VF has not yet completed its financial and operating closing procedures as of and for the year ended March 28, 2020, including but not limited to, the Company’s assessment of its hedged forecasted transactions and finalization of goodwill and intangible asset impairment testing. Additionally, the preliminary financial data above has not been subject to audit, review or other procedures by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. As a result, actual results may differ materially from the preliminary results shown above and will not be publicly available until the Company reports its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2020 results in May 2020.
Discontinued Operations - Kontoor Brands Business
On May 22, 2019, VF completed thespin-off of its Jeans business, which included theWrangler®,Lee® andRock & Republic® brands, as well as theVF OutletTM business, into an independent, publicly traded company under the name Kontoor Brands, Inc. (“Kontoor Brands”). Accordingly, the operating results of the business have been included in discontinued operations and thus are excluded from the preliminary financial data above.
Adjusted Amounts - Excluding Transaction and Deal Related Expenses, Costs Related to Office Relocations and Specified Strategic Business Decisions, and Noncash Impairment Charges
The adjusted amounts in this release exclude transaction and deal related expenses associated with the acquisitions and integration of theIcebreaker® andAltra® brands. The adjusted amounts in this release also exclude transaction expenses associated with the completedspin-off of the Jeans business that did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations and transaction expenses related to the strategic review of the Occupational Workwear business. Total transaction and deal related expenses were approximately $24 million in fiscal 2020.
The adjusted amounts in this release exclude costs primarily associated with the previously announced relocation of VF’s global headquarters and certain brands to Denver, Colorado. The adjusted amounts in this release also exclude costs related to strategic business decisions in South America and the operating results of jeanswear wind down activities in South America following thespin-off of Kontoor Brands. The adjusted amounts also exclude certain cost optimization activities indirectly related to the strategic review of the Occupational Workwear business. Total costs were approximately $72 million in fiscal 2020.
The adjusted amounts in this release exclude fourth quarter estimates of a noncash goodwill impairment charge related to the Timberland® reporting unit of approximately $320 million and noncash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges related to the Occupational Workwear business of approximately $11 million. Total estimated impairment charges were approximately $331 million in fiscal 2020.