Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of Business Francesca’s Holdings Corporation is a holding company incorporated in 2007 under the laws of the State of Delaware whose business operations are conducted through its subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” refers to Francesca’s Holdings Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company operates a nationwide-chain of boutiques providing its customers with a unique, fun and personalized shopping experience. The merchandise assortment the Company offers is a diverse and balanced mix of apparel, jewelry, accessories and gifts at attractive values. The Company aims to offer a differentiated shopping experience and quality, on-trend merchandise at a compelling value, across a wide variety of geographic markets and shopping venues. At August 1, 2020, the Company operated 700 boutiques, which are located in 47 states throughout the United States and the District of Columbia, and also served its customers though www.francescas.com, its ecommerce website. Going Concern As previously disclosed, the COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to result in an overall disruption in the Company’s operations and supply chain. As of September 4, 2020, nine boutiques were still temporarily closed, most of which are located in California. The majority of reopened boutiques are operating at reduced capacity and hours in accordance with local regulations. All boutiques strictly adhere to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and local regulations to protect the health and safety of its sales associates and customers. Additionally, as of September 4, 2020, the Company’s ecommerce and distribution facility continue to operate at reduced capacity due to social distancing measures that have been put in place. As a result, the Company’s revenues, results of operations and cash flows continue to be materially adversely impacted, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management continues to take aggressive and prudent actions to drive sales and monetize existing inventory, reduce expenses, and manage cash flows. These actions include making limited payments of accounts payables, paying approximately 50% and 40% of its total lease obligations for the months of August and September of fiscal year 2020, respectively, and limiting new inventory purchases to preserve cash on hand. Additionally, the Company currently expects to continue making partial lease payments for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, subject to negotiations with landlords and cash flows. The Company also expects to receive an income tax refund of $10.7 million related to certain provisions under the Corona Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) during fiscal year 2020. This refund is required to be used to repay any then outstanding borrowings under the Company’s Amended ABL Credit Agreement in accordance with the certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and the Amended ABL Credit Agreement lenders on May 1, 2020. See Note 6, Income Taxes and Note 7, Credit Facilities for additional information. As a result of the challenging conditions described above, the Company has engaged FTI Capital Advisors (“FTI”) to assist with management’s evaluation and pursuit of available strategic alternatives. The Company, with FTI’s assistance, is evaluating various alternatives to improve its liquidity and financial position, including but not limited to, further lease concessions and deferrals, further reductions of operating and capital expenditures, raising additional capital including seeking a refinancing of the Company’s debt, and restructuring its debt and liabilities through a private restructuring or a restructuring under the protection of applicable bankruptcy laws. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able improve its financial position and liquidity, complete a refinancing, raise additional capital or successfully restructure its indebtedness and liabilities. The Company’s strategic plans are not yet finalized and are subject to numerous uncertainties including negotiations with creditors and investors and conditions in the credit and capital markets. There is significant uncertainty around the disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy. The Company has experienced, and could continue to experience, other impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, significant impacts on its results of operations and charges from potential adjustments to the carrying amount of its inventory and long-lived asset impairment charges. While the Company anticipates future results of operations will continue to be adversely impacted, the full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s future results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, actions taken to contain it or treat its impact, resurgence(s) of COVID-19 that occur after the initial outbreak subsides, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. The Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statement as of August 1, 2020 were prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and are in the form prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented. The financial information as of February 1, 2020 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2020. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Due to seasonal variations in the Company’s business, interim results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for a full year. Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Fiscal Year The Company maintains its accounts on a 52- or 53-week year ending on the Saturday closest to January 31st. Fiscal years 2020 and 2019 each include 52 weeks of operations. The fiscal quarters ended August 1, Management Estimates and Assumptions The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, net of estimated sales returns, and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Reclassification The non-cash amortization of operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of $23.3 million in the twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2019 and the asset impairment charges of $0.2 million in the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended August 3, 2019 have been presented separately in the unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows and unaudited consolidation statements of operations, respectively, to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications do not materially impact the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the prior periods presented. New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use-Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract.” ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The Company adopted the provisions of this guidance on February 2, 2020 and such adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The ASU intends to enhance and simplify aspects of the income tax accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 740, “Income Taxes” as part of the FASB's simplification initiative. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 changes the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and timing of when such losses are recorded. Since the original issuance of ASU 2016-13, the FASB has issued several amendments and updates to this guidance. This new guidance is effective for public companies, except for smaller reporting companies, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For smaller reporting companies, such as the Company, this new guidance will be effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance is to be adopted using the modified retrospective approach. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. |