015 LTIP PSUs during the year ended March 31, 2015. The averageweighted-average grant date fair value of these RSUsthe 2015 LTIP PSUs was $98.29 per share. As ofAt March 31, 2015, future unrecognized compensation cost for the 2015 LTIP Awards, excluding estimated forfeitures, was approximately $6,100. As of March 31, 2015, based on the Company's long-range forecast,2016, the Company believed thatdid not believe the achievement of at least the minimum threshold performance objectives of these awardscriteria was probable, and thereforeaccordingly, the Company recognized a net reversal of stock compensation expense accordingly.of approximately $1,400. At March 31, 2017, the Company did not meet the minimum threshold performance criteria and the awards did not vest and were cancelled.

2016 LTIP PSUs

In November 2015, the Company approved LTIP awards (2016 LTIP PSUs) under the 2015 SIP. The shares under these awards were available for issuance to current and future members of the Company's leadership team, including the Company's named executive officers. Each recipient received a specified maximum number of 2016 LTIP PSUs, each of which represented the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The 2016 LTIP PSUs vest subject to certain performance and market criteria and service conditions over three years and would vest on March 31, 2018. To the extent financial performance is achieved above the minimum threshold performance criteria, the number of 2016 LTIP PSUs that will vest will increase up to a maximum of 200% of the targeted amount for that award. No vesting of any portion of the 2016 LTIP PSUs will occur if the Company fails to achieve at least 90% of the minimum threshold performance criteria. If the Company achieves the performance criteria, vesting of the 2016 LTIP PSUs will be subject to adjustment based on the application of a total stockholder return (TSR) modifier. The amount of the adjustment will be determined based on a comparison of the Company's TSR relative to the TSR of a pre-determined set of peer group companies for the 36-month performance period commencing on April 1, 2015 and ending on March 31, 2018. A Monte-Carlo simulation model, which is a generally accepted statistical technique, was used to determine the grant date fair value by simulating a range of possible future stock prices for the Company and each member of the peer group over the TSR 36-month performance period. Under this award program, the Company granted awards that contained a maximum amount of approximately 308,000 2016 LTIP PSUs during the year ended March 31, 2016. The weighted-average grant date fair value of the 2016 LTIP PSUs was $50.05 per share. The Company does not believe the achievement of at least the minimum threshold performance criteria is probable, and accordingly, did not recognize stock compensation expense for these awards during the years ended March 31, 2017and 2016. If the performance criteria are deemed probable in fiscal year 2018, the Company will recognize a cumulative catch-up adjustment to stock compensation expense. At March 31, 2017, the cumulative catch-up adjustment to stock

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March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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compensation expense would be approximately $9,813, assuming the maximum amount of 2016 LTIP PSUs vest because the performance criteria are deemed probable.

2017 LTIP NQSOs

In November 2016, the Company adopted and approved the grant of NQSOs (2017 LTIP NQSOs) under the Company's 2015 SIP. These options were issued to the Company’s executive officers. Each option grants the recipient the right to purchase a specified number of shares of the Company's common stock at a fixed exercise price per share. The options will vest on March 31, 2019, if the recipient provides continuous service through that date and the Company achieves the minimum threshold performance criteria. The Company measures stock compensation expense for the 2017 LTIP NQSOs at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model estimates the fair value of the options based on a number of assumptions, such as expected option life, interest rates, the current fair market value and expected volatility, as well as dividend yield of the Company’s common stock. The fair value of 2017 LTIP NQSOs granted during the year ended March 31, 2017 was $5,456, and $694 was expensed during the year ended March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2017, future unrecognized stock compensation expense for the 2017 LTIP NQSOs granted to date, excluding estimated forfeitures, was $4,344.

The following table presents the weighted-average valuation assumptions used for the recognition of stock compensation expense for the 2017 LTIP NQSOs granted during the year ended March 31, 2017:
Expected life (in years) 5.94
Expected volatility 41.8%
Risk free interest rate 1.95%
Dividend yield %
   
Weighted-average exercise price $61.86
Weighted-average option value $26.27

Grants to Directors

On a quarterly basis, the Company grants shares of its common stock to each of its outside directors. The fair value of such shares, which is determined based on the closing price at the date of issuance, is expensed on the date of issuance.

Stock Repurchase Programs

In June 2012, the Company approved a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200,000$200,000 of the Company's common stock in the open market or in privately negotiatedprivately-negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The program did not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may behave been suspended at any time at the Company's discretion. As of February 28, 2015, the Company had repurchased approximately 3,823,000 shares under this program, for approximately $200,000, or an average price of $52.31. As ofAt February 28, 2015, the Company had repurchased the full $200,000 amount authorized under this program.the program through the repurchase of approximately 3,823,000 shares at an average price of $52.31 per share.

In January 2015, the Company approved a new stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200,000 of the Company's common stock, which included the same stipulations as the purchase program approved in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements,June 2012, as described above. During fiscal years 2017, 2016 and other factors. The program does not obligate2015, the Company to acquire any particular amountrepurchased approximately 222,000, 1,420,000 and 1,436,000, respectively, of its common stockstock. In fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015, the cost of these repurchases was approximately $12,572, $94,200, and $107,200, respectively, at an average price per share of $56.51, $66.32, and $74.68, respectively. Under the new program, may be suspended at any time atduring the Company's discretion. As ofyear ended March 31, 2015, the Company had repurchased approximately 377,000 shares, out of the total 1,436,000 shares repurchased under this program,both programs in fiscal year 2015, for approximately $27,900, or an average price of $74.09 per share.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)









Since inception through March 31, 2017, the Company had repurchased a total of approximately 2,020,000 shares under this program for approximately $134,706, or an average price of $66.69 per share, leaving the remaining approved amount at $172,100.approximately $65,294.
On
The following is a quarterly basis,reconciliation of the Company grants fully-vested sharesCompany's retained earnings for repurchases of its common stock to eachduring the year ended March 31, 2017:
 Retained Earnings
Balance at March 31, 2016$826,449
Net income5,710
Repurchases of common stock(12,570)
Balance at March 31, 2017$819,589

The remaining amount of its outside directors. The fair valueapproximately 222,000 shares of such shares is expensed on the datepurchase price of issuance.$12,572 was recorded in common stock during the year ended March 31, 2017.

Stock Compensation Expense

The table below summarizes stock compensation amountsexpense by award or option type recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss):
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Compensation expense recorded for:       
NSUs$9,295
 $1,863
 $10,545
 $11,849
SARs1,846
 381
 1,302
 1,501
RSUs1,323
 354
 287
 231
Directors' shares1,060
 267
 1,002
 1,080
Total compensation expense13,524
 2,865
 13,136
 14,661
Income tax benefit recognized(5,143) (1,082) (4,950) (5,573)
Net compensation expense$8,381
 $1,783
 $8,186
 $9,088
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Stock compensation expense recorded for:     
Annual RSUs$5,191
 $2,356
 $1,603
Annual PSUs1,203
 3,807
 7,692
2007 LTIP SARs(1,949) 893
 1,846
LTIP PSUs*(296) (1,511) 1,323
2017 LTIP NQSOs694
 
 
Directors' shares1,168
 1,077
 1,060
Employee Stock Purchase Plan**164
 
 
Total stock compensation expense6,175
 6,622
 13,524
Income tax benefit recognized(2,322) (2,525) (5,143)
Net stock compensation expense$3,853
 $4,097
 $8,381

*2007 LTIP PSUs, 2013 LTIP PSUs, 2015 LTIP PSUs, and 2016 LTIP PSUs are collectively referred to herein as “LTIP PSUs”.

**The 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2015 ESPP) provides for the initial authorization of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for sale to eligible employees. Eligible employees commenced participation in the 2015 ESPP in March 2016 with payroll deductions. Each consecutive purchase period is six months in duration and shares are purchased on the last trading day of the purchase period at a price that reflects a 15% discount to the closing price on that date. Purchase windows take place in February and August of each fiscal year.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
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The table below summarizes the total remaining unrecognized stock compensation costexpense related to nonvested awards that the Company considers are considered probable of vesting as of March 31, 2015,to vest and the weighted-average period over which the cost is expected to be recognized as of March 31, 2015:2017:

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Unrecognized
Stock Compensation
Expense
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Vesting Period (Years)
Annual RSUs$7,497
 1.4
Annual PSUs454
 1.0
2007 LTIP SARs
 
LTIP PSUs
 
2017 LTIP NQSOs4,344
 2.0
Total$12,295
  

The amount of unrecognized stock compensation expense as of March 31, 2017 excludes a maximum of $13,510 of stock compensation expense on the 2016 LTIP PSUs, as achievement of the performance criteria are not deemed probable.

Annual RSUs and Annual PSUs Issued under the 2006 Plan and 2015 SIP

The table below summarizes Annual RSU and Annual PSU activity:
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at March 31, 2014331,000
 $62.21
Granted196,000
 82.34
Vested(142,000) 68.39
Forfeited(30,000) 64.18
Cancelled*(15,000) 84.04
Nonvested at March 31, 2015340,000
 70.11
Granted240,000
 70.82
Vested(132,000) 66.74
Forfeited(91,000) 72.84
Cancelled*(154,000) 74.22
Nonvested at March 31, 2016203,000
 68.80
Granted268,000
 59.34
Vested(111,000) 65.37
Forfeited(66,000) 70.79
Cancelled*(68,000) 65.23
Nonvested at March 31, 2017226,000
 $63.96

*Shares cancelled during the period represent Annual PSUs granted that did not meet the required performance criteria.



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March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)








 
Unrecognized
Compensation
Cost
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Vesting Period (Years)
NSUs$13,917
 1.5
SARs1,355
 0.9
RSUs6,317
 1.5
Total$21,589
  

The unrecognized compensation cost excludes a maximum of $15,637 and $10,396 of compensation cost on the 20122007 LTIP Awards and 2013 LTIP Awards, respectively, as achievement of the performance conditions are not considered probable.
Nonvested Stock UnitsSARs Issued Under the 2006 Plan

No SARs have been issued under the 2015 SIP. The table below summarizes 2007 LTIP SARs activity:
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2012677,000
 $48.14
Granted209,000
 63.18
Vested(297,000) 35.90
Forfeited(18,000) 63.68
Cancelled*(200,000) 62.17
Nonvested at December 31, 2012371,000
 $58.51
Granted304,000
 57.30
Vested(315,000) 53.19
Forfeited(20,000) 61.08
Nonvested at December 31, 2013340,000
 $62.23
Granted
 
Vested(2,000) 58.11
Forfeited(7,000) 64.15
Nonvested at March 31, 2014331,000
 $62.21
Granted196,000
 82.34
Vested(142,000) 68.39
Forfeited(30,000) 64.18
Cancelled*(15,000) 84.04
Nonvested at March 31, 2015340,000
 $70.11
 
Number of
2007 LTIP SARs
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at March 31, 2014730,000
 $26.73
 6.7 $38,700
Exercised(15,000) 26.73
    
Outstanding at March 31, 2015715,000
 26.73
 5.8 33,000
Exercised(80,000) 26.73
    
Forfeited(15,000) 26.73
    
Outstanding at March 31, 2016620,000
 26.73
 3.5 20,600
Exercised(290,000) 26.73
    
Forfeited(90,000) 26.73
    
Outstanding at March 31, 2017240,000
 $26.73
 5.1 $7,920
Exercisable at March 31, 2017240,000
 $26.73
 5.1 $7,920

*     Nonvested Stock Units cancelled duringThe maximum contractual term is 10 and 15 years from the period represent awards granted whose performance criteria were not met.grant date for those 2007 LTIP SARs with final vesting dates of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Stock Appreciation RightsLTIP PSUs Issued Under the 2006 Plan and the 2015 SIP

The table below summarizes the LTIP PSU activity:
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Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at March 31, 2014729,000
 $67.01
Granted160,000
 98.29
Forfeited(35,000) 78.39
Cancelled*(230,000) 82.09
Nonvested at March 31, 2015624,000
 68.82
Granted308,000
 50.05
Vested(47,000) 26.73
Forfeited(232,000) 70.98
Cancelled*(264,000) 63.22
Nonvested at March 31, 2016389,000
 61.53
Granted7,000
 56.56
Forfeited(27,000) 68.63
Cancelled*(100,000) 89.77
Nonvested at March 31, 2017269,000
 $50.22

*Shares cancelled represent LTIP PSUs granted that did not meet the required performance criteria.




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)








 
Number of
SARs
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2012760,000
 $26.73
 8.8 $37,118
Granted
 
    
Exercised(15,000) 26.73
    
Forfeited
 
    
Outstanding at December 31, 2012745,000
 $26.73
 7.9 $10,087
Granted
 
    
Exercised(15,000) 26.73
    
Forfeited
 
    
Outstanding at December 31, 2013730,000
 $26.73
 6.9 $42,143
Granted
 
    
Exercised
 
    
Forfeited
 
    
Outstanding at March 31, 2014730,000
 $26.73
 6.7 $38,690
Granted
 
    
Exercised(15,000) 26.73    
Forfeited
 
    
Outstanding at March 31, 2015715,000
 $26.73
 5.8 $32,990
Exercisable at March 31, 2015190,000
 $26.73
 2.1 $8,767
Expected to vest and exercisable at March 31, 2015702,000
 $26.73
 5.8 $32,396

The maximum contractual term is2017 10 and 15 years from the date of grant for those SARs with final vesting dates of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The number of SARs expected to vest is based on the probability of achieving certain performance conditions and is also reduced by estimated forfeitures. The difference between the amount outstanding and the amount expected to vest and exercisable at March 31, 2015 was estimated forfeitures for estimated failure to meet the long-term service conditions.
Restricted Stock UnitsLTIP NQSOs Issued Under the 2006 Plan

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)The table below summarizes the 2017 LTIP NQSO:
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2012319,000
 $70.15
Granted352,000
 56.12
Vested
 
Forfeited
 
Nonvested at December 31, 2012671,000
 $62.80
Granted156,000
 84.52
Vested
 
Forfeited(32,000) 63.69
Nonvested at December 31, 2013795,000
 $67.03
Granted
 
Vested
 
Forfeited(66,000) 67.23
Nonvested at March 31, 2014729,000
 $67.01
Granted160,000
 98.29
Vested
 
Forfeited(35,000) 78.39
Cancelled(230,000) 82.09
Nonvested at March 31, 2015624,000
 $68.82
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding at March 31, 2016
 $
 
 $
Granted208,000
 61.86
    
Forfeited(16,000) 61.86
    
Outstanding at March 31, 2017192,000
 $61.86
 9.0 $
Exercisable at March 31, 2017
 $
 
 $

The amounts granted are the maximum amountamounts under the respective awards.options.

(8)Note 9. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Contracts and Hedging
The
As of March 31, 2017, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash-flow hedgesDesignated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $46,000, $64,000$100,000, and $77,000 asthe fair value of March 31, 2015 and 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively. These contracts wereapproximately $1,365 was recorded in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company did not have any Non-Designated Derivative Contracts. The Designated Derivative Contracts are collectively held by a total of four counterparties and as of March 31, 2015, were expected towill mature at various dates over the next 12 months. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had Designated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $105,000, held by seven counterparties. During the year ended March 31, 2017, the Company settled Designated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $11,000 and approximately $105,000 that were entered into during fiscal years 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the year ended March 31, 2016, the Company settled Designated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $32,000 and approximately $46,000 that were entered into in fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company also entered into, and settled, Non-Designated Derivative Contracts with total notional amounts of approximately $263,000 and $261,000, respectively.

The nonperformancenon-performance risk of the Company and the counterparties did not have a material impact on the fair value of the derivatives.derivative instruments. During the year ended March 31, 2015,2017, the ineffective portion relating to these hedges was immaterial and thedesignated hedges remained effective as of March 31, 2015.effective. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reportedrecognized in other comprehensive income (loss)OCI and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. As of March 31, 2015,2017, the total amount of unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange rate hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)OCI (see Note 10) was10, "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss") is expected to be reclassified into income within the next 1512 months.
Subsequent to March 31, 2015, the Company entered into non-designated derivative contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $42,000 and designated derivative contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $31,000. All derivative contracts were held by six counterparties.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

The following tables summarize the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated financial statements:
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Year ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013
Derivatives in Designated Cash Flow Hedging RelationshipsForeign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Contracts
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)$1,556 $(47) $(779)
Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)$1,226 $(283) $17
Location of Amount Excluded from Effectiveness TestingSG&A expenses SG&A expenses SG&A expenses
Gain (Loss) from Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing$(69) $(31) $(11)
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Year ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging InstrumentsForeign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Exchange Contracts
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativesSG&A expenses SG&A expenses SG&A expenses
Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives$6,383 $— $728

(9) Transition Period
In February 2014, our Board of Directors approved a change in the Company's fiscal year (FY) end from December 31 to March 31. Accordingly, the Company is presenting audited financial statements for the quarter transition period ended March 31, 2014. The following table provides certain unaudited comparative financial information for the same period of the prior year.






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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2014 2013 (unaudited)
Net sales$294,716
 $263,760
Cost of sales150,456
 140,201
Gross profit144,260
 123,559
Selling, general and administrative expenses144,668
 120,907
(Loss) income from operations(408) 2,652
Other expense (income), net:   
Interest income(65) (26)
Interest expense516
 339
Other, net(117) (171)
Total other expense334
 142
(Loss) income before income taxes(742) 2,510
Income tax expense1,943
 1,503
Net (loss) income(2,685) 1,007
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:   
Unrealized (loss) income on foreign currency hedging(273) 1,530
Foreign currency translation adjustment873
 (674)
Total other comprehensive income600
 856
Comprehensive (loss) income$(2,085) $1,863
    
Net (loss) income per share: 
  
Basic$(0.08) $0.03
Diluted$(0.08) $0.03
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:   
Basic34,621,000
 34,404,000
Diluted34,621,000
 34,788,000



The following table summarizes the effect of Designated Derivative Contracts:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) on derivative instruments (effective portion)$8,208 $(850) $1,556
Location of amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income (effective portion)Net Sales Net Sales Net Sales
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income (effective portion)$7,082 $(1,592) $1,226
Location of amount excluded from effectiveness testingSelling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses
Amount of gain (loss) excluded from effectiveness testing$534 $207 $(69)

The following table summarizes the effect of Non-Designated Derivative Contracts:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Location of amount recognized in income on derivative instrumentsSelling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments$2,202 $(1,532) $6,383

Subsequent to March 31, 2017, the Company entered into Non-Designated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $34,000, which are expected to mature over the next 9 months, and Designated Derivative Contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $21,000, which are expected to mature over the next 12 months. All hedging contracts held at May 30, 2017 were held by a total of four counterparties.

(10)Note 10. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated balances of the components within accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013As of March 31,
2017 2016
Unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange rate hedges, net of tax$856
 $152
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment$(20,159) $(1,284) $(2,157)(27,307) (20,709)
Unrealized loss on foreign currency hedging, net of tax(309) (759) (486)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(20,468) $(2,043) $(2,643)$(26,451) $(20,557)


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and Credit Risk2015
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Note 11. Net Income per Share

The reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding is as follows:
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Weighted-average shares used in basic computation32,000,000
 32,556,000
 34,433,000
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards and options355,000
 483,000
 300,000
Weighted-average shares used for diluted computation32,355,000
 33,039,000
 34,733,000
      
Excluded*:     
Annual RSUs and Annual PSUs17,000
 
 
2007 LTIP SARs
 90,000
 525,000
LTIP PSUs269,000
 389,000
 624,000
2017 LTIP NQSOs192,000
 
 

*The stock-based awards and Significant Customersoptions excluded from the dilutive effect were excluded either because the shares were anti-dilutive or because the necessary conditions had not been satisfied for the shares to be issuable based on the Company's performance for the years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The number of shares reflected for each of these excluded awards is the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to these awards. Refer to Note 8, "Stockholder's Equity", for more information on the nature of these awards.

Note 12. Reportable Operating Segments

The Company has five reportable operating segments consisting of the strategic business units for the worldwide wholesale operations of the UGG brand, Teva brand, Sanuk brand, other brands, and DTC. The Company's other brands currently consist of the Hoka, Koolaburra and Ahnu brands, and included the TSUBO and MOZO brands for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Company's accounting policies of the segments belowfor each reportable operating segment are the same as those described in the summaryNote 1, "The Company and Summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 1)Significant Accounting Policies", except that the Company does not allocate corporate overhead costs or non-operating income and expenses to reportable operating segments. The Company evaluates reportable operating segment performance primarily based on net sales and income (loss) from operations. The Company's reportable segments include the strategic business units for the worldwide wholesale operations of the UGG brand, Teva brand, Sanuk brand, and its other brands, its E-Commerce business and its retail store business.

The wholesale operations of each brand are managed separately because each requires different marketing, research and development, design,

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

sourcing, and sales strategies. The E-Commerce and retail store segments are managed separately because they are Direct-to-Consumer sales, while the brand segments are wholesale sales. The income (loss) from operations for each of the reportable operating segments includes only those costs which are specifically related to each reportable operating segment, which consist primarily of cost of sales, costs for research and development, design, sellingsales and marketing, depreciation, amortization, and the costs of employees and their respective expenses that are directly related to each businessreportable operating segment. The unallocated corporate overhead costs include: costs of the distribution centers, certain executive and stockstock-based compensation, accounting and finance, legal, information technology, human resources, and facilities costs, among others.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company changed its reportable operating segments to combine the previously-separated E-Commerce and retail store operating components into one DTC reportable operating segment. For the year ended (transition period) March 31, 2014,2015, certain reclassifications were made to conform to the current period presentation. These changes in reportable operating expenses were reclassified between segments. This change in segment reportingsegments only changed the presentation within the below table and did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements for any period.period presented. The reportable operating segment information forreported in prior periods havehas been adjusted retrospectively to conform to the current period presentation.
Beginning January 1, 2013, all gross profit derived from the sales to third parties of the E-Commerce and retail stores segments is reported in income from operations of the E-Commerce and retail stores segments, respectively. 
During the year ended March 31, 2015, the Company converted seven of its retail stores in China to partner retail stores, whereby, upon conversion, the stores became wholly-owned and operated by local, third-party companies within China.  These conversions included the assignment of the lease and the sale of both the Company's on-hand inventory and store leasehold improvements to the operator.  As of the date of conversion, partner retail stores sales are included in the UGG brand wholesale segment and not included in the retail stores segment.
The Company's other brands include Ahnu®, Hoka, MOZO® and TSUBO®. The results of operations for Hoka are included in the other brands segments beginning from the acquisition date of September 27, 2012. The wholesale operations of the Company's other brands are included as one reportable segment, "other brands wholesale", presented in the figures below. Business segment information is summarized as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)









Reportable operating segment information for the statements of comprehensive income (loss) is summarized as follows:
 Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years ended
 3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/2012
Net sales to external customers:       
UGG wholesale$903,926
 $83,271
 $818,377
 $819,256
Teva wholesale116,931
 45,283
 109,334
 108,591
Sanuk wholesale102,690
 28,793
 94,420
 89,804
Other brands wholesale76,152
 18,662
 38,276
 20,194
E-Commerce233,070
 38,584
 169,534
 130,592
Retail stores384,288
 80,123
 326,677
 245,961
 $1,817,057
 $294,716
 $1,556,618
 $1,414,398
Income (loss) from operations:       
UGG wholesale$269,489
 $13,595
 $224,738
 $206,039
Teva wholesale13,320
 6,425
 9,166
 9,228
Sanuk wholesale21,914
 7,530
 20,591
 14,398
Other brands wholesale(9,838) (758) (9,807) (4,523)
E-Commerce92,392
 13,272
 66,849
 56,190
Retail stores57,928
 7,646
 65,683
 63,306
Unallocated overhead(220,786) (48,118) (169,323) (157,690)
 $224,419
 $(408) $207,897
 $186,948
Depreciation and amortization:       
UGG wholesale$5,029
 $137
 $641
 $622
Teva wholesale94
 33
 641
 515
Sanuk wholesale6,969
 1,769
 7,761
 8,838
Other brands wholesale940
 250
 507
 1,622
E-Commerce949
 242
 744
 839
Retail stores20,139
 4,967
 21,117
 12,073
Unallocated overhead15,030
 3,140
 9,959
 8,911
 $49,150
 $10,538
 $41,370
 $33,420
Capital expenditures:       
UGG wholesale$246
 $119
 $313
 $314
Teva wholesale51
 
 63
 326
Sanuk wholesale487
 2
 91
 448
Other brands wholesale351
 26
 477
 197
E-Commerce644
 8
 676
 347
Retail stores18,484
 3,549
 34,993
 34,004
Unallocated overhead71,590
 13,916
 43,217
 25,966
 $91,853
 $17,620
 $79,830
 $61,602
Total assets from reportable segments:       
UGG wholesale$194,720
 $153,341
 $314,122
 $377,997
Teva wholesale77,423
 81,766
 54,868
 59,641
Sanuk wholesale224,974
 214,627
 208,669
 209,861
Other brands wholesale53,634
 41,281
 34,315
 29,446
E-Commerce4,485
 3,129
 7,331
 5,058
Retail stores142,938
 160,535
 182,491
 134,804
 $698,174
 $654,679
 $801,796
 $816,807
 Years Ended March 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Net sales to external customers:     
UGG brand wholesale$826,355
 $918,102
 $903,926
Teva brand wholesale103,694
 121,239
 116,931
Sanuk brand wholesale77,552
 90,719
 102,690
Other brands wholesale116,206
 100,820
 76,152
Direct-to-Consumer666,340
 644,317
 617,358
 $1,790,147
 $1,875,197
 $1,817,057
(Loss) income from operations:     
UGG brand wholesale$213,407
 $246,990
 $269,489
Teva brand wholesale10,045
 17,692
 13,320
Sanuk brand wholesale(110,582) 15,565
 21,914
Other brands wholesale1,571
 (4,384) (9,838)
Direct-to-Consumer109,802
 101,756
 150,320
Unallocated overhead costs(226,162) (215,492) (220,786)
 $(1,919) $162,127
 $224,419

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Depreciation, amortization and accretion:     
UGG brand wholesale$3,167
 $2,254
 $5,029
Teva brand wholesale24
 54
 94
Sanuk brand wholesale5,018
 6,556
 6,969
Other brands wholesale971
 1,101
 931
Direct-to-Consumer15,669
 19,030
 21,165
Unallocated overhead costs27,779
 21,029
 15,105
 $52,628
 $50,024
 $49,293
Capital expenditures:     
UGG brand wholesale$3,444
 $1,458
 $246
Teva brand wholesale
 
 51
Sanuk brand wholesale
 881
 487
Other brands wholesale191
 51
 351
Direct-to-Consumer15,277
 18,445
 19,128
Unallocated overhead costs25,587
 45,351
 71,590
 $44,499
 $66,186
 $91,853


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)









Inter-segment sales from the Company’s wholesale reportable operating segments to the Company’s E-Commerce and retail stores segmentsDTC reportable operating segment are at the Company’s cost, and there is no inter-segment profit on these inter-segment sales. Income (loss)(Loss) income from operations of the wholesale reportable operating segments does not include any inter-segment gross profit from sales to the E-Commerce and retail stores segments.DTC reportable operating segment.

Reportable operating segment information for the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
 As of March 31,
 2017 2016
Total assets from reportable operating segments:   
UGG brand wholesale$259,444
 $248,937
Teva brand wholesale82,505
 87,225
Sanuk brand wholesale80,102
 212,816
Other brands wholesale70,607
 65,072
Direct-to-Consumer113,400
 148,733
 $606,058
 $762,783

The assets allocable to each reportable operating segment include accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, goodwill, other intangible assets, and certain other assets that are specifically identifiable with one of the Company's reportable operating segments. Unallocated assets are the assets not specifically related to the reportable operating segments and generally include cash and cash equivalents, deferred tax assets, and various other corporate assets shared by the Company's reportable operating segments.

Reconciliations of total assets from reportable operating segments to the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013As of March 31,
Total assets from reportable segments$698,174
 $654,679
 $801,796
2017 2016
Total assets from reportable operating segments$606,058
 $762,783
Unallocated cash and cash equivalents225,143
 245,088
 237,125
291,764
 245,956
Unallocated deferred tax assets29,083
 38,933
 35,632
44,708
 20,636
Other unallocated corporate assets217,533
 125,504
 185,176
249,250
 248,693
Consolidated total assets$1,169,933
 $1,064,204
 $1,259,729
$1,191,780
 $1,278,068

Note 13. Concentration of Business, Significant Customers and Credit Risk

The Company does not consider international operations a separate reportable operating segment, as management reviews such operations in the aggregate with the aforementioned reportable operating segments. Long-lived assets, which consist of property and equipment, net, in the US and all other countries combined were as follows:
As of March 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/20132017 2016
US$196,513
 $148,178
 $136,726
$206,077
 $211,111
All other countries*35,804
 36,392
 37,340
19,454
 26,135
Total$232,317
 $184,570
 $174,066
$225,531
 $237,246

*No other country's long-lived assets comprised more than 10% of the Company's total long-lived assets as of March 31, 2015, 2017 and 2016.

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March 31, 20142017, 2016 and December 31, 2013.2015
(amounts in thousands, except share data)










The Company sells its products to customers throughout the US and to foreign customers located in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and Latin America, among other regions. Approximately $539,000 or 30.1%, $526,000 or 28.1%, and $519,000 or 28.6% of total net sales were denominated in foreign currencies for the years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. International sales were 35.9%36.2%, 32.7%35.0%, 33.0% and 31.2%35.9%, of the Company's total net sales for the yearyears ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, quarterrespectively. For the years ended March 31, 2014,2017, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended March 31, 2014, and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, no single foreign country comprised more than 10% of the Company's total sales.

Management performs regular evaluations concerning the ability of its customers to satisfy their obligations and records a provision for doubtful accounts based upon these evaluations. The Company's five largest customers accounted for approximately 20.3% of worldwide net sales for the year ended March 31, 2017 compared to 21.9% for the year ended March 31, 2016. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's net sales in the yearyears ended March 31, 2015, quarter ended2017, 2016 and 2015. At March 31, 2014,2017 and the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. As of March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 20132016, the Company had one customer representing 11.8%, 11.8%11.2% and 11.4%12.8% of net trade accounts receivable, respectively. At March 31, 2015, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the Company had a second customer representing 11.0%, 11.4% and 19.7% of net, trade accounts receivable, respectively.

The Company's production is concentrated at a limited number of independent contractormanufacturing factories in Asia. Sheepskin is the principal raw material for certain UGG products and the majority of sheepskin is purchased from two tanneries in China whichand is sourced primarily from Australia and the United Kingdom. WeUK. Beginning in 2013, in an effort to partially reduce its dependency on sheepskin, the Company began using a newproprietary raw material, UGGpure,UGGpure™, which is a wool woven into a durable backing, in some of ourits UGG products in 2013 and which webrand products. The Company currently purchasepurchases UGGpure from one supplier.two suppliers. The other production materials used by the Company in production are sourced primarily in Asia. The Company's operations are subject to the customary risks of doing business abroad, including, but not limited to, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, customs duties and related fees, various import controls and other nontariff barriers, restrictions on the transfer of funds, labor unrest and strikes and, in certain parts of the world, political instability. The supply of sheepskin can be adversely impacted by weather conditions, disease, and harvesting decisions that are completely outside the Company's control. Further,Furthermore, the price of sheepskin is impacted by demand, industry, and competitors.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

A portion of the Company's cash and cash equivalents areis held as cash in operating accounts that are with third-party financial institutions. These balances, at times, exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limits. While the Company regularly monitors the cash balances in its operating accounts and adjusts the balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets.

The remainder of the Company's cash equivalents is invested in interest bearinginterest-bearing funds managed by third-party investment management institutions. These investments can include US treasury bonds and securities, money market funds, and municipal bonds, among other investments. Certain of these investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market, and interest rate risks. Investment risk has been and may further be exacerbated by US mortgage defaults, credit and liquidity issues, and sovereign debt concerns in Europe, which have affected various sectors of the financial markets. As of March 31, 2015,2017, the Company had experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts or invested cash and cash equivalents.

The Company's cash and cash equivalents are as follows:
As of March 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/20132017 2016
Money market fund accounts$127,900
 $143,816
 $154,105
$198,992
 $195,575
Cash97,243
 101,272
 83,020
92,772
 50,381
Total cash and cash equivalents$225,143
 $245,088
 $237,125
$291,764
 $245,956


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(amounts in thousands, except share quantity and per share data)

(12)Note 14. Quarterly Summary of Information (Unaudited)

The Company's business is seasonal, with the highest percentage of UGG brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending September 30th and December 31st and the highest percentage of Teva and Sanuk brand net sales occurring in the quarters ending March 31st and June 30th of each year. Net sales of other brands do not have significant seasonal impact on the Company. Due to the size of the UGG brand relative to the Company's other brands, the Company's aggregate net sales in the quarters ending September 30th and December 31st have significantly exceeded net sales in the quarters ending March 31st and June 30th.

Summarized unaudited quarterly financial data are as follows:
Fiscal Year 2017
Fiscal year 2015Quarter Ended
6/30/2014 9/30/2014 12/31/2014 3/31/20156/30/2016 9/30/2016 12/31/2016 3/31/2017
Net sales$211,469
 $480,273
 $784,678
 $340,637
$174,393
 $485,944
 $760,345
 $369,465
Gross profit86,772
 223,873
 415,139
 152,324
76,252
 216,425
 383,634
 158,924
Net (loss) income(37,062) 40,730
 156,706
 1,406
(Loss) income from operations(78,319) 54,023
 53,250
 (30,873)
Net (loss) income*(58,918) 39,305
 41,027
 (15,704)
Net (loss) income per share:Net (loss) income per share:       
Basic$(1.07) $1.18
 $4.54
 $0.04
$(1.84) $1.23
 $1.28
 $(0.49)
Diluted$(1.07) $1.17
 $4.50
 $0.04
$(1.84) $1.21
 $1.27
 $(0.49)
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal year 2013Quarter Ended
3/31/2013 6/30/2013 9/30/2013 12/31/20136/30/2015 9/30/2015 12/31/2015 3/31/2016
Net sales$263,760
 $170,085
 $386,725
 $736,048
$213,805
 $486,855
 $795,902
 $378,635
Gross profit123,559
 69,832
 166,892
 376,200
86,596
 214,113
 391,017
 154,942
Net income (loss)1,007
 (29,275) 33,060
 140,897
Net income (loss) per share:
(Loss) income from operations(63,708) 51,213
 202,500
 (27,878)
Net (loss) income*(47,327) 36,377
 156,921
 (23,706)
Net (loss) income per share:       
Basic$0.03
 $(0.85) $0.96
 $4.08
$(1.43) $1.12
 $4.85
 $(0.73)
Diluted$0.03
 $(0.85) $0.95
 $4.04
$(1.43) $1.11
 $4.78
 $(0.73)

*Includes restructuring charges of approximately $29,100 for the year ended March 31, 2017 primarily incurred during the third and fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, as well as $24,800 for the year ended March 31, 2016, incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. In addition, includes non-cash impairment charges of approximately $113,944 and $4,086 for the Sanuk brand's wholesale reportable operating segment goodwill and patent during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. Refer to Note 2, "Restructuring", for further information on the nature of restructuring charges incurred and Note 3, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", for further information on the Sanuk brand non-cash impairment charges.


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Schedule II
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS


The following is a summary of allowances for doubtful accounts, sales discounts, chargebacks and sales returns related to accounts receivable:
Year ended Quarter ended (transition period) Years endedAs of March 31,
3/31/2015 3/31/2014 12/31/2013 12/31/20122017 2016 2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts (1)            
Balance at Beginning of Period$1,798
 $2,039
 $2,782
 $1,719
Balance at Beginning of Year$5,494
 $2,297
 $1,798
Additions1,107
 594
 125
 2,128
2,847
 5,120
 1,107
Deductions608
 835
 868
 1,065
(2,362) (1,923) (608)
Balance at End of Period$2,297
 $1,798
 $2,039
 $2,782
Balance at End of Year$5,979
 $5,494
 $2,297
Allowance for sales discounts (2)            
Balance at Beginning of Period$2,121
 $3,540
 $3,836
 $4,629
Balance at Beginning of Year$2,672
 $2,348
 $2,121
Additions68,620
 978
 46,989
 35,759
20,259
 25,560
 22,869
Deductions68,393
 2,397
 47,285
 36,552
(19,831) (25,236) (22,642)
Balance at End of Period$2,348
 $2,121
 $3,540
 $3,836
Allowance for sales returns (3)       
Balance at Beginning of Period$8,586
 $14,554
 $12,905
 $11,313
Balance at End of Year$3,100
 $2,672
 $2,348
Allowance for chargebacks (3)     
Balance at Beginning of Year$4,968
 $4,041
 $3,064
Additions94,138
 674
 67,800
 53,165
4,138
 2,267
 2,610
Deductions93,192
 6,642
 66,151
 51,573
(2,078) (1,340) (1,633)
Balance at End of Period$9,532
 $8,586
 $14,554
 $12,905
Chargeback allowance (4)       
Balance at Beginning of Period$3,064
 $4,935
 $5,563
 $4,031
Balance at End of Year$7,028
 $4,968
 $4,041
Allowance for sales returns (4)     
Balance at Beginning of Year$17,061
 $9,532
 $8,586
Additions2,610
 213
 187
 5,879
62,122
 42,392
 31,253
Deductions1,633
 2,084
 815
 4,347
(62,936) (34,863) (30,307)
Balance at End of Period$4,041
 $3,064
 $4,935
 $5,563
Balance at End of Year$16,247
 $17,061
 $9,532
Total Allowances$32,354
 $30,195
 $18,218

(1)The additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts represent the estimates of ourthe Company's bad debt expense based upon the factors foron which we evaluatethe Company evaluates the collectability of ourits accounts receivable, with actual recoveries netted into additions. Deductions are for the actual write offswrite-off of the receivables.

(2)The additions to the allowance for sales discounts represent estimates of discounts to be taken by ourthe Company's customers based upon the amount of available outstanding terms discounts in the year-end aging. Deductions are for the actual discounts taken by ourthe Company's wholesale customers. Discounts for DTC customers are taken at the point of sale and are not reflected in the allowance for sales discounts.

(3)The additions to the allowance for returns represent estimates of returns based upon our historical returns experience. Deductions are the actual returns of products.
(4)
The additions to the chargeback allowancechargebacks represent chargebacks taken in the respective year, as well as an estimate of chargebacks related to sales in the respectivecurrent reporting period that will be taken subsequent toin the respective reporting period.future. Deductions are for the actual chargebacks written off against outstanding accounts receivable. Forreceivables.

(4)The additions to the fiscal years 2015, 2013 and 2012 andallowance for sales returns represent estimates of returns based upon the transition period quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company has estimated the additions and deductions by netting each quarter's change and summing the four quartersCompany's historical wholesale customer returns experience. Deductions are for the respective year.actual return of products. Returns of product of DTC customers are taken at the point of sale and are not reflected in the allowance for sales returns.

See accompanying reportreports of independent registered public accounting firm.

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