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 714 47 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 January 28, 2017 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2017 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2017. 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 January 28, 2017 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Due to seasonal variations in the retail industry, interim results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for a full year. 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. The Company maintains its accounts on a 52- or 53-week year ending on the Saturday closest to January 31st. Fiscal year 2017 includes 53 weeks of operations while fiscal year 2016 includes 52 weeks of operations. The fiscal quarters ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016 refer to the thirteen-week periods ended as of those dates. The year-to-date periods ended October 28, 2017 and October 29, 2016 refer to the thirty-nine week periods ended as of those dates. 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. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Arrangements”, which amends Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, Stock Compensation. The new guidance intends to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payments, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, forfeitures and classification on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the applicable provisions of this guidance beginning on January 29, 2017 on a prospective basis or, in the case of recognizing forfeitures as they occur, using the modified retrospective transition method. Accordingly, prior period financial statements were not adjusted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Income Taxes Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.” The new guidance simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes by permitting classification of all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company adopted this guidance beginning on January 29, 2017 on a prospective basis, resulting in the classification of all deferred tax assets and liabilities as non-current. Prior period financial statements were not adjusted. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 defines net realizable value as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The Company adopted this guidance on January 29, 2017 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-04 “Liabilities - Extinguishments of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20), Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products.” The new guidance allows a company to derecognize amounts related to expected breakage to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the recognized breakage amount will not subsequently occur. ASU 2016-04 is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The amended standard may be adopted on either a modified retrospective or a retrospective basis. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements in conjunction with its evaluation of ASU 2014-09 discussed below. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” The new guidance, among other things, requires lessees to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (i) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis and (ii) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all public business entities upon issuance. While the Company is still evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements, it expects that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on its results of operations, however, will result in a significant increase in total assets and total liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet given that the Company has a significant number of leases. In May 2014 the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” This pronouncement requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods and services. This standard is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that fiscal year, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016. Since the original issuance of ASU 2014-09, the FASB has issued several amendments and updates to this guidance. This guidance may be adopted on a full retrospective basis to each prior reporting period presented or on a modified retrospective basis with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is finalizing its evaluation of the impact of adopting the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements. This evaluation includes reviewing current accounting policies, processes, and arrangements to identify potential differences that could arise from the application of the guidance. Based on the Company’s assessment to date, the adoption of this guidance will have the following impact: (a) estimated cost of returns will be recorded as a current asset rather than netted with the allowance for sales returns; (b) gift card breakage income will be estimated based on a historical redemption rate and recognized over the historical redemption period rather than when redemption is considered remote; and (c) ecommerce revenue will be recognized upon shipment rather than upon delivery. The Company will adopt this guidance on a modified retrospective basis on February 4, 2018. The Company expects that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. |