Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company”, “we,” “us” and “our”), any predecessor companies and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Dave & Buster’s Holdings, Inc. (“D&B Holdings”), which owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Dave & Busters, Inc. (“D&B Inc”), the operating company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading operator of high-volume entertainment and dining venues (“stores”) in North America for adults and families under the name “Dave & Buster’s”. The Company operates its business as one operating and one reportable segment. During the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2021, we opened one new store located in Gainesville, Florida. As of May 2, 2021, we owned and operated 141 stores located in 40 states, Puerto Rico and one Canadian province. The Company operates on a 52 or 53-week The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States for interim financial information as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Our quarterly financial data should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended January 31, 2021, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K COVID-19 COVID-19 non-essential To-Go On April 30, 2020, our first store re-opened re-opened re-opened COVID-19 COVID-19 During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company re-opened re-closed As stores were re-opened As the COVID-19 pandemic continued In addition to reducing or deferring expenditures, including capital expenditures and discretionary spending, during fiscal 2020, the Company obtained additional liquidity through the sale of common stock, which resulted in net proceeds of $182,207. On October 27, 2020, D&B Inc completed the private sale of $550,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior secured notes due 2025. At the same time, the revolving credit commitments under our existing credit facility were extended through August 17, 2024, and the suspension of our financial ratio covenants was extended until the last day of the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. See Note 3, Debt, for more information on these transactions. The measures taken by the Company as well as the re-opening COVID-19 re-engagement re-closures The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and for the period then ended. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results Cash and cash equivalents Fair value of financial instruments The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable, and other current liabilities approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap is determined based upon Level Two inputs which includes valuation models as reported by our counterparties and third-party valuation specialists. These valuation models are based on the present value of expected cash flows using forward rate curves. The fair value of our revolving credit facility was was at May 2, 2021 and January 31, 2021, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s debt is determined based on a discounted cash flow method, using a sector-specific yield curve based on market-derived, trade price data as of the measurement date, and is classified as a Level Two input within the fair value hierarchy. The Company also measures certain non-financial right-of-use non-recurring During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge for its long-lived assets, including ROU assets, of $6,746, primarily driven by the expected impact of the COVID-19 COVID-19 During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company during fiscal Interest rate swaps Effective intervals, a variable rate of interest based on one-month The Company initially designated its interest rate swap agreements as a cash flow hedge and accounted for the underlying activity in accordance with hedge accounting. Effective April 14, 2020, the Company amended its existing credit facility agreement to obtain relief from its financial covenants, and as a result, the variable interest rate terms were modified to create an interest rate floor of 1.00%. Accordingly, and as a result of the then current forward interest rate curve, the Company discontinued the hedging relationship as of April 14, 2020 (de-designation de-designation pre-tax de-designation, . Prior to the de-designation, Credit risk related to the failure of our counterparties to perform under the terms of the swap agreements is minimized by entering into transactions with carefully selected, credit-worthy parties and the fact that the swap contracts are distributed among several financial institutions to reduce the concentration of credit risk. Our swap agreements with our derivative counterparties contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, and r . The following derivative instruments were outstanding as of the end of the periods indicated: Fair Value Balance Sheet Location May 2, 2021 January 31, 2021 Interest rate swaps Accrued liabilities $ (8,184 ) $ (8,350 ) Interest rate swaps Other liabilities (2,366 ) (4,416 ) Total derivatives $ (10,550 ) $ (12,766 ) The following table summarizes the activity in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to our derivative instruments: Thirteen weeks Thirteen weeks Amount of loss recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income $ — $ 7,602 Amount of loss reclassified into income (1) $ (1,887 ) $ (793 ) Income tax expense (benefit) in accumulated other comprehensive income $ 516 $ (1,860 ) (1) Amounts reclassified into income are included in “Interest expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Revenue recognition In jurisdictions where we do not have a legal obligation to remit unredeemed gift card balances to a legal authority, we recognize revenue on unredeemed gift cards in proportion to the pattern of redemption by the customers. During the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2021, we recognized revenue of approximately $900 related to the amount in deferred gift card revenue as Stockholders’ equity On April 14, 2020, pursuant to an open market sale agreement, the Company sold 6,149,936 shares of its common stock at a price of $12.20 per share, for proceeds of $75,000, prior to deducting offering expenses related to the offering. During May 2020, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement, pursuant to which it sold an additional 10,593,416 shares of its common stock (including shares under an over-allotment option) at a price of $10.44 per share, for proceeds of $110,600, prior to deducting offering costs. Effective March 18, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a 364-day one-ten Earnings per share Thirteen weeks May 2, 2021 Thirteen weeks May 3, 2020 Basic weighted average shares outstanding 47,695,705 31,829,985 Weighted average dilutive impact of awards (1) 1,635,387 — Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 49,331,092 31,829,985 (1) Amounts exclude all potential common and common equivalent shares for periods when there is a net loss. Recently adopted accounting guidance 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes Recent accounting pronouncements 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Reform on Financial Reporting de-designation de-designation |